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The document provides information about upcoming competitive exams and recommends studying AffairsCloud exam capsules and monthly/pocket capsules to cover the general awareness section. It then shares a static GK capsule for 2017 covering topics like superlatives of India and world, firsts of India and world, world and India geography, Indian polity, culture, sports, and miscellaneous. The capsule provides facts in list format under each topic.

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Hello Dear AC Aspirants, Here we are providing best AC Static GK Capsule2017 keeping in mind of upcoming Competitive exams which cover General Awareness section . PLS find out the links of AffairsCloud Exam Capsule and also study the AC monthly capsules + pocket capsules which cover almost all questions of GA section. All the best for upcoming Exams with regards from AC Team. AC Static GK Capsule 2017
2 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Static GK Capsule Contents SUPERLATIVES (WORLD & INDIA) ...................................................................................................................... 2 FIRST EVER(WORLD & INDIA).............................................................................................................................. 5 WORLD GEOGRAPHY................................................................................................................................................ 9 INDIA GEOGRAPHY..................................................................................................................................................14 INDIAN POLITY.........................................................................................................................................................32 INDIAN CULTURE.....................................................................................................................................................36 SPORTS........................................................................................................................................................................39 MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................................................................................................46 VERSION DETAILS.................................................................................................................................................109 SUPERLATIVES (WORLD & INDIA) Superlatives of World Longest/Largest/Bigg est/Smallest Name & Location Longest/Largest/Biggest/ Smallest Name & Location Biggest Bell Great Bell, Moscow Largest Continent Asia Biggest Cinema House Roxy, New York Largest Coral Formation The Great Barrier Reef, Australia Biggest city(area) Mount Isa, Australia Largest Country(area) Russia Biggest Flower Raffesia(Java) Largest Country(population) China Biggest Library Library of the congress Washington Largest Dam Grand Coulee, USA Biggest Museum British Museum, London Largest Delta Sundarbans, India Brightest Planet Venus Largest Democracy India Brightest Star Sirius Largest Desert Sahara, Africa Broadest Strait Davis Strait Largest Diamond The Cullinan Busiest Canal Baltic White Sea Canal Largest Diamond Mine Kimbarley, South Africa Busiest port Rotterdam, Netherland Largest Gulf Gulf of Mexico Coldest Place Vostok, Antarctica Largest Island Greenland Deepest & Biggest Ocean The Pacific Largest lake(artificial) Lake volta, Ghana Deepest lake Baikal, Russia Largest lake(fresh water) Lake Superior, USA Driest Place Atacama Desert, South Africa Largest lake(salt water ) Caspian Sea Farthest Planet Neptune Largest land animal African Elephant Fastest Animal Cheetah Largest Mammal Whale Fastest Bird Peregrine Falcon Largest Mosque Masjid-al-Haram, Saudi Arabia Highest Capital city La Paz, Bolivia Largest Palace Imperial Palace, China Highest City Wen Chuan, China Largest Park National Park, Greenland
3 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Highest lake Titicaca, Bolivia Largest Peninsula Arabia Highest Melting Point Tungsten Largest Planet Jupiter Highest Mountain Peak Everest, Nepal Largest Railway Platform Grand Central Terminal, New York Highest Mountain Range Himalayas Largest River Basin Amazon Basin Highest Plateau Pamir, Tibet Largest river by volume Amazon Highest Volcano Ojes del Salado, Chile Largest Sea Caspian Sea Highest Waterfall Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela Largest Sea bird Albatross Hottest Planet Venus Largest Stadium Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Largest Archipelago Indonesia Largest Volcano Mauna Loa, Hawaii Largest Asian Desert Gobi, Mongolia Lightest Gas Hydrogen Largest Bay Hudson Bay, Canada Lightest Metal Lithium Largest Bird Ostrich Longest & Deepest Rail Tunnel Seikan Tunnel, Japan Largest Church Basilica of St. Peter, Rome(Vatican city) Longest & Largest Canal Tunnel Le Rove Tunnel, France Largest City(population) Tokyo, Japan Narrowest Strait Chaliks Longest Animal Blue Whale Nearest Planet Mercury Longest Corridor Rameshwaram temple Corridor, India Rainiest place Cherrapunji, India Longest Day June 21 Shortest Day Dec 22 Longest Epic The Mahabharata Slowest animal Snail Longest Jump animal Kangaroo Smallest Bird Humming Bird Longest life- Span(animal) Tortoise Smallest Continent Australia Longest Mountain Range Andes, South America Smallest Planet Mercury Longest Non stop train Flying Scoutsman Tallest Animal Giraffe Longest poisonous snake King Cobra Tallest Building Bhurj Khalifa, UAE Longest port Tallest Minaret Great Hassan Mosque Morocco Longest Railway Trans-Siberian Railway Tallest Minaret(free standing) Qutub Minar, India Longest Railway Bridge Lower Zambeji, Africa Tallest Statue Statue of Liberty, New York,USA Longest Railway Platform Gorakhpur, UP, India Tallest Tower Tokyo Sky Tree, Japan Longest River Nile Wingless Bird Kiwi Longest River Dam Hirakud Dam, Odisha, India Longest Wall Great wall of China Longest Strait Tartar Strait Longest wing spread bird Albatross Longest Tunnel(road) Laerdal, Norway Most Intelligent Animal Chimpanzee Largest solar farm China Longest elevated cycle path China Longest bullet train China Longest Flight Qatar Airways Largest Solar Plant Morocco Largest Artificial Sun Germany
4 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Superlatives of India Longest/Largest/Highest etc Name & Location Biggest Cave temple Ellora, Maharashtra Biggest Hotel Oberai- Sheraton, Mumbai Biggest Mosque Jama Masjid at Delhi Biggest Stadium Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata Deepest River Valley Bhagirathi & Alaknanda, Uttarakhand Fastest Train Shatabadi Express running between New Delhi and Bhopal Highest Airport Leh, Laddakh Highest Award Bharat Ratna Highest Battle Field Siachin Glacier Highest Dam Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand Highest Gallantry Award Param Vir Chakra Highest Gateway Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Highest Lake Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand) Highest Peak Karkoram-2 or K-2 Highest Peak in the world is Mount Everest, Nepal Highest Railway Station Ghum (W. Bengal) Highest rainfall Mawsynram, Meghalaya Highest Road Road at Khardungla Highest Tower Kutab Minar at Delhi Highest Watefall Nohkalikai Falls in Shora, Meghalaya Largest Animal Fair Sonepur, Bihar Largest Auditorium Sri Shanmukhanand Hall, Mumbai Largest Cave Amarnath, J&K Largest Cave Temple Kailash Temple, Ellora Maharastra Largest Church Saint Cathedral,Goa Largest Delta Sunderbans Delta Largest Desert Thar, Rajasthan Largest District Kutch district, Gujarat Largest Dome Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur Largest Fresh Water Lake Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh Largest Gurudwara Golden Temple Amritsar, Punjab Largest inland salt lake Sambhar lake Largest Lake Wular Lake, Kashmir Largest Lake (Saline Water) Chilka Lake, Orrisa Largest Man- Made Lake Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam) Largest Museum India Museum at Kolkata Largest Planetarium Birla Planetarium, Kolkata Largest Populated City Mumbai Largest Port Mumbai, Mahrashtra Largest Public Sector Bank State Bank of India Largest River Island Majuli, Assam Largest River without Delta Narmada and Tapti Largest State (Area) Rajasthan Largest State(Area) Rajasthan Largest State(Population) Uttar Pradesh Largest Zoo Zoological Garden at Alipur, Kolkata Longest Beach Marina Beach, Chennai
5 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Longest Canal Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal Longest Cantilever Span bridge Howrah Bridge, West Bengal Longest Dam Hirakud Dam, Odisha Longest Electric Railway Line From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna Longest Highway NH-7 from Varanasi to Kanyakumari Longest Platform Gorakhpur(UP) Longest Railway Route From Assam to Kanyakumari Longest River Ganga Longest River Bridge Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna Longest River in India The Ganges Longest Road Grand Trunk Road Longest Tributary river of India Yamuna Longest Tunnel Jawahar tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir Oldest Church St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala) Smallest State (Area) Goa Smallest State (Population) Sikkim State wise largest area under forest Madhya Pradesh State with longest coastline Gujarat State with longest coastline of South India Andhra Pradesh Tallest Statue Statue of Gomateshwar, Karnataka Longest Road Tunnel Cheneni-Nashiri, J & K Largest startup incubator Hubballi, Karnataka Largest WiFi service Maharashtra Tallest flag post Attari Border, Punjab Largest Floating Solar PV Plant Kerala FIRST EVER(WORLD & INDIA) First in the world First in Name of the Person First men to climb Mt. Everest Sherpa Tenzing Norgay & Sir Edmund Hillary First man to reach North Pole Robert Peary First man to reach South Pole Ronald Amundsen First religion of the world Santosh Dharma First country to print books China First country to issue paper currency China First country to start Civil Services Competition China First President of United States of America George Washington First prime Minister of great Britain Robert Walpole First secretary general of United Nations Trigve Li First country to make education compulsory Prussia First country to win the world cup Football Uruguay (1930) First country to make a constitution United States of America Pakistan’s fist Governor General Mohammed Ali Jinnah First Summit of NAM was organized in Belgrade (former Yugoslavia) First European to visit China Marco Polo First men to fly an aeroplane Wright Brothers First person to sail around the world Ferdinand Magellan
6 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule First country to send human to Moon United States of America First country to launch satellite into space Russia (former USSR) First country to host the modern Olympic games Greece First President of the Republic of China Dr. Sun Yat-sen First city to be attacked with Atom bomb Heroshima (Japan) First Radio Telescope Satellite was launched into space by Japan First Russian (Soviet) Prime Minister to visit India V.I. Bulganin First University of the world Taxila University First man to set foot on the Moon Nell Armstrong (U.S.A) First man to go into space Major Yuri Gagarin (USSR) First Space Shuttle Launched Columbia First space ship landed on mars Viking –I (July,1976) First woman Prime Minister of England Margaret Thacher First woman Prime Minister of any Muslim country Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan) First woman Prime Minister of a country S. Bhandarnayake (Sri Lanka) First woman cosmonaut in space Valentina Tereshkova (USSR) First woman to climb Mt. Everest Junko Tabei (Japan ) First deaf and dumb to cross the Srait of Gibraltar Taranath Shenoy (India) First woman president of UN General assembly Smt. Vijayalakshmi Pandit (1953) First European Invader of Indian soil Alexander, The Great First woman to reach the North pole Ms. Fran First woman to reach Antartica Caroline Michaelson First man to draw the map of earth Anexemander First man to compile Encyclopaedia Aspheosis (Athens) First eldest man to climb Mt. Event Richard Wass First Asian to win Wimbledon Trophy Arthur Ashe (U.S.A) First man to win Nobel Prize for Literature Rene F.A. & Suilt Pradhom (France ) First man to win Nobel Prize for Peace Jin F. Dunant (Switzerland) & Frederic Peiry (France) First man to win Nobel prize for Physics W.K. Roentgen (Germany) First man to win Nobel prize for Chemistry J.H. Wenthoff (Howlland) First man to win Nobel Prize Medicine (Medical Science) A.E. Wonn Behring (Germany) First man to win Nobel Prize Economics Ranger fish (Norway)& John Tinbergen (Howlland) First woman President of a country Maria Estela Peron (Argentina) First Space Tourist (Male) Dennis Tito First Space Tourist (Female) Mrs. Anousheh Ansari World's longest hunger striker Irom Chanu Sharmila First country to switch off FM radio Norway First country to stop investing in fossil fuels Ireland First country to allow pharmacies to sell marijuana Uruguay
7 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule First In India First Persons The first President of Indian Republic Dr. Rajendra Prasad The first Prime Minister of free India Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru The first Indian to win Nobel Prize Rabindranath Tagore The first President of Indian National Congress W.C. Banerjee The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress Badruddin Tayyabji The first Muslim President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain The first British Governor General of India Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835) The first British Governor General of Bengal Lord Warren Hasting(1774-1885) The first British Viceroy of India Lord Canning The first Governor General of free India Lord Mountbatten The first and the last Indian to be Governor General of C. Rajgopalachari The first man who introduced printing press in India James Hicky The first Indian to join the I.C.S Satyendra Nath Tagore India’s first man in Space Rakesh Sharma The first Prime Minister of India who resigned Morarji Desai The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India General Cariappa The first Chief of Army Staff Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji The first Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive S.P.Sinha The first President of India who died while in office Dr. Zakhir Hussain The first Muslim President of Indian Republic Dr. Zakhir Hussain The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Charan Singh The first Field Marshal of India S.H.F. Manekshaw The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics C.V.Raman The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award Dr. Radhakrishnan The first Indian to cross English Channel Mihir Sen The first Person to receive Jnanpith award Sri Shankar Kurup The firs Speaker of the Lok Sabha Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar The first Vice-President of India Dr. Radhakrishnan The first Education Minister Abdul Kalam Azad The first Home minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel The first Indian Air Chief Marshal S. Mukherjee The first Indian Naval Chief Vice Admiral R.D. Katari The first Judge of International Court of Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen Sherpa Anga Dorjee The first person to get Param Vir Chakra Major Somnath Sharma The first Chief Election Commissioner Sukumar Sen The first person to receive Magsaysay Award Acharya Vinoba Bhave The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Hargovind Khurana The first Chinese traveller to visit India Fahein The first person to receive Stalin Prize Saifuddin Kitchlu The first person to resign from the Central Cabinet Shyama Prasad Mukherjee The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics Amartya Sen The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice Hirala J. Kania The first Indian Pilot J.R.D. Tata (1929) The first lady to become Miss World Rita Faria
8 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule The first woman judge in Supreme Court Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi The first woman Ambassador Miss C.B. Muthamma The first woman Governor of a state in free India Mrs Sarojini Naidu The first woman Speaker of a State Assembly Shanno Devi The first woman Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi The first woman Minister in a Government Rajkumari Amrit Kaur The first woman to climb Mount Everest Bachhendri Pal The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice Santosh Yadav The first woman President of Indian National Mrs Annie Besant The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force Harita Kaur Dayal The first woman Graduates Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi The first woman Airline Pilot Durba Banerjee The first woman Honours Graduate Kamini Roy, 1886 The first woman Olympic medal Winner Karnam Malleswari, 2000 The first woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner Kamlijit Sandhu The first woman Lawyer Cornelia Sorabjee The first woman President of United Nations General Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State Mrs Sucheta Kripalani The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Roze Millian Bethew The first woman Director General of Police Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya The first woman Judge Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937) The first woman Cheif Justice of High Court Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court) The first woman Judge in Supreme Court of India Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi The first woman Lieutenant General Puneeta Arora The first woman Air Vice Marshal P. Bandopadhyaya The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines Sushma Chawla The first woman IPS officer Mrs. Kiran Bedi The first and last Muslim woman ruler of India Razia Sultan The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra Nirja Bhanot The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi The first woman to cross English Channel Aarti Saha The first woman to receive Nobel Prize Mother Teresa The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna Mrs Indira Gandhi The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashpurna Devi The first women head of Indian Cost Accounting Aruna Sethi First Wax statue of a Living Indian Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud's in 1939 First Chinese pilgrim to Visit India Fa-hien First Exclusive internet magazine Bharat Samachar First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe Indrani Rehman First President of Indian National Congress W.C. Bannerjee, 1885 First Muslim President of the Indian National Badruddin Tayyabji First Judge in International Court of Justice Dr. Nagender Singh First Graduate in Medicine Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chukerbutty India's First University Nalanda University India's First Open University Andhra Pradesh Open University India's First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a P.V.Narasimha Rao First Indian to reach Antarctica Lt. Ram Charan First British to Visit India Hawkins
9 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule First Test tube baby of India Indira (Baby Harsha) First Post Office Opened in India Kolkata(1727) First uterus transplant Pune Doctors First state to send postal ballots via electronic mode Goa First cashless island Karang, Manipur First cashless Township GNFC township First smart tribal village Habbi, J & K First 24×7 helpline for forests Maharashtra First ship to go green INS Sarvekshak First floating elementary school Manipur First state to establishes cashless system for PDS Gujarat First Smart Police Andhra Pradesh First privately-run railway station Bhopal WORLD GEOGRAPHY List of Some Places with its Surname Surname Country/Place Surname Country/Place Asia paris Lahore , Pakistan City of roses Chandigarh Africa in Miniature Cameroon City of smoke Osaka , Japan Bengal sarrow River damodar , WB, India City of steel in india Jamshedpur Blue mountains Nilagiri hills , India City of temples Bhubaneswar Britain of the East Japan Costliest coast Coast Rica Britain of the South New Zealand Coffee port of the world Shantos ( Brazil) Battle field of Europe Belgium Dark continent Africa Backbone of england Pennine Mountians Dead Heart of Africa Chad Back bone of italy Apenninine Mountians Dairy of northern europe Denmark Big apple Newyork Evergreen forest Western Ghats City of Cycles Beijing Eighth Continent Madagascar City of Eternal Springs Quito (Ecuador) Emerland island Ireland City of Sky Scrappers New York (USA) Empire city Newyork City of Magnificent Distances Washinton DC Eternal city City of Music Rome Varanasi City of Golden Gate San Francisco (USA) Eye of greece Athens City of Seven Hills Rome (Italy) Electronic city of india Banglore Cockpit of Europe Belgium Forbidden city Lhasa (Tibet) Concentration Camp of Africa Equatorial Guinea Friendly island Tonga Copper Country Zambia Front door of australia Darwin City of factories Knapur (U.P) Garden city of england Kent(Englans) City of festivals Madurai , tamil nadu Garden city of world Chicago , Usa City of dreaming spires Oxford , england Garden city of india Banglore City of golden temple Amritsar , India Garden of europe Italy City of magnificent distance Chennai Garden of south india Thanjavur City of palaces Kolkatta , india Garden of gods Colorado (USA)
10 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule International Organisations And Their Headquarters cock pit of europe Belguim Gate way of india Mumbai City of pope Rome Garden provice of south africa Natal City of seven islands Mumbai Gateway of tears Jerusalem City of snow Canada George cross island Malta City of arbian nights Baghdad, Iraq Grnaite city Aberdeen (Scotland) City of motor cars Detroit , Michigan(USA) Great white way Broadway ( Newyork) The City that Never Sleeps Cairo Granery of india Punjab Golden city Johannesburg , South Africa Gift of the Nile Egypt Golden penisula Thailand Granery of south india Andhrpradesh Hermit kingdom Korea Granery of tamilnadu Tanjavuur Herring pond Atlantic Ocean Granery of kerala Palakkad Horn of africa Somalia Gribraltar of the indian ocean Aden Holy city Jerusalem Golden state California , Usa Organisations HQ Amnesty International London Commonwealth of Nations London APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Forum) Singapore ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Jakarta FAO(Food and Agricultural Organization) Rome IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Vienna IBRD(International Bank for Reconstruction and Washington ICAO(International Civil Aviation Org) Montreal ICJ (International Court of Justice) The Hague IDA(International Development Association) Washington ILO(International Labour Org) Geneva IMF (International Monetary Fund) Washington DC IMCO(Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative org) London IMO(International Maritime Organization) London International Standards Org Geneva Interpol(International Criminal Police Organization) Lyon, France ITU(International Telecommunication) Geneva NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Brussels OECD (Org. for Economic Cooperation and Dev.) Paris OPEC(Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) Vienna OPCW( Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical The Hague Organization of Islamic Cooperation Jedda SAARC(South Asian Association for Regional Coop.) Kathmandu Transparency International Berlin UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade & Geneva UNDP(United Nations Development Programme) New York UNEP(United Nations Environmental Programme) Nairobi UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Paris UNHCR(United Nations High Commissioner) Geneva UNICEF(United Nations International Children’s New York UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Dev. Org) Vienna UNITAR(United Nations Institute for Training and New York UNO (United Nations Org) New York
11 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule List of International Lines /boundaries Name of the lines/Boundaries Between Contries Line of Actual Control India & China on the Northern Border Line of Control India and Pakistan Durand LineHU Afghanistan and Pakistan. Radcliffe Line India and Pakistan (its includes Banladesh Line) Blue Line Isreal & Lebanon Purple Line Israel and Syria Green Line Israel and its neighbours (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) Mason–Dixon line Maryland and Pennsylvania/Delaware in Colonial America Curzon Line Poland & Russia Military Demarcation Line(MDL) North Korea and South Korea. Armistice Line North Korea and South Korea. McMohan Line India & China Maginot Line France & Germany Mannar haime line Russia & Finland Oder Nisse Line Germany & Poland( aftermath of World War II) Hindenburg Line Poland & Germany(at the time of First World War) Sigfried Line East France & Germany (at the time of second world war) 16 Parallel North Angola and Namibia 17th Parallel Line North & South Vietnam 20 ParallelLine Libya & Sudan 22 Parallel Line Egypt & Sudan 25 Parallel Line Mauritania & Mali 26 Parallel Line Western Sahara & Mauritania 31 Parallel Line Iraq & Iran 35 Parallel Line US it serves as border b/w Tennessee/Mississippi, 36 Parallel Line US it Forms forms the southernmost of the state of Missouri 38 Parallel Line North & South Korea 40 Parallel Line US it serves as border b/w Nebraska & Kansas 41 Parallel Line US it forms the border b/w wyoming/utah border, Wyoming/colorado, 42 Parallel Line US it serves as border of new york & Pennsylvania Border 43 Parallel Line US it serves as border of b/w State Nebraska & state of south Dakota 45 Parallel Line US it forms the boundary b/w Montana & wyoming 49 Parallel Line USA & Canada Some Important Monuments of the World Monuments Country Monuments Country Taj Mahal India Angkor Wat Cambodia Eiffel Tower France Chichen Itza Mexico UPU(Universal Postal Union) Berne WHO (World Health Org) Geneva WMO (World Meteorological Org) Geneva World Bank Washington DC World Intellectual Property Org Geneva WTO(World Trade Org) – GATT Geneva
12 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Stonehenge United Kingdom Pyramid Egypt Saint Basil's Cathedral Russia Parthanon Greece Leaning Tower of Pisa Italy Kremlin Russia Statue of Liberty United States of America Opera House Australia Borobudur Indonesia Imperial Palace Japan Christ The Redeemer Brazil Wailing Wall Jersalem Rivers of Major World Cities Name of the Rivers Name of the Cities Name of the Countries Name of the Rivers Name of the Cities Name of the Countries Nile Alexandria Egypt Rímac Lima Peru Amstel Amsterdam Netherlands Thames London England Tigris Baghdad Iraq Manzanares Madrid Spain Chao Phraya Bangkok Thailand Yarra Melbourne Australia Danube, Sava Belgrade Yugoslavia St. Lawrence Montreal Canada Spree, Havel Berlin Germany Moskva Moscow Russia Bogotá Bogotá Colombia Seine Paris France Senne Brussels Belgium Moldau Prague Czech Republic Danube Budapest Hungary Tiber Rome Italy Río de la Plata Buenos Aires Argentina Neva Saint Petersburg Russia Nile Cairo Egypt Mapocho Santiago Chile Hugli Calcutta India Tietê São Paulo Brazil Barada Damascus Syria Han Seoul South Korea Yamuna Delhi India Huangpu Shanghai China LIffey Dublin Ireland Sumida Tokyo Japan Saigon Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Danube Vienna Austria Pearl Hong Kong China Vistula Warsaw Poland Liwung Jakarta Indonesia Sava Zagreb Croatia Dnieper Kiev Ukraine Limmat Zürich Switzerland Tagus Lisbon Portugal Sihl Parliament of countries Country Parliament Country Parliament Afghanistan Shora Austria National Assembly Andorra General Council Bahamas General Assembly Albania People's Assembly Bahrain Consultative Council Azerbaijan Melli Majlis Bangladesh Jatiya Sansad Algeria National People's Assembly Belize National Assembly Angola National People's Assembly Bhutan Tsogdu Argentina National Congress Bolivia National Congress Australia Federal Parliament Brazil National Congress Brunei National Assembly Kuwait National Assembly Botswana National Assembly Laos People's Supreme Assembly Britain Parliment (House of Common's and House of Lords) Labanon National Assembly Bulgaria Narodno Subranie. Lesotho National Assembly and Senate Cambodia National Assembly Lithuania Seimas
13 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Congo Democratic Rep. of National Legislative Council Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies Colombia Congress Libya General People's Congress Canada Parliament Malaysia Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara China National People's Assembly Maldives Majlis Chile Chamber of Deputies and Senate Madagascar National People's Assembly Comoros Legislative Council and Senate Mongolia Great People's Khural Costa Rice Legislative Council and Senate Montenegro Federal Assembly Crotia Sabor Mozambique People's Assembly Cuba National Assembly of People's Power Myanmar Pyithu Hluttaw Czech Republic Chamber of Deputies and Senate Nepal Rashtriya Panchayat Denmark Folketing Netherlands The Staten General Ecuador Natinal Congress New Zealand Parliament (House of Representative) El Salvador Legislative Assembly Oman Monarchy East Timor Constituent Assembly Pakistan National Assembly & Senate Ethiopia Federal Council and House of Representative Paraguay Senate & Chamber of Deputies Egypt People's Assembly Philippines The Congress Fiji Islands Senate & House of Representative Papua New Guinea National Parliament France National Assembly Poland Sejm Finland Eduskusta (Parliament) Romania Great National Assembly Germany Bundestag (Lower House) and Bundesrat (Upper House) Russia Duma & Federal Council Guyana National Assembly Serbia Federal Assembly Greece Chamber of Deputies Senegal National Assembly Hungry National Assembly Seychelles National Assembly Iceland Althing South Africa House of Assembly India Sansad Spain Cortes Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly Sweden Riksdag Iran Majlis Saudi Arabia Majlis Al Shura Iraq National Assembly Sudan Majlis Watani Israel Knesset Switzerland Federal Assembly Italy Chamber of Deputies and Senate Syria People's Council Japan Diet Turkey Grand National Assembly Jordan National Assembly USA Congress Korea(North) Supreme People's Assembly Vietnam National Assembly Venezuela National Congress Korea(South) National Assembly Zambia National Assembly Important Food Festivals Around The World Name of the Festivals Name of the Countries Name of the Festivals Name of the Countries Alba White Truffle Festival Alba, Italy Mistura Food Festival Lima, Peru Abergavenny Food Festival Wales, UK Monkey Buffet Festival Lopburi Province, Thailand Baltic Herring Festival Helsinki, Finland Oktoberfest Munich, Germany Chinchilla Melon Australia Onion Eating Festival Spain
14 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule INDIA GEOGRAPHY India’s World Heritage Sites Name of the Heritage sites State Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary Assam Manas Wild Life Sanctuary Assam Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Bihar Nalanda Bihar The Architectural Work Of LeCorbusier Chandigarh Humayun's Tomb Delhi Qutb Minar and its Monuments Delhi Red Fort Delhi Churches and Convents of Goa Goa Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Gujarat Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh Ajanta Caves Maharashtra Ellora Caves Maharashtra Elephanta Caves Maharashtra Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Maharashtra Konarak Sun Temple Odisha Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Rajasthan Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu Mountain Railways of India Tamil Nadu Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh Mountain Railways of India West Bengal Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers Uttarakhand Sundarbans National Park West Bengal Western Ghats Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Ranthambhore), Rajasthan Festival Chocolate Festival London, UK Orange Festival Poland International Mango Festival New Delhi, India Pancake Festival Moscow, Russia Ivrea Orange Festival Ivrea, Italy Potato Festival Sweden Maine Lobster Festival Rockland USA San Francisco Street Food Festival San Francisco, USA Maslenitsa Festival Moscow, Russia Tomato Festival Spain Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Melbourne, Australia Vegetarian Festival Thailand
15 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule List of 25 cultural Heritage Sites Name of the Site Location Year Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh 1983 Ajanta Caves Maharashtra 1983 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh 1989 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Gujarat 2004 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Maharashtra 2004 Churches and Convents of Goa Goa 1986 Elephanta Caves Maharashtra 1987 Ellora Cave Maharashtra 1983 Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh 1986 Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu 1987 Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka 1986 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu 1984 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka 1987 Hill Forts of Rajasthan Rajasthan 2013 Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi Delhi 1993 Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh 1986 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar 2002 Mountain Railways of India Darjeeling, West Bengal 1999 Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi Delhi 1993 Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) Gujarat 2014 Red Fort Complex Delhi 2007 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh 2003 Sun Temple, Konârak Orissa 1984 Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh 1983 The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Rajasthan 2010 List of Seven Natural Heritage Sites Name Of the Site Location Year Great Himalayan National Park Himachal Pradesh 2014 Kaziranga National Park Assam 1985 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan 1985 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam 1985 Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers Uttarakhand 1988 Sundarbans National Park West Bengal 1987 Western Ghats Covers Four states 2012 List of Important Temples & Its Location Name of the Temple State Kamakhya Temple Guwahati, Assam Sukresvara temple Assam Mahabalipuram Temple Tamil Nadu Meenakshi temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu Brihadeeswarar Temple Tamil Nadu Kanchipuram Temple Tamil Nadu Srisailam Temple Andhra Pradesh
16 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Tirupathi Temple Andhra Pradesh Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala Shabarimala ayyappa temple Kerala Gomateshwra Temple Karnataka Virupaksha Temple Bangalore (Karnataka) Golden temple Amritsar, Punjab Somnath temple Gujarat Siddhivinayak Temple Maharashtra Mahabodhi Temple Gaya, Bihar Amarnath Temple Jammu & Kashmir Markandeshwar Temple Haryana Konark Sun Temple Odisha Birla Mandir Jaipur Highest Mountain Peaks Statewise State Peak Range/Region Andhra Pradesh Arma Konda Eastern Ghats Arunachal Pradesh Kangto (shared with Tibet) Eastern Himalaya Assam Unnamed peak near Laike Dima Hasao District Bihar Someshwar Fort West Champaran District Chhattisgarh Bailadila Range Dantewada District Goa Sosogad Western Ghats Gujarat Girnar Junagadh District Haryana Karoh Peak Morni Hills Himachal Pradesh Reo Purgyil (shared withTibet) Western Himalaya Jammu and Kashmir(claimed) K2 Karakoram Jammu and Saltoro Kangri Karakoram Jharkhand Parasnath Parasnath Hills Karnataka Mullayanagiri Western Ghats Kerala Anamudi Western Ghats Madhya Pradesh Dhupgarh Satpura Maharashtra Kalsubai Western Ghats Manipur Mount Iso (Tenipu) Senapati District Meghalaya Shillong Peak Khasi Hills Mizoram Phawngpui Saiha District Nagaland Mount Saramati (Shared Naga Hills Odisha Deomali Eastern Ghats Punjab Unnamed point on the Naina Devi Rupnagar District Rajasthan Guru Shikhar Aravali Sikkim Kangchenjunga (Shared Eastern Himalaya Tamil Nadu Doddabetta Nilgiri Hills Telangana Laxmidevipalli Deccan Plateau Tripura Betalongchhip Jampui Hills Uttar Pradesh Amsot Peak Shivalik Hills Uttarakhand Nanda Devi Garhwal Himalaya West Bengal Sandakphu (Shared with Nepal) Eastern Himalaya
17 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule National Parks In India State Name of the Park Andaman and Nicobar Islands Campbell Bay National Park Galathea National Park Mahatma National Park Saddle Peak National Park South Button National Park Andhra Pradesh Sri Venkateswara Park Arunachal Pradesh Namdapha National Park Namdapha Tiger Reserve Pakhui Tiger Reserve Assam Kaziranga National Park Manas National Park Nameri National Park Bihar Valmiki National Park Chhattisgarh Kanger Ghati National Park Achanakmar Tiger Reserve Indravati Tiger Reserves Udanti & Sitanadi Tiger Reserve Gujarat Blackbuck National Park Gir Forest National Park Marine Gulf of Kutch park Haryana Sultanpur National Park Himachal Pradesh Great Himalayan National Park Pin Valley National Park Jammu and Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kishtwar National Park Salim Ali National Park Jharkhand Betla National Park Palamau Tiger Reserve Hazaribagh National Park Karnataka Bandipur National Park Kudremukh National Park Nagarhole Tiger Reserve Bhadra Tiger Reserve Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary Bannerghatta National Park Kerala Eravikulam National Park Periyar National Park Parambikulam Tiger Reserve Silent Valley National Park Madhya Pradesh Kanha National Park Madhav National Park Mandla Fossils National Park Pench National Park Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve Satpura National Park
18 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Maharashtra Chandoli National Park Melghat Tiger Reserve Pench Tiger Reserve Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project Sahyadri Tiger reserve Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve Bor Tiger Reserve Navegaon National Park Manipur Keibul Lamjao National Park Meghalaya Balphakram National Park Mizoram Blue Mountain National Park Dampa Tiger Reserve Odisha Bhitarkanika National Park Nandankanan Zoological Park Satkosia Tiger Reserve Simlipal National Park Punjab Harike Wetland Rajasthan Desert National Park Keoladeo National Park Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary Ranthambore National Park Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve Sariska Tiger Reserve Sikkim Khangchendzonga Park Tamil Nadu Guindy National Park Gulf of Mannar National Park Mudumalai National Park Anamalai Tiger Reserve Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve Palani Hills National Park Telangana Kasu bramanda Reddy National Park Kawal Tiger Reserve Nagarjunsagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve Mrugavani National Park Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa National Park Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Uttarakhand Jim Corbett National Park Nanda Devi National Park Rajaji National Park Valley of Flowers National Park West Bengal Buxa Tiger Reserve Jaldapara National Park Neora Valley National Park Singalila National Park Sundarbans National Park
19 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Atomic Power Plants Important Hydropower plant Name of the Plant State Kaiga atomic power plant Karnataka Kakrapar atomic power plant Gujarat Madras atomic power plant Tamil Nadu Narora atomic power plant Uttar Pradesh. Rajasthan atomic power plant Rajasthan Tarapur atomic power plant Maharashtra Kundankulam atomic power plant Tamil Nadu Gorakhpur atomic power plant Haryana Chutka atomic power plant Madhya Pradesh Mahi Banswara atomic power plant Rajasthan Kaiga atomic power plant Karnataka Kovvada atomic power plant Andhra Pradesh Mithi virdhi atomic power plant Gujarat. State Name of the Plant ANDHRAPRADESH Nizam Sagar Dam-Manjira River Prakasam Barrage-Krishna River Srisailam Dam-Krishna River GUJRAT Ukai Dam Dharoi Dam-Banas River Dantiwada Dam-Sabarmati River HIMACHAL PRADESH Pandoh Dam-Beas River Bhakra Nangal Dam-Sutlej River Nathpa Dam-Sutlej River Gobind Sagar, Reservoir-Sutlej River Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir JAMMU & KASHMIR Salal Project-Chenab River Chutak Hydroelectric Project Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam-Indus River Uri Hydroelectric Dam-Jhelum River JHARKHAND Maithon Dam-Barakar Rive Chandil Dam-Subarnarekha River Panchet Dam-Damodar River KARNATAKA Tunga Bhadra Dam-Tungabhadra and Krishna River Linganamakki dam-Sharavathi River Alamatti Dam-Krishna River Harangi Dam-Cauvery River Ghataprabha Reservoir-Ghataprabha River KERALA Banasura Sagar Dam-Chalakudy River Malampuzha Dam-Malampuzha River Idukki Dam-Periyar River Mullaperiyar Dam-Pennar River Neyyar Dam-Pennar River-Kerala. MADHYA PRDESH Barna Dam-Barna River Indirasagar Project-Narmada River Narmada Dam Project-Narmada River Gandhi Sagar Dam-Chambal River Tawa Reservoir-Tawa River
20 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule List of Thermal Power Plant MAHARASTRA Koyna Dam-Koyna River Bhatsa Dam-Bhatsa and Chorna rivers Wilson Dam-Pravara River Girna Dam-Girna and Godavari River Radhanagari Dam-Bhogawati River ODSIHA Jalaput Dam Balimela Reservoir-Sileru River Indravati Dam-Indravati River Hirakud Dam-Mahanadi River RAJASTHAN MBisalpur dam-banas river TAMILNADU Vaigai Dam-Vaigai River Krishnagiri Reservoir Pechiparai Reservoir-River Kodayar Vidur Reservoir Perunchani Dam-Paralayar River Periyar Reservoir-Periyar River Stanley Reservoir-Kaveri River Mettur Dam-Kaveri River Bhavanisagar Reservoir-Bhavani River Parambikulam Reservoir-Parambikulam River UTTARPRADESH Parichha Dam-Betwa River Rihand Project-Rihand River and Son River Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam-Rihand River Tehri Dam-Bhagirathi River Name of the Plant State Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant Andhra Pradesh Dr Narla Tatarao TPS Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station Pynampuram Power Station Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station Simhapuri Thermal Power Station Hinduja Thermal Power Station Meenakshi Thermal Power Station Barh Super Thermal Power Station Bihar Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project Barauni Thermal Power Station Kanti Thermal Power Station Sipat Thermal Power Plant Chhattisgarh Korba Super Thermal Power Plant DB Thermal Project Ltd. Jindal Megha Power Plant Hasdeo Thermal Power Station Lanco Amarkantak Power Plant Dr Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Thermal Power Station KSK Mahanadi Power Bhilai Expansion Power Plant Bhawnendra Singh Deo Power Plant Badarpur Thermal Power Station New Delhi
21 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Rajghat Power Station Mundra Thermal Power Station Gujarat Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project Wanakbori Thermal Power Station Essar Power Gujarat Ltd. Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station Ukai Thermal Power Station Surat Thermal Power Station Sabarmati Thermal Power Station Kutch Thermal Power Station Akrimota Thermal Power Station Sikka Thermal Power Station Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station Panipat Thermal Power Station Haryana Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station Faridabad Thermal Power Station Amarkantak Thermal Power Station Chandrapura Thermal Power Station Jharkhand Koderma Thermal Power Station Patratu Thermal Power Station Bokaro Thermal Power Station Jojobera Thermal Power Plant Tenughat Thermal Power Station Raichur Thermal Power Station Karnataka Udupi Thermal Power Plant JSW Vijayanagar Power Station Bellary Thermal Power station Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station Madhya Pradesh Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project Sant Singaji Thermal Power Plant Dada Dhuniwale Thermal Power Plant Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station Satpura Thermal Power Station Amarkantak Thermal Power Station Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station Maharashtra Tirora Thermal Power Station Amravati Thermal Power Plant Bhusawal Thermal Power Station Trombay Thermal Power Station Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station Parli Thermal Power Station Nashik Thermal Power Station Koradi Thermal Power Station Wardha Warora Power Plant Dahanu Thermal Power Station Paras Thermal Power Station CESC Chandrapur Thermal Power Station Talcher Super Thermal Power Station Sterlite Jharsuguda Power Station Vedanta Jharsuguda Captive Power Plant
22 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Angul Thermal Power Station National Aluminium Company Captive Power Plant Kamalanga Thermal Power Plant Ib Thermal Power Station Talcher Thermal Power Station Hirakud Captive Power Plant Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant Punjab Guru Hargobind TP Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant Rajasthan Kota Super Thermal Power Plant Raj West Lignite Power Plant Chhabra Thermal Power Plant Barsingsar Thermal Power Station Giral Lignite Power Plant VS Lignite Power Plant Neyveli Thermal Power Station II Tamil Nadu Vallur Thermal Power Station Tuticorin Thermal Power Station Neyveli Thermal Power Station I NTPL Thermal Power Station Mettur Thermal Power Station North Chennai Thermal Power Station Muthiara Thermal Power Station IL&FS Thermal Power Station Ennore Thermal Power Station Tutiorin (Pvt) Thermal Power Station Neyveli Zero Lignite Power Station NTPC Ramagundam Telangana Kothagudem Thermal Power Station Kakatiya Thermal Power Station Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station Rihand Thermal Power Station Uttar Pradesh Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station NTPC Dadri Anpara Thermal Power Station Obra Thermal Power Station Rosa Thermal Power Plant Feroj Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant Parichha Thermal Power Station Tanda Thermal Power Plant Harduaganj Thermal Power Station Panki Thermal Power Station Mejia Thermal Power Station West Bengal Farakka Super Thermal Power Station Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant Santaldih Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Station
23 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Important Lakes Name of the Lakes Notes Wular Lake Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia and the largest in India, is located in Jammu and Kashmir Loktak Lake Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeastern India, located in Manipur. Da mdama Lake Damdama Lake is one of the biggest natural lakes in Haryana. Dal Lake The Kashmir valley is blessed with exotic natural beauty of landscape and water bodies, out of them one of the best is Dal Lake Pichola Lake Lake Pichola is an artificial fresh water lake situated in Udaipur city in Rajasthan. Gurudongmar Lake Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world. This fresh water lake is located northeast of the Kangchenjunga range in Sikkim. Chilka Lake Chilka Lake is the brackish water lake and is the largest coastal lake in India. The Chilka Lake in situated in Orissa and is Asia’s largest inland salt water lagoon. Vembanad Lake Vembanad Lake is India’s longest lake and is the largest lakes in the beautiful state land of God, Kerala Bhimtal Lake The pride of Bhimtal is a beautiful lake which offers magnificent vistas for tourists. The lake is larger than Nainital lake, uttarnachal Upper lake Upper lake is the largest artificial lake in Asia, situated in “City of Lakes” called Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Kolleru Lake and Pulicat Lake Two major lakes for number of migratory birds in India, AP Major Sea Ports The nine coastal Indian states Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal are home to all major and minor ports of India. Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Bandel Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Station Titagarh Thermal Power Station CESC Southern Generating Station New Cossipore Generating Station Mejia Thermal Power Station Farakka Super Thermal Power Station Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant Santaldih Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Station Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Bandel Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Station Titagarh Thermal Power Station CESC Southern Generating Station New Cossipore Generating Station
24 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Sea Ports in India Top 10 busiest and the largest Sea Ports Name of the Port State Name of the Port Country Kandla Port Gujarat Shanghai China Nhava Sheva Maharashtra Ningbo-Zhoushan China Mumbai Port Maharashtra Singapore Singapore Marmagao port Goa Rotterdam The Netherlands Panambur Port Karnataka Tianjin China Cochin Port Kerala Guangzhou China Port Blair Andaman Qingdao China Tuticorin Port Tamil Nadu Qinhuangdao Port China Chennai Port Tamil Nadu Busan South Korea Vizag Port Andhra Pradesh Hong Kong China Paradip Port Orissa Haldia port West Bengal International Airports in India State City Airport Name Andaman & Nicobar Islands Port Blair Veer Savarkar International Airport Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam International Airport Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada Vijayawada International Airport Assam Guwahati Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Bihar Gaya Gaya International Airport Delhi New Delhi Indira Gandhi InternationalAirport Goa Goa/td Goa International Airport/Dabolim Airport Gujarat Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar Srinagar Airport Karnataka Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport Karnataka Mangalore Mangalore International Airport Kerala Kochi Cochin International Airport Kerala Kozhikode Calicut International Airport Kerala Thiruvananthapura Trivandrum International Airport Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Raja Bhoj International Airport Maharashtra Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Maharashtra Nagpur Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Manipur Imphal Tulihal International Airport Odisha Bhubaneswar Biju Patnaik International Airport Punjab Amritsar Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport Rajasthan Jaipur Jaipur International Airport Tamil Nadu Chennai Chennai International Airport Tamil Nadu Coimbatore Coimbatore International Airport Tamil Nadu Madurai Madurai Airport Tamil Nadu Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirapalli International Airport Telangana Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh International Uttar Pradesh Varanasi Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport West Bengal Kolkata Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International
25 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Banks Head Quarters & Taglines Bank Name HQ TAGLINE Canara Bank Bangalore Together we can. Vijaya Bank Bangalore A friend u can bank upon State Bank of Mysore Bengaluru Working for a better tomorrow. Indian Bank Chennai Your Tech Friendly Bank Indian Overseas Bank Chennai Good people to grow with Oriental Bank of Gurgaon,Haryana Where every individual is committed State Bank of Hyderabad Hyderabad Modern.Innovative.Dependable Andhra Bank Hyderabad Where India Banks State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur The Nation banks on us. Karur Vysya Bank Karur Smart way to Bank Lakshmi Vilas Bank Karur The changing face of prosperity Federal Bank Kerala Your perfect Banking Partner Ratnakar Bank Kolhapur, Maharashtra Allahabad Bank Kolkata A tradition of trust. UCO Bank Kolkata Honours Your trust United bank of India Kolkata The bank that begins with u City Union Bank Kumbakonam Trust and Excellence since 1904 Corporation Bank Mangalore,Karnatak Prosperity for all Karnataka Bank Mangaluru, Your Family Bank across India Syndicate Bank Manipal,Karnataka Faithful and Friendly SBI Mumbai The banker to every Indian. Bank of India Mumbai Relationship beyond banking. Central Bank of India Mumbai Central to you since 1911. Dena Bank Mumbai Trusted Family Bank Union Bank of India Mumbai Good people to bank with IDBI Bank Mumbai Banking for all”AAo Sochein Bada” NABARD Mumbai Revitalizing rural India through urban support Exim Bank Mumbai Together towards Tomorrow. ECGC Mumbai You Focus on Exports.We cover the risks. Axis Bank Mumbai Badhti ka naam Zindagi ICICI Bank Mumbai Hum Hai Na,Khyal Apka YES Bank Mumbai Experience our expertise HDFC Bank Mumbai We understand your world IndusInd Bank Mumbai We make u feel richer Kotak Mahindra Bank Mumbai Lets make money simple Nainital Bank Nainital, Banking with personal touch Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi Where service is a way of life Punjab National bank New Delhi The name you can bank upon Bharatiya Mahila Bank New Delhi Empowering Women, Empowering India State Bank of Patiala Patiala Blending Modernity with Tradition Bank of Maharashtra Pune One family One Bank. Jammu&Kashmir Bank Srinagar,J&K Serving to Empower State Bank of Travancore Thiruvananthapuram A long tradition of trust. Catholic Syrian Bank Thrissur, Support all the way. Dhanlaxmi Bank Thrissur, Tann.Mann.Dhan South Indian Bank Thrissur, Experience next generation Banking Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Tuticorin Be a step ahead of life Bank of Baroda Vadodara,Gujarat India's International Bank.
26 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule List of Important Institutions in India Name of the Institute Location Education Central Hindi Institute Agra, Uttar Pradesh Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, Karnataka Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Central Institute of English and Foreign Language Hyderabad, Telegana Institute of Central Indian Language Mysore, Karnataka Commission of Scientific and Technical Words Terminology New Delhi Indian Institute of Social Sciences and Research New Delhi Institute of National Sanskrit New Delhi Rashtriya Bal Bhavan New Delhi Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit Vidyapeeth New Delhi Council of Indian Philosophy Research New Delhi and Lucknow Indian Council of Higher Research Shimla, Himachal Pradesh National Sanskrit Vidyapeeth Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Environmental Institutes Rehabilitation Institute of Social Forestry and Ecology Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh G. B. Pant Himdoya Environment and Development Institute Almora, Uttarakhand Institute of Indian Plywood Industry and Research Bengaluru, Karnataka Institute of Lumbering Science and Technology Bengaluru, Karnataka Institute of Indian Forest Management Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Institute of Forest Research and Human Resource Development Chindwara, Madhya Pradesh Institute of Forest Genetic Tree Breeding Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Indian Forest Research and Education Council Dehradun, Uttarakhand Institute of National Science & Technology Faridabad, Haryana Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur, Rajasthan Institute of Rainforest Jorhat, Assam Indian Forest Survey Jorhat, Assam Indian Botanical Survey Kolkata, West Bengal Indian Anthropology Survey Kolkata, West Bengal Central Pollution Control Board New Delhi Central Museum Authority New Delhi Forest Productive Centre Ranchi, Jharkhand Himalayan Forest Research Centre Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Defence Institutes Electrical and Mechanical Engineering School Baroda, Gujarat Air Force Technical College Bengaluru, Karnataka Hindustan Aeronatic Limited Bengaluru, Karnataka Indian Air Force Training Centre Chennai, Tamil Nadu Officers Training Academy Chennai, Tamil Nadu Indian Military Academy Dehradun, Uttarakhand Air Force Academy Hyderabad, Telagana National Defence Academy Kharagwasala, Pune Naval College of Engineering Lonavala, Maharashtra Directorate General N.C.C New Delhi Directorate of National Cadet Core New Delhi College of Military Engineering Pune, Maharashtra Institute of Armament Technology Pune, Maharashtra
27 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Defence Management Institute Sikandrabad, Uttar Prdeash Military College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Sikandrabad, Uttar Prdeash Art and Culture Allahabad Museum Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Indira Gandhi National Human Museum Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Nav Nalanda Mahabihar Bihar Kala Chitra Foundation Chennai, Tamil Nadu Salarjanj Museum Hyderabad, Telangana Jawahar Lal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy Imphal, Manipur Asiatic Society Kolkata, West Bengal Indian Anthropology Survey Kolkata, West Bengal Indian Museum Kolkata, West Bengal Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Asian Studies Institute Kolkata, West Bengal National Science Museum Parishad Kolkata, West Bengal National Modern Art Technique Kolkata, West Bengal National Library Kolkata, West Bengal Raja Rammohan Rai Library Foundation Kolkata, West Bengal Ram Krishan Mission Sanskrit Institute Kolkata, West Bengal Victoria Memorial Hall Kolkata, West Bengal Central Buddh Education Institute Leh, J & K National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Heritage Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Institute of National Museum History for Art Conservation and Science Museum New Delhi Indian National Archives New Delhi Central Secretariat Library (1981) New Delhi Cultural Institute and Training Centre (1979) New Delhi Delhi Public Library New Delhi Gandhian Recollection and Philosophy Recollection New Delhi Indira Gandhi National Art Centre New Delhi Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi National Drama Vidyalaya New Delhi National Museum New Delhi National School of Drama New Delhi Nehru Memorial Museum and Library New Delhi Sahitya Academy New Delhi Sangeet Natak Academy New Delhi Khudabaksh Oriental Public Library Patna, Bihar Rampur Raja Library Rampur, Uttar Pradesh Institute of Indian Diamond Surat, Gujarat Central High Tibetean Educational Institute Varanasi, Uttar Prdeash Food and Civil Supply Indian Standard Bureau Delhi Indian Examination House Kolkata, West Bengal, Health and Family Welfare National Yunani Institute Bengaluru, Karnataka National Siddh Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu National Ayurvedic Institute Jaipur, Rajasthan National Homeopathic Institute Kolkata, West Bengal Central Health Education Bureau New Delhi National Medical Science Academy New Delhi Morarji Desai National Yog Institute New Delhi
28 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule National Ayurvedic Vidyapeeth New Delhi National Natural Medical Institute Pune, Maharashtra Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd. Rasoyni ,Maharashtra Industries National Aluminium Co. Ltd. Bhubaneswar,Orissa Plastic Engineering and Technology Institute(Sepate) Chennai, Tamil Nadu South India Textile Research Association Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu North India Cloth Research Institute Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Pesticide Technology Institute Gurgaon, Haryana Indian Jute Industry Research Association Kolkata, West Bengal Silk and Art Silk Mills Research Association Mumbai, Maharashtra Indian Bureau of Mines Nagpur, Maharashtra Hindustan Antibiotic Ltd. Pune- Pimpri, Maharashtra Wool Research Institute Thane, Maharashtra National Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. Trombay, Maharashtra Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Udaipur Law and Justice National Justice Academy Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel National Police Academy Hyderabad, Telangana Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain National Crime and Justice Institute New Delhi Labour Labour Bureau Institute Chandigarh and Shimla Central Education Media Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu Director General of Mines Security Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Institute of Central government Training and Research Kolkata, West Bengal Central Labour Board Nagpur, Maharashtra V. V. Giri National Labour Institute Noida, Uttar Pradesh Mass Communication Satyajeet Ray Film and Television Institute Kolkata, West Bengal Film Department Mumbai, Maharashtra Indian Committee of Children Film Mumbai, Maharashtra Testimony Board of Central Movie Mumbai, Maharashtra Directorate of Publications and Visual Publicity New Delhi Directorate of Regional Publicity New Delhi Institute of Indian Film and Television Pune, Maharashtra National Film Archieves Pune, West Bengal Institute of Science and Technology Science Expansion (Vigyan Prasar)New Delhi Institute for Plasma Research Ahmedabad, Gujarat Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad, Gujarat Indian Science Academy Allahabad, Gujarat Indian Astro physics Institute Bengaluru, Karnataka Jawahar Lal Nehru Developed Scientific Research Centre Bengaluru, Karnataka Indian Science Academy Bengaluru, Karnataka National Biological Science Centre Bengaluru, Karnataka Liquid Crystal Research Institute Bengaluru, Karnataka National Biology Centre Bengaluru, Karnataka Physics Institute Bhubaneshwar Life Science Institute Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Institute of Physics Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Indian Oceanic Technical Institute Chennai, Tamil NAdu
29 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Harish Chand Research Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu Project Directorate, Integrated Coastal and Sea Coast Management Chennai, Tamil Nadu Institute of Mathematical Science Chennai, Tamil Nadu Sea- biotic Resources and Ecology Centre Cochin, Kerala Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Dehradun, Uttarakhand Cosmic Rays Research Institute Gauribidanur, Karnataka National Antarctic and Ocean Research Centre Goa Indian National Oceanic Information Service Centre Hyderabad, Telegana Survey Training Institute Hyderabad, Telegana Director of Atomic Mineral Investigation and Research Hyderabad, Telegana Nuclear Fuel Campus Hyderabad, Telegana D. N. A. Finger Print and Centre Hyderabad, Telegana Biotic Resources and Continuous Development Centre Imphal, Manipur Indian Uranium Corporation Ltd. Jaduguda, Jharkhand Uranium Corporation of India Ltd. Jaduguda, Jharkhand Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology Kocchi, Kerala Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata, West Bengal Indian Science Congress Association Kolkata, West Bengal Bose Institute Kolkata, West Bengal N. N. Bose National Fundamental Science Centre Kolkata, West Bengal Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre Kolkata, West Bengal Saha Nuclear Physics Institute Kolkata, West Bengal Birbal Sahani Institute of Paleo botany Lucknow, Uttarakhand Centre of National Mental Research Manesar, Haryana Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Mumbai, Maharashtra Heavy Water Board Mumbai, Maharashtra Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai, Maharashtra Deptt. of Atomic Energy Mumbai, Maharashtra Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, Maharashtra Vishveshraiya National Technical Institute Nagpur, Maharashtra Aryabhatta Research Observatory Nainital Indian National Science Academy New Delhi Indian National Engineering Academy New Delhi National Institute of Reservation New Delhi National Plant Genome Research Centre New Delhi National Earthquake Science Data Centre New Delhi Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council New Delhi Shri Ram Institute of Chemical Research New Delhi Shri Ram Chennai Research Institute New Delhi Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Pune, Maharashtra Centre of National Cell Science Pune, Maharashtra Agarkar Research Institute Pune, Maharashtra S. V. National Technical Institute Surat, Gujarat Sri Chitra Triunal Medical Science and Technical Institute Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala Hindustan Zinc Limited Udaipur, Rajasthan Transport Rail Wheel Factory Bengaluru, Karnataka Chitranjan Locomotive Works Chitranjan, West Bengal Indira Gandhi National Flying Academy Furshatganj (U. P.) National Water Sporting Institute Goa Indian Tourism and Travel Management Institute Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
30 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala, Punjab Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Kolkata, West Bengal Marine Engineering and Research Institute Kolkata., West Bengal Marine Engineering and Research Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra Lal Bahadur Shastri Coastal Research and Higher Study Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra Maritime Training Institute Powai Mumbai, Maharashtra Fire Service Training School Narainpur (Kolkata), WB Civil Aviation Security Bureau Delhi New Delhi National Aviation Management and Research Institute New Delhi Fire Training Centre New Delhi Indian Inland Waterways Authority Noida, Uttar Pradesh Integral Coach Factory Perambur, Kapurthala Diesel Locomotive Works Varanasi, Uttar Prdeash Hindustan Shipyard Limited Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Central Water and Electric Research Centre Kharagwasala ,Pune Central Soil and Material Research Centre New Delhi National Project Construction Corporation Ltd. New Delhi National Hydrology Institute Roorkee,Uttarakhand Welfare Multi- disabled Strengthen Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu National Rehabilitation Training and Research Institute Cuttack, Odisha National Blind Institute Dehradun, Uttarakhand National Orthopedic Disabled Institute Kolkata, West Bengal Aliyawarjung National Hard of Hearing Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra Physically Disabled Institute New Delhi National Public Cooperation and Child Development Institute New Delhi National Mental Disabled Institute Sikandrabad,Uttar Pradesh Youth Work and Play Laxmibai National Physical Education Institute Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Rajeev Gandhi National Youth Development Institute Perambur, Tamil Nadu Energy National Thermal PowerCorporation New Delhi Electric Finance Corporation Ltd New Delhi Communication High Level Telecommunication Training Centre Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Advance Level Telecommunication Training Centre Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh National Telecommunication Finance and Management Academy Hyderabad, Telegana Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ambedkar Telecommunication Training Institute Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Telecommunication Engineering Centre New Delhi Defence Indian Coast Guard • The Coast Guard is headquartered in the Capital, New Delhi.It has 3 Regional headquarters at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair. • 1 District Headquarters in each of the nine coastal states and 2 in the Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands. • 4 Coast Guard Stations, one each at Vadinar, Okha, Tuticorin and Mandapam.
31 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule The Indian Army is organised into seven commands Indian Air Force is organised into seven command Command Headquarter Command Headquarter Western command Chandigarh Western command New Delhi Eastern command Kolkata Central command Allahabad Northern command 56 APO Eastern command Shillong Southern command Pune South western command Jodhpur Central command Lucknow Training command Bangaluru Army Training Command Shimla Maintenance command Nagpur South Western Command Jaipur Southern command Thiruvananthapuram Indian Navy is organized into following command Productions of crops in india highest as per states Command Headquarter Eastern command Vishakhapatnam Southern command Kochi Western command Mumbai States Crops Andhra Pradesh Vegetable Oil Production, Shrimp Arunachal Pradesh Shifting Cultivation, Fruits Assam Tea, Silk Bihar Potato Chhattisgarh Paddy Delhi Wheat Goa Cashewnuts Gujarat Cotton ,Sugar Haryana Wheat And Rice Himachal Pradesh Fruit & Vegetables Jammu And Kashmir Apples, Cardamom Jharkhand Lac Production Karnataka Coffee(Chitmanglore), Silk Kerala Spices, Rubber, Ginger Madhya Pradesh Pulses , Oil Seeds Maharashtra Cotton ,Sugarcane Manipur Horticulture,Jute Meghalaya Ginger Mizoram Maize Nagaland Oilseeds,Rice Odisha Coarse Cereals,Jute Puducherry Coconut Cultivation Punjab Wheat , Cotton , Sugar,Millet Rajasthan Coarse Cereal,Pulses Sikkim Maize, Millet, Wheat, Barley, Oranges, Tea And Cardamom Tamil Nadu Flowers ,Rice , Horticulture Telangana Fruits ,Cotton, Sugarcane, Mango And Tobacco Tripura Potato, Sugarcane, Mesta, Pulses And Jute Uttar Pradesh Rice ,Wheat ,Maize , Potatoe, Oilseeds
32 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule INDIAN POLITY CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Important Points) • Indian Constitution is the framework of duties and rules of different Indian governing bodies and its people. • After the independence of India in 1947, it took 2 years 11 months and 18 days to build the Indian constitution. • 26 November 1949 India adopted its constitution and it came into effect on 26 January 1950. • The day (26 January) is celebrated as the republic day in India. Because on that day Indian constitution came into effect and India became a sovereign, democratic republic country. • To commemorate the PurnaSwaraj declaration of independence of 1930, the date 26 January was chosen. • Indian constitution was drafted by the Constituent Assembly and Dr. BhimraoRamjiAmbedkar is called the father of Indian constitution. Constituent Assembly had 13 different committees. • Indian constitution is the longest written constitution. It contains 448 articles in 22 parts, 12 schedules and 118 amendments. Indian constitution was hand written and was both in Hindi and English. The original copies of the constitution are preserved in a secure way. • Many principles of Indian constitution were influenced from different countries constitution. Such as separation of powers among the majorbranches of government was adopted from the constitution of United States, directive principle of state policy was adapted from Ireland. Important Articles Of Indian Constitution: Aticles For Article 1 Name and Territory of the Union. Article 14 Relates to Right to Equality Article 17 Abolishes the practice of untouchability Article 18 Prohibits the state from conferring any title. Article 19 Deals with six freedoms of Indian citizens namely, freedom of speech and expression (d) freedom of movement throughout the territory of India (e) freedom of residence and settlement in any part of India (d) Freedom of occupation Article 21 Provides protection to life and liberty to all persons Article 21A Right to elementary education. Article 22 Affords protection against arbitrary arrest & detention Article 23 Prohibits the traffic in human beings and beggars. (making a person work without wages or adequate compensation) Article 24 Prohibits the employment of children below 14 years. Articles 25-28 Relates to Right to freedom of religion Article 32 Right to Constitutional Remedies described as ‘‘The heart and soul of the Constitution’’ by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Article 36-51 Relates to Directive Principles of State Policy. Article 39A Free legal aid Article 40 Deals with the formation of Panchayats Article 44 Uniform Civil Code for the Citizens. Uttarakhand Basmati Rice, Wheat Soybeans, Groundnuts West Bengal Jute ,Rice, Potato
33 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Article 45 Free and compulsory education to all children below 14 years of age. Article 50 Separation of Judiciary Article 51 Promotion of International peace & security Article 51(A) Relates to list of Fundamental Duties Article 74 Council of Ministers to aid and advice the President Article 110 Definition of Money Bills. Article 112 Annual Financial Statement (Budget) Article 123 Power of President to promulgate ordinances during recess of Parliament. Article 262 Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of Inter Article 312 All India Services Article 315 Public Service Commissions for the Union and for the states. Article 324 Relates to the Election Commission Article 352 Gives provision regarding emergencies Article 356 Proclamation of President’s Rule in the states. Article 368 Amendment of the Constitution by the Parliament Article 370 Special status to Jammu and Kashmir The borrowed features of constitution from different countries Australia Concurrent list Language of the preamble Provision regarding trade, commerce and intercourse Canada Scheme of federation with a strong centre Distribution of powers between centre and the states and placing. Residuary Powers with the centre Ireland Concept of Directive Principles of States Policy(Ireland borrowed it from SPAIN) Method of election of President Nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President Japan Law on which the Supreme Court function U.K. Nominal of Head President Cabinet System of Ministers Post of PM Parliamentary Type of Govt. Bicameral Parliament Lower House more powerful Council of Ministers responsible to Lowe House Speaker in Lok Sabha U.S. Written Constitution Executive head of state known as President and his being the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Vice- President as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha Fundamental Rights Supreme Court Provision of States Independence of Judiciary and judicial review Preamble Removal of Supreme court and High court Judges USSR Fundamental Duties Five year Plan Germany Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency
34 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Some Important Official Books Green Book Official reports or publications of Italy & Iran. White Book The official publications of Portugal, China & Germany. Blue Book Any official report of the British government. Yellow Book The report or publication of the French government. Orange Book Official report of the government of Netherlands. White Paper The authoritative recital of facts issued by the government stating its views on a Grey Book Report of the government of Belgium and Japan. Joint Paper The joint report of two or more than two governments. SECC 2011 is unique paperless census The last caste that happen in India is 1932 Total households in the country -- 24.39 crore The total households in villages -- 17.91 crore Households are considered as deprived in rural area -- 10.69 crore villages belong to SC/ST categories -- 21.53% or 3.86 crore Highest number of SC population -- Punjab (36.74%) Highest number of ST population --Mizoram(98.79) Highest mobile penetration state in rural areas—UttaraPradesh Lowest mobile Penetration state in rural areas—Chattisgarh How many rural household earn below 5000 rupees month--13.34 cr Many rural household earn 10000 and more--1.48 cr State has highest number of manual scavenger –Tripura State has zero manual scavenger –Delhi Rural households in the country pay income tax--4.58% Households in rural areas are landless -- 5.37 crore or 29.97% State landness household is higher – Kerala States with the lowest rates of landlessness -- J &K and Himachal Pradesh Families in villages that live in one room with ‘kaccha’ walls and roof - 2.37 crore or 13.25% House holds in rural areas has land line phone -- 17.85 lak or 1% House hold having mobile phone in village--12.24 cr or 68.35% illiterate number of people in rural areas--3.1 cr or 17.31% rural household having refrigerator --1.97 cr or 11.04% Rural household paying income tax in india-- 6% Rural people have considered deprived or poor--8.96 cr No adult member in household between age 18 and 59 in rural areas --65.15 lac or 3.64% Female headed house with no adult male between 16 and 59 in rural areas --- 68.96 lac or 3.85% Member with no other able bodied adult member ----7.16 lac or 040% Households with no literate adult above age 25 years in areas -- 4.21cr or 23.52% Rural household with one salaried member -- 2.50 cr Average size of a rural Indian household -- 4.93 Highest size of a rural Indian household -6.28 –UttarPradesh Lowest size of a rural Indian household --3.86 –Andhrapradesh How many percent of trans gender in rural population -- 0.1% Highest rural illiterate –Rajasthan Lowest rural illiterate –Kerala The percentage of Scheduled Caste (SC) households paying income tax -3.49% Scheduled Tribe (ST) tax-paying rural households --3.34% Manual casual labour in rural areas-9.16 cr Cultivation in rural areas--5.39cr
35 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule (Religion)Census 2011 Total Population in 2011 is 121.09 crores  Hindu 96.63 crores (79.8%)  Muslim 17.22 crores (14.2%)  Christian 2.78 crores (2.3%)  Sikh 2.08 crores (1.7%)  Buddhist 0.84 crores (0.7%)  Jain 0.45 crores (0.4%),  Other Religions & Persuasions (ORP) 0.79 crores (0.7%)  Religion Not Stated 0.29 crores (0.2%). Population Census -2011  It has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1871.  Census 2011 were released in New Delhi on 31st March 2011  Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and RGI C Chandramouli.  Census 2011 was the 15th census of india & 7th census after Independece  The motto of census 2011 was “Our Census, Our future”.  Total estimated cost of the Census was INR2200 crore (US$350 million).  First census in 1872.  Present Registrar General & Census Commissioner – C.Chandra Mouli  Total Population – 1,210,569,573 (1.21 Billion)  India in 2nd rank in population with 17.64%. decadal growth & China is 1st rank with decadal growth 19% (over 1.35 billion)  World Population is 7 Billions  Increase in population during 2001 – 2011 is 181 Million  Population – 1210.19 million [Males – 623.7 million (51.54%) Females – 586.46 million (48.46%) Top Populous of the Country 1. Uttar Pradesh--19, 98, 12,341 2. Maharashtra--11, 23, 74, 33 3. Bihar--10, 40, 99,452 4. West Bengal--9, 12, 76,115 5. Andhra Pradesh--8, 45, 80,777 Least Populous of the Country 1. Lakshadweep - 64,473 2. Daman and Diu - 2,43,247 3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli - 3,43,709 4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 3,80,581 5. Sikkim - 6,10,577 Population Highlight  Highest Populous UT-Delhi  Least Populous UT-Lakshadweep  Highest Populous state--Uttar Pradesh  Least populous state--Sikkim  Highest urban Population in india (state& UT)--Maharashtra – 4,11,00,980  Lowest urban Population in india (state& UT)--Lakshadweep – 26,967  Highest Rular Population in india (state& UT)--Uttar Pradesh – 13,16,58,339  Lowest Rular Population in india (state& UT)--Lakshadweep – 33,683
36 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule  Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males) Sex ratio in India--943  Highest sex ratio in state--Kerala (1084)  Lowest sex ratio in state--Haryana (879)  Highest sex ratio in UT--Pondicherry (1037)  Lowest sex ratio in UT--Daman and Diu (618)  Child (0-6 years) sex ratio--914  Highest child (0-6) sex ratio in state--Mizoram (971)  Lowest child (0-6) sex ratio in state--Haryana (830)  Total Person Literacy Rate--74%  Males--82.14% ,Females--65.46%  Highest Literacy Rate in State--Kerala (94%)  Lowest Literacy Rate in State--Bihar (61.8%)  Hightest Literacy Rate in UT--Lakshadweep (91%)  Lowest Literacy Rate in UT--Dadra and Nagar Haveli (76.24%) INDIAN CULTURE Festivals Of Indian States States Festivals Andhrapradesh Dasara Festival,Gangamma Jatara,Gowri Habba,Ugadi,Vaikunta Ekadashi Assam Ali Ai Ligang,Ambubachi Mela,Baresahariya Bhaona,Bathow puja,Bihu,Bohag Bihu,Bihuwa dance,Brahmaputra Beach Festival,Bwisagu,Dehing Patkai festival,Jonbeel mela,Kaziranga Elephant Festival,Magh Bihu,Porag,Rongker Arunachal Pradesh Siang River festival,Ziro,Solung,Nyokum,Lossar,Dree,Boori Boot,Loku,Sanken,Reh,Myoko,Budhha Mahotsava,Choekhor,Tamladu,Mopin Bihar Chhath,Jivitputrika,Patliputra natya Mahotsav,Patna Sahib Mahotsav,Rajgir Mahostav,Sama Chakeva Chandigarh Baisakhi,Festival of gardens,Teej Chhattisgarh Bastar Dussehra,Bastar Lokotsav,Dadaria,Gaur Maria Dance,Madai ,Rajim Kumbh Goa Shigmo,Bonderam,San joao,Panjim/Margao Gujarat International Kite festival,Modhera,Kutch Mahotsava,Bhavnath Mahadev fair Saptak,Shamlaji,TarnetarVautha,Madhavrai Haryana Lohri,Basant Panchami,Gangore,Baisakhi,Teej,Nirjala Akadashi,Guggapir Himachal Pradesh Dham,Kullu Dussehra,Mandi Shivaratri ,Sati pradha J & K Hemis,Lohri,Vaishno devi Jharkhand Karma,Sohari,Sarhul,Chhath puja,Jityya Bhaiya Dooj Karnataka Karaga,Dakkebali,Gowri Habba,Kanakadasa Jayanthi,Madikeri Dasara Mahamastakabhisheka,Mailara Jaatre ,Mysore Dasara Kerala Onam,Thiruvathira,Vishu MadhyaPradesh Chethiyagiri vihara,Madai,Bahgoriya,Nimar utsav,Dhrupad samaroh Maharashtra nant chaturdashi,Bhau, beej,Gudi Padwa,Pola,Shayani Ekadashi,Vat purnima Mizoram Chapchar Kut ,Mim Kut ,Pawl Kut Nagaland Horn Bill,Nazu,Sekrenyi,Tuluni,Yemshe,Sankarni,Rengma Ngadah Odisha Chaiti,Dhanu,Kalahandi,Ghantapatua,Jagaddhagtri,Raja praba ,Ratha Punjab Maghi,Lohri,Basant,Holi,Vaisakhi,Rakhri,Teeyan - yatra(puri),Samba Dashami Rajasthan Baneshwar,Gangaur,Pushkar,Teej,Urs Sikkim Saga Dawa,Lossong,Losar,Dasain,Tihar,Gutor cham Tamil Nadu Brihadeeswara Temple car festival,Jangura Habba Erwadi Santhanakkodu,Mattu pongal,Panguni Uthiram,Thaiusam,Thimithi Telangana Bathukamma,Bonalu,Sammakka Saarakka Jaathara,Peerla panduga Tripura Ker,Garia Puja
37 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Uttarakhand Phool Dei,Harela and bhitauli,Olgia,Khatarua,Bat savitri,Janopunya,Chippla Jaat,Hilijatra WestBengal Bhadu,Haldia Utsav,Jagaddhatri,Poush Mela Folk Dances States Folk Dances AndhraPradesh Kuchipudi(Classical),Ghantamardala,Ottam,Thedal,Mohioniattam,Kummi,Siddhi Madhuri,Chhadi. Chhattisgarh Goudi,Karma,Jhumar,Dagla,Pali,Tapali,Navrani.Diwari,Mundari. Arunachal Pradesh Mask Dance,War Dance. HimachalPradesh ,Jhali,Chharhi,Dhaman,Chhapeli,Mahasu,Nati,Dangi,Chamba,Thali,Jhainta,Daf, Sti Ck Dance. Goa Mandi,Jhagor,Khol,Dakni. Assam Bihu,Bichhua,Natpuja,Maharas,Kaligopal,Bagurumba,Naga Dance,Khel Gopal,Tabal Chongli,Canoe,Jhumura Hobjanai. West Bengal Kathi,Gambhira,Dhali,Jatra,Baul,Marasia,Mahal,Keertan Keral Kathakali(Classical),Ottam Thulal,Mohini Attam,Kaikottikali,Tappatikali,Kali Auttam. Meghalaya Laho,Baagla. Manipur Manipuri(Classical),Rakhal,Nat Rash,Maha Rash,Raukhat. Nagaland Chong,Khaiva,Lim,Nuralim Orissa Odissi(Classical),Savari,Ghumara,Painka,Munari,Chhau,Chadya Dandanata. Maharashtra Lavani,Nakata,Koli,Lezim,Gafa,Dahikala,Dasavtar Or Bohada,Tamasha,Mauni,Powara,Gouricha. Karnataka Yakshagan,Huttari,Suggi,Kunitha,Karga,Lambi. Gujarat Garba,Dandiya Ras,Tippani Juriun,Bhavai. Punjab Bhangra,Giddha,Daff,Dhaman. Rajasthan Ghumar,Chakri,Ganagor,Jhulan Leela,Jhuma,Suisini,Ghapal,Panihari,Ginab Mizoram Khanatm,Pakhupila,Cherokan. Jammu&Kashmir Rauf,Hikat,Mandjas,Kud Dandi Nach<Damali. TamilNadu Bharatnatyam,Kumi,Kolattam,Kavadi. Uttar Pradesh Nautanki,Raslila,Kajri,Jhora,Chappeli,Jaita. Bihar Jata Jatin,Bakho Bakhain,Panwariya,Sama Chakwa,Bidesia,Jatra. Haryana Jhumar,Phag,Daph,Dhamal,Loor,Gugga,Khor,Gagor. Jharkhand Chhau,Sarahul,Jat Jatin,Karma,Danga,Bidesia,Sohrai Uttarakhand Gadhwali,Kumayuni,Kajari,Jhora,Raslila,Chappeli Major Tribes of India Tribal Group State Abors Arunachal Pradesh, Assam Adi,Aptanis Arunachal Pradesh Angami Nagaland Badagas Nilgiri (TN) Baiga Madhya Pradesh Bhils Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, some in Gujarat and aharashtra Bhot Himachal Pradesh Bhotias Garhwal and Kumaon regions of U. P.
38 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Bhutias Sikkim Chakma Tripura Chenchus Andhra Pradesh, Orissa Chutia Assam Dangs Gujarat Gaddis Himachal Pradesh Garos Meghalaya Gonds Madhya Pradesh. Also in Bihar, Orissa and A.P. Gujjars Himachal Pradesh Irula Tamil Nadu Jarawas Little Andamans Jaintias Meghalaya Kanis Kerala Kancharis, Karbi Assam Khas Jaunsar-Babar area in U.P. Khasis Assam, Meghalaya Khonds Odisha Kol Madhya Pradesh Kotas Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu) Kuki Manipur Lepchas Sikkim Lushais Mizoram Murias Bastar (Madhya Pradesh) Mikirs Assam Mundas Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal Nagas (Angami, Sema, Ao, Tangkul, Lahora) Nagaland, some in Assam and NEFA region. Oarons (also called Kurukh ) Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal. Onges Andaman and Nicobar islands Rabhas Assam Rengma Nagaland Santals Birbhum region in Bengal, Hazaribagh, Purnea in Bihar, Orissa Sema Nagaland Sentinelese Sentinel Island, Andaman and Nicobar Shompens Andaman and Nicobar Tagin Arunachal Pradesh Todas Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu) Uralis Kerala Warlis Maharashtra Zeliang Nagaland
39 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule SPORTS Important Stadiums List Name of the stadium Location Assam Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium Pune, Maharashtra Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Orissa Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur, Rajasthan Bhim Rao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Buddh International Circuit Greater Noida, UP Chand Astroturf Stadium Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Dadaji Kondadev Stadium Maharashtra Dhyan Chand National Stadium Delhi Dhyan Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Taleigao, Goa Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium Guwahati, Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal EMS Stadium Kohzikode, Kerala Fatorda Stadium Margao, Goa Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium Hyderabad, Telengana Green Park Stadium(Cricket) Kanpur, UP Guindy Race Course Chennai, Tamil Nadu Hawla Indoor Stadium Aizawl, Mizoram Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Dharmashala, Himachal Pradesh Holkar Stadium Indore,Madhya Pradesh Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Guwahati, Assam Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium Cuttack Odisha Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi, Kerala JRD Tata Sports Complex Jamshedpur Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Kanchenjunga Stadium Siliguri, West Bengal Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Imphal, Manipur Kishore Bharati Krirangan Kolkata, West Bengal M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, TN Mahalaxmi Racecourse Mumbai, Maharashtra Mangalagiri International Cricket Stadium Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium Chennai,Tamil Nadu MGR Race Course Stadium Madurai, Tamil Nadu Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata, West Bengal Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad, Gujarat Sector 42 Stadium Chandigarh, Punjab Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Raipur, Chhatishgarh Sree Kanteerava Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka Sree Kanteerava Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka Thyagaraj Sports Complex Delhi Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
40 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Cricket Stadiums Name of the stadium Location Nehru Stadium Indore / Pune Brerbon Stadium Mumbai Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Baramati stadium Cuttack Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium New Delhi Mohinul Haq Stadium Patna Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium New Delhi Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore Motera Stadium Ahmedabad Green Stadium Kanpur Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad Gandhi Ground Stadium Amritsar Chepauk Stadium and Chidmberm Chennai Motibag Stadium Brudra K.D. Singh Babu Stadium Lucknow Famous Sports Personalities Name of the Persons Countries Sports Lionel Messi Argentina Football Diego Maradona Argentina Football Sir Donald Bradman Australia Cricket David Campese Australia Rugby Union Jack Nicklaus Australia Golf. Rod Laver Australia Tennis. Shane Warne Australia Cricket. Severiano Ballesteros Golf. Eddy Merckx Belgium Cycling. Pele Brazil Football. Ronaldhino Brazil Football. Aryton Senna Brazilian Motor Racing Emil Zatopek Czechoslovakia Athletics. Ian Botham England Cricket. C.B.Fry England Cricket. David Beckham England Football. Lewis Hamilton England Motor Racing. Steve Davis England Snooker. W.G. Grace England Cricket. Haile Gebreselassie Ethiopia Athletics. Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia Athletics. Abebe Bikila Ethopia Athletics. Paavo Nurmi Finland Athletics. Bernard Hinault France Cycling. Jacques Anquetil France Cycling. Serge Blanco France Rugby Union. Michael Schumacher Germany Motor Racing. Steffi Graf Germany Tennis.
41 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Andy Murray Great Britain Tennis. Bill Shankly Great Britain Football. Bobby Moore Great Britain Football. Chris Froome Great Britain Cycling. Chris Hoy Great Britain Cycling. Fred Perry Great Britain Tennis. Henry Cooper Great Britain Boxing. Mo Farah Great Britain Athletics. Nick Faldo Great Britain Golf. Paula Radcliffe Great Britain Athletics. Roger Bannister Great Britain Athletics. Sebastian Coe Great Britain Athletics. Sir Steve Redgrave Great Britain Rowing. Stirling Moss Great Britain Motor Racing. Dhyan Chand India Hockey. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore India Shooting Balbir Singh Sr India Hockey. Pullela Gopichand India Bedminton. Vijay Kumar India Shooting. Yogeshwar Dutt India Wrestling. Sachin Tendulkar India Cricket. Sushil Kumar India Wrestling. Leslie Claudius India Hockey. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav India Wrestling Vijender Singh India Boxing Gagan Narang India Shooting Kapil Dev India Cricket Mahesh Bhupathi India Tennis Leander Paes India Tennis Saina Nehwal India Bedminton Jwala Gutta India Bedminton Rohan Bopanna India Tennis Sania Mirza India Tennis Don Bradman India Cricket Sunil Gavaskar India Cricket Prakash Padukone India Bedminton Sachin Tendulkar India Cricket Fausto Coppi Italy Cycling Usain Bolt Jamaica Race Asbel Kiprop Kenya Athletics Tegla Laroupe Kenya Athletics Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco Athletics George Best Ireland Football. Grete Waitz Norway Athletics. Imran Khan Pakistan Cricket. Manny Pacquiao Phillipines Boxing. Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Football. Eusebio Portugal Football. Jose Mourinho Portugal Football. Nadia Comaneci Romania Gymnastics. Jonathan Edwards Wales Rugby Union.
42 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Maria Sharapova Russia Tennis. Alex Ferguson Scotland Football. Eric Liddell Scottish Athletics. Rafael Nadal Spain Tennis. Seve Ballesteros Spain Golf. Bjorn Borg Sweden Tennis. Martina Hingis Switzerland Tennis. Roger Federer Switzerland Tennis. Johan Cruyff Netherlands Football. Serguei Bubka Ukraine Athletics. Tiger Woods US Golf. Muhammad Ali US Boxing Carl Lewis US Athletics Billie Jean King US Tennis Jackie Joyner Kersee US Athletics. Al Oerter US Athletics. Babe Didrikson Zaharias US Golf. Babe Ruth US Baseball. Bo Jackson US Baseball. Bob Beamon US Athletics. Chris Evert US Tennis. Greg Lemond US Cycling. Jim Thorpe US Swimming. Jimmy Connors US Tennis. Joe Dimaggio US Basball. John Mcenroe US Tennis. Kelly Slater US Surfing. Lance Armstrong US Cycling. Magic Johnson US Basketball. Mark Spitz US Swimming. Martina Navratilova US Tennis. Michael Johnson US Athletics. Michael Jordan US Basketball. Michael Phelps US Swimming. Gareth Bale Wales Football. Gareth Edwards Wales Rugby Union. Brian Lara West Indies Cricket. Sir Viv Richards West Indies Cricket. Sir Gary Sobers West Indies Cricket. Monica Seles Yugoslavia / US Tennis. Cups And Trophies(Associated With Sports/Games) Sport Cups and Trophies Hockey Aga Khan Cup, Begam Rasul Trophy (women's), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (women's), Gurunanak Championship (women's), Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc Football Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederation Cup, DCM Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, BC Rai Trophy
43 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule (National Championship), FIFA World Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy (National Championship), IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc. Cricket Anthony D' Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy, Charminar Challenger Cup, CK Naidu Trophy, Cooch - Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar - Border Trophy, GD Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Ghulam Ahmand Trophy, Hakumat Rai Trophy, ICC World Cup, Irani Trophy, Interface Cup, Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Lomboard World Challenge Cup, Mc Dowells Challenge Cup, Merchant Cup, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup, Nat West Trophy, Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Baria Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir Frank Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup. Table Tennis Berna Bellack Cup (men), Corbillion Cup (women), Jai Laxmi Cup (women), Rajkumari Challenge Cup (women junior), Ramanuja Trophy (men junior), Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men), etc Badminton Aggarwal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Australasia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Narang Cup, SR Ruia Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Thomas Cup, Tunku Abdulrahman Cup, Uber Cup, World Cup, Yonex Cup etc Basketball Basalat Jha Trophy, BC Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, SM Arjuna Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, William Jones Cup, Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup, Nehru Cup, Federation Cup etc. Bridge Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy, etc Polo Ezra Cup, Gold Cup, King's Cup, Prithi Cup, Schneider Cup etc. Athletics Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup etc Air Racing Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, King's Cup, Schneider Cup etc Billiards Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup etc Boxing Aspy Adjahia Trophy, Federation Cup, Val Baker Trophy etc. Golf Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, President's Trophy, Prince of Wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, Walker Cup, World Cup etc Chess Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy, Lin Arec City Trophy, World Cup, etc Horse Racing Beresford Cup, Blue Raiband Cup, Derby, Grand National Cup etc. Netball Anantrao Pawar Trophy, etc Rugby Football Bledisloe Cup, Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy, etc Shooting North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Pix etc Volleyball Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, Indira Pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi Gold Cup, etc Yatching America Cup, etc Sports Number of Players Sports Fields Baseball 9 Polo, Football, Hockey Field Polo 4 Sketing, Boxing Ring
44 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Kho Kho 12 Golf Course Kabaddi 7 Swimming Pool Hockey 11 Karate Mat Football 11 Table Tennis Board Cricket 11 Baseball Diamond Netball 7 Cricket Pitch Volleyball 6 Athletics Track Baminton/Tennis 1 or 2 Shooting, Archery Range Baseketball 5 Cycling Vellodrome Corquet 13 or 15 Tennis, Badminton, Net Ball, Volley Ball, Squash, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi Court Sports Related Terms Name Terms Athletics Baton,Bell lap,Cross country,Decathlon,Discus throw,False start,Field,Foul,Hammer Throw,Heptathlon,High Jump,Hurdles,Javelin,Lane,Lap,Long Jump,Marathon,Middle distance,Pole vault,Photo Finish,relay,Record,Shot put,Sprint,Starting blocks,steeplechase,Track,Track and field,Triple jump Badminton Alley, Back Alley, Base Position, Baseline, Center Line, Center Position, Divorce Area, Forecourt, Long Service Line, Service Court, Short Service Line, Side Alley, T (T- Junction), Tape, Test Mark, Tramline,Angle of Attack, Angle Of Return, Attack, Back and Front, “Bird On”, “Clear”, Deception, Defense, Diagonal, Doubles, First Serve, Footwork, Free Point, Front and Back, Game Point, Hand In, Hand Out ,”Help”, “Hit”, Level Doubles, Match Point, Mixed Doubles, Offense, Patty-Cakes, Placement, Rally, Receiving Side, Rotation, Second Serve, Serving Side, Setup, Side by Side, “Sides” Singles, Unforced Error, “Touch”, Toss, “Up”,Ace, Air-Shot, Attacking Clear, Kill, Backhand, Block, Carry, Clear, Closed Face, Cross Court, Cut (Slice), Dab, Danish Wipe, Defensive Clear, Double Hit, Drive, Drive Serve, Drop, Drop Serve, Flick, Flick Serve, Forehand, Hairpin, Halfcourt Shot, Holding a Shot, Jump Smash, Lift, Lob, Long Serve, Net Shot, Offensive Clear, Open Face, Pace, Passing Shot, Pop-Up, Push Shot, Round-The-Head, Serve, Short Serve, Smash, Slice (Cut), Sling, Spin Serve, Stroke, Throw, Toss Serve, Wood Shot,Backhand Grip, Backswing, Balk, Dead Bird, Fault, Feint, Flexible Wrist, Flight, Follow-Through, Foot Fault, Forward Swing, Frying Pan Grip, Hammer Grip, Home, Let, Locked Wrist, Love (Luv), Lunge, Match, On-Guard Stance, , Player, Poaching, Rush A Serve, Setting, Stance, Straight Games, Sweetspot, Thumb-Up Grip, Tipping, Turnover, Waist Baseball Balk,Battery,Bunt,Change-up,Cleanup,Count,Diamond,Double Play,Error,Fly ball,Foul Ball,Full Count,Ground ball,Hit and run,Hit for the cycle,Lead Runner,Load the bases, On-deck,Pinch hitter,Pinch runner,Pitch around,Pitch out,Position Player,power hitter,Relay,Reliever or relief pitcher,Runners at the corners,Scoring position,Strike Zone,walk, Basketball assist,alley-oop,backboard,,buzzerbeater,cherry-picking,double,fast break,field goal,full - court press,key,pick and roll,posting up,run-and-gun,sixth man,triple threat,turnover,hops,beat,dime,bounce,bounce pass,wing,downtown,triple- double,strongside and weakside,elbow,baseline,brick,power dribble,chickenwing,draft,lay up,MVP,no look pass,overhead pass,slam dunk, Billiards Angle Shot ,Backspin ,Bank Shot,Bed of Table,Break Shot,Bridge ,Call Shot, Chalk,Clean the Table,Cue Ball,Curve Shot ,Cushion ,Diamonds,Foot Spot ,Frozen Ball , Head Spot ,Hug the Rail ,Jump Shot ,Leave,Open Table,Rack ,Run the Table ,Scratch,Shaft,Sharking,Sights,Slate,Snooker,Solids,Stripes,Cannon,Baulk,long jenny,short jenny,frame,spider,short and long rest, in-off
45 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Boxing Knock out, Round, Ring Stoppage, Punch, Upper-cut, Kidney punch, Timing, Footwork, technical knockout,sucker punch,standing eight count,southpaw,rabbit punch,parry,neutral corner,lowblow,knockdown,jab,hook,holding,head- butt,fist,cross,counterpunch,clinch,bout,block,bare-knuckled Chess Gambit, stalemate, move, resign, checkmate, international master, Grand master ,accept,active defense,advantage,attack,back rank,backward pawn,badbishop,berserker,castle long,castle short,centre break,check,checkmate,chessmen,cross-check,double attack,double check,draw,knight on the rim,master,mate,minor piece,rank, Cricket Toss, Run, Wicket, Pitch, Stump, Bails, Crease, Pavilion, Gloves, Wicket Keeper, Over, Maiden over, Follow On, Rubber, Ashes, Catch, Bowled, Stump out, Run out, L. B. W; Hit Wicket, Not out, No ball, Wide ball, Dead ball, Over Throw, Bye, Leg by, Cover drive, Late cut, Hook, Glance, Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer, Follow Through, Turn, Googley, Spin, Yorker, Bouncer, Hattrick, Round the wicket, Over the wicket, Seamer, Boundary line, Slip, Square leg, Runner, Cover, Gully, Long on, Silly point, Midwicket, Mid on, Forward short leg, Deep/mid-wicket, etc. Cycling Sprint, Time trial, Point race, Track Race,attack,blocking,bonk,breakaway,bridge the gap,criterium,drafting,drop,field sprint,gap,jump,kick,hammering,take a flyer,stage race,pull off,pull,pull thorough,nep-pro,hook Football Goal, Kick, Head, Penalty kick, Dribble, Off side, Hattrick, Foul, Left out, Right out, Stopper, Defender, Move, Side Back, Pass, Baseline, Rebound, Comer bick, back pass,attacker,free kick,goal line,goal kick,kick off,midfielder,yellow card,wingers,volley Golf ace, albatross, double eagle, all square, approach putt, apron, ball mark, ballooning, beach, birdie, blind shot, bogey, bunker, caddy, chip, Claw grip, condor, dogleg, dub, flag, Four- Ball, Mulligan, off the deck, peg, sand trap, tee shot ,bail out,birdie,caddie,chop shot,divt,duffer,jungle,par,sand wedge,snake, Gymnastics Aerial, Back Handspring, Back Somersault, Double Back, Double Twist, Flyaway, Front Hip Pullover, Front Pike Somersault, Front Split, Front Walkover, Gienger, Handstand, Hip Circle, Miller, Pike, Rudi, Straddle, Swedish Fall, Tsukahara, Tuck, Whip Back Hockey Centre, defender, forward, half, penalty-stroke, penalty corner, push-in, free-hit, striking circle goal, goal-line, touch-line, goalkeeper, offside, foul, stick, carry, dribble, tiebreaker, trapping, etc Polo Mallet, bunker, chukker, handicap, goal, sixty yarder, etc. Shooting Bag, bull’s eye, marksmanship, plug, skeet Swimming Add Up, Anchor, Approved Meet, Backstroke, Banner, Beep, Bonus Heat, Bottom, Breaststroke, Bullpen, Bulletin, Cap, Carpool, Cards, Check-In, Check-Out, Course, Dryland, False Start, Freestyle, Gun Lap, Heats, Jump, Lane Lines, Paddle, Parka, Pool, Pull Buoy, Relays, Split, Stroke, Yardage etc. Table Tennis Backhand, Backspin, Block, Chop, Closed, Dead ball, Doubles, Drive, Drop shot, Expedite rule, Forehand, Inverted, Let, Lob, Long pips, Loop, Match, Medium-long, Open, Penhold, Pips-in, Pips-out, Push, Receive, Seemiller, Serve, Set, Shake Hands, Short, Sidespin, Skunk, Smash, Topspin etc. Tennis smash, cross-court, passing shot,backhand, forehand,slice, topspin,serve, drop shot, lob, down-the-line, deuce, tie-breaker, set, game, grand slam, ace, volley, etc. Volleyball Assist, Attack, Attack line, Back row attack, Block, Block assist, Campfire defense, Carry, Center line violation, Chester, Coach kill, Cover the hitter, Cut shot, Deep dish, Dig, Facial, Fish, Floater, Friendly fire, Free ball, Heat, Husband-and-wife-play, Jedi defense, Just, Jump serve, Kill, Kong, Line shot, Lollipop, Mintonette, Monument valley, Net violation, Paint brush, Pancake, Pepper, Prince/Princess of whales, Quick set, Rainbow, Red card, Redwood, Roof, Screening, Service ace, Set, Shank, Side out, Six-pack, Sizzle the pits, Spike, Strong side, Stuff, Tandem, Tip, Tool, Trap set, Tuna, Whale, Yellow card etc. Weight Bulking, shredded, Six pack, Feeling the Burn, Power Rack, Smith Machine, Muscle
46 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Lifting Memory, Pump and Toners, Cardio Bunny, Plateau, Vascularity, Supersets, Drop Sets/Strip Sets, Periodization, Pyramiding, Standard Plates and Bars etc. Wrestling Freestyle, Hal Nelson, Point, Heave, etc. MISCELLANEOUS Inventions & Inventors List of Important awards and their fields Name of the Award Field Nobel prize Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical science Grammy Awards Music Man Booker prize Authors of Novels Tansen Award Music Pulitzer Prize Journalism and Literature Lenin Peace Prize Peace and Friendship Ashok Chakra Civilians Dhanvantri Award Medical Sciences Invention Inventor Invention Inventor Adding Machine Pascal Magnetic Tape Fritz Pfluemer Airplane Wright Brothers Microphone Charles Wheatstone Automobile Ferdinand Verbiest Microscope Z.Janssen Ballpoint Pen C. Biro Motion of Planets Johannes Kepler Barometer E.Tprricelli Motor Car(Petrol) Karl Benz Bicycle K.Macmillan Neon Lamp G.Claude Blood Groups Karl Landsteiner Newtons Law of Motion Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton Bohr Electron Theory Penicillin Sir Alexander Fleming Boyle Boyle’s Law Periodic Table Dmitri Mendeleev Computer Charles Babbage Photon Albert Einstein Cosmic Rays R.A. Millikan Principle of relativity Galileo Galilei Dalton Atomic Theory Quantum Mechanics Max Born Diesel Engine Rudolf Diesel Radio Marconi Dynamite Alfred Nobel Radium Marie Curie Dynamo Michael Faraday Raman Effect Sir C.V. Raman Electric Light Bulb Thomas Edison Refrigerator J.Harrison and A. Catlin Electricity Benjamin Franklin Structure of Atom Ernest Rutherford Electromagnetic Field James Clerk Maxwell Telegraph Pavel Schilling Electric Iron H.W.Seeley Telephone Alexander Graham Bell Electromagnet W.Sturgeon Telescope Galileo Electromagnetic Theory Heinrich Hertz Television J.L. Baird Electron J.J. Thomson Theory of Atom John Dalton Gramophone Thomas Alva Edison Theory of Relativity Albert Einstein Geometry Euclid Thermometer Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Insulin Frederick Banting Transformer and Electric Motor Michael Faraday Jet Engine Sir Frank Whittle Type Writer C.Sholes Law of Gases Gay Lussac Watch A.L.Breguet Lift E.G.Otis X-rays Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
47 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Kalinga Science Lalit Kala Akademi Award Arts Kalidas Samman Classical Music, Classical Dance and Arts Magsaysay Public Service, Leadership, Journalism, Literature and creative arts and international understanding Bowelay Award Agriculture Sangeet - Natak Akademi Award Music, dance and Drama Merlin Magic Dhanwantri Medical science Shaurya Chakra Civilian or Military Personnel Param Vir Chakra Military Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award Science and Technology Sahitya Akademi Award Literary Bhatnagar Science Juliet Curie Award Peace R.D. Birla Award Medical sciences Right Livelihood Award Field of environment and social justics Abel Maths Bhartiya Jnanpeeth Award Literary Vyas Samman Literature Bharat ratna Art, Science, Public services, Sports Sahitya Akademi Award Books in Indian Languages and Ebnglish Oscar Awards Film BAFTA Awards Television, Films, Video Games and Animation Dada sahib Phalke Film Ekalavya Award Sports Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Sports Arjuna Award: Sports Dhyan Chand Sports Dronacharya Award Sports Kolanka Cup Sports Ekalavya Award Sports Agricultural Revolutions Protein revoultion - higher productivity(Techonology driven 2nd green revolution)-coined by – Modi & Arun jaitely Green Revolution-Food grains Green revolution "word" COINED by " william s.goud" - UK White Revolution or Operation Flood-Milk production-"VARGHESE KURIEN " Yellow Revolution-Oil Seeds production-" Sam Pitroda Black Revolution-Petroleum Production Blue Revolution-Fish Production-"DR.ARUN KRISHNAN". Brown Revolution-Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production Golden Fiber Revolution-Jute Production Golden Revolution-Fruits/Horticulture development/Honey Production--"NIRPAKH TUTEJ" Grey Revolution-Fertilizer Pink Revolution-Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production--"DURGESH PATEL" Father Of Induced Breeding -"PROF.HIRLAL CHAUDRI" Red Revolution - Meat & Tomato Production -"VISHAL TEWARI"
48 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Round Revolution-Potato Silver Fiber Revolution–Cotton Silver Revolution-Egg/Poultry Production-"INDIRA GANDHI" Evergreen Revolution-Overall development of Agriculture--Started in 11th plan (2007-2012) Father of Telecom revolution - sampitroda Father of poultry revolution - B.V.RAO Fathers of Various Fields Name of the Father Name of the Field Name of the Father Name of the Field Father of Physics Albert Einstein Father of Ayurveda Charaka Father of Zoology Aristotle Father of Botany Theophrastus Father of Law Cicero Father of Blood groups Landsteiner Father of Statistics Ronald Fisher Father of Video game Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. Father of Modern Antoine Lavoisier Father of Trigonometry Hipparchus Father of Biology Aristotle Father of Taxonomy Carolus Linnaeus Father of Homeopathy Samuel Hahnemann Father of the Green Norman Ernest Borlaug Father of History Herodotus Father of Mathematics Archimedes Father of Electricity Benjamin Franklin Father of Electronics Ray Tomlinson Father of the Indian Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Father of Search engine Alan Emtage Father of Algebra Diophantus Father of the Green M.S Swaminathan Father of Geometry Euclid Father of Economics Adam Smith Father of Internet Vinton Cerf Father of Nanotechnology Richard Smalley Father of Medicine Hippocrates Father of C language Dennis Ritchie Father of Robotics Al-Jazari Father of Architecture Imhotep Father of Robotics Nikola Tesla Father of Surgery (early) Sushruta Father of Microbiology Louis Pasteur Father of Periodic table Dmitri Mendelee Some Famous Companies Companies Name HQ Airbus France(Aircraft Manufacturer) Posco South korea (Steel company) Boeing USA (Aircraft) Fiat Italy (Automobiles) Nissan Japan (Automobiles) Toyta Japan (Automobiles) Honda Japan (Automobiles) BMW Germany(Automobiles) Audi Germany (Automobiles) Volkswagon Germany(Automobiles) Hyundai South korea(Automobiles) Ford USA(Automobiles) Suzaki Japan(Automobiles) Renault France(Automobiles) Volvo Sweedon(Automobiles) Ashoka Leyland India Samsung South korea( Electronics and electrical) Hitachi Japan ( Electrical Appliances) LG South Korea( Electronics and electrical) Whirlpool USA ( Electrical Appliances) Ericssion Swedon (Telecom) Nokia Finland (Telecom) Motorola USA (Telecom)
49 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Vodaphone Uk,Britain (Telecom) Barclays Bank UK (Finance) Deutsche Bank Germany(Finance) Goldman Sachs USA (Finance) Accenture Ireland (IT) Infosys India (IT) TCS India (IT) WIPRO India (IT) Apple USA (Electronic Appliances) Google USA (IT Services) Yahoo USA (IT Services) Sony Japan (Electronic Appliances) Intel USA (Hardware) Important Days January February Date Day Observed Date Day Observed Jan 4 World Braille Day Feb 1 Indian Coast Guard Day Jan 10 World Hindi Day Feb 2 World Wetlands Day Jan 7 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Feb 4 World Cancer Day Jan 12 National Youth Day Feb 6 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation Jan 15 Indian Army Day Feb 10 National Deworming Day Jan 24 Rashtriya Balika Diwas/National Girl Child Day Feb 13 World Radio Day Jan 25 World Leprosy Day National Tourism Day National Voter Day Feb 20 World Day of Social Justice Jan 26 Indian Republic day International Customs Day International Environmental Education Day Feb 21 International Mother Language Day Jan 27 International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust International Outer Space Day Feb 22 World Thinking day Jan 28 International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day Feb 24 Central Excise Day Jan 29 World Leprosy Eradication Day Feb 27 International Polar Bear Day March April Date Day Observed Date Day Observed Mar 1 Zero Discrimination Day World Civil Defence Day Apr 2 World Autism Awareness Day Mar 3 World Wildlife Day National Defence Day Apr 4 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action World Rat Day
50 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule International Pillow Fight Day Mar 4 National Security Day Apr 6 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace Mar 8 International Women's Day Apr 7 World Health Day Mar 9 World Kidney Day Apr 8 International Romani Day Mar 10 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day Apr 12 World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day Mar 15 World Consumer Rights Day World Contact Day Apr 17 World Haemophilia Day Mar 18 National Ordinance Factories Day Apr 18 World Heritage Day International Day For Monuments and Sites Mar 20 International Day of Happiness World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People World sparrow day Apr 20 United Nations Chinese Language Day Mar 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Poetry Day International Day of Nowruz World Down Syndrome Day International Day of Forests Apr 22 World Earth Day Mar 22 World Water Day Apr 23 World Book and Copyright Day Mar 23 World Meteorological Day Apr 24 World Day for Animals in Laboratories National Panchayati Day Mar 24 World Tuberculosis Day International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims Apr 25 World Malaria Day Mar 25 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members National Genocide Day Apr 26 World Intellectual Property Day Mar 27 World Theatre Day World Drama day Apr 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work Mar 21 -27 Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination Apr 29 Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare International Dance Day International Jazz Day May June Date Day Observed Date Day Observed May 1 International Labour Day June 1 Global Day of Parents World Milk Day May 2 World Tuna Day June 2 International Sex Workers Day May 3 World Press Freedom Day World Laughter Day International Energy Day June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression May 4 International Firefighters' Day June 5 World Environment Day May 5 International Midwives' Day June 7 Cancer Survivors Day
51 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule World Asthma Day May 8 World Red Cross Day World Thalassaemia Day June 8 World Oceans Day May 10 World Migratory Bird Day June 12 World Day Against Child Labour May 11 National Technology Day June 13 International Albinism Awareness Day May 12 International Nurses Day June 14 World Blood Donor Day May 13 World Fair Trade Day June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day May 15 International Day of Families June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought May 16 National Dengue Day May 17 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day World Hypertension Day International Criminal Court Day May 18 World AIDS Vaccine Day International Museum Day June 20 World Refugee Day May 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Anti Terrorism Day June 21 International Day of Yoga World Music Day May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity June 23 Public Service Day May 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula World Turtle Day International Widows' Day International Olympic Day May 25 World Children’s Missing Day June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking May 29 International Day of UN Peacekeepers International Day in Support of Victims of Torture May 31 World No-Tobacco Day June 29 National Statistics Day July August Date Day Observed Date Day Observed July 1 National Doctor's Day International Day of Cooperatives Aug 1 World Breastfeeding Day July 6 International Kissing Day Aug 6 Hiroshima Day July 7 Global Forgiveness Day Aug 7 National Handloom Day July 11 World Population Day Aug 9 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Nagasaki Peace Day Kranti Diwas (Quit India Movement Day) July 12 World Malala day Aug 12 International Youth Day July 15 World Youth Skills Day Aug 14 Pakistan Independence Day July 17 International Justice Day Aug 15 Indian Independence Day July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day Aug 19 World Humanitarian Day World Photography Day July 28 World Hepatitis Day World Nature conservation day Aug 20 World Mosquito Day Aug 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition Aug 26 Women's Equality Day
52 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule July 29 World Tiger Day Aug 29 International Day against Nuclear Tests National Sports Day Sanskrit Day July 30 International Day of Friendship Aug 30 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances Small Industry Day September October Date Day Observed Date Day Observed Sep 2 World Coconut Day Oct 1 International Day of Older Persons Sep 5 International Day of Charity National Teacher’s Day Oct 2 International Day of Non-Violence World Farm Animals Day Sep 8 International Literacy Day Oct 3 World Nature Day,World Habitat Day Sep 10 World First Aid Day World Suicide Prevention Day Oct 4 World Animal Day Sep 12 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation Oct 5 World Teachers’ Day, World Architecture Day Sep 15 International Day of Democracy Engineers Day Oct 8 National Air force Day Sep 16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer Oct 9 World Post Day Sep 18 Biosphere Day Oct 10 World Mental Health Day National Postal Day Sep 21 International Day of Peace Oct 11 International Day of the Girl Child World Alzheimer's Day Oct 12 World Arthritis day Sep 22 World Car Free Day Oct 13 International Day for Disaster Reduction World Calamity Control Day World Thrombosis Day Sep 25 World deaf day Oct 14 World Standards Day World Maths Day Sep 26 International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Oct 15 International Day of Rural Women Global Handwashing Day World White cane day Sep 27 World Tourism Day Oct 16 World Food Day Oct 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty World Deaf Day Oct 20 World Statistics Day World Osteoporosis Day Sep 28 World Rapies Day Oct 22 World Energy Day Sep 29 World Heart Day, Oct 24 United Nations Day World Development Information Day Oct 27 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage World Maritime Day Oct 30 World Thrift Day Sep 30 International Translation Day Oct 31 World Cities Day World Savings Day November December Date Day Observed Date Day Observed Nov 1 World Vegan Day Dec 1 World AIDS Day
53 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Nov 2 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists Dec 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery World Pollution Prevention Day World Computer literacy day Nov 5 World Radiography day World Tsunami Awareness Day Dec 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities World Disabled Day Nov 6 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict Dec 4 Indian Navy Day Nov 8 World services day Dec 5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development World Soil Day Nov 9 Legal Service Day World Orphans Day (Second Monday of Nov) Dec 7 International Civil Aviation Day World Choral Day National Armed Forces Flag Day Nov 10 World Science Day for Peace and Development Dec 9 International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime International Anti-Corruption Day Nov 12 World Pneumonia Day Dec 10 Human Rights Day Nov 14 World Diabetes Day National Children's Day Dec 11 International Mountain Day UNICEF Day Nov 15 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims Dec 14 National Energy Conservation Day Nov 16 International Day for Tolerance Dec 15 International Tea Day Nov 17 World Student day National Journalism day, World Philosophy Day Dec 17 International Day Against Violence Against Sex Workers Nov 18 World Adult day Dec 18 International Migrants Day Nov 19 World Toilet Day World Citizen day National Integration Day - India (Indira Gandhi's birthday) Dec 19 Goa’s Libration Day Nov 20 Universal Children’s Day World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victim Dec 20 International Human Solidarity Day Nov 21 World Television Day World Hello Day Dec 23 Kisan Divas (Ch. Charan Singh's Birth Anniversary) (Farmer's Day) Nov 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Dec 25 National Good Governance Day Nov 26 National Constitution Day Nov 5 World Tsunami Awareness Day Nov 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
54 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Country-Currency-Capital Country Currency Capital Afghanistan Afghani Kabul Albania Lek Tirane Algeria Dinar Algiers Andorra Euro Andorra la Vella Angola New Kwanza Luanda Antigua and Barbuda East Caribbean dollar Saint John's Argentina Peso Buenos Aires Armenia Dram Yerevan Australia Australian dollar Canberra Austria Euro Vienna Azerbaijan Manat Baku The Bahamas Bahamian dollar Nassau Bahrain Bahrain dinar Manama Bangladesh Taka Dhaka Barbados Barbados dollar Bridgetown Belarus Belorussian ruble Minsk Belgium Euro Brussels Belize Belize dollar Belmopan Benin CFA Franc Porto-Novo Bhutan Ngultrum Thimphu Bolivia Boliviano La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) Bosnia and Herzegovina Marka Sarajevo Botswana Pula Gaborone Brazil Real Brasilia Brunei Brunei dollar Bandar Seri Begawan Bulgaria Lev Sofia Burkina Faso CFA Franc Ouagadougou Burundi Burundi franc Bujumbura Cambodia Riel Phnom Penh Cameroon CFA Franc Yaounde Canada Canadian dollar Ottawa Cape Verde Cape Verdean escudo Praia Central African Republic CFA Franc Bangui Chad CFA Franc N'Djamena Chile Chilean Peso Santiago China Yuan/Renminbi Beijing Colombia Colombian Peso Bogota Comoros Franc Moroni Congo, Republic of the CFA Franc Brazzaville Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congolese Franc Kinshasa Costa Rica Colón San Jose Cote d'Ivoire CFA Franc Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto) Croatia Kuna Zagreb Cuba Cuban Peso Havana Cyprus Cyprus pound Nicosia Czech Republic Koruna Prague Denmark Krone Copenhagen
55 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Djibouti Djibouti franc Djibouti Dominica EastCaribbeandollar Roseau Dominican Republic Dominican Peso Santo Domingo East Timor (Timor-Leste) U.S. dollar Dili Ecuador U.S. dollar Quito Egypt Egyptian pound Cairo El Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar San Salvador Equatorial Guinea CFA Franc Malabo Eritrea Nakfa Asmara Estonia Kroon Tallinn Ethiopia Birr Addis Ababa Fiji Fiji dollar Suva Finland Euro (formerly markka) Helsinki France Euro (formerly French franc) Paris Gabon CFA Franc Libreville The Gambia Dalasi Banjul Georgia Lari Tbilisi Germany Euro (formerlyDeutschemark) Berlin Ghana Cedi Accra Greece Euro (formerlydrachma) Athens Grenada East Caribbean dollar Saint George's Guatemala Quetzal Guatemala City Guinea Guinean franc Conakry Guinea-Bissau CFA Franc Bissau Guyana Guyanese dollar Georgetown Haiti Gourde Port-au-Prince Honduras Lempira Tegucigalpa Hungary Forint Budapest Iceland Icelandic króna Reykjavik India Rupee New Delhi Indonesia Rupiah Jakarta Iran Rial Tehran Iraq Iraqi Dinar Baghdad Ireland Euro (formerly Irish pound Dublin Israel Shekel Jerusalem Italy Euro (formerly known as lira) Rome Jamaica Jamaican dollar Kingston Japan Yen Tokyo Jordan Jordanian dinar Amman Kazakhstan Tenge Astana Kenya Kenya shilling Nairobi Kiribati Australian dollar Tarawa Atoll North Korea Won Pyongyang South Korea Won Seoul Kosovo Euro (German Mark prior to 2002) Pristina Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar Kuwait City Kyrgyzstan Som Bishkek Laos New Kip Vientiane Latvia Lats Riga Lebanon Lebanese pound Beirut Lesotho Loti Maseru Liberia Liberian dollar Monrovia
56 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Libya Libyan dinar Tripoli Liechtenstein Swiss franc Vaduz Lithuania Litas Vilnius Luxembourg Euro (formerly Luxembourg Luxembourg Macedonia Denar Skopje Madagascar Ariary Antananarivo Malawi Kwacha Lilongwe Malaysia Ringgit Kuala Lumpur Maldives Rufiya Male Mali CFA Franc Bamako Malta Maltese lira Valletta Marshall Islands U.S. Dollar Majuro Mauritania Ouguiya Nouakchott Mauritius Mauritian rupee Port Louis Mexico Mexican peso Mexico City Micronesia, Federated States U.S. Dollar Palikir Moldova Leu Chisinau Monaco Euro Monaco Mongolia Tugrik Ulaanbaatar Montenegro Euro Podgorica Morocco Dirham Rabat Mozambique Metical Maputo Myanmar (Burma) Kyat Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative) Namibia Namibian dollar Windhoek Nauru Australian dollar No official capital; government offices in Yaren District Nepal Nepalese rupee Kathmandu Netherlands Euro (formerly guilder) Amsterdam; The Hague New Zealand New Zealand dollar Wellington Nicaragua Gold cordoba Managua Niger CFA Franc Niamey Nigeria Naira Abuja Norway Norwegian krone Oslo Oman Omani rial Muscat Pakistan Pakistani rupee Islamabad Palau U.S. dollar Ngerulmud Panama balboa; U.S. dollar Panama City Papua New Guinea Kina Port Moresby Paraguay Guaraní Asuncion Peru Nuevo sol (1991) Lima Philippines Peso Manila Poland Zloty Warsaw Portugal Euro (formerly escudo) Lisbon Qatar Qatari riyal Doha Romania Leu Bucharest Russia Ruble Moscow Rwanda Rwanda franc Kigali Saint Kitts and Nevis East Caribbean dollar Basseterre Saint Lucia East Caribbean dollar Castries Saint Vincent and the East Caribbean dollar Kingstown Samoa Tala Apia
57 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule San Marino Euro San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Dobra Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Riyal Riyadh Senegal CFA Franc Dakar Serbia Yugoslav new dinar Belgrade Seychelles Seychelles rupee Victoria Sierra Leone Leone Freetown Singapore Singapore dollar Singapore Slovakia Koruna Bratislava Slovenia Slovenian tolar Ljubljana Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar Honiara Somalia Somali shilling Mogadishu South Africa Rand Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) South Sudan Sudanese Pound Juba Spain Euro (formerly peseta) Madrid Sri Lanka Sri Lanka rupee Colombo,Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) Sudan Dinar Khartoum Suriname Surinamese dollar Paramaribo Swaziland Lilangeni Mbabane Sweden Krona Stockholm Switzerland Swiss franc Bern Syria Syrian pound Damascus Taiwan Taiwan dollar Taipei Tajikistan Somoni Dushanbe Tanzania Tanzanian shilling Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative) Thailand Baht Bangkok Togo CFA Franc Lome Tonga Pa'anga Nuku'alofa Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago dollar Port-of-Spain Tunisia Tunisian dinar Tunis Turkey Turkish lira (YTL) Ankara Turkmenistan Manat Ashgabat Tuvalu Australian dollar Funafuti province Uganda Ugandan new shilling Kampala Ukraine Hryvna Kyyiv United Arab Emirates U.A.E. dirham Abu Dhabi United Kingdom Pound sterling London United States of America Dollar Washington D.C. Uruguay Uruguay peso Montevideo Uzbekistan Uzbekistani som Tashkent Vanuatu Vatu Port-Vila Vatican City (Holy See) Euro Vatican City Venezuela Bolivares Caracas Vietnam Dong Hanoi Yemen Rial Sanaa Zambia Kwacha Lusaka Zimbabwe Zimbabwean dollar Harare
58 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule List of Bird Sanctuaries in India Name State Atapaka Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Sri Peninsula Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary Delhi Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Goa Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary Kutch Bustard Sanctuary Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Porbandar Bird Sanctuary Thol Lake Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Haryana Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary Gamgul Himachal Pradesh Attiveri Bird Sanctuary Karnataka Bankapura Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary Bonal Bird Sanctuary Gudavi Bird Sanctuary Kaggaladu Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary Magadi Bird Sanctuary Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Kerala Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary Pathiramanal Thattekad Bird Sanctuary Mayani Bird Sanctuary Maharashtra Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary Mizoram Chilika Lake Odisha Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan Tal Chhapar Sanctuary Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Vellode Birds Sanctuary Tamil Nadu Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary Bakhira Sanctuary
59 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Okhla Sanctuary Patna Bird Sanctuary Saman Sanctuary Samaspur Sanctuary Sandi Bird Sanctuary Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary West Bengal Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary List of Wild Life Sanctuaries Andaman and Nicobar Islands Spike Island Wildlife Sanctuary Lohabarrack Salt Water Crocodile Sanctuary Defence Island Wildlife Sanctuary Cinque Island Wildlife Sanctuary Flat Island Wildlife Sanctuary Barren Island Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Sri Venkateswara National Park Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Lanjamadugu Wildlife Sanctuary Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh Pakhui Tiger Reserve Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary Sessa Orchid Sanctuary Kane Wildlife Sanctuary Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Assam Kaziranga National Park Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary Manas National Park Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary Nameri National Park Orang National Park Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary Pabha Wildlife Sanctuary Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Valmikinagar Wildlife Sanctuary Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary
60 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Chandra Prabha Sanctuary Chhattisgarh chanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary Pamed Wildlife Sanctuary Badalkohl Wildlife Sanctuary Gomarda Reserve Forest Goa Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Gujarat Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Balaram-Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary Gir Forest National Park Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch Barda Wildlife Sanctuary Thol Bird Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh Rupi Bhabha Sanctuary Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary Tundah Wildlife Sanctuary Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary Pong Dam Sanctuary Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary Bandli Himachal Pradesh Gobind Sagar & Naina Devi Manali sanctuary Jammu and Kashmir Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary Kanji Wildlife Sanctuary Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand Palamau Tiger Reserve Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary Biligiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary Gudavi Bird Sanctuary Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary Melukote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
61 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala Periyar National Park Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Chimmony Wildlife sanctuary Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh Bori Wildlife Sanctuary Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary Phen Sanctuary Ghatigaon Sanctuary Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary Karera Wildlife Sanctuary Ken Ghariyal Sanctuary Kheoni Sanctuary Narsinghgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary Ratapani Tiger Reserve Snajay-Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary Son Ghariyal Sanctuary Sardarpur Sanctuary Maharashtra Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary Chandoli National Park Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary Mizoram Dampa Tiger Reserve Odisha Badrama Sanctuary Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary Chilika Bird Sanctuary Nalbana Bird Sanctuary Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary Simlipal National Park Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary Jaswant Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary Keladevi Wildlife Sanctuary Phulwari Wildlife Sanctuary Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary Sariska Tiger Reserve
62 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary Tal Chhapar Sanctuary Todgarh Rawali Wildlife Sanctuary Sikkim Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary Shingba Rhododendron Tamil Nadu Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Mudumalai National Park Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary Shenbagathoppu Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary Pocharam Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh Asan Bradge Bird Watching Chandra Prabha Sanctuary Kaimoor Sanctuary Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary Ranipur Sanctuary Sohagi Barwa Sanctuary Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary Hastinapur Sanctuary Okhla Bird Sanctuary Sandi Bird Sanctuary National Chambal Sanctuary Uttarakhand Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal Singalila National Park Buxa Tiger Reserve Murti Wildlife List of Museums in India Name Location State Anthropological Museum Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands Samudrika (Naval Marine Museum) Delanipur Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum Kadapa Andhra Pradesh INS Kursura Visakhapatnam Victoria Jubilee Museum Vijayawada Visakha Museum(Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Museum) Visakhapatnam Salar Jung Museum Darushifa Birla Science Museum Hyderabad
63 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Nizam Museum Hyderabad AP State Archaeology Museum or Hyderabad Museum Hyderabad Jawaharlal Nehru Museum Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh Assam State Museum, Guwahati Assam Mayong Central Museum and Emporium Mayong Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra Guwahati Patna Museum Patna Bihar Bihar Museum Patna Gandhi Smriti Sangrahalaya Bhitiharwa Gaya Museum Gaya Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Museum Darbhanga Chandra Shekhar Singh Museum Jamui Srikrishna Science Centre Patna Bihar Police Museum Patna Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya (Rajendra Memorial Museum) Patna Government Museum and Art Gallery Chandigarh Chandigarh International Dolls Museum Chandigarh Museum of Evolution of Life Chandigarh Indian Air Force Museum Palam, Delhi New Delhi Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum New Delhi National Gandhi Museum New Delhi National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum New Delhi National Museum New Delhi National Museum of Natural History New Delhi National Rail Museum New Delhi National Science Centre Delhi Nehru Memorial Museum & Library New Delhi Parliament Museum New Delhi Teen Murti Bhavan New Delhi Sanskriti Kendra Museum Delhi Shankar’s International Dolls Museum Delhi Goa Chitra Museum Benaulim Goa Goa Science Centre Panaji Goa State Museum Panaji Naval Aviation Museum Vasco da Gama Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery Vadodara Gujarat Calico Museum of Textiles Ahmedabad Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya Ahmedabad Gujarat Science City Ahmedabad Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum Ahmedabad Kaba Gandhi No Delo Rajkot Kirti Mandir Porbandar Kutch Museum Bhuj
64 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum Vadodara Sabarmati Ashram Ahmedabad Sanskar Kendra Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial Ahmedabad Swaminarayan Museum Ahmedabad Watson Museum Rajkot Dharohar Museum Kurukshetra University Haryana Library of Tibetan Works and Archives Dharamsala Himachal Pradesh Shivalik Fossil Park Saketi Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artifacts Kargil Jammu and Kashmir Dogra Art Museum Jammu Ranchi Science Centre Ranchi Jharkhand State Museum Jharkhand Government Museum Bangalore Karnataka Kempegowda Museum Bangalore Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum Bangalore HAL heritage and Aerospace Museum Bangalore Law Museum Bangalore Regional Museum of Natural History Mysore Folklore Museum Mysore Jayachamarajendra Museum Mysore Mysore Rail Museum Mysore Government Museum(Shivappa Nayaka Palace) Shivamogga Arakkal Museum Ayikkara Kerala Teak Museum Nilambur Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum Kollam Krishnapuram Palace Kayamkulam Indo-Portuguese Museum Kochi Vallathol Museum, Thrissur Thrissur Mural Art Museum Thrissur Archaeological Museum, Thrissur Thrissur Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum Thrissur Indian Business Museum Kozhikode Kerala Soil Museum Thiruvananthapuram Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuram Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum Kozhikode Wayanad Heritage Museum Ambalavayal Hill Palace Thrippunithura Bharat Bhavan Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Regional Science Centre Bhopal Remember Bhopal Museum Bhopal Central Museum Indore Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya Bhopal Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum Dhubela Rani Durgavati Museum Jabalpur
65 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Prince of Wales Museum (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya) Mumbai Maharashtra National Gallery of Modern Art Mumbai Nehru Planetarium Mumbai Nehru Science Center Mumbai Ballard Bunder Gatehouse Mumbai Bhau Daji Lad Museum Mumbai Cavalry Tank Museum Ahmednagar Coin Museum Nasik Cowasji Jehangir Hall Mumbai Darshan Museum Pune Joshi’s Museum of Miniature Railway Pune Mahatma Phule Museum Pune Mani Bhavan Mumbai Nagpur Central Museum Nagpur Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum Pune Raman Science Centre Nagpur National Maritime Museum Mumbai Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum Kolhapur Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math), Kolhapur Kolhapur Manipur State Museum Imphal Manipur Sekta Archaeological Living Museum Imphal Mizoram State Museum Aizawl Mizoram Odisha State Museum Bhubaneswar Odisha Regional Museum of Natural History Bhubaneswar Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports( National Institute of Sports) Patiala Punjab Sanghol Museum Sanghol Sikh Ajaibghar Balongi City Palace Museum Jaipur Rajasthan Albert Hall Museum Jaipur Archaeological Museum – Amer Jaipur Govt. Museum , Ajmer Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur Govt. Museum,Bharatpur Bharatpur Govt. Museum, Alwar Govt. Museum Jodhpur Mehrangarh Museum Jodhpur Umaid Bhavan Palace Museum Jodhpur Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok Sikkim Gandhi Memorial Museum Madurai Tamil Nadu Gass Forest Museum Coimbatore Government Museum(Madras Museum) Chennai Government Museum Karur Government Museum Cuddalore Government Museum Pudukkottai Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library Erode Regional Railway Museum Chennai Railway Heritage Centre Tiruchirappalli Government Museum Tiruchirappalli Alampur Museum, Alampur Mahbubnagar Telangana
66 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule AP State Archeology Museum(Hyderabad Museum) Hyderabad Birla Science Museum Hyderabad Salar Jung Museum Darushifa Tripura Government Museum Agartala Tripura Allahabad Museum Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Kanpur Sangrahalaya(Kanpur Museum) Kanpur Government Museum(Mathura museum) Mathura Sarnath Museum Varanasi Jhansi Museum Jhansi Anand Bhavan Allahabad Birla Industrial & Technological Museum Kolkata West Bengal Gurusaday Museum Kolkata Indian Museum Kolkata Malda Museum English Bazar Rabindra Museum Kalimpong National Museum Kolkata Netaji Museum Kolkata Victoria Memorial Hall Kolkata Important Palaces in India State Location Palace Name Assam Gurugram Ahom Raja’s Palace Bihar Madhubani Navlakha Palace Darbhanga Nargona Palace Chhattisgarh Jagdalpur Bastar Palace Kawardha Kawardha Palace Kanker Kanker Palace Jammu & Kashmir Ladakh Leh Palace Jammu Mubarak Mandi Palace, Amar Mahal Palace Karnataka Mysore Jagan Mohan Palace, Mysore Palace Kerala Trivandrum Kowdiar Palace Kochi Bolgatty Palace Thrissur Shakthan Thampuran Palace Madhya Pradesh Gwalior Jai Vilas Maharashtra Kolhapur Shalini Palace Pune Lal Mahal (Red Palace) Pune Aga Khan Palace Aurangabad Naukhanda Palace Ahmednagar Farah Bagh Palace Manipur Imphal Kangla Palace Orissa Gaja Pati Brundaban Palace Punjab Amrit Star Maharaja Ranjit Singh Palace Rajasthan Jaipur Rambagh Palace Jodhpur Umaid Bhawan Udaipur Lake Palace, Monsoon Palce(Sajjan Garh Palace), Shiv Niwas Palace Bharatpur Laxmi Vilas
67 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Bikaner Lalgarh Palace Tamilnadu Kanyakumari Padmanabhapuram Palace Telengana Hyderabad King Kothi Palace, Falaknuma Palace, Chowmahalla Palace Tripura Agartala Ujjayanta Palace, Kunjaban Palace Melaghar Neer Mahal(Water Palace) West Bengal Kolkatta Marble Palace List of Countries Central Banks Country Central Bank Afghanistan Bank Of Afghanistan Albania Bank Of Albania Algeria Bank Of Algeria Angola National Bank Of Angola Argentina Central Bank Of Argentina Anguilla Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Antigua And Barbuda Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Armenia Central Bank Of Armenia Aruba Central Bank Of Aruba Australia Reserve Bank Of Australia Austria European Central Bank Azerbaijan Central Bank Of The Rep. Of Azerbaijan Bahamas Central Bank Of The Bahamas Bahrain Central Bank Of Bahrain Bangladesh Bangladesh Bank Barbados Central Bank Of Barbados Belarus National Bank Of The Rep. Of Belarus Belgium European Central Bank Belize Central Bank Of Belize Benin Central Bank Of West African States Bermuda Bermuda Monetary Authority Bhutan Royal Monetary Authority Of Bhutan Bolivia Central Bank Of Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Central Bank Of Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Bank Of Botswana Brazil Central Bank Of Brazil Bulgaria Bulgarian National Bank Burkina Faso Central Bank Of West African States Burundi Bank Of The Rep. Of Burundi Cambodia National Bank Of Cambodia Cameroon Bank Of Central African States Canada Bank Of Canada Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Cape Verde Bank Of Cape Verde Cen. African Republic Bank Of Central African States Chad Bank Of Central African States Chile Central Bank Of Chile China People’s Bank Of China Colombia Central Bank Of Colombia Commonwealth Of Dominica Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Congo Bank Of Central African States Congo Dem. Rep. Central Bank Of Congo
68 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Costa Rica Central Bank Of Costa Rica Croatia Croatian National Bank Cuba Central Bank Of Cuba Curacao & St. Maarten Central Bank Of Curacao And St. Maarten Cyprus European Central Bank Czech Republic Czech National Bank Denmark National Bank Of Denmark Dominican Repl. Central Bank Of The Dominican Rep. Ecuador Central Bank Of Ecuador Egypt Central Bank Of Egypt El Salvador Central Reserve Bank Of El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Bank Of Central African States Estonia European Central Bank Ethiopia National Bank Of Ethiopia Fiji Reserve Bank Of Fiji Finland European Central Bank France European Central Bank Gabon Bank Of Central African States Gambia Central Bank Of The Gambia Georgia National Bank Of Georgia Germany European Central Bank Ghana Bank Of Ghana Henry Greece European Central Bank Grenada Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Guatemala Bank Of Guatemala Guinea Central Bank Of The Rep. Of Guinea Guinea-Bisseau Central Bank Of West African States Guyana Bank Of Guyana Haiti Bank Of The Republic Of Haiti Honduras Central Bank Of Honduras Hong Kong Hong Kong Monetary Authority Hungary Central Bank Of Hungary Iceland Central Bank Of Iceland India Reserve Bank Of India Indonesia Bank Indonesia Iran Central Bank Of Islamic Rep. Of Iran Iraq Central Bank Of Iraq Ireland European Central Bank Israel Bank Of Israel Italy European Central Bank Ivory Coast Central Bank Of West African States Jamaica Bank Of Jamaica Japan Bank Of Japan Jordan Central Bank Of Jordan Kazakhstan National Bank Of Kazakhstan Kenya Central Bank Of Kenya Korea, Republic Of Bank Of Korea Kosovo Central Bank Of The Republic Of Kozovo Kuwait Central Bank Of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan National Bank Of The Kyrgyz Repl.Abdygulo Latvia Bank Of Latvia
69 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Laos_(Lao People’s Dem. Repl.) Bank Of The Lao Lebanon Central Bank Of Lebanon Lesotho Central Bank Of Lesotho Liberia Central Bank Of Liberia Libya Central Bank Of Libya Lithuania Bank Of Lithuania Luxembourg European Central Bank Macao Monetary Authority Of Macao Macedonia National Bank Of The Rep. Of Macedonia Madagascar Central Bank Of Madagascar Malawi Reserve Bank Of Malawi Malaysia Bank Negara Malaysia Maldives Maldives Monetary Authority Mali Central Bank Of West African States Malta European Central Bank Mauritania Central Bank Of Mauritania Mauritius Central Bank Of Mauritius Mexico Bank Of Mexico Moldova National Bank Of Moldova Mongolia Bank Of Mongolia Montenegro Central Bank Of Montenegro Montserrat Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Morocco Bank Of Morocco Mozambique Bank Of Mozambique Myanmar Central Bank Of Myanmar Namibia Bank Of Namibia Netherlands European Central Bank New Zealand Reserve Bank Of New Zealand Nicaragua Central Bank Of Nicaragua Niger Central Bank Of West African States Nigeria Central Bank Of Nigeria Norway Norges Bank Oman Central Bank Of Oman Pakistan State Bank Of Pakistan Palestine Palestine Monetary Authority Papua New Guinea Bank Of Papua New Guinea Paraguay Central Bank Of Paraguay Peru Central Reserve Bank Of Peru Philippines Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas Poland National Bank Of Poland Portugal European Central Bank Qatar Qatar Central Bank Romania National Bank Of Romania Russia Bank Of Russia Rwanda National Bank Of Rwanda Samoa Central Bank Of Samoa Saint Lucia Eastern Caribbean Central Bank San Marino Central Bank Of The Republic Of San Marino Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority Senegal Central Bank Of West African States Serbia National Bank of Serbia
70 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Seychelles Central Bank of Seychelles Sierra Leone Bank of Sierra Leone Singapore Monetary Authority of Singapore Slovakia European Central Bank Slovenia European Central Bank Solomon Islands Central Bank of Solomon Islands Somalia Central Bank of Somalia South Africa South African Reserve Bank South Korea Bank of Korea Spain European Central Bank Sri Lanka Central Bank of Sri Lanka Sudan Central Bank of Sudan Swaziland Central Bank of Swaziland Sweden The Riksbank Stefan Switzerland Swiss National Bank Syrian Arab Republic Central Bank of Syria Tanzania Bank of Tanzania Taiwan Central Bank of the Rep. of China Tajikistan National Bank of Tajikistan Thailand Bank of Thailand Togolese Republic Central Bank of Togo Tonga National Reserve Bank of Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Central Bank of Tunisia Turkey Central Bank of Republic of Turkey Turkmenistan Central Bank of Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Central Bank of United Arab Emirates Uganda Bank of Uganda Ukraine National Bank of Ukraine United Kingdom Bank of England Uruguay Central Bank of Uruguay United States Of America Federal Reserve Uzbekistan Central Bank of the Rep. of Uzbekistan Vanuatu Reserve Bank of Vanuatu Venezuela Central Bank of Venezuela Vietnam State Bank of Vietnam Yemen Central Bank of Yemen Zambia Bank of Zambia Zimbabwe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe List of Countries Stock Exchanges Country Stock Exchange Country Stock Exchange Argentina MERVAL Malaysia FTSE KLCI Australia S&P/ASX 200 Malta MSE Austria WBI Mauritius SEMDEX Bahrain ALL SHARE Mexico IPC Bangladesh DSE GENERAL Mongolia MSETOP Belgium BEL20 Montenegro MONEX20 Bosnia & Herzegovina SASX10 Morocco MASI Botswana BGSMDC Namibia FTSE JSE
71 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Brazil BOVESPA Netherlands AEX Bulgaria SOFIX New Zealand NZX 50 Canada S&P/TSX Nigeria NSE 30 Chile IGPA Norway OSEAX China SHCOMP Oman MSM 30 Colombia IGBC Pakistan KSE100 Costa Rica CRSMBCT Peru IGBVL Croatia CROBEX Philippines PSEI Cyprus GENERAL Poland WIG Czech Republic SE PX Portugal PSI20 Denmark OMX COPENHAGEN Qatar QE GENERAL Ecuador ECU Romania BET Egypt EGX30 Russia MICEX Estonia OMX TALLIN Saudi Arabia TASI Finland HEX25 Serbia BELEX15 France CAC 40 Singapore STI Germany DAX 30 Slovakia SAX Ghana GGSECI Slovenia SBITOP Greece ASE South Africa FTSE/JSE Hong Kong HIS South Korea KOSPI Hungary BUX Spain IBEX 35 Iceland SE ICEX Sri Lanka CSE ALL SHARE India SENSEX Sweden OMX 30 Indonesia JCI Switzerland SMI Ireland ISEQ Tanzania ALL SHARE DSEI Israel TA-100 Taiwan TWSE Italy FTSE MIB Thailand SET50 Kuwait STOCK Tunisia TUNINDEX Latvia OMX RIGA Turkey XU100 Laos_(Lao People’s Dem. Repl.) LSXC United Arab Emirates UAE ADX GENERAL Lebanon MSCI Ukraine PFTS Lithuania OMX VILNIUS United Kingdom FTSE 100 Luxembourg LUXX United States Of America DOW JONES Macedonia MBI 10 Venezuela IBVC Vietnam VN List of Important Cricket Stadium in the World Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Mebourne Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney The WACA, Perth The Gabba, Brisbane, Queensland Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka England The Lords, London Old Trafford, Manchester The Oval, Kensington Trent Bridge, Nottingham Birmingham, Warwickshire
72 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Headingley, Leeds Rose Bowl, Southampton New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Basin Reserve, Wellington Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Karachi Cricket Stadium, Karachi South Africa The Wanderers, Johannesburg Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Port Elizabeth (St George’s Oval), Port Elizabeth SuperSport Park (formerly Centurion Park), Centurion, Gauteng Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle West Indies Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad List of Some Important Gardens in India Name of the Garden Name of the location Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden Kolkata, West Bengal Auroville Botanical Gardens, Auroville, Tamil Nadu Brindhavan Garden Mysore, Karanataka Chambal Garden Kota, Rajasthan Chashme Shahi Srinagar, J & K Company garden Allahabad , Uttar Pradesh Hanging Garden Mumbai , Maharashtra Jallianwala Bagh Amristar, Punjab Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden Gangtok, Sikkim Jhansi Botanical Garden Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Kalindi Kunj New Delhi Lal Bagh Bangalore, Karnataka Law garden Ahmedabad, Gujarat Lloyd’s Botanical Garden Darjeeling, West Bengal Lodi Garden New Delhi Malampuzha Garden Palakkad, Kerala Mughal garden New Delhi Nishat Bagh Srinagar , J & K Pilikula Botanical Garden Mangalore, Karnataka Pinjore Garden Panchkula , Haryana Rock Garden Darjeeling Rock Garden of Chandigarh Chandigarh Saharanpur Botanical Garden, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Sajjan Niwas Garden(Gulab Bagh) Udaipur, Rajasthan Sarita Udyan Gandhinagar, Gujarat Shalimar Bagh Srinagar, J & K Sim’s Park Coonoor, Tamil nadu The Royal Botanical Garden Howrah, West Bengal Tulip Garden Srinagar, J & K List of Important River Projects in India Project River Related State Bansagar Project Son Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Bargi Project Bargi Madhya Pradesh Beas Project Beas Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
73 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Bhadra Project Bhadra Karnataka Bhakhra Nangal Project Sutlej Punjab,Himachal Pradesh ,Haryana, Rajsthan Bheema Project Pawana Maharashtra Chambal Project Chambal Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh Damodar Ghati Project Damodar Jharkhand, West Bengal Dulhasti Project Chinab Jammu & Kashmir Durga Barrage Project Damodar West Bengal Jharkhand Farakka Project Ganga, Bhagirathi West Bengal Gandak Project Gandaki Bihar, Uttar Pradesh Ganga Sagar Project Chambal Madhya Pradesh Ghatprabha Project Ghatprabha Karnataka Girna Project Girna Maharashtra Hansdev Bango Project Hansdev Madhya Pradesh Hidkal Project Ghatprabha Karnataka Hirakud Project Mahanadi Orissa Idduki Project Periyar Kerala Indira Gandhi Canal Project Satlaj Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana Jawahar Sagar Project Chambal Rajasthan Jayakwadi Project Godawari Maharashtra Kakrapara Project Tapti Gujrat Kangsawati Project Kangsawati West Bengal Kol Dam Project Sutlaj Himachal Pradesh Kosi Project Kosi Bihar & Nepal Koyana Project Koyana Maharashtra Krishna Project Krishna Karnataka Kunda Project Kunda Tamilnadu Let Bank Ghaghra Canal Ganaga Uttar Pradesh Madhya Ganaga Canal Ganaga Uttar Pradesh Mahanadi Delta Project Mahanadi Odisha Malprabha Project Malprabha Karnataka Mandi Project Vyas Himachal Pradesh Matatilla Project Betwa Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Mayurakshi Project Mayurakshi West Bengal Minimato Bango Hasdeo Project Hasdeo Bango river Madhya Pradesh Muchkund Project Muchkund Odisha, Andhra Pradesh Nagarjunsagar Project Krishna Andhra Pradesh Nagpur Power Project Koradi Maharashtra Narmada Sagar Project Narmada Madhya Pradesh Gujarat Nathpa Jhakri Project Sutlaj Himachal Pradesh Panam Project Panam Gujarat Panama Project Panama Gujarat Panchet Project Damodar Jharkhand West Bengal Pong Project Beas Punjab Poochampad Project Godawari Andhra Pradesh Purna Project Purna Maharashtra Rajasthan Canal Project Sutlej, Vyas, Ravi Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana Ramganga Project Ramganga Uttar Pradesh Rana Pratap Sagar Project Chambal Rajsthan Ranjeet Sagar Project Ravi Punjab Rihand Project Rihand Uttar Pradesh Salal Project Chenab Jammu & Kashmir Sardar Sarovar Project Narmada Madhya Pradesh
74 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Maharashtra Rajasthan Sarhind Project Sutlaj Haryana Sharawati Project Sharawati Karnataka Sharda Project Sharda, Gomti Uttar Pradesh Shivsamundram Project Kaveri Karnataka Sutlaj Project Chinab Jammu & Kashmir Tawa Project Tawa Madhya Pradesh Tehri Dam Project Bhagirathi Uttarakhand Tilaiya Project Barakar Jharkhand Tulbul Project Chinab Jammu & Kashmir Tungbhadra Project Tungbhadra Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Ukai Project Tapti Gujarat Upper Penganga Project Penanga Maharashtra Uri Power Project Jhelum Jammu & Kashmir Vyas Project Vyas Rajasthan, Punjab. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh Memorial Places of Famous Indian Leaders Name Position Hold Memorial Name Meaning Location B.R. Ambedkar Political leader and Philosopher Chaitya Bhoomi Dadar(Maharashtra) Chandra Shekhar Prime Minister of India Jannayak Sthal Place of People’s leader Delhi Choudhary Charan Singh Prime Minister of India Kisan Ghat Farmer’s Platform Delhi Devi Lal Deputy Prime Minister of India Sangharsh Sthal Place of Struggle Delhi Giani Zail Singh President of India Ekta Sthal Place of Unity Delhi Gulzarilal Nanda Acting Prime Minister of India Narayan Ghat Ahmedabad(Gujarat) I. K. Gujral Prime Minister of India Smiriti Sthal Place of Remembrance Delhi Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India Shakti Sthal Place of Power Delhi Jag Jivan Ram Deputy Prime Minister of India Samta Sthal Place of Equality Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India Shantivan Garden of Peace Delhi Krishna Kant Vice President of India Nigambhoot Ghat Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Prime Minister of India Vijay Ghat Victory Platform Delhi Mahatma Gandhi Father of the Nation Raj Ghat Royal Steps Delhi Morarji Desai Prime Minister of India Abhay Ghat Ahmedabad(Gujarat) P. V. Narasimha Rao Prime Minister of India P.V. Ghat Delhi K.R. Narayanan 10th President of India Ekta Sthal Karma Bhoomi Delhi Rajiv Gandhi Prime Minister of India Veer Bhumi Land of Brave Delhi Rajendra Prasad President of India Mahaprayan Ghat Patna(Bihar) Shankar Dayal Sharma President of India Karma Bhumi Land of Duty Delhi
75 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule List of Important Indian Cities on Rivers Name of the River Name of the City Name of the River Name of the City Alaknanda Badrinath Kaveri Erode Bhadra Bhadravathi Krishna Vijayawada Brahmani Rourkela Krishna Sangli Brahmaputra Dibrugarh Krishna, Koyna Karad Brahmaputra Guwahati Mahanadi Banki Chambal Kota Mahanadi Cuttack Chambal Gwalior Mahanadi Sambalpur Cooum, Adyar Chennai Meenachil Kottayam Daman Ganga River Daman Mula, Mutha Pune Ganga Mirzapur Musi Hyderabad Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati Allahabad Narmada Jabalpur Ganges Bhagalpur Narmada Bharuch Ganges Haridwar Netravati, Gurupura Mangalore Ganges Kanpur Noyyal Coimbatore Ganges Patna Panchaganga Kolhapur Ganges Varanasi Pennar Nellore Ganges Farrukhabad Rapti Gorakhpur Ganges Fatehgarh Rushikulya Brahmapur Ganges Kannauj Rushikulya Chhatrapur Ganges Kanpur Cantonment Sabarmati Ahmedabad Ganges Shuklaganj Saryu Ayodhya Ganges Chakeri Savitri Mahad Ganges Hajipur Sharavathi Honnavar Ghataprabha Bagalkot Shipra Ujjain Girna River Malegaon Sutlej Ferozpur Godavari Rajahmundry Tapi Surat Godavari Nashik Thamirabarani Tirunelveli Godavari Nanded Tunga River Shimoga Godavari Nizamabad Tungabhadra Hospet Gomti Jaunpur Ulhas Karjat Gomti Lucknow Vaigai Madurai Hugli Kolkata Vishwamitri Vadodara Jhelum Srinagar Vrishabhavathi Bangalore Kali Karwar Yamuna Agra Kaveri Tiruchirapalli Yamuna New Delhi Kaveri Thiruchirapalli Yamuna Mathura Yamuna Etawah Yamuna Auraiya Famous Sports Personalities in India Archery Players Arun Vishnu Chekrovolu Swuro Laxmirani Majhi Abhishek Verma Deepika Kumari Limba Ram Atanu Das Dola Banerjee Sandeep Kumar Bombayla Devi Jayanta Talukdar Tarundeep Rai Athletes Amit Kumar Saroha Kavita Raut P.T.Usha Anilda Thomas Kheta Ram Ramkaran Singh Anju Bobby George Khushbir Kaur Raut Deepa Mallick Ankit Sharma KM Beenamol Renjith Maheshwary
76 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Annu Rani(Javeline Thrower) Lalita Babar Sandeep Kumar Ashwini Nachappa M. R. Poovamma Sapna Punia Baljinder Singh Mandeep Kaur Seema Punia Antil Dharambir Singh Manish Singh Rawat Shiny Abraham Dutee Chand Manpreet Kaur Soma Biswas Gurmeet Singh Milkha Singh Srabani Nanda Inderjeet Singh Muhammad Anas Sudha Singh Irfan Kolothum Thodi Neeraj Chopra Thonakal Gopi Jinson Johnson Nirmala Sheoran Tintu Luka Jyotirmoyee Sikdar Nitender Singh Rawat Vikas Gowda Kavita Ramdas OP Jaisha Badminton Players Anup Sridhar H S Prannoy Prakash Padukone Ajay Jayram Jwala Gutta Pulella Gopichand Aparna Popat Kidambi Srikanth Saina Nehwal Ashwini Ponnappa Manu Attri Siril Verma Chetan Anand P. V. Sindhu Sumeet Reddy Chirag Sen Parupalli Kashyap Valiyaveetil Diju Dipankar Bhattacharya Basketball Players Anitha Pauldurai Geethu Anna Jose Satnam Singh Bhamara Divya Singh Prashanti Singh Shiba Maggon Body Builders Prashant Sulunkhe Mamota Devi Yashmeen Manak Bobby Singh Ram Niwas Yatinder singh Deepika Chowdhury Sangram Chougule Karauna Waghmare Shweta Rathore Billiards and snooker Aditya S. Mehta Ishika Shah Siddharth Parekh Anushi Seth Michael Ferreira Sourav Kothari Ashok shandilya Pankaj Advani Varshaa Sanjeev Chitra Magimairaj Rupesh Shah Rahul Wilson Jones Geet Sethi Boxing Players Ali Qamar Mandeep Jangra Sonia Lather Devendro Singh Manoj Kumar Vijender Singh Dingko Singh Mary Kom Vikas Krishan Yadav Kavita Chahal Nikhat Zareen Laishram Sarita Devi Shiva Thapa Cricket Players Ajay Jadeja G.R. Vishwanath Rahul Dravid Ajinkya Rahane Gautam Gambhir Ravichandran Ashwin Ajit Agarkar Harbhajan Singh Ravindra Jadeja Ajit Chandila Irfan Pathan Rohit Sharma Ajit Wadekar Javagal Srinath RP Singh Anil Kumble Kapil Dev S. Srisanth Anjum Chopra Kiran More Sachin Tendulkar B.K. Venkatesh Prasad Madan Lal Shikhar Dhawan B.S. Chandrashekhar Mahender Singh Dhoni Sourav Ganguly Bishan Singh Bedi Manoj Prabhakar Sunil Gavaskar
77 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule C.G. Borde Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Syed Kirmani C.P.S. Chauhan Mithali Raj Virat Kohli D. N. Sardesai Mohammed Azharuddin Virender Sehwag Dilip Vengsarkar Munaf Patel Yuvraj Singh Dinesh Kartik Murali Kartik Zaheer Khan E.A.S. Prasanna Navjot Singh Sidhu E.D. Solkar Pranav Dhanawade Car Racer Aditya Patel Gaurav Gill Karun Chandhok Armaan Ebrahim Jehan Daruvala Narain Karthikeyan Chess Players Abhijit Kunte Koneru Humpy Sandipan Chanda Baskaran Adhiban Krishnan Sasikiran Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi Dibyendu Barua Parimarjan Negi Swapnil S Dhopade Harika Dronavalli Pentala Harikrishna Tania Sachdev Hetul Shah Praveen Mahadeo Thipsay Viswanathan Anand Humpy Koneru Rucha Pujari Football Players Aditi Chauhan Dr Talimeran Ao Pradip Kumar Banerjee Baichung Bhutia Inivalappil Mani Vijayan Sunil Chhetri Debjit Majumder Jeje Lalpekhlua Udanta Singh Golf Players Aditya Mehta Gagan Jeet Bhullar Jyoti Randhawa Anirban Lahiri Gaurav Ghei Shiv Kapur Arjun Atwal Jeev Milkha SIngh SSP Chawrasia Aditi Ashok Gymnastics Dipa Karmakar Kshipra Joshi Priti Das Akshata Shete Mayank Srivastava Rakesh K Patra Alok Ranjan Meenakshi Rohit Jaiswal Ashish Kumar Mitali Dogra Roma Dilip Jogalekar Ashok K Mishra Paromita Das Shephali Moulick Debjani Samanta Partha Mondal Vivek Mishra Diwja Asher Pooja Surve Vladimir Chertkov Joy Prakash Chakraborty Praveen Sharma Judo Players Avatar Singh Kalpana Devi Rajwinder Kaur Devender Pawaria L Sanatombi Devi Sachin Maan Dhanpriyari Devi Malaprabha Jadhav Shamsher Singh Garima Choudhary N Seema devi Yashpal Solanki Harpreet Kaur Navjot Chana Jasleen Singh Pincky Balhara Hockey Players in India Ritu Rani Helen Mary Saba Anjum Karim Ajit Pal Singh Leslie Claudius Sardar Singh Balbir Singh Sr Madhu Yadav Sreejesh Ravindran Dhanraj Pillay Mamta Kharab Suraj Lata Devi Dhyan Chand Pargat Singh Surya Shekhar Ganguly Dilip Tirkey PR Sreejesh SV Sunil Gagan Ajit Singh Rajpal Singh Gurbaj Sigh Kabbadi Players
78 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Abhilasha Mhatre Mamatha Poojary Rahul Chaudhari Ajay Thakur Manjeet Chhillar Rakesh Kumar Anup Kumar Mohit Chhillar Rohit Kumar Lawn Tennis Players Jaidip Mukerjea Ramanathan Krishnan Sania Mirza Leander Paes Ramesh Krishnan Somdev Devvarman Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna Vijay Amritraj Prarthana Thombare Mountain Climbers Arjun Vajpai Harish Kapadia Premlata Agarwal Arunima Sinha Krushnaa Patil Santosh Yadav Bachendri Pal Kushang Dorjee Sherpa Tashi and Nungshi Malik Balwant Sandhu Malavath Purna Tenzing Norgay Bhupesh Kumar Mohan Singh Kohli Rowing Players Bajrang Takhar Inderpal Singh Paulose Pandari Kunnel Dattu Bapan Bhokanal Kasam Khan Sandeep Kumar Devender Khandwal Manjit Singh Sawarn Singh Virk Squash Players Anaka Alankamony Joshna Chinappa Ritwik Bhattacharya Anuroop B. S Kumar Kush Saurav Ghosal Cyrus Poncha Mahesh Mangaonkar Savita Punia Dipika Pallikal Mamta Kharab Siddharth Suchde Harinder Pal Sandhu Swimmers Bula Choudhury Niranjan Mukundan Sebastian Xavier Khajan Singh Rehan Poncha Sharath Gayakwad Kutraleeswaran Sajan Prakash Shika Tandon Masudur Rahman Baidya Saloni Dalal Shivani Kataria Mihir Sen Sandeep Sejwal Virdhawal Khade Shooters Abhinav Bindra Jeetu Rai Prakash Nanjappa Anjali Bhagwat Kynan Chenai Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Chain Singh Mairaj Ahmed Khan Samresh Jung Gagan Narang Manvanjit Singh Sandhu Sanjeev Rajput Gurpeet Singh Pooja Ghatkar Vijay Kumar Jaspal Rana Table Tennis Players Achanta Sharatha Kamal Mouma Das Soumyajit Ghosh Chetan Baboor Poulomi Ghatak Vishnu Vardhan Manika Batra Sharath Kamal Achanta Weightlifting Players Geeta Rani Manpreet Kaur Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Harjeet Kaur Mohammed Asdullah Sanjita Khumukcham Karnam Malleshwari N. Kunjarani Devi Sivalingam Sathish Kumar Katulu Ravi Kumar Ngangbam Soniya Chanu Sudhir Kumar KM Rachna Pratima Kumari Yumnam Chanu Komal Wakale Renubala Chanu Wrestling Players Amit Kumar Dahiya Hardeep Singh Ritu Phogat Aparna Bishnoi Khashaba Dadasaheb Sakshi Malik
79 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule List of Important founders of Journals and News papers in Olden days Name of Journals/News Paper Name of the Founder Al-Hilal Abul Kalam Azad Al-Balagh Abul Kalam Azad New India(Daily) Annie Besant Commonweal Annie Besant Vande Mataram Aurobindo Ghosh Sandhya B.B. Upadhyaya Mooknayak B.R. Ambedkar Bahishkrit Bhara B.R. Ambedkar Kesari Bal Gangadhar Tilak Mahratta Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Darpan(Marathi) Bal Shastri Jambhekar Kavivachan Sudha Bhartendu Harishchandra Kavi Vachan Sudha Bhartendu Harishchandra Yugantar Bhupendranath Data and Barinder Kumar Ghosh New India(Weekly) Bipin Chandra Pal Bande Mataram Bipin Chandra Pal and later edited by Sri Aurobindo Talwar(Berlin) Birendra Nath Chattopadhyaya Rast Goftar(Gujrati) Dadabhai Naoroji Voice of India Dadabhai Naoroji Indian Mirror Devendra Nath Tagore The Tribune Dyal Singh Majithia Bombay Chronicle Firoze Shah Mehta Swadesamitran(Tamil) G Subramaniya Aiyar Sudharak G.K.Gokhale Pratap Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Inquilab(Urdu) Ghulam Hussain Hindu Patriot Girish Chandra Ghosh(later Harish Chandra Mukherji) Hindoo Patriot Harish Chandra Mukherjee India Gazettej Henry Louis Vivian Derozio Som Prakesh Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Bengal Gazette(Bengali) J.K.Hikki Hindustan Times K.M. Pannikar Vichar Lahiri Krishnashastri Chiplunkar Punjabi Lala Lajpat Rai Essays in Indian Economics M.G. Ranade Hindustan M.M. Malviya Babita Kumari Narsingh Yadav Sandeep Tomar Bajrang Punia Neha Rathi Sunil Kumar Rana Dalip Singh Rana Palwinder Singh Cheema Sushil Kumar Dara Singh Panne Lal Yadav The Great Gama Dharmendra Dalal Rajinder Kumar Vinesh Phogat Geeta Phogat Rajneesh Dalal Yogeshwar Dutt Gobar Goha Ravinder Khatri Gulam Ravinder Singh Wushu Players L Budhchandra Singh Sanathoi Devi Uchit Sharma Puja Tomer Surya Bhanu Pratap
80 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Nav Jeevan Mahatma Ghandhi Indian Opinion Mahatma Ghandhi Young India Mahatma Ghandhi Harijan Mahatma Ghandhi Kranti Mirajkar, Joglekar, Ghate Comrade Mohammad Ali Independent Motilal Nehru Din Mitra Mukundarao Patil Navyug(Magazine) Muzaffar Ahmed Samvad Kaumudi Ram Mohan Roy Mirat-ul-Akbhar Ram Mohan Roy Kudi Arasu Ramaswamy Naiker Statesman Robert Knight The Statesman Robert Knight Bombay Times Robert Knight & Thomas Bennnet Indian Socialist Shyamji Krishna Verma Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan Amrita Bazar Patrika Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh Prabudha Bharat Swami Vivekananda Udbodhana Swami Vivekananda Free Hindustan(in Vancouver) Tarak Nath Das Native Opinion V.N. Mandalik Hindu Vir Raghavacharya and G.S. Aiyar Nicknames of Famous Personalities Nicknames Name of the Person Adi Kavi Valmeeki Akbar of Kashmir Jainul Abdin Andhra Kesari T. Prakasam Anna C.N. Annadurai Babuji Jagjeevan Ram Banga bandhu Sheikh Mujibut Rahman Bard of Avon William Shakespeare Bengal Kesari Ashutosh Mukherji Bengali Tiger,Punjab Kesari,Lal, Bal Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal Bihar Kesari Dr. Srikrishna Singh Bihar Vibhuti Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh Bird man of India Salim Ali C. R. / Rajaji Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Chacha,Pandit ji Jawaharlal Nehru Deen bandhu C.F. Andrews Desert Fox Gen Ervin Rommel Desh bandhu Chitta Ranjan Das Desh Ratna, Ajatshatru Dr. Rajendra Prasad Deshpriya Yatindra Mohan Sengupta Enlightened One Lord Buddha Father of English Poetry Geoffery Chaucer Father of Gujarat Ravi Shankar Maharaj
81 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Father of Medicine Hippocrates Father of the Local Self-Government Lord Rippon Father of the Nation,Bapu,Mahatma Mahatma Gandhi Frontier Gandhi, Badshah Khan Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Fuehrer Adolf Hitler Flying Sikh Milkha Singh G.B.S George Bernard Shaw Grand Old man of Britain Willium E. Gladstone Grand Old man of India Dadabhai Naoroji Grand old man of Indian Journalism Tushar Kanti Ghosh Grandfather of Indian Films Dhundiraj Govind Phalke Guruji M.S. Golvalkar Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Haryana Hurricane Kapil Dev Hockey Wizard Dhyan Chand II Duce Benito Mussolini Indian Machiavelli Chanakya Iron Lady of India Indira Gandhi Indian Einstein Nagarjuna Jana Nayak Karpuri Thakur King Maker Earl of Warwick Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore King Maker of Indian History Sayyed Bandhu Kuvempu K.V. Puttappa Lady with the lamp Florence Nightinga Light of Asia Sreebuddha Lion of Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Lion of Maratha Bal Gangadhar Tilak Li-Kwan Pearl Buck Little Corporal,Man of Destiny Napoleon Bonaparte Little Master Sunil Gavaskar Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan Machiavelli of India Chanakya Magician of Hockey Dhyanchand Mahamana, Prince of Beggars Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Maid of Orleans Joan of Arc Maiden Queen Queen Elizabeth I Man of Blood and Iron Otto Van Bismark Man of Peace Lal Bahadur Shastri Martin Luther of India Dayanand Saraswati Man of Destiny Napolean Bonaparte Man of Iron Vallabhai Patel Man of Peace Lal Bahadur Shastri Morning Star of India Renaissance Raja Ram Mohan Roy Mother Mother Teresa Mysore Tiger Tippu Sultan Napoleon of India Samudra Gupta Neta Ji, Patriot of Patriots Subhash Chandra Bose Nightingale of India Sarojini Naidu Parrot of India, Tota-e-hind Amir Khushro
82 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Poet’s Poet Edmund Spencer Prince of Autobiography Babur Prince of Builders Shahjahan Prince of Martyrs, Sahid-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Prince of Money Makers Muhammad bin Tughlaq Prince of Pilgrims Hiuen Tsang Payyoli Express P. T. Usha Prince of Kolkata Saurav Ganguly Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai Quaid-i-Azam Md. Ali Jinnah Rajashree Purushottam Das Tandon Sage of Kanchi Sankaracharya Scourage of God Chengiz khan Saint of Sabarmati Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Saint of the Gutters Mother Teresa Shakespeare of India Mahakavi Kalidas Sher-e-Kashmir,Lion of Kashmir Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Sparrow Major General Rajinder Singh Strong (Iron) Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Swar Kokila Lata Mangeshkar Tau Chaudhury Devi Lal The Little Master Sachin Tendulkar Tiger of Mysore Tipu Sultan Tota-e-Hind Amir Khushro Udanpari P.T. Usha Uncle Ho Ho Chi Minh Vishwa Kavi,Kaviguru,Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Young Turk Chandra Shekhar List of Space Centres in the World Country Name of the Space Centre Belgium Liege Space Center Euro Space Center Canada John H. Chapman Space Centre Telus World of Science, Edmonton Germany European Space Operations Centre Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre European Astronaut Centre France Toulouse Space Center Guiana Space Centre Cannes Mandelieu Space Center India Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Space Applications Centre Satish Dhawan Space Centre Italy Broglio Space Centre Japan Uchinoura Space Centre Tanegashima Space Centre South Korea Naro Space Center Netherlands European Space Research and Technology Norway Norwegian Space Centre Philippines Mabuhaysat Subic Space Center Mabuhaysat Zamboanga Space Center
83 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Pakistan Sonmiani (space facility) Tilla Satellite Launch Center Russia Babakin Space Centre Baikonur Cosmodrome Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre United Kingdom Leicester Space Centre Surrey Space Centre Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Jodrell Bank Observatory United States Goddard Space Flight Center John C. Stennis Space Center Kennedy Space Center Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston Marshall Space Flight Center List of Indian Missiles Missile Name Orgin Type Range Speed Air-to-air missiles Astra India Air-to-Air Missiles 60 – 80 km Mach 4 + K-100 Russia & India Medium Range air-to-air missile 300–400 km Mach 3.3 MICA IAF Air-to-Air Missiles Surface-To-Air Missiles Akash India Medium-range surface-to-air missile 30-35km Mach 2.5 to 3.5 Barak 8 Isreal/India Long Range surface to air Missile 100 km Mach 2 Trishul India Short Range surface to air missile 9km Defence Missile Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) India Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Altitude- 80km Mach 5+ Advanced Air Defence (AAD) India Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Altitude- 30km Mach 4.5 Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) India Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Altitude- 120km Cruise Missiles Nirbhay India Subsonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land) 1,000 -1500 km Mach 0.8 BrahMos Russia & India Supersonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land) 290 km Mach 2.8 to 3 Mach BrahMos II India Hypersonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land) 300km Mach 7 Surface-to-surface missiles Agni-I India Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) 700-1250 km Mach 7.5 Agni-II India Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM) 2,000–3,000 km Mach 12 Agni-III India Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM) 3,500 km – 5,000 km 5–6 km/s Agni-IV India Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM) 3,000 – 4,000 km Mach 7
84 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Agni-V India Intercontinental ballistic missile(ICBM) 5000 – 8000Km Mach 24 Prithvi I India Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) 150 km Prithvi II India Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) 350 km Dhanush India Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) 350 – 600 km Prahaar(Pragati) India Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) 150 km Mach 2.03 Shaurya India Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) 750 to 1,900 km Mach 7.5 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles Sagarika (K-15) India Ballistic Missile 700 – 1900Km Mach 7+ K-4 India Ballistic Missile 3,500–5,000 km Mach 7+ K-5 India Ballistic Missile 6,000 km Ashwin India Ballistic Missile 150-200km Mach 4.5 Anti-Tank Missile Nag India Anti-Tank Guided Missile 4km 230 m/s Helina(HELIcopter launched NAg) India Anti-Tank Guided Missile 7-8km Amogha-1 India Anti-Tank Guided Missile 2.8 km Government Schemes/Yojanas Scheme Ministry Launch Year Outlay/Limit/Target Sector INSPIRE(Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research ) Programme Department of Science and Technology (India) The realization of Vision 2020 calls for action and a well designed innovation infrastructure. Education Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) or Bachat Lamp Yojana MoP 2009/2015 Annual cost reduction of consumer bills - Rs. 40,000 crore Electrification Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana (PMGAY) Or Indira Awaas Yojana MoRD 2015/1985 Fund shared by Centre & State Gov 75:25 Housing, Rural Integrated Child Development Services MoWCD 1975 Benefits to under 6 years of age and their mothers. Child Development Integrated Rural Development Program MoRD 1978 Merged with Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) in 1999 Fund allocation by Centre & State is 50:50 Rural Development Midday Meal Scheme MoHRD 1995 Supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Health, Education
85 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana MoST 1999 Encouraging students to take up research careers in the areas of basic sciences, engineering and medicine Education Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana(SGSY) MoRD 1999 Centre & State funded in the ratio 75:25 Rural Employment Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana MoRD 2000 Funded by both centre and states in 60:40 19000 Cr in 2016-17 Rural Development Antyodaya Anna Yojna NDA government 2000 Green Colour Card To Provide 35 kilograms of rice and wheat at a highly subsidised cost of three rupees per kilogram of rice and two rupees per kilogram of wheat Poverty alleviation - Food Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana(SGRY) MoRD 2001 Rs.10, 000 crore , Centre & State funded in the ratio 75:25 Merging the provisions of Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) and Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY). Rural Self Employment Shiksha Sahayog Yojana(SSY) LIC 2001 Aam Admi Bima Yojana Scholarship Fund Set up by Gov Scholarship for 9th to 12th standard students Financial Service Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme MoSJE 2003 To provide financial assistance to Social Justice Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya MoHRD 2004 Education Janani Suraksha Yojana MoHFW 2005 Modified National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS) 100% centrally sponsored scheme Mother Care Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) MoUD 2005 $20 billion over seven years. Urban Development Livestock Insurance Scheme MoA 2005 The premium of the insurance is subsidized to the tune of 50%. Agriculture Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana MoP April 2005 Replaced by Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana Rural Electrification Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act MoRD 2006 Rs. 40,000 crore 150 days of work in drought-hit states Rural Wage Employment Gramin Bhandaran Yojana or Rural Godown Scheme (RGS) MoA 2007 In 2014 It is merged with Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) Agriculture Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana(RKVY) MoA 2007 Rs. 25,000 Crore Agriculture
86 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana(RSBY) MoHFW 2008 IT-enabled and smart–card- based cashless healthy insurance cover,up to Rs. 30,000/- per annum Insurance Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana MoWCD 2010 Merged into National Food Security Act, 2013 Mother Care Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana MoSJ&E 2010 Rs. 422.00 crores. Rural Development Swavalamban MoF 2010 To be replaced by Atal Pension Yojana Pension National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) MoRD 2011 $5.1 Billion Poverty alleviation Rajiv Awas Yojana MhUPA 2013 Slum-free Indiaby 2022 Urban Housing National Urban Livelihood Mission(NULM) MoHUPA 2013 Modified Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) Skill Development Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojna MoRD 2014 Rs 1,500 crore Age: 15-35 Years Skill development Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana MoF 2014 To provide 'universal and clear access to banking facilities' starting with basic Banking Accounts" with overdraft facility of Rs.5,000 (zero-balance bank account) Guinness World Records Recognises the Achievements made under PMJDY- 18,096,130 bank accounts opened Financial Inclustion Atal Pension Yojana (Swavalamban Yojana) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) 2015, Kolkata Age – 60 Rs.1000-Rs.5000 Pension Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana or Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) MoP 2015 756 billion (US$11 billion) Rural Power Supply Digital India Programme MoC&IT 2015 1 Lakh Crore Programme : 9 Pillars Digitally Empowered Nation Namami Gange Programme MoWR 2015 Rs.20000 crore for 5 years Ganga to be made open defecation-free by 2022. Clean & Protect Ganga Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna MoSD&E 2015 Rs. 120 billion Skill Development Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana MoF 2015 Accident insurance scheme with annual premium of RS.12 Insurance
87 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Age : 18 and 70 years Death or full disability Rs.2 lakh Partial Permanent disability Rs.1 lakh Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana MoF 2015 Accident insurance schemeannual premium of Rs.330 Age: 18 and 50 years Death due to any cause - Rs.2 lakh Insurance Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana(HRIDAY) MoUD 2015 RS.500 Cr Target: March 2017 in 12 cities Urban Development Pradhan Mantri Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (PMSSY)or Girl Child Prosperity Scheme MoWCD 2015 Age: Below 10 and Deadline – 18 Minimum : Rs.1000 Maximum: Rs.1,50,000 Women Empowerment Smart Cities Mission MoUD 2015 Rs. 98,000 crore Target: 100 cities by 2022(109 revised) First List:10 Second List: 13 Third List: 36 Urban Development Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) MoUD 2015 Rs 50,000 crore 500 cities Urban Development Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) or Housing for All MoHUPA 2015 Rs. 2 trillion To build 2 crore houses by 2022 305 cities in 9 states Housing Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY) MoSD&E 2015 Rs. 120 billion To to train 1 crore Indian youth from 2016-20 Skill Development Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY) MoP&NG 2016 Rs. 8000 crore 1 million LPG connections had been completed in Nov 2016 Social Welfare Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank 2015 1.Shishu :-Loan up to Rs.50,000 2.Kishore :- Loan ranging from Rs.50,000 to Rs.5 lakh 3.Tarun :- Loan above Rs.5 lakh and below Rs.10 lakh Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) MoRD 2014 For developing model villages through implementation of existing schemes Rural Development Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) MoA 2016 Rs.17600 Cr Uniform premium of only 2 per cent to be paid by farmers for Kharif crops, and 1.5 per cent Crop Insurance
88 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule for Rabi crops Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana (PMGSY) MoA 2015 Rs. 500 billion 1.Irrigation Project 2.Soil Health Card Agriculture Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojanaye (PMGKY) 2015 Implement the pro-poor welfare schemes in more effective way The scheme will start from December 17 and will run till March 31 Finance Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY) MoCF 2016 High quality generic medicines are sold at low prices Health Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 2014 Rs.620 billion To eradicate open defecation by 2019 Slogan: One step towards cleanliness Cleanliness Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana MoWCD 2015 To generate awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services meant for women. Outlay: Rs.100Cr Women Welfare Mission Indradhanush MoHFW 2014 To immunize all children under the age of 2 years, as well as all pregnant women, against seven vaccine preventable diseases. Health Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana MoP 2015 Outlay: Rs.756 billion To provide continuous power supply to rural India Replaced Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) Electricity Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana MoRD 2014 Outlay: Rs.1500 Cr Age: 15–35 years. To skill 1million rural youth for job by 2017 Skill Development Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Yojana MoLE 2014 To create conducive environment for industrial development and doing business with ease Sub scheme: Shram Suvidha Portal Random Inspection Scheme Universal Account Number Apprentice Protsahan Yojana Revamped Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana Employment Swadesh Darshan Yojana MoT 2015 To develop theme based tourist circuits(13) in the country. Toursim UJWAL Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) MoP 2015 Financial turnaround and revival package for electricity distribution companies of India (DISCOMs) Electricity
89 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule One Rank, One Pension(OROP) 2015 Outlay: Rs.1000Cr Pension Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) 2015 Outlay: Rs,6000Cr Companies will need to contribute 10 to 30% of royalty for welfare of people directly or indirectly affected by mining. Welfare Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) Or Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) MoF 2016 Outlay: Rs. 655 crore To help Panchayat Raj Institutions deliver Sustainable Development Goals. Rural Development Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY) 2014 To impart IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers Literacy Unnat Bharat Abhiyan MoHRD 2014 To connect institutions of higher education with local communities to address the development challenges through appropriate technologies. Rural Development Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan MoHFW 2016 Free health checkup to pregnant women on 9th of every Health Vidyanjali Yojana MoHRD 2016 To boost the education sector by delivering Volunteer Teachers Education Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana (PMYY) MSDE 2016 Rs.499.94Cr Age – below 30 To skill Enterprenuers Skill Development UDAN (Udey Desh ka Aam Nagrik) MoCA 2016 The scheme will be rolled out from Jan 2017 for a period of 10 years Airfares will be capped at 2500 rupees for an hour’s flight. Regional connectivity Pradhan Mantri Gram Parivahan Yojana MoRTH 2000/2016 Villages connected with new roads Transport Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Sadak Yojana(announced) MoRTH 2016 Outlay: Rs.2000 Cr To eliminate dangerous sites where accidents occur more frequently by using the better design and road engineering. Transport Lucky Grahak Yojana Niti Aayog 2016 For Consumers Nov 8 to April 13, 2017 Digital Payment Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana Niti Aayog 2016 For Merchants Nov 8 to April 13, 2017 Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana LIC 2017 To provide a guaranteed return of 8 per cent for 10 years Social Security
90 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana External Affairs Ministry 2017 To skill Indian youth seeking jobs abroad Skill Development Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana 2017 For providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category Financial Inclusion List Of Important Books & Authors In Olden Days Name of the Book Name of the Author Name of the Book Name of the Author 2014: The Election That Changed India Rajdeep Sardesai Kanthapura Raja Rao 30 Women in Power Their Voices, Their Stories- Naina Lal Kidwai Kanyadaan Vijay Tendulkar 50 years of man in space Garik Israelien, Brian May and David J Eicher Kapal Kundala Bankim Chandra Chatterjee A Bend in the river V S Naipaul Kashmir A Tragedy of Errors Tavleen Singh A Brush with Life Satish Gujral Kashmir Diary: Psychology of Militancy Gen Arjun Ray A Bunch of Old Letters Jawaharlal Nehru Kashmir in the Crossfire Victoria Shaffield A China Passage J.K. Galbraith Kashmir-A Tale of Shame Hari Jaisingh A Conceptual Encyclopaedia of Guru Granth Sahib S S Kohli Kashmir-Behind the Vale M J Akbar A Dangerous place D.P. Moynihan Kashmir-The Wounded Valley Ajit Bhattacharjee A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway Katghare Main Ram Sharan Joshi A Foreign Policy for India I K Gujral Kaya Kulp Premchand A Haunted House Virginia Woolf Kayakalp Munshi Prem Chand A Himalayan Love Story Namita Gokhale Kayar Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai A Man and A Motorcycle, How Hamid Karzai Came to Power Bette Dam Keepers of the Keys Milan Kundera A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare Khushwantnama ‐The Lessons of My Life Khushwant singh A Million Mutinies, Now V.S. Naipal King of Dark Chamber Rabindra Nath Tagore A Nation Flawed-Lesson from Indian History P N Chopra Kiratarjuniya Bharavi A Pair of Blue Eyes Thomas Hardy Kitni Navon Main Kitni Bar S H Vatsyayan A Passage to India E.M. Forster Koraner Nari Taslima Nasreen A Peep into the Past Vasant Navrekar Kore Kagaz Amrita Pritam A Possible India Partha Chatterjee Kulliyat Ghalib A Prisoner’s Scrapbook L.K. Advani Kumar Sambhava Kalidas A Psychoanalysis of the Prophets Abdulla Kamal Lady Chhatterley’s Lover D.H. Lawrence A Reveolutionary Life Laxmi Sehgal Lajja Tasleem Nasreen
91 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule A Season of Ghosts Ruskin Bond Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Leadership Pavan Choudary A Secular Agenda Arun Shourie Lal Bahadur Shastri C P Srivastava A Story of History Arnold Toynbee Law, Lawyers & Judges H R Bhardwaj A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth Laws Versus Justice V R Krishna Iyer A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Le Contract Social Jean Jacques Rousseau A Village by the Sea Anita Desai Less Miserable Victor Hugo A Week with Gandhi Louis Fischer Life Divine Shri Aurobindo A Woman’s Life Guy de Maupassant Life is Elsewhere Milan Kundera Acoession to Extinction D R Mankekar Lipika Rabindranath Tagore Across Borders, Fifty-years of India’s Foreign Policy J N Dixit Living History Hillary Rodham Clinton Adhe Adhure Mohan Rakesh Living with Honour Shiv Khera Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle Lolita Vladimir Nobokov Adventures of Tom Saweyer Mark Twain Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela Aesop’s Fables Aesop Lost Child Mulk Raj Anand After the Dark Night S M Ali Love and Longing in Bombay Vikram Chandra Against the Tide Minoo Masani Love in A Blue Time Hanif Khureshi Age of Reason Jean Paul Sartre Love, Truth and A Little Malice Khushwant Singh Agni Pariksha Acharya Tulsi Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri Agni Veena Kazi Nazrul Islam Madhushala Harivansh Rai ‘Bachchan’ Ain-i-Akbari Abul Fazal Magnificent Maharaja K Natwar Singh Ajatshatru Jai Shankar Prasad Mahabharata Maharshi Ved Vyas Akbar – The Aesthete Dr. Indu Anand Mahatma Gandhi Girija Kumar Mathur Akbarnama Abul Fazal Making India Awesome Chetan Bhagat Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Malati Madhav Bhavabhuti Amar Kosh Amar Singh Malavikagnimitra Kalidas An idealist View of Life Dr S Radhakrishnan Malti Madhav Bhavbhuti An iron Will Swett Marden Malvikagnimitra Kalidas Anand Math Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay Man and Superman G. B. Shaw Anatomy of a Flawed inheritance J N Dixit Manviya Sanskriti Ke Rachnatmak Aayam Prof Raghuvansh Anguish of Deprived Lakshmidhar Mishra Many Worlds K P S Menon Animal Farm George Orwell Mati Matal Gopinath Mohanty Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy Meghdoot Kalidas Arabian Nights Sir Richard Burton Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler Area of Darkness V S Naipaul Memoris of a Bystander: Life in Diplomacy lqbal Akhund Arion and the Dolphin Vikram Seth Men Who Killed Gandhi Manohar Malgonkar Around the World in eighty days Jules Verne Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Arthashastra Kautilya Meri Rehen Meri Manzil Krishna Puri As You Like It W. Shakespeare Midnight’s Children Salman Rushdie Ashtadhyayi Panini Million Mutinies Now V S Naipaul
92 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Asia and Western Dominance K M Panikkar Missed Oppertunites: Indo-Pak War 1965 Maj-Gen, Lakshman Singh Asian Drama Gunnar Myrdal Mistaken identity Nayantara Sehgal Assassination of a Prime Minister S Anandram Modernity Morality And The Mahatma Madhuri Santhanam Sondhi Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job? Faraz Ahmad Modi – Incredible emergence of a star (in Chinese language) Tarun Vijay Assignment Colombo J N Dixit Mondays on Dark Night of Moon Kirin Narayan Atoms of Hope Mohan Sundara Rajan Mookhajjiva Kanasugalu K Shivram Karanth Avanti Sundari Dandi Moor’s Last Sigh Salman Rushdie Avigyan Sakuntalam Kalidas Mother Maxim Gorky Awakening India’s Social Conscience Dr. Narendra Jadhav Mrinalini Bankim Chandra Charrerjee Baburnama Babur Mritunjaya Shivaji Sawant Bachelor of Arts R. K. Narayan Mrs Funny bones Twinkle Khanna Backward Place Ruth Prawer Jhabwala Mrs Gandhi’s Second Reign Arun Shourie Bal Gitayan D.P. Maheshwari Mudra Rakshasa Vishakha Datt Bandicoot Run Manohar Malgonkar Mughal Maharajas And The Mahatma K R N Swami Bang-i-Dara Mohammad lqbal Munger through the Ages ‐ Late DP Yadav Beginning of the Beginning Acharya Rajneesh Murder in the Cathedral T.S. Eliot Bend in the Ganges Manohar Malgonkar Muslim Law and the Constitution A M Bhattacharjea Between the Lines Kuldeep Nayyar My country My Life L.K.Advani Bewildered India-Identity, Pluralism, Discord Rasheedud-din Khan My Days R K Narayan Beyond Boundaries: A Memoire Swaraj Paul My Experiment With Truth M K Gandhi Beyond Doubt: A Dossier on Gandhi’s Assassination Teesta Setalvad My India S Nihal Singh Beyond Modernisation, Beyond Self Sisir Kumar Ghose My Life and Times V V Giri Bhagwat Gita Veda Vyas My Music My Life Pt Ravi Shankar Bharaitya Parampara Ke Mool Swar Govind Chandra Pande My Music, My Love Ravi Shankar Bharal Aur Europe Nirmal Verma My Own Boswell M Hidayatullah Bharat Bharati Maithili Sharan Gupta My Presidential Years Ramaswamy Venkataraman Bisarjan R N Tagore My Prison Diary J P Narayan Bitter Sweet Noel Coward My South Block Years J N Dixit Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 Sandeep Unnithan My Struggles E K Nayanar Blind Men of Hindoostan- indo-Pak Nuclear War Gen Krishnaswamy Sundarji My Truth Indira Gandhi Bliss was it in that Dawn Minoo Masani My Unforgettable Memories Mamata Banerjee Borders & Boundaries: Ritu Menon & Kamla My Years with Rajiv and R.D.Pradhan
93 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Women in India’s Partition Bhasin Sonia ‐ Born Again on the Mountain Arunima Sinha Naari Humayun Azad Bostaan Sheikh Saadi Naganandan Harsha Vardhana Bread, Beauty and Revolution Khwaja Ahmed Abbas Nai Duniya Ko Salam & Pathor Ki Dewar Ali Sardar Jafri Breaking the Silence Anees Jung Naivedyam (The Offering) N Balamani Amma Breakthrough Gen Moshe Dayan Naked Triangle Balwant Gargi Bride for the Sahib and Other Stories Khushwant Singh Naku Thanthi D R Bendre Bridge’s Book of Beauty Mulk Raj Anand Natya Shastra Bharat Muni Brishbikkha Bankim Chandra Chatterji Nehru Family and Sikhs Harbans Singh Britain’s True History Prem Bhatia Neither a Hawk nor a dove Khurshid M Kasuari Broken Wings Sarojini Naidu Netaji-Dead or Alive Samar Guha Bubble Mulk Raj Anand New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy Atal Behari Vajpayee Buddha Charitam Ashvaghosha Nice Guys Finish Second B K Nehru Bunch of Old Letters Jawaharlal Nehru Nine Days’ Wonder John Mansfield By God’s Decree Kapil Dev Nineteen Eighty-four George Orwell Canterbury Tales Chaucer Nirbashita Narir Kabita Taslima Nasreen Chemmeen Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Nisheeth Uma Shankar Joshi Chidambara Sumitra Nandan Pant Niti-Sataka Bhartrihari Chikaveera Rajendra Masti Venkatesh lyengar Non-Violence in Peace and War M K Gandhi Childe Harold Lord Byron Not Just an Accountant Vinod Rai China : Confucius in the Shadow Poonam Surie Nuclear India G G Mirchandani and P K S China Passage John Kenneth Galbraith Nurturing Development Ismail Serageldin Chinese Betrayal B N Mullick Of Human Bondage Somerset Maugham Chithirappaavai P V Akilandam Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway Chitra Rabindranath Tagore One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch Alexander Solzhenitsyn Chitralekha Bhagwati Charan Verma One Life is Not Enough Natwar Singh Chittirappavai P.V. Akhilandam One World to Share Sridath Ramphal Comedy of Errors Shakespeare One-eyed Uncle Laxmikant Mahapatra Communist Manifesto Karl Marx Operation Bluestar-the True Story Lt-Gen K S Brar Complete Story of Indian Reforms: 2G, Power & Private Enterprise Pradeep Baijal Origin of species Charles Darwin Confessions of a Lover Mulk Raj Anand Othello Shakespeare Confidential Clerk T.S. Eliot Our Films, Their Films Satyajit Ray Confrontation with Pakistan Gen B M Kaul Our India Minoo Masani Conquest of Self Mahatma Gandhi Out of Dust F D Karaka Continent of Circle Nirad C Chaudhuri Padmavati Malik Mohammed Jayasi
94 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas Painter of Signs R K Narayan Court Dancer Rabindranath Tagore Pakistan Cut to Size D R Mankekar Crescent Moon Rabindranath Tagore Pakistan in the 20th Century Lawrence Ziring Crescent Over Kashmir Anil Maheshwari Pakistan Papers Mani Shankar Aiyer Crime and Punishment Dostoevsky Pakistan, The Gathering Storm Behazir Bhutto Crisis into Chaos E M S Namboodiripad Panchagram Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya Crossing the Sacred Line- Women’s Abhilasha Kumari, Sabina Paradise Lost John Milton Crown and the Loincloth Chaman Nahal Passage to England Nirad C Chaudhuri Cuckold Kiran Nagar Kar Past Forward G R Narayanan Culture in the Vanity Bag Nirad C Chaudhuri Pather Panchali Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyaya Curtain Raisers K Natwar Singh Pather Panchali Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyaya Dark Room R K Narayan Peace has no Alternative Mikhail Gorbachev Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna Gautam Chintamani Peter Pan J.M. Barrie Das Kapital Karl Marx Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens Dashkumar Charitam Dandi Pilgrim’s Progress John Bunyan Daughter of the East Benazir Bhutto Pilgrim’s Progress from this world to that which is to come John Bunyan David Copperfield Charles Dickens Plans for Departure Nayantara Sehgal Day in Shadow Nayantara Sehgal Playing It My Way Sachin Tendulkar and Boria Mazumder Days of My Yers H P Nanda Political Economy Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal Death of a City Amrita Pritam Portrait of India Ved Mehta Death-The Supreme Friend Kakasaheb Kalelkar Post Office Rabindranath Tagore Decline and Fall of Indira Gandhi D R Mankekar and Kamala Mankekar Prathma Pratishruti Ashapoorna Devi Degeneration of India T.N. Seshan Prem Pachisi Prem Chand Democracy Redeemed V K Narsimhan Price of Partition Rafiq Zakaria Deserted Village Goldsmith Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Devadas Sarat Chandra Chatterjee Principia Isaac Newton Dharmashastra Manu Prison and Chocolate Cake Nayantara Sehgal Diana, The True Story A. Morton Prison Diary Jayaprakash Narayan Discovery of India Jawaharlal Nehru Prisoner’s Scrapbook L K Advani Distant Drums Manohar Malgonkar Prithviraj Raso Chand Bardai Distant Neighbours Kuldip Nayar Profiles & Letters K Natwar Singh Divine Comedy Dante Public Issues Before Parliament Vijay Darda Divine Life Swami Sivananda Punjab, The Knights of Falsehood K P S Gill Don’t Laugh-We are Police Bishan Lal Vohra Quest for Conscience Madhu Dandavate
95 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde R.L. Stevenson R.D. Burman: The Prince of Music Khagesh Dev Burman Dr. Zhivago Boris Pasternak Radharani Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years Pranab Mukherjee Raghuvansha Kalidasa Dream in Hawaii Bhabani Bhattacharya Rajtarangini Kalhana Durgesh Nandini Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Ram Charit Manas Tulsidas Dynamics of Social Change Chandra Shekhar Ramayana Maharishi Valmiki (in Sanskrit) East of Eden B N Mullick Ramayana Dharshanam K V Puttappa East West Salman Rushdie Ramcharitmanas (105- year-old Urdu copy ) Shiv Brat Lal Economic Planning of India Ashok Mehta Rangbhoomi Prem Chand Economics of the Third World S K Ray Rang-e-Shairi Raghupati Sahai ‘Firaq’ Gorakhpuri Editor Unplugged: Media, Magnates, Netas and Me Vinod Mehta Rationalised Roman for Kashmiri ‐ Dr R L Bhat Education of Muslims Professor JS Rajput Ratnavali Harsha Vardhan Eight Lives Rajmohan Gandhi Ravi Paar (Across the Ravi) Gulzar End of an Era C S Pandit Rediscovering Gandhi Yogesh Chadha Ends and Means Aldous Huxley Reminiscences of the Nehru Age M O Mathai English August Upamanyu Chatterjee Return of the Aryans Bhagwan S Gidwani Essay’s for Manmohan Singh I J Ahluwalia & M D Little Returning to the Source Acharya Rajneesh Essays on Gita Sri Aurbindo Ghosh Revenue Stamp Amrita Pritam Eternal Himalayas Major H P S Ahluwalia Rich Like Us Nayantara Sehgal Eternal India Indira Gandhi Ritu Ka Pehla Phool Vijendra Every Man a King Swett Marden Ritu Samhara Kalidas Faces and Places Prof. Deepak Nayyar River Sutra Gita Mehta Faces to Everest Maj H P S Ahluwalia Road to Freedom K K Khullar Facts are Facts Khan Abdul Wali Khan Robaiyat Omar Khayyam Faith & Fire: A Way Within Madhu Tandon Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Fall of a Sparrow Salim Ali Rugby Chapel Mathew Arnold Family Life Akhil Sharma( winner of the Folio Prize 2015) Rukh Te Rishi Harbhajan Singh Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy Runs in Ruins — Sunil Gavaskar Farewell to a Ghost Manoj Das Sader-i-Riyasat Karan Singh Fasana-i-Azad Ratan Nath Sarkar Sakharam Binder Vijay Tendulkar Father and Sons Ivan Turganev Sardar Patel and Indian Muslims Rafiq Zakaria
96 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar Dilip D’Souza Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie Five Point Someone Chetan Bhagat Satyartha Prakash Swami Dayanand Flames from the Ashes P D Tandon Savitri Aurobindo Ghosh Flood of Fire Amitav Ghosh Sceptred Flute Sarojini Naidu Food for All Uma Lele Scholar Extraordinary Nirad C Chaudhuri Food, Nutrition and Poverty in India V K R V Rao Scope of Happiness Vijayalakshmi Pandit For Whom the Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway Search for Home Sasthi Brata Forbidden Sea Tara Ali Baig Search for Political Power Abhilasha & Sabina Kidwai Forsyte Saga John Galsworthy Sense of Time S H Vatsyayan Fortynine Days Amrita Pritam Seven Summers Mulk Raj Anand Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks SK Rath Shah Nama Firdausi Freedom at Midnight Dominique Lapierre Shahnama Firdausi French Revolution Thomas Carlyle Shakuntalam Kalidas Friends and Foes Sheikh Mujibur Rehman Shape of Things to Come H. G. Wells Friends, Not Masters Ayub Khan Silas Marner George Eliot From India to America S Chandrashekhar Social Contract Rousseau Sursagar From Rajpath to Lokpath Vijaya Raja Scindia Sons and Lovers D. H. Lawrence Future of NPT Savita Pande Sourav Ganguly: Cricket, Captaincy and Controversy Saptarshi Sarkar Ganadevata Tara Shankar Bandopadhyaya Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan ‐ Daman Singh Gardener Rabindra Nath Tagore Sunny Days Sunil Gavaskar Gathering Storm Winston Churchill Super Economies Raghav Bahl Geeta Govind Jaya Dev Tehriq-e-Mujahideen Dr Sadiq Hussain Geetanjali Rabindra Nath Tagore The Accidental Prime Minister the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh ‐ Sanjaya Baru Ghasiram Kotwal Vijay Tendulkar The Affluent Society J.K. Galbraith Ghosts of Calcutta Sebastian Ortiz The Assassination K Mohandas Gita Rahasya Bal Gangadhar Tilak The Betrayal of East Pakistan Lt Gen A A K Gitanjali Rabindra Nath Tagore The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood Glimpses of Indian Ocean Z A Quasim The Bubble Mulk Raj Anand Glimpses of World History Jawaharlal Nehru The Calcutta Chromosome Amitav Ghosh Globalisation, Democratization and Distributive Justice Dr. Mool Chand Sharma The Career & Legend of Vasco de Gama Sanjay Subramanyam Godrej: A Hundred Years B K Karanjia The Castle Franz Kalka Golden Gate Vikram Seth The Chinese Betrayal B N Mullick Golden Threshold Sarojini Naidu The City of Joy Dominique Lapierre Gora Rabindra Nath The Class Erich Byron
97 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Tagore Grammar of Politics Harold T.Laski The Clown Heinrich Boll Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck The Congress Splits R P Rao Great Depression of 1990 Ravi Batra The Courage to Act – A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath Ben S. Bernanke Great Tragedy Z.A. Bhutto The Court Dancer Rabindranath Tagore Green Signals: Ecology, Growth, and Democracy in India Jairam Ramesh The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon The Guide R K Narayan The Defeat or Distant Drumbeats Bhaskar Roy Gul-e-Naghma Raghupati Sahai ‘Firaq’ Gorakhpuri The Elephant Paradigm Gurcharan Das Gulistan Boston Sheikh Saadi The Emperor’s New Suit Hans Chrishtian Anderson Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy Gulzari Lal Nanda: A Peep Promilla Kalhan The Godfather Mario Puzo Gurusagaram O V Vijayan The Inheritance of Loss Anita Desai Half Girlfriend Chetan Bhagat The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity Tarun Khanna Hamlet William Shakespeare The Lady of the Last Minstrel Sir Walter Scott Harsha Charit Bana Bhatt The Legacy of Nehru K. Natwar Singh Harvest Majula Padmanabhan The Lives of Others Neel Mukherjee Heat and Dust Ruth Prawer Jhabwala The Masters C.P.Shaw Heavy Weather P G Wodehouse The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Heir Apparent Dr Karan Singh The Moon and Six pence Somerset Maughan Henry Esmond Thackeray The Narrow Road to the Deep North Richard Flanagan Higher than Hope Fatima Meer The One Day Wonders Sunil Gavaskar Himalayan Blunder Brig J P Dalvi The Other Side of Midnight Sidney Sheldon Hind Swaraj M K Gandhi The Otherness of Self Feroz Varun Gandhi Hindi Sahitya Aur Samvedna Ka Vikas R S Chaturvedi The Tempest Shakespeare Hindu Civilisation J M Barrie The Vicar of Wakefield Oliver Goldsmith Hindu View of Life Dr S Radhakrishnan The Wrong Enemy America in Afghanistan, 2001‐ 2014 ‐ Carlotta Gall Hinduism Nirad C Chaudhary Three Musketeers Alexander Dumas History of Hindu Chemistry Sir P C Ray Time Machine H.G. Wells Hitopadesh R K Narayan To the Brink and Back: India’s 1991 Story Jairam Ramesh House Divided Pearl S. Buck Tom Jones Henry Fielding Hunchback of Notre Dame Victor Hugo Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Hungry Stones Rabindranath Tagore Trail of Jesus John Masefield Hungry Stones Rabindra Nath Tagore Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Abdul Kalam
98 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Pramukh Swamiji I am Malala ‐ Malala Yousufzai and Christina Lamb Treasure Island R.L. Stevenson I am not an Island K A Abbas Truth Always Prevails Sadruddin Hashwani I Dare Parmesh Dangwal Two Year Eight Months and Twenty –Eight Night Salman Rushdi I follow the Mahatma K M Munshi Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri I Muse; Therefore I am V N Narayanan Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad Prof Bhim Singh Idle Hours R.K. Laxman Uncle Tom’s Cabin Mrs. Haraiet Stowe Idols Sunil Gavaskar Unhappy India Lala Lajpat Rai If I am Assassinated Z.A. Bhutto Universe Around Us James Jeans In the Light of the Black Sun Rohit Manchanda Until Darkness Parvin Ghaffari n the Service of the People Promilla Kalhan Unto The Last John Ruskin In the Shadow of Pines Mandeep Rai Untold Story Gen B M Kaul India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Urvashi Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ India at Risk Jaswant Singh Urvashi Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar India Divided Dr.Rajendra Prasad Utopia Sir Thomas Moor India in Transition Prof Jagdish Bhagwati Utouchable Mulk Raj Anand India is for Sale Chitra Subramaniam Uttar Ramcharita Bhava Bhuti India of Our Dreams M V Kamath Vanity Fair Thackeray India Today Rajni Palme Dutt Vanity Fair Thackeray India Wins Freedom Maulana Azad Vendor of Sweets R K Narayan India, the Critial Years Kuldip Nayar Venisamhara Narayana Bhatt India’s Culture the State the Arts & Beyond B P Singh Village Mulk Raj Anand India’s Economic Crisis Dr Bimal Jalan Village by the Sea Anita Desai India-A Wounded Civilisation V S Naipaul Vinay Patrika Tulsidas India-From Curzon to Nehru and After Durga Dass Virangana Maithili Sharan Gupta India-From Midnight to the Millennium Shashi Tharoor Vish Vriksha Bankim Chandra Chatterjee India-Independence Festival (1947-1997) Raghu Rai Voice of Conscience V V Giri Indian Arms Bazaar Maj-Gen, Pratap Narain Voice of Freedom Nayantara Sehgal Indian Home Rule M K Gandhi Waiting for God Thomas Becket Indian Muslims Prof Mohd Mujeeb Waiting for the Mahatma R K Narayan Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy- Speaker’s Perspective Meira Kumar Walking With Giants ‐ G. Ramachandran(former Finance Secretary ) Indian Philosophy Dr S Radhakrishnan Walls of Glass K A Abbas Indian War of Independence V.D. Savarkar War and No Peace Over Kashmir Maroof Raza Indira Gandhi’s Emergence Nayantara Sehgal War and peace Leo Tolstoy
99 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule and Style Indira’s India S Nihal Singh War of Indian Independence Vir Savarkar Inside the C.B.I. Joginder Singh Waste Land T.S.Eliot Insider P V Narsimha Rao Water, Peace and War – Confronting the Global Water Crisis Brahma Chellaney Ambedkar Intelligence Services Dr Bhashyam Kasturi We Indians Khushwant Singh Interpreter of Maladies Jhumpa Lahiri We, the People N A Palkhivala It is Always Possible Kiran Bedi Wealth of Nations Adam Smith Jaguar Smile Salman Rushdie Why I Assassinated Gandhi Nathuram Godse Jai Somnath K M Munshi Widening Divide Rafiq Zakaria Jajar, Churashir Maa Mahashweta Devi Wings of Fire Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Jankijeevanam Prof Rajendra Mishra Without Fear or Favour Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Jawaharlal Nehru, Rebel and Statesman B R Nanda Witness to History Prem Bhatia Jawaharlal Nehru-A Communicator Damodaran, A. K. Women and Men in My Life Khushwant Singh Joseph Anton: A Memoir Book Salman Rushdie Worshipping False Gods Arun Shourie Julius Caesar William Shakespeare Worthy Fights A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace ‐ Leon Panetta and Jim Newton Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling Wreck Rabindra Nath Tagore Junglee Girl Ginu Kamani Yajnaseni Dr Pratibha Roy Jurassic Park Michael Chrichton Yama Mahadevi Verma Kadambari Bana Bhatt Yashodhara Maithili Sharan Gupta Kagaz Te Kanwas Amrita Pritam Yayati V S Khandekar Kali Aandhi Kamleshwar Year of the Vulture Amita Malik Kamadhenu Kubernath Ray Years of Pilgrimage Dr Raja Ramanna Kamasutra Vatsyayan Yesterday and Today K P S Menon Kamasutra S.H. Vatsayayan Your Dreams Are Mine Now: She Showed him What Love Ravinder Singh Kamayani Jai Shankar Pandit Zulfikar Ali Bhutto & Pakistan Rafi Raza Version – 4 Union Budget 2017-18 Agenda: The Gist of 2017 Budget: “Transform, Energise and Clean India” This Union budget contains three major transformations • Presentation of Budget advanced to 1st February to enable the Ministries to operationalize all activities from the commencement of the financial year. • Merger of Railways Budget with General Budget to bring Railways to the centre stage of Government’s fiscal ambit.
100 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule • Abolition of plan and non-plan classification of expenditure to facilitate a holistic view of allocations for sectors and ministries. Fiscal Status: • The total Budget expenditure allocated for 2017-18 is Rs. 21.47 lakh crores. • Fiscal deficit target set at 3.2% for 2017-18 and 3% for 2018-19. • Total resources transferred to States and Union Territories is Rs 4.11 lakh crore. Income Tax: • The tax net, income between Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh to be taxed at 5 % instead of the current 10% rate. • Besides Additional charge of 10% for individuals with income in the Rs.50 lakhs-Rs. 1 crore range. • 15% surcharges on income above 1 crore to continue. • No transaction above Rs 3 lakh will be permitted in Cash mode, subsequently it has been brought down to 2 Lakhs in the Finance Bill 2017. • Single Page Income Tax Return filing form for taxable income under Rs. 5 lakh. Agriculture Total Agriculture Credit to Farmers in 2017-18Rs. 10 lakh crore Allocation under FasalBimaYojana for 2017-18Rs. 9000 crore Long Term Irrigation Fund in NABARD created in 2016-17Rs. 20000 crore Dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund to be created in NABARDRs. 5000 crore Digital transformation of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) in the next 3 years by NABARD. Rs. 19000 Cr Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund in NABARDRs. 8000 crore NABARD fundRs. 40,000 crore. A dedicated micro irrigation fundRs 5,000 crore Irrigation corpus increased from Rs 20,000 crore to 40,000 croreRs 40,000 crore Rural Population Total allocation for rural, agriculture and allied sectorsRs 1,87,223 crore MNREGARs.48,000 crore Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY)Rs.27,000 crore Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana (Gramin)Rs. 23000 crore DeendayalUpadhyaya Gram JyotiYojanaRs. 4,814 crore DeendayalAntyodayaYojanaRs. 4,500 crore Infrastructure Total Infrastructure AllocationRs. 3,96,135 crore Allocation in Transportation Sector including rail, roads, shippingRs. 2,41,387 crore Railway SectorRs. 1,31,000 crore Rashtriya Rail SanrakshaKosh will be created over a period of 5 yearsRs. 1 lakh crore Allocation for HighwayRs. 64,900 crore Defence Defence Sector-AllocationRs. 2.74,114 crore FINANCIALSECTOR Pradhan Mantri Mudra YojanaRs 2.44 lakh crore National Housing Bank will refinance individual housing loans of about in 2017-18 Rs.20,000 crore Recapitalisation of Banks for 2017-18Rs. 10,000 crores Banks have targeted to introduce additional 10 lakh new POS terminalsBy March 2017.
101 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Banks encouraged to introduce 20 lakh Aadhar based POSBy September 2017 Budget Targets Elimination of tuberculosis by 2025 targetedBy 2025 To achieve 100% rural electrificationBy March 2018. Unmanned level crossings will be eliminatedBy 2020. All trains will have bio-toiletsBy 2019 To bring 1 crore households out of povertyBy 2019 • Pradhan Mantri Kausha lKendras to be extended to more than 600 districts across the country. • Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) will be abolished. • Two new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences to be set up in Jharkhand and Gujarat. • The holding period for considering the Capital Gain Tax of immovable property has been increased from 2 years to 3 years. • Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) has been proposed to be carry forwarded for 15 years instead of 10 years. • In MSME sector for companies with turnover uptoRs. 50 crore the income tax will be reduced to 25%. • Basic customs duty on LNG reduced from 5% to 2.5 International Sports Organizations Organization Headquarters Badminton World Federation (BWF) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Zurich, Switzerland Fédération internationale des échecs (FIDE) or World Chess Federation Athens, Greece International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Monaco International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Mies, Switzerland International Boxing Association (AIBA) Lausanne, Switzerland International Canoe Federation (ICF) Lausanne, Switzerland International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE International Cycling Union (UCI) Aigle, Switzerland International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Lausanne, Switzerland International Golf Federation (IGF) Lausanne, Switzerland International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Lausanne, Switzerland International Handball Federation (IHF) Basel, Switzerland International Hockey Federation (FIH) Lausanne, Switzerland International Judo Federation Lausanne, Switzerland International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Monaco, Monaco International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Munich, Germany International Swimming Federation (FINA) Lausanne, Switzerland International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Lausanne, Switzerland International Tennis Federation (ITF) London, Great Britain International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Lausanne, Switzerland International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Istvanmezei ut, Hungary United World Wrestling (UWW) Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland World Archery Federation (FITA) Lausanne, Switzerland
102 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule World Rowing Federation (FISA) Lausanne, Switzerland World Rugby Dublin, Ireland World Sailing Hampshire, Great Britain Steel Plants in India Place State Bhilai Steel Plant Chattisgarh Rourkela Steel Plant Orissa Bokaro Steel Plant Jharkhand Durgapur Steel Plant West Bengal IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur West Bengal Salem Steel Plant Tamilnadu Visvesvaraya Steel Plant, Bhadravati Karnataka Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Andhra Pradesh Tata Steel Ltd Jamshedpur, Jharkhand Essar Steel Hazira, Gujarat JSW Steel Vijayanagar, Karnataka Jindal Steel and Power Ltd Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Bhushan Steel Ltd Sahibabad (U.P.), Khopoli (Mah), Dhenkanal (Odisha) Important Lakes in India • Largest fresh water lakes in Asia & India - Wular Lake, Kashmir • Largest artificial lake in Asia - Upper lake, Madhya Pradesh • Largest saline water lake in india - chika lake, Orissa • Longest lake in India - Vembanad,kerala • Highest Lake in india - Cholamu Lake,Sikkim Name of the State Name of the Lake Andhra Pradesh Kolleru Lake Pulicat Lake Assam Chandubi Lake Chapanala Lake Haflong Lake Son Beel Lake Bihar Kanwar Lake Gujarat Hamirsar Lake Kankaria Lake Lakhota Lake Sursagar Lake Thol Lake Vastrapur Lake Himachal Pradesh Brighu Lake Dashair and Dhankar Lake Kareri and Kumarwah lake Khajjiar Lake Macchial Lake Manimahesh Lake Nako Lake
103 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Pandoh Lake Prashar Lake Renuka Lake Rewalsar Lake Seruvalsar and Manimahesh Lake Haryana Badkhal Lake Beauty lake Blue Bird Lake Brahma Sarovar Current lake Karna Lake Sannihit Sarovar Surajkund Tilyar Lake Jammu and Kashmir Dal Lake Manasbal Lake Mansar Lake Pangong Tso Sheshnag Lake Tso Moriri Wular Lake Karnataka Agara Lake Bellandur Lake Byrasandra Lake Hebbal Lake Kempambudhi Lake Lalbagh Lake Madiwala Lake Puttenahalli Lake Sankey Lake Ulsoor Lake Dalavai Lake Devanoor Lake Karanji lake Kukkarahalli lake Lingambudhi Lake Honnamana Kere Pampa Sarovar Kerala Ashtamudi Lake Kuttanad Lake Maanaanchira, Kozhikode Manakody Kayal Padinjarechira, Thrissur city Paravur Kayal Punnamada Lake Shasthamkotta lake Vadakkechira, Thrissur city Vanchikulam, Thrissur Vellayani Lake Vembanad Lake Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Wetland
104 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Lower Lake Moti lake Sarang pani lake Shahpura lake Tawa Reservoir Upper Lake Maharashtra Gorewada Lake Khindsi Lake Lonar Lake Mehrun Lake Pashan Lake Powai Lake Rankala Lake Salim Ali Lake Shivasagar lake Talao Pali Upvan Lake Venna Lake Meghalaya Umiam Lake Manipur Loktak Lake Mizoram Palak dïl Tam Dil Odisha Anshupa Lake Chilika Lake Kanjia lake Punjab Harike Lake Kanjli Lake Ropar Lake Rajasthan Ana Sagar Lake Balsamand lake Dhebar Lake Jaisamand Lake Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake Kaylana Lake Nakki Lake Pushkar Lake Rajsamand Lake Ramgarh Lake Talwara Lake Sambhar Salt Lake Fateh Sagar Lake Rangsagar lake Uday sagar Lake Sikkim Gurudongmar Lake Khecheopalri Lake Lake Tsongmo Lake Cholamu Telangana Alwal Cheruvu Lake Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake) Himayat Sagar Hussain Sagar
105 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Osman Sagar Safilguda Lake Saroornagar Lake Shamirpet Lake Tamil Nadu Berijam Lake Chembarambakkam Lake Kaliveli Lake Kaveripakkam Lake Kodaikanal Lake Ooty Lake Perumal Eri Red Hills Lake Sholavaram Lake Singanallur Lake Veeranam Lake Uttar Pradesh Amakhera Lake Barua Sagar Tal Belasagar Lake Bhadi Tal Chando Tal Lake Keetham Lake Nachan Tal Ramgarh Tal Lake Sheikha Jheel Uttarakhand Skeleton Lake (Roopkund Lake) Bhimtal Lake Dodital Nainital Lake Naukuchiatal Sat Tal West Bengal Debar Lake East Calcutta Wetlands Jore Pokhri Mirik Lake Rabindra Sarobar Rasikbil Santragachhi Lake Senchal Lake Important Musical Personalities in India Musical Instrument Person Flute Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghosh Ghatam T.H. Vinayakram, E.M. Subramaniam Guitar Braj Bhushan Kabra Mandolin U Srinivas Mohan Veena Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhat (inventor of Mohan Veena) Mridangam K.V. Prasad, S.V. Rajarao, Umalayapuram Sivaraman Pakhawaj Totaram Sharma Rudra Veena Asad Ali Khan Saarangi Shakoor Khan, Pt Ram Narayan, Ramesh Mishra, Sultan Khan
106 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Santoor Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Bhajan Sopori Sarod Allauddin Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Das Gupta Shehnai Bismillah Khan, Krishna Ram Chaudhary, Ali Ahmad Hussain Sitar Pt Ravi Shankar, Shahid Parvez Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee, Anushka Shankar Surbahaar Annapurna Devi Tabla Zakir Hussain, Allah Rakha, Sabir Khan, Pt. Kishan Maharaj, Pt. Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Sandeep Das Veena Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Ayyagari Syamasundaram, Doraiswamy Iyengar Violin M.S. Gopalakrishnan, Smt M. Rajam, N.R. Muralidharan, M. Chandrasekharan, V.G. Jog, Lalgudi Jayaraman Vocalist (Carnatic Music) S. Radhakrishna Srinivasa Iyer, M.S. Subbulakshmi, M. Balamuralikrishna, D. K. Pattammal, Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, S Pinakapani Vocalist (Hindustani Music) Kumar Gandharva, Mallikarjun Bheemarayappa Mansur, Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Gangubai Hangal, Kishori Amonkar, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, Chhannu Lal Mishra, Ramakant Gundecha, Umakant Gundecha, Rajan and Sajan Mishra Archeological Sites in India Place Location Harappa Montgomery (Sahiwal) district of Punjab in Pakistan. Mohenjodaro Larkana district of Sind in Pakistan. Lothal Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Kalibangan Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan. Dholavira Kachchh district in Gujarat. Bhiranna Fatehabad district in Haryana. Banawali Fatehabad district in Haryana. Adichchanallur Thoothukudi district in Tamilnadu. Jorwe Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. Daimabad Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. Shortugai Northern Afghanistan. Chanhudaro Mullan Sandh, Sindh in Pakistan. Amri Dadu, Sindh in Pakistan. Mehrgarh Balochistan in Pakistan Ganeriwala Punjab, Pakistan. Rakhigarhi Hisar district in Haryana. Attirampakkam Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu Foreign banks with branches in India List of banks which are incorporated outside India and are operating branches in India Australian banks Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Commonwealth Bank of Australia National Australia Bank Westpac Banking Corporation Bahraini banks Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Bangladeshi banks AB Bank Sonali Bank Belgian bank Antwerp Diamond Bank Canadian bank Bank of Nova Scotia Chinese bank Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
107 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule French banks BNP Paribas Credit Agricole Societe Generale German banks Deutsche Bank Indonesian bank Bank Internasional Indonesia Japanese banks Mizuho Corporate Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Mauritian bank State Bank of Mauritius Dutch bank Rabobank Qatari bank Doha bank Russian banks Sberbank VTB Omani bank HSBC Bank Oman Singaporean banks DBS Bank United Overseas Bank South African bank FirstRand Bank South Korean banks Shinhan Bank Woori Bank Sri Lankan bank Bank of Ceylon Swiss banks Credit Suisse UBS AG Taiwanese bank Chinatrust Commercial Bank Thai bank Krung Thai Bank UAE banks Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Mashreq Bank UK banks HSBC Barclays Bank Standard Chartered Bank Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS N.V) US banks American Express Bank of America Citibank P. Morgan Chase Bank Foreign banks with representative offices in India List of foreign banks with representative offices in India Austrian bank Raiffeisen Zentral bank Belgian bank KBC Bank Canadian banks Royal Bank of Canada Toronto Dominion Bank French banks Credit Industriel et Commercial Natixis German banks Commerzbank DZ Bank KfW Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Italian banks Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banca Popolare di Milano Banca Popolare di Vicenza
108 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Intesa Sanpaolo UBI Banca Malaysian bank CIMB Nepalese bank Everest Bank Norwegian bank DNB ASA Portuguese bank Caixa Geral de Depositos Russian banks Gazprom bank Promsvyaz bank Vnesheconom bank South Korean banks Industrial Bank of Korea Kookmin Bank Korea Exchange Bank Spanish Banks Banco de Sabadell Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Caixabank Sri Lankan bank Hatton National Bank Swedish banks Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Zurcher Kantonalbank Taiwanese banks Bank of Taiwan Mega International Commercial Bank Turkish bank Bank Asya UAE banks Emirates NBD First Gulf Bank UK bank Duncan Lawrie US banks Bank of New York Mellon Wells Fargo Bank Singapore Banks Development Bank of Singapore Military, Army & Airforce Exercises Exercises Name Country Anaconda India and Poland Ausindex India and Australia Balikatan or Shoulder-to- Shoulder USA and Philippines Cobra Gold US and Thailand Desert Eagle India and UAE Druzhba(Friendship) Russia and Pakistan Eager Lion USA and Jordan Foal Eagle South Korea and USA Garuda India and France Gurada Shakti India and Indonesia Hand In Hand India and China Indra India and Russia Indradhanush Or Rainbow India and UK Konkan India and Britain Lamitye India and Seychelles Maitree India and Thailand Malabar India, Japan and United States Mithra Shakti India and Sri Lanka. Naseem Al Bahr India and Oman
109 | P a g e AC Static GK Capsule Nomadic Elephant India and Mongolia Prabal Dostyk India and Kazhakhstan Rabal Dostyk India & Kazakhstan Sahyog– Hyeobleed India and South Korea Sahyog- Kaijin India and Japan Sagarmatha Friendship China & Nepal Sea China and Russia Shaheen (Eagle)5 Pakistan and China Shakti India and France Simbex India and Singapore Sino India Cooperation 2016 India and China Slinex India and Sri Lanka Surya Kiran India and Nepal TROPEX Inter-service military exercise of Varuna India and France Yudh Abhyas India and USA VERSION DETAILS Version 1: Gk capsule version 1 released on July 2016. Version 2: Gk capsule version 2 released on 15th Nov 2016. The new hook points are 1.Longest Strait, Longest Railway, Longest Bridge, etc in the Superlatives of world(p.no:2), added new 3 Heritage sites of India in India’s World Heritage Sites(p no:13) and first worldTsunami Awareness Day – Nov 5(p no 54). 2. we included some new gk facts like Gardens in India, Memorial places of Famous Indian Personalities, Important River Projects, Founders of News paper in Olden day, Important Rivers on Indian Cities, Famous Indian Sports Personalities, Space Agency and Indian Missiles(from p.no 73) Version 3: Gk capsule version 3 released on 24th Dec 2016. In this vesion we have included list of central government schemes and impotant books & authors (from p.no 85) Version 4: Gk capsule version 4 released on 25th May 2017. In latest version we have updated the table with lastest facts on superlatives of world & India, First in world & India, Government schemes. Also we have added some new gk facts from page no 99.

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static gk capsule by affairs cloud v4

  • 1.
    Hello Dear ACAspirants, Here we are providing best AC Static GK Capsule2017 keeping in mind of upcoming Competitive exams which cover General Awareness section . PLS find out the links of AffairsCloud Exam Capsule and also study the AC monthly capsules + pocket capsules which cover almost all questions of GA section. All the best for upcoming Exams with regards from AC Team. AC Static GK Capsule 2017
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    2 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Static GK Capsule Contents SUPERLATIVES (WORLD & INDIA) ...................................................................................................................... 2 FIRST EVER(WORLD & INDIA).............................................................................................................................. 5 WORLD GEOGRAPHY................................................................................................................................................ 9 INDIA GEOGRAPHY..................................................................................................................................................14 INDIAN POLITY.........................................................................................................................................................32 INDIAN CULTURE.....................................................................................................................................................36 SPORTS........................................................................................................................................................................39 MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................................................................................................46 VERSION DETAILS.................................................................................................................................................109 SUPERLATIVES (WORLD & INDIA) Superlatives of World Longest/Largest/Bigg est/Smallest Name & Location Longest/Largest/Biggest/ Smallest Name & Location Biggest Bell Great Bell, Moscow Largest Continent Asia Biggest Cinema House Roxy, New York Largest Coral Formation The Great Barrier Reef, Australia Biggest city(area) Mount Isa, Australia Largest Country(area) Russia Biggest Flower Raffesia(Java) Largest Country(population) China Biggest Library Library of the congress Washington Largest Dam Grand Coulee, USA Biggest Museum British Museum, London Largest Delta Sundarbans, India Brightest Planet Venus Largest Democracy India Brightest Star Sirius Largest Desert Sahara, Africa Broadest Strait Davis Strait Largest Diamond The Cullinan Busiest Canal Baltic White Sea Canal Largest Diamond Mine Kimbarley, South Africa Busiest port Rotterdam, Netherland Largest Gulf Gulf of Mexico Coldest Place Vostok, Antarctica Largest Island Greenland Deepest & Biggest Ocean The Pacific Largest lake(artificial) Lake volta, Ghana Deepest lake Baikal, Russia Largest lake(fresh water) Lake Superior, USA Driest Place Atacama Desert, South Africa Largest lake(salt water ) Caspian Sea Farthest Planet Neptune Largest land animal African Elephant Fastest Animal Cheetah Largest Mammal Whale Fastest Bird Peregrine Falcon Largest Mosque Masjid-al-Haram, Saudi Arabia Highest Capital city La Paz, Bolivia Largest Palace Imperial Palace, China Highest City Wen Chuan, China Largest Park National Park, Greenland
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    3 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Highest lake Titicaca, Bolivia Largest Peninsula Arabia Highest Melting Point Tungsten Largest Planet Jupiter Highest Mountain Peak Everest, Nepal Largest Railway Platform Grand Central Terminal, New York Highest Mountain Range Himalayas Largest River Basin Amazon Basin Highest Plateau Pamir, Tibet Largest river by volume Amazon Highest Volcano Ojes del Salado, Chile Largest Sea Caspian Sea Highest Waterfall Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela Largest Sea bird Albatross Hottest Planet Venus Largest Stadium Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Largest Archipelago Indonesia Largest Volcano Mauna Loa, Hawaii Largest Asian Desert Gobi, Mongolia Lightest Gas Hydrogen Largest Bay Hudson Bay, Canada Lightest Metal Lithium Largest Bird Ostrich Longest & Deepest Rail Tunnel Seikan Tunnel, Japan Largest Church Basilica of St. Peter, Rome(Vatican city) Longest & Largest Canal Tunnel Le Rove Tunnel, France Largest City(population) Tokyo, Japan Narrowest Strait Chaliks Longest Animal Blue Whale Nearest Planet Mercury Longest Corridor Rameshwaram temple Corridor, India Rainiest place Cherrapunji, India Longest Day June 21 Shortest Day Dec 22 Longest Epic The Mahabharata Slowest animal Snail Longest Jump animal Kangaroo Smallest Bird Humming Bird Longest life- Span(animal) Tortoise Smallest Continent Australia Longest Mountain Range Andes, South America Smallest Planet Mercury Longest Non stop train Flying Scoutsman Tallest Animal Giraffe Longest poisonous snake King Cobra Tallest Building Bhurj Khalifa, UAE Longest port Tallest Minaret Great Hassan Mosque Morocco Longest Railway Trans-Siberian Railway Tallest Minaret(free standing) Qutub Minar, India Longest Railway Bridge Lower Zambeji, Africa Tallest Statue Statue of Liberty, New York,USA Longest Railway Platform Gorakhpur, UP, India Tallest Tower Tokyo Sky Tree, Japan Longest River Nile Wingless Bird Kiwi Longest River Dam Hirakud Dam, Odisha, India Longest Wall Great wall of China Longest Strait Tartar Strait Longest wing spread bird Albatross Longest Tunnel(road) Laerdal, Norway Most Intelligent Animal Chimpanzee Largest solar farm China Longest elevated cycle path China Longest bullet train China Longest Flight Qatar Airways Largest Solar Plant Morocco Largest Artificial Sun Germany
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    4 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Superlatives of India Longest/Largest/Highest etc Name & Location Biggest Cave temple Ellora, Maharashtra Biggest Hotel Oberai- Sheraton, Mumbai Biggest Mosque Jama Masjid at Delhi Biggest Stadium Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata Deepest River Valley Bhagirathi & Alaknanda, Uttarakhand Fastest Train Shatabadi Express running between New Delhi and Bhopal Highest Airport Leh, Laddakh Highest Award Bharat Ratna Highest Battle Field Siachin Glacier Highest Dam Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand Highest Gallantry Award Param Vir Chakra Highest Gateway Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Highest Lake Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand) Highest Peak Karkoram-2 or K-2 Highest Peak in the world is Mount Everest, Nepal Highest Railway Station Ghum (W. Bengal) Highest rainfall Mawsynram, Meghalaya Highest Road Road at Khardungla Highest Tower Kutab Minar at Delhi Highest Watefall Nohkalikai Falls in Shora, Meghalaya Largest Animal Fair Sonepur, Bihar Largest Auditorium Sri Shanmukhanand Hall, Mumbai Largest Cave Amarnath, J&K Largest Cave Temple Kailash Temple, Ellora Maharastra Largest Church Saint Cathedral,Goa Largest Delta Sunderbans Delta Largest Desert Thar, Rajasthan Largest District Kutch district, Gujarat Largest Dome Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur Largest Fresh Water Lake Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh Largest Gurudwara Golden Temple Amritsar, Punjab Largest inland salt lake Sambhar lake Largest Lake Wular Lake, Kashmir Largest Lake (Saline Water) Chilka Lake, Orrisa Largest Man- Made Lake Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam) Largest Museum India Museum at Kolkata Largest Planetarium Birla Planetarium, Kolkata Largest Populated City Mumbai Largest Port Mumbai, Mahrashtra Largest Public Sector Bank State Bank of India Largest River Island Majuli, Assam Largest River without Delta Narmada and Tapti Largest State (Area) Rajasthan Largest State(Area) Rajasthan Largest State(Population) Uttar Pradesh Largest Zoo Zoological Garden at Alipur, Kolkata Longest Beach Marina Beach, Chennai
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    5 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Longest Canal Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal Longest Cantilever Span bridge Howrah Bridge, West Bengal Longest Dam Hirakud Dam, Odisha Longest Electric Railway Line From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna Longest Highway NH-7 from Varanasi to Kanyakumari Longest Platform Gorakhpur(UP) Longest Railway Route From Assam to Kanyakumari Longest River Ganga Longest River Bridge Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna Longest River in India The Ganges Longest Road Grand Trunk Road Longest Tributary river of India Yamuna Longest Tunnel Jawahar tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir Oldest Church St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala) Smallest State (Area) Goa Smallest State (Population) Sikkim State wise largest area under forest Madhya Pradesh State with longest coastline Gujarat State with longest coastline of South India Andhra Pradesh Tallest Statue Statue of Gomateshwar, Karnataka Longest Road Tunnel Cheneni-Nashiri, J & K Largest startup incubator Hubballi, Karnataka Largest WiFi service Maharashtra Tallest flag post Attari Border, Punjab Largest Floating Solar PV Plant Kerala FIRST EVER(WORLD & INDIA) First in the world First in Name of the Person First men to climb Mt. Everest Sherpa Tenzing Norgay & Sir Edmund Hillary First man to reach North Pole Robert Peary First man to reach South Pole Ronald Amundsen First religion of the world Santosh Dharma First country to print books China First country to issue paper currency China First country to start Civil Services Competition China First President of United States of America George Washington First prime Minister of great Britain Robert Walpole First secretary general of United Nations Trigve Li First country to make education compulsory Prussia First country to win the world cup Football Uruguay (1930) First country to make a constitution United States of America Pakistan’s fist Governor General Mohammed Ali Jinnah First Summit of NAM was organized in Belgrade (former Yugoslavia) First European to visit China Marco Polo First men to fly an aeroplane Wright Brothers First person to sail around the world Ferdinand Magellan
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    6 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule First country to send human to Moon United States of America First country to launch satellite into space Russia (former USSR) First country to host the modern Olympic games Greece First President of the Republic of China Dr. Sun Yat-sen First city to be attacked with Atom bomb Heroshima (Japan) First Radio Telescope Satellite was launched into space by Japan First Russian (Soviet) Prime Minister to visit India V.I. Bulganin First University of the world Taxila University First man to set foot on the Moon Nell Armstrong (U.S.A) First man to go into space Major Yuri Gagarin (USSR) First Space Shuttle Launched Columbia First space ship landed on mars Viking –I (July,1976) First woman Prime Minister of England Margaret Thacher First woman Prime Minister of any Muslim country Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan) First woman Prime Minister of a country S. Bhandarnayake (Sri Lanka) First woman cosmonaut in space Valentina Tereshkova (USSR) First woman to climb Mt. Everest Junko Tabei (Japan ) First deaf and dumb to cross the Srait of Gibraltar Taranath Shenoy (India) First woman president of UN General assembly Smt. Vijayalakshmi Pandit (1953) First European Invader of Indian soil Alexander, The Great First woman to reach the North pole Ms. Fran First woman to reach Antartica Caroline Michaelson First man to draw the map of earth Anexemander First man to compile Encyclopaedia Aspheosis (Athens) First eldest man to climb Mt. Event Richard Wass First Asian to win Wimbledon Trophy Arthur Ashe (U.S.A) First man to win Nobel Prize for Literature Rene F.A. & Suilt Pradhom (France ) First man to win Nobel Prize for Peace Jin F. Dunant (Switzerland) & Frederic Peiry (France) First man to win Nobel prize for Physics W.K. Roentgen (Germany) First man to win Nobel prize for Chemistry J.H. Wenthoff (Howlland) First man to win Nobel Prize Medicine (Medical Science) A.E. Wonn Behring (Germany) First man to win Nobel Prize Economics Ranger fish (Norway)& John Tinbergen (Howlland) First woman President of a country Maria Estela Peron (Argentina) First Space Tourist (Male) Dennis Tito First Space Tourist (Female) Mrs. Anousheh Ansari World's longest hunger striker Irom Chanu Sharmila First country to switch off FM radio Norway First country to stop investing in fossil fuels Ireland First country to allow pharmacies to sell marijuana Uruguay
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    7 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule First In India First Persons The first President of Indian Republic Dr. Rajendra Prasad The first Prime Minister of free India Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru The first Indian to win Nobel Prize Rabindranath Tagore The first President of Indian National Congress W.C. Banerjee The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress Badruddin Tayyabji The first Muslim President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain The first British Governor General of India Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835) The first British Governor General of Bengal Lord Warren Hasting(1774-1885) The first British Viceroy of India Lord Canning The first Governor General of free India Lord Mountbatten The first and the last Indian to be Governor General of C. Rajgopalachari The first man who introduced printing press in India James Hicky The first Indian to join the I.C.S Satyendra Nath Tagore India’s first man in Space Rakesh Sharma The first Prime Minister of India who resigned Morarji Desai The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India General Cariappa The first Chief of Army Staff Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji The first Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive S.P.Sinha The first President of India who died while in office Dr. Zakhir Hussain The first Muslim President of Indian Republic Dr. Zakhir Hussain The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Charan Singh The first Field Marshal of India S.H.F. Manekshaw The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics C.V.Raman The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award Dr. Radhakrishnan The first Indian to cross English Channel Mihir Sen The first Person to receive Jnanpith award Sri Shankar Kurup The firs Speaker of the Lok Sabha Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar The first Vice-President of India Dr. Radhakrishnan The first Education Minister Abdul Kalam Azad The first Home minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel The first Indian Air Chief Marshal S. Mukherjee The first Indian Naval Chief Vice Admiral R.D. Katari The first Judge of International Court of Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen Sherpa Anga Dorjee The first person to get Param Vir Chakra Major Somnath Sharma The first Chief Election Commissioner Sukumar Sen The first person to receive Magsaysay Award Acharya Vinoba Bhave The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Hargovind Khurana The first Chinese traveller to visit India Fahein The first person to receive Stalin Prize Saifuddin Kitchlu The first person to resign from the Central Cabinet Shyama Prasad Mukherjee The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics Amartya Sen The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice Hirala J. Kania The first Indian Pilot J.R.D. Tata (1929) The first lady to become Miss World Rita Faria
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    8 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule The first woman judge in Supreme Court Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi The first woman Ambassador Miss C.B. Muthamma The first woman Governor of a state in free India Mrs Sarojini Naidu The first woman Speaker of a State Assembly Shanno Devi The first woman Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi The first woman Minister in a Government Rajkumari Amrit Kaur The first woman to climb Mount Everest Bachhendri Pal The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice Santosh Yadav The first woman President of Indian National Mrs Annie Besant The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force Harita Kaur Dayal The first woman Graduates Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi The first woman Airline Pilot Durba Banerjee The first woman Honours Graduate Kamini Roy, 1886 The first woman Olympic medal Winner Karnam Malleswari, 2000 The first woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner Kamlijit Sandhu The first woman Lawyer Cornelia Sorabjee The first woman President of United Nations General Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State Mrs Sucheta Kripalani The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Roze Millian Bethew The first woman Director General of Police Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya The first woman Judge Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937) The first woman Cheif Justice of High Court Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court) The first woman Judge in Supreme Court of India Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi The first woman Lieutenant General Puneeta Arora The first woman Air Vice Marshal P. Bandopadhyaya The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines Sushma Chawla The first woman IPS officer Mrs. Kiran Bedi The first and last Muslim woman ruler of India Razia Sultan The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra Nirja Bhanot The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi The first woman to cross English Channel Aarti Saha The first woman to receive Nobel Prize Mother Teresa The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna Mrs Indira Gandhi The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashpurna Devi The first women head of Indian Cost Accounting Aruna Sethi First Wax statue of a Living Indian Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud's in 1939 First Chinese pilgrim to Visit India Fa-hien First Exclusive internet magazine Bharat Samachar First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe Indrani Rehman First President of Indian National Congress W.C. Bannerjee, 1885 First Muslim President of the Indian National Badruddin Tayyabji First Judge in International Court of Justice Dr. Nagender Singh First Graduate in Medicine Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chukerbutty India's First University Nalanda University India's First Open University Andhra Pradesh Open University India's First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a P.V.Narasimha Rao First Indian to reach Antarctica Lt. Ram Charan First British to Visit India Hawkins
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    9 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule First Test tube baby of India Indira (Baby Harsha) First Post Office Opened in India Kolkata(1727) First uterus transplant Pune Doctors First state to send postal ballots via electronic mode Goa First cashless island Karang, Manipur First cashless Township GNFC township First smart tribal village Habbi, J & K First 24×7 helpline for forests Maharashtra First ship to go green INS Sarvekshak First floating elementary school Manipur First state to establishes cashless system for PDS Gujarat First Smart Police Andhra Pradesh First privately-run railway station Bhopal WORLD GEOGRAPHY List of Some Places with its Surname Surname Country/Place Surname Country/Place Asia paris Lahore , Pakistan City of roses Chandigarh Africa in Miniature Cameroon City of smoke Osaka , Japan Bengal sarrow River damodar , WB, India City of steel in india Jamshedpur Blue mountains Nilagiri hills , India City of temples Bhubaneswar Britain of the East Japan Costliest coast Coast Rica Britain of the South New Zealand Coffee port of the world Shantos ( Brazil) Battle field of Europe Belgium Dark continent Africa Backbone of england Pennine Mountians Dead Heart of Africa Chad Back bone of italy Apenninine Mountians Dairy of northern europe Denmark Big apple Newyork Evergreen forest Western Ghats City of Cycles Beijing Eighth Continent Madagascar City of Eternal Springs Quito (Ecuador) Emerland island Ireland City of Sky Scrappers New York (USA) Empire city Newyork City of Magnificent Distances Washinton DC Eternal city City of Music Rome Varanasi City of Golden Gate San Francisco (USA) Eye of greece Athens City of Seven Hills Rome (Italy) Electronic city of india Banglore Cockpit of Europe Belgium Forbidden city Lhasa (Tibet) Concentration Camp of Africa Equatorial Guinea Friendly island Tonga Copper Country Zambia Front door of australia Darwin City of factories Knapur (U.P) Garden city of england Kent(Englans) City of festivals Madurai , tamil nadu Garden city of world Chicago , Usa City of dreaming spires Oxford , england Garden city of india Banglore City of golden temple Amritsar , India Garden of europe Italy City of magnificent distance Chennai Garden of south india Thanjavur City of palaces Kolkatta , india Garden of gods Colorado (USA)
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    10 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule International Organisations And Their Headquarters cock pit of europe Belguim Gate way of india Mumbai City of pope Rome Garden provice of south africa Natal City of seven islands Mumbai Gateway of tears Jerusalem City of snow Canada George cross island Malta City of arbian nights Baghdad, Iraq Grnaite city Aberdeen (Scotland) City of motor cars Detroit , Michigan(USA) Great white way Broadway ( Newyork) The City that Never Sleeps Cairo Granery of india Punjab Golden city Johannesburg , South Africa Gift of the Nile Egypt Golden penisula Thailand Granery of south india Andhrpradesh Hermit kingdom Korea Granery of tamilnadu Tanjavuur Herring pond Atlantic Ocean Granery of kerala Palakkad Horn of africa Somalia Gribraltar of the indian ocean Aden Holy city Jerusalem Golden state California , Usa Organisations HQ Amnesty International London Commonwealth of Nations London APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Forum) Singapore ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Jakarta FAO(Food and Agricultural Organization) Rome IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Vienna IBRD(International Bank for Reconstruction and Washington ICAO(International Civil Aviation Org) Montreal ICJ (International Court of Justice) The Hague IDA(International Development Association) Washington ILO(International Labour Org) Geneva IMF (International Monetary Fund) Washington DC IMCO(Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative org) London IMO(International Maritime Organization) London International Standards Org Geneva Interpol(International Criminal Police Organization) Lyon, France ITU(International Telecommunication) Geneva NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Brussels OECD (Org. for Economic Cooperation and Dev.) Paris OPEC(Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) Vienna OPCW( Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical The Hague Organization of Islamic Cooperation Jedda SAARC(South Asian Association for Regional Coop.) Kathmandu Transparency International Berlin UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade & Geneva UNDP(United Nations Development Programme) New York UNEP(United Nations Environmental Programme) Nairobi UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Paris UNHCR(United Nations High Commissioner) Geneva UNICEF(United Nations International Children’s New York UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Dev. Org) Vienna UNITAR(United Nations Institute for Training and New York UNO (United Nations Org) New York
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    11 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule List of International Lines /boundaries Name of the lines/Boundaries Between Contries Line of Actual Control India & China on the Northern Border Line of Control India and Pakistan Durand LineHU Afghanistan and Pakistan. Radcliffe Line India and Pakistan (its includes Banladesh Line) Blue Line Isreal & Lebanon Purple Line Israel and Syria Green Line Israel and its neighbours (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) Mason–Dixon line Maryland and Pennsylvania/Delaware in Colonial America Curzon Line Poland & Russia Military Demarcation Line(MDL) North Korea and South Korea. Armistice Line North Korea and South Korea. McMohan Line India & China Maginot Line France & Germany Mannar haime line Russia & Finland Oder Nisse Line Germany & Poland( aftermath of World War II) Hindenburg Line Poland & Germany(at the time of First World War) Sigfried Line East France & Germany (at the time of second world war) 16 Parallel North Angola and Namibia 17th Parallel Line North & South Vietnam 20 ParallelLine Libya & Sudan 22 Parallel Line Egypt & Sudan 25 Parallel Line Mauritania & Mali 26 Parallel Line Western Sahara & Mauritania 31 Parallel Line Iraq & Iran 35 Parallel Line US it serves as border b/w Tennessee/Mississippi, 36 Parallel Line US it Forms forms the southernmost of the state of Missouri 38 Parallel Line North & South Korea 40 Parallel Line US it serves as border b/w Nebraska & Kansas 41 Parallel Line US it forms the border b/w wyoming/utah border, Wyoming/colorado, 42 Parallel Line US it serves as border of new york & Pennsylvania Border 43 Parallel Line US it serves as border of b/w State Nebraska & state of south Dakota 45 Parallel Line US it forms the boundary b/w Montana & wyoming 49 Parallel Line USA & Canada Some Important Monuments of the World Monuments Country Monuments Country Taj Mahal India Angkor Wat Cambodia Eiffel Tower France Chichen Itza Mexico UPU(Universal Postal Union) Berne WHO (World Health Org) Geneva WMO (World Meteorological Org) Geneva World Bank Washington DC World Intellectual Property Org Geneva WTO(World Trade Org) – GATT Geneva
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    12 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Stonehenge United Kingdom Pyramid Egypt Saint Basil's Cathedral Russia Parthanon Greece Leaning Tower of Pisa Italy Kremlin Russia Statue of Liberty United States of America Opera House Australia Borobudur Indonesia Imperial Palace Japan Christ The Redeemer Brazil Wailing Wall Jersalem Rivers of Major World Cities Name of the Rivers Name of the Cities Name of the Countries Name of the Rivers Name of the Cities Name of the Countries Nile Alexandria Egypt Rímac Lima Peru Amstel Amsterdam Netherlands Thames London England Tigris Baghdad Iraq Manzanares Madrid Spain Chao Phraya Bangkok Thailand Yarra Melbourne Australia Danube, Sava Belgrade Yugoslavia St. Lawrence Montreal Canada Spree, Havel Berlin Germany Moskva Moscow Russia Bogotá Bogotá Colombia Seine Paris France Senne Brussels Belgium Moldau Prague Czech Republic Danube Budapest Hungary Tiber Rome Italy Río de la Plata Buenos Aires Argentina Neva Saint Petersburg Russia Nile Cairo Egypt Mapocho Santiago Chile Hugli Calcutta India Tietê São Paulo Brazil Barada Damascus Syria Han Seoul South Korea Yamuna Delhi India Huangpu Shanghai China LIffey Dublin Ireland Sumida Tokyo Japan Saigon Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Danube Vienna Austria Pearl Hong Kong China Vistula Warsaw Poland Liwung Jakarta Indonesia Sava Zagreb Croatia Dnieper Kiev Ukraine Limmat Zürich Switzerland Tagus Lisbon Portugal Sihl Parliament of countries Country Parliament Country Parliament Afghanistan Shora Austria National Assembly Andorra General Council Bahamas General Assembly Albania People's Assembly Bahrain Consultative Council Azerbaijan Melli Majlis Bangladesh Jatiya Sansad Algeria National People's Assembly Belize National Assembly Angola National People's Assembly Bhutan Tsogdu Argentina National Congress Bolivia National Congress Australia Federal Parliament Brazil National Congress Brunei National Assembly Kuwait National Assembly Botswana National Assembly Laos People's Supreme Assembly Britain Parliment (House of Common's and House of Lords) Labanon National Assembly Bulgaria Narodno Subranie. Lesotho National Assembly and Senate Cambodia National Assembly Lithuania Seimas
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    13 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Congo Democratic Rep. of National Legislative Council Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies Colombia Congress Libya General People's Congress Canada Parliament Malaysia Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara China National People's Assembly Maldives Majlis Chile Chamber of Deputies and Senate Madagascar National People's Assembly Comoros Legislative Council and Senate Mongolia Great People's Khural Costa Rice Legislative Council and Senate Montenegro Federal Assembly Crotia Sabor Mozambique People's Assembly Cuba National Assembly of People's Power Myanmar Pyithu Hluttaw Czech Republic Chamber of Deputies and Senate Nepal Rashtriya Panchayat Denmark Folketing Netherlands The Staten General Ecuador Natinal Congress New Zealand Parliament (House of Representative) El Salvador Legislative Assembly Oman Monarchy East Timor Constituent Assembly Pakistan National Assembly & Senate Ethiopia Federal Council and House of Representative Paraguay Senate & Chamber of Deputies Egypt People's Assembly Philippines The Congress Fiji Islands Senate & House of Representative Papua New Guinea National Parliament France National Assembly Poland Sejm Finland Eduskusta (Parliament) Romania Great National Assembly Germany Bundestag (Lower House) and Bundesrat (Upper House) Russia Duma & Federal Council Guyana National Assembly Serbia Federal Assembly Greece Chamber of Deputies Senegal National Assembly Hungry National Assembly Seychelles National Assembly Iceland Althing South Africa House of Assembly India Sansad Spain Cortes Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly Sweden Riksdag Iran Majlis Saudi Arabia Majlis Al Shura Iraq National Assembly Sudan Majlis Watani Israel Knesset Switzerland Federal Assembly Italy Chamber of Deputies and Senate Syria People's Council Japan Diet Turkey Grand National Assembly Jordan National Assembly USA Congress Korea(North) Supreme People's Assembly Vietnam National Assembly Venezuela National Congress Korea(South) National Assembly Zambia National Assembly Important Food Festivals Around The World Name of the Festivals Name of the Countries Name of the Festivals Name of the Countries Alba White Truffle Festival Alba, Italy Mistura Food Festival Lima, Peru Abergavenny Food Festival Wales, UK Monkey Buffet Festival Lopburi Province, Thailand Baltic Herring Festival Helsinki, Finland Oktoberfest Munich, Germany Chinchilla Melon Australia Onion Eating Festival Spain
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    14 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule INDIA GEOGRAPHY India’s World Heritage Sites Name of the Heritage sites State Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary Assam Manas Wild Life Sanctuary Assam Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Bihar Nalanda Bihar The Architectural Work Of LeCorbusier Chandigarh Humayun's Tomb Delhi Qutb Minar and its Monuments Delhi Red Fort Delhi Churches and Convents of Goa Goa Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Gujarat Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh Ajanta Caves Maharashtra Ellora Caves Maharashtra Elephanta Caves Maharashtra Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Maharashtra Konarak Sun Temple Odisha Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Rajasthan Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu Mountain Railways of India Tamil Nadu Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh Mountain Railways of India West Bengal Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers Uttarakhand Sundarbans National Park West Bengal Western Ghats Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Ranthambhore), Rajasthan Festival Chocolate Festival London, UK Orange Festival Poland International Mango Festival New Delhi, India Pancake Festival Moscow, Russia Ivrea Orange Festival Ivrea, Italy Potato Festival Sweden Maine Lobster Festival Rockland USA San Francisco Street Food Festival San Francisco, USA Maslenitsa Festival Moscow, Russia Tomato Festival Spain Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Melbourne, Australia Vegetarian Festival Thailand
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    15 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule List of 25 cultural Heritage Sites Name of the Site Location Year Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh 1983 Ajanta Caves Maharashtra 1983 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh 1989 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Gujarat 2004 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Maharashtra 2004 Churches and Convents of Goa Goa 1986 Elephanta Caves Maharashtra 1987 Ellora Cave Maharashtra 1983 Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh 1986 Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu 1987 Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka 1986 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu 1984 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka 1987 Hill Forts of Rajasthan Rajasthan 2013 Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi Delhi 1993 Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh 1986 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar 2002 Mountain Railways of India Darjeeling, West Bengal 1999 Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi Delhi 1993 Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) Gujarat 2014 Red Fort Complex Delhi 2007 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh 2003 Sun Temple, Konârak Orissa 1984 Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh 1983 The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Rajasthan 2010 List of Seven Natural Heritage Sites Name Of the Site Location Year Great Himalayan National Park Himachal Pradesh 2014 Kaziranga National Park Assam 1985 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan 1985 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam 1985 Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers Uttarakhand 1988 Sundarbans National Park West Bengal 1987 Western Ghats Covers Four states 2012 List of Important Temples & Its Location Name of the Temple State Kamakhya Temple Guwahati, Assam Sukresvara temple Assam Mahabalipuram Temple Tamil Nadu Meenakshi temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu Brihadeeswarar Temple Tamil Nadu Kanchipuram Temple Tamil Nadu Srisailam Temple Andhra Pradesh
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    16 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Tirupathi Temple Andhra Pradesh Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala Shabarimala ayyappa temple Kerala Gomateshwra Temple Karnataka Virupaksha Temple Bangalore (Karnataka) Golden temple Amritsar, Punjab Somnath temple Gujarat Siddhivinayak Temple Maharashtra Mahabodhi Temple Gaya, Bihar Amarnath Temple Jammu & Kashmir Markandeshwar Temple Haryana Konark Sun Temple Odisha Birla Mandir Jaipur Highest Mountain Peaks Statewise State Peak Range/Region Andhra Pradesh Arma Konda Eastern Ghats Arunachal Pradesh Kangto (shared with Tibet) Eastern Himalaya Assam Unnamed peak near Laike Dima Hasao District Bihar Someshwar Fort West Champaran District Chhattisgarh Bailadila Range Dantewada District Goa Sosogad Western Ghats Gujarat Girnar Junagadh District Haryana Karoh Peak Morni Hills Himachal Pradesh Reo Purgyil (shared withTibet) Western Himalaya Jammu and Kashmir(claimed) K2 Karakoram Jammu and Saltoro Kangri Karakoram Jharkhand Parasnath Parasnath Hills Karnataka Mullayanagiri Western Ghats Kerala Anamudi Western Ghats Madhya Pradesh Dhupgarh Satpura Maharashtra Kalsubai Western Ghats Manipur Mount Iso (Tenipu) Senapati District Meghalaya Shillong Peak Khasi Hills Mizoram Phawngpui Saiha District Nagaland Mount Saramati (Shared Naga Hills Odisha Deomali Eastern Ghats Punjab Unnamed point on the Naina Devi Rupnagar District Rajasthan Guru Shikhar Aravali Sikkim Kangchenjunga (Shared Eastern Himalaya Tamil Nadu Doddabetta Nilgiri Hills Telangana Laxmidevipalli Deccan Plateau Tripura Betalongchhip Jampui Hills Uttar Pradesh Amsot Peak Shivalik Hills Uttarakhand Nanda Devi Garhwal Himalaya West Bengal Sandakphu (Shared with Nepal) Eastern Himalaya
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    17 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule National Parks In India State Name of the Park Andaman and Nicobar Islands Campbell Bay National Park Galathea National Park Mahatma National Park Saddle Peak National Park South Button National Park Andhra Pradesh Sri Venkateswara Park Arunachal Pradesh Namdapha National Park Namdapha Tiger Reserve Pakhui Tiger Reserve Assam Kaziranga National Park Manas National Park Nameri National Park Bihar Valmiki National Park Chhattisgarh Kanger Ghati National Park Achanakmar Tiger Reserve Indravati Tiger Reserves Udanti & Sitanadi Tiger Reserve Gujarat Blackbuck National Park Gir Forest National Park Marine Gulf of Kutch park Haryana Sultanpur National Park Himachal Pradesh Great Himalayan National Park Pin Valley National Park Jammu and Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kishtwar National Park Salim Ali National Park Jharkhand Betla National Park Palamau Tiger Reserve Hazaribagh National Park Karnataka Bandipur National Park Kudremukh National Park Nagarhole Tiger Reserve Bhadra Tiger Reserve Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary Bannerghatta National Park Kerala Eravikulam National Park Periyar National Park Parambikulam Tiger Reserve Silent Valley National Park Madhya Pradesh Kanha National Park Madhav National Park Mandla Fossils National Park Pench National Park Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve Satpura National Park
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    18 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Maharashtra Chandoli National Park Melghat Tiger Reserve Pench Tiger Reserve Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project Sahyadri Tiger reserve Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve Bor Tiger Reserve Navegaon National Park Manipur Keibul Lamjao National Park Meghalaya Balphakram National Park Mizoram Blue Mountain National Park Dampa Tiger Reserve Odisha Bhitarkanika National Park Nandankanan Zoological Park Satkosia Tiger Reserve Simlipal National Park Punjab Harike Wetland Rajasthan Desert National Park Keoladeo National Park Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary Ranthambore National Park Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve Sariska Tiger Reserve Sikkim Khangchendzonga Park Tamil Nadu Guindy National Park Gulf of Mannar National Park Mudumalai National Park Anamalai Tiger Reserve Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve Palani Hills National Park Telangana Kasu bramanda Reddy National Park Kawal Tiger Reserve Nagarjunsagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve Mrugavani National Park Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa National Park Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Uttarakhand Jim Corbett National Park Nanda Devi National Park Rajaji National Park Valley of Flowers National Park West Bengal Buxa Tiger Reserve Jaldapara National Park Neora Valley National Park Singalila National Park Sundarbans National Park
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    19 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Atomic Power Plants Important Hydropower plant Name of the Plant State Kaiga atomic power plant Karnataka Kakrapar atomic power plant Gujarat Madras atomic power plant Tamil Nadu Narora atomic power plant Uttar Pradesh. Rajasthan atomic power plant Rajasthan Tarapur atomic power plant Maharashtra Kundankulam atomic power plant Tamil Nadu Gorakhpur atomic power plant Haryana Chutka atomic power plant Madhya Pradesh Mahi Banswara atomic power plant Rajasthan Kaiga atomic power plant Karnataka Kovvada atomic power plant Andhra Pradesh Mithi virdhi atomic power plant Gujarat. State Name of the Plant ANDHRAPRADESH Nizam Sagar Dam-Manjira River Prakasam Barrage-Krishna River Srisailam Dam-Krishna River GUJRAT Ukai Dam Dharoi Dam-Banas River Dantiwada Dam-Sabarmati River HIMACHAL PRADESH Pandoh Dam-Beas River Bhakra Nangal Dam-Sutlej River Nathpa Dam-Sutlej River Gobind Sagar, Reservoir-Sutlej River Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir JAMMU & KASHMIR Salal Project-Chenab River Chutak Hydroelectric Project Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam-Indus River Uri Hydroelectric Dam-Jhelum River JHARKHAND Maithon Dam-Barakar Rive Chandil Dam-Subarnarekha River Panchet Dam-Damodar River KARNATAKA Tunga Bhadra Dam-Tungabhadra and Krishna River Linganamakki dam-Sharavathi River Alamatti Dam-Krishna River Harangi Dam-Cauvery River Ghataprabha Reservoir-Ghataprabha River KERALA Banasura Sagar Dam-Chalakudy River Malampuzha Dam-Malampuzha River Idukki Dam-Periyar River Mullaperiyar Dam-Pennar River Neyyar Dam-Pennar River-Kerala. MADHYA PRDESH Barna Dam-Barna River Indirasagar Project-Narmada River Narmada Dam Project-Narmada River Gandhi Sagar Dam-Chambal River Tawa Reservoir-Tawa River
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    20 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule List of Thermal Power Plant MAHARASTRA Koyna Dam-Koyna River Bhatsa Dam-Bhatsa and Chorna rivers Wilson Dam-Pravara River Girna Dam-Girna and Godavari River Radhanagari Dam-Bhogawati River ODSIHA Jalaput Dam Balimela Reservoir-Sileru River Indravati Dam-Indravati River Hirakud Dam-Mahanadi River RAJASTHAN MBisalpur dam-banas river TAMILNADU Vaigai Dam-Vaigai River Krishnagiri Reservoir Pechiparai Reservoir-River Kodayar Vidur Reservoir Perunchani Dam-Paralayar River Periyar Reservoir-Periyar River Stanley Reservoir-Kaveri River Mettur Dam-Kaveri River Bhavanisagar Reservoir-Bhavani River Parambikulam Reservoir-Parambikulam River UTTARPRADESH Parichha Dam-Betwa River Rihand Project-Rihand River and Son River Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam-Rihand River Tehri Dam-Bhagirathi River Name of the Plant State Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant Andhra Pradesh Dr Narla Tatarao TPS Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station Pynampuram Power Station Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station Simhapuri Thermal Power Station Hinduja Thermal Power Station Meenakshi Thermal Power Station Barh Super Thermal Power Station Bihar Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project Barauni Thermal Power Station Kanti Thermal Power Station Sipat Thermal Power Plant Chhattisgarh Korba Super Thermal Power Plant DB Thermal Project Ltd. Jindal Megha Power Plant Hasdeo Thermal Power Station Lanco Amarkantak Power Plant Dr Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Thermal Power Station KSK Mahanadi Power Bhilai Expansion Power Plant Bhawnendra Singh Deo Power Plant Badarpur Thermal Power Station New Delhi
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    21 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Rajghat Power Station Mundra Thermal Power Station Gujarat Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project Wanakbori Thermal Power Station Essar Power Gujarat Ltd. Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station Ukai Thermal Power Station Surat Thermal Power Station Sabarmati Thermal Power Station Kutch Thermal Power Station Akrimota Thermal Power Station Sikka Thermal Power Station Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station Panipat Thermal Power Station Haryana Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station Faridabad Thermal Power Station Amarkantak Thermal Power Station Chandrapura Thermal Power Station Jharkhand Koderma Thermal Power Station Patratu Thermal Power Station Bokaro Thermal Power Station Jojobera Thermal Power Plant Tenughat Thermal Power Station Raichur Thermal Power Station Karnataka Udupi Thermal Power Plant JSW Vijayanagar Power Station Bellary Thermal Power station Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station Madhya Pradesh Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project Sant Singaji Thermal Power Plant Dada Dhuniwale Thermal Power Plant Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station Satpura Thermal Power Station Amarkantak Thermal Power Station Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station Maharashtra Tirora Thermal Power Station Amravati Thermal Power Plant Bhusawal Thermal Power Station Trombay Thermal Power Station Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station Parli Thermal Power Station Nashik Thermal Power Station Koradi Thermal Power Station Wardha Warora Power Plant Dahanu Thermal Power Station Paras Thermal Power Station CESC Chandrapur Thermal Power Station Talcher Super Thermal Power Station Sterlite Jharsuguda Power Station Vedanta Jharsuguda Captive Power Plant
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    22 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Angul Thermal Power Station National Aluminium Company Captive Power Plant Kamalanga Thermal Power Plant Ib Thermal Power Station Talcher Thermal Power Station Hirakud Captive Power Plant Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant Punjab Guru Hargobind TP Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant Rajasthan Kota Super Thermal Power Plant Raj West Lignite Power Plant Chhabra Thermal Power Plant Barsingsar Thermal Power Station Giral Lignite Power Plant VS Lignite Power Plant Neyveli Thermal Power Station II Tamil Nadu Vallur Thermal Power Station Tuticorin Thermal Power Station Neyveli Thermal Power Station I NTPL Thermal Power Station Mettur Thermal Power Station North Chennai Thermal Power Station Muthiara Thermal Power Station IL&FS Thermal Power Station Ennore Thermal Power Station Tutiorin (Pvt) Thermal Power Station Neyveli Zero Lignite Power Station NTPC Ramagundam Telangana Kothagudem Thermal Power Station Kakatiya Thermal Power Station Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station Rihand Thermal Power Station Uttar Pradesh Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station NTPC Dadri Anpara Thermal Power Station Obra Thermal Power Station Rosa Thermal Power Plant Feroj Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant Parichha Thermal Power Station Tanda Thermal Power Plant Harduaganj Thermal Power Station Panki Thermal Power Station Mejia Thermal Power Station West Bengal Farakka Super Thermal Power Station Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant Santaldih Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Station
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    23 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Important Lakes Name of the Lakes Notes Wular Lake Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia and the largest in India, is located in Jammu and Kashmir Loktak Lake Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeastern India, located in Manipur. Da mdama Lake Damdama Lake is one of the biggest natural lakes in Haryana. Dal Lake The Kashmir valley is blessed with exotic natural beauty of landscape and water bodies, out of them one of the best is Dal Lake Pichola Lake Lake Pichola is an artificial fresh water lake situated in Udaipur city in Rajasthan. Gurudongmar Lake Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world. This fresh water lake is located northeast of the Kangchenjunga range in Sikkim. Chilka Lake Chilka Lake is the brackish water lake and is the largest coastal lake in India. The Chilka Lake in situated in Orissa and is Asia’s largest inland salt water lagoon. Vembanad Lake Vembanad Lake is India’s longest lake and is the largest lakes in the beautiful state land of God, Kerala Bhimtal Lake The pride of Bhimtal is a beautiful lake which offers magnificent vistas for tourists. The lake is larger than Nainital lake, uttarnachal Upper lake Upper lake is the largest artificial lake in Asia, situated in “City of Lakes” called Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Kolleru Lake and Pulicat Lake Two major lakes for number of migratory birds in India, AP Major Sea Ports The nine coastal Indian states Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal are home to all major and minor ports of India. Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Bandel Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Station Titagarh Thermal Power Station CESC Southern Generating Station New Cossipore Generating Station Mejia Thermal Power Station Farakka Super Thermal Power Station Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant Santaldih Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Station Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Bandel Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Station Titagarh Thermal Power Station CESC Southern Generating Station New Cossipore Generating Station
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    24 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Sea Ports in India Top 10 busiest and the largest Sea Ports Name of the Port State Name of the Port Country Kandla Port Gujarat Shanghai China Nhava Sheva Maharashtra Ningbo-Zhoushan China Mumbai Port Maharashtra Singapore Singapore Marmagao port Goa Rotterdam The Netherlands Panambur Port Karnataka Tianjin China Cochin Port Kerala Guangzhou China Port Blair Andaman Qingdao China Tuticorin Port Tamil Nadu Qinhuangdao Port China Chennai Port Tamil Nadu Busan South Korea Vizag Port Andhra Pradesh Hong Kong China Paradip Port Orissa Haldia port West Bengal International Airports in India State City Airport Name Andaman & Nicobar Islands Port Blair Veer Savarkar International Airport Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam International Airport Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada Vijayawada International Airport Assam Guwahati Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Bihar Gaya Gaya International Airport Delhi New Delhi Indira Gandhi InternationalAirport Goa Goa/td Goa International Airport/Dabolim Airport Gujarat Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar Srinagar Airport Karnataka Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport Karnataka Mangalore Mangalore International Airport Kerala Kochi Cochin International Airport Kerala Kozhikode Calicut International Airport Kerala Thiruvananthapura Trivandrum International Airport Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Raja Bhoj International Airport Maharashtra Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Maharashtra Nagpur Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Manipur Imphal Tulihal International Airport Odisha Bhubaneswar Biju Patnaik International Airport Punjab Amritsar Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport Rajasthan Jaipur Jaipur International Airport Tamil Nadu Chennai Chennai International Airport Tamil Nadu Coimbatore Coimbatore International Airport Tamil Nadu Madurai Madurai Airport Tamil Nadu Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirapalli International Airport Telangana Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh International Uttar Pradesh Varanasi Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport West Bengal Kolkata Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International
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    25 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Banks Head Quarters & Taglines Bank Name HQ TAGLINE Canara Bank Bangalore Together we can. Vijaya Bank Bangalore A friend u can bank upon State Bank of Mysore Bengaluru Working for a better tomorrow. Indian Bank Chennai Your Tech Friendly Bank Indian Overseas Bank Chennai Good people to grow with Oriental Bank of Gurgaon,Haryana Where every individual is committed State Bank of Hyderabad Hyderabad Modern.Innovative.Dependable Andhra Bank Hyderabad Where India Banks State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur The Nation banks on us. Karur Vysya Bank Karur Smart way to Bank Lakshmi Vilas Bank Karur The changing face of prosperity Federal Bank Kerala Your perfect Banking Partner Ratnakar Bank Kolhapur, Maharashtra Allahabad Bank Kolkata A tradition of trust. UCO Bank Kolkata Honours Your trust United bank of India Kolkata The bank that begins with u City Union Bank Kumbakonam Trust and Excellence since 1904 Corporation Bank Mangalore,Karnatak Prosperity for all Karnataka Bank Mangaluru, Your Family Bank across India Syndicate Bank Manipal,Karnataka Faithful and Friendly SBI Mumbai The banker to every Indian. Bank of India Mumbai Relationship beyond banking. Central Bank of India Mumbai Central to you since 1911. Dena Bank Mumbai Trusted Family Bank Union Bank of India Mumbai Good people to bank with IDBI Bank Mumbai Banking for all”AAo Sochein Bada” NABARD Mumbai Revitalizing rural India through urban support Exim Bank Mumbai Together towards Tomorrow. ECGC Mumbai You Focus on Exports.We cover the risks. Axis Bank Mumbai Badhti ka naam Zindagi ICICI Bank Mumbai Hum Hai Na,Khyal Apka YES Bank Mumbai Experience our expertise HDFC Bank Mumbai We understand your world IndusInd Bank Mumbai We make u feel richer Kotak Mahindra Bank Mumbai Lets make money simple Nainital Bank Nainital, Banking with personal touch Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi Where service is a way of life Punjab National bank New Delhi The name you can bank upon Bharatiya Mahila Bank New Delhi Empowering Women, Empowering India State Bank of Patiala Patiala Blending Modernity with Tradition Bank of Maharashtra Pune One family One Bank. Jammu&Kashmir Bank Srinagar,J&K Serving to Empower State Bank of Travancore Thiruvananthapuram A long tradition of trust. Catholic Syrian Bank Thrissur, Support all the way. Dhanlaxmi Bank Thrissur, Tann.Mann.Dhan South Indian Bank Thrissur, Experience next generation Banking Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Tuticorin Be a step ahead of life Bank of Baroda Vadodara,Gujarat India's International Bank.
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    26 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule List of Important Institutions in India Name of the Institute Location Education Central Hindi Institute Agra, Uttar Pradesh Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, Karnataka Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Central Institute of English and Foreign Language Hyderabad, Telegana Institute of Central Indian Language Mysore, Karnataka Commission of Scientific and Technical Words Terminology New Delhi Indian Institute of Social Sciences and Research New Delhi Institute of National Sanskrit New Delhi Rashtriya Bal Bhavan New Delhi Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit Vidyapeeth New Delhi Council of Indian Philosophy Research New Delhi and Lucknow Indian Council of Higher Research Shimla, Himachal Pradesh National Sanskrit Vidyapeeth Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Environmental Institutes Rehabilitation Institute of Social Forestry and Ecology Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh G. B. Pant Himdoya Environment and Development Institute Almora, Uttarakhand Institute of Indian Plywood Industry and Research Bengaluru, Karnataka Institute of Lumbering Science and Technology Bengaluru, Karnataka Institute of Indian Forest Management Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Institute of Forest Research and Human Resource Development Chindwara, Madhya Pradesh Institute of Forest Genetic Tree Breeding Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Indian Forest Research and Education Council Dehradun, Uttarakhand Institute of National Science & Technology Faridabad, Haryana Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur, Rajasthan Institute of Rainforest Jorhat, Assam Indian Forest Survey Jorhat, Assam Indian Botanical Survey Kolkata, West Bengal Indian Anthropology Survey Kolkata, West Bengal Central Pollution Control Board New Delhi Central Museum Authority New Delhi Forest Productive Centre Ranchi, Jharkhand Himalayan Forest Research Centre Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Defence Institutes Electrical and Mechanical Engineering School Baroda, Gujarat Air Force Technical College Bengaluru, Karnataka Hindustan Aeronatic Limited Bengaluru, Karnataka Indian Air Force Training Centre Chennai, Tamil Nadu Officers Training Academy Chennai, Tamil Nadu Indian Military Academy Dehradun, Uttarakhand Air Force Academy Hyderabad, Telagana National Defence Academy Kharagwasala, Pune Naval College of Engineering Lonavala, Maharashtra Directorate General N.C.C New Delhi Directorate of National Cadet Core New Delhi College of Military Engineering Pune, Maharashtra Institute of Armament Technology Pune, Maharashtra
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    27 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Defence Management Institute Sikandrabad, Uttar Prdeash Military College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Sikandrabad, Uttar Prdeash Art and Culture Allahabad Museum Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Indira Gandhi National Human Museum Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Nav Nalanda Mahabihar Bihar Kala Chitra Foundation Chennai, Tamil Nadu Salarjanj Museum Hyderabad, Telangana Jawahar Lal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy Imphal, Manipur Asiatic Society Kolkata, West Bengal Indian Anthropology Survey Kolkata, West Bengal Indian Museum Kolkata, West Bengal Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Asian Studies Institute Kolkata, West Bengal National Science Museum Parishad Kolkata, West Bengal National Modern Art Technique Kolkata, West Bengal National Library Kolkata, West Bengal Raja Rammohan Rai Library Foundation Kolkata, West Bengal Ram Krishan Mission Sanskrit Institute Kolkata, West Bengal Victoria Memorial Hall Kolkata, West Bengal Central Buddh Education Institute Leh, J & K National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Heritage Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Institute of National Museum History for Art Conservation and Science Museum New Delhi Indian National Archives New Delhi Central Secretariat Library (1981) New Delhi Cultural Institute and Training Centre (1979) New Delhi Delhi Public Library New Delhi Gandhian Recollection and Philosophy Recollection New Delhi Indira Gandhi National Art Centre New Delhi Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi National Drama Vidyalaya New Delhi National Museum New Delhi National School of Drama New Delhi Nehru Memorial Museum and Library New Delhi Sahitya Academy New Delhi Sangeet Natak Academy New Delhi Khudabaksh Oriental Public Library Patna, Bihar Rampur Raja Library Rampur, Uttar Pradesh Institute of Indian Diamond Surat, Gujarat Central High Tibetean Educational Institute Varanasi, Uttar Prdeash Food and Civil Supply Indian Standard Bureau Delhi Indian Examination House Kolkata, West Bengal, Health and Family Welfare National Yunani Institute Bengaluru, Karnataka National Siddh Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu National Ayurvedic Institute Jaipur, Rajasthan National Homeopathic Institute Kolkata, West Bengal Central Health Education Bureau New Delhi National Medical Science Academy New Delhi Morarji Desai National Yog Institute New Delhi
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    28 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule National Ayurvedic Vidyapeeth New Delhi National Natural Medical Institute Pune, Maharashtra Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd. Rasoyni ,Maharashtra Industries National Aluminium Co. Ltd. Bhubaneswar,Orissa Plastic Engineering and Technology Institute(Sepate) Chennai, Tamil Nadu South India Textile Research Association Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu North India Cloth Research Institute Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Pesticide Technology Institute Gurgaon, Haryana Indian Jute Industry Research Association Kolkata, West Bengal Silk and Art Silk Mills Research Association Mumbai, Maharashtra Indian Bureau of Mines Nagpur, Maharashtra Hindustan Antibiotic Ltd. Pune- Pimpri, Maharashtra Wool Research Institute Thane, Maharashtra National Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. Trombay, Maharashtra Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Udaipur Law and Justice National Justice Academy Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel National Police Academy Hyderabad, Telangana Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain National Crime and Justice Institute New Delhi Labour Labour Bureau Institute Chandigarh and Shimla Central Education Media Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu Director General of Mines Security Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Institute of Central government Training and Research Kolkata, West Bengal Central Labour Board Nagpur, Maharashtra V. V. Giri National Labour Institute Noida, Uttar Pradesh Mass Communication Satyajeet Ray Film and Television Institute Kolkata, West Bengal Film Department Mumbai, Maharashtra Indian Committee of Children Film Mumbai, Maharashtra Testimony Board of Central Movie Mumbai, Maharashtra Directorate of Publications and Visual Publicity New Delhi Directorate of Regional Publicity New Delhi Institute of Indian Film and Television Pune, Maharashtra National Film Archieves Pune, West Bengal Institute of Science and Technology Science Expansion (Vigyan Prasar)New Delhi Institute for Plasma Research Ahmedabad, Gujarat Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad, Gujarat Indian Science Academy Allahabad, Gujarat Indian Astro physics Institute Bengaluru, Karnataka Jawahar Lal Nehru Developed Scientific Research Centre Bengaluru, Karnataka Indian Science Academy Bengaluru, Karnataka National Biological Science Centre Bengaluru, Karnataka Liquid Crystal Research Institute Bengaluru, Karnataka National Biology Centre Bengaluru, Karnataka Physics Institute Bhubaneshwar Life Science Institute Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Institute of Physics Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Indian Oceanic Technical Institute Chennai, Tamil NAdu
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    29 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Harish Chand Research Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu Project Directorate, Integrated Coastal and Sea Coast Management Chennai, Tamil Nadu Institute of Mathematical Science Chennai, Tamil Nadu Sea- biotic Resources and Ecology Centre Cochin, Kerala Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Dehradun, Uttarakhand Cosmic Rays Research Institute Gauribidanur, Karnataka National Antarctic and Ocean Research Centre Goa Indian National Oceanic Information Service Centre Hyderabad, Telegana Survey Training Institute Hyderabad, Telegana Director of Atomic Mineral Investigation and Research Hyderabad, Telegana Nuclear Fuel Campus Hyderabad, Telegana D. N. A. Finger Print and Centre Hyderabad, Telegana Biotic Resources and Continuous Development Centre Imphal, Manipur Indian Uranium Corporation Ltd. Jaduguda, Jharkhand Uranium Corporation of India Ltd. Jaduguda, Jharkhand Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology Kocchi, Kerala Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata, West Bengal Indian Science Congress Association Kolkata, West Bengal Bose Institute Kolkata, West Bengal N. N. Bose National Fundamental Science Centre Kolkata, West Bengal Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre Kolkata, West Bengal Saha Nuclear Physics Institute Kolkata, West Bengal Birbal Sahani Institute of Paleo botany Lucknow, Uttarakhand Centre of National Mental Research Manesar, Haryana Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Mumbai, Maharashtra Heavy Water Board Mumbai, Maharashtra Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai, Maharashtra Deptt. of Atomic Energy Mumbai, Maharashtra Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, Maharashtra Vishveshraiya National Technical Institute Nagpur, Maharashtra Aryabhatta Research Observatory Nainital Indian National Science Academy New Delhi Indian National Engineering Academy New Delhi National Institute of Reservation New Delhi National Plant Genome Research Centre New Delhi National Earthquake Science Data Centre New Delhi Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council New Delhi Shri Ram Institute of Chemical Research New Delhi Shri Ram Chennai Research Institute New Delhi Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Pune, Maharashtra Centre of National Cell Science Pune, Maharashtra Agarkar Research Institute Pune, Maharashtra S. V. National Technical Institute Surat, Gujarat Sri Chitra Triunal Medical Science and Technical Institute Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala Hindustan Zinc Limited Udaipur, Rajasthan Transport Rail Wheel Factory Bengaluru, Karnataka Chitranjan Locomotive Works Chitranjan, West Bengal Indira Gandhi National Flying Academy Furshatganj (U. P.) National Water Sporting Institute Goa Indian Tourism and Travel Management Institute Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
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    30 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala, Punjab Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Kolkata, West Bengal Marine Engineering and Research Institute Kolkata., West Bengal Marine Engineering and Research Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra Lal Bahadur Shastri Coastal Research and Higher Study Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra Maritime Training Institute Powai Mumbai, Maharashtra Fire Service Training School Narainpur (Kolkata), WB Civil Aviation Security Bureau Delhi New Delhi National Aviation Management and Research Institute New Delhi Fire Training Centre New Delhi Indian Inland Waterways Authority Noida, Uttar Pradesh Integral Coach Factory Perambur, Kapurthala Diesel Locomotive Works Varanasi, Uttar Prdeash Hindustan Shipyard Limited Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Central Water and Electric Research Centre Kharagwasala ,Pune Central Soil and Material Research Centre New Delhi National Project Construction Corporation Ltd. New Delhi National Hydrology Institute Roorkee,Uttarakhand Welfare Multi- disabled Strengthen Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu National Rehabilitation Training and Research Institute Cuttack, Odisha National Blind Institute Dehradun, Uttarakhand National Orthopedic Disabled Institute Kolkata, West Bengal Aliyawarjung National Hard of Hearing Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra Physically Disabled Institute New Delhi National Public Cooperation and Child Development Institute New Delhi National Mental Disabled Institute Sikandrabad,Uttar Pradesh Youth Work and Play Laxmibai National Physical Education Institute Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Rajeev Gandhi National Youth Development Institute Perambur, Tamil Nadu Energy National Thermal PowerCorporation New Delhi Electric Finance Corporation Ltd New Delhi Communication High Level Telecommunication Training Centre Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Advance Level Telecommunication Training Centre Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh National Telecommunication Finance and Management Academy Hyderabad, Telegana Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ambedkar Telecommunication Training Institute Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Telecommunication Engineering Centre New Delhi Defence Indian Coast Guard • The Coast Guard is headquartered in the Capital, New Delhi.It has 3 Regional headquarters at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair. • 1 District Headquarters in each of the nine coastal states and 2 in the Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands. • 4 Coast Guard Stations, one each at Vadinar, Okha, Tuticorin and Mandapam.
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    31 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule The Indian Army is organised into seven commands Indian Air Force is organised into seven command Command Headquarter Command Headquarter Western command Chandigarh Western command New Delhi Eastern command Kolkata Central command Allahabad Northern command 56 APO Eastern command Shillong Southern command Pune South western command Jodhpur Central command Lucknow Training command Bangaluru Army Training Command Shimla Maintenance command Nagpur South Western Command Jaipur Southern command Thiruvananthapuram Indian Navy is organized into following command Productions of crops in india highest as per states Command Headquarter Eastern command Vishakhapatnam Southern command Kochi Western command Mumbai States Crops Andhra Pradesh Vegetable Oil Production, Shrimp Arunachal Pradesh Shifting Cultivation, Fruits Assam Tea, Silk Bihar Potato Chhattisgarh Paddy Delhi Wheat Goa Cashewnuts Gujarat Cotton ,Sugar Haryana Wheat And Rice Himachal Pradesh Fruit & Vegetables Jammu And Kashmir Apples, Cardamom Jharkhand Lac Production Karnataka Coffee(Chitmanglore), Silk Kerala Spices, Rubber, Ginger Madhya Pradesh Pulses , Oil Seeds Maharashtra Cotton ,Sugarcane Manipur Horticulture,Jute Meghalaya Ginger Mizoram Maize Nagaland Oilseeds,Rice Odisha Coarse Cereals,Jute Puducherry Coconut Cultivation Punjab Wheat , Cotton , Sugar,Millet Rajasthan Coarse Cereal,Pulses Sikkim Maize, Millet, Wheat, Barley, Oranges, Tea And Cardamom Tamil Nadu Flowers ,Rice , Horticulture Telangana Fruits ,Cotton, Sugarcane, Mango And Tobacco Tripura Potato, Sugarcane, Mesta, Pulses And Jute Uttar Pradesh Rice ,Wheat ,Maize , Potatoe, Oilseeds
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    32 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule INDIAN POLITY CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Important Points) • Indian Constitution is the framework of duties and rules of different Indian governing bodies and its people. • After the independence of India in 1947, it took 2 years 11 months and 18 days to build the Indian constitution. • 26 November 1949 India adopted its constitution and it came into effect on 26 January 1950. • The day (26 January) is celebrated as the republic day in India. Because on that day Indian constitution came into effect and India became a sovereign, democratic republic country. • To commemorate the PurnaSwaraj declaration of independence of 1930, the date 26 January was chosen. • Indian constitution was drafted by the Constituent Assembly and Dr. BhimraoRamjiAmbedkar is called the father of Indian constitution. Constituent Assembly had 13 different committees. • Indian constitution is the longest written constitution. It contains 448 articles in 22 parts, 12 schedules and 118 amendments. Indian constitution was hand written and was both in Hindi and English. The original copies of the constitution are preserved in a secure way. • Many principles of Indian constitution were influenced from different countries constitution. Such as separation of powers among the majorbranches of government was adopted from the constitution of United States, directive principle of state policy was adapted from Ireland. Important Articles Of Indian Constitution: Aticles For Article 1 Name and Territory of the Union. Article 14 Relates to Right to Equality Article 17 Abolishes the practice of untouchability Article 18 Prohibits the state from conferring any title. Article 19 Deals with six freedoms of Indian citizens namely, freedom of speech and expression (d) freedom of movement throughout the territory of India (e) freedom of residence and settlement in any part of India (d) Freedom of occupation Article 21 Provides protection to life and liberty to all persons Article 21A Right to elementary education. Article 22 Affords protection against arbitrary arrest & detention Article 23 Prohibits the traffic in human beings and beggars. (making a person work without wages or adequate compensation) Article 24 Prohibits the employment of children below 14 years. Articles 25-28 Relates to Right to freedom of religion Article 32 Right to Constitutional Remedies described as ‘‘The heart and soul of the Constitution’’ by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Article 36-51 Relates to Directive Principles of State Policy. Article 39A Free legal aid Article 40 Deals with the formation of Panchayats Article 44 Uniform Civil Code for the Citizens. Uttarakhand Basmati Rice, Wheat Soybeans, Groundnuts West Bengal Jute ,Rice, Potato
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    33 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Article 45 Free and compulsory education to all children below 14 years of age. Article 50 Separation of Judiciary Article 51 Promotion of International peace & security Article 51(A) Relates to list of Fundamental Duties Article 74 Council of Ministers to aid and advice the President Article 110 Definition of Money Bills. Article 112 Annual Financial Statement (Budget) Article 123 Power of President to promulgate ordinances during recess of Parliament. Article 262 Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of Inter Article 312 All India Services Article 315 Public Service Commissions for the Union and for the states. Article 324 Relates to the Election Commission Article 352 Gives provision regarding emergencies Article 356 Proclamation of President’s Rule in the states. Article 368 Amendment of the Constitution by the Parliament Article 370 Special status to Jammu and Kashmir The borrowed features of constitution from different countries Australia Concurrent list Language of the preamble Provision regarding trade, commerce and intercourse Canada Scheme of federation with a strong centre Distribution of powers between centre and the states and placing. Residuary Powers with the centre Ireland Concept of Directive Principles of States Policy(Ireland borrowed it from SPAIN) Method of election of President Nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President Japan Law on which the Supreme Court function U.K. Nominal of Head President Cabinet System of Ministers Post of PM Parliamentary Type of Govt. Bicameral Parliament Lower House more powerful Council of Ministers responsible to Lowe House Speaker in Lok Sabha U.S. Written Constitution Executive head of state known as President and his being the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Vice- President as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha Fundamental Rights Supreme Court Provision of States Independence of Judiciary and judicial review Preamble Removal of Supreme court and High court Judges USSR Fundamental Duties Five year Plan Germany Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency
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    34 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Some Important Official Books Green Book Official reports or publications of Italy & Iran. White Book The official publications of Portugal, China & Germany. Blue Book Any official report of the British government. Yellow Book The report or publication of the French government. Orange Book Official report of the government of Netherlands. White Paper The authoritative recital of facts issued by the government stating its views on a Grey Book Report of the government of Belgium and Japan. Joint Paper The joint report of two or more than two governments. SECC 2011 is unique paperless census The last caste that happen in India is 1932 Total households in the country -- 24.39 crore The total households in villages -- 17.91 crore Households are considered as deprived in rural area -- 10.69 crore villages belong to SC/ST categories -- 21.53% or 3.86 crore Highest number of SC population -- Punjab (36.74%) Highest number of ST population --Mizoram(98.79) Highest mobile penetration state in rural areas—UttaraPradesh Lowest mobile Penetration state in rural areas—Chattisgarh How many rural household earn below 5000 rupees month--13.34 cr Many rural household earn 10000 and more--1.48 cr State has highest number of manual scavenger –Tripura State has zero manual scavenger –Delhi Rural households in the country pay income tax--4.58% Households in rural areas are landless -- 5.37 crore or 29.97% State landness household is higher – Kerala States with the lowest rates of landlessness -- J &K and Himachal Pradesh Families in villages that live in one room with ‘kaccha’ walls and roof - 2.37 crore or 13.25% House holds in rural areas has land line phone -- 17.85 lak or 1% House hold having mobile phone in village--12.24 cr or 68.35% illiterate number of people in rural areas--3.1 cr or 17.31% rural household having refrigerator --1.97 cr or 11.04% Rural household paying income tax in india-- 6% Rural people have considered deprived or poor--8.96 cr No adult member in household between age 18 and 59 in rural areas --65.15 lac or 3.64% Female headed house with no adult male between 16 and 59 in rural areas --- 68.96 lac or 3.85% Member with no other able bodied adult member ----7.16 lac or 040% Households with no literate adult above age 25 years in areas -- 4.21cr or 23.52% Rural household with one salaried member -- 2.50 cr Average size of a rural Indian household -- 4.93 Highest size of a rural Indian household -6.28 –UttarPradesh Lowest size of a rural Indian household --3.86 –Andhrapradesh How many percent of trans gender in rural population -- 0.1% Highest rural illiterate –Rajasthan Lowest rural illiterate –Kerala The percentage of Scheduled Caste (SC) households paying income tax -3.49% Scheduled Tribe (ST) tax-paying rural households --3.34% Manual casual labour in rural areas-9.16 cr Cultivation in rural areas--5.39cr
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    35 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule (Religion)Census 2011 Total Population in 2011 is 121.09 crores  Hindu 96.63 crores (79.8%)  Muslim 17.22 crores (14.2%)  Christian 2.78 crores (2.3%)  Sikh 2.08 crores (1.7%)  Buddhist 0.84 crores (0.7%)  Jain 0.45 crores (0.4%),  Other Religions & Persuasions (ORP) 0.79 crores (0.7%)  Religion Not Stated 0.29 crores (0.2%). Population Census -2011  It has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1871.  Census 2011 were released in New Delhi on 31st March 2011  Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and RGI C Chandramouli.  Census 2011 was the 15th census of india & 7th census after Independece  The motto of census 2011 was “Our Census, Our future”.  Total estimated cost of the Census was INR2200 crore (US$350 million).  First census in 1872.  Present Registrar General & Census Commissioner – C.Chandra Mouli  Total Population – 1,210,569,573 (1.21 Billion)  India in 2nd rank in population with 17.64%. decadal growth & China is 1st rank with decadal growth 19% (over 1.35 billion)  World Population is 7 Billions  Increase in population during 2001 – 2011 is 181 Million  Population – 1210.19 million [Males – 623.7 million (51.54%) Females – 586.46 million (48.46%) Top Populous of the Country 1. Uttar Pradesh--19, 98, 12,341 2. Maharashtra--11, 23, 74, 33 3. Bihar--10, 40, 99,452 4. West Bengal--9, 12, 76,115 5. Andhra Pradesh--8, 45, 80,777 Least Populous of the Country 1. Lakshadweep - 64,473 2. Daman and Diu - 2,43,247 3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli - 3,43,709 4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 3,80,581 5. Sikkim - 6,10,577 Population Highlight  Highest Populous UT-Delhi  Least Populous UT-Lakshadweep  Highest Populous state--Uttar Pradesh  Least populous state--Sikkim  Highest urban Population in india (state& UT)--Maharashtra – 4,11,00,980  Lowest urban Population in india (state& UT)--Lakshadweep – 26,967  Highest Rular Population in india (state& UT)--Uttar Pradesh – 13,16,58,339  Lowest Rular Population in india (state& UT)--Lakshadweep – 33,683
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    36 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule  Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males) Sex ratio in India--943  Highest sex ratio in state--Kerala (1084)  Lowest sex ratio in state--Haryana (879)  Highest sex ratio in UT--Pondicherry (1037)  Lowest sex ratio in UT--Daman and Diu (618)  Child (0-6 years) sex ratio--914  Highest child (0-6) sex ratio in state--Mizoram (971)  Lowest child (0-6) sex ratio in state--Haryana (830)  Total Person Literacy Rate--74%  Males--82.14% ,Females--65.46%  Highest Literacy Rate in State--Kerala (94%)  Lowest Literacy Rate in State--Bihar (61.8%)  Hightest Literacy Rate in UT--Lakshadweep (91%)  Lowest Literacy Rate in UT--Dadra and Nagar Haveli (76.24%) INDIAN CULTURE Festivals Of Indian States States Festivals Andhrapradesh Dasara Festival,Gangamma Jatara,Gowri Habba,Ugadi,Vaikunta Ekadashi Assam Ali Ai Ligang,Ambubachi Mela,Baresahariya Bhaona,Bathow puja,Bihu,Bohag Bihu,Bihuwa dance,Brahmaputra Beach Festival,Bwisagu,Dehing Patkai festival,Jonbeel mela,Kaziranga Elephant Festival,Magh Bihu,Porag,Rongker Arunachal Pradesh Siang River festival,Ziro,Solung,Nyokum,Lossar,Dree,Boori Boot,Loku,Sanken,Reh,Myoko,Budhha Mahotsava,Choekhor,Tamladu,Mopin Bihar Chhath,Jivitputrika,Patliputra natya Mahotsav,Patna Sahib Mahotsav,Rajgir Mahostav,Sama Chakeva Chandigarh Baisakhi,Festival of gardens,Teej Chhattisgarh Bastar Dussehra,Bastar Lokotsav,Dadaria,Gaur Maria Dance,Madai ,Rajim Kumbh Goa Shigmo,Bonderam,San joao,Panjim/Margao Gujarat International Kite festival,Modhera,Kutch Mahotsava,Bhavnath Mahadev fair Saptak,Shamlaji,TarnetarVautha,Madhavrai Haryana Lohri,Basant Panchami,Gangore,Baisakhi,Teej,Nirjala Akadashi,Guggapir Himachal Pradesh Dham,Kullu Dussehra,Mandi Shivaratri ,Sati pradha J & K Hemis,Lohri,Vaishno devi Jharkhand Karma,Sohari,Sarhul,Chhath puja,Jityya Bhaiya Dooj Karnataka Karaga,Dakkebali,Gowri Habba,Kanakadasa Jayanthi,Madikeri Dasara Mahamastakabhisheka,Mailara Jaatre ,Mysore Dasara Kerala Onam,Thiruvathira,Vishu MadhyaPradesh Chethiyagiri vihara,Madai,Bahgoriya,Nimar utsav,Dhrupad samaroh Maharashtra nant chaturdashi,Bhau, beej,Gudi Padwa,Pola,Shayani Ekadashi,Vat purnima Mizoram Chapchar Kut ,Mim Kut ,Pawl Kut Nagaland Horn Bill,Nazu,Sekrenyi,Tuluni,Yemshe,Sankarni,Rengma Ngadah Odisha Chaiti,Dhanu,Kalahandi,Ghantapatua,Jagaddhagtri,Raja praba ,Ratha Punjab Maghi,Lohri,Basant,Holi,Vaisakhi,Rakhri,Teeyan - yatra(puri),Samba Dashami Rajasthan Baneshwar,Gangaur,Pushkar,Teej,Urs Sikkim Saga Dawa,Lossong,Losar,Dasain,Tihar,Gutor cham Tamil Nadu Brihadeeswara Temple car festival,Jangura Habba Erwadi Santhanakkodu,Mattu pongal,Panguni Uthiram,Thaiusam,Thimithi Telangana Bathukamma,Bonalu,Sammakka Saarakka Jaathara,Peerla panduga Tripura Ker,Garia Puja
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    37 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Uttarakhand Phool Dei,Harela and bhitauli,Olgia,Khatarua,Bat savitri,Janopunya,Chippla Jaat,Hilijatra WestBengal Bhadu,Haldia Utsav,Jagaddhatri,Poush Mela Folk Dances States Folk Dances AndhraPradesh Kuchipudi(Classical),Ghantamardala,Ottam,Thedal,Mohioniattam,Kummi,Siddhi Madhuri,Chhadi. Chhattisgarh Goudi,Karma,Jhumar,Dagla,Pali,Tapali,Navrani.Diwari,Mundari. Arunachal Pradesh Mask Dance,War Dance. HimachalPradesh ,Jhali,Chharhi,Dhaman,Chhapeli,Mahasu,Nati,Dangi,Chamba,Thali,Jhainta,Daf, Sti Ck Dance. Goa Mandi,Jhagor,Khol,Dakni. Assam Bihu,Bichhua,Natpuja,Maharas,Kaligopal,Bagurumba,Naga Dance,Khel Gopal,Tabal Chongli,Canoe,Jhumura Hobjanai. West Bengal Kathi,Gambhira,Dhali,Jatra,Baul,Marasia,Mahal,Keertan Keral Kathakali(Classical),Ottam Thulal,Mohini Attam,Kaikottikali,Tappatikali,Kali Auttam. Meghalaya Laho,Baagla. Manipur Manipuri(Classical),Rakhal,Nat Rash,Maha Rash,Raukhat. Nagaland Chong,Khaiva,Lim,Nuralim Orissa Odissi(Classical),Savari,Ghumara,Painka,Munari,Chhau,Chadya Dandanata. Maharashtra Lavani,Nakata,Koli,Lezim,Gafa,Dahikala,Dasavtar Or Bohada,Tamasha,Mauni,Powara,Gouricha. Karnataka Yakshagan,Huttari,Suggi,Kunitha,Karga,Lambi. Gujarat Garba,Dandiya Ras,Tippani Juriun,Bhavai. Punjab Bhangra,Giddha,Daff,Dhaman. Rajasthan Ghumar,Chakri,Ganagor,Jhulan Leela,Jhuma,Suisini,Ghapal,Panihari,Ginab Mizoram Khanatm,Pakhupila,Cherokan. Jammu&Kashmir Rauf,Hikat,Mandjas,Kud Dandi Nach<Damali. TamilNadu Bharatnatyam,Kumi,Kolattam,Kavadi. Uttar Pradesh Nautanki,Raslila,Kajri,Jhora,Chappeli,Jaita. Bihar Jata Jatin,Bakho Bakhain,Panwariya,Sama Chakwa,Bidesia,Jatra. Haryana Jhumar,Phag,Daph,Dhamal,Loor,Gugga,Khor,Gagor. Jharkhand Chhau,Sarahul,Jat Jatin,Karma,Danga,Bidesia,Sohrai Uttarakhand Gadhwali,Kumayuni,Kajari,Jhora,Raslila,Chappeli Major Tribes of India Tribal Group State Abors Arunachal Pradesh, Assam Adi,Aptanis Arunachal Pradesh Angami Nagaland Badagas Nilgiri (TN) Baiga Madhya Pradesh Bhils Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, some in Gujarat and aharashtra Bhot Himachal Pradesh Bhotias Garhwal and Kumaon regions of U. P.
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    38 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Bhutias Sikkim Chakma Tripura Chenchus Andhra Pradesh, Orissa Chutia Assam Dangs Gujarat Gaddis Himachal Pradesh Garos Meghalaya Gonds Madhya Pradesh. Also in Bihar, Orissa and A.P. Gujjars Himachal Pradesh Irula Tamil Nadu Jarawas Little Andamans Jaintias Meghalaya Kanis Kerala Kancharis, Karbi Assam Khas Jaunsar-Babar area in U.P. Khasis Assam, Meghalaya Khonds Odisha Kol Madhya Pradesh Kotas Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu) Kuki Manipur Lepchas Sikkim Lushais Mizoram Murias Bastar (Madhya Pradesh) Mikirs Assam Mundas Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal Nagas (Angami, Sema, Ao, Tangkul, Lahora) Nagaland, some in Assam and NEFA region. Oarons (also called Kurukh ) Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal. Onges Andaman and Nicobar islands Rabhas Assam Rengma Nagaland Santals Birbhum region in Bengal, Hazaribagh, Purnea in Bihar, Orissa Sema Nagaland Sentinelese Sentinel Island, Andaman and Nicobar Shompens Andaman and Nicobar Tagin Arunachal Pradesh Todas Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu) Uralis Kerala Warlis Maharashtra Zeliang Nagaland
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    39 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule SPORTS Important Stadiums List Name of the stadium Location Assam Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium Pune, Maharashtra Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Orissa Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur, Rajasthan Bhim Rao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Buddh International Circuit Greater Noida, UP Chand Astroturf Stadium Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Dadaji Kondadev Stadium Maharashtra Dhyan Chand National Stadium Delhi Dhyan Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Taleigao, Goa Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium Guwahati, Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal EMS Stadium Kohzikode, Kerala Fatorda Stadium Margao, Goa Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium Hyderabad, Telengana Green Park Stadium(Cricket) Kanpur, UP Guindy Race Course Chennai, Tamil Nadu Hawla Indoor Stadium Aizawl, Mizoram Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Dharmashala, Himachal Pradesh Holkar Stadium Indore,Madhya Pradesh Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Guwahati, Assam Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium Cuttack Odisha Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi, Kerala JRD Tata Sports Complex Jamshedpur Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Kanchenjunga Stadium Siliguri, West Bengal Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Imphal, Manipur Kishore Bharati Krirangan Kolkata, West Bengal M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, TN Mahalaxmi Racecourse Mumbai, Maharashtra Mangalagiri International Cricket Stadium Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium Chennai,Tamil Nadu MGR Race Course Stadium Madurai, Tamil Nadu Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata, West Bengal Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad, Gujarat Sector 42 Stadium Chandigarh, Punjab Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Raipur, Chhatishgarh Sree Kanteerava Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka Sree Kanteerava Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka Thyagaraj Sports Complex Delhi Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
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    40 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Cricket Stadiums Name of the stadium Location Nehru Stadium Indore / Pune Brerbon Stadium Mumbai Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Baramati stadium Cuttack Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium New Delhi Mohinul Haq Stadium Patna Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium New Delhi Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore Motera Stadium Ahmedabad Green Stadium Kanpur Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad Gandhi Ground Stadium Amritsar Chepauk Stadium and Chidmberm Chennai Motibag Stadium Brudra K.D. Singh Babu Stadium Lucknow Famous Sports Personalities Name of the Persons Countries Sports Lionel Messi Argentina Football Diego Maradona Argentina Football Sir Donald Bradman Australia Cricket David Campese Australia Rugby Union Jack Nicklaus Australia Golf. Rod Laver Australia Tennis. Shane Warne Australia Cricket. Severiano Ballesteros Golf. Eddy Merckx Belgium Cycling. Pele Brazil Football. Ronaldhino Brazil Football. Aryton Senna Brazilian Motor Racing Emil Zatopek Czechoslovakia Athletics. Ian Botham England Cricket. C.B.Fry England Cricket. David Beckham England Football. Lewis Hamilton England Motor Racing. Steve Davis England Snooker. W.G. Grace England Cricket. Haile Gebreselassie Ethiopia Athletics. Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia Athletics. Abebe Bikila Ethopia Athletics. Paavo Nurmi Finland Athletics. Bernard Hinault France Cycling. Jacques Anquetil France Cycling. Serge Blanco France Rugby Union. Michael Schumacher Germany Motor Racing. Steffi Graf Germany Tennis.
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    41 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Andy Murray Great Britain Tennis. Bill Shankly Great Britain Football. Bobby Moore Great Britain Football. Chris Froome Great Britain Cycling. Chris Hoy Great Britain Cycling. Fred Perry Great Britain Tennis. Henry Cooper Great Britain Boxing. Mo Farah Great Britain Athletics. Nick Faldo Great Britain Golf. Paula Radcliffe Great Britain Athletics. Roger Bannister Great Britain Athletics. Sebastian Coe Great Britain Athletics. Sir Steve Redgrave Great Britain Rowing. Stirling Moss Great Britain Motor Racing. Dhyan Chand India Hockey. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore India Shooting Balbir Singh Sr India Hockey. Pullela Gopichand India Bedminton. Vijay Kumar India Shooting. Yogeshwar Dutt India Wrestling. Sachin Tendulkar India Cricket. Sushil Kumar India Wrestling. Leslie Claudius India Hockey. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav India Wrestling Vijender Singh India Boxing Gagan Narang India Shooting Kapil Dev India Cricket Mahesh Bhupathi India Tennis Leander Paes India Tennis Saina Nehwal India Bedminton Jwala Gutta India Bedminton Rohan Bopanna India Tennis Sania Mirza India Tennis Don Bradman India Cricket Sunil Gavaskar India Cricket Prakash Padukone India Bedminton Sachin Tendulkar India Cricket Fausto Coppi Italy Cycling Usain Bolt Jamaica Race Asbel Kiprop Kenya Athletics Tegla Laroupe Kenya Athletics Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco Athletics George Best Ireland Football. Grete Waitz Norway Athletics. Imran Khan Pakistan Cricket. Manny Pacquiao Phillipines Boxing. Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Football. Eusebio Portugal Football. Jose Mourinho Portugal Football. Nadia Comaneci Romania Gymnastics. Jonathan Edwards Wales Rugby Union.
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    42 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Maria Sharapova Russia Tennis. Alex Ferguson Scotland Football. Eric Liddell Scottish Athletics. Rafael Nadal Spain Tennis. Seve Ballesteros Spain Golf. Bjorn Borg Sweden Tennis. Martina Hingis Switzerland Tennis. Roger Federer Switzerland Tennis. Johan Cruyff Netherlands Football. Serguei Bubka Ukraine Athletics. Tiger Woods US Golf. Muhammad Ali US Boxing Carl Lewis US Athletics Billie Jean King US Tennis Jackie Joyner Kersee US Athletics. Al Oerter US Athletics. Babe Didrikson Zaharias US Golf. Babe Ruth US Baseball. Bo Jackson US Baseball. Bob Beamon US Athletics. Chris Evert US Tennis. Greg Lemond US Cycling. Jim Thorpe US Swimming. Jimmy Connors US Tennis. Joe Dimaggio US Basball. John Mcenroe US Tennis. Kelly Slater US Surfing. Lance Armstrong US Cycling. Magic Johnson US Basketball. Mark Spitz US Swimming. Martina Navratilova US Tennis. Michael Johnson US Athletics. Michael Jordan US Basketball. Michael Phelps US Swimming. Gareth Bale Wales Football. Gareth Edwards Wales Rugby Union. Brian Lara West Indies Cricket. Sir Viv Richards West Indies Cricket. Sir Gary Sobers West Indies Cricket. Monica Seles Yugoslavia / US Tennis. Cups And Trophies(Associated With Sports/Games) Sport Cups and Trophies Hockey Aga Khan Cup, Begam Rasul Trophy (women's), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (women's), Gurunanak Championship (women's), Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc Football Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederation Cup, DCM Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, BC Rai Trophy
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    43 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule (National Championship), FIFA World Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy (National Championship), IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc. Cricket Anthony D' Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy, Charminar Challenger Cup, CK Naidu Trophy, Cooch - Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar - Border Trophy, GD Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Ghulam Ahmand Trophy, Hakumat Rai Trophy, ICC World Cup, Irani Trophy, Interface Cup, Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Lomboard World Challenge Cup, Mc Dowells Challenge Cup, Merchant Cup, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup, Nat West Trophy, Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Baria Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir Frank Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup. Table Tennis Berna Bellack Cup (men), Corbillion Cup (women), Jai Laxmi Cup (women), Rajkumari Challenge Cup (women junior), Ramanuja Trophy (men junior), Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men), etc Badminton Aggarwal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Australasia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Narang Cup, SR Ruia Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Thomas Cup, Tunku Abdulrahman Cup, Uber Cup, World Cup, Yonex Cup etc Basketball Basalat Jha Trophy, BC Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, SM Arjuna Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, William Jones Cup, Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup, Nehru Cup, Federation Cup etc. Bridge Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy, etc Polo Ezra Cup, Gold Cup, King's Cup, Prithi Cup, Schneider Cup etc. Athletics Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup etc Air Racing Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, King's Cup, Schneider Cup etc Billiards Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup etc Boxing Aspy Adjahia Trophy, Federation Cup, Val Baker Trophy etc. Golf Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, President's Trophy, Prince of Wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, Walker Cup, World Cup etc Chess Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy, Lin Arec City Trophy, World Cup, etc Horse Racing Beresford Cup, Blue Raiband Cup, Derby, Grand National Cup etc. Netball Anantrao Pawar Trophy, etc Rugby Football Bledisloe Cup, Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy, etc Shooting North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Pix etc Volleyball Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, Indira Pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi Gold Cup, etc Yatching America Cup, etc Sports Number of Players Sports Fields Baseball 9 Polo, Football, Hockey Field Polo 4 Sketing, Boxing Ring
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    44 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Kho Kho 12 Golf Course Kabaddi 7 Swimming Pool Hockey 11 Karate Mat Football 11 Table Tennis Board Cricket 11 Baseball Diamond Netball 7 Cricket Pitch Volleyball 6 Athletics Track Baminton/Tennis 1 or 2 Shooting, Archery Range Baseketball 5 Cycling Vellodrome Corquet 13 or 15 Tennis, Badminton, Net Ball, Volley Ball, Squash, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi Court Sports Related Terms Name Terms Athletics Baton,Bell lap,Cross country,Decathlon,Discus throw,False start,Field,Foul,Hammer Throw,Heptathlon,High Jump,Hurdles,Javelin,Lane,Lap,Long Jump,Marathon,Middle distance,Pole vault,Photo Finish,relay,Record,Shot put,Sprint,Starting blocks,steeplechase,Track,Track and field,Triple jump Badminton Alley, Back Alley, Base Position, Baseline, Center Line, Center Position, Divorce Area, Forecourt, Long Service Line, Service Court, Short Service Line, Side Alley, T (T- Junction), Tape, Test Mark, Tramline,Angle of Attack, Angle Of Return, Attack, Back and Front, “Bird On”, “Clear”, Deception, Defense, Diagonal, Doubles, First Serve, Footwork, Free Point, Front and Back, Game Point, Hand In, Hand Out ,”Help”, “Hit”, Level Doubles, Match Point, Mixed Doubles, Offense, Patty-Cakes, Placement, Rally, Receiving Side, Rotation, Second Serve, Serving Side, Setup, Side by Side, “Sides” Singles, Unforced Error, “Touch”, Toss, “Up”,Ace, Air-Shot, Attacking Clear, Kill, Backhand, Block, Carry, Clear, Closed Face, Cross Court, Cut (Slice), Dab, Danish Wipe, Defensive Clear, Double Hit, Drive, Drive Serve, Drop, Drop Serve, Flick, Flick Serve, Forehand, Hairpin, Halfcourt Shot, Holding a Shot, Jump Smash, Lift, Lob, Long Serve, Net Shot, Offensive Clear, Open Face, Pace, Passing Shot, Pop-Up, Push Shot, Round-The-Head, Serve, Short Serve, Smash, Slice (Cut), Sling, Spin Serve, Stroke, Throw, Toss Serve, Wood Shot,Backhand Grip, Backswing, Balk, Dead Bird, Fault, Feint, Flexible Wrist, Flight, Follow-Through, Foot Fault, Forward Swing, Frying Pan Grip, Hammer Grip, Home, Let, Locked Wrist, Love (Luv), Lunge, Match, On-Guard Stance, , Player, Poaching, Rush A Serve, Setting, Stance, Straight Games, Sweetspot, Thumb-Up Grip, Tipping, Turnover, Waist Baseball Balk,Battery,Bunt,Change-up,Cleanup,Count,Diamond,Double Play,Error,Fly ball,Foul Ball,Full Count,Ground ball,Hit and run,Hit for the cycle,Lead Runner,Load the bases, On-deck,Pinch hitter,Pinch runner,Pitch around,Pitch out,Position Player,power hitter,Relay,Reliever or relief pitcher,Runners at the corners,Scoring position,Strike Zone,walk, Basketball assist,alley-oop,backboard,,buzzerbeater,cherry-picking,double,fast break,field goal,full - court press,key,pick and roll,posting up,run-and-gun,sixth man,triple threat,turnover,hops,beat,dime,bounce,bounce pass,wing,downtown,triple- double,strongside and weakside,elbow,baseline,brick,power dribble,chickenwing,draft,lay up,MVP,no look pass,overhead pass,slam dunk, Billiards Angle Shot ,Backspin ,Bank Shot,Bed of Table,Break Shot,Bridge ,Call Shot, Chalk,Clean the Table,Cue Ball,Curve Shot ,Cushion ,Diamonds,Foot Spot ,Frozen Ball , Head Spot ,Hug the Rail ,Jump Shot ,Leave,Open Table,Rack ,Run the Table ,Scratch,Shaft,Sharking,Sights,Slate,Snooker,Solids,Stripes,Cannon,Baulk,long jenny,short jenny,frame,spider,short and long rest, in-off
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    45 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Boxing Knock out, Round, Ring Stoppage, Punch, Upper-cut, Kidney punch, Timing, Footwork, technical knockout,sucker punch,standing eight count,southpaw,rabbit punch,parry,neutral corner,lowblow,knockdown,jab,hook,holding,head- butt,fist,cross,counterpunch,clinch,bout,block,bare-knuckled Chess Gambit, stalemate, move, resign, checkmate, international master, Grand master ,accept,active defense,advantage,attack,back rank,backward pawn,badbishop,berserker,castle long,castle short,centre break,check,checkmate,chessmen,cross-check,double attack,double check,draw,knight on the rim,master,mate,minor piece,rank, Cricket Toss, Run, Wicket, Pitch, Stump, Bails, Crease, Pavilion, Gloves, Wicket Keeper, Over, Maiden over, Follow On, Rubber, Ashes, Catch, Bowled, Stump out, Run out, L. B. W; Hit Wicket, Not out, No ball, Wide ball, Dead ball, Over Throw, Bye, Leg by, Cover drive, Late cut, Hook, Glance, Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer, Follow Through, Turn, Googley, Spin, Yorker, Bouncer, Hattrick, Round the wicket, Over the wicket, Seamer, Boundary line, Slip, Square leg, Runner, Cover, Gully, Long on, Silly point, Midwicket, Mid on, Forward short leg, Deep/mid-wicket, etc. Cycling Sprint, Time trial, Point race, Track Race,attack,blocking,bonk,breakaway,bridge the gap,criterium,drafting,drop,field sprint,gap,jump,kick,hammering,take a flyer,stage race,pull off,pull,pull thorough,nep-pro,hook Football Goal, Kick, Head, Penalty kick, Dribble, Off side, Hattrick, Foul, Left out, Right out, Stopper, Defender, Move, Side Back, Pass, Baseline, Rebound, Comer bick, back pass,attacker,free kick,goal line,goal kick,kick off,midfielder,yellow card,wingers,volley Golf ace, albatross, double eagle, all square, approach putt, apron, ball mark, ballooning, beach, birdie, blind shot, bogey, bunker, caddy, chip, Claw grip, condor, dogleg, dub, flag, Four- Ball, Mulligan, off the deck, peg, sand trap, tee shot ,bail out,birdie,caddie,chop shot,divt,duffer,jungle,par,sand wedge,snake, Gymnastics Aerial, Back Handspring, Back Somersault, Double Back, Double Twist, Flyaway, Front Hip Pullover, Front Pike Somersault, Front Split, Front Walkover, Gienger, Handstand, Hip Circle, Miller, Pike, Rudi, Straddle, Swedish Fall, Tsukahara, Tuck, Whip Back Hockey Centre, defender, forward, half, penalty-stroke, penalty corner, push-in, free-hit, striking circle goal, goal-line, touch-line, goalkeeper, offside, foul, stick, carry, dribble, tiebreaker, trapping, etc Polo Mallet, bunker, chukker, handicap, goal, sixty yarder, etc. Shooting Bag, bull’s eye, marksmanship, plug, skeet Swimming Add Up, Anchor, Approved Meet, Backstroke, Banner, Beep, Bonus Heat, Bottom, Breaststroke, Bullpen, Bulletin, Cap, Carpool, Cards, Check-In, Check-Out, Course, Dryland, False Start, Freestyle, Gun Lap, Heats, Jump, Lane Lines, Paddle, Parka, Pool, Pull Buoy, Relays, Split, Stroke, Yardage etc. Table Tennis Backhand, Backspin, Block, Chop, Closed, Dead ball, Doubles, Drive, Drop shot, Expedite rule, Forehand, Inverted, Let, Lob, Long pips, Loop, Match, Medium-long, Open, Penhold, Pips-in, Pips-out, Push, Receive, Seemiller, Serve, Set, Shake Hands, Short, Sidespin, Skunk, Smash, Topspin etc. Tennis smash, cross-court, passing shot,backhand, forehand,slice, topspin,serve, drop shot, lob, down-the-line, deuce, tie-breaker, set, game, grand slam, ace, volley, etc. Volleyball Assist, Attack, Attack line, Back row attack, Block, Block assist, Campfire defense, Carry, Center line violation, Chester, Coach kill, Cover the hitter, Cut shot, Deep dish, Dig, Facial, Fish, Floater, Friendly fire, Free ball, Heat, Husband-and-wife-play, Jedi defense, Just, Jump serve, Kill, Kong, Line shot, Lollipop, Mintonette, Monument valley, Net violation, Paint brush, Pancake, Pepper, Prince/Princess of whales, Quick set, Rainbow, Red card, Redwood, Roof, Screening, Service ace, Set, Shank, Side out, Six-pack, Sizzle the pits, Spike, Strong side, Stuff, Tandem, Tip, Tool, Trap set, Tuna, Whale, Yellow card etc. Weight Bulking, shredded, Six pack, Feeling the Burn, Power Rack, Smith Machine, Muscle
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    46 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Lifting Memory, Pump and Toners, Cardio Bunny, Plateau, Vascularity, Supersets, Drop Sets/Strip Sets, Periodization, Pyramiding, Standard Plates and Bars etc. Wrestling Freestyle, Hal Nelson, Point, Heave, etc. MISCELLANEOUS Inventions & Inventors List of Important awards and their fields Name of the Award Field Nobel prize Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical science Grammy Awards Music Man Booker prize Authors of Novels Tansen Award Music Pulitzer Prize Journalism and Literature Lenin Peace Prize Peace and Friendship Ashok Chakra Civilians Dhanvantri Award Medical Sciences Invention Inventor Invention Inventor Adding Machine Pascal Magnetic Tape Fritz Pfluemer Airplane Wright Brothers Microphone Charles Wheatstone Automobile Ferdinand Verbiest Microscope Z.Janssen Ballpoint Pen C. Biro Motion of Planets Johannes Kepler Barometer E.Tprricelli Motor Car(Petrol) Karl Benz Bicycle K.Macmillan Neon Lamp G.Claude Blood Groups Karl Landsteiner Newtons Law of Motion Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton Bohr Electron Theory Penicillin Sir Alexander Fleming Boyle Boyle’s Law Periodic Table Dmitri Mendeleev Computer Charles Babbage Photon Albert Einstein Cosmic Rays R.A. Millikan Principle of relativity Galileo Galilei Dalton Atomic Theory Quantum Mechanics Max Born Diesel Engine Rudolf Diesel Radio Marconi Dynamite Alfred Nobel Radium Marie Curie Dynamo Michael Faraday Raman Effect Sir C.V. Raman Electric Light Bulb Thomas Edison Refrigerator J.Harrison and A. Catlin Electricity Benjamin Franklin Structure of Atom Ernest Rutherford Electromagnetic Field James Clerk Maxwell Telegraph Pavel Schilling Electric Iron H.W.Seeley Telephone Alexander Graham Bell Electromagnet W.Sturgeon Telescope Galileo Electromagnetic Theory Heinrich Hertz Television J.L. Baird Electron J.J. Thomson Theory of Atom John Dalton Gramophone Thomas Alva Edison Theory of Relativity Albert Einstein Geometry Euclid Thermometer Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Insulin Frederick Banting Transformer and Electric Motor Michael Faraday Jet Engine Sir Frank Whittle Type Writer C.Sholes Law of Gases Gay Lussac Watch A.L.Breguet Lift E.G.Otis X-rays Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
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    47 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Kalinga Science Lalit Kala Akademi Award Arts Kalidas Samman Classical Music, Classical Dance and Arts Magsaysay Public Service, Leadership, Journalism, Literature and creative arts and international understanding Bowelay Award Agriculture Sangeet - Natak Akademi Award Music, dance and Drama Merlin Magic Dhanwantri Medical science Shaurya Chakra Civilian or Military Personnel Param Vir Chakra Military Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award Science and Technology Sahitya Akademi Award Literary Bhatnagar Science Juliet Curie Award Peace R.D. Birla Award Medical sciences Right Livelihood Award Field of environment and social justics Abel Maths Bhartiya Jnanpeeth Award Literary Vyas Samman Literature Bharat ratna Art, Science, Public services, Sports Sahitya Akademi Award Books in Indian Languages and Ebnglish Oscar Awards Film BAFTA Awards Television, Films, Video Games and Animation Dada sahib Phalke Film Ekalavya Award Sports Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Sports Arjuna Award: Sports Dhyan Chand Sports Dronacharya Award Sports Kolanka Cup Sports Ekalavya Award Sports Agricultural Revolutions Protein revoultion - higher productivity(Techonology driven 2nd green revolution)-coined by – Modi & Arun jaitely Green Revolution-Food grains Green revolution "word" COINED by " william s.goud" - UK White Revolution or Operation Flood-Milk production-"VARGHESE KURIEN " Yellow Revolution-Oil Seeds production-" Sam Pitroda Black Revolution-Petroleum Production Blue Revolution-Fish Production-"DR.ARUN KRISHNAN". Brown Revolution-Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production Golden Fiber Revolution-Jute Production Golden Revolution-Fruits/Horticulture development/Honey Production--"NIRPAKH TUTEJ" Grey Revolution-Fertilizer Pink Revolution-Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production--"DURGESH PATEL" Father Of Induced Breeding -"PROF.HIRLAL CHAUDRI" Red Revolution - Meat & Tomato Production -"VISHAL TEWARI"
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    48 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Round Revolution-Potato Silver Fiber Revolution–Cotton Silver Revolution-Egg/Poultry Production-"INDIRA GANDHI" Evergreen Revolution-Overall development of Agriculture--Started in 11th plan (2007-2012) Father of Telecom revolution - sampitroda Father of poultry revolution - B.V.RAO Fathers of Various Fields Name of the Father Name of the Field Name of the Father Name of the Field Father of Physics Albert Einstein Father of Ayurveda Charaka Father of Zoology Aristotle Father of Botany Theophrastus Father of Law Cicero Father of Blood groups Landsteiner Father of Statistics Ronald Fisher Father of Video game Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. Father of Modern Antoine Lavoisier Father of Trigonometry Hipparchus Father of Biology Aristotle Father of Taxonomy Carolus Linnaeus Father of Homeopathy Samuel Hahnemann Father of the Green Norman Ernest Borlaug Father of History Herodotus Father of Mathematics Archimedes Father of Electricity Benjamin Franklin Father of Electronics Ray Tomlinson Father of the Indian Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Father of Search engine Alan Emtage Father of Algebra Diophantus Father of the Green M.S Swaminathan Father of Geometry Euclid Father of Economics Adam Smith Father of Internet Vinton Cerf Father of Nanotechnology Richard Smalley Father of Medicine Hippocrates Father of C language Dennis Ritchie Father of Robotics Al-Jazari Father of Architecture Imhotep Father of Robotics Nikola Tesla Father of Surgery (early) Sushruta Father of Microbiology Louis Pasteur Father of Periodic table Dmitri Mendelee Some Famous Companies Companies Name HQ Airbus France(Aircraft Manufacturer) Posco South korea (Steel company) Boeing USA (Aircraft) Fiat Italy (Automobiles) Nissan Japan (Automobiles) Toyta Japan (Automobiles) Honda Japan (Automobiles) BMW Germany(Automobiles) Audi Germany (Automobiles) Volkswagon Germany(Automobiles) Hyundai South korea(Automobiles) Ford USA(Automobiles) Suzaki Japan(Automobiles) Renault France(Automobiles) Volvo Sweedon(Automobiles) Ashoka Leyland India Samsung South korea( Electronics and electrical) Hitachi Japan ( Electrical Appliances) LG South Korea( Electronics and electrical) Whirlpool USA ( Electrical Appliances) Ericssion Swedon (Telecom) Nokia Finland (Telecom) Motorola USA (Telecom)
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    49 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Vodaphone Uk,Britain (Telecom) Barclays Bank UK (Finance) Deutsche Bank Germany(Finance) Goldman Sachs USA (Finance) Accenture Ireland (IT) Infosys India (IT) TCS India (IT) WIPRO India (IT) Apple USA (Electronic Appliances) Google USA (IT Services) Yahoo USA (IT Services) Sony Japan (Electronic Appliances) Intel USA (Hardware) Important Days January February Date Day Observed Date Day Observed Jan 4 World Braille Day Feb 1 Indian Coast Guard Day Jan 10 World Hindi Day Feb 2 World Wetlands Day Jan 7 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Feb 4 World Cancer Day Jan 12 National Youth Day Feb 6 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation Jan 15 Indian Army Day Feb 10 National Deworming Day Jan 24 Rashtriya Balika Diwas/National Girl Child Day Feb 13 World Radio Day Jan 25 World Leprosy Day National Tourism Day National Voter Day Feb 20 World Day of Social Justice Jan 26 Indian Republic day International Customs Day International Environmental Education Day Feb 21 International Mother Language Day Jan 27 International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust International Outer Space Day Feb 22 World Thinking day Jan 28 International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day Feb 24 Central Excise Day Jan 29 World Leprosy Eradication Day Feb 27 International Polar Bear Day March April Date Day Observed Date Day Observed Mar 1 Zero Discrimination Day World Civil Defence Day Apr 2 World Autism Awareness Day Mar 3 World Wildlife Day National Defence Day Apr 4 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action World Rat Day
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    50 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule International Pillow Fight Day Mar 4 National Security Day Apr 6 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace Mar 8 International Women's Day Apr 7 World Health Day Mar 9 World Kidney Day Apr 8 International Romani Day Mar 10 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day Apr 12 World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day Mar 15 World Consumer Rights Day World Contact Day Apr 17 World Haemophilia Day Mar 18 National Ordinance Factories Day Apr 18 World Heritage Day International Day For Monuments and Sites Mar 20 International Day of Happiness World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People World sparrow day Apr 20 United Nations Chinese Language Day Mar 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Poetry Day International Day of Nowruz World Down Syndrome Day International Day of Forests Apr 22 World Earth Day Mar 22 World Water Day Apr 23 World Book and Copyright Day Mar 23 World Meteorological Day Apr 24 World Day for Animals in Laboratories National Panchayati Day Mar 24 World Tuberculosis Day International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims Apr 25 World Malaria Day Mar 25 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members National Genocide Day Apr 26 World Intellectual Property Day Mar 27 World Theatre Day World Drama day Apr 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work Mar 21 -27 Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination Apr 29 Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare International Dance Day International Jazz Day May June Date Day Observed Date Day Observed May 1 International Labour Day June 1 Global Day of Parents World Milk Day May 2 World Tuna Day June 2 International Sex Workers Day May 3 World Press Freedom Day World Laughter Day International Energy Day June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression May 4 International Firefighters' Day June 5 World Environment Day May 5 International Midwives' Day June 7 Cancer Survivors Day
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    51 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule World Asthma Day May 8 World Red Cross Day World Thalassaemia Day June 8 World Oceans Day May 10 World Migratory Bird Day June 12 World Day Against Child Labour May 11 National Technology Day June 13 International Albinism Awareness Day May 12 International Nurses Day June 14 World Blood Donor Day May 13 World Fair Trade Day June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day May 15 International Day of Families June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought May 16 National Dengue Day May 17 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day World Hypertension Day International Criminal Court Day May 18 World AIDS Vaccine Day International Museum Day June 20 World Refugee Day May 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Anti Terrorism Day June 21 International Day of Yoga World Music Day May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity June 23 Public Service Day May 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula World Turtle Day International Widows' Day International Olympic Day May 25 World Children’s Missing Day June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking May 29 International Day of UN Peacekeepers International Day in Support of Victims of Torture May 31 World No-Tobacco Day June 29 National Statistics Day July August Date Day Observed Date Day Observed July 1 National Doctor's Day International Day of Cooperatives Aug 1 World Breastfeeding Day July 6 International Kissing Day Aug 6 Hiroshima Day July 7 Global Forgiveness Day Aug 7 National Handloom Day July 11 World Population Day Aug 9 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Nagasaki Peace Day Kranti Diwas (Quit India Movement Day) July 12 World Malala day Aug 12 International Youth Day July 15 World Youth Skills Day Aug 14 Pakistan Independence Day July 17 International Justice Day Aug 15 Indian Independence Day July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day Aug 19 World Humanitarian Day World Photography Day July 28 World Hepatitis Day World Nature conservation day Aug 20 World Mosquito Day Aug 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition Aug 26 Women's Equality Day
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    52 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule July 29 World Tiger Day Aug 29 International Day against Nuclear Tests National Sports Day Sanskrit Day July 30 International Day of Friendship Aug 30 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances Small Industry Day September October Date Day Observed Date Day Observed Sep 2 World Coconut Day Oct 1 International Day of Older Persons Sep 5 International Day of Charity National Teacher’s Day Oct 2 International Day of Non-Violence World Farm Animals Day Sep 8 International Literacy Day Oct 3 World Nature Day,World Habitat Day Sep 10 World First Aid Day World Suicide Prevention Day Oct 4 World Animal Day Sep 12 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation Oct 5 World Teachers’ Day, World Architecture Day Sep 15 International Day of Democracy Engineers Day Oct 8 National Air force Day Sep 16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer Oct 9 World Post Day Sep 18 Biosphere Day Oct 10 World Mental Health Day National Postal Day Sep 21 International Day of Peace Oct 11 International Day of the Girl Child World Alzheimer's Day Oct 12 World Arthritis day Sep 22 World Car Free Day Oct 13 International Day for Disaster Reduction World Calamity Control Day World Thrombosis Day Sep 25 World deaf day Oct 14 World Standards Day World Maths Day Sep 26 International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Oct 15 International Day of Rural Women Global Handwashing Day World White cane day Sep 27 World Tourism Day Oct 16 World Food Day Oct 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty World Deaf Day Oct 20 World Statistics Day World Osteoporosis Day Sep 28 World Rapies Day Oct 22 World Energy Day Sep 29 World Heart Day, Oct 24 United Nations Day World Development Information Day Oct 27 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage World Maritime Day Oct 30 World Thrift Day Sep 30 International Translation Day Oct 31 World Cities Day World Savings Day November December Date Day Observed Date Day Observed Nov 1 World Vegan Day Dec 1 World AIDS Day
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    53 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Nov 2 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists Dec 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery World Pollution Prevention Day World Computer literacy day Nov 5 World Radiography day World Tsunami Awareness Day Dec 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities World Disabled Day Nov 6 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict Dec 4 Indian Navy Day Nov 8 World services day Dec 5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development World Soil Day Nov 9 Legal Service Day World Orphans Day (Second Monday of Nov) Dec 7 International Civil Aviation Day World Choral Day National Armed Forces Flag Day Nov 10 World Science Day for Peace and Development Dec 9 International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime International Anti-Corruption Day Nov 12 World Pneumonia Day Dec 10 Human Rights Day Nov 14 World Diabetes Day National Children's Day Dec 11 International Mountain Day UNICEF Day Nov 15 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims Dec 14 National Energy Conservation Day Nov 16 International Day for Tolerance Dec 15 International Tea Day Nov 17 World Student day National Journalism day, World Philosophy Day Dec 17 International Day Against Violence Against Sex Workers Nov 18 World Adult day Dec 18 International Migrants Day Nov 19 World Toilet Day World Citizen day National Integration Day - India (Indira Gandhi's birthday) Dec 19 Goa’s Libration Day Nov 20 Universal Children’s Day World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victim Dec 20 International Human Solidarity Day Nov 21 World Television Day World Hello Day Dec 23 Kisan Divas (Ch. Charan Singh's Birth Anniversary) (Farmer's Day) Nov 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Dec 25 National Good Governance Day Nov 26 National Constitution Day Nov 5 World Tsunami Awareness Day Nov 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
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    54 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Country-Currency-Capital Country Currency Capital Afghanistan Afghani Kabul Albania Lek Tirane Algeria Dinar Algiers Andorra Euro Andorra la Vella Angola New Kwanza Luanda Antigua and Barbuda East Caribbean dollar Saint John's Argentina Peso Buenos Aires Armenia Dram Yerevan Australia Australian dollar Canberra Austria Euro Vienna Azerbaijan Manat Baku The Bahamas Bahamian dollar Nassau Bahrain Bahrain dinar Manama Bangladesh Taka Dhaka Barbados Barbados dollar Bridgetown Belarus Belorussian ruble Minsk Belgium Euro Brussels Belize Belize dollar Belmopan Benin CFA Franc Porto-Novo Bhutan Ngultrum Thimphu Bolivia Boliviano La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) Bosnia and Herzegovina Marka Sarajevo Botswana Pula Gaborone Brazil Real Brasilia Brunei Brunei dollar Bandar Seri Begawan Bulgaria Lev Sofia Burkina Faso CFA Franc Ouagadougou Burundi Burundi franc Bujumbura Cambodia Riel Phnom Penh Cameroon CFA Franc Yaounde Canada Canadian dollar Ottawa Cape Verde Cape Verdean escudo Praia Central African Republic CFA Franc Bangui Chad CFA Franc N'Djamena Chile Chilean Peso Santiago China Yuan/Renminbi Beijing Colombia Colombian Peso Bogota Comoros Franc Moroni Congo, Republic of the CFA Franc Brazzaville Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congolese Franc Kinshasa Costa Rica Colón San Jose Cote d'Ivoire CFA Franc Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto) Croatia Kuna Zagreb Cuba Cuban Peso Havana Cyprus Cyprus pound Nicosia Czech Republic Koruna Prague Denmark Krone Copenhagen
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    55 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Djibouti Djibouti franc Djibouti Dominica EastCaribbeandollar Roseau Dominican Republic Dominican Peso Santo Domingo East Timor (Timor-Leste) U.S. dollar Dili Ecuador U.S. dollar Quito Egypt Egyptian pound Cairo El Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar San Salvador Equatorial Guinea CFA Franc Malabo Eritrea Nakfa Asmara Estonia Kroon Tallinn Ethiopia Birr Addis Ababa Fiji Fiji dollar Suva Finland Euro (formerly markka) Helsinki France Euro (formerly French franc) Paris Gabon CFA Franc Libreville The Gambia Dalasi Banjul Georgia Lari Tbilisi Germany Euro (formerlyDeutschemark) Berlin Ghana Cedi Accra Greece Euro (formerlydrachma) Athens Grenada East Caribbean dollar Saint George's Guatemala Quetzal Guatemala City Guinea Guinean franc Conakry Guinea-Bissau CFA Franc Bissau Guyana Guyanese dollar Georgetown Haiti Gourde Port-au-Prince Honduras Lempira Tegucigalpa Hungary Forint Budapest Iceland Icelandic króna Reykjavik India Rupee New Delhi Indonesia Rupiah Jakarta Iran Rial Tehran Iraq Iraqi Dinar Baghdad Ireland Euro (formerly Irish pound Dublin Israel Shekel Jerusalem Italy Euro (formerly known as lira) Rome Jamaica Jamaican dollar Kingston Japan Yen Tokyo Jordan Jordanian dinar Amman Kazakhstan Tenge Astana Kenya Kenya shilling Nairobi Kiribati Australian dollar Tarawa Atoll North Korea Won Pyongyang South Korea Won Seoul Kosovo Euro (German Mark prior to 2002) Pristina Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar Kuwait City Kyrgyzstan Som Bishkek Laos New Kip Vientiane Latvia Lats Riga Lebanon Lebanese pound Beirut Lesotho Loti Maseru Liberia Liberian dollar Monrovia
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    56 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Libya Libyan dinar Tripoli Liechtenstein Swiss franc Vaduz Lithuania Litas Vilnius Luxembourg Euro (formerly Luxembourg Luxembourg Macedonia Denar Skopje Madagascar Ariary Antananarivo Malawi Kwacha Lilongwe Malaysia Ringgit Kuala Lumpur Maldives Rufiya Male Mali CFA Franc Bamako Malta Maltese lira Valletta Marshall Islands U.S. Dollar Majuro Mauritania Ouguiya Nouakchott Mauritius Mauritian rupee Port Louis Mexico Mexican peso Mexico City Micronesia, Federated States U.S. Dollar Palikir Moldova Leu Chisinau Monaco Euro Monaco Mongolia Tugrik Ulaanbaatar Montenegro Euro Podgorica Morocco Dirham Rabat Mozambique Metical Maputo Myanmar (Burma) Kyat Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative) Namibia Namibian dollar Windhoek Nauru Australian dollar No official capital; government offices in Yaren District Nepal Nepalese rupee Kathmandu Netherlands Euro (formerly guilder) Amsterdam; The Hague New Zealand New Zealand dollar Wellington Nicaragua Gold cordoba Managua Niger CFA Franc Niamey Nigeria Naira Abuja Norway Norwegian krone Oslo Oman Omani rial Muscat Pakistan Pakistani rupee Islamabad Palau U.S. dollar Ngerulmud Panama balboa; U.S. dollar Panama City Papua New Guinea Kina Port Moresby Paraguay Guaraní Asuncion Peru Nuevo sol (1991) Lima Philippines Peso Manila Poland Zloty Warsaw Portugal Euro (formerly escudo) Lisbon Qatar Qatari riyal Doha Romania Leu Bucharest Russia Ruble Moscow Rwanda Rwanda franc Kigali Saint Kitts and Nevis East Caribbean dollar Basseterre Saint Lucia East Caribbean dollar Castries Saint Vincent and the East Caribbean dollar Kingstown Samoa Tala Apia
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    57 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule San Marino Euro San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Dobra Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Riyal Riyadh Senegal CFA Franc Dakar Serbia Yugoslav new dinar Belgrade Seychelles Seychelles rupee Victoria Sierra Leone Leone Freetown Singapore Singapore dollar Singapore Slovakia Koruna Bratislava Slovenia Slovenian tolar Ljubljana Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar Honiara Somalia Somali shilling Mogadishu South Africa Rand Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) South Sudan Sudanese Pound Juba Spain Euro (formerly peseta) Madrid Sri Lanka Sri Lanka rupee Colombo,Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) Sudan Dinar Khartoum Suriname Surinamese dollar Paramaribo Swaziland Lilangeni Mbabane Sweden Krona Stockholm Switzerland Swiss franc Bern Syria Syrian pound Damascus Taiwan Taiwan dollar Taipei Tajikistan Somoni Dushanbe Tanzania Tanzanian shilling Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative) Thailand Baht Bangkok Togo CFA Franc Lome Tonga Pa'anga Nuku'alofa Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago dollar Port-of-Spain Tunisia Tunisian dinar Tunis Turkey Turkish lira (YTL) Ankara Turkmenistan Manat Ashgabat Tuvalu Australian dollar Funafuti province Uganda Ugandan new shilling Kampala Ukraine Hryvna Kyyiv United Arab Emirates U.A.E. dirham Abu Dhabi United Kingdom Pound sterling London United States of America Dollar Washington D.C. Uruguay Uruguay peso Montevideo Uzbekistan Uzbekistani som Tashkent Vanuatu Vatu Port-Vila Vatican City (Holy See) Euro Vatican City Venezuela Bolivares Caracas Vietnam Dong Hanoi Yemen Rial Sanaa Zambia Kwacha Lusaka Zimbabwe Zimbabwean dollar Harare
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    58 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule List of Bird Sanctuaries in India Name State Atapaka Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Sri Peninsula Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary Delhi Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Goa Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary Kutch Bustard Sanctuary Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Porbandar Bird Sanctuary Thol Lake Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Haryana Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary Gamgul Himachal Pradesh Attiveri Bird Sanctuary Karnataka Bankapura Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary Bonal Bird Sanctuary Gudavi Bird Sanctuary Kaggaladu Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary Magadi Bird Sanctuary Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Kerala Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary Pathiramanal Thattekad Bird Sanctuary Mayani Bird Sanctuary Maharashtra Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary Mizoram Chilika Lake Odisha Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan Tal Chhapar Sanctuary Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Vellode Birds Sanctuary Tamil Nadu Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary Bakhira Sanctuary
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    59 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Okhla Sanctuary Patna Bird Sanctuary Saman Sanctuary Samaspur Sanctuary Sandi Bird Sanctuary Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary West Bengal Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary List of Wild Life Sanctuaries Andaman and Nicobar Islands Spike Island Wildlife Sanctuary Lohabarrack Salt Water Crocodile Sanctuary Defence Island Wildlife Sanctuary Cinque Island Wildlife Sanctuary Flat Island Wildlife Sanctuary Barren Island Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Sri Venkateswara National Park Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Lanjamadugu Wildlife Sanctuary Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh Pakhui Tiger Reserve Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary Sessa Orchid Sanctuary Kane Wildlife Sanctuary Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Assam Kaziranga National Park Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary Manas National Park Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary Nameri National Park Orang National Park Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary Pabha Wildlife Sanctuary Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Valmikinagar Wildlife Sanctuary Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary
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    60 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Chandra Prabha Sanctuary Chhattisgarh chanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary Pamed Wildlife Sanctuary Badalkohl Wildlife Sanctuary Gomarda Reserve Forest Goa Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Gujarat Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Balaram-Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary Gir Forest National Park Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch Barda Wildlife Sanctuary Thol Bird Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh Rupi Bhabha Sanctuary Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary Tundah Wildlife Sanctuary Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary Pong Dam Sanctuary Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary Bandli Himachal Pradesh Gobind Sagar & Naina Devi Manali sanctuary Jammu and Kashmir Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary Kanji Wildlife Sanctuary Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand Palamau Tiger Reserve Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary Biligiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary Gudavi Bird Sanctuary Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary Melukote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
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    61 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala Periyar National Park Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Chimmony Wildlife sanctuary Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh Bori Wildlife Sanctuary Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary Phen Sanctuary Ghatigaon Sanctuary Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary Karera Wildlife Sanctuary Ken Ghariyal Sanctuary Kheoni Sanctuary Narsinghgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary Ratapani Tiger Reserve Snajay-Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary Son Ghariyal Sanctuary Sardarpur Sanctuary Maharashtra Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary Chandoli National Park Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary Mizoram Dampa Tiger Reserve Odisha Badrama Sanctuary Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary Chilika Bird Sanctuary Nalbana Bird Sanctuary Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary Simlipal National Park Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary Jaswant Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary Keladevi Wildlife Sanctuary Phulwari Wildlife Sanctuary Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary Sariska Tiger Reserve
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    62 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary Tal Chhapar Sanctuary Todgarh Rawali Wildlife Sanctuary Sikkim Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary Shingba Rhododendron Tamil Nadu Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Mudumalai National Park Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary Shenbagathoppu Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary Pocharam Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh Asan Bradge Bird Watching Chandra Prabha Sanctuary Kaimoor Sanctuary Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary Ranipur Sanctuary Sohagi Barwa Sanctuary Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary Hastinapur Sanctuary Okhla Bird Sanctuary Sandi Bird Sanctuary National Chambal Sanctuary Uttarakhand Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal Singalila National Park Buxa Tiger Reserve Murti Wildlife List of Museums in India Name Location State Anthropological Museum Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands Samudrika (Naval Marine Museum) Delanipur Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum Kadapa Andhra Pradesh INS Kursura Visakhapatnam Victoria Jubilee Museum Vijayawada Visakha Museum(Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Museum) Visakhapatnam Salar Jung Museum Darushifa Birla Science Museum Hyderabad
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    63 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Nizam Museum Hyderabad AP State Archaeology Museum or Hyderabad Museum Hyderabad Jawaharlal Nehru Museum Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh Assam State Museum, Guwahati Assam Mayong Central Museum and Emporium Mayong Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra Guwahati Patna Museum Patna Bihar Bihar Museum Patna Gandhi Smriti Sangrahalaya Bhitiharwa Gaya Museum Gaya Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Museum Darbhanga Chandra Shekhar Singh Museum Jamui Srikrishna Science Centre Patna Bihar Police Museum Patna Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya (Rajendra Memorial Museum) Patna Government Museum and Art Gallery Chandigarh Chandigarh International Dolls Museum Chandigarh Museum of Evolution of Life Chandigarh Indian Air Force Museum Palam, Delhi New Delhi Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum New Delhi National Gandhi Museum New Delhi National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum New Delhi National Museum New Delhi National Museum of Natural History New Delhi National Rail Museum New Delhi National Science Centre Delhi Nehru Memorial Museum & Library New Delhi Parliament Museum New Delhi Teen Murti Bhavan New Delhi Sanskriti Kendra Museum Delhi Shankar’s International Dolls Museum Delhi Goa Chitra Museum Benaulim Goa Goa Science Centre Panaji Goa State Museum Panaji Naval Aviation Museum Vasco da Gama Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery Vadodara Gujarat Calico Museum of Textiles Ahmedabad Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya Ahmedabad Gujarat Science City Ahmedabad Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum Ahmedabad Kaba Gandhi No Delo Rajkot Kirti Mandir Porbandar Kutch Museum Bhuj
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    64 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum Vadodara Sabarmati Ashram Ahmedabad Sanskar Kendra Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial Ahmedabad Swaminarayan Museum Ahmedabad Watson Museum Rajkot Dharohar Museum Kurukshetra University Haryana Library of Tibetan Works and Archives Dharamsala Himachal Pradesh Shivalik Fossil Park Saketi Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artifacts Kargil Jammu and Kashmir Dogra Art Museum Jammu Ranchi Science Centre Ranchi Jharkhand State Museum Jharkhand Government Museum Bangalore Karnataka Kempegowda Museum Bangalore Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum Bangalore HAL heritage and Aerospace Museum Bangalore Law Museum Bangalore Regional Museum of Natural History Mysore Folklore Museum Mysore Jayachamarajendra Museum Mysore Mysore Rail Museum Mysore Government Museum(Shivappa Nayaka Palace) Shivamogga Arakkal Museum Ayikkara Kerala Teak Museum Nilambur Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum Kollam Krishnapuram Palace Kayamkulam Indo-Portuguese Museum Kochi Vallathol Museum, Thrissur Thrissur Mural Art Museum Thrissur Archaeological Museum, Thrissur Thrissur Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum Thrissur Indian Business Museum Kozhikode Kerala Soil Museum Thiruvananthapuram Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuram Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum Kozhikode Wayanad Heritage Museum Ambalavayal Hill Palace Thrippunithura Bharat Bhavan Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Regional Science Centre Bhopal Remember Bhopal Museum Bhopal Central Museum Indore Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya Bhopal Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum Dhubela Rani Durgavati Museum Jabalpur
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    65 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Prince of Wales Museum (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya) Mumbai Maharashtra National Gallery of Modern Art Mumbai Nehru Planetarium Mumbai Nehru Science Center Mumbai Ballard Bunder Gatehouse Mumbai Bhau Daji Lad Museum Mumbai Cavalry Tank Museum Ahmednagar Coin Museum Nasik Cowasji Jehangir Hall Mumbai Darshan Museum Pune Joshi’s Museum of Miniature Railway Pune Mahatma Phule Museum Pune Mani Bhavan Mumbai Nagpur Central Museum Nagpur Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum Pune Raman Science Centre Nagpur National Maritime Museum Mumbai Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum Kolhapur Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math), Kolhapur Kolhapur Manipur State Museum Imphal Manipur Sekta Archaeological Living Museum Imphal Mizoram State Museum Aizawl Mizoram Odisha State Museum Bhubaneswar Odisha Regional Museum of Natural History Bhubaneswar Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports( National Institute of Sports) Patiala Punjab Sanghol Museum Sanghol Sikh Ajaibghar Balongi City Palace Museum Jaipur Rajasthan Albert Hall Museum Jaipur Archaeological Museum – Amer Jaipur Govt. Museum , Ajmer Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur Govt. Museum,Bharatpur Bharatpur Govt. Museum, Alwar Govt. Museum Jodhpur Mehrangarh Museum Jodhpur Umaid Bhavan Palace Museum Jodhpur Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok Sikkim Gandhi Memorial Museum Madurai Tamil Nadu Gass Forest Museum Coimbatore Government Museum(Madras Museum) Chennai Government Museum Karur Government Museum Cuddalore Government Museum Pudukkottai Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library Erode Regional Railway Museum Chennai Railway Heritage Centre Tiruchirappalli Government Museum Tiruchirappalli Alampur Museum, Alampur Mahbubnagar Telangana
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    66 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule AP State Archeology Museum(Hyderabad Museum) Hyderabad Birla Science Museum Hyderabad Salar Jung Museum Darushifa Tripura Government Museum Agartala Tripura Allahabad Museum Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Kanpur Sangrahalaya(Kanpur Museum) Kanpur Government Museum(Mathura museum) Mathura Sarnath Museum Varanasi Jhansi Museum Jhansi Anand Bhavan Allahabad Birla Industrial & Technological Museum Kolkata West Bengal Gurusaday Museum Kolkata Indian Museum Kolkata Malda Museum English Bazar Rabindra Museum Kalimpong National Museum Kolkata Netaji Museum Kolkata Victoria Memorial Hall Kolkata Important Palaces in India State Location Palace Name Assam Gurugram Ahom Raja’s Palace Bihar Madhubani Navlakha Palace Darbhanga Nargona Palace Chhattisgarh Jagdalpur Bastar Palace Kawardha Kawardha Palace Kanker Kanker Palace Jammu & Kashmir Ladakh Leh Palace Jammu Mubarak Mandi Palace, Amar Mahal Palace Karnataka Mysore Jagan Mohan Palace, Mysore Palace Kerala Trivandrum Kowdiar Palace Kochi Bolgatty Palace Thrissur Shakthan Thampuran Palace Madhya Pradesh Gwalior Jai Vilas Maharashtra Kolhapur Shalini Palace Pune Lal Mahal (Red Palace) Pune Aga Khan Palace Aurangabad Naukhanda Palace Ahmednagar Farah Bagh Palace Manipur Imphal Kangla Palace Orissa Gaja Pati Brundaban Palace Punjab Amrit Star Maharaja Ranjit Singh Palace Rajasthan Jaipur Rambagh Palace Jodhpur Umaid Bhawan Udaipur Lake Palace, Monsoon Palce(Sajjan Garh Palace), Shiv Niwas Palace Bharatpur Laxmi Vilas
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    67 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Bikaner Lalgarh Palace Tamilnadu Kanyakumari Padmanabhapuram Palace Telengana Hyderabad King Kothi Palace, Falaknuma Palace, Chowmahalla Palace Tripura Agartala Ujjayanta Palace, Kunjaban Palace Melaghar Neer Mahal(Water Palace) West Bengal Kolkatta Marble Palace List of Countries Central Banks Country Central Bank Afghanistan Bank Of Afghanistan Albania Bank Of Albania Algeria Bank Of Algeria Angola National Bank Of Angola Argentina Central Bank Of Argentina Anguilla Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Antigua And Barbuda Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Armenia Central Bank Of Armenia Aruba Central Bank Of Aruba Australia Reserve Bank Of Australia Austria European Central Bank Azerbaijan Central Bank Of The Rep. Of Azerbaijan Bahamas Central Bank Of The Bahamas Bahrain Central Bank Of Bahrain Bangladesh Bangladesh Bank Barbados Central Bank Of Barbados Belarus National Bank Of The Rep. Of Belarus Belgium European Central Bank Belize Central Bank Of Belize Benin Central Bank Of West African States Bermuda Bermuda Monetary Authority Bhutan Royal Monetary Authority Of Bhutan Bolivia Central Bank Of Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Central Bank Of Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Bank Of Botswana Brazil Central Bank Of Brazil Bulgaria Bulgarian National Bank Burkina Faso Central Bank Of West African States Burundi Bank Of The Rep. Of Burundi Cambodia National Bank Of Cambodia Cameroon Bank Of Central African States Canada Bank Of Canada Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Cape Verde Bank Of Cape Verde Cen. African Republic Bank Of Central African States Chad Bank Of Central African States Chile Central Bank Of Chile China People’s Bank Of China Colombia Central Bank Of Colombia Commonwealth Of Dominica Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Congo Bank Of Central African States Congo Dem. Rep. Central Bank Of Congo
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    68 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Costa Rica Central Bank Of Costa Rica Croatia Croatian National Bank Cuba Central Bank Of Cuba Curacao & St. Maarten Central Bank Of Curacao And St. Maarten Cyprus European Central Bank Czech Republic Czech National Bank Denmark National Bank Of Denmark Dominican Repl. Central Bank Of The Dominican Rep. Ecuador Central Bank Of Ecuador Egypt Central Bank Of Egypt El Salvador Central Reserve Bank Of El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Bank Of Central African States Estonia European Central Bank Ethiopia National Bank Of Ethiopia Fiji Reserve Bank Of Fiji Finland European Central Bank France European Central Bank Gabon Bank Of Central African States Gambia Central Bank Of The Gambia Georgia National Bank Of Georgia Germany European Central Bank Ghana Bank Of Ghana Henry Greece European Central Bank Grenada Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Guatemala Bank Of Guatemala Guinea Central Bank Of The Rep. Of Guinea Guinea-Bisseau Central Bank Of West African States Guyana Bank Of Guyana Haiti Bank Of The Republic Of Haiti Honduras Central Bank Of Honduras Hong Kong Hong Kong Monetary Authority Hungary Central Bank Of Hungary Iceland Central Bank Of Iceland India Reserve Bank Of India Indonesia Bank Indonesia Iran Central Bank Of Islamic Rep. Of Iran Iraq Central Bank Of Iraq Ireland European Central Bank Israel Bank Of Israel Italy European Central Bank Ivory Coast Central Bank Of West African States Jamaica Bank Of Jamaica Japan Bank Of Japan Jordan Central Bank Of Jordan Kazakhstan National Bank Of Kazakhstan Kenya Central Bank Of Kenya Korea, Republic Of Bank Of Korea Kosovo Central Bank Of The Republic Of Kozovo Kuwait Central Bank Of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan National Bank Of The Kyrgyz Repl.Abdygulo Latvia Bank Of Latvia
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    69 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Laos_(Lao People’s Dem. Repl.) Bank Of The Lao Lebanon Central Bank Of Lebanon Lesotho Central Bank Of Lesotho Liberia Central Bank Of Liberia Libya Central Bank Of Libya Lithuania Bank Of Lithuania Luxembourg European Central Bank Macao Monetary Authority Of Macao Macedonia National Bank Of The Rep. Of Macedonia Madagascar Central Bank Of Madagascar Malawi Reserve Bank Of Malawi Malaysia Bank Negara Malaysia Maldives Maldives Monetary Authority Mali Central Bank Of West African States Malta European Central Bank Mauritania Central Bank Of Mauritania Mauritius Central Bank Of Mauritius Mexico Bank Of Mexico Moldova National Bank Of Moldova Mongolia Bank Of Mongolia Montenegro Central Bank Of Montenegro Montserrat Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Morocco Bank Of Morocco Mozambique Bank Of Mozambique Myanmar Central Bank Of Myanmar Namibia Bank Of Namibia Netherlands European Central Bank New Zealand Reserve Bank Of New Zealand Nicaragua Central Bank Of Nicaragua Niger Central Bank Of West African States Nigeria Central Bank Of Nigeria Norway Norges Bank Oman Central Bank Of Oman Pakistan State Bank Of Pakistan Palestine Palestine Monetary Authority Papua New Guinea Bank Of Papua New Guinea Paraguay Central Bank Of Paraguay Peru Central Reserve Bank Of Peru Philippines Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas Poland National Bank Of Poland Portugal European Central Bank Qatar Qatar Central Bank Romania National Bank Of Romania Russia Bank Of Russia Rwanda National Bank Of Rwanda Samoa Central Bank Of Samoa Saint Lucia Eastern Caribbean Central Bank San Marino Central Bank Of The Republic Of San Marino Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority Senegal Central Bank Of West African States Serbia National Bank of Serbia
  • 70.
    70 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Seychelles Central Bank of Seychelles Sierra Leone Bank of Sierra Leone Singapore Monetary Authority of Singapore Slovakia European Central Bank Slovenia European Central Bank Solomon Islands Central Bank of Solomon Islands Somalia Central Bank of Somalia South Africa South African Reserve Bank South Korea Bank of Korea Spain European Central Bank Sri Lanka Central Bank of Sri Lanka Sudan Central Bank of Sudan Swaziland Central Bank of Swaziland Sweden The Riksbank Stefan Switzerland Swiss National Bank Syrian Arab Republic Central Bank of Syria Tanzania Bank of Tanzania Taiwan Central Bank of the Rep. of China Tajikistan National Bank of Tajikistan Thailand Bank of Thailand Togolese Republic Central Bank of Togo Tonga National Reserve Bank of Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Central Bank of Tunisia Turkey Central Bank of Republic of Turkey Turkmenistan Central Bank of Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Central Bank of United Arab Emirates Uganda Bank of Uganda Ukraine National Bank of Ukraine United Kingdom Bank of England Uruguay Central Bank of Uruguay United States Of America Federal Reserve Uzbekistan Central Bank of the Rep. of Uzbekistan Vanuatu Reserve Bank of Vanuatu Venezuela Central Bank of Venezuela Vietnam State Bank of Vietnam Yemen Central Bank of Yemen Zambia Bank of Zambia Zimbabwe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe List of Countries Stock Exchanges Country Stock Exchange Country Stock Exchange Argentina MERVAL Malaysia FTSE KLCI Australia S&P/ASX 200 Malta MSE Austria WBI Mauritius SEMDEX Bahrain ALL SHARE Mexico IPC Bangladesh DSE GENERAL Mongolia MSETOP Belgium BEL20 Montenegro MONEX20 Bosnia & Herzegovina SASX10 Morocco MASI Botswana BGSMDC Namibia FTSE JSE
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    71 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Brazil BOVESPA Netherlands AEX Bulgaria SOFIX New Zealand NZX 50 Canada S&P/TSX Nigeria NSE 30 Chile IGPA Norway OSEAX China SHCOMP Oman MSM 30 Colombia IGBC Pakistan KSE100 Costa Rica CRSMBCT Peru IGBVL Croatia CROBEX Philippines PSEI Cyprus GENERAL Poland WIG Czech Republic SE PX Portugal PSI20 Denmark OMX COPENHAGEN Qatar QE GENERAL Ecuador ECU Romania BET Egypt EGX30 Russia MICEX Estonia OMX TALLIN Saudi Arabia TASI Finland HEX25 Serbia BELEX15 France CAC 40 Singapore STI Germany DAX 30 Slovakia SAX Ghana GGSECI Slovenia SBITOP Greece ASE South Africa FTSE/JSE Hong Kong HIS South Korea KOSPI Hungary BUX Spain IBEX 35 Iceland SE ICEX Sri Lanka CSE ALL SHARE India SENSEX Sweden OMX 30 Indonesia JCI Switzerland SMI Ireland ISEQ Tanzania ALL SHARE DSEI Israel TA-100 Taiwan TWSE Italy FTSE MIB Thailand SET50 Kuwait STOCK Tunisia TUNINDEX Latvia OMX RIGA Turkey XU100 Laos_(Lao People’s Dem. Repl.) LSXC United Arab Emirates UAE ADX GENERAL Lebanon MSCI Ukraine PFTS Lithuania OMX VILNIUS United Kingdom FTSE 100 Luxembourg LUXX United States Of America DOW JONES Macedonia MBI 10 Venezuela IBVC Vietnam VN List of Important Cricket Stadium in the World Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Mebourne Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney The WACA, Perth The Gabba, Brisbane, Queensland Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka England The Lords, London Old Trafford, Manchester The Oval, Kensington Trent Bridge, Nottingham Birmingham, Warwickshire
  • 72.
    72 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Headingley, Leeds Rose Bowl, Southampton New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Basin Reserve, Wellington Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Karachi Cricket Stadium, Karachi South Africa The Wanderers, Johannesburg Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Port Elizabeth (St George’s Oval), Port Elizabeth SuperSport Park (formerly Centurion Park), Centurion, Gauteng Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle West Indies Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad List of Some Important Gardens in India Name of the Garden Name of the location Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden Kolkata, West Bengal Auroville Botanical Gardens, Auroville, Tamil Nadu Brindhavan Garden Mysore, Karanataka Chambal Garden Kota, Rajasthan Chashme Shahi Srinagar, J & K Company garden Allahabad , Uttar Pradesh Hanging Garden Mumbai , Maharashtra Jallianwala Bagh Amristar, Punjab Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden Gangtok, Sikkim Jhansi Botanical Garden Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Kalindi Kunj New Delhi Lal Bagh Bangalore, Karnataka Law garden Ahmedabad, Gujarat Lloyd’s Botanical Garden Darjeeling, West Bengal Lodi Garden New Delhi Malampuzha Garden Palakkad, Kerala Mughal garden New Delhi Nishat Bagh Srinagar , J & K Pilikula Botanical Garden Mangalore, Karnataka Pinjore Garden Panchkula , Haryana Rock Garden Darjeeling Rock Garden of Chandigarh Chandigarh Saharanpur Botanical Garden, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Sajjan Niwas Garden(Gulab Bagh) Udaipur, Rajasthan Sarita Udyan Gandhinagar, Gujarat Shalimar Bagh Srinagar, J & K Sim’s Park Coonoor, Tamil nadu The Royal Botanical Garden Howrah, West Bengal Tulip Garden Srinagar, J & K List of Important River Projects in India Project River Related State Bansagar Project Son Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Bargi Project Bargi Madhya Pradesh Beas Project Beas Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
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    73 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Bhadra Project Bhadra Karnataka Bhakhra Nangal Project Sutlej Punjab,Himachal Pradesh ,Haryana, Rajsthan Bheema Project Pawana Maharashtra Chambal Project Chambal Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh Damodar Ghati Project Damodar Jharkhand, West Bengal Dulhasti Project Chinab Jammu & Kashmir Durga Barrage Project Damodar West Bengal Jharkhand Farakka Project Ganga, Bhagirathi West Bengal Gandak Project Gandaki Bihar, Uttar Pradesh Ganga Sagar Project Chambal Madhya Pradesh Ghatprabha Project Ghatprabha Karnataka Girna Project Girna Maharashtra Hansdev Bango Project Hansdev Madhya Pradesh Hidkal Project Ghatprabha Karnataka Hirakud Project Mahanadi Orissa Idduki Project Periyar Kerala Indira Gandhi Canal Project Satlaj Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana Jawahar Sagar Project Chambal Rajasthan Jayakwadi Project Godawari Maharashtra Kakrapara Project Tapti Gujrat Kangsawati Project Kangsawati West Bengal Kol Dam Project Sutlaj Himachal Pradesh Kosi Project Kosi Bihar & Nepal Koyana Project Koyana Maharashtra Krishna Project Krishna Karnataka Kunda Project Kunda Tamilnadu Let Bank Ghaghra Canal Ganaga Uttar Pradesh Madhya Ganaga Canal Ganaga Uttar Pradesh Mahanadi Delta Project Mahanadi Odisha Malprabha Project Malprabha Karnataka Mandi Project Vyas Himachal Pradesh Matatilla Project Betwa Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Mayurakshi Project Mayurakshi West Bengal Minimato Bango Hasdeo Project Hasdeo Bango river Madhya Pradesh Muchkund Project Muchkund Odisha, Andhra Pradesh Nagarjunsagar Project Krishna Andhra Pradesh Nagpur Power Project Koradi Maharashtra Narmada Sagar Project Narmada Madhya Pradesh Gujarat Nathpa Jhakri Project Sutlaj Himachal Pradesh Panam Project Panam Gujarat Panama Project Panama Gujarat Panchet Project Damodar Jharkhand West Bengal Pong Project Beas Punjab Poochampad Project Godawari Andhra Pradesh Purna Project Purna Maharashtra Rajasthan Canal Project Sutlej, Vyas, Ravi Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana Ramganga Project Ramganga Uttar Pradesh Rana Pratap Sagar Project Chambal Rajsthan Ranjeet Sagar Project Ravi Punjab Rihand Project Rihand Uttar Pradesh Salal Project Chenab Jammu & Kashmir Sardar Sarovar Project Narmada Madhya Pradesh
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    74 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Maharashtra Rajasthan Sarhind Project Sutlaj Haryana Sharawati Project Sharawati Karnataka Sharda Project Sharda, Gomti Uttar Pradesh Shivsamundram Project Kaveri Karnataka Sutlaj Project Chinab Jammu & Kashmir Tawa Project Tawa Madhya Pradesh Tehri Dam Project Bhagirathi Uttarakhand Tilaiya Project Barakar Jharkhand Tulbul Project Chinab Jammu & Kashmir Tungbhadra Project Tungbhadra Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Ukai Project Tapti Gujarat Upper Penganga Project Penanga Maharashtra Uri Power Project Jhelum Jammu & Kashmir Vyas Project Vyas Rajasthan, Punjab. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh Memorial Places of Famous Indian Leaders Name Position Hold Memorial Name Meaning Location B.R. Ambedkar Political leader and Philosopher Chaitya Bhoomi Dadar(Maharashtra) Chandra Shekhar Prime Minister of India Jannayak Sthal Place of People’s leader Delhi Choudhary Charan Singh Prime Minister of India Kisan Ghat Farmer’s Platform Delhi Devi Lal Deputy Prime Minister of India Sangharsh Sthal Place of Struggle Delhi Giani Zail Singh President of India Ekta Sthal Place of Unity Delhi Gulzarilal Nanda Acting Prime Minister of India Narayan Ghat Ahmedabad(Gujarat) I. K. Gujral Prime Minister of India Smiriti Sthal Place of Remembrance Delhi Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India Shakti Sthal Place of Power Delhi Jag Jivan Ram Deputy Prime Minister of India Samta Sthal Place of Equality Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India Shantivan Garden of Peace Delhi Krishna Kant Vice President of India Nigambhoot Ghat Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Prime Minister of India Vijay Ghat Victory Platform Delhi Mahatma Gandhi Father of the Nation Raj Ghat Royal Steps Delhi Morarji Desai Prime Minister of India Abhay Ghat Ahmedabad(Gujarat) P. V. Narasimha Rao Prime Minister of India P.V. Ghat Delhi K.R. Narayanan 10th President of India Ekta Sthal Karma Bhoomi Delhi Rajiv Gandhi Prime Minister of India Veer Bhumi Land of Brave Delhi Rajendra Prasad President of India Mahaprayan Ghat Patna(Bihar) Shankar Dayal Sharma President of India Karma Bhumi Land of Duty Delhi
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    75 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule List of Important Indian Cities on Rivers Name of the River Name of the City Name of the River Name of the City Alaknanda Badrinath Kaveri Erode Bhadra Bhadravathi Krishna Vijayawada Brahmani Rourkela Krishna Sangli Brahmaputra Dibrugarh Krishna, Koyna Karad Brahmaputra Guwahati Mahanadi Banki Chambal Kota Mahanadi Cuttack Chambal Gwalior Mahanadi Sambalpur Cooum, Adyar Chennai Meenachil Kottayam Daman Ganga River Daman Mula, Mutha Pune Ganga Mirzapur Musi Hyderabad Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati Allahabad Narmada Jabalpur Ganges Bhagalpur Narmada Bharuch Ganges Haridwar Netravati, Gurupura Mangalore Ganges Kanpur Noyyal Coimbatore Ganges Patna Panchaganga Kolhapur Ganges Varanasi Pennar Nellore Ganges Farrukhabad Rapti Gorakhpur Ganges Fatehgarh Rushikulya Brahmapur Ganges Kannauj Rushikulya Chhatrapur Ganges Kanpur Cantonment Sabarmati Ahmedabad Ganges Shuklaganj Saryu Ayodhya Ganges Chakeri Savitri Mahad Ganges Hajipur Sharavathi Honnavar Ghataprabha Bagalkot Shipra Ujjain Girna River Malegaon Sutlej Ferozpur Godavari Rajahmundry Tapi Surat Godavari Nashik Thamirabarani Tirunelveli Godavari Nanded Tunga River Shimoga Godavari Nizamabad Tungabhadra Hospet Gomti Jaunpur Ulhas Karjat Gomti Lucknow Vaigai Madurai Hugli Kolkata Vishwamitri Vadodara Jhelum Srinagar Vrishabhavathi Bangalore Kali Karwar Yamuna Agra Kaveri Tiruchirapalli Yamuna New Delhi Kaveri Thiruchirapalli Yamuna Mathura Yamuna Etawah Yamuna Auraiya Famous Sports Personalities in India Archery Players Arun Vishnu Chekrovolu Swuro Laxmirani Majhi Abhishek Verma Deepika Kumari Limba Ram Atanu Das Dola Banerjee Sandeep Kumar Bombayla Devi Jayanta Talukdar Tarundeep Rai Athletes Amit Kumar Saroha Kavita Raut P.T.Usha Anilda Thomas Kheta Ram Ramkaran Singh Anju Bobby George Khushbir Kaur Raut Deepa Mallick Ankit Sharma KM Beenamol Renjith Maheshwary
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    76 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Annu Rani(Javeline Thrower) Lalita Babar Sandeep Kumar Ashwini Nachappa M. R. Poovamma Sapna Punia Baljinder Singh Mandeep Kaur Seema Punia Antil Dharambir Singh Manish Singh Rawat Shiny Abraham Dutee Chand Manpreet Kaur Soma Biswas Gurmeet Singh Milkha Singh Srabani Nanda Inderjeet Singh Muhammad Anas Sudha Singh Irfan Kolothum Thodi Neeraj Chopra Thonakal Gopi Jinson Johnson Nirmala Sheoran Tintu Luka Jyotirmoyee Sikdar Nitender Singh Rawat Vikas Gowda Kavita Ramdas OP Jaisha Badminton Players Anup Sridhar H S Prannoy Prakash Padukone Ajay Jayram Jwala Gutta Pulella Gopichand Aparna Popat Kidambi Srikanth Saina Nehwal Ashwini Ponnappa Manu Attri Siril Verma Chetan Anand P. V. Sindhu Sumeet Reddy Chirag Sen Parupalli Kashyap Valiyaveetil Diju Dipankar Bhattacharya Basketball Players Anitha Pauldurai Geethu Anna Jose Satnam Singh Bhamara Divya Singh Prashanti Singh Shiba Maggon Body Builders Prashant Sulunkhe Mamota Devi Yashmeen Manak Bobby Singh Ram Niwas Yatinder singh Deepika Chowdhury Sangram Chougule Karauna Waghmare Shweta Rathore Billiards and snooker Aditya S. Mehta Ishika Shah Siddharth Parekh Anushi Seth Michael Ferreira Sourav Kothari Ashok shandilya Pankaj Advani Varshaa Sanjeev Chitra Magimairaj Rupesh Shah Rahul Wilson Jones Geet Sethi Boxing Players Ali Qamar Mandeep Jangra Sonia Lather Devendro Singh Manoj Kumar Vijender Singh Dingko Singh Mary Kom Vikas Krishan Yadav Kavita Chahal Nikhat Zareen Laishram Sarita Devi Shiva Thapa Cricket Players Ajay Jadeja G.R. Vishwanath Rahul Dravid Ajinkya Rahane Gautam Gambhir Ravichandran Ashwin Ajit Agarkar Harbhajan Singh Ravindra Jadeja Ajit Chandila Irfan Pathan Rohit Sharma Ajit Wadekar Javagal Srinath RP Singh Anil Kumble Kapil Dev S. Srisanth Anjum Chopra Kiran More Sachin Tendulkar B.K. Venkatesh Prasad Madan Lal Shikhar Dhawan B.S. Chandrashekhar Mahender Singh Dhoni Sourav Ganguly Bishan Singh Bedi Manoj Prabhakar Sunil Gavaskar
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    77 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule C.G. Borde Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Syed Kirmani C.P.S. Chauhan Mithali Raj Virat Kohli D. N. Sardesai Mohammed Azharuddin Virender Sehwag Dilip Vengsarkar Munaf Patel Yuvraj Singh Dinesh Kartik Murali Kartik Zaheer Khan E.A.S. Prasanna Navjot Singh Sidhu E.D. Solkar Pranav Dhanawade Car Racer Aditya Patel Gaurav Gill Karun Chandhok Armaan Ebrahim Jehan Daruvala Narain Karthikeyan Chess Players Abhijit Kunte Koneru Humpy Sandipan Chanda Baskaran Adhiban Krishnan Sasikiran Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi Dibyendu Barua Parimarjan Negi Swapnil S Dhopade Harika Dronavalli Pentala Harikrishna Tania Sachdev Hetul Shah Praveen Mahadeo Thipsay Viswanathan Anand Humpy Koneru Rucha Pujari Football Players Aditi Chauhan Dr Talimeran Ao Pradip Kumar Banerjee Baichung Bhutia Inivalappil Mani Vijayan Sunil Chhetri Debjit Majumder Jeje Lalpekhlua Udanta Singh Golf Players Aditya Mehta Gagan Jeet Bhullar Jyoti Randhawa Anirban Lahiri Gaurav Ghei Shiv Kapur Arjun Atwal Jeev Milkha SIngh SSP Chawrasia Aditi Ashok Gymnastics Dipa Karmakar Kshipra Joshi Priti Das Akshata Shete Mayank Srivastava Rakesh K Patra Alok Ranjan Meenakshi Rohit Jaiswal Ashish Kumar Mitali Dogra Roma Dilip Jogalekar Ashok K Mishra Paromita Das Shephali Moulick Debjani Samanta Partha Mondal Vivek Mishra Diwja Asher Pooja Surve Vladimir Chertkov Joy Prakash Chakraborty Praveen Sharma Judo Players Avatar Singh Kalpana Devi Rajwinder Kaur Devender Pawaria L Sanatombi Devi Sachin Maan Dhanpriyari Devi Malaprabha Jadhav Shamsher Singh Garima Choudhary N Seema devi Yashpal Solanki Harpreet Kaur Navjot Chana Jasleen Singh Pincky Balhara Hockey Players in India Ritu Rani Helen Mary Saba Anjum Karim Ajit Pal Singh Leslie Claudius Sardar Singh Balbir Singh Sr Madhu Yadav Sreejesh Ravindran Dhanraj Pillay Mamta Kharab Suraj Lata Devi Dhyan Chand Pargat Singh Surya Shekhar Ganguly Dilip Tirkey PR Sreejesh SV Sunil Gagan Ajit Singh Rajpal Singh Gurbaj Sigh Kabbadi Players
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    78 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Abhilasha Mhatre Mamatha Poojary Rahul Chaudhari Ajay Thakur Manjeet Chhillar Rakesh Kumar Anup Kumar Mohit Chhillar Rohit Kumar Lawn Tennis Players Jaidip Mukerjea Ramanathan Krishnan Sania Mirza Leander Paes Ramesh Krishnan Somdev Devvarman Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna Vijay Amritraj Prarthana Thombare Mountain Climbers Arjun Vajpai Harish Kapadia Premlata Agarwal Arunima Sinha Krushnaa Patil Santosh Yadav Bachendri Pal Kushang Dorjee Sherpa Tashi and Nungshi Malik Balwant Sandhu Malavath Purna Tenzing Norgay Bhupesh Kumar Mohan Singh Kohli Rowing Players Bajrang Takhar Inderpal Singh Paulose Pandari Kunnel Dattu Bapan Bhokanal Kasam Khan Sandeep Kumar Devender Khandwal Manjit Singh Sawarn Singh Virk Squash Players Anaka Alankamony Joshna Chinappa Ritwik Bhattacharya Anuroop B. S Kumar Kush Saurav Ghosal Cyrus Poncha Mahesh Mangaonkar Savita Punia Dipika Pallikal Mamta Kharab Siddharth Suchde Harinder Pal Sandhu Swimmers Bula Choudhury Niranjan Mukundan Sebastian Xavier Khajan Singh Rehan Poncha Sharath Gayakwad Kutraleeswaran Sajan Prakash Shika Tandon Masudur Rahman Baidya Saloni Dalal Shivani Kataria Mihir Sen Sandeep Sejwal Virdhawal Khade Shooters Abhinav Bindra Jeetu Rai Prakash Nanjappa Anjali Bhagwat Kynan Chenai Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Chain Singh Mairaj Ahmed Khan Samresh Jung Gagan Narang Manvanjit Singh Sandhu Sanjeev Rajput Gurpeet Singh Pooja Ghatkar Vijay Kumar Jaspal Rana Table Tennis Players Achanta Sharatha Kamal Mouma Das Soumyajit Ghosh Chetan Baboor Poulomi Ghatak Vishnu Vardhan Manika Batra Sharath Kamal Achanta Weightlifting Players Geeta Rani Manpreet Kaur Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Harjeet Kaur Mohammed Asdullah Sanjita Khumukcham Karnam Malleshwari N. Kunjarani Devi Sivalingam Sathish Kumar Katulu Ravi Kumar Ngangbam Soniya Chanu Sudhir Kumar KM Rachna Pratima Kumari Yumnam Chanu Komal Wakale Renubala Chanu Wrestling Players Amit Kumar Dahiya Hardeep Singh Ritu Phogat Aparna Bishnoi Khashaba Dadasaheb Sakshi Malik
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    79 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule List of Important founders of Journals and News papers in Olden days Name of Journals/News Paper Name of the Founder Al-Hilal Abul Kalam Azad Al-Balagh Abul Kalam Azad New India(Daily) Annie Besant Commonweal Annie Besant Vande Mataram Aurobindo Ghosh Sandhya B.B. Upadhyaya Mooknayak B.R. Ambedkar Bahishkrit Bhara B.R. Ambedkar Kesari Bal Gangadhar Tilak Mahratta Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Darpan(Marathi) Bal Shastri Jambhekar Kavivachan Sudha Bhartendu Harishchandra Kavi Vachan Sudha Bhartendu Harishchandra Yugantar Bhupendranath Data and Barinder Kumar Ghosh New India(Weekly) Bipin Chandra Pal Bande Mataram Bipin Chandra Pal and later edited by Sri Aurobindo Talwar(Berlin) Birendra Nath Chattopadhyaya Rast Goftar(Gujrati) Dadabhai Naoroji Voice of India Dadabhai Naoroji Indian Mirror Devendra Nath Tagore The Tribune Dyal Singh Majithia Bombay Chronicle Firoze Shah Mehta Swadesamitran(Tamil) G Subramaniya Aiyar Sudharak G.K.Gokhale Pratap Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Inquilab(Urdu) Ghulam Hussain Hindu Patriot Girish Chandra Ghosh(later Harish Chandra Mukherji) Hindoo Patriot Harish Chandra Mukherjee India Gazettej Henry Louis Vivian Derozio Som Prakesh Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Bengal Gazette(Bengali) J.K.Hikki Hindustan Times K.M. Pannikar Vichar Lahiri Krishnashastri Chiplunkar Punjabi Lala Lajpat Rai Essays in Indian Economics M.G. Ranade Hindustan M.M. Malviya Babita Kumari Narsingh Yadav Sandeep Tomar Bajrang Punia Neha Rathi Sunil Kumar Rana Dalip Singh Rana Palwinder Singh Cheema Sushil Kumar Dara Singh Panne Lal Yadav The Great Gama Dharmendra Dalal Rajinder Kumar Vinesh Phogat Geeta Phogat Rajneesh Dalal Yogeshwar Dutt Gobar Goha Ravinder Khatri Gulam Ravinder Singh Wushu Players L Budhchandra Singh Sanathoi Devi Uchit Sharma Puja Tomer Surya Bhanu Pratap
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    80 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Nav Jeevan Mahatma Ghandhi Indian Opinion Mahatma Ghandhi Young India Mahatma Ghandhi Harijan Mahatma Ghandhi Kranti Mirajkar, Joglekar, Ghate Comrade Mohammad Ali Independent Motilal Nehru Din Mitra Mukundarao Patil Navyug(Magazine) Muzaffar Ahmed Samvad Kaumudi Ram Mohan Roy Mirat-ul-Akbhar Ram Mohan Roy Kudi Arasu Ramaswamy Naiker Statesman Robert Knight The Statesman Robert Knight Bombay Times Robert Knight & Thomas Bennnet Indian Socialist Shyamji Krishna Verma Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan Amrita Bazar Patrika Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh Prabudha Bharat Swami Vivekananda Udbodhana Swami Vivekananda Free Hindustan(in Vancouver) Tarak Nath Das Native Opinion V.N. Mandalik Hindu Vir Raghavacharya and G.S. Aiyar Nicknames of Famous Personalities Nicknames Name of the Person Adi Kavi Valmeeki Akbar of Kashmir Jainul Abdin Andhra Kesari T. Prakasam Anna C.N. Annadurai Babuji Jagjeevan Ram Banga bandhu Sheikh Mujibut Rahman Bard of Avon William Shakespeare Bengal Kesari Ashutosh Mukherji Bengali Tiger,Punjab Kesari,Lal, Bal Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal Bihar Kesari Dr. Srikrishna Singh Bihar Vibhuti Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh Bird man of India Salim Ali C. R. / Rajaji Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Chacha,Pandit ji Jawaharlal Nehru Deen bandhu C.F. Andrews Desert Fox Gen Ervin Rommel Desh bandhu Chitta Ranjan Das Desh Ratna, Ajatshatru Dr. Rajendra Prasad Deshpriya Yatindra Mohan Sengupta Enlightened One Lord Buddha Father of English Poetry Geoffery Chaucer Father of Gujarat Ravi Shankar Maharaj
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    81 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Father of Medicine Hippocrates Father of the Local Self-Government Lord Rippon Father of the Nation,Bapu,Mahatma Mahatma Gandhi Frontier Gandhi, Badshah Khan Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Fuehrer Adolf Hitler Flying Sikh Milkha Singh G.B.S George Bernard Shaw Grand Old man of Britain Willium E. Gladstone Grand Old man of India Dadabhai Naoroji Grand old man of Indian Journalism Tushar Kanti Ghosh Grandfather of Indian Films Dhundiraj Govind Phalke Guruji M.S. Golvalkar Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Haryana Hurricane Kapil Dev Hockey Wizard Dhyan Chand II Duce Benito Mussolini Indian Machiavelli Chanakya Iron Lady of India Indira Gandhi Indian Einstein Nagarjuna Jana Nayak Karpuri Thakur King Maker Earl of Warwick Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore King Maker of Indian History Sayyed Bandhu Kuvempu K.V. Puttappa Lady with the lamp Florence Nightinga Light of Asia Sreebuddha Lion of Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Lion of Maratha Bal Gangadhar Tilak Li-Kwan Pearl Buck Little Corporal,Man of Destiny Napoleon Bonaparte Little Master Sunil Gavaskar Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan Machiavelli of India Chanakya Magician of Hockey Dhyanchand Mahamana, Prince of Beggars Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Maid of Orleans Joan of Arc Maiden Queen Queen Elizabeth I Man of Blood and Iron Otto Van Bismark Man of Peace Lal Bahadur Shastri Martin Luther of India Dayanand Saraswati Man of Destiny Napolean Bonaparte Man of Iron Vallabhai Patel Man of Peace Lal Bahadur Shastri Morning Star of India Renaissance Raja Ram Mohan Roy Mother Mother Teresa Mysore Tiger Tippu Sultan Napoleon of India Samudra Gupta Neta Ji, Patriot of Patriots Subhash Chandra Bose Nightingale of India Sarojini Naidu Parrot of India, Tota-e-hind Amir Khushro
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    82 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Poet’s Poet Edmund Spencer Prince of Autobiography Babur Prince of Builders Shahjahan Prince of Martyrs, Sahid-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Prince of Money Makers Muhammad bin Tughlaq Prince of Pilgrims Hiuen Tsang Payyoli Express P. T. Usha Prince of Kolkata Saurav Ganguly Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai Quaid-i-Azam Md. Ali Jinnah Rajashree Purushottam Das Tandon Sage of Kanchi Sankaracharya Scourage of God Chengiz khan Saint of Sabarmati Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Saint of the Gutters Mother Teresa Shakespeare of India Mahakavi Kalidas Sher-e-Kashmir,Lion of Kashmir Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Sparrow Major General Rajinder Singh Strong (Iron) Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Swar Kokila Lata Mangeshkar Tau Chaudhury Devi Lal The Little Master Sachin Tendulkar Tiger of Mysore Tipu Sultan Tota-e-Hind Amir Khushro Udanpari P.T. Usha Uncle Ho Ho Chi Minh Vishwa Kavi,Kaviguru,Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Young Turk Chandra Shekhar List of Space Centres in the World Country Name of the Space Centre Belgium Liege Space Center Euro Space Center Canada John H. Chapman Space Centre Telus World of Science, Edmonton Germany European Space Operations Centre Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre European Astronaut Centre France Toulouse Space Center Guiana Space Centre Cannes Mandelieu Space Center India Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Space Applications Centre Satish Dhawan Space Centre Italy Broglio Space Centre Japan Uchinoura Space Centre Tanegashima Space Centre South Korea Naro Space Center Netherlands European Space Research and Technology Norway Norwegian Space Centre Philippines Mabuhaysat Subic Space Center Mabuhaysat Zamboanga Space Center
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    83 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Pakistan Sonmiani (space facility) Tilla Satellite Launch Center Russia Babakin Space Centre Baikonur Cosmodrome Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre United Kingdom Leicester Space Centre Surrey Space Centre Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Jodrell Bank Observatory United States Goddard Space Flight Center John C. Stennis Space Center Kennedy Space Center Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston Marshall Space Flight Center List of Indian Missiles Missile Name Orgin Type Range Speed Air-to-air missiles Astra India Air-to-Air Missiles 60 – 80 km Mach 4 + K-100 Russia & India Medium Range air-to-air missile 300–400 km Mach 3.3 MICA IAF Air-to-Air Missiles Surface-To-Air Missiles Akash India Medium-range surface-to-air missile 30-35km Mach 2.5 to 3.5 Barak 8 Isreal/India Long Range surface to air Missile 100 km Mach 2 Trishul India Short Range surface to air missile 9km Defence Missile Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) India Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Altitude- 80km Mach 5+ Advanced Air Defence (AAD) India Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Altitude- 30km Mach 4.5 Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) India Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Altitude- 120km Cruise Missiles Nirbhay India Subsonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land) 1,000 -1500 km Mach 0.8 BrahMos Russia & India Supersonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land) 290 km Mach 2.8 to 3 Mach BrahMos II India Hypersonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land) 300km Mach 7 Surface-to-surface missiles Agni-I India Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) 700-1250 km Mach 7.5 Agni-II India Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM) 2,000–3,000 km Mach 12 Agni-III India Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM) 3,500 km – 5,000 km 5–6 km/s Agni-IV India Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM) 3,000 – 4,000 km Mach 7
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    84 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Agni-V India Intercontinental ballistic missile(ICBM) 5000 – 8000Km Mach 24 Prithvi I India Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) 150 km Prithvi II India Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) 350 km Dhanush India Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) 350 – 600 km Prahaar(Pragati) India Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) 150 km Mach 2.03 Shaurya India Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) 750 to 1,900 km Mach 7.5 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles Sagarika (K-15) India Ballistic Missile 700 – 1900Km Mach 7+ K-4 India Ballistic Missile 3,500–5,000 km Mach 7+ K-5 India Ballistic Missile 6,000 km Ashwin India Ballistic Missile 150-200km Mach 4.5 Anti-Tank Missile Nag India Anti-Tank Guided Missile 4km 230 m/s Helina(HELIcopter launched NAg) India Anti-Tank Guided Missile 7-8km Amogha-1 India Anti-Tank Guided Missile 2.8 km Government Schemes/Yojanas Scheme Ministry Launch Year Outlay/Limit/Target Sector INSPIRE(Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research ) Programme Department of Science and Technology (India) The realization of Vision 2020 calls for action and a well designed innovation infrastructure. Education Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) or Bachat Lamp Yojana MoP 2009/2015 Annual cost reduction of consumer bills - Rs. 40,000 crore Electrification Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana (PMGAY) Or Indira Awaas Yojana MoRD 2015/1985 Fund shared by Centre & State Gov 75:25 Housing, Rural Integrated Child Development Services MoWCD 1975 Benefits to under 6 years of age and their mothers. Child Development Integrated Rural Development Program MoRD 1978 Merged with Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) in 1999 Fund allocation by Centre & State is 50:50 Rural Development Midday Meal Scheme MoHRD 1995 Supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Health, Education
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    85 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana MoST 1999 Encouraging students to take up research careers in the areas of basic sciences, engineering and medicine Education Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana(SGSY) MoRD 1999 Centre & State funded in the ratio 75:25 Rural Employment Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana MoRD 2000 Funded by both centre and states in 60:40 19000 Cr in 2016-17 Rural Development Antyodaya Anna Yojna NDA government 2000 Green Colour Card To Provide 35 kilograms of rice and wheat at a highly subsidised cost of three rupees per kilogram of rice and two rupees per kilogram of wheat Poverty alleviation - Food Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana(SGRY) MoRD 2001 Rs.10, 000 crore , Centre & State funded in the ratio 75:25 Merging the provisions of Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) and Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY). Rural Self Employment Shiksha Sahayog Yojana(SSY) LIC 2001 Aam Admi Bima Yojana Scholarship Fund Set up by Gov Scholarship for 9th to 12th standard students Financial Service Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme MoSJE 2003 To provide financial assistance to Social Justice Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya MoHRD 2004 Education Janani Suraksha Yojana MoHFW 2005 Modified National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS) 100% centrally sponsored scheme Mother Care Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) MoUD 2005 $20 billion over seven years. Urban Development Livestock Insurance Scheme MoA 2005 The premium of the insurance is subsidized to the tune of 50%. Agriculture Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana MoP April 2005 Replaced by Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana Rural Electrification Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act MoRD 2006 Rs. 40,000 crore 150 days of work in drought-hit states Rural Wage Employment Gramin Bhandaran Yojana or Rural Godown Scheme (RGS) MoA 2007 In 2014 It is merged with Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) Agriculture Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana(RKVY) MoA 2007 Rs. 25,000 Crore Agriculture
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    86 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana(RSBY) MoHFW 2008 IT-enabled and smart–card- based cashless healthy insurance cover,up to Rs. 30,000/- per annum Insurance Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana MoWCD 2010 Merged into National Food Security Act, 2013 Mother Care Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana MoSJ&E 2010 Rs. 422.00 crores. Rural Development Swavalamban MoF 2010 To be replaced by Atal Pension Yojana Pension National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) MoRD 2011 $5.1 Billion Poverty alleviation Rajiv Awas Yojana MhUPA 2013 Slum-free Indiaby 2022 Urban Housing National Urban Livelihood Mission(NULM) MoHUPA 2013 Modified Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) Skill Development Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojna MoRD 2014 Rs 1,500 crore Age: 15-35 Years Skill development Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana MoF 2014 To provide 'universal and clear access to banking facilities' starting with basic Banking Accounts" with overdraft facility of Rs.5,000 (zero-balance bank account) Guinness World Records Recognises the Achievements made under PMJDY- 18,096,130 bank accounts opened Financial Inclustion Atal Pension Yojana (Swavalamban Yojana) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) 2015, Kolkata Age – 60 Rs.1000-Rs.5000 Pension Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana or Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) MoP 2015 756 billion (US$11 billion) Rural Power Supply Digital India Programme MoC&IT 2015 1 Lakh Crore Programme : 9 Pillars Digitally Empowered Nation Namami Gange Programme MoWR 2015 Rs.20000 crore for 5 years Ganga to be made open defecation-free by 2022. Clean & Protect Ganga Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna MoSD&E 2015 Rs. 120 billion Skill Development Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana MoF 2015 Accident insurance scheme with annual premium of RS.12 Insurance
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    87 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Age : 18 and 70 years Death or full disability Rs.2 lakh Partial Permanent disability Rs.1 lakh Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana MoF 2015 Accident insurance schemeannual premium of Rs.330 Age: 18 and 50 years Death due to any cause - Rs.2 lakh Insurance Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana(HRIDAY) MoUD 2015 RS.500 Cr Target: March 2017 in 12 cities Urban Development Pradhan Mantri Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (PMSSY)or Girl Child Prosperity Scheme MoWCD 2015 Age: Below 10 and Deadline – 18 Minimum : Rs.1000 Maximum: Rs.1,50,000 Women Empowerment Smart Cities Mission MoUD 2015 Rs. 98,000 crore Target: 100 cities by 2022(109 revised) First List:10 Second List: 13 Third List: 36 Urban Development Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) MoUD 2015 Rs 50,000 crore 500 cities Urban Development Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) or Housing for All MoHUPA 2015 Rs. 2 trillion To build 2 crore houses by 2022 305 cities in 9 states Housing Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY) MoSD&E 2015 Rs. 120 billion To to train 1 crore Indian youth from 2016-20 Skill Development Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY) MoP&NG 2016 Rs. 8000 crore 1 million LPG connections had been completed in Nov 2016 Social Welfare Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank 2015 1.Shishu :-Loan up to Rs.50,000 2.Kishore :- Loan ranging from Rs.50,000 to Rs.5 lakh 3.Tarun :- Loan above Rs.5 lakh and below Rs.10 lakh Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) MoRD 2014 For developing model villages through implementation of existing schemes Rural Development Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) MoA 2016 Rs.17600 Cr Uniform premium of only 2 per cent to be paid by farmers for Kharif crops, and 1.5 per cent Crop Insurance
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    88 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule for Rabi crops Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana (PMGSY) MoA 2015 Rs. 500 billion 1.Irrigation Project 2.Soil Health Card Agriculture Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojanaye (PMGKY) 2015 Implement the pro-poor welfare schemes in more effective way The scheme will start from December 17 and will run till March 31 Finance Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY) MoCF 2016 High quality generic medicines are sold at low prices Health Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 2014 Rs.620 billion To eradicate open defecation by 2019 Slogan: One step towards cleanliness Cleanliness Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana MoWCD 2015 To generate awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services meant for women. Outlay: Rs.100Cr Women Welfare Mission Indradhanush MoHFW 2014 To immunize all children under the age of 2 years, as well as all pregnant women, against seven vaccine preventable diseases. Health Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana MoP 2015 Outlay: Rs.756 billion To provide continuous power supply to rural India Replaced Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) Electricity Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana MoRD 2014 Outlay: Rs.1500 Cr Age: 15–35 years. To skill 1million rural youth for job by 2017 Skill Development Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Yojana MoLE 2014 To create conducive environment for industrial development and doing business with ease Sub scheme: Shram Suvidha Portal Random Inspection Scheme Universal Account Number Apprentice Protsahan Yojana Revamped Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana Employment Swadesh Darshan Yojana MoT 2015 To develop theme based tourist circuits(13) in the country. Toursim UJWAL Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) MoP 2015 Financial turnaround and revival package for electricity distribution companies of India (DISCOMs) Electricity
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    89 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule One Rank, One Pension(OROP) 2015 Outlay: Rs.1000Cr Pension Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) 2015 Outlay: Rs,6000Cr Companies will need to contribute 10 to 30% of royalty for welfare of people directly or indirectly affected by mining. Welfare Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) Or Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) MoF 2016 Outlay: Rs. 655 crore To help Panchayat Raj Institutions deliver Sustainable Development Goals. Rural Development Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY) 2014 To impart IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers Literacy Unnat Bharat Abhiyan MoHRD 2014 To connect institutions of higher education with local communities to address the development challenges through appropriate technologies. Rural Development Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan MoHFW 2016 Free health checkup to pregnant women on 9th of every Health Vidyanjali Yojana MoHRD 2016 To boost the education sector by delivering Volunteer Teachers Education Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana (PMYY) MSDE 2016 Rs.499.94Cr Age – below 30 To skill Enterprenuers Skill Development UDAN (Udey Desh ka Aam Nagrik) MoCA 2016 The scheme will be rolled out from Jan 2017 for a period of 10 years Airfares will be capped at 2500 rupees for an hour’s flight. Regional connectivity Pradhan Mantri Gram Parivahan Yojana MoRTH 2000/2016 Villages connected with new roads Transport Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Sadak Yojana(announced) MoRTH 2016 Outlay: Rs.2000 Cr To eliminate dangerous sites where accidents occur more frequently by using the better design and road engineering. Transport Lucky Grahak Yojana Niti Aayog 2016 For Consumers Nov 8 to April 13, 2017 Digital Payment Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana Niti Aayog 2016 For Merchants Nov 8 to April 13, 2017 Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana LIC 2017 To provide a guaranteed return of 8 per cent for 10 years Social Security
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    90 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana External Affairs Ministry 2017 To skill Indian youth seeking jobs abroad Skill Development Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana 2017 For providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category Financial Inclusion List Of Important Books & Authors In Olden Days Name of the Book Name of the Author Name of the Book Name of the Author 2014: The Election That Changed India Rajdeep Sardesai Kanthapura Raja Rao 30 Women in Power Their Voices, Their Stories- Naina Lal Kidwai Kanyadaan Vijay Tendulkar 50 years of man in space Garik Israelien, Brian May and David J Eicher Kapal Kundala Bankim Chandra Chatterjee A Bend in the river V S Naipaul Kashmir A Tragedy of Errors Tavleen Singh A Brush with Life Satish Gujral Kashmir Diary: Psychology of Militancy Gen Arjun Ray A Bunch of Old Letters Jawaharlal Nehru Kashmir in the Crossfire Victoria Shaffield A China Passage J.K. Galbraith Kashmir-A Tale of Shame Hari Jaisingh A Conceptual Encyclopaedia of Guru Granth Sahib S S Kohli Kashmir-Behind the Vale M J Akbar A Dangerous place D.P. Moynihan Kashmir-The Wounded Valley Ajit Bhattacharjee A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway Katghare Main Ram Sharan Joshi A Foreign Policy for India I K Gujral Kaya Kulp Premchand A Haunted House Virginia Woolf Kayakalp Munshi Prem Chand A Himalayan Love Story Namita Gokhale Kayar Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai A Man and A Motorcycle, How Hamid Karzai Came to Power Bette Dam Keepers of the Keys Milan Kundera A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare Khushwantnama ‐The Lessons of My Life Khushwant singh A Million Mutinies, Now V.S. Naipal King of Dark Chamber Rabindra Nath Tagore A Nation Flawed-Lesson from Indian History P N Chopra Kiratarjuniya Bharavi A Pair of Blue Eyes Thomas Hardy Kitni Navon Main Kitni Bar S H Vatsyayan A Passage to India E.M. Forster Koraner Nari Taslima Nasreen A Peep into the Past Vasant Navrekar Kore Kagaz Amrita Pritam A Possible India Partha Chatterjee Kulliyat Ghalib A Prisoner’s Scrapbook L.K. Advani Kumar Sambhava Kalidas A Psychoanalysis of the Prophets Abdulla Kamal Lady Chhatterley’s Lover D.H. Lawrence A Reveolutionary Life Laxmi Sehgal Lajja Tasleem Nasreen
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    91 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule A Season of Ghosts Ruskin Bond Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Leadership Pavan Choudary A Secular Agenda Arun Shourie Lal Bahadur Shastri C P Srivastava A Story of History Arnold Toynbee Law, Lawyers & Judges H R Bhardwaj A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth Laws Versus Justice V R Krishna Iyer A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Le Contract Social Jean Jacques Rousseau A Village by the Sea Anita Desai Less Miserable Victor Hugo A Week with Gandhi Louis Fischer Life Divine Shri Aurobindo A Woman’s Life Guy de Maupassant Life is Elsewhere Milan Kundera Acoession to Extinction D R Mankekar Lipika Rabindranath Tagore Across Borders, Fifty-years of India’s Foreign Policy J N Dixit Living History Hillary Rodham Clinton Adhe Adhure Mohan Rakesh Living with Honour Shiv Khera Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle Lolita Vladimir Nobokov Adventures of Tom Saweyer Mark Twain Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela Aesop’s Fables Aesop Lost Child Mulk Raj Anand After the Dark Night S M Ali Love and Longing in Bombay Vikram Chandra Against the Tide Minoo Masani Love in A Blue Time Hanif Khureshi Age of Reason Jean Paul Sartre Love, Truth and A Little Malice Khushwant Singh Agni Pariksha Acharya Tulsi Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri Agni Veena Kazi Nazrul Islam Madhushala Harivansh Rai ‘Bachchan’ Ain-i-Akbari Abul Fazal Magnificent Maharaja K Natwar Singh Ajatshatru Jai Shankar Prasad Mahabharata Maharshi Ved Vyas Akbar – The Aesthete Dr. Indu Anand Mahatma Gandhi Girija Kumar Mathur Akbarnama Abul Fazal Making India Awesome Chetan Bhagat Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Malati Madhav Bhavabhuti Amar Kosh Amar Singh Malavikagnimitra Kalidas An idealist View of Life Dr S Radhakrishnan Malti Madhav Bhavbhuti An iron Will Swett Marden Malvikagnimitra Kalidas Anand Math Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay Man and Superman G. B. Shaw Anatomy of a Flawed inheritance J N Dixit Manviya Sanskriti Ke Rachnatmak Aayam Prof Raghuvansh Anguish of Deprived Lakshmidhar Mishra Many Worlds K P S Menon Animal Farm George Orwell Mati Matal Gopinath Mohanty Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy Meghdoot Kalidas Arabian Nights Sir Richard Burton Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler Area of Darkness V S Naipaul Memoris of a Bystander: Life in Diplomacy lqbal Akhund Arion and the Dolphin Vikram Seth Men Who Killed Gandhi Manohar Malgonkar Around the World in eighty days Jules Verne Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Arthashastra Kautilya Meri Rehen Meri Manzil Krishna Puri As You Like It W. Shakespeare Midnight’s Children Salman Rushdie Ashtadhyayi Panini Million Mutinies Now V S Naipaul
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    92 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Asia and Western Dominance K M Panikkar Missed Oppertunites: Indo-Pak War 1965 Maj-Gen, Lakshman Singh Asian Drama Gunnar Myrdal Mistaken identity Nayantara Sehgal Assassination of a Prime Minister S Anandram Modernity Morality And The Mahatma Madhuri Santhanam Sondhi Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job? Faraz Ahmad Modi – Incredible emergence of a star (in Chinese language) Tarun Vijay Assignment Colombo J N Dixit Mondays on Dark Night of Moon Kirin Narayan Atoms of Hope Mohan Sundara Rajan Mookhajjiva Kanasugalu K Shivram Karanth Avanti Sundari Dandi Moor’s Last Sigh Salman Rushdie Avigyan Sakuntalam Kalidas Mother Maxim Gorky Awakening India’s Social Conscience Dr. Narendra Jadhav Mrinalini Bankim Chandra Charrerjee Baburnama Babur Mritunjaya Shivaji Sawant Bachelor of Arts R. K. Narayan Mrs Funny bones Twinkle Khanna Backward Place Ruth Prawer Jhabwala Mrs Gandhi’s Second Reign Arun Shourie Bal Gitayan D.P. Maheshwari Mudra Rakshasa Vishakha Datt Bandicoot Run Manohar Malgonkar Mughal Maharajas And The Mahatma K R N Swami Bang-i-Dara Mohammad lqbal Munger through the Ages ‐ Late DP Yadav Beginning of the Beginning Acharya Rajneesh Murder in the Cathedral T.S. Eliot Bend in the Ganges Manohar Malgonkar Muslim Law and the Constitution A M Bhattacharjea Between the Lines Kuldeep Nayyar My country My Life L.K.Advani Bewildered India-Identity, Pluralism, Discord Rasheedud-din Khan My Days R K Narayan Beyond Boundaries: A Memoire Swaraj Paul My Experiment With Truth M K Gandhi Beyond Doubt: A Dossier on Gandhi’s Assassination Teesta Setalvad My India S Nihal Singh Beyond Modernisation, Beyond Self Sisir Kumar Ghose My Life and Times V V Giri Bhagwat Gita Veda Vyas My Music My Life Pt Ravi Shankar Bharaitya Parampara Ke Mool Swar Govind Chandra Pande My Music, My Love Ravi Shankar Bharal Aur Europe Nirmal Verma My Own Boswell M Hidayatullah Bharat Bharati Maithili Sharan Gupta My Presidential Years Ramaswamy Venkataraman Bisarjan R N Tagore My Prison Diary J P Narayan Bitter Sweet Noel Coward My South Block Years J N Dixit Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 Sandeep Unnithan My Struggles E K Nayanar Blind Men of Hindoostan- indo-Pak Nuclear War Gen Krishnaswamy Sundarji My Truth Indira Gandhi Bliss was it in that Dawn Minoo Masani My Unforgettable Memories Mamata Banerjee Borders & Boundaries: Ritu Menon & Kamla My Years with Rajiv and R.D.Pradhan
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    93 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Women in India’s Partition Bhasin Sonia ‐ Born Again on the Mountain Arunima Sinha Naari Humayun Azad Bostaan Sheikh Saadi Naganandan Harsha Vardhana Bread, Beauty and Revolution Khwaja Ahmed Abbas Nai Duniya Ko Salam & Pathor Ki Dewar Ali Sardar Jafri Breaking the Silence Anees Jung Naivedyam (The Offering) N Balamani Amma Breakthrough Gen Moshe Dayan Naked Triangle Balwant Gargi Bride for the Sahib and Other Stories Khushwant Singh Naku Thanthi D R Bendre Bridge’s Book of Beauty Mulk Raj Anand Natya Shastra Bharat Muni Brishbikkha Bankim Chandra Chatterji Nehru Family and Sikhs Harbans Singh Britain’s True History Prem Bhatia Neither a Hawk nor a dove Khurshid M Kasuari Broken Wings Sarojini Naidu Netaji-Dead or Alive Samar Guha Bubble Mulk Raj Anand New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy Atal Behari Vajpayee Buddha Charitam Ashvaghosha Nice Guys Finish Second B K Nehru Bunch of Old Letters Jawaharlal Nehru Nine Days’ Wonder John Mansfield By God’s Decree Kapil Dev Nineteen Eighty-four George Orwell Canterbury Tales Chaucer Nirbashita Narir Kabita Taslima Nasreen Chemmeen Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Nisheeth Uma Shankar Joshi Chidambara Sumitra Nandan Pant Niti-Sataka Bhartrihari Chikaveera Rajendra Masti Venkatesh lyengar Non-Violence in Peace and War M K Gandhi Childe Harold Lord Byron Not Just an Accountant Vinod Rai China : Confucius in the Shadow Poonam Surie Nuclear India G G Mirchandani and P K S China Passage John Kenneth Galbraith Nurturing Development Ismail Serageldin Chinese Betrayal B N Mullick Of Human Bondage Somerset Maugham Chithirappaavai P V Akilandam Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway Chitra Rabindranath Tagore One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch Alexander Solzhenitsyn Chitralekha Bhagwati Charan Verma One Life is Not Enough Natwar Singh Chittirappavai P.V. Akhilandam One World to Share Sridath Ramphal Comedy of Errors Shakespeare One-eyed Uncle Laxmikant Mahapatra Communist Manifesto Karl Marx Operation Bluestar-the True Story Lt-Gen K S Brar Complete Story of Indian Reforms: 2G, Power & Private Enterprise Pradeep Baijal Origin of species Charles Darwin Confessions of a Lover Mulk Raj Anand Othello Shakespeare Confidential Clerk T.S. Eliot Our Films, Their Films Satyajit Ray Confrontation with Pakistan Gen B M Kaul Our India Minoo Masani Conquest of Self Mahatma Gandhi Out of Dust F D Karaka Continent of Circle Nirad C Chaudhuri Padmavati Malik Mohammed Jayasi
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    94 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas Painter of Signs R K Narayan Court Dancer Rabindranath Tagore Pakistan Cut to Size D R Mankekar Crescent Moon Rabindranath Tagore Pakistan in the 20th Century Lawrence Ziring Crescent Over Kashmir Anil Maheshwari Pakistan Papers Mani Shankar Aiyer Crime and Punishment Dostoevsky Pakistan, The Gathering Storm Behazir Bhutto Crisis into Chaos E M S Namboodiripad Panchagram Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya Crossing the Sacred Line- Women’s Abhilasha Kumari, Sabina Paradise Lost John Milton Crown and the Loincloth Chaman Nahal Passage to England Nirad C Chaudhuri Cuckold Kiran Nagar Kar Past Forward G R Narayanan Culture in the Vanity Bag Nirad C Chaudhuri Pather Panchali Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyaya Curtain Raisers K Natwar Singh Pather Panchali Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyaya Dark Room R K Narayan Peace has no Alternative Mikhail Gorbachev Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna Gautam Chintamani Peter Pan J.M. Barrie Das Kapital Karl Marx Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens Dashkumar Charitam Dandi Pilgrim’s Progress John Bunyan Daughter of the East Benazir Bhutto Pilgrim’s Progress from this world to that which is to come John Bunyan David Copperfield Charles Dickens Plans for Departure Nayantara Sehgal Day in Shadow Nayantara Sehgal Playing It My Way Sachin Tendulkar and Boria Mazumder Days of My Yers H P Nanda Political Economy Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal Death of a City Amrita Pritam Portrait of India Ved Mehta Death-The Supreme Friend Kakasaheb Kalelkar Post Office Rabindranath Tagore Decline and Fall of Indira Gandhi D R Mankekar and Kamala Mankekar Prathma Pratishruti Ashapoorna Devi Degeneration of India T.N. Seshan Prem Pachisi Prem Chand Democracy Redeemed V K Narsimhan Price of Partition Rafiq Zakaria Deserted Village Goldsmith Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Devadas Sarat Chandra Chatterjee Principia Isaac Newton Dharmashastra Manu Prison and Chocolate Cake Nayantara Sehgal Diana, The True Story A. Morton Prison Diary Jayaprakash Narayan Discovery of India Jawaharlal Nehru Prisoner’s Scrapbook L K Advani Distant Drums Manohar Malgonkar Prithviraj Raso Chand Bardai Distant Neighbours Kuldip Nayar Profiles & Letters K Natwar Singh Divine Comedy Dante Public Issues Before Parliament Vijay Darda Divine Life Swami Sivananda Punjab, The Knights of Falsehood K P S Gill Don’t Laugh-We are Police Bishan Lal Vohra Quest for Conscience Madhu Dandavate
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    95 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde R.L. Stevenson R.D. Burman: The Prince of Music Khagesh Dev Burman Dr. Zhivago Boris Pasternak Radharani Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years Pranab Mukherjee Raghuvansha Kalidasa Dream in Hawaii Bhabani Bhattacharya Rajtarangini Kalhana Durgesh Nandini Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Ram Charit Manas Tulsidas Dynamics of Social Change Chandra Shekhar Ramayana Maharishi Valmiki (in Sanskrit) East of Eden B N Mullick Ramayana Dharshanam K V Puttappa East West Salman Rushdie Ramcharitmanas (105- year-old Urdu copy ) Shiv Brat Lal Economic Planning of India Ashok Mehta Rangbhoomi Prem Chand Economics of the Third World S K Ray Rang-e-Shairi Raghupati Sahai ‘Firaq’ Gorakhpuri Editor Unplugged: Media, Magnates, Netas and Me Vinod Mehta Rationalised Roman for Kashmiri ‐ Dr R L Bhat Education of Muslims Professor JS Rajput Ratnavali Harsha Vardhan Eight Lives Rajmohan Gandhi Ravi Paar (Across the Ravi) Gulzar End of an Era C S Pandit Rediscovering Gandhi Yogesh Chadha Ends and Means Aldous Huxley Reminiscences of the Nehru Age M O Mathai English August Upamanyu Chatterjee Return of the Aryans Bhagwan S Gidwani Essay’s for Manmohan Singh I J Ahluwalia & M D Little Returning to the Source Acharya Rajneesh Essays on Gita Sri Aurbindo Ghosh Revenue Stamp Amrita Pritam Eternal Himalayas Major H P S Ahluwalia Rich Like Us Nayantara Sehgal Eternal India Indira Gandhi Ritu Ka Pehla Phool Vijendra Every Man a King Swett Marden Ritu Samhara Kalidas Faces and Places Prof. Deepak Nayyar River Sutra Gita Mehta Faces to Everest Maj H P S Ahluwalia Road to Freedom K K Khullar Facts are Facts Khan Abdul Wali Khan Robaiyat Omar Khayyam Faith & Fire: A Way Within Madhu Tandon Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Fall of a Sparrow Salim Ali Rugby Chapel Mathew Arnold Family Life Akhil Sharma( winner of the Folio Prize 2015) Rukh Te Rishi Harbhajan Singh Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy Runs in Ruins — Sunil Gavaskar Farewell to a Ghost Manoj Das Sader-i-Riyasat Karan Singh Fasana-i-Azad Ratan Nath Sarkar Sakharam Binder Vijay Tendulkar Father and Sons Ivan Turganev Sardar Patel and Indian Muslims Rafiq Zakaria
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    96 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar Dilip D’Souza Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie Five Point Someone Chetan Bhagat Satyartha Prakash Swami Dayanand Flames from the Ashes P D Tandon Savitri Aurobindo Ghosh Flood of Fire Amitav Ghosh Sceptred Flute Sarojini Naidu Food for All Uma Lele Scholar Extraordinary Nirad C Chaudhuri Food, Nutrition and Poverty in India V K R V Rao Scope of Happiness Vijayalakshmi Pandit For Whom the Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway Search for Home Sasthi Brata Forbidden Sea Tara Ali Baig Search for Political Power Abhilasha & Sabina Kidwai Forsyte Saga John Galsworthy Sense of Time S H Vatsyayan Fortynine Days Amrita Pritam Seven Summers Mulk Raj Anand Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks SK Rath Shah Nama Firdausi Freedom at Midnight Dominique Lapierre Shahnama Firdausi French Revolution Thomas Carlyle Shakuntalam Kalidas Friends and Foes Sheikh Mujibur Rehman Shape of Things to Come H. G. Wells Friends, Not Masters Ayub Khan Silas Marner George Eliot From India to America S Chandrashekhar Social Contract Rousseau Sursagar From Rajpath to Lokpath Vijaya Raja Scindia Sons and Lovers D. H. Lawrence Future of NPT Savita Pande Sourav Ganguly: Cricket, Captaincy and Controversy Saptarshi Sarkar Ganadevata Tara Shankar Bandopadhyaya Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan ‐ Daman Singh Gardener Rabindra Nath Tagore Sunny Days Sunil Gavaskar Gathering Storm Winston Churchill Super Economies Raghav Bahl Geeta Govind Jaya Dev Tehriq-e-Mujahideen Dr Sadiq Hussain Geetanjali Rabindra Nath Tagore The Accidental Prime Minister the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh ‐ Sanjaya Baru Ghasiram Kotwal Vijay Tendulkar The Affluent Society J.K. Galbraith Ghosts of Calcutta Sebastian Ortiz The Assassination K Mohandas Gita Rahasya Bal Gangadhar Tilak The Betrayal of East Pakistan Lt Gen A A K Gitanjali Rabindra Nath Tagore The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood Glimpses of Indian Ocean Z A Quasim The Bubble Mulk Raj Anand Glimpses of World History Jawaharlal Nehru The Calcutta Chromosome Amitav Ghosh Globalisation, Democratization and Distributive Justice Dr. Mool Chand Sharma The Career & Legend of Vasco de Gama Sanjay Subramanyam Godrej: A Hundred Years B K Karanjia The Castle Franz Kalka Golden Gate Vikram Seth The Chinese Betrayal B N Mullick Golden Threshold Sarojini Naidu The City of Joy Dominique Lapierre Gora Rabindra Nath The Class Erich Byron
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    97 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Tagore Grammar of Politics Harold T.Laski The Clown Heinrich Boll Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck The Congress Splits R P Rao Great Depression of 1990 Ravi Batra The Courage to Act – A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath Ben S. Bernanke Great Tragedy Z.A. Bhutto The Court Dancer Rabindranath Tagore Green Signals: Ecology, Growth, and Democracy in India Jairam Ramesh The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon The Guide R K Narayan The Defeat or Distant Drumbeats Bhaskar Roy Gul-e-Naghma Raghupati Sahai ‘Firaq’ Gorakhpuri The Elephant Paradigm Gurcharan Das Gulistan Boston Sheikh Saadi The Emperor’s New Suit Hans Chrishtian Anderson Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy Gulzari Lal Nanda: A Peep Promilla Kalhan The Godfather Mario Puzo Gurusagaram O V Vijayan The Inheritance of Loss Anita Desai Half Girlfriend Chetan Bhagat The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity Tarun Khanna Hamlet William Shakespeare The Lady of the Last Minstrel Sir Walter Scott Harsha Charit Bana Bhatt The Legacy of Nehru K. Natwar Singh Harvest Majula Padmanabhan The Lives of Others Neel Mukherjee Heat and Dust Ruth Prawer Jhabwala The Masters C.P.Shaw Heavy Weather P G Wodehouse The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Heir Apparent Dr Karan Singh The Moon and Six pence Somerset Maughan Henry Esmond Thackeray The Narrow Road to the Deep North Richard Flanagan Higher than Hope Fatima Meer The One Day Wonders Sunil Gavaskar Himalayan Blunder Brig J P Dalvi The Other Side of Midnight Sidney Sheldon Hind Swaraj M K Gandhi The Otherness of Self Feroz Varun Gandhi Hindi Sahitya Aur Samvedna Ka Vikas R S Chaturvedi The Tempest Shakespeare Hindu Civilisation J M Barrie The Vicar of Wakefield Oliver Goldsmith Hindu View of Life Dr S Radhakrishnan The Wrong Enemy America in Afghanistan, 2001‐ 2014 ‐ Carlotta Gall Hinduism Nirad C Chaudhary Three Musketeers Alexander Dumas History of Hindu Chemistry Sir P C Ray Time Machine H.G. Wells Hitopadesh R K Narayan To the Brink and Back: India’s 1991 Story Jairam Ramesh House Divided Pearl S. Buck Tom Jones Henry Fielding Hunchback of Notre Dame Victor Hugo Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Hungry Stones Rabindranath Tagore Trail of Jesus John Masefield Hungry Stones Rabindra Nath Tagore Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Abdul Kalam
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    98 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Pramukh Swamiji I am Malala ‐ Malala Yousufzai and Christina Lamb Treasure Island R.L. Stevenson I am not an Island K A Abbas Truth Always Prevails Sadruddin Hashwani I Dare Parmesh Dangwal Two Year Eight Months and Twenty –Eight Night Salman Rushdi I follow the Mahatma K M Munshi Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri I Muse; Therefore I am V N Narayanan Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad Prof Bhim Singh Idle Hours R.K. Laxman Uncle Tom’s Cabin Mrs. Haraiet Stowe Idols Sunil Gavaskar Unhappy India Lala Lajpat Rai If I am Assassinated Z.A. Bhutto Universe Around Us James Jeans In the Light of the Black Sun Rohit Manchanda Until Darkness Parvin Ghaffari n the Service of the People Promilla Kalhan Unto The Last John Ruskin In the Shadow of Pines Mandeep Rai Untold Story Gen B M Kaul India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Urvashi Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ India at Risk Jaswant Singh Urvashi Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar India Divided Dr.Rajendra Prasad Utopia Sir Thomas Moor India in Transition Prof Jagdish Bhagwati Utouchable Mulk Raj Anand India is for Sale Chitra Subramaniam Uttar Ramcharita Bhava Bhuti India of Our Dreams M V Kamath Vanity Fair Thackeray India Today Rajni Palme Dutt Vanity Fair Thackeray India Wins Freedom Maulana Azad Vendor of Sweets R K Narayan India, the Critial Years Kuldip Nayar Venisamhara Narayana Bhatt India’s Culture the State the Arts & Beyond B P Singh Village Mulk Raj Anand India’s Economic Crisis Dr Bimal Jalan Village by the Sea Anita Desai India-A Wounded Civilisation V S Naipaul Vinay Patrika Tulsidas India-From Curzon to Nehru and After Durga Dass Virangana Maithili Sharan Gupta India-From Midnight to the Millennium Shashi Tharoor Vish Vriksha Bankim Chandra Chatterjee India-Independence Festival (1947-1997) Raghu Rai Voice of Conscience V V Giri Indian Arms Bazaar Maj-Gen, Pratap Narain Voice of Freedom Nayantara Sehgal Indian Home Rule M K Gandhi Waiting for God Thomas Becket Indian Muslims Prof Mohd Mujeeb Waiting for the Mahatma R K Narayan Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy- Speaker’s Perspective Meira Kumar Walking With Giants ‐ G. Ramachandran(former Finance Secretary ) Indian Philosophy Dr S Radhakrishnan Walls of Glass K A Abbas Indian War of Independence V.D. Savarkar War and No Peace Over Kashmir Maroof Raza Indira Gandhi’s Emergence Nayantara Sehgal War and peace Leo Tolstoy
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    99 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule and Style Indira’s India S Nihal Singh War of Indian Independence Vir Savarkar Inside the C.B.I. Joginder Singh Waste Land T.S.Eliot Insider P V Narsimha Rao Water, Peace and War – Confronting the Global Water Crisis Brahma Chellaney Ambedkar Intelligence Services Dr Bhashyam Kasturi We Indians Khushwant Singh Interpreter of Maladies Jhumpa Lahiri We, the People N A Palkhivala It is Always Possible Kiran Bedi Wealth of Nations Adam Smith Jaguar Smile Salman Rushdie Why I Assassinated Gandhi Nathuram Godse Jai Somnath K M Munshi Widening Divide Rafiq Zakaria Jajar, Churashir Maa Mahashweta Devi Wings of Fire Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Jankijeevanam Prof Rajendra Mishra Without Fear or Favour Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Jawaharlal Nehru, Rebel and Statesman B R Nanda Witness to History Prem Bhatia Jawaharlal Nehru-A Communicator Damodaran, A. K. Women and Men in My Life Khushwant Singh Joseph Anton: A Memoir Book Salman Rushdie Worshipping False Gods Arun Shourie Julius Caesar William Shakespeare Worthy Fights A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace ‐ Leon Panetta and Jim Newton Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling Wreck Rabindra Nath Tagore Junglee Girl Ginu Kamani Yajnaseni Dr Pratibha Roy Jurassic Park Michael Chrichton Yama Mahadevi Verma Kadambari Bana Bhatt Yashodhara Maithili Sharan Gupta Kagaz Te Kanwas Amrita Pritam Yayati V S Khandekar Kali Aandhi Kamleshwar Year of the Vulture Amita Malik Kamadhenu Kubernath Ray Years of Pilgrimage Dr Raja Ramanna Kamasutra Vatsyayan Yesterday and Today K P S Menon Kamasutra S.H. Vatsayayan Your Dreams Are Mine Now: She Showed him What Love Ravinder Singh Kamayani Jai Shankar Pandit Zulfikar Ali Bhutto & Pakistan Rafi Raza Version – 4 Union Budget 2017-18 Agenda: The Gist of 2017 Budget: “Transform, Energise and Clean India” This Union budget contains three major transformations • Presentation of Budget advanced to 1st February to enable the Ministries to operationalize all activities from the commencement of the financial year. • Merger of Railways Budget with General Budget to bring Railways to the centre stage of Government’s fiscal ambit.
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    100 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule • Abolition of plan and non-plan classification of expenditure to facilitate a holistic view of allocations for sectors and ministries. Fiscal Status: • The total Budget expenditure allocated for 2017-18 is Rs. 21.47 lakh crores. • Fiscal deficit target set at 3.2% for 2017-18 and 3% for 2018-19. • Total resources transferred to States and Union Territories is Rs 4.11 lakh crore. Income Tax: • The tax net, income between Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh to be taxed at 5 % instead of the current 10% rate. • Besides Additional charge of 10% for individuals with income in the Rs.50 lakhs-Rs. 1 crore range. • 15% surcharges on income above 1 crore to continue. • No transaction above Rs 3 lakh will be permitted in Cash mode, subsequently it has been brought down to 2 Lakhs in the Finance Bill 2017. • Single Page Income Tax Return filing form for taxable income under Rs. 5 lakh. Agriculture Total Agriculture Credit to Farmers in 2017-18Rs. 10 lakh crore Allocation under FasalBimaYojana for 2017-18Rs. 9000 crore Long Term Irrigation Fund in NABARD created in 2016-17Rs. 20000 crore Dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund to be created in NABARDRs. 5000 crore Digital transformation of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) in the next 3 years by NABARD. Rs. 19000 Cr Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund in NABARDRs. 8000 crore NABARD fundRs. 40,000 crore. A dedicated micro irrigation fundRs 5,000 crore Irrigation corpus increased from Rs 20,000 crore to 40,000 croreRs 40,000 crore Rural Population Total allocation for rural, agriculture and allied sectorsRs 1,87,223 crore MNREGARs.48,000 crore Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY)Rs.27,000 crore Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana (Gramin)Rs. 23000 crore DeendayalUpadhyaya Gram JyotiYojanaRs. 4,814 crore DeendayalAntyodayaYojanaRs. 4,500 crore Infrastructure Total Infrastructure AllocationRs. 3,96,135 crore Allocation in Transportation Sector including rail, roads, shippingRs. 2,41,387 crore Railway SectorRs. 1,31,000 crore Rashtriya Rail SanrakshaKosh will be created over a period of 5 yearsRs. 1 lakh crore Allocation for HighwayRs. 64,900 crore Defence Defence Sector-AllocationRs. 2.74,114 crore FINANCIALSECTOR Pradhan Mantri Mudra YojanaRs 2.44 lakh crore National Housing Bank will refinance individual housing loans of about in 2017-18 Rs.20,000 crore Recapitalisation of Banks for 2017-18Rs. 10,000 crores Banks have targeted to introduce additional 10 lakh new POS terminalsBy March 2017.
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    101 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Banks encouraged to introduce 20 lakh Aadhar based POSBy September 2017 Budget Targets Elimination of tuberculosis by 2025 targetedBy 2025 To achieve 100% rural electrificationBy March 2018. Unmanned level crossings will be eliminatedBy 2020. All trains will have bio-toiletsBy 2019 To bring 1 crore households out of povertyBy 2019 • Pradhan Mantri Kausha lKendras to be extended to more than 600 districts across the country. • Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) will be abolished. • Two new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences to be set up in Jharkhand and Gujarat. • The holding period for considering the Capital Gain Tax of immovable property has been increased from 2 years to 3 years. • Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) has been proposed to be carry forwarded for 15 years instead of 10 years. • In MSME sector for companies with turnover uptoRs. 50 crore the income tax will be reduced to 25%. • Basic customs duty on LNG reduced from 5% to 2.5 International Sports Organizations Organization Headquarters Badminton World Federation (BWF) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Zurich, Switzerland Fédération internationale des échecs (FIDE) or World Chess Federation Athens, Greece International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Monaco International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Mies, Switzerland International Boxing Association (AIBA) Lausanne, Switzerland International Canoe Federation (ICF) Lausanne, Switzerland International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE International Cycling Union (UCI) Aigle, Switzerland International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Lausanne, Switzerland International Golf Federation (IGF) Lausanne, Switzerland International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Lausanne, Switzerland International Handball Federation (IHF) Basel, Switzerland International Hockey Federation (FIH) Lausanne, Switzerland International Judo Federation Lausanne, Switzerland International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Monaco, Monaco International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Munich, Germany International Swimming Federation (FINA) Lausanne, Switzerland International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Lausanne, Switzerland International Tennis Federation (ITF) London, Great Britain International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Lausanne, Switzerland International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Istvanmezei ut, Hungary United World Wrestling (UWW) Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland World Archery Federation (FITA) Lausanne, Switzerland
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    102 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule World Rowing Federation (FISA) Lausanne, Switzerland World Rugby Dublin, Ireland World Sailing Hampshire, Great Britain Steel Plants in India Place State Bhilai Steel Plant Chattisgarh Rourkela Steel Plant Orissa Bokaro Steel Plant Jharkhand Durgapur Steel Plant West Bengal IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur West Bengal Salem Steel Plant Tamilnadu Visvesvaraya Steel Plant, Bhadravati Karnataka Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Andhra Pradesh Tata Steel Ltd Jamshedpur, Jharkhand Essar Steel Hazira, Gujarat JSW Steel Vijayanagar, Karnataka Jindal Steel and Power Ltd Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Bhushan Steel Ltd Sahibabad (U.P.), Khopoli (Mah), Dhenkanal (Odisha) Important Lakes in India • Largest fresh water lakes in Asia & India - Wular Lake, Kashmir • Largest artificial lake in Asia - Upper lake, Madhya Pradesh • Largest saline water lake in india - chika lake, Orissa • Longest lake in India - Vembanad,kerala • Highest Lake in india - Cholamu Lake,Sikkim Name of the State Name of the Lake Andhra Pradesh Kolleru Lake Pulicat Lake Assam Chandubi Lake Chapanala Lake Haflong Lake Son Beel Lake Bihar Kanwar Lake Gujarat Hamirsar Lake Kankaria Lake Lakhota Lake Sursagar Lake Thol Lake Vastrapur Lake Himachal Pradesh Brighu Lake Dashair and Dhankar Lake Kareri and Kumarwah lake Khajjiar Lake Macchial Lake Manimahesh Lake Nako Lake
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    103 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Pandoh Lake Prashar Lake Renuka Lake Rewalsar Lake Seruvalsar and Manimahesh Lake Haryana Badkhal Lake Beauty lake Blue Bird Lake Brahma Sarovar Current lake Karna Lake Sannihit Sarovar Surajkund Tilyar Lake Jammu and Kashmir Dal Lake Manasbal Lake Mansar Lake Pangong Tso Sheshnag Lake Tso Moriri Wular Lake Karnataka Agara Lake Bellandur Lake Byrasandra Lake Hebbal Lake Kempambudhi Lake Lalbagh Lake Madiwala Lake Puttenahalli Lake Sankey Lake Ulsoor Lake Dalavai Lake Devanoor Lake Karanji lake Kukkarahalli lake Lingambudhi Lake Honnamana Kere Pampa Sarovar Kerala Ashtamudi Lake Kuttanad Lake Maanaanchira, Kozhikode Manakody Kayal Padinjarechira, Thrissur city Paravur Kayal Punnamada Lake Shasthamkotta lake Vadakkechira, Thrissur city Vanchikulam, Thrissur Vellayani Lake Vembanad Lake Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Wetland
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    104 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Lower Lake Moti lake Sarang pani lake Shahpura lake Tawa Reservoir Upper Lake Maharashtra Gorewada Lake Khindsi Lake Lonar Lake Mehrun Lake Pashan Lake Powai Lake Rankala Lake Salim Ali Lake Shivasagar lake Talao Pali Upvan Lake Venna Lake Meghalaya Umiam Lake Manipur Loktak Lake Mizoram Palak dïl Tam Dil Odisha Anshupa Lake Chilika Lake Kanjia lake Punjab Harike Lake Kanjli Lake Ropar Lake Rajasthan Ana Sagar Lake Balsamand lake Dhebar Lake Jaisamand Lake Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake Kaylana Lake Nakki Lake Pushkar Lake Rajsamand Lake Ramgarh Lake Talwara Lake Sambhar Salt Lake Fateh Sagar Lake Rangsagar lake Uday sagar Lake Sikkim Gurudongmar Lake Khecheopalri Lake Lake Tsongmo Lake Cholamu Telangana Alwal Cheruvu Lake Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake) Himayat Sagar Hussain Sagar
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    105 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Osman Sagar Safilguda Lake Saroornagar Lake Shamirpet Lake Tamil Nadu Berijam Lake Chembarambakkam Lake Kaliveli Lake Kaveripakkam Lake Kodaikanal Lake Ooty Lake Perumal Eri Red Hills Lake Sholavaram Lake Singanallur Lake Veeranam Lake Uttar Pradesh Amakhera Lake Barua Sagar Tal Belasagar Lake Bhadi Tal Chando Tal Lake Keetham Lake Nachan Tal Ramgarh Tal Lake Sheikha Jheel Uttarakhand Skeleton Lake (Roopkund Lake) Bhimtal Lake Dodital Nainital Lake Naukuchiatal Sat Tal West Bengal Debar Lake East Calcutta Wetlands Jore Pokhri Mirik Lake Rabindra Sarobar Rasikbil Santragachhi Lake Senchal Lake Important Musical Personalities in India Musical Instrument Person Flute Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghosh Ghatam T.H. Vinayakram, E.M. Subramaniam Guitar Braj Bhushan Kabra Mandolin U Srinivas Mohan Veena Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhat (inventor of Mohan Veena) Mridangam K.V. Prasad, S.V. Rajarao, Umalayapuram Sivaraman Pakhawaj Totaram Sharma Rudra Veena Asad Ali Khan Saarangi Shakoor Khan, Pt Ram Narayan, Ramesh Mishra, Sultan Khan
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    106 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Santoor Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Bhajan Sopori Sarod Allauddin Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Das Gupta Shehnai Bismillah Khan, Krishna Ram Chaudhary, Ali Ahmad Hussain Sitar Pt Ravi Shankar, Shahid Parvez Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee, Anushka Shankar Surbahaar Annapurna Devi Tabla Zakir Hussain, Allah Rakha, Sabir Khan, Pt. Kishan Maharaj, Pt. Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Sandeep Das Veena Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Ayyagari Syamasundaram, Doraiswamy Iyengar Violin M.S. Gopalakrishnan, Smt M. Rajam, N.R. Muralidharan, M. Chandrasekharan, V.G. Jog, Lalgudi Jayaraman Vocalist (Carnatic Music) S. Radhakrishna Srinivasa Iyer, M.S. Subbulakshmi, M. Balamuralikrishna, D. K. Pattammal, Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, S Pinakapani Vocalist (Hindustani Music) Kumar Gandharva, Mallikarjun Bheemarayappa Mansur, Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Gangubai Hangal, Kishori Amonkar, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, Chhannu Lal Mishra, Ramakant Gundecha, Umakant Gundecha, Rajan and Sajan Mishra Archeological Sites in India Place Location Harappa Montgomery (Sahiwal) district of Punjab in Pakistan. Mohenjodaro Larkana district of Sind in Pakistan. Lothal Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Kalibangan Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan. Dholavira Kachchh district in Gujarat. Bhiranna Fatehabad district in Haryana. Banawali Fatehabad district in Haryana. Adichchanallur Thoothukudi district in Tamilnadu. Jorwe Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. Daimabad Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. Shortugai Northern Afghanistan. Chanhudaro Mullan Sandh, Sindh in Pakistan. Amri Dadu, Sindh in Pakistan. Mehrgarh Balochistan in Pakistan Ganeriwala Punjab, Pakistan. Rakhigarhi Hisar district in Haryana. Attirampakkam Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu Foreign banks with branches in India List of banks which are incorporated outside India and are operating branches in India Australian banks Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Commonwealth Bank of Australia National Australia Bank Westpac Banking Corporation Bahraini banks Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Bangladeshi banks AB Bank Sonali Bank Belgian bank Antwerp Diamond Bank Canadian bank Bank of Nova Scotia Chinese bank Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
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    107 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule French banks BNP Paribas Credit Agricole Societe Generale German banks Deutsche Bank Indonesian bank Bank Internasional Indonesia Japanese banks Mizuho Corporate Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Mauritian bank State Bank of Mauritius Dutch bank Rabobank Qatari bank Doha bank Russian banks Sberbank VTB Omani bank HSBC Bank Oman Singaporean banks DBS Bank United Overseas Bank South African bank FirstRand Bank South Korean banks Shinhan Bank Woori Bank Sri Lankan bank Bank of Ceylon Swiss banks Credit Suisse UBS AG Taiwanese bank Chinatrust Commercial Bank Thai bank Krung Thai Bank UAE banks Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Mashreq Bank UK banks HSBC Barclays Bank Standard Chartered Bank Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS N.V) US banks American Express Bank of America Citibank P. Morgan Chase Bank Foreign banks with representative offices in India List of foreign banks with representative offices in India Austrian bank Raiffeisen Zentral bank Belgian bank KBC Bank Canadian banks Royal Bank of Canada Toronto Dominion Bank French banks Credit Industriel et Commercial Natixis German banks Commerzbank DZ Bank KfW Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Italian banks Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banca Popolare di Milano Banca Popolare di Vicenza
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    108 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Intesa Sanpaolo UBI Banca Malaysian bank CIMB Nepalese bank Everest Bank Norwegian bank DNB ASA Portuguese bank Caixa Geral de Depositos Russian banks Gazprom bank Promsvyaz bank Vnesheconom bank South Korean banks Industrial Bank of Korea Kookmin Bank Korea Exchange Bank Spanish Banks Banco de Sabadell Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Caixabank Sri Lankan bank Hatton National Bank Swedish banks Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Zurcher Kantonalbank Taiwanese banks Bank of Taiwan Mega International Commercial Bank Turkish bank Bank Asya UAE banks Emirates NBD First Gulf Bank UK bank Duncan Lawrie US banks Bank of New York Mellon Wells Fargo Bank Singapore Banks Development Bank of Singapore Military, Army & Airforce Exercises Exercises Name Country Anaconda India and Poland Ausindex India and Australia Balikatan or Shoulder-to- Shoulder USA and Philippines Cobra Gold US and Thailand Desert Eagle India and UAE Druzhba(Friendship) Russia and Pakistan Eager Lion USA and Jordan Foal Eagle South Korea and USA Garuda India and France Gurada Shakti India and Indonesia Hand In Hand India and China Indra India and Russia Indradhanush Or Rainbow India and UK Konkan India and Britain Lamitye India and Seychelles Maitree India and Thailand Malabar India, Japan and United States Mithra Shakti India and Sri Lanka. Naseem Al Bahr India and Oman
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    109 | Pa g e AC Static GK Capsule Nomadic Elephant India and Mongolia Prabal Dostyk India and Kazhakhstan Rabal Dostyk India & Kazakhstan Sahyog– Hyeobleed India and South Korea Sahyog- Kaijin India and Japan Sagarmatha Friendship China & Nepal Sea China and Russia Shaheen (Eagle)5 Pakistan and China Shakti India and France Simbex India and Singapore Sino India Cooperation 2016 India and China Slinex India and Sri Lanka Surya Kiran India and Nepal TROPEX Inter-service military exercise of Varuna India and France Yudh Abhyas India and USA VERSION DETAILS Version 1: Gk capsule version 1 released on July 2016. Version 2: Gk capsule version 2 released on 15th Nov 2016. The new hook points are 1.Longest Strait, Longest Railway, Longest Bridge, etc in the Superlatives of world(p.no:2), added new 3 Heritage sites of India in India’s World Heritage Sites(p no:13) and first worldTsunami Awareness Day – Nov 5(p no 54). 2. we included some new gk facts like Gardens in India, Memorial places of Famous Indian Personalities, Important River Projects, Founders of News paper in Olden day, Important Rivers on Indian Cities, Famous Indian Sports Personalities, Space Agency and Indian Missiles(from p.no 73) Version 3: Gk capsule version 3 released on 24th Dec 2016. In this vesion we have included list of central government schemes and impotant books & authors (from p.no 85) Version 4: Gk capsule version 4 released on 25th May 2017. In latest version we have updated the table with lastest facts on superlatives of world & India, First in world & India, Government schemes. Also we have added some new gk facts from page no 99.