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Static GK Digest Dear readers, This GK Digest is docket of the World Heritage Sites in , Important national parks, Nicknames of Indian Cities, and Indian Art & Culture which can be asked in upcoming AIIMS Exam 2019.

List of World Heritage Sites in India

Cultural Heritage sites in India

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2 Maharashtra

3 Maharashtra

4 Uttar Pradesh

5 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

6 Sun Temple, Konârak Orissa

7 Churches and Convents of Goa

8 Uttar Pradesh

9 Group of Monuments at

10 Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh

11 Maharashtra

12 Great Living Chola Temples 12 Tamil Nadu

13 Group of Monuments at Karnataka

14 Buddhist Monuments at Madhya Pradesh

15 Humayun's Tomb

16 and its Monuments Delhi

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Mountain Railways of India (Includes Darjeeling Himachal 17 Himalayan Railway, the and Pradesh, Sikkim, the Kalka-Shimla Railway) Tamilnadu

18 Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar

19 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh

20 -Pavagadh Archaeological Park

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria 21 Terminus)

22 Complex Delhi

23 The Jantar Mantar ,

Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Chittorgarh, , 24 Ranthambore Fort, , Amber Fort and Rajasthan )

25 Rani-ki-Vav at Patan Gujarat

Archaeological Site of Mahavihara (Nalanda 26 Bihar University)

Capitol Building Complex - The Architectural Work of Le 27 Corbusier

28 Historic City of Ahmadabad Gujarat

Mumbai, 29 Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles Maharashtra

Natural Heritage sites in India

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2 Rajasthan

3 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam

4 National Park West Bengal

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Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National 5 Uttarakhand Parks

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu 6 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 Kutch Bustard Sanctuary Gujarat Nal Sarovar 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 Bird Sanctuary Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary Kerala Pathiramanal Kerala Pakshipathalam 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 Okhla Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh 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 , Punjab Ravi River

5. Amarnath Temple Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir Amaravati River

6. Vaishno Devi Temple Jammu & Kashmir Devika River

7. Akshardham Temple Yamuna River

8. 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 , 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 (Pampapathi temple)

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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 , Madhya Pradesh -

26. Yamunotri Temple Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Yamunotri River

27. Bahai Temple New Delhi -

Padmanabhaswamy 28. , Kerala - Temple

29. Dakshineswar Kali Temple , 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) 7

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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 Konar Dam Konar 8

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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 Rengali Dam Brahmani

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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

LIST OF NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

States National park Remarks

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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 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 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 - 11

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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 - (Rajiv Gandhi National Park) - - Bannerghatta National Park Sloth Bear 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 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 -

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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 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 - 13

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Jim Corbett National Park - Gangotri National Park - Valley of Flowers National Park - Govind Pashu Vihar - UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World 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 - South Button Island National Park - Campbell Bay National Park - Galathea Bay National Park -

LIST OF AWARDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS

1. : It is the highest civilian 3. Saraswati Samman (Literature): The award award of the India. The award was given for was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla outstanding achievements in the arts, Foundation. It is an annual award given for literature, science and public services but the outstanding prose or poetry literary works in government expanded the criteria to include any 22 Indian languages. "any field of human endeavour". The number 4. Jnanpith award (Literature): The award was of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by three in a particular year. the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the 2. Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize is widely Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the regarded as the most prestigious award newspaper . It is an annual available in the fields of literature, medicine, award given for outstanding prose or poetry physics, chemistry, peace, and economics. literary works in any 22 Indian languages. 14

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5. Vyas Samman (Literature): The award 12. Dhyan Chand Award (sports): The award annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in that is given to the veteran sportspersons of recognition of the Hindi literary work published India for their lifetime achievement in their in past 10 years. respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan 6. Bihari Puraskar (Literature): It is Bihari Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Sports and Games. Birla Foundation. The award is named after the 13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: It is the famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson outstanding work published in Hindi or for his/her achievements in India. Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. 14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (for 7. Moorti Devi Award (Literature): It is an Science & Technology): It is a science award annual literary award in India presented by the in India given annually by the Council of Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for which emphasizes Indian philosophy and notable and outstanding research, applied or culture. fundamental, in biology, chemistry, 8. Booker Prize (Literature): It is an annual environmental science, engineering, award for the best original novel, written in the mathematics, medicine and Physics. English language, and published in the UK 15. Kalinga Prize (Science): It is an award given literary award by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting 9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award scientific ideas to lay people. (Cinema/Films): It is India's highest award 16. Pulitzer Prize (Journalism): It is an award in cinema. It is presented annually at the for achievements in newspaper and online National Film Awards ceremony by the journalism, literature, and musical composition Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation in the United States. set up by the Ministry of Information and 17. Abel Prize (Mathematics): It is an Broadcasting. international prize awarded annually by the 10. Arjuna Award (sports): Outstanding Government of Norway to one or more performance from the sportspersons in sports outstanding mathematicians. and games. 18. Grammy Award (Music): It is an accolade by The Government has modified the format of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Arjuna Award very recently and as per the Sciences of the United States to recognize revised schematic guidelines a sportsperson outstanding achievement in the music industry. must have very good consistent performances 19. Stirling Prize (Architecture): The Royal for the previous 3 years at the international Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a level to be considered as eligible for the Award. British prize for excellence in architecture. 11. Dronacharya Award (eminent coaches of 20. Aga Khan Award (Architecture): It is an any particular sport): The award is named architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV after the very famous archery coach, in 1977. It aims to identify and reward mentioned in the epic of India known as the architectural concepts that successfully Mahabharata. This very award is not related address the needs and aspirations of Islamic with the sportspersons who are still playing in societies in the fields of contemporary design, the field; instead this is related to those social housing, community development and eminent coaches of any particular sport. improvement. 21. Pritzker Prize (Architecture): It is awarded annually "to honour a living architect.

NUCLEAR & THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN INDIA

Andhra Pradesh • Barauni Thermal Power Station • Simhadri Super Thermal power plant • Kahalgon super thermal power plant • Sri Damodaram Sanjeeviah Thermal power plant • Barh super thermal power station Assam Chhattisgarh • Bongaigon Thermal power plant • Korba Super Thermal power plant Bihar • Sipat Thermal power plant 15

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

LIST OF AIRPORTS WITH THEIR CITIES AND STATES

Airport City State Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Telangana Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati Assam Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Delhi Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Gujarat Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai Maharashtra

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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Maharashtra Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport 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 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

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LIST OF INTERNATIONAL STADIUMS AND PLACE

International Cricket Stadiums Place Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi Mumbai, Maharashtra , Uttar Pradesh Mumbai, Maharashtra , Odisha Kolkata, West Bengal Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium , Himachal Pradesh M Chinnaswamy Stadium , Karnataka M.A. Chidambaram Stadium , Tamil Nadu Jaipur, Rajasthan Punjab Cricket Association Stadium , Chandigarh JSCA International Cricket Stadium , Jharkhand Holkar Cricket Stadium , Madhya Pradesh Moti Bagh Stadium , 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 Guwahati, Assam

LIST OF SPORTS AND TROPHIES/CUPS

Sports Trophies/ Cups Ashes Cup, Asia Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, , Gavaskar Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, ICC World Cup, Irani Cricket Trophy, Jawharlal , Rani Jhansi Trophy, , Rohinton Barcia Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Singer Cup, Titan Cup, Trophy, 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 , Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Heineken Cup 18

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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 , 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.

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 19

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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 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)

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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 11 th May National technology day 12th May International Nurses Day 17th 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 21th May National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development 22th May International Day for Biological Diversity 24th 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 21

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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

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 22

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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 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 1. Afghanistan Kabul Afghani 2. Algeria Algiers Dinar 3. Angola Luanda New Kwanza 23

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4. Argentina Buenos Aires Peso 5. Armenia Yerevan Dram 6. Australia Canberra Australian dollar 7. Austria Vienna Euro (formerly schilling) 8. Azerbaijan Baku Manat 9. Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar 10. Bangladesh Dhaka Taka 11. Belarus Minsk Belorussian Ruble Euro (formerly Belgian 12. Belgium Brussels franc) 13. Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum La Paz 14. Bolivia (administrative); Boliviano Sucre (judicial) 15. Botswana Gaborone Pula 16. Brazil Brasilia Real Bandar Seri 17. Brunei Brunei dollar Begawan 18. Bulgaria Sofia Lev 19. Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc 20. Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel 21. Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar 22. Central African Republic Bangui CFA Franc 23. Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc 24. Chile Santiago Chilean Peso 25. China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi 26. Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso 27. Cuba Havana Cuban Peso 28. Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound 29. Czech Republic Prague Koruna 30. Denmark Copenhagen Krone 31. Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc 32. Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso 33. Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar 34. Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound 35. El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar 36. Eritrea Asmara Nakfa 37. Estonia Tallinn Kroon 38. Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr 39. Fiji Suva Fiji dollar 40. Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly markka) Euro (formerly French 41. France Paris franc) 42. The Gambia Banjul Dalasi 43. Georgia Tbilisi Lari 44. Germany Berlin Euro 45. Greece Athens Euro 46. Guinea Conakry Guinean franc 47. Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar

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48. Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde 49. Hungary Budapest Forint 50. India New Delhi Rupee 51. Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah 52. Iran Tehran Rial 53. Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar 54. Ireland Dublin Euro 55. Israel Jerusalem Shekel 56. Italy Rome Euro 57. Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar 58. Japan Tokyo Yen 59. Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar 60. Kazakhstan Astana Tenge 61. Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling 62. Korea, North Pyongyang Won 63. Korea, South Seoul Won 64. Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar 65. Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som 66. Laos Vientiane New Kip 67. Latvia Riga Lats 68. Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound 69. Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar 70. Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar 71. Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc 72. Lithuania Vilnius Litas 73. Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro 74. Macedonia Skopje Denar 75. Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc 76. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit 77. Maldives Male Rufiya 78. Mali Bamako CFA Franc 79. Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya 80. Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee 81. Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso 82. Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik 83. Montenegro Podgorica Euro 84. Morocco Rabat Dirham 85. Mozambique Maputo Metical Naypyidaw or 86. Myanmar Kyat Nay Pyi Taw 87. Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee Amsterdam; The 88. Netherlands Hague (seat of Euro government) 89. New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar 90. Nigeria Abuja Naira 91. Norway Oslo Norwegian krone 92. Oman Muscat Omani rial 93. Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee 25

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94. Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. dollar 95. Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina 96. Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991) 97. Philippines Manila Peso 98. Poland Warsaw Zloty 99. Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly escudo) 100. Qatar Doha Qatari riyal 101. Romania Bucharest Leu 102. Russia Moscow Ruble 103. Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal 104. Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee 105. Sierra Leone Freetown Leone 106. Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar 107. Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town 108. South Africa Rand (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) 109. South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound 110. Spain Madrid Euro 111. Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee 112. Sudan Khartoum Dinar 113. Sweden Stockholm Krona 114. Switzerland Bern Swiss franc 115. Syria Damascus Syrian pound 116. Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar Dar es Salaam; 117. Tanzania Dodoma Tanzanian shilling (legislative) 118. Thailand Bangkok baht 119. Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar 120. Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL) 121. Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat Vaiaku village, 122. Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar province 123. Uganda Kampala Ugandan new shilling 124. Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna 125. United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham 126. United Kingdom London Pound sterling 127. United States of America Washington D.C. dollar 128. Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso 129. Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum 130. Vatican City Vatican City Euro 131. Venezuela Caracas Bolivar 132. Vietnam Hanoi Dong 133. Yemen Sanaa Rial 134. Zimbabwe Harare - 26

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LIST OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HEADQUARTER

International Organizations Headquarter Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Beijing, China New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank Shanghai, China Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mandaluyong, Philippines International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, US World Bank Washington DC, US United Nations Organization (UN) New York, US United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) New York, US United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) New York, US United Nations Conference on Trade & Development Geneva, Switzerland (UNCTAD) World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland International Labour Organisation (ILO) Geneva, Switzerland World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland World Meteorological Organisation Geneva, Switzerland World Intellectual Property Organisation Geneva, Switzerland International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva, Switzerland United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organisation Paris, France (UNESCO) Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development Paris, France (OECD) International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Vienna, Austria Amnesty International London, UK International Maritime Organisation London, UK Commonwealth of Nations London, UK South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Kathmandu, Nepal Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) Jakarta, Indonesia Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Singapore North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Brussels, Belgium International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome, Italy International Court of Justice The Hague, The Netherland International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Zurich, Switzerland World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Dhaka, Bangladesh Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)

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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 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 , Maharashtra Mula, Mutha Nashik, Maharashtra Godavari Cuttack, Odisha Mahanadi Rourkela, Odisha Brahmani Bengaluru, Karnataka Vrishabhavathi , 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 , Andhra Pradesh Krishna New Delhi Yamuna

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Haridwar, Uttarakhand Ganges Hyderabad, Telangana Musi Kota, Rajasthan Chambal , Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum

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