Useful Mnemonics for UPSC Exam

HOMES – Great Lakes of North America.

H – Huron

O – Ontario

M – Michigan

E – Erie

S – Superior

BHAJSAB – Mughal rulers.

B – Babar

H – Humayun

A – Akbar

J – Jehangir

S – Shah Jahan

A – Aurangzeb

B – Bahadur Shah Zafar

1773 – Boston Tea Party

Remember 74 = Heavenly Tea

Now, imagine a story of how people drink tea from pretty cups and chuck the cups into the water.
You can easily recall heavenly tea and then get the number 1773.
BAPU KA HATH – Kings of Ancient India who practised Buddhism

B – Bimbisara

A – Ashoka

P – Prasanjeet

U – Udaysen

KA – Kanishka

HATH – Harshavardhana

MBBS PAIN – SAARC countries

M – Maldives

B – Bangladesh

B – Bhutan

S – Sri Lanka

P – Pakistan

A – Afghanistan

I – India

N – Nepal
LIMCA TV – 6 members of Mekong – Ganga Cooperation

L – Laos

I – India

M – Myanmar

Ca – Cambodia

T – Thailand

V – Vietnam

TARIK – countries around Caspian Sea

T – Turkmenistan

A – Azerbaijan

R – Russia

I – Iran

K – Kazakhstan

CCC FRENS – core industries in India

C – coal

C – crude oil

C – cement

F – fertilizers

R – refinery products

E – electricity

N – natural gas

S – steel
SEED – Horn of Africa countries

S – Somalia

E – Ethiopia

E – Eritrea

D – Djibouti

RuDe Germany SELL Poland & Finland – countries around Baltic Sea

Ru – Russia

De – Denmark

Germany

S – Sweden

E – Estonia

L – Latvia

L – Lithuania

Poland

Finland

KFC – Three Principles of Jainism (Triratna)

K – right Knowledge

F – right Faith

C – right Conduct
JUMBAKT – States having Bicameral System

J – Jammu & Kashmir (Not any more. )

U – Uttar Pradesh

M – Maharashtra

B – Bihar

A – Andhra Pradesh

K – Karnataka

T – Telangana

ARUNA MAMI – States in India sharing boundary with Myanmar

ARU – Arunachal Pradesh

NA – Nagaland

MA – Manipur

MI – Mizoram

SAAB – States in India sharing boundary with Bhutan

S – Sikkim

A – Arunachal Pradesh

A – Assam

B – Bengal
Parts of the Constitution

You Can Fly Directly From United States Using Para Military Spec
ial Rocket.

U= Union and its territories (1)

C= Citizenship (2)
F= Fundamental Rights (3)
D= DPSPs (4)
F= Fundamental Duties (4A)
U= Union (5)
S= States (6)
U= Union Territories (8)
P= Panchayats (9)
M= Municipalities (9A)
S= Scheduled and Tribal areas (10)
R= Relation b/w Union and States (11)

Schedules of the Constitution

TEARS OF OLD PM

T= Territory (I)
E= Emoluments (II)
A= Affirmations and Oaths (III)
R= Rajya Sabha (IV)
S= Scheduled areas (V)
O= Other Scheduled areas (VI)
F= Federal provisions, 3 lists (VII)
O= Official languages (VIII)
L= Land reforms (IX)
D= Defection (X)
P= Panchayats (XI)
M= Municipalities (XII)

Let’s see some more mnemonics which are extremely important for
upcoming prelims. These are famous places and Lakes and
Seas and their adjoining countries.

 Horn of Africa: SEED (Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti)

 5 Great lakes of America: HOMES (Huron, Ontario, Michigan,

Erie, Superior)

 Victoria Lake: KUTta (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania)

 Caspian Sea: TARIK (Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran,

Kazakhstan)

 Aral Sea: KyU (Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan)

 Black Sea: Tea & BURGeR (Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukrain, Russia,

Georgia, Romania)

 Red Sea: DESSEY (Djibouti, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,

Egypt, Yemen)

 North Sea: No BeG FrENDS (Norway, Belgium, Germany,

France, England, Netherland, Denmark and Scotland)

 Baltic Sea: RuDe Germany SELL Poland &

Finland (Russia, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland, Finland)
 Adriatic Sea: ISC-MBA (Italia, Slovania, Croatia, Montenegro,
Bosnia, Albania)

 Malacca Strait Patrols: MIST (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore,

Thailand)

 Mediterranean Sea

 Asian Part: SILCy (Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus)

 African Part: TAMEL (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Libya)

 European Part: BOSS ki SASTI MoMo in Greece and

FranC (Bosnia, Spain, Albania, Slovenia, Turkey, Italy,
Montenegro, Monacco, Greece, France, Croatia)

 Countries bordering Syria: TIJIL (Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Iraq,

Lebanon)

Important additions.

 Permanent members of UNSC: FRACE (France, Russia,

America, China, England)

 Official languages of UN: FACERS (French, Arabic, Chinese,

English, Russian, Spanish)

 G20 group: GURU JI SITA AB SSC FCI ME job karti

hai (Germany, USA, Russia, United Kingdom, Japan, India,
Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, Australia, Argentina, Brazil,
South Africa, South Korea, Canada, France, China, Italy, Mexico,
European Union)

 G7 group: JUICE with GF (Japan, USA, Italy, Canada,

England, Germany, France)
 G8 group: JUICE with Russian GF (Japan, USA, Italy,
Canada, England, Russia, Germany, France)

 G4 group: BIG Japan (Brazil, India, Germany, Japan)

 Nordic Council: DIFSweNo (Denmark, Iceland, Finland,

Sweden, Norway)

 Arctic Council: DIFSweNo+RUSC (Russia, USA, Canada)

 Gulf Council: BOQSUK (Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, S. Arabia, UAE,

Kuwait)

 ASEAN countries: MBBS CLIP TV (Malaysia, Burma, Brunei,

Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Phillipines, Thailand,
Vietnam)

 Mekong Ganga Cooperation: LIMCa TV ( Laos, India,

Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam)

 BIMSTEC countries: MBBS NIT (Myanmar, Bangladesh,

Bhutan, SriLanka, Nepal, India, Thailand)

 APTA countries: CBI-KLS (China, Bangladesh, India — Korea,

Laos, Sri Lanka)

 SASEC countries: MBBS NIM (Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan,

SriLanka, Nepal, India, Maldives)

Below mentioned three groupings SAARC, SACEP, SAWEN are

ditto same. Keep that in mind.

 SAARC countries: MBBS PAIN (Maldives, Bangladesh,

Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal)
 SACEP countries: MBBS PAIN (Maldives, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal)

 SAWEN countries: MBBS PAIN (Maldives, Bangladesh,

Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal)

 India”s border with neighboring countries (Largest to

smallest): BaChPaN MBA (Bangladesh, China, Pakistan,
Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan)

 5 missiles developed under “Integrated Guided Missile

Development Project”: PATNA (Prithvi, Aakash, Trishul, Nag,
Agni)

 3 already commissioned Scorpene class submarines

under Project 75: Kal-KarKhana (INS Kalvari, INS Karanj,
INS Khandari) remaining 3 are Vela, Vagir and Vagsheer. INS
Vela recently inducted in to the Navy.

 The Equator passes through:

 In Asia: KIM (Kiribati, Indonesia, Maldives)

 In South America: ECB (Equador, Columbia, Brazil)

 In Africa: SDG SUCK (S. Princep, DR Congo, Gabon, Somalia,

Uganda, Congo, Kenya)

Ganga River tributaries

 Left bank: Ram ne Gomat me Ghaghra pahen
kar Ganda dance kiya, Koso se log dekhne aaye kyunki
wo Mahan aadmi hain (Ramganga, Gomti, Ghaghra, Gandak,
Kosi, Mahananda)
 Right bank: YaSoDa Ka Putra Chandan (Yamuna, Son,
Damodar, Karamnasa, Punpun, Chandan)

Indus River

 Inspector John Chale Ravi Bhai ke Sath (Indus, Jhelum,

Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Satluj) First 3 are in control of Pak and later
3 with India.

Trick to remember Man And Biosphere (MAB) reserve of

UNESCO

 Achanak Sunder Kanchan apni Nanand ke sath Aagayi,

Panje seKnock karke Smile kiya aur Nili
Car me Mannar chali gayi.(Achanakmar-Amarkantak,
Sunderbans, Kanchenzonga, Nandadevi, Agasthasyamalai,
Panchmarhi, Nokrek, Similipal, Nilgiri, Carnicobar, gulf of
mannar)

Trick to remember discontinuities in various part of earth

 Conrad Mohan ki Report Gulmarg se Leh gayi (Conrad,

Mohorovicic, Rappitti, Gluttenberg, Lehman). The sequence is
from upper crust to the inner core.

Other Important additions

 States with Bicameral Legislature: KAMBUJ-T (Karnataka,

Andhra, Maharashtra, Bihar, UP, J&K, Telangana)
 Delhi Sultanate: Sab Khao Tamatar Sab Lo Maze (Slave,
Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodhi, Mughals)

 Chronology of Mughal Emperors: BHAJSA read like

(BJP)Bhajpa (Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, ShahJahan,
Aurangjeb)

 7 different field of Rainbow Revolution: AFSPA Fauran

Hatao(Agriculture, Forestry, Sugarcane, Poultry, Animal
Husbandry, Fishery, Horticulture)

 8 Core Industries of India: CCC FRENS (Coal, Crude, Cement,

Fertilizers, Refinery, Electricity, Natural gas, Steel)