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STATIC GK TORNADO Dear readers, This STATIC GK TORNADO is a complete docket of important news and events. The STATIC GK TORNADO is important and relevant for all competitive exams like – SBI Mains Exam 2016, SSC CGL 2016, Insurance and UPSC Exams.

List of Highest, Longest, Biggest in & World

 Highest Mountain in India : Kangchenjunga  Highest Mountain in world : Mt. Everest  Highest rainfall : Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India  Highest waterfall : Angel Falls  Longest river in India : Ganga  Longest river in World : Nile  Longest coastline of India : Gujrat  Biggest country :  Biggest continent :  Biggest forest in world : Amazon  Biggest forest in India : Van Vihar national Park  Coldest continent : Antartica  Largest & Deepest ocean : Pacific 

List of Gardens in India

1. Hanging Gardens – 2. Brindavan Garden – Mysore 3. Rock Garden – 4. Lodi Gardens – 5. Gardens – 6. Shalimar Bagh – Kashmir 7. Rock Garden – Darjeeling 8. Nishat Bagh – 9. Company Garden – Allahabad 10. Lal Bagh – 11. Tulip Garden – Srinagar 12. Sarita Udyan – Gandhinagar 13. Chambal Garden – Kota 14. Chashme Shahi Garden – Kashmir 15. Jallianwala Bagh – 16. Kalindi Kunj – NCR 17. Indian Botanical Garden – Howrah 18. Lal Bagh Garden – Bangalore

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19. Lloyds Botanical Garden – Darjeeling 20. Law Garden – 21. Mughal Garden – 22. Nishat Bagh – Kashmir 23. Shalimar Garden – Jammu Kashmir 24. Shalimar Garden – New Delhi 25. Botanical Garden – Ooty 26. Gulab Bagh, also known as Sajjan Niwas Garden – Udaipur 27. Sim Park – Tamilnadu 28. The Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden – Near gangtok

List of Sea Port & Location

Sea Port Name Location Port or Madras Port Chennai, Madras Haldia ( Dock System & Haldia Dock Kolkata Complex) Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as Nhava Maharashtra, Mumbai Sheva Kamarajar Port or Ennore Port Ennore, Chennai Kandla Port Gujarat, Gulf of Kutch Port or Cochin Port Kochi, Kerala New Mangalore Port Manglore, Mormugao Port Panaji, Mumbai Port West Mumbai, Maharashtra Panaji Panaji Goa Paradip Jagatsinghpur, Odisha Tuticorin Port (now called V.O.Chidambaram Tuticorin, Port) Port Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

List of Important National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of India

 Kaziranga National Park – Assam  Dibru-Saikhowa National Park – Assam  Manas National Park – Assam  Nameri National Park – Assam  Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park – Assam  Amchang WLS – Assam  Chakrashila WLS – Assam  Dihing Patkai WLS – Assam  East Karbi Anglong WLS – Assam  North Karbi Anglong WLS – Assam  Nambor WLS – Assam

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 Valmiki National Park – Bihar  Gautam Budha WLS – Bihar  Kaimur WLS – Bihar  Pant (Rajgir) WLS – Bihar  Valmiki WLS – Bihar  Indravati National Park – Chhatisgarh  Kanger Valley National Park – Chhatisgarh  Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) – Chhatisgarh  Badalkhol WLS – Chhatisgarh  Bhairamgarh WLS – Chhatisgarh  Bhoramdev WLS – Chhatisgarh  Udanti Wild Buffalo WLS – Chhatisgarh  Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) National Park – Goa  Bondla WLS – Goa  Madei WLS – Goa  Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) WLS – Goa  Netravali WLS – Goa  Gir National Park & Sasan Gir Sanctuary – Gujarat  Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar – Gujarat  Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch – Gujarat  Bansda National Park – Gujarat  Jambugodha WLS – Gujarat  Jessore WLS – Gujarat  Kutch Desert WLS – Gujarat  Mitiyala WLS – Gujarat  Porbandar Lake WLS – Gujarat  Rampara Vidi WLS – Gujarat  Ratanmahal WLS – Gujarat  Shoolpaneswar (Dhumkhal) WLS – Gujarat  Thol Lake WLS – Gujarat  Wild Ass WLS – Gujarat  – – Haryana  Bhindawas WLS – Haryana  Kalesar WLS – Haryana  Khaparwas WLS – Haryana  Pin Valley National Park – Himachal Pradesh  Great Himalayan National Park – Himachal Pradesh  Inderkilla National Park – Himachal Pradesh  Khirganga National Park – Himachal Pradesh  Simbalbara National Park – Himachal Pradesh  Bandli WLS – Himachal Pradesh  Daranghati WLS – Himachal Pradesh  Dhauladhar WLS – Himachal Pradesh  Nargu WLS – Himachal Pradesh  Pong Dam Lake WLS – Himachal Pradesh  Shilli WLS – Himachal Pradesh

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 Talra WLS – Himachal Pradesh  Dachigam National Park – Jammu & Kashmir  Hemis National Park – Jammu & Kashmir  Kishtwar National Park – Jammu & Kashmir  Salim Ali National Park – Jammu & Kashmir  Gulmarg WLS – Jammu & Kashmir  Limber WLS – Jammu & Kashmir  Nandini WLS – Jammu & Kashmir  Betla National Park – Jharkhand  Lawalong WLS – Jharkhand  Palkot WLS – Jharkhand  Parasnath WLS – Jharkhand  Dandeli National Park – Karnataka  Nagarhole National Park – Karnataka  Bandipur National Park – Karnataka  Bannerghatta National Park – Karnataka  Kudremukh National Park – Karnataka  Anshi national park – Karnataka  Arabithittu WLS – Karnataka  Attiveri WLS – Karnataka  Bhadra WLS – Karnataka  Bhimgad WLS – Karnataka  Brahmagiri WLS – Karnataka  Cauvery WLS – Karnataka  Nugu WLS – Karnataka  Pushpagiri WLS – Karnataka  Ranganathittu Bird WLS – Karnataka  Sharavathi Valley WLS – Karnataka  Someshwara WLS – Karnataka  Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary – Kerala  Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary – Kerala  Eravikulam National Park – Kerala  Mathikettan Shola National Park – Kerala  Silent Valley National Park – Kerala  Anamudi Shola National Park – Kerala  Pampadum Shola National Park – Kerala  Aralam WLS – Kerala  Chimmony WLS – Kerala  Idukki WLS – Kerala  Malabar WLS – Kerala  Mangalavanam Bird WLS – Kerala  Neyyar WLS – Kerala  Periyar WLS – Kerala  Thattekad Bird WLS – Kerala  Bandhavgarh National Park – Madhya Pradesh  Pench National Park – Madhya Pradesh

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 Kanha National Park – Madhya Pradesh  Panna National Park – Madhya Pradesh  Madhav National Park – Madhya Pradesh  Mandla Plant Fossils National Park – Madhya Pradesh  Pench National Park – Madhya Pradesh  Sanjay National Park – Madhya Pradesh  Satpura National Park – Madhya Pradesh  Van Vihar national park – Madhya Pradesh  Bori WLS – Madhya Pradesh  Gandhi Sagar WLS – Madhya Pradesh  Ghatigaon WLS – Madhya Pradesh  Ken Gharial WLS – Madhya Pradesh  Narsighgarh WLS – Madhya Pradesh  National Chambal WLS – Madhya Pradesh  Orcha WLS – Madhya Pradesh  Kuno WLS – Madhya Pradesh  Sardarpur WLS – Madhya Pradesh  Son Gharial WLS – Madhya Pradesh  Sanjay Gandhi National Park – Maharashtra  Chandoli National Park – Maharashtra  Navegaon National Park – Maharashtra  Tadoba National Park – Maharashtra  Gugamal national park – Maharashtra  Aner Dam WLS – Maharashtra  Bhamragarh WLS – Maharashtra  Bhimashankar WLS – Maharashtra  Great Indian Bustard WLS – Maharashtra  Jaikwadi WLS – Maharashtra  Koyana WLS – Maharashtra  Nagzira WLS – Maharashtra  Painganga WLS – Maharashtra  Radhanagari WLS – Maharashtra  Sagareshwar WLS – Maharashtra  Tipeshwar WLS – Maharashtra  Tungareshwar WLS – Maharashtra  Keibul Lamjao National Park – Manipur  Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS – Manipur  Balphakram National Park – Meghalaya  Murlen National Park – Mizoram  Phawngpui Blue National Park – Mizoram  Mountain National Park – Mizoram  Dampa WLS (TR) – Mizoram  Ngengpui WLS – Mizoram  Pualreng WLS – Mizoram  Tokalo WLS – Mizoram  Nokrek National Park – Mizoram  Baghmara Pitcher Plant WLS – Mizoram  Nongkhyllem WLS – Mizoram 6 www.gradestack.com/blogs

 Siju WLS – Mizoram  Intanki National Park – Nagaland  Fakim WLS – Nagaland  Puliebadze WLS – Nagaland  Rangapahar WLS – Nagaland  Similipal National Park – Odisha  Bhitarkanika National Park – Odisha  Badrama WLS – Odisha  Baisipalli WLS – Odisha  Chilika (Nalaban) WLS – Odisha  Hadgarh WLS – Odisha  Khalasuni WLS – Odisha  Satkosia Gorge WLS – Odisha  Abohar WLS – Punjab  Harike Lake WLS – Punjab  Jhajjar Bacholi WLS – Punjab  Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary/ Bharatpur National Park –  Sariska National Park – Rajasthan  Ranthambore National Park – Rajasthan  Darrah National Park – Rajasthan  Desert National Park – Rajasthan  Bundh Baratha WLS – Rajasthan  Darrah WLS – Rajasthan  Jawahar Sagar WLS – Rajasthan  Kailadevi WLS – Rajasthan  Mount Abu WLS – Rajasthan  Ramsagar WLS – Rajasthan  Sawai Man Singh WLS – Rajasthan  Shergarh WLS – Rajasthan  Sitamata WLS – Rajasthan  Khangchendzonga National Park – Sikkim  Fambong Lho WLS – Sikkim  Kitam WLS (Bird) – Sikkim  Maenam WLS – Sikkim  Pangolakha WLS – Sikkim  Mudumalai National Park – Tamil Nadu  Mukurthi National Park – Tamil Nadu  Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park – Tamil Nadu  Guindy National Park – Tamil Nadu  Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park – Tamil Nadu  Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) WLS – Tamil Nadu  Kalakad WLS – Tamil Nadu  Karaivetti WLS – Tamil Nadu  Karikili WLS – Tamil Nadu  Mudumalai WLS – Tamil Nadu  Pulicat Lake WLS – Tamil Nadu  Vaduvoor WLS – Tamil Nadu 7

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 Vedanthangal WLS – Tamil Nadu  Vettangudi WLS – Tamil Nadu  Bison(Rajbari) National Park – Tripura  Clouded Leopard National Park – Tripura  Gumti WLS – Tripura  Rowa WLS – Tripura  Sepahijala WLS – Tripura  Trishna WLS – Tripura  Rajaji National Park – Uttrakhand  Jim Corbett National Park – Uttrakhand  Gangotri National Park – Uttrakhand  Valley of Flowers National Park – Uttrakhand  Askot Musk Deer WLS – Uttrakhand  Binsar WLS – Uttrakhand  Govind Pashu Vihar WLS – Uttrakhand  Kedarnath WLS – Uttrakhand  Sonanadi WLS – Uttrakhand  Dudhwa National Park –  Hastinapur WLS – Uttar Pradesh  Ranipur WLS – Uttar Pradesh  Sohagibarwa WLS – Uttar Pradesh  Sur Sarovar WLS – Uttar Pradesh  Chandraprabha WLS – Uttar Pradesh  National Chambal WLS – Uttar Pradesh  Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary – West Bengal  Buxa National Park – West Bengal  Neora Valley NationalPark – West Bengal  Singalila National Park – West Bengal  Ballavpur WLS – West Bengal  Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary – West Bengal  Haliday Island WLS – West Bengal  Lothian Island WLS – West Bengal  Mahananda WLS – West Bengal

List of State, Nuclear Power Station and Thermal Power Station

State Nuclear Power Station Thermal Power Station Andhra Pradesh (i) Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant (ii) Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station Assam Bongaigaon Thermal Power Plant Bihar (i) Barauni Thermal Power Station (ii) Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station Chhattisgarh (i) Korba Super Thermal Power Plant (ii) Sipat Thermal Power Plant

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(iii) Bhilai Expansion Power Plant (iv) Hasdeo Thermal Power Station Gujarat Kakrapar Nuclear power station (i) Mundra (TPP) (ii) Ukai Thermal Power Station (iii) Sikka Thermal Power Station (iv) Akrimota Thermal Power Station Haryana Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station (i) Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station (ii) Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station Himachal Pradesh (i) Girinagar Hydel Project (ii) Binwa Hydel Project (iii) Rangtong Hydel Project (iv) Baner and Neugal Project Jharkhand (i) Patratu Thermal Power Station (ii) Bokaro Thermal Power Station (iii) Chandrapura Thermal Power Station (iv) Koderma Thermal Power Station Karnataka Kaiga Nuclear power station (i) Udupi Thermal Power Plant (ii) Bellary Thermal Power station (iii) Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant (iv) Raichur Thermal Power Station Kerala (i) Brahmapuram Power Station (ii) Kayamkulam Power Station Madhya Pradesh (i) Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station (ii) Sant Singaji (TPP) (iii) Satpura Thermal Power Station (iv) Amarkantak Thermal Power Station (v) Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project Maharashtra (i) Tarapur Atomic power (i) Tirora (TPP) station (ii) Amravati (TPP) (ii) Jaitapur Nuclear Power (iii) Chandrapur Super (TPP) Project (iv) Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station Nagaland Dikhu Hydro Electric Power Plant Odisha (i) Talcher Super Thermal Power Station (ii) Hirakud Captive Power Plant Punjab Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant Rajasthan (i) Chhabra (TPP) (ii) Suratgarh Power Station Sikkim (i) Rangit Hydro Electric Power Prject Tamil Nadu Kundakulam Nuclear Power (i) Mettur Theral Power Station Plant (ii) Neyveli Thermal (iii) Tuticorin Thermal Power Station Tripura Palatana Thermal Power Plant

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Uttar Pradesh Narora Atomic Power Station (i) Rihand Thermal Power Station (ii) Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station (iii) Anpara Thermal Power Station (iv) Obra Thermal Power Station (v) Rosa (TPS) (vi) Panki (TPS) (i) Chibro Power Plant (ii) Khodri Power Plant (iii) Chilla Power Plant West Bengal Durgapur Thermal Power Station

List of Famous Places - Famous Names, Cities and Aliases

 Golden City Amritsar  Manchester of India Ahmedabad  City Of Seven Islands Mumbai  Queen Of Arabian Sea Cochin  Space City Bangalore  Garden City of India Bangalore  Silicon Valley of India Bangalore  Electronic City of India Bangalore  Pink City  Gateway of India Mumbai  Twin City : ,  City Of Festivals Madurai  Deccan Queen  City Of Buildings Kolkata  Dakshin Ganga Godavari

List of State, River and Dam State River Dam Uttarakhand Bhagirathi Tehri Dam Himachal Pradesh Sutlej Bhakra Dam Kerala Periyar Idukki arch Dam Uttarakhand Lakhwar Dam Gujarat Narmada Sardar Sarover Dam Telangna/Andhra Pradesh Krishna Srisailam Dam Punjab Raavi Ranjit Sagar Dam Jammu & Kashmir Chenab Baglihar Dam Telangna/Andhra Pradesh Krishna Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

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Jammu & Kashmir Chenab Salal Dam Maharashtra Koyna Koyna Dam Uttar Pradesh Rihand Rihand Dam Gujarat Tapi Ukai Dam Madhya Pradesh Narmada Indira Sagar Dam Jammu & Kashmir Suru Chutak Hydroelectric Power (Kargil district) plant Jammu & Kashmir Sindhu Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric (Leh district) Power plant Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum Uri Dam (Baramula district) Tamil Nadu Kaveri Mettur Dam Odisha Mahanadi Hirakud Dam Rajasthan Chambal Jawahar Sagar Dam Rajasthan Chambal Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Uttarakhand Bhagirathi Koteshwar Dam Madhya Pradesh Chambal Gandhi Sagar Dam Madhya Pradesh Narmada Omkareshwar Dam Kerala (idukki district) Periyar Mullaperiyar Dam

List of Revolution and Field

Revolution Field Black Revolution Petroleum Production Blue Revolution Fish Production Brown Revolution Leather/nonconventional(India)/Cocoa production Golden Fiber Revolution Jute Production Golden Revolution Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production Green Revolution Food grains Grey Revolution Fertilizer Pink Revolution Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production Red Revolution Meat & Tomato Production Round Revolution Potato Silver Fiber Revolution Cotton Silver Revolution Egg/Poultry Production White Revolution (In India : Operation Flood) Milk/Dairy production Yellow Revolution Oil Seeds production Evergreen Revolution Overall development of Agriculture 11

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List of State, Folk Dance and Classical Dance

State Folk Dance Classical Dance Andhra Pradesh Changu Kuchipudi Assam Bihu Bihar Chhau Gujarat Garba Jammu and Kashmir Dumhal Rauf Kerala Padayani Kathakali Karnataka Dollu Kunitha Maharashtra Lavani Madhya Pradesh Gaur Manupur Manipuri Odisha Changu Odissi Punjab Bhangra Rajasthan (i) Gair (ii) Ghoomar Tamil Nadu Karagam Bharat Natyam Uttar Pradesh Kathak West Bengal Chhau

List of International Stadiums

Stadiums in Adelaide Oval - Adelaide Bundaberg Rum Stadium - Cairns Telstra Dome - Melbourne Manuka Oval - Canberra Marrara Ground - Darwin Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne - Sydney W.A.C.A. Ground - Perth

Stadiums in Bangladesh

Bangabandhu National Stadium - Dhaka Chittagong Stadium - Chittagong

Stadiums in England Edgbaston - Birmingham Headingley - Leeds Lord's - London Old Trafford - Manchester Sophia Gardens - Cardiff

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St Lawrence Ground - Canterbury The Brit Oval - London Trent Bridge - Nottingham

Stadiums in India - Barkatullah Khan Stadium - - Mumbai - Kolkata Feroz Shah Kotla - Delhi - Green Park - Indira Gandhi Stadium - Rajiv Gandhi Port Silver Jubilee Stadium - Visakhapatnam Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - New Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium - Hyderabad M.Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bangalore MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chennai Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground - Moin-ul-Haq Stadium - Sardar Vallabhai Patel Motera Stadium - Ahmedabad - Jaipur Vidarbha CA Ground - – Mumbai Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - Kochi(Kerala) Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium - (Assam) Dhyan Chand National Stadium - Delhi

Stadiums in New Zealand Basin Reserve - Wellington Eden Park - Auckland Jade Stadium - Christchurch John Davies Oval - Queenstown McLean Park - Napier

Stadiums in Arbab Niaz Stadium - Peshawar Ayub National Stadium - Quetta Gaddafi Stadium -

Stadiums in South Kingsmead - Durban New Wanderers Stadium - Newlands - Cape Town St George's Park - Port Elizabeth Centurion Super Sport Park - Pretoria

Stadium in Sri Lanka

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Colombo Cricket Club Ground - Colombo Galle International Stadium - Galle P.Saravanamuttu Stadium - Colombo R.Premadasa Stadium - Colombo Sinhalese Sports Club Ground - Colombo

Stadiums in West Indies Kingston - Jamaica Antigua Recreation Ground St John's - Antigua Guyana Cricket Stadium Georgetown - Guyana Bridgetown - Barbados Castries - St Lucia Albion Sports Complex Berbice - Guyana

Stadiums in Zimbabwe Bulawayo Athletic Club - Bulawayo Harare Sports Club - Harare Kwekwe Sports Club - Kwekwe Queens Sports Club - Bulawayo

Stadiums in United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Zayed Stadium - Abu Dhabi Sharjah Cricket Stadium - Sharjah

List of Awards & their fields

1. Bharat Ratna – It is the highest civilian award of the India. The award was given for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, science and public services but the government expanded the criteria to include "any field of human endeavour". The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year. 2. Nobel Prize – The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics. 3. Saraswati Samman – Literature Note : The award was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages. 4. Jnanpith award – Literature Note : The award was instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages. 5. Vyas Samman – Literature Note : Vyas Samman is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in recognition of the literary work published in past 10 years.

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6. Bihari Puraskar – Literature Note : Bihari Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. The award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. 7. Moorti Devi Award – Literature Note : The Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work which emphasizes Indian philosophy and culture. 8. Booker Prize – Literature Note : It is an annual award for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK literary award 9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award – Cinema/Films Note : The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 10. Arjuna Award – Outstanding performance from the sportspersons in sports and games. Note : The Government has modified the format of Arjuna Award very recently and as per the revised schematic guidelines a sportsperson must have very good consistent performances for the previous 3 years at the international level to be considered as eligible for the Award. 11. Dronacharya Award – Eminent coaches of any particular sport Note : The award is named after the very famous archery coach, mentioned in the epic of India known as the Mahabharata. This very award is not related with the sportspersons who are still playing in the field; instead this is related to those eminent coaches of any particular sport. 12. Dhyan Chand Award – The award that is given to the veteran sportspersons of India for their lifetime achievement in their respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in Sports and Games. 13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is the highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson for his/her achievements in India. 14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize – For Science & Technology Note : The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics. 15. Kalinga Prize – Science Note : The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people. 16. Pulitzer Prize – Journalism Note : The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the . 17. Abel Prize – Mathematics Note : The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.

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18. Grammy Award – Music Note : A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. 19. Stirling Prize - Architecture Note : The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. 20. Aga Khan Award – Architecture Note : The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Islamic societies in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community development and improvement. 21. Pritzker Prize – Architecture Note : The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually "to honor a living architect.

Important Boundary Lines

 Durand Line is the line demarcating the boundaries of and Pakistan. It was drawn up in 1896 by Sir Mortimer Durand.  Hindenburg Line is the boundary dividing Germany and Poland. The Germans retreated to this line in 1917 during World War I.  Mason-dixon Line is a line of demarcation between four states in the United States.  Marginal Line was the 320 km line of fortification built by along its border with Germany before World War II, to protect its boundary from German attack.  Mannerheim Line is the line of fortification on the Russia-Finland border. Drawn up by General Mannerheim.  Macmahon Line was drawn up by Sir. Henry MacMahon, demarcating the frontier of India and . China did not recognize the MacMahon line and crossed it in 1962.  Medicine Line is the border between and the United States.  Order-neisse Line is the border between Poland and Germany, running along the Order and Beisse rivers, adopted at the poland Conference (August 1945) after  Radcliffe Line was drawn up by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, demarcating the boundary between India and Pakistan.  Siegfried Line is the line of fortification drawn up by Germany on its border with France.  17th Parallel defined the boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam before the two were united.  24th Parallel is the line which Pakistan claims for demarcation between India and Pakistan. This, however, is not recognized by India.  is a circle of which croses through Africa, Australia and .  is a line of latitude that Stands one-third of the way between the and the .  is a which cuts through the southeren United States, parts of North Africa, parts of the Middle East, and China.

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 35th Parallel north forms the boundary between the State of North Carolina and the State of and the boundary between the State of Tennessee arid the State of Georgia the State of Alabama, and the State of Mississippi.  36030’ Parallel north forms the boundary between the Tennessee and Commonwealth of between the Tennessee River and the , the boundary between Missiouri and Arkansas west of the White River, and the northernmost boundary between the and the .  formed the southern boundary of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson.  38th Parallel is the parallel of latitude which separates and .  39th Parallel north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 39 degrees north of the ’s equatorial plane.  40th Parallel north formed the original northern boundary of the British Colony of Maryland.  41th Parallel north forms the northern boundary of the State of with and and the southern boundary of the State of Wyoming with Colorado and .  forms most of the - Pennsylania Border.  43rd Parallel north forms most of the boundary between the State of Nebraska and the State of and also formed the northern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson.  The Parallel 440 north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane.  is often called the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole. The  45th parallel makes up most of the boundary between and Wyoming. 45th parallel of south latitude is the east-west line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the equator and the South Pole.  49th Parallel is the boundary between USA and Canada

List of Banks, Headquarter and Tagline

Banks Headquarter Tagline Allahabad Bank Kolkata A Tradition of Trust Andhra Bank Hyderabad Where India Banks Bank of Baroda India’s International Bank Bank of India Mumbai Relationship beyond Banking Bank of Maharashtra Pune Ek parivaar Ek Bank Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited New Delhi Empowering Women, Empowering India Canara Bank Bangalore Together We Can Central Bank of India Mumbai Central to You Since 1911 Corporation Bank Mangalore Prosperity for all Dena Bank Mumbai Trusted Family Bank Indian Bank Chennai Your Own Bank Indian Overseas Bank Chennai Good People to Grow With

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Oriental Bank of Commerce New Delhi Where Every Individual is Committed Punjab National Bank New Delhi The Name You can Bank Upon Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi Where Service is a way of Life State Bank of India Mumbai The Banker to Every Indian Syndicate Bank Manipal Faithful and Friendly Union Bank of India Mumbai Good People to Bank with United Bank of India Kolkata The Bank that begins with U UCO Bank Kolkata Honours your Trust Vijaya Bank Bangalore A Friend you can Bank upon IDBI Bank Ltd Mumbai Bank aisa dost jaisa

List of Internation Organization, Headquarter & President/G.Sec.

International Organizations Headquarter President/ General Secretary Asian Infrastructure Beijing, China Jin Liqun Investment Bank (AIIB) New Development Bank (BRICS Shanghai, China K.V. Kamath Development Bank Asian Development Bank Manila, Philippines Takehiko Nakao (ADB) International Monetary Fund Washington DC, US Christine Lagarde (IMF) World Bank Washington DC, US Jim Yong Kim United Nations Organization New York, US Ban Ki – moon (UN) United Nations Children’s Fund New York, US Anthony Lake (UNICEF) United Nations Populations New York, US Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Fund (UNFPA) United Nations Conference on Geneva, Mukhisa Kituyi Trade & Development (UNCTAD) World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland Margaret Chan (WHO) World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland Klaus Schwab International Labour Geneva, Switzerland Guy Ryder Organisation (ILO) World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland Roberto Azevêdo World Meteorological Geneva, Switzerland Michel Jarraud Organisation (Secretary-General) World Intellectual Property Geneva, Switzerland Francis Gurry Organisation International Committee of the Geneva, Switzerland Peter Maurer Red Cross

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United Nations Education Paris, France Irina Bokova Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Organisation for Economic Paris, France José Ángel Gurría Cooperation & Development (OECD) United Nations Industrial Vienna, Austria Li Yong Development Organisation (UNIDO) International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria Yukiya Amano Organisation of Petroleum Vienna, Austria Diezani Alison-Madueke Exporting Countries (OPEC) Amnesty International London, UK Salil Shetty International Maritime London, UK Koji Sekimizu Organisation Commonwealth of Nations London, UK Head - Queen Elizabeth II Secretary-General-Kamalesh Sharma South Asian Association for Kathmandu, Arjun Bahadur Thapa Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (Secretary-General) Association of South East Jakarta, Indonesia Le Loung Minh Nations (ASEAN) Asia Pacific Economic Singapore Dr. Alan Bollard Cooperation (APEC) North Atlantic Treaty Brussels, Belgium Jens Stoltenberg Organisation (NATO) (Secretary-General) International Cricket Council Dubai, UAE Zaheer Abbas (ICC) Food & Agricultural , José Graziano da Silva Organisation (FAO) International Court of Justice The Hague, The Netherland Ronny Abraham International Olympic Lausanne, Switzerland Thomas Bach Committee The Fédération Internationale Zurich, Switzerland Sepp Blatter de Football Association (FIFA) The Organization for the The Hague, The Netherlands Ahmet Üzümcü Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) World Wide Fund for Nature Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Yolanda Kakabadse (WWF) Vaud, Switzerland

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List of National and Internation Water Falls

India Water Falls International Water Falls Odisha Barehipani Falls Venezuela Angel Goa Dudhsagar Falls Venezuela Kukenaam Meghalaya Nohkalikai Falls USA Ribbon Meghalaya Langshiang Falls Tugela Karnataka Jog Falls or Gersoppa falls Australia Wollomombi (Plunge waterfalls) Karnataka Magod Falls Guaria Karnataka Lushington Falls or Unchalli Falls or Canada Niagara Keppa Jog falls Karnataka Sivasamudram Falls Zimbabwe Victoria Karnataka Kunchikal Falls (Tiered waterfalls) Jharkhand Hundru Falls Madhya Pradesh Kapildhara Falls

List of International Cricket Stadiums and Place

International Cricket Stadiums Place Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi Brabourne Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra 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 , Chandigarh Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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List of Airport, City and State

Airport City State Veer Savarkar International Airport Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands Visakhapatnam Airport Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Guwahati Assam Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Delhi Goa International Airport Goa Goa Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Ahmedabad Gujarat Airport Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka Mangalore International Airport Mangalore Karnataka Cochin International Airport Kochi Kerala Calicut International Airport Kozhikode Kerala Trivandrum International Airport Kerala Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai Maharashtra Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Nagpur Maharashtra Airport Tulihal Airport Imphal Manipur Biju Patnaik International Airport Bhubaneswar Odisha Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Amritsar Punjab Airport Jaipur International Airport Jaipur Rajasthan Chennai International Airport Chennai Tamil Nadu Coimbatore International Airport Coimbatore Tamil Nadu Tiruchirapalli International Airport Tiruchirapalli Tamil Nadu Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Uttar Pradesh Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Kolkata West Bengal International Airport

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List of State, Capital, Governor & Chief Minister State Capital Governor Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad (Proposed Shri E. S. Lakshmi Shri. Nara Capital Amaravati) Narasimhan Chandrababu Naidu Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Shri J.P. Rajkhowa Shri Kalikho Pul Assam Dispur Shri Padmanabha Shri Sarbananda Balakrishna Acharya Sonowal (Add. Charge) Bihar Patna Shri Ram Nath Kovind Shri Nitish Kumar Chhattisgarh Raipur Shri Balramji Dass Dr. Raman Singh Tandon Delhi (NCT) Shri Arvind Kejriwal Goa Panaji Smt. Mridula Sinha Shri Laxmikant Parsekar Gujarat Gandhinagar Shri Om Prakash Kohli Smt. Anandiben Patel Haryana Chandigarh Prof. Kaptan Singh Shri Manohar Lal Solanki Himachal Pradesh Shimla Shri Acharya Dev Vrat Shri Virbhadra Singh Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (summer), Shri N. N. Vohra Mehbooba Mufti Jammu (winter) Sayeed Jharkhand Shrimati Droupadi Shri Raghubar Das Murmu Karnataka Bengaluru Shri Vajubhai Vala Shri Siddaramaiah Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Shri Justice (Retd.) Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Palaniswamy Sathasivam Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Shri Ram Naresh Shri Shivraj Singh Yadav Chouhan Maharashtra Mumbai Shri Chennamaneni Shri Devendra Vidyasagar Rao Fadnavis Manipur Imphal Shri V. Shri Okram Ibobi Shanmuganathan Singh (Add. Charge) Meghalaya Shillong Shri V. Dr. Mukul Sangma Shanmuganthan Mizoram Aizawl Lt. General (Retd.) Shri Lal Thanhawla Nirbhay Sharma Nagaland Kohima Shri Padmanabha Shri. T R Zeliang Balakrishna Acharya Odisha Bhubaneswar Dr. S. C. Jamir Shri Naveen Patnaik Puducherry (UT) Kiran Bedi Shri. V. Narayanasamy Punjab Chandigarh Shri Kaptan Singh Shri Parkash Singh Solanki Badal

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Rajasthan Jaipur Shri Kalyan Singh Smt. Vasundhara Raje Sikkim Gangtok Shri Shriniwas Shri Pawan Kumar Dadasaheb Patil Chamling Tamil Nadu Chennai Dr. K. Rosaiah Selvi J. Jayalalithaa Telangana Hyderabad Shri E.S Lakshmi Shri K Chandrasekhar Narasimhan (Add. Rao Charge) Tripura Agartala Shri Tathagata Roy Shri Manik Sarkar Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Shri Ram Naik Shri Akhilesh Yadav Uttarakhand Dehradun Dr. Krishan Kant Paul Shri Harish Rawat West Bengal Kolkata Shri Keshari Nath Km. Mamata Banerjee Tripathi

List of Union Territory, Capital and Chief Minister/Governor

Union Territory Capital Chief Minister/ Governor Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Pondicheerry (Puducherry) Shri. V. Narayanasamy Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair A.K. Singh (L.G.) Chandigarh (Administrator) Daman & Diu Daman Ashish Kundhra (Administrator) Dadar & Nagar Silvasa Ashish Kundra (Administrator) Lakshadweep Kavaratti H. Rajesh Prasad (Administrator)

List of State, Monuments and Temples State Monuments Temples Andhra Pradesh (i) Srisailam Temple (ii) Tirupathi Temple Assam (i) Kamakhya Temple (ii) Sukresvara Temple Bihar Mahabodhi Temple Delhi (NCT) (i) Humayun’s Tomb (ii) The Red Fort (iii) Qutub Minar (iv) Lotus Temple (v) Janatar Mantar Gujarat Somnath Temple Haryana Temple Jammu and Kashmir Dal Lake Amarnath Temple Kerala Sabrimala Temple

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Maharashtra Siddhivinayak Temple Odisha Konark Temple Punjab Darbar Sahib – Amritsar Golden Temple Rajasthan (i) Hawa Mahal – Jaipur Birla Mandir (ii) Fort – Jodhpur (iii) Jal Mahal – Jaipur Tamil Nadu (i) Meenakshi Temple (ii) Brihadeeswarar Temple Telangana Salar Jung Museum – Hyderabad Uttar Pradesh Taj Mahal – Agra West Bengal Victoria Memorial - Kolkata

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 Trophy, Jawharlal Nehru Cup, Rani Jhansi Trophy, Cricket 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 Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Football 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, Badminton Ibrahim 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 Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Lawn Tennis Heineken Cup Golf Augusta Masters, British Open, US Maters Horse Racing Derby Rowing Wellington trophy

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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, , Drive, No ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner, Keeper, Pitch, Crease, Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit – Wicket, Bouncer, Stone-Walling. Football Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Tick, 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 All Cabinet Ministers

Cabinet Ministers Ministries Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of Home Affairs Sushma Swaraj Minister of External Affairs Shri Arun Jaitley Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Venkaiah Naidu Alleviation and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Shipping Shri Manohar Parrikar Minister of Defence Shri Suresh Prabhu Minister of Railways Shri D V Sadananda Gowda Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Sushri Uma Bharati Rejuvenation Shri Ramvilas Paswan Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Kalraj Mishra Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Minister of Women and Child Development Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers; and Minister of Parliamentary Shri Ananthkumar Affairs Shri Ravi Shankar Minister of Law and Justice; and Minister of Electronics and Prasad Information Technology 25

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Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Anant Geete Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Harsimrat Kaur Badal Minister of Food Processing Industries Shri Narendra Singh Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Tomar Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh Minister of Steel Shri Jual Oram Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Radha Mohan Singh Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of Textiles Harsh Vardhan Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences Shri Prakash Javadekar Minister of Human Resource Development

List of Country, Capital, Currency, President and Prime Minister

Country Capital Currency President Prime Minister Afghanistan Kabul Afghani Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Tirane Lek Bujar Nishani Edi Rama Algiers Dinar Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelmalek Sellal Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro Angola Luanda New Kwanza Jose Eduardo Dos Santos Antigua and Saint John's East Caribbean Sir Rodney Williams Gaston Browne Barbuda dollar Buenos Aires Peso Mauricio Macri Yerevan Dram Serzh Sargsyan Hovik Abrahamyan Australia Canberra Australian dollar Sir Peter Cosgrove Malcolm Turnbull Austria Vienna Euro (formerly Heinz Fischer schilling) Baku Manat Ilham Aliyev Artur Rasizade The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar Marguerite Pindling Perry Gladstone Christie Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bin Khalifa Salman Al Khalifa 26

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Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina Barbados Bridgetown Barbados dollar Elliot Belgrave Freundel Stuart Belarus Minsk Belorussian Aleksandr Andrei Kobyakov ruble Lukashenko Belgium Brussels Euro (formerly Philippe Charles Michel Belgian franc) Belize Belmopan Belize dollar Sir Colville Young Dean Oliver Barrow Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc Patrice Talon Lionel Zinsou Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Jigme Khesar Tshering Tobgay Namgyel Wangchuck Bolivia La Paz Boliviano Juan Evo Morales (administrative); Ayma Sucre (judicial) Bosnia and Sarajevo Marka Herzegovina Gaborone Pula Seretse Khama Ian Khama Brazil Brasilia Real Dilma Rousseff Brunei Bandar Seri Brunei dollar Sir Hassanal Bolkiah Sir Hassanal Begawan Bolkiah Sofia Lev Rosen Plevneliev Boyko Borisov Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc (Acting) Roch Marc Paul Kaba Thieba Christian Kaboré Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc Pierre Nkurunziza Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel Norodom Sihamoni Hun Sen Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc Paul Biya Philemon Yang Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar David Johnston Justin Trudeau Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean Jorge Carlos De Ulisses Correia e escudo Almeida Fonseca Silva Central African Bangui CFA Franc Faustin-Archange Simplice Sarandji Republic Touadéra Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc Idriss Deby Itno Albert Pahimi Padacke Santiago Chilean Peso Michelle Bachelet China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi Xi Jinping Li Keqiang Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso Juan Manuel Santos Comoros Moroni Franc Ikililou Dhoinine Congo, Brazzaville CFA Franc Clement Mouamba Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa Congolese franc Joseph Kabila Augustin Matata Democratic Ponyo Mapon Republic of the Costa Rica San Jose Colón Luis Guillermo Solís Cote d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro CFA Franc Alassane Dramane Daniel Kablan (official); Abidjan Ouattara Duncan (de facto)

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Croatia Zagreb Kuna Kolinda Grabar- Tihomir Kitarovic Oreskovic Cuba Havana Cuban Peso General Raul Modesto Raúl Castro Castro Ruz Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound Nicos Anastasiades Czech Republic Prague Koruna Milos Zeman Bohuslav Sobotka Denmark Copenhagen Krone Queen-Margrethe II Lars Løkke Rasmussen Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc Ismail Omar Guelleh Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed Dominica Roseau East Caribbean Charles Savarin Roosevelt Skerrit dollar Dominican Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Danilo Medina Republic Sanchez East Timor Dili U.S. dollar (Timor-Leste) Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar Rafael Correa Delgado Egyptian pound Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Sherif Ismail El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar Salvador Sánchez Cerén Equatorial Malabo CFA Franc Brig. General Teodoro Vicente Ehate Guinea Obiang Nguema Tomi Mbasogo Eritrea Asmara Nakfa Isaias Afwerki Estonia Tallinn Kroon Toomas Hendrik Ilves Taavi Roivas Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr Mulatu Teshome Hailemariam Desalegn Fiji Suva Fiji dollar George Konrote Frank Bainimarama Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly Sauli Niinisto Juha Sipila markka) France Paris Euro (formerly Francois Hollande Manuel Valls French franc) Gabon Libreville CFA Franc Ali Ben Bongo Daniel Ona Ondo Ondimba The Gambia Banjul Dalasi Yahya Jammeh Georgia Tbilisi Lari Giorgi Margvelashvili Giorgi Kvirikashvili Germany Berlin Euro (formerly Joachim Gauck Chancellor- Deutsche mark) Angela Merkel Ghana Accra Cedi John Dramani Mahama Athens Euro (formerly Prokopis Pavlopoulos Alexis Tsipras drachma) Grenada Saint George's East Caribbean Cecile La Grenade Keith Mitchell dollar

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Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal Jimmy Morales Guinea Conakry Guinean franc Alpha Conde Mamady Youla Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA Franc José Mário Vaz Carlos Correia Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar David A. Granger Moses Nagamootoo Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde (Acting) Jocelerme (Acting) Enex Privert Jean-Charles Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado Hungary Budapest Forint Janos Ader Viktor Orban Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic króna Olafur Ragnar Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson Grímsson India New Delhi Rupee Pranab Mukherjee Narendra Modi Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Joko Widodo Tehran Rial Hassan Rouhani Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Fuad Masum Haider al-Abadi Ireland Dublin Euro (formerly Michael Daniel Enda Kenny Irish pound Higgins [punt]) Jerusalem Shekel Reuven Rivlin Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu Italy Rome Euro (formerly Sergio Mattarella Matteo Renzi lira) Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar Sir Patrick Allen Andrew Holness Tokyo Yen Emperor-Akihito Shinzo Abe Amman Jordanian dinar King-Abdallah II Abdullah Ensour Astana Tenge Nursultan Karim Massimov Nazarbayev Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling Uhuru Kenyatta Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Australian dollar Taneti Mamau Korea, North Pyongyang Won Supreme leader: Kim Jong-un Korea, South Seoul Won Park Geun-Hye Hwang Kyo-ahn Pristina Euro (German Hashim Thaçi Isa Mustafa Mark prior to 2002) Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar Amir-Sabah al-Ahmad Jabir Al-Mubarak al-Jabir al-Sabah Al-Hamad Al- Sabah Bishkek Som Almazbek Atambaev Sooronbay Jeenbekov

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Laos Vientiane New Kip Bounnhang Vorachith Thongsing Thammavong Latvia Riga Lats Raimonds Vējonis Maris Kucinskis Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound (Acting) Tammam Tammam Salam Salam Lesotho Maseru Maluti King-Letsie III Pakalitha Mosisili Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Tripoli Libyan dinar Aguila Salah Issa Fayez al-Sarraj Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc Prince - Hans Adam II Adrian Hasler Lithuania Vilnius Litas Dalia Grybauskaite Algirdas Butkevicius Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro (formerly Monarch – Henri Xavier Bettel Luxembourg franc) Macedonia Denar Gjorge Ivanov Emil Dimitriev Antananarivo Malagasy franc Hery Martial Olivier Rajaonarimampianina Solonandrasana Rakotoari Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha Peter Mutharika Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit King-Abdul Halim Najib Razak Mu'adzam Shah Maldives Male Rufiya Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom Mali Bamako CFA Franc Ibrahim Boubacar Modibo Keita Keita Malta Valletta Maltese lira Marie Louise Coleiro Joseph Muscat Preca Marshall Majuro U.S. Dollar Hilda Heine Islands Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya Mohamed Ould Abdel Yahya Ould Aziz Hademine Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee Ameenah Gurib Anerood Jugnauth Mexico City Mexican peso Enrique Pena Nieto Micronesia, Palikir U.S. Dollar Peter M. Christian Federated States of Chisinau Leu Nicolae Timofti Pavel Filip Monaco Monaco Euro Ulaanbaatar Tugrik Tsakhia Elbegdorj Chimed Saikhanbileg

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Montenegro Podgorica Euro Filip Vujanovic Milo Dukanovic Rabat Dirham King-Mohammed VI Abdelillah Benkirane Metical Filipe Nyusi Carlos Agostinho do Rosário Myanmar Rangoon Kyat Htin Kyaw (Burma) (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative) Windhoek Namibian dollar Hage Geingob Saara Kuugongelwa- Amadhila Nauru no official capital; Australian dollar Baron Divavesi Waqa government offices in Yaren District Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee Bidhya Devi Bhandari Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Netherlands Amsterdam; The Euro (formerly King-Willem- Mark Rutte Hague (seat of guilder) Alexander government) New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Governor General- John Phillip Key dollar Jerry Mateparae Nicaragua Managua Gold cordoba Daniel Ortega Saavedra Niger Niamey CFA Franc Mahamadou Issoufou Brigi Rafini Nigeria Abuja Naira Muhammadu Buhari Norway Oslo Norwegian King-Harald V Erna Solberg krone Oman Muscat Omani rial Sultan-Qaboos bin Fahd bin Said Al Said Mahmoud al Said Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee Mamnoon Hussain Md Nawaz Sharif Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar Tommy Remengesau Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. Juan Carlos Varela dollar Papua New Port Moresby Kina Michael Ogio Peter Paire Guinea O'neill Paraguay Asuncion Guaraní Horacio Cartes Jara Peru Lima Nuevo sol Ollanta Moises Pedro Cateriano (1991) Humala Tasso Philippines Manila Peso Rodrigo Duterte Poland Warsaw Zloty Andrzej Duda Beata Szydło Lisbon Euro (formerly Marcelo Rebelo de António Costa escudo) Sousa Qatar Doha Qatari riyal Emir - Tamim bin Abdallah Bin Hamad Al Thani Nasir Bin Khalifa 31

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Al Thani Bucharest Leu Klaus Iohannis Dacian Cioloș Russia Moscow Ruble Vladimir Dmitriy Vladimirovich Putin Anatolyevich Medvedev Rwanda Kigali Rwanda franc Paul Kagame Anastase Murekezi Saint Kitts and Basseterre East Caribbean Samuel Weymouth Timothy Harris Nevis dollar Tapley Seaton Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean Dame Pearlette Kenny Davis dollar Louisy Anthony Saint Vincent Kingstown East Caribbean Sir Frederick Ralph Everard and the dollar Nathaniel Ballantyne Gonsalves Grenadines Samoa Apia Tala Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi San Marino San Marino Euro Sao Tome and Sao Tome Dobra Manuel Pinto Da Patrice Trovoada Principe Costa Riyadh Riyal King-Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Senegal Dakar CFA Franc Macky Sall Md. Dionne Yugoslav new Tomislav Nikolic Aleksandar Vučić dinar. In Kosovo both the euro & the Yugoslav dinar are legal Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee James Alix Michel Sierra Leone Freetown Leone Ernest Bai Koroma Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar Tony Tan Keng Yam Lee Hsien Loong Slovakia Bratislava Euro (from Andrej Kiska Robert Fico 01/01/09), Koruna Ljubljana Slovenian tolar; Borut Pahor Miro Cerar euro (as of 1/1/07) Solomon Honiara Solomon Islands Frank Ofagioro Kabui Manasseh Islands dollar Sogavare Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling Hassan Sheikh Omar Abdirashid Mahamud Ali Sharmarke South Africa Pretoria Rand Jacob Zuma (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound Salva Kiir Mayardit 32

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Spain Madrid Euro (formerly Monarch - Felipe VI Mariano Rajoy peseta) Sri Lanka Colombo; Sri Sri Lanka rupee Maithripala Sirisena Ranil Jayewardenepura Wickremesinghe Kotte (legislative) Sudan Khartoum Dinar Omar al-Bashir Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese Dési Bouterse dollar Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni King-Mswati III Barnabus Sibusiso Dlamini Sweden Stockholm Krona Carl XVI Gustaf Stefan Lofven Switzerland Bern Swiss franc Damascus Syrian pound Bashar Al-Asad Wael Nader al- Halqi Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar Ma Ying-Jeou Dushanbe Somoni Emomali Rahmon Kohir Rasulzoda Tanzania Dar es Salaam; Tanzanian John Magufuli Kassim Majaliwa Dodoma shilling (legislative) Thailand Bangkok Baht Monarch - Bhumibol Prayut Chan-o- Adulyadej cha Togo Lome CFA Franc Faure Gnassingbe Komi Sélom Klassou Tonga Nuku'alofa Pa'anga King-Tupou VI Akilisi Pohiva Trinidad and Port-of- Trinidad and Anthony Thomas Keith Rowley Tobago Tobago dollar Aquinas Carmona Tunis Tunisian dinar Beji Caid Essebsi Habib Essid Ankara Turkish lira Recep Tayyip Ahmet (YTL) Erdoğan Davutoğlu Ashgabat Manat Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Tuvalu Vaiaku village, Australian dollar Iakoba Italeli Enele Sopoaga Funafuti province Uganda Kampala Ugandan new Yoweri Kaguta Ruhakana shilling Museveni Rugunda Kyiv Hryvna Petro Poroshenko Volodymyr Groysman United Arab Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham Khalifa Bin Zayid Al Muhammad Bin Emirates Nuhayyan Rashid Al Maktum United London Pound sterling Queen-Elizabeth II David William Kingdom Donald Cameron United States of Washington D.C. Dollar Barack Obama America Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso Tabaré Vázquez 33

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Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum Islom Karimov Shavkat Mirziyoyev Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu Baldwin Lonsdale Charlot Salwai Vatican City Vatican City Euro (Holy See) Venezuela Caracas Bolivar Nicolas Maduro Moros Vietnam Hanoi Dong Tran Dai Quang Nguyen Xuan Phuc Yemen Sanaa Rial Fd. Mar. Abd Rabuh Ahmed Obeid bin Mansur Hadi Daghr Zambia Lusaka Kwacha Edgar Lungu Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean Robert Gabriel dollar Mugabe

List of Country, Central Bank and Stock Exchange

Country Central Bank Stock Exchange AFGHANISTAN Bank of Afghanistan ALBANIA Bank of Albania ALGERIA Bank of Algeria ANGOLA National Bank of Angola ARGENTINA Central Bank of Argentina MERVAL 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 S&P/ASX 200 AUSTRIA European Central Bank WBI AZERBAIJAN Central Bank of the Rep. of Azerbaijan BAHAMAS Central Bank of the Bahamas BAHRAIN Central Bank of Bahrain ALL SHARE BANGLADESH Bangladesh Bank DSE GENERAL BARBADOS Central Bank of Barbados BELARUS National Bank of the Rep. of Belarus BELGIUM European Central Bank BEL20 BELIZE Central Bank of Belize BENIN Central Bank of West African States BERMUDA Bermuda Monetary Authority

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BHUTAN Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan BOLIVIA Central Bank of Bolivia BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Central Bank of Bosnia & SASX10 Herzegovina BOTSWANA Bank of Botswana BGSMDC BRAZIL Central Bank of Brazil BOVESPA BULGARIA Bulgarian National Bank SOFIX 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 S&P/TSX 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 IGPA CHINA People’s Bank of China SHCOMP COLOMBIA Central Bank of Colombia IGBC COMMONWEALTH OF Eastern Caribbean Central DOMINICA Bank CONGO Bank of Central African States CONGO DEM. REP. Central Bank of Congo COSTA RICA Central Bank of Costa Rica CRSMBCT Croatian National Bank CROBEX CUBA Central Bank of Cuba CURACAO & ST. MAARTEN Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten CYPRUS European Central Bank GENERAL CZECH REPUBLIC Czech National Bank SE PX DENMARK National Bank of Denmark OMX COPENHAGEN DOMINICAN REPL. Central Bank of the Dominican Rep. ECUADOR Central Bank of Ecuador ECU EGYPT Central Bank of Egypt EGX30 EL SALVADOR Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador EQUATORIAL GUINEA Bank of Central African States ESTONIA European Central Bank OMX TALLIN ETHIOPIA National Bank of Ethiopia FIJI Reserve Bank of Fiji FINLAND European Central Bank HEX25 FRANCE European Central Bank CAC 40 GABON Bank of Central African States

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GAMBIA Central Bank of The Gambia GEORGIA National Bank of Georgia GERMANY European Central Bank DAX 30 GHANA Bank of Ghana Henry GGSECI GREECE European Central Bank ASE 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 HIS HUNGARY Central Bank of Hungary BUX ICELAND Central Bank of Iceland SE ICEX INDIA Reserve Bank of India SENSEX INDONESIA Bank Indonesia JCI IRAN Central Bank of Islamic Rep. of Iran IRAQ Central Bank of Iraq IRELAND European Central Bank ISEQ ISRAEL Bank of Israel TA-100 ITALY European Central Bank FTSE MIB IVORY COAST Central Bank of West African States JAMAICA Bank of Jamaica STOCK JAPAN Bank of Japan NIKKEI 225 JORDAN Central Bank of Jordan ASE GENERAL KAZAKHSTAN National Bank of Kazakhstan KASE KENYA Central Bank of Kenya NSE20 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Bank of Korea KOSOVO Central Bank of the Republic of Kozovo KUWAIT Central Bank of Kuwait STOCK KYRGYZSTAN National Bank of the Kyrgyz Repl.Abdygulo LATVIA Bank of Latvia OMX RIGA LAOS_(Lao People’s Dem. Bank of the Lao LSXC Repl.) LEBANON Central Bank of Lebanon MSCI LESOTHO Central Bank of Lesotho LIBERIA Central Bank of Liberia LIBYA Central Bank of Libya LITHUANIA Bank of Lithuania OMX VILNIUS

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LUXEMBOURG European Central Bank LUXX MACAO Monetary Authority of Macao MACEDONIA National Bank of the Rep. of MBI 10 Macedonia MADAGASCAR Central Bank of Madagascar MALAWI Reserve Bank of Malawi MALAYSIA Bank Negara Malaysia FTSE KLCI MALDIVES Maldives Monetary Authority MALI Central Bank of West African States MALTA European Central Bank MSE MAURITANIA Central Bank of Mauritania MAURITIUS Central Bank of Mauritius SEMDEX MEXICO Bank of Mexico IPC MOLDOVA National Bank of Moldova MONGOLIA Bank of Mongolia MSETOP Central Bank of Montenegro MONEX20 MONTSERRAT Eastern Caribbean Central Bank MOROCCO Bank of Morocco MASI MOZAMBIQUE Bank of Mozambique MYANMAR Central Bank of Myanmar NAMIBIA Bank of Namibia FTSE JSE NETHERLANDS European Central Bank AEX NEW ZEALAND Reserve Bank of New Zealand NZX 50 NICARAGUA Central Bank of Nicaragua NIGER Central Bank of West African States NIGERIA Central Bank of Nigeria NSE 30 NORWAY Norges Bank OSEAX OMAN Central Bank of Oman MSM 30 PAKISTAN State Bank of Pakistan KSE100 PALESTINE Palestine Monetary Authority PAPUA NEW GUINEA Bank of Papua New Guinea PARAGUAY Central Bank of Paraguay PERU Central Reserve Bank of Peru IGBVL PHILIPPINES Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas PSEI POLAND National Bank of Poland WIG PORTUGAL European Central Bank PSI20 QATAR Qatar Central Bank QE GENERAL ROMANIA National Bank of Romania BET RUSSIA Bank of Russia MICEX RWANDA National Bank of Rwanda SAMOA Central Bank of Samoa SAINT LUCIA Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 37 www.gradestack.com/blogs

SAN MARINO Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arabian Monetary TASI Authority SENEGAL Central Bank of West African States SERBIA National Bank of Serbia BELEX15 SEYCHELLES Central Bank of Seychelles SIERRA LEONE Bank of Sierra Leone SINGAPORE Monetary Authority of STI Singapore SLOVAKIA European Central Bank SAX SLOVENIA European Central Bank SBITOP SOLOMON ISLANDS Central Bank of Solomon Islands SOMALIA Central Bank of Somalia SOUTH AFRICA South African Reserve Bank FTSE/JSE SOUTH KOREA Bank of Korea KOSPI SPAIN European Central Bank IBEX 35 SRI LANKA Central Bank of Sri Lanka CSE ALL SHARE SUDAN Central Bank of Sudan SWAZILAND Central Bank of Swaziland SWEDEN The Riksbank Stefan OMX 30 SWITZERLAND Swiss National Bank SMI SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Central Bank of Syria TANZANIA Bank of Tanzania ALL SHARE DSEI TAIWAN Central Bank of the Rep. of TWSE China TAJIKISTAN National Bank of Tajikistan THAILAND Bank of Thailand SET50 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 TUNINDEX TURKEY Central Bank of Republic of XU100 Turkey TURKMENISTAN Central Bank of Turkmenistan UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Central Bank of United Arab UAE ADX GENERAL Emirates UGANDA Bank of Uganda UKRAINE National Bank of Ukraine PFTS UNITED KINGDOM Bank of England FTSE 100 URUGUAY Central Bank of Uruguay 38 www.gradestack.com/blogs

United States of America Federal Reserve DOW JONES Central Bank of the Rep. of Uzbekistan VANUATU Reserve Bank of Vanuatu VENEZUELA Central Bank of Venezuela IBVC VIETNAM State Bank of Vietnam VN- YEMEN Central Bank of Yemen ZAMBIA Bank of Zambia ZIMBABWE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

List of Important Dates – National & International

January 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 18th January - National Immunization Day (Polio Day) 23rd January - 118th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose / National Day of Patriotism 24th January - National Girl Child Day 25th January - National Voters Day 26th January - India’s Republic Day/ International Customs day 27th January - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 28th January - Birth Anniversary Lala Lajpat Rai 30th January - Death Anniversary Mahatma Gandhi (Martyrs’ / Sarvodaya Day) 30th January - World Leprosy Eradication Day

February 1st Feb - Indian Coast Guard Day 2nd Feb - World Wetland Day 4th Feb - World Cancer Day 6th Feb - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 10th Feb - National Deworming Day 13th Feb - World Radio Day 20th Feb - World Day of Social Justice 21st Feb - International Mother Language Day 24th Feb - Central Excise Day 28th Feb - National Science Day

March 1st March - Zero Discrimination Day 3rd March - World Wildlife Day, National Defence Day

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4th March - National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas), World Day of Fight Against Sexual Exploitation. 8th March - International Women’s Day 10th March - Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day 12th March - World Kidney Day 13th March - World Rotaract Day 14th March - Pi Day 15th March - World Consumer Rights Day 18th March - Ordnance Factories’ 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 25th March - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 27th March - World Theatre Day 28th March - Earth Hour

April 2nd April - World Autism Awareness Day 4th April - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 6th April - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 7th April - World Health Day 11th April - National Safe Motherhood Day 2015 12th April - International Day of Human Space Flight 17th April - World Hemophilia 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 25th April - World Malaria Day 26th April - World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) 28th April - World Day for Safety and Health at Work 29th April - World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30th April - International Jazz Day

May 1st May - International Labour Day 3rd May - World Press Freedom Day, International Sun Day, International Energy Day 40 www.gradestack.com/blogs

May 04 - Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International Firefighters’ Day 1st Tuesday of May - World Asthma Day takes place each year on the first Tuesday in May. 1st Sunday of May - World Laughter Day May 05 - World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day May 06 - World No Diet Day May 08 - World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War May 09 - World Thalassaemia Day May 10 - International Migratory Bird Day May 11 - National technology day May 12 - International Nurses Day May 13 - International Criminal Court Day May 15 - International Day of the Families May 17 - World Tele-communication and Information Society Day, Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day, International day against Homophobia and Transphobia May 18 - World Museum Day May 20 - World Meteorology Day May 21 - National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity May 24 - Commonwealth Day May 25 - World Missing Childrens day May 29 - International Day of Peacekeepers May 31 - World Anti Tobacco Day

June June 1 - World Milk Day June 4 - World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression June 5 - World Environment Day June 8 - World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day June 12 - World Day Against Child Labor June 14 - World Blood Donor Day June 15 - World elder abuse awareness day 3rd Sunday of June - World Father’s Day June 16 - International Integration Day June 18 - International Picnic Day June 20 - World Refugee Day June 21 - World Music Day June 23 - International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows Day June 26 - International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in support of Victims of torture

July July 1 - International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day July 2 - World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day 1st Saturday of July - International Day of Cooperatives 41 www.gradestack.com/blogs

July 06 - World Zoonoses Day July 07 - World Chocolate Day July 11 - World Population Day July 12 - International Malala Day July 18 - International Nelson Mandela Day July 26 - Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day July 28 - World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day July 29 - International Tiger Day

August First Sunday in August - International Friendship Day August 6 - Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day August 8 - World Senior Citizen Day August 9 - Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day August 12 - International Youth Day August 13 - International Left Handers Day August 14 - Pakistan’s Independence Day August 15 - India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day August 19 - World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day August 20 - National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain Akshay Urja Diwas August 21 - National Senior Citizen Day August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition August 29 - National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday August 30 - International day of the victims of enforced Disappearances

September September 2 - World Coconut Day September 5 - National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day September 7 - World Forgiveness Day September 8 - World Literacy Day September 10 - World Anti-Suicide Day September 14 - Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day September 15 - International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day September 16 - World Ozone Day September 20 - RPF Foundation day September 21 - World Peace Day or International day for Peace and Non-violence (UN), World Alzheimer’s Day September 22 - World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day September 23 - International Day of the Deaf September 26 - World Contraception Day, September 27 - World Tourism Day September 28 - World Rabies Day September 29 - World Heart Day

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October 1st Monday of October - World Habitat Day October 1 - World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence October 3 - World Nature Day October 4 - World Animal Day October 5 - World Teacher’s Day October 6 - World Wildlife Day October 8 - Indian Air Force Day October 9 - World Postal or Post-office Day October 10 - World Mental Health Day, National Post-office Day October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child 2nd Thursday of October - World Sight Day October 12 - World Arthritis Day October 13 - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction October 14 - World Standards Day October 15 - Global Hand Washing Day, International Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day October 16 - World Food Day October 17 - International Poverty Day for it's Eradication October 20 - World Osteoporosis Day,World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day October 24 - UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day October 27 - World day for Audio Visual Heritage October 28 - International Animation Day October 31 - World Savings Day or World Thrift day, Halloween Day

November November 1 - World Vegan Day November 6 - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict November 7 - Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day November 8 - World Radiology Day November 9 - World Legal Service Day November 10 - World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day November 11 - National Education Day November 12 - World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day November 13 - World Kindness Day November 14 - Children’s Day(India), World Diabetes Day November 16 - International Day for Endurance or Tolerance November 17 - International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy day November 19 - World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day November 20 - Universal Children’s Day 3rd Sunday of November - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 43 www.gradestack.com/blogs

3rd Thursday of November - World Philosophy Day November 21 - World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day, World Television Day November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, World Non-Veg day November 26 - National Law Day or National constitution Day November 30 - National Flag Day

December December 1 - World AIDS Day December 2 - World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery December 3 - International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day December 4 - Indian Navy Day December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day December 9 - The International Anti-Corruption Day December 10 - World Human Rights Day,International Children's Day of Broadcasting December 11 - International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day December 14 - National Energy Conservation Day(India) December 16 - Vijay Diwas December 18 - International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day December 19 - Goa’s Libration Day December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day December 23 - National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas December 25 - Good Governance day

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