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LIST OF NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

States National park Remarks Andhra Pradesh Papikonda National Park -

Sri Venkateswara National Park - Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh Mouling National Park -

Namdapha National Park - Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary Kaziranga National Park One-Horned Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Feral horse, Golden Langur Golden Langur, Red Panda, UNESCO World Heritage Manas National Park Site Nameri National Park - Orang National Park - Bihar Valmiki National Park -

Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Chhattisgarh Indravati National Park -

Kanger Valley National Park - Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park - Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary 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 -

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Himachal Pradesh Pin Valley National Park -

Great Himalayan National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site Inderkilla National Park - Khirganga National Park - Simbalbara National Park - Jammu & Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kashmir stag

Hemis National Park - Kishtwar National Park - Salim Ali National Park - Jharkhand Betla National Park Forest owlets, Sloth bear, Bison Karnataka Dandeli National Park - Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv Gandhi National Park) - Bandipur National Park - Bannerghatta National Park Sloth Bear Kudremukh National Park - Anshi national park - 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 - 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

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Maharastra Sanjay Gandhi National Park -

Chandoli National Park - Navegaon National Park - Tadoba National Park - Gugamal national park - Sangai or Dancing Deers, Only floating park in the Manipur Keibul Lamjao National Park world

Sirohi National Park - Meghalaya Balphakram National Park Red Panda

Nokrek National Park Red Panda, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve Mizoram Murlen National Park -

Phawngpui Blue National Park -

Dampa Tiger Reserve Nagaland Ntangki National Park -

Odisha Similipal National Park -

Bhitarkanika National Park Mangroves, Salt water crocodile Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sariska National Park -

Ranthambore National Park - Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National Park - Desert National Park Great Indian bustard Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary Sikkim Khangchendzonga National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Musk Deer Tamil Nadu Mudumalai National Park -

Mukurthi National Park Nilgiri tahr 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

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Tripura Bison(Rajbari) National Park -

Clouded Leopard National Park - Rajaji National Park -

Jim Corbett National Park - Gangotri National Park - Valley of Flowers National Park - Govind Pashu Vihar - UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Nanda Devi National Park Biosphere Reserve, Snow Leopard (Himalayan region) Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa National Park -

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 -

IMPORTANT DAMS WITH RIVERS

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

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LIST OF IMPORTANT DAMS IN INDIA

State Dam River

Andhra Pradesh Nagarjuna Sagar Dam 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 North Koel North Koel

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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 Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa and chorna

Koyna Dam Koyna Warna Dam Varna Ujjani Dam Bhima

Aruna Dam Aruna Upper Wardha Dam Wardha Hirakud Dam Mahanadi

Indravati Dam Indravati Kapur Dam Kapur Podagada Dam Podagada Rengali Dam Brahmani Upper Kolab Dam Kapur

Haladia Dam Haladia Lower Indra Dam Indra

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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 AWARDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS

1. Bharat Ratna: It is the highest civilian of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of award of the India. The award was given for three in a particular year. outstanding achievements in the arts, 2. Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize is widely literature, science and public services but the regarded as the most prestigious award government expanded the criteria to include available in the fields of literature, medicine, "any field of human endeavour". The number physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.

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3. Saraswati Samman (Literature): The award mentioned in the epic of India known as the was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Mahabharata. This very award is not related Foundation. It is an annual award given for with the sportspersons who are still playing in outstanding prose or poetry literary works in the field; instead this is related to those any 22 Indian languages. eminent coaches of any particular sport. 4. Jnanpith award (Literature): The award was 12. Dhyan Chand Award (sports): The award instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by that is given to the veteran sportspersons of the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the India for their lifetime achievement in their Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in award given for outstanding prose or poetry Sports and Games. literary works in any 22 Indian languages. 13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: It is the 5. Vyas Samman (Literature): The award highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in for his/her achievements in India. recognition of the Hindi literary work published 14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (for in past 10 years. Science & Technology): It is a science award 6. Bihari Puraskar (Literature): It is Bihari in India given annually by the Council of Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for Birla Foundation. The award is named after the notable and outstanding research, applied or famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an fundamental, in biology, chemistry, outstanding work published in Hindi or environmental science, engineering, Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. mathematics, medicine and Physics. 7. Moorti Devi Award (Literature): It is an 15. Kalinga Prize (Science): It is an award given annual literary award in India presented by the by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work scientific ideas to lay people. which emphasizes Indian philosophy and 16. Pulitzer Prize (Journalism): It is an award culture. for achievements in newspaper and online 8. Booker Prize (Literature): It is an annual journalism, literature, and musical composition award for the best original novel, written in the in the United States. English language, and published in the UK 17. Abel Prize (Mathematics): It is an literary award international prize awarded annually by the 9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award Government of Norway to one or more (Cinema/Films): It is India's highest award outstanding mathematicians. in cinema. It is presented annually at the 18. Grammy Award (Music): It is an accolade by National Film Awards ceremony by the the National Academy of Recording Arts and Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation Sciences of the United States to recognize set up by the Ministry of Information and outstanding achievement in the music industry. Broadcasting. 19. Stirling Prize (Architecture): The Royal 10. Arjuna Award (sports): Outstanding Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a performance from the sportspersons in sports British prize for excellence in architecture. and games. 20. Aga Khan Award (Architecture): It is an The Government has modified the format of architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV Arjuna Award very recently and as per the in 1977. It aims to identify and reward revised schematic guidelines a sportsperson architectural concepts that successfully must have very good consistent performances address the needs and aspirations of Islamic for the previous 3 years at the international societies in the fields of contemporary design, level to be considered as eligible for the Award. social housing, community development and 11. Dronacharya Award (eminent coaches of improvement. any particular sport): The award is named 21. Pritzker Prize (Architecture): It is awarded after the very famous archery coach, annually "to honour a living architect.

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NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN INDIA

State Nuclear Power Station Gujarat Kakrapar Nuclear power station Haryana Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station Karnataka Kaiga Nuclear power station Maharashtra Tarapur Atomic power station (first in India) Tamil Nadu (i) Kundakulam Nuclear Power Plant (ii) Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant Uttar Pradesh Narora Atomic Power Station Rawatbhata Rajasthan

LIST OF AIRPORTS WITH THEIR CITIES AND STATES-

Airport City State Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Andhra Pradesh Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Assam Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad Gujarat Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Maharashtra Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Maharashtra Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport West Bengal

LIST OF STATE, FOLK DANCE, AND CLASSICAL DANCE

State Folk Dance Classical Dance Andhra Pradesh Changu Kuchipudi Assam Bihu Sattriya Bihar Chhau 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

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Rajasthan Kalbelia, Ghoomar, Tera Tali Tamil Nadu Karagam, Kolattam, Thappattam, Bharatanatyam Bommalattam Uttar Pradesh Rasleela Kathak West Bengal Arunachal Pradesh Bardo Chham Goa Fugdi Himachal Pradesh Nati Haryana Ras Leela, Dhamal Dance, Manjira Dance Mizoram Cheraw dance

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUMS AND PLACE

International Cricket Stadiums Place Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi Brabourne Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Green Park Stadium , Uttar Pradesh Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra , Odisha Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh M Chinnaswamy Stadium , Karnataka M.A. Chidambaram Stadium , Tamil Nadu Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur, Rajasthan Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Mohali, Chandigarh Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore, Madhya Pradesh

LIST OF SPORTS AND TROPHIES/CUPS

Sports Trophies/ Cups Ashes Cup, Asia Cup, C.K. Naidu 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, , 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 , Bandodkar Trophy, Merdeka Cup, Confederation cup, DCM Trophy, , Rovers Cup, B. C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), FIFA world Football Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy, IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, , Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, UEFA Champions League

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Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Badminton Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Malaysian Open, Thomas Cup (men) Uber Cup (women) Table Tennis Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men), Bama Belleck Cup Lawn Tennis Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Heineken Cup Golf Augusta Masters, British Open, US Maters Horse Racing Derby Rowing Wellington trophy

LIST OF SPORTS AND TERMINOLOGY

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

LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS

Cabinet Ministers Portfolio Minister Name Prime Minister, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Narendra Modi Ministry of Home Affairs Raj Nath Singh Ministry of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj Ministry of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu Ministry of Finance, Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Nitin Jairam Gadkari Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation D.V. Sadananda Gowda Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation Uma Bharati Ministry of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Forest and Dr. Harsh Vardhan Climate Change

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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan Ministry of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Parliamentary Affairs Ananthkumar Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda Chaudhary Birender Ministry of Steel Singh Ashok Gajapathi Raju Ministry of Civil Aviation Pusapati Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Anant Geete Ministry of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Mines Narendra Singh Tomar Ministry of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh Ministry of Textiles, Information and Broadcasting Smriti Zubin Irani Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot Ministry of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan Ministry of Coal, Railways Piyush Goyal Ministry of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman Ministry of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

LIST OF MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Ministers of State (Independent Charge) Portfolio Minister Name Ministry of Planning Inderjit Singh Rao Ministry of Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar Department of AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Dr. Jitendra Singh Ministry of Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh Ministry of Communications Manoj Sinha Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Ministry of Power, New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri Ministry of Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam

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LIST OF MINISTERS OF STATE

Ministers of State (Important) Portfolio Minister Name Ministry of External Affairs V.K. Singh Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Mahesh Sharma Ministry of Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Arjun Ram Meghwal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Ministry of Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha Ministry of Railways Manoj Sinha Department of Atomic Energy, Space, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Prime Minister's Office Dr. Jitendra Singh

LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES – NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

January 4th January World Braille Day 9th January Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (NRI Day) 10th January World Hindi Day World Laughter Day 12th January National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand) 15th January Army Day 24th January National Girl Child Day 25th January National Voters Day National Tourism Day 26th January India’s Republic Day International Customs day 29th January National Immunization Day February 1st Feb Indian Coast Guard Day 2nd Feb World Wetland Day 4th Feb World Cancer Day 10th Feb National Deworming Day 13th Feb World Radio Day 21st Feb International Mother Language Day 28th Feb National Science Day

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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) 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

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3rd May World Press Freedom Day International Sun Day International Energy Day World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second 08th May World War 08th May World Thalassaemia Day 10th May International Migratory Bird Day 11 th May National technology day 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 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

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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 World Habitat Day October 01 Oct World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly 02 Oct Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Nonviolence 03 Oct World Nature Day 04 Oct World Animal Day 05 Oct World Teacher’s Day 06 Oct World Wildlife Day 08 Oct Indian Air Force Day 09 Oct World Postal or Postoffice Day 10 Oct World Mental Health Day, National Postoffice Day 11 Oct International Day of the Girl Child 13 Oct International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 16 Oct World Food Day 17 Oct International Poverty Day for it's Eradication 20 Oct World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day 24 Oct UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day 28 Oct International Animation Day

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November 06 Nov International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and 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 17 Nov International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy day 19 Nov World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day 20 Nov Universal Children’s Day 26 Nov National Law Day or National constitution Day 30 Nov National Flag Day December 01 Dec World AIDS Day 02 Dec World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 03 Dec International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day 04 Dec Indian Navy Day 07 Dec International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day 09 Dec The International Anticorruption Day 10 Dec World Human Rights Day, International Children's Day of Broadcasting 11 Dec International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day 14 Dec National Energy Conservation Day (India) 16 Dec Vijay Diwas 18 Dec International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day 23 Dec National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas 25 Dec Good governance day

LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL AND CURRENCIES

Country Name Capital Currency President Prime Minister Mohammad - 1. Afghanistan Kabul Afghani Ashraf Ghani 2. Algeria Algiers Dinar - - 3. Angola Luanda New Kwanza - - 4. Argentina Buenos Aires Peso - - 5. Armenia Yerevan Dram - - - Malcolm 6. Australia Canberra Australian dollar Turnbull Euro (formerly - - 7. Austria Vienna schilling) 8. Azerbaijan Baku Manat - - 9. Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar - - 10. Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina

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Belorussian - - 11. Belarus Minsk Ruble Euro (formerly - - 12. Belgium Brussels Belgian franc) King- Jigme Tshering Tobgay 13. Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck La Paz - - 14. Bolivia (administrative); Boliviano Sucre (judicial) 15. Botswana Gaborone Pula - - 16. Brazil Brasilia Real Michel Temer - 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 - Justin Trudeau 22. Central African - - Bangui CFA Franc Republic 23. Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc - - 24. Chile Santiago Chilean Peso - - 25. China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi Xi Jinping Li Keqiang 26. Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso - - 27. Cuba Havana Cuban Peso - - 28. Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound - - 29. Czech Republic Prague Koruna - - 30. Denmark Copenhagen Krone - - Ismail Omar Abdoulkader 31. Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc Guelleh Kamil Mohamed 32. Dominican - - Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Republic 33. Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar - - 34. Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound - - Colón; U.S. - - 35. El Salvador San Salvador dollar 36. Eritrea Asmara Nakfa - - 37. Estonia Tallinn Kroon - - Mulatu Hailemariam 38. Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr Teshome Desalegn 39. Fiji Suva Fiji dollar - - Euro (formerly - - 40. Finland Helsinki markka) Euro (formerly Emmanuel - 41. France Paris French franc) Macron 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 - - 48. Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde - - 49. Hungary Budapest Forint - -

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Ram Nath Narendra Modi 50. India New Delhi Rupee Kovind 51. Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah - - 52. Iran Tehran Rial Hassan Rouhani - 53. Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar - - 54. Ireland Dublin Euro - - Reuven Rivlin Binyamin "Bibi" 55. Israel Jerusalem Shekel Netanyahu 56. Italy Rome Euro - - 57. Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar - - 58. Japan Tokyo Yen - Shinzo Abe 59. Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar - - 60. Kazakhstan Astana Tenge - - 61. Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling - - King-Kim Jong- - 62. Korea, North Pyongyang Won un 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 Htin Kyaw - 86. Myanmar Kyat Nay Pyi Taw 87. Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee - - Amsterdam; The - - 88. Netherlands Hague (seat of Euro government) New Zealand - - 89. New Zealand Wellington dollar 90. Nigeria Abuja Naira - - Norwegian - - 91. Norway Oslo krone 92. Oman Muscat Omani rial - -

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- Shahid Khaqan 93. Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee Abbasi balboa; U.S. - - 94. Panama Panama City dollar 95. Papua New - - Port Moresby Kina Guinea Nuevo sol - - 96. Peru Lima (1991) 97. Philippines Manila Peso - - 98. Poland Warsaw Zloty - - Euro (formerly - - 99. Portugal Lisbon escudo) 100. Qatar Doha Qatari riyal - - 101. Romania Bucharest Leu - - Vladimir - 102. Russia Moscow Ruble Vladimirovich Putin King-Salman bin - 103. Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal Abdulaziz Al Saud Seychelles - - 104. Seychelles Victoria rupee 105. Sierra Leone Freetown Leone - - 106. Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar Halimah Yacob - 107. Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling - - Pretoria Jacob Zuma - (administrative); Cape Town 108. South Africa Rand (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) 109. South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound - - 110. Spain Madrid Euro - - Maithripala Ranil 111. Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee Sirisena Wickremesinghe 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; - - Tanzanian 117. Tanzania Dodoma shilling (legislative) 118. Thailand Bangkok baht - - 119. Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar - - Turkish lira - - 120. Turkey Ankara (YTL) 121. Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat - - Vaiaku village, - - 122. Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar province Ugandan new - - 123. Uganda Kampala shilling 124. Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna - -

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Khalifa bin Mohammed bin 125. United Arab Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham Zayed Al Rashid Al Emirates Nahyan Maktoum Queen- Theresa May 126. United Kingdom London Pound sterling Elizabeth II 127. United States of Donald Trump - Washington D.C. dollar America 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 - -

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HEADQUARTER & PRESIDENT/GENERAL SECRETARY

International Organizations Headquarter President/ General Secretary Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Beijing, China Jin Liqun (AIIB) New Development Bank (BRICS Shanghai, China K.V. Kamath Development Bank Asian Development Bank (ADB) Manila, Philippines Takehiko Nakao International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, US Christine Lagarde (MD) World Bank Washington DC, US Jim Yong Kim United Nations Organization (UN) New York, US António Guterres (Secretary- General) United Nations General Assembly New York, US Miroslav Lajčák (UNGA) United Nations Children’s Fund New York, US Anthony Lake (Executive Director) (UNICEF) United Nations Conference on Trade & Geneva, Switzerland - Development (UNCTAD) World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland Tedros Adhanom (Director- General) World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland Klaus Schwab International Labour Organisation (ILO) Geneva, Switzerland Guy Ryder (Director- General) World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland Roberto Azevedo World Meteorological Organisation Geneva, Switzerland - World Intellectual Property Geneva, Switzerland - Organisation International Committee of the Red Geneva, Switzerland - Cross United Nations Educational Scientific & Paris, France Audrey Azoulay (Director- General) Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Organisation for Economic Cooperation Paris, France Jose Angel Gurria (Secretary- & Development (OECD) General) International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria Kaushik Basu

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Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Vienna, Austria Mohammed Barkindo (Secretary Countries (OPEC) General) Amnesty International London, UK Salil Shetty (Secretary General) International Maritime Organisation London, UK - Commonwealth of Nations London, UK Head - Queen Elizabeth II Secretary-General- Patricia Scotland South Asian Association for Regional Kathmandu, Nepal Amjad Hussain B. Sial (Secretary- Cooperation (SAARC) General) Association of South East Nations Jakarta, Indonesia Chairman- Rodrigo Duterte (ASEAN) Secretary General- Le Luong Minh Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Singapore - (APEC) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Brussels, Belgium Jens Stoltenberg (NATO) (Secretary-General) International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE President- Zaheer Abbas Chairman- Shashank Manohar Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome, Italy - International Court of Justice The Hague, The Ronny Abraham Netherland International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland Thomas Bach The Fédération Internationale de Zurich, Switzerland Gianni Infantino Football Association (FIFA) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Avenue du Mont-Blanc, - Gland, Vaud, Switzerland Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- Dhaka, Bangladesh Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)

LIST OF INDIAN STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL, CHIEF MINISTERS AND GOVERNORS

Current Chief States Capital Minister Current governor Hyderabad (Proposed Capital N. Chandrababu Andhra Pradesh Amaravati) Naidu E. S. L. Narasimhan Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Pema Khandu Padmanabha Acharya Assam Dispur Sarbananda Sonowal Banwarilal Purohit Bihar Nitish Kumar Keshari Nath Tripathi Chhattisgarh Raipur Raman Singh Balram Das Tandon Goa Panaji Manohar Parrikar Mridula Sinha Gujarat Gandhinagar Vijay Rupani Om Prakash Kohli Haryana Chandigarh Manohar Lal Khattar Kaptan Singh Solanki Himachal Pradesh Shimla, Dharamsala (2nd capital) Virbhadra Singh Acharya Dev Vrat Jammu and (summer), Jammu Kashmir (winter) Mehbooba Mufti Narinder Nath Vohra

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Jharkhand Ranchi Raghubar Das Draupadi Murmu Karnataka Bengaluru Siddaramaiah Vajubhai Vala Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan P. Sathasivam Shivraj Singh Om Prakash Kohli (Additional Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Chouhan Charge) Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis C. Vidyasagar Rao Manipur N. Biren Singh Najma Heptulla Meghalaya Shillong Mukul Sangma Banwarilal Purohit Mizoram Lal Thanhawla Nirbhay Sharma Nagaland Kohima T. R. Zeliang Padmanabha Acharya Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik S. C. Jamir Punjab Chandigarh Amarinder Singh V. P. Singh Badnore Rajasthan Jaipur Vasundhara Raje Kalyan Singh Pawan Kumar Sikkim Gangtok Chamling Shriniwas Patil Edappadi K. C. Vidyasagar Rao (Additional Tamil Nadu Chennai Palaniswami Charge) K. Chandrashekar E. S. L. Narasimhan (Additional Telangana Hyderabad Rao Charge) Tripura Agartala Manik Sarkar Tathagata Roy Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Yogi Adityanath Ram Naik Trivendra Singh Uttarakhand Dehradun Rawat Krishan Kant Paul West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee Keshari Nath Tripathi

Union Territories Capital Current Chief Minister Current lieutenant governor Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair - Jagdish Mukhi Chandigarh - - V. P. Singh Badnore Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvasa - Praful Khoda Patel Daman and Diu Daman - Praful Khoda Patel Delhi - Arvind Kejriwal Anil Baijal Lakshadweep Kavaratti - Farooq Khan Puducherry Pondicherry V. Narayanasamy Kiran Bedi

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