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Static GK Capsule
for LIC AAO & SBI PO Main Exam 2019

Dear Readers,
This Static GK Capsule is a complete docket of important information of Static topics. This PDF is
important and relevant for all competitive exams like Banking, Insurance, SSC and Govt. Exams.

LIST OF NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

States National park Remarks

Andhra Pradesh Papikonda National Park -
Sri Venkateswara National Park -
Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
Arunachal
Pradesh Mouling National Park -
Namdapha National Park -
Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary
Assam Kaziranga National Park One-Horned Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Feral horse, Golden Langur
Golden Langur, Red Panda, UNESCO World Heritage
Manas National Park Site
Nameri National Park -
Orang National Park -
Bihar Valmiki National Park -
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary
Chhattisgarh Indravati National Park -
Kanger Valley National Park -
Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay)
National Park -
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Goa Mollem National Park -
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Gujarat Gir Forest National Park Asiatic lion
Blackbuck National Park Black Buck

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Marine National Park, Gulf of

Kutch -
Vansda National Park -
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary
Haryana Kalesar National Park -
Sultanpur National Park -
Himachal
Pradesh Pin Valley National Park -
Great Himalayan National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site
Inderkilla National Park -
Khirganga National Park -
Simbalbara National Park -
Jammu &
Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kashmir stag
Hemis National Park -
Kishtwar National Park -
Salim Ali National Park -
Jharkhand Betla National Park Forest owlets, Sloth bear, Bison
Karnataka Dandeli National Park -
Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv
Gandhi National Park) -
Bandipur National Park -
Bannerghatta National Park Sloth Bear
Kudremukh National Park -
Anshi national park -
Kerala Pambadum Shola National Park -
Eravikulam National Park Nilgiri Tahr (found in western ghats)
Mathikettan Shola National Park -
Silent Valley National Park Lion-tailed macaque (found in western ghats)
Anamudi Shola National Park -
Periyar National Park -
Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park -
Pench National Park -
Kanha National Park -
Panna National Park

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Madhav National Park -

Mandla Plant Fossils National
Park -
Pench National Park -
Sanjay National Park -
Satpura National Park -
Van Vihar national park -
Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
Maharastra Sanjay Gandhi National Park -
Chandoli National Park -
Navegaon National Park -
Tadoba National Park -
Gugamal national park -
Sangai or Dancing Deers, Only floating park in the
Manipur Keibul Lamjao National Park world
Sirohi National Park -
Meghalaya Balphakram National Park Red Panda
Nokrek National Park Red Panda, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Mizoram Murlen National Park -

Phawngpui Blue National Park -

Dampa Tiger Reserve

Nagaland Ntangki National Park -

Odisha Similipal National Park -

Bhitarkanika National Park Mangroves, Salt water crocodile

Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sariska National Park -

Ranthambore National Park -

Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National

Park -
Desert National Park Great Indian bustard
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
Sikkim Khangchendzonga National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Musk Deer
Tamil Nadu Mudumalai National Park -
Mukurthi National Park Nilgiri tahr

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Indira Gandhi (Annamalai)

National Park -
Guindy National Park -
Gulf of Mannar Marine National
Park -
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Telangana National Park -
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali
National Park -
Mrugavani National Park -

Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary

Tripura Bison(Rajbari) National Park -

Clouded Leopard National Park -
Uttarakhand Rajaji National Park -
Jim Corbett National Park -
Gangotri National Park -
Valley of Flowers National Park -
Govind Pashu Vihar -
UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World
Nanda Devi National Park Biosphere Reserve, Snow Leopard (Himalayan region)
Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa National Park -
West Bengal Buxa Tiger Reserve
Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Bengal Tigers
Jaldapara National Park Indian rhinoceros
Buxa National Park -
Neora Valley NationalPark -
Singalila National Park -
Gorumara National Park -
Andaman and Mahatama Gandhi Marine
Nicobar (Wandoor) National Park -
Middle Button Island National
Park -
Mount Harriett National Park -
North Button Island National
Park -
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park -
Saddle Peak National Park -

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South Button Island National

Park -
Campbell Bay National Park -
Galathea Bay National Park -

List of World Heritage Sites in India

Cultural Heritage sites in India

1 Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh

2 Ajanta Caves Maharashtra

3 Ellora Caves Maharashtra

4 Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh

5 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu

6 Sun Temple, Konârak Orissa

7 Churches and Convents of Goa Goa

8 Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh

9 Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka

10 Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh

11 Elephanta Caves Maharashtra

12 Great Living Chola Temples 12 Tamil Nadu

13 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka

14 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh

15 Humayun's Tomb Delhi

16 Qutb Minar and its Monuments Delhi

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Mountain Railways of India (Includes Darjeeling Himachal

17 Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and Pradesh, Sikkim,
the Kalka-Shimla Railway) Tamilnadu

18 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar

19 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh

20 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Gujarat

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria

21 Mumbai
Terminus)

22 Red Fort Complex Delhi

23 The Jantar Mantar Jaipur, Rajasthan

Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh,

24 Ranthambore Fort, Gagron Fort, Amber Fort and Rajasthan
Jaisalmer Fort)

25 Rani-ki-Vav at Patan Gujarat

Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda

26 Bihar
University)

Capitol Building Complex - The Architectural Work of Le

27 Chandigarh
Corbusier

28 Historic City of Ahmadabad Gujarat

Mumbai,
29 Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles
Maharashtra

Natural Heritage sites in India

1 Kaziranga National Park Assam

2 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan

3 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam

4 Sundarbans National Park West Bengal

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Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National

5 Uttarakhand
Parks

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

6 Western Ghats
and Maharashtra

Great Himalayan National Park

7 Himachal Pradesh
Conservation Area

Mixed Heritage site in India-

1 Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim

List of Bird Sanctuaries in India

Name of the State Name of the Bird Sanctuary

Atapaka Bird Sanctuary

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
Andhra Pradesh Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
Sri Peninsula Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary
Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary

Bordoibam Beelmukh Birds’ Sanctuary

Assam Deepor beel bird sanctuary
Panidihing bird sanctuary

Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary

Bihar
Nakti Dam Bird SanctuaryBhimband Wildlife Sanctuary

Delhi Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary

Goa Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary

Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary
Gujarat
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
Thol Lake

Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary

Haryana
Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary

Himachal Pradesh Gamgul

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Attiveri Bird Sanctuary

Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary
Bonal Bird Sanctuary
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
Karnataka Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary
Magadi Bird Sanctuary
Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary
Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka)
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary
Kerala
Pathiramanal Kerala
Pakshipathalam Bird Sanctuary
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Mayani Bird Sanctuary

Maharashtra
Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary

Mizoram Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary

Odisha Chilika Lake

Punjab Harike bird sanctuary

Keoladeo National Park

Rajasthan Khichan Bird Sanctuary
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary

Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary

Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary
Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu
Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
Vellode Birds Sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary

Bakhira Sanctuary
Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
Okhla Sanctuary
Uttar Pradesh
Patna Bird Sanctuary
Saman Sanctuary
Samaspur Sanctuary
Sandi Bird SanctuaryThasrana Bird Sanctuary

Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary

West Bengal
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary

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List of Famous Temples in India

No. Famous Temple Location Nearest River/Lake

1. Badrinath Temple Badrinath, Uttarakhand Alaknanda River

2. Kedarnath Temple Kedarnath, Uttarakhand Mandakini River

3. Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ganga River

4. Golden Temple Amritsar, Punjab Ravi River

5. Amarnath Temple Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir Amaravati River

6. Vaishno Devi Temple Jammu & Kashmir Devika River

7. Akshardham Temple New Delhi Yamuna River

8. Konark Sun Temple Konark, Odisha Chandrabhaga River

9. Brihadeeswara Temple Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Kollidam River

10. Lingaraj Temple Bhubaneshwar, Odisha -

11. Somnath Temple Saurashtra, Gujarat -

12. Jagannath Temple Puri, Odisha Chilika Lake

13. Kamakhya Temple Guwahati, Assam Brahmaputra River

14. Shani Shingnapur Temple Ahmednagar, Maharashtra -

15. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Shirdi, Maharashtra -

16. Dilwara Temples Mount Abu, Rajasthan Banas River

17. Khajuraho Temples Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh -

Tirupati Balaji Temple

18. Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh Pushkarini River
(Tirumala Venkateshwara)

Virupaksha Temple
19. Hampi, Karnataka Tungabhadra River
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Siddhivinayak Temple-
20. (Dedicated to Lord Mumbai, Maharashtra Bhima River
Ganesha)

21. Meenakshi Temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu Vaigai River

22. Vitthala Temple Hampi, Karnataka Tungabhadra River

23. Ramanathaswamy Temple Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu Rameswaram

24. Airavateswara Temple Darasuram, Tamil Nadu Kollidam River

25. Sanchi Stupa Raisen, Madhya Pradesh -

26. Yamunotri Temple Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Yamunotri River

27. Bahai Temple New Delhi -

Padmanabhaswamy
28. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -
Temple

29. Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly River

Kandariya Mahadeva
30. Madhya Pradesh -
Temple

Gomateshwara Bahubali
31. Hassan district, Karnataka -
Temple

32. Nataraja Temple Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu -

33. Sabarimala Temple Pathanamthitta, Kerala Pamba River

34. Mahakaleshwar Temple Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Shipra River

35. Dwarkadhish temple Dwarka, Gujarat Gomti River

IMPORTANT DAMS WITH RIVERS

Some Facts about dams-
• Longest dam in the world- Hirakund dam (Orissa)
• Longest dam in India- Hirakund dam (Orissa)
• Highest dam in India- Tehri dam (Uttarakhand)
• Highest straight gravity Dam in India- Bhakra dam
• First dam of India-Kallanai Dam (Grand Anicut) on river kaveri (Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu)

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LIST OF IMPORTANT DAMS IN INDIA

State Dam River

Andhra Pradesh Srisailam Dam
Polavaram Project Godavari
Somasila Dam Penna

Ranganadi River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra

Arunachal Pradesh Ranganadi Dam River
Bihar Nagi Dam Nagi
Kohira Dam Kohira
Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango
Chhattisgarh Dam Hasdeo
Dudhawa Dam Mahanadi
Gujarat Ukai Dam Tapti
Kadana Dam Mahi
Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada
Karjan Dam Karjan
Mitti Dam Mitti
Aji Dam Aji
Sipu Dam Sipu
Himachal Pradesh Pong Dam Beas
Bhakra Dam Satluj
Kol Dam Satluj
Chamera Dam Ravi
Nathpa Jhakri (Sjvnl) Dam Satluj
Jammu and Kashmir Baglihar Dam Chenab
Salal Dam Chenab
Uri Dam Jhelum
Pakal Dul Dam Marusudar
Nimoo Bazgo Dam Indus
Kishenganga Dam KISHANGANGA
Jharkhand Panchet Dam Damodar
Maithon Dam Barakar
Tenughat Dam Damodar

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Konar Dam Konar

North Koel North Koel
Karnataka Krishnarajasagar Dam Cauvery
Basava Sagar Dam
(Narayanpur Dam) Krishna
Hemavathy Dam Hemavathy
Kabini Dam Kabini

Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra

Hidkal Dam Ghataprabha

Almatti Dam Krishna

Bhadra Dam Bhadra
Supa dam Kalinadi
Lakhya Dam Lakhya hole

Kerala Cheruthoni Dam Cheruthoni

Kakki Dam Kakki

Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar

Idukki Dam Periyar

Kulamavu Dam Kilivillithode

Madhya Pradesh Ban Sagar Dam Son

Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal

Indira Sagar Dam Narmada

Omkareshwar Dam Narmada

Tawa Dam Tawa

Maharashtra Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa and chorna
Koyna Dam Koyna
Warna Dam Varna
Ujjani Dam Bhima

Aruna Dam Aruna

Upper Wardha Dam Wardha
Odisha Hirakud Dam Mahanadi

Indravati Dam Indravati

Kapur Dam Kapur
Podagada Dam Podagada

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Rengali Dam Brahmani

Upper Kolab Dam Kapur

Haladia Dam Haladia

Lower Indra Dam Indra

Punjab Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi
Rajasthan Bisalpur Dam Banas
Jawahar Sagar Dam Chambal
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam Mahi

Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Chambal

Jaswant Sagar Dam Luni
Jakham Main Dam Jakham (Mahi)
Sikkim Rangit III Dam Ranjit

Tamilnadu Bhavani Dam Bhavani

Mettur Dam Kaveri

Sholaiyar Dam Sholaiyar

Pillur Dam Bhavani

Telangana Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)

Srisailam Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)

Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira

Musi Dam Musi

Singur Dam Manjira

Sri Rama Sagar (Pochampadu

Project) Godavari

Uttarakhand Jamrani Dam Gola

Lakhwar Dam Yamuna

Koteshwar Bhagirathi

Ramganga Dam Ramganga

Tehri Dam Bhagirathi

Uttar Pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand

West Bengal Kangsabati Kumari Dam Kasai

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LIST OF AWARDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS

1. Bharat Ratna: It is the highest civilian 10. Arjuna Award (sports): Outstanding
award of the India. The award was given for performance from the sportspersons in sports
outstanding achievements in the arts, and games.
literature, science and public services but the The Government has modified the format of
government expanded the criteria to include Arjuna Award very recently and as per the
"any field of human endeavour". The number revised schematic guidelines a sportsperson
of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of must have very good consistent performances
three in a particular year. for the previous 3 years at the international
2. Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize is widely level to be considered as eligible for the Award.
regarded as the most prestigious award 11. Dronacharya Award (eminent coaches of
available in the fields of literature, medicine, any particular sport): The award is named
physics, chemistry, peace, and economics. after the very famous archery coach,
3. Saraswati Samman (Literature): The award mentioned in the epic of India known as the
was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Mahabharata. This very award is not related
Foundation. It is an annual award given for with the sportspersons who are still playing in
outstanding prose or poetry literary works in the field; instead this is related to those
any 22 Indian languages. eminent coaches of any particular sport.
4. Jnanpith award (Literature): The award was 12. Dhyan Chand Award (sports): The award
instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by that is given to the veteran sportspersons of
the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the India for their lifetime achievement in their
Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan
newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in
award given for outstanding prose or poetry Sports and Games.
literary works in any 22 Indian languages. 13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: It is the
5. Vyas Samman (Literature): The award highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson
annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in for his/her achievements in India.
recognition of the Hindi literary work published 14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (for
in past 10 years. Science & Technology): It is a science award
6. Bihari Puraskar (Literature): It is Bihari in India given annually by the Council of
Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for
Birla Foundation. The award is named after the notable and outstanding research, applied or
famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an fundamental, in biology, chemistry,
outstanding work published in Hindi or environmental science, engineering,
Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. mathematics, medicine and Physics.
7. Moorti Devi Award (Literature): It is an 15. Kalinga Prize (Science): It is an award given
annual literary award in India presented by the by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting
Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work scientific ideas to lay people.
which emphasizes Indian philosophy and 16. Pulitzer Prize (Journalism): It is an award
culture. for achievements in newspaper and online
8. Booker Prize (Literature): It is an annual journalism, literature, and musical composition
award for the best original novel, written in the in the United States.
English language, and published in the UK 17. Abel Prize (Mathematics): It is an
literary award international prize awarded annually by the
9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award Government of Norway to one or more
(Cinema/Films): It is India's highest award outstanding mathematicians.
in cinema. It is presented annually at the 18. Grammy Award (Music): It is an accolade by
National Film Awards ceremony by the the National Academy of Recording Arts and
Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation Sciences of the United States to recognize
set up by the Ministry of Information and outstanding achievement in the music industry.
Broadcasting.

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19. Stirling Prize (Architecture): The Royal address the needs and aspirations of Islamic
Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a societies in the fields of contemporary design,
British prize for excellence in architecture. social housing, community development and
20. Aga Khan Award (Architecture): It is an improvement.
architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV 21. Pritzker Prize (Architecture): It is awarded
in 1977. It aims to identify and reward annually "to honour a living architect.
architectural concepts that successfully

NUCLEAR & THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN INDIA

Andhra Pradesh Kerala

• Simhadri Super Thermal power plant • Kayamkulam power station
• Sri Damodaram Sanjeeviah Thermal power plant • Brahmapuram power station
Assam • Idukki Hydro Electric Power plant
• Bongaigon Thermal power plant Madhya Pradesh
Bihar • Vindhyachal Super Thermal power plant
• Barauni Thermal Power Station • Sant Singaji Thermal power plant
• Kahalgon super thermal power plant • Satpura Thermal Power Plant
• Barh super thermal power station • Amarkantak Thermal Power station
Chhattisgarh • Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project
• Korba Super Thermal power plant • Essar Mahan Power Plant
• Sipat Thermal power plant Manipur
• Bhilai Expansion Power plant • Loktak Hydro Electric Power plant
• Hasedo Thermal Power plant Maharashtra
Gujarat • Tirora Thermal power plant
• Mundra Thermal power plant • Chandrapura super Thermal power plant
• Ukai Thermal power plant • Khaperkhada Thermal Power station
• Sikka Thermal Power plant • Tarapur Atomic Power Station
• Karkapar Nuclear Power plant • Jaitapur Nuclear Power project
• Akirmota Thermal power station Nagaland
Haryana • Dikhu Hydro Electric power plant
• Deenbandu Chhotu Thermal power plant Odisha
• Rajiv Gandhi Thermal power plant • Talcher super Thermal power plant
• Gorakhpur Atomic Power plant • Hirakund Hydro Electric Power plant
Himachal Pradesh Punjab
• Girinagar Hydel Project • Gurgobind Singh Super Thermal power plant
• Binwa Hydel Project Rajasthan
• Shong tong Hydel Project • Chabbra Thermal power plant
Jammu & Kashmir • Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant
• Salal Hydro Electric Power plant Sikkim
Jharkhand • Rangit Hydro Electric Power Project
• Patratu Thermal power plant • Teesta Hydro Electric Power plant
• Bokaro Thermal power station Tamil nadu
• Chandrapura Thermal power station • Mettur Thermal power plant
• Koderama Thermal power station • Neyveli Thermal power plant
Karnataka • Tuticorin Thermal Power plant
• Udupi Thermal power plant • Kundankulam Nuclear power plant
• Bellary Thermal power plant Uttar Pradesh
• Raichur Thermal Power plant • Narora Nuclear Power Plant
• Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant • Obra Thermal Power Station
• Anapara Thermal Power Station

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• Rosa Thermal Power Plant

LIST OF AIRPORTS WITH THEIR CITIES AND STATES

Airport City State

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Telangana
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati Assam
Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Delhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad Gujarat
Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai Maharashtra
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Nagpur Maharashtra
Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata West Bengal
Agatti Airport - Lakshadweep (UT)
Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Bihar
Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur Chhattisgarh
Dabolim Airport Goa
Raja Bhoj Airport Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
Dimapur Airport Dimapur Nagaland
Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur Rajasthan
Andaman and
Veer Savarkar International Airport Nicobar
Jolly Grant Airport Or Dehradun Airport renamed
after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee Dehradun Uttarakhand

LIST OF STATE, FOLK DANCE, AND CLASSICAL DANCE

State Folk Dance Classical Dance

Andhra Pradesh Changu Kuchipudi
Assam Bihu Sattriya
Bihar Jat-Jatin
Gujarat Garba
Jammu and Kashmir Dumhal
Kerala Padayani, Chakyar Koothu Kathakali, Mohiniyattam
Karnataka Dollu Kunitha, Veeragase
Maharashtra Lavani

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Madhya Pradesh Gaur, Grida, Maanch

Manipur Manipuri
Odisha Chhau, Goti Pua, Ghumra Odissi
Punjab Bhangra, Giddha
Rajasthan Kalbelia, Ghoomar, Tera Tali
Tamil Nadu Karagam, Kolattam, Thappattam, Bharatanatyam
Bommalattam
Uttar Pradesh Rasleela Kathak
West Bengal Gambhira, Nacni, Domni, Chow
Arunachal Pradesh Bardo Chham
Goa Fugdi
Himachal Pradesh Nati
Haryana Dhamal Dance, Manjira Dance
Mizoram Cheraw dance

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUMS AND PLACE

International Cricket Stadiums Place

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi
Brabourne Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Odisha
Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur, Rajasthan
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Mohali, Chandigarh
JSCA International Cricket Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand
Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Moti Bagh Stadium Vadodara, Gujarat
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Cricket Stadium
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra
Barsapara Stadium Guwahati, Assam

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LIST OF SPORTS AND TROPHIES/CUPS

Sports Trophies/ Cups

Ashes Cup, Asia Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy,
Gavaskar Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, ICC World Cup, Irani
Cricket Trophy, Jawharlal Nehru Cup, Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Barcia
Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Singer Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay
Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy.
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Aga khan Cup, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup,
Hockey Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold cup, Murugappa Gold Cup,
Wellington Cup etc, Stanley Cup
Rovers Cup, Bandodkar Trophy, Merdeka Cup, Confederation cup, DCM Trophy,
Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B. C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), FIFA world
Football Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy, IFA Shield, Scissor Cup,
Subroto Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal
Trophy, UEFA Champions League
Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim
Badminton Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Malaysian
Open, Thomas Cup (men) Uber Cup (women)
Table Tennis Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men), Bama Belleck Cup
Lawn Tennis Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Heineken Cup
Golf Augusta Masters, British Open, US Maters
Horse Racing Derby
Rowing Wellington trophy

LIST OF SPORTS AND TERMINOLOGY

Sports Terminology
Badminton Deuce, Smash, Drop, Let, Game, Love, Double Fault.
Baseball Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home, Put Out.
Billiards Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, In Off.
Boxing Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out, Upper cut, Kidney Punch.
Bridge Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, Tricks.
Chess Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check.
Cricket LBW, Maiden over, Rubber, Stumped, Ashes, Hat-trick, Leg Bye, follow on, Googly, Gulley,
Silly Point, Duck, Run, Drive, no ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner, Wicket Keeper, Pitch, Crease,
Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit – Wicket, Bouncer, Stone-Walling.
Football Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Trick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick, Stopper
Golf Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green.
Hockey Bully, Hat-Trick, Short corner, Stroke, Striking Circle, Penalty corner, under cutting, Scoop,
Centre forward, Carry, Dribble, Goal, Carried.
Horse Racing Punter, Jockey, Place, Win, Protest.
Lawn Tennis Volley, Smash, Service, Back-hand-drive.
Rifle Shooting Bull's eyes.
Swimming Stroke.

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LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS & CONSTITUENCY 2019

Portfolio (Department) Minister Name Constituency

Prime Minister and Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions; Department of Atomic
Narendra Modi Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Energy; Department of Space; and All-
important policy issues; and All other
portfolios not allocated to any Minister.
Ministry of Home Affairs Amit Shah Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Ministry of Defence Rajnath Singh Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Subrahmanyam
Minister of External Affairs -
Jaishankar
Minister of Finance; and Minister of
Nirmala Sitharaman Karnataka, Rajya Sabha
Corporate Affairs
Minister of Road Transport and
Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small Nitin Jairam Gadkari Nagpur, Maharashtra
and Medium Enterprises.
D.V. Sadananda
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Bangalore North, Karnataka
Gowda
Minister of Health and Family Welfare;
Minister of Science and Technology; Dr. Harsh Vardhan Chandni Chowk, Delhi
and Minister of Earth Sciences
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and
Ramvilas Paswan --
Public Distribution
Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of
Communications; and Minister of Ravi Shankar Prasad Patna Sahib, Bihar
Electronics and Information Technology
Ministry of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Jharkhand, Rajya Sabha
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs;
Prahlad Joshi Dharwad, Karnataka
Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines
Minister of Skill Development and Mahendra Nath
Chandauli. Uttar Pradesh
Entrepreneurship Pandey
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public
Arvind Sawant Mumbai South, Maharashtra
Enterprises
Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal Bathinda, Punjab
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare; Minister of Rural
Narendra Singh Tomar Morena, Madhya Pradesh
Development; and Minister of
Panchayati Raj.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda Khunti, Jharkhand
Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying
Giriraj Singh Begusarai, Bihar
and Fisheries
Minister of Women and Child
Smriti Zubin Irani Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
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Minister of Human Resource Ramesh

Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Development Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Minister of Social Justice and
Thaawar Chand Gehlot Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Empowerment
Minister of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change; and Minister of Prakash Javadekar Maharashtra, Rajya Sabha
Information and Broadcasting
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas;
Dharmendra Pradhan Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
and Minister of Steel
Minister of Railways; and Minister of
Piyush Goyal Maharashtra, Rajya Sabha
Commerce and Industry
Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Shekhawat Jodhpur, Rajasthan

LIST OF MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Minister Name Portfolio

Santosh Kumar Gangwar Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; and
Rao Inderjit Singh
Ministry of Planning.
Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and
Shripad Yesso Naik
Homoeopathy (AYUSH); and Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; Prime Minister’s
Dr. Jitendra Singh Office; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions;
Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and the Ministry of Minority
Kiren Rijiju
Affairs.
Prahalad Singh Patel Ministry of Culture; and Ministry of Tourism.
Ministry of Power; Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and
Raj Kumar Singh
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; Ministry of Civil Aviation;
Hardeep Singh Puri
and Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Mansukh L. Mandaviya Ministry of Shipping; and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

LIST OF MINISTERS OF STATE 2019

Minister Name Portfolio

Faggan Singh Kulaste Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel.

Ashwini Kumar Choubey Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Heavy Industries

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal
and Public Enterprises.

General (Retd.) V. K. Singh Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

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Krishan Pal Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Raosaheb Danve Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

G. Kishan Reddy Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Purushottam Rupala Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

Ramdas Athawale Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Ministry of Rural Development.

Babul Supriyo Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.

Ministry of Human Resource Development; Ministry of

Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao Communications; and the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology.

Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Anurag Thakur
Corporate Affairs.

Suresh Angadi Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.

Nityanand Rai Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social

Ratanlal Kataria
Justice and Empowerment.

V. Muraleedharan Ministry of External Affairs; and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

Renuka Singh Saruta Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

Som Parkash Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Rameswar Teli Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Ministry of

Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.

Kailash Choudhary Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

Debasree Chaudhuri Ministry of Women and Child Development.

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LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES – NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

January
4th January World Braille Day
9th January Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (NRI Day)
10th January World Hindi Day
World Laughter Day
12th January National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
15th January Army Day
24th January National Girl Child Day
25th January National Voters Day
National Tourism Day
26th January India’s Republic Day
International Customs day
29th January National Immunization Day
February
1st Feb Indian Coast Guard Day
2nd Feb World Wetland Day
4th Feb World Cancer Day
10th Feb National Deworming Day
13th Feb World Radio Day
21st Feb International Mother Language Day
28th Feb National Science Day
March
1st March Zero Discrimination Day
3rd March World Wildlife Day
National Defence Day
8th March International Women’s Day
14th March Pi Day (Greek letter “π”)
15th March World Consumer Rights Day
20th March World Sparrow Day
International Day of Happiness
21st March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21st March World Poetry Day, International Day of Nowruz
21st March International Day of Forests
World Down Syndrome Day
22nd March World Water Day
23rd March World Meteorological Day

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24th March World Tuberculosis Day

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic
25th March Slave Trade
27th March World Theatre Day
28th March Earth Hour
April
2nd April World Autism Awareness Day
International Children’s Book Day
5th April National Maritime Day
6th April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7th April World Health Day
18th April World Heritage Day
21st April National Civil Services Day
22nd March World Earth Day
23rd April World Book and Copyright Day, English Language Day
24th April National Panchayati Day
Women’s Political Empowerment Day, India
25th April World Malaria Day
26th April World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day)
29th April World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30th April International Jazz Day
Anti-Child Labour Day
May
1st May International Labour Day
May Day
Maharashtra Day
3rd May World Press Freedom Day
International Sun Day
International Energy Day
World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second
08th May World War
08th May World Thalassaemia Day
10th May International Migratory Bird Day
11 th May National technology day
12 th
May International Nurses Day
17 th
May World Tele-communication and Information Society Day,
Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day,
International day against Homophobia and Transphobia
20th May World Meteorology Day

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21th May National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development
22th May International Day for Biological Diversity
24 th
May Commonwealth Day
31th May World Anti Tobacco Day

June
01 Jun World Milk Day
05 Jun World Environment Day
08 Jun World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day
12 Jun World Day Against Child Labor
14 Jun World Blood Donor Day
3rd Sunday of
June World Father’s Day
20 Jun World Refugee Day
21 Jun World Music Day
International Yoga Day
International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows
23 Jun Day
International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in
26 Jun support of Victims of torture
July
01 Jul International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day

07 Jul World Chocolate Day

11 Jul World Population Day

12 Jul International Malala Day

18 Jul International Nelson Mandela Day

26 Jul Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day

28 Jul World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day

29 Jul International Tiger Day

August
06 Aug Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day
09 Aug Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day
12 Aug International Youth Day
14 Aug Pakistan’s Independence Day
15 Aug India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day
19 Aug World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain
20 Aug Akshay Urja Diwas

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23 Aug International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
29 Aug National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday
September
05 Sep National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
08 Sep World Literacy Day
14 Sep Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
15 Sep International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day
16 Sep World Ozone Day
World Peace Day or International day for Peace an Nonviolence (UN), World
21 Sep Alzheimer’s Day
27 Sep World Tourism Day
28 Sep World Rabies Day
October
1st Monday of
October World Habitat Day
01 Oct World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly
02 Oct Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Nonviolence
03 Oct World Nature Day
04 Oct World Animal Day
05 Oct World Teacher’s Day
06 Oct World Wildlife Day
08 Oct Indian Air Force Day
09 Oct World Postal or Postoffice Day
10 Oct World Mental Health Day, National Postoffice Day
11 Oct International Day of the Girl Child
13 Oct International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
16 Oct World Food Day
17 Oct International Poverty Day for it's Eradication
20 Oct World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day
24 Oct UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
28 Oct International Animation Day

November
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
06 Nov Armed Conflict
10 Nov World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day
11 Nov National Education Day
12 Nov World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
14 Nov Children’s Day (India), World Diabetes Day

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International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy

17 Nov day
19 Nov World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day
20 Nov Universal Children’s Day
26 Nov National Law Day or National constitution Day
30 Nov National Flag Day
December
01 Dec World AIDS Day
02 Dec World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03 Dec International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day
04 Dec Indian Navy Day
07 Dec International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day
09 Dec The International Anticorruption Day
10 Dec World Human Rights Day, International Children's Day of Broadcasting
11 Dec International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day
14 Dec National Energy Conservation Day (India)
16 Dec Vijay Diwas
18 Dec International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day
23 Dec National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas
25 Dec Good Governance day

LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL AND CURRENCIES

Country Name Capital Currency President Prime Minister

Mohammad -
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
Ashraf Ghani
Algeria Algiers Dinar
Angola Luanda Kwanza Joao Lourenco -
Argentina Buenos Aires Peso Mauricio Macri -
Armen -
Armenia Yerevan Dram
Sarkissian
- Scott
Australia Canberra Australian dollar
Morrison
Euro (formerly Alexander Van -
Austria Vienna
schilling) der Bellen
Azerbaijan Baku Manat Ilham Aliyev -
- Khalifa bin
Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar Salman Al
Khalifa
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina
Belgium Brussels Euro - Charles Michel

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King- Jigme Lotay Tshering

Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Khesar Namgyel
Wangchuck
La Paz Evo Morales -
Bolivia (administrative); Boliviano
Sucre (judicial)
Mokgweetsi -
Botswana Gaborone Pula
Masisi
Brazil Brasilia Real Jair Bolsonaro -
Bandar Seri - Hassanal
Brunei Brunei dollar
Begawan Bolkiah
Bulgaria Sofia Lev Rumen Radev Boyko Borisov
Pierre -
Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc
Nkurunziza
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel - Hun Sen
Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar - Justin Trudeau
Sebastián -
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso
Piñera
China Beijing Renminbi Xi Jinping Li Keqiang
Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso Ivan Duque -
Miguel Díaz- -
Cuba Havana Cuban Peso
Canel
Nicos
Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound
Anastasiades
Czech Republic Prague Koruna Miloš Zeman Andrej Babiš
- Lars Løkke
Denmark Copenhagen Krone
Rasmussen
Ismail Omar Abdoulkader
Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc
Guelleh Kamil Mohamed
Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar Lenín Moreno -
Abdel Fattah el- Mostafa
Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound
Sisi Madbouly
El Salvador San Salvador U.S. dollar Nayib Bukele -
Estonia Tallinn Euro - -
Sahle-Work Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr
Zewde
Jioji Konrote Frank
Fiji Suva Fiji dollar
Bainimarama
Finland Helsinki Euro Sauli Niinistö Antti Rinne
Euro (formerly Emmanuel -
France Paris
French franc) Macron
The Gambia Banjul Dalasi Adama Barrow -
Salome Mamuka
Georgia Tbilisi Lari
Zourabichvili Bakhtadze
Frank-Walter Chancelor -
Germany Berlin Euro
Steinmeier Angela Merkel
Prokopis Alexis Tsipras
Greece Athens Euro
Pavlopoulos
David Granger Moses
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar
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Jovenel Moise Jean-Henry

Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde
Céant
Hungary Budapest Forint János Áder Viktor Orbán
Ram Nath Narendra Modi
India New Delhi Rupee
Kovind
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Joko Widodo
Iran Tehran Rial Hassan Rouhani -
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Barham Salih Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Michael D. Leo Varadkar
Ireland Dublin Euro
Higgins
Reuven Rivlin Binyamin
Israel Jerusalem Shekel
Netanyahu
Italy Rome Euro Sergio Mattarella Giuseppe Conte
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar - Andrew Holness
Japan Tokyo Yen - Shinzo Abe
Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar - Omar al-Razzaz
Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan Tenge - -
Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling Uhuru Kenyatta -
King-Kim Jong- -
Korea, North Pyongyang Won
un
Korea, South Seoul Won Moon Jae-in Lee Nak-yeon
- Sheikh Jaber Al-
Mubarak Al-
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar
Hamad Al-
Sabah
Sooronbay Muhammetkaliy
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som
Jeenbekov Abulgaziyev
Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar - Fayez al-Sarraj
Dalia Saulius
Lithuania Vilnius Litas
Grybauskaitė Skvernelis
Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro - Xavier Bettel
Stevo Zoran Zaev
Macedonia Skopje Denar
Pendarovski
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc Andry Rajoelina Christian Ntsay
Malawi Lilongwe kwacha Peter Mutharika
- Mahathir Bin
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit
Mohamad
Maldives Male Rufiya
Ibrahim Mohamed -
Solih
Ibrahim Boubacar Soumeylou
Mali Bamako CFA Franc
Keita Boubèye Maïga
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee - Pravind Jugnauth
Andrés Manuel
Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso
López Obrador
Khaltmaagiin Ukhnaagiin
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik (tögrög)
Battulga Khürelsükh
King - Mohammed Saadeddine
Morocco Rabat Dirham
VI Othmani
Filipe Nyusi Carlos Agostinho
Mozambique Maputo Metical
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Naypyidaw or Win Myint

Myanmar Kyat
Nay Pyi Taw
Bidhya Devi Khadga Prasad
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee
Bhandari Oli
Amsterdam; The - Mark Rutte
Netherlands Hague (seat of Euro
government)
New Zealand - Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand Wellington
dollar
Muhammadu -
Nigeria Abuja Naira
Buhari
Norwegian - Erna Solberg
Norway Oslo
krone
Qaboos bin Said al
Oman Muscat Omani rial
Said
Arif Alvi Imran Khan
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee
balboa; U.S. Juan Carlos Varela -
Panama Panama City
dollar
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina - James Marape
Peru Lima Sol Martín Vizcarra Salvador del Solar
Philippines Manila Peso Rodrigo Duterte -
Andrzej Duda Mateusz
Poland Warsaw Zloty
Morawiecki
Marcelo Rebelo de António Costa
Portugal Lisbon Euro
Sousa
Emir - Tamim bin Abdullah bin
Qatar Doha Qatari riyal
Hamad Nasser
Romania Bucharest Leu Klaus Iohannis Viorica Dăncilă
Vladimir Putin Dmitry
Russia Moscow Ruble
Medvedev
King-Salman bin -
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal Abdulaziz Al
Saud
Seychelles Danny Faure -
Seychelles Victoria
rupee
Sierra Leone Freetown Leone Julius Maada Bio -
Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar Halimah Yacob Lee Hsien Loong
Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan Ali Khayre
Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling
Mohamed
Pretoria Cyril Ramaphosa -
(administrative);
Cape Town
South Africa Rand
(legislative);
Bloemfontein
(judiciary)
South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound Salva Kiir Mayardit -
Spain Madrid Euro King - Felipe VI Pedro Sánchez
Maithripala Sirisena Ranil
Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee
Wickremesinghe
Sweden Stockholm Krona - Stefan Löfven
Switzerland Bern Swiss franc Ueli Maurer -

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Syria Damascus Syrian pound Bashar al-Assad Imad Khamis

Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar Tsai Ing-wen Su Tseng-chang
Dar es Salaam; John Magufuli Kassim Majaliwa
Tanzanian
Tanzania Dodoma
shilling
(legislative)
King - Maha Prayut Chan-o-cha
Thailand Bangkok baht
Vajiralongkorn
Recep Tayyip -
Turkey Ankara Turkish lira
Erdoğan
Gurbanguly -
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat
Berdimuhamedow
Ugandan new Yoweri Museveni -
Uganda Kampala
shilling
Volodymyr Volodymyr
Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna
Zelensky Groysman
Khalifa bin Mohammed bin
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham Zayed Al Rashid Al
Nahyan Maktoum
Queen- Theresa May
United Kingdom London Pound sterling
Elizabeth II
United States of Donald Trump -
Washington D.C. dollar
America
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso Tabaré Vázquez -
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum Shavkat Mirziyoyev Abdulla Aripov
Venezuela Caracas Bolivar Nicolás Maduro -
Vietnam Hanoi Dong Nguyễn Phú Trọng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Abdrabbuh Mansur -
Yemen Sanaa Rial
Hadi

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HEADQUARTER &

PRESIDENT/GENERAL SECRETARY

International Organizations Headquarter President/ General Secretary

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Beijing, China Jin Liqun
(AIIB)
New Development Bank (BRICS Shanghai, China K.V. Kamath
Development Bank)
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mandaluyong (Manila) Takehiko Nakao
Philippines
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, US Christine Lagarde (MD)
World Bank Washington DC, US David Malpass
United Nations Organization (UN) New York, US António Guterres (Secretary-
General)
United Nations General Assembly New York, US Miroslav Lajčák
(UNGA)
United Nations Children’s Fund New York, US Henrietta H. Fore (Executive
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United Nations Conference on Trade & Geneva, Switzerland Mukhisa Kituyi (Secretary-General)
Development (UNCTAD)
World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland Tedros Adhanom (Director-
General)
World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland Klaus Schwab
International Labour Organisation (ILO) Geneva, Switzerland Guy Ryder (Director- General)
World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland Roberto Azevedo
World Meteorological Organisation Geneva, Switzerland Petteri Taalas (Secretary-General),
David Grimes (President)
World Intellectual Property Geneva, Switzerland CEO: Francis Gurry
Organisation
International Committee of the Red Geneva, Switzerland Director-General: Yves Daccord
Cross
United Nations Educational Scientific & Paris, France Audrey Azoulay (Director- General)
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation Paris, France Jose Angel Gurria (Secretary-
& Development (OECD) General)
International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria
Yukiya Amano
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Vienna, Austria Mohammed Barkindo (Secretary
Countries (OPEC) General)
Amnesty International London, UK Kumi Naidoo (Secretary General)
International Maritime Organisation London, UK Head: Kitack Lim
Commonwealth of Nations London, UK Head: Prince Charles
South Asian Association for Regional Kathmandu, Nepal Amjad Hussain B. Sial (Secretary-
Cooperation (SAARC) General)
Association of South East Nations Jakarta, Indonesia Chairman- Rodrigo Duterte
(ASEAN) Secretary General- Le Luong Minh
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Singapore -
(APEC)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Brussels, Belgium Jens Stoltenberg
(NATO) (Secretary-General)
International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE CEO - Manu Sawhney
Chairman- Shashank Manohar

Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome, Italy José Graziano da Silva (Director
General)
International Court of Justice The Hague, The Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (President)
Netherland
International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland Thomas Bach (President)
The Fédération Internationale de Zurich, Switzerland Gianni Infantino
Football Association (FIFA)
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Avenue du Mont-Blanc, -
Gland, Vaud, Switzerland
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sectoral Technical and Economic
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LIST OF INDIAN STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL,

CHIEF MINISTERS AND GOVERNORS

Current Chief
States Capital Minister Current governor
Y. S. Jaganmohan
Andhra Pradesh Amaravati Reddy E. S. L. Narasimhan
Arunachal
Pradesh Itanagar Pema Khandu B. D. Mishra
Assam Dispur Sarbananda Sonowal Jagdish Mukhi
Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar Lalji Tandon
Chhattisgarh Raipur Bhupesh Baghel Anandiben Patel
Goa Panaji Pramod Sawant Mridula Sinha
Gujarat Gandhinagar Vijay Rupani Om Prakash Kohli
Haryana Chandigarh Manohar Lal Khattar Satyadev Narayan Arya
Shimla, Dharamsala (2nd
Himachal Pradesh capital) Jai Ram Thakur Acharya Dev Vrat
Jammu and Srinagar (summer), Jammu
Kashmir (winter) _____ Satya Pal Malik
Jharkhand Ranchi Raghubar Das Draupadi Murmu
Karnataka Bengaluru H.D. Kumaraswamy Vajubhai Vala
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Pinarayi Vijayan P. Sathasivam
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Kamal Nath Anandiben Patel
Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis C. Vidyasagar Rao
Manipur Imphal N. Biren Singh Najma Heptulla
Meghalaya Shillong Conrad Sangma Tathagata Roy
Jagdish Mukhi
Mizoram Aizawl Zoramthanga
Nagaland Kohima Neiphiu Rio Padmanabha Acharya
Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik Ganeshi Lal
Punjab Chandigarh Amarinder Singh V. P. Singh Badnore
Rajasthan Jaipur Ashok Gehlot Kalyan Singh
Sikkim Gangtok Prem Singh Tamang Ganga Prasad
Edappadi K.
Tamil Nadu Chennai Palaniswami Banwarilal Purohit
K. Chandrashekar E. S. L. Narasimhan (Additional
Telangana Hyderabad Rao Charge)
Tripura Agartala Biplab Kumar Deb Kaptan Singh Solanki

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Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Yogi Adityanath Ram Naik

Trivendra Singh
Uttarakhand Dehradun Rawat Baby Rani Maurya
West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee Keshari Nath Tripathi

Union Territories Capital Current Chief Minister Current lieutenant governor

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair - Devendra Kumar Joshi
Chandigarh - - V. P. Singh Badnore
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvasa - Praful Khoda Patel
Daman and Diu Daman - Praful Khoda Patel
Delhi - Arvind Kejriwal Anil Baijal
Lakshadweep Kavaratti - Farooq Khan
Puducherry Pondicherry V. Narayanasamy Kiran Bedi

Important Cities on River Bank

City River
Agra, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Saryu
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Ganges
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ganges
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Gomti
Ahmedabad, Gujarat Sabarmati
Surat, Gujarat Tapi
Vadodara, Gujarat Vishwamitri, Mahi, Narmada
Bhagalpur, Bihar Ganges
Patna, Bihar Ganges
Gaya, Bihar Falgu (Neeranjana)
Dibrugarh, Assam Brahmaputra
Guwahati, Assam Brahmaputra
Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly
Pune, Maharashtra Mula, Mutha

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Nashik, Maharashtra Godavari

Cuttack, Odisha Mahanadi
Rourkela, Odisha Brahmani
Bengaluru, Karnataka Vrishabhavathi
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Chambal
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Narmada
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Shipra
Madurai, Tamil Nadu Vaigai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Cooum, Adyar
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Noyyal
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Tungabhadra River
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Krishna
New Delhi Yamuna
Haridwar, Uttarakhand Ganges
Hyderabad, Telangana Musi
Kota, Rajasthan Chambal
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum

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