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1. STATIC GK REVISION

4. UN INTERNATIONAL DECADES:

5. 2010 –2020UN decade for fight against desertification
2011 –2020oUN decade on biodiversity
oUN Decade of Action for Road Safety
2013 –2022UNESCO International Decade for Rapproachment of Cultures
2014 –2024UN decade of Sustainable energy for all
2015 –2024International decade for people of African descent
2016 –2025United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition
2018 –2028International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development"
2019 –2028United Nations Decade of Family Farming
Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace
2020-2030International Decade of Health Ageing
Decade of Action for Achieving 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
2021 –2030International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
2022–2032International Decade of Indigenous Languages

6. 2016oInternational year of Pulses
oInternational year of Camelids
2019oInternational year of Indigenous Languages
2020oInternational Year of Plant Health
o2020 as the Year of Tourism and Rural Development (by UNWTO)
oYear of Nurse and Midwife (by WHO)
2021oUN International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
oInternational Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
oInternational Year of Peace and Trust
oInternational Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development
o2021 is the “SCO Year of Culture”

7. 2022oInternational Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
2023oInternational Year of Millets
2024oInternational Year of the Family

8. IMPORTANT DAYS

9. NAME OF THE DAYDATE
World Hindi Day10th January
National Youth Day12th January
Army Day 15th January
International Day of Education (1st time celebrated in 2019 by
UNESCO)
National Girl Child Day
24th January
National Tourism Day
National Voters’ Day
25th January
Republic Day
International Customs Day
26th January
International Holocaust Remembrance Day27th January
Leprosy prevention day30th January
Sarvodaya Day30th January
JANUARY

10. FEBRUARY
World Cancer Day
International Day of Human Fraternity (1sttime celebrated in
2021)
4th February
World Pulses Day (1st time celebrated in 2019)10th February
World Radio Day13th February
International Mother Language Day21st February
National science day28th February

11. MARCH
World Wildlife Day3rd March
International Women’s day
UN day for women’s rights and international peace
8th March
World Kidney Day 2nd Thursday of March;
(14th March 2019)
International Commonwealth Day
India observes the Commonwealth Day on May 24
11th March
World consumer rights day15th March
World Disabled day, International day of happiness
World Sparrow Day
20th March
World forestry day
International day for elimination of racial discrimination
World Poetry Day
21st March
World Water day22nd March
World Meteorological Day23rd March
World TB day24th March
Epilepsy Awareness Day or World Purple day26th March

12. APRIL
World Autism Awareness Day2nd April
National Maritime Day5th April
World health day7th April
Ambedkar’s birth anniversary14th April
World Hemophilia Day17th April
World Heritage Day18th April
World Liver Day 19th April
Mother earth day22nd April
Panchayat divas24th April
World Malaria Day25th April
World Intellectual Property Day26th April
World Immunization Week24-30th April

13. MAY
International Labour day (called may day)1st May
World Press Freedom Day3rd May
International Day of Midwives5th May
World Thalassaemia Day8th May
National Technology day11th May
International Day of the Nurse12th May
National Dengue Day16th May
World Hypertension Day17th May
World AIDS Vaccine Day/HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 18th May
World Bee Day20thMay
Anti terrorism day21stMay
International day of Biological Diversity22ndMay
World Thyroid Day25th May
World Hunger Day
International Day of Action for Women’s Health
28th May
International day of UN peacekeepers29thMay
No tobacco/ No smoking day31stMay

14. JUNE
World Environment day5thJune
World Food Safety Day (1st time celebrated in 2019)7th June
World Oceans Day8th June
World Day against Child Labour12th June
International Day of Family Remittances16thJune
World day to combat desertification and drought17th June
World refugee day20th June
International day of yoga
World Hydrography Day
21st June
UN Public Service Day23rd June
World Vitiligo Day25th June
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking26th June
MSME Day 27th June
National Statistics Day 29th June

15. JULY
World Zoonoses Day6th July
World population day11th July
World Youth Skills Day15th July
International Nelson Mandela Day18th July
World Drowning Prevention Day (1sttime in 2021)25th July
World Hepatitis Day
World Nature Conservation Day
28th July
International day of friendship30th July

16. AUGUST
World peace day, Hiroshima day6th August
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples9th August
International youth day12th August
World Organ Donation Day13th August
Independence Day15th August
World Humanitarian Day19th August
National sports day
International day against nuclear tests
29th August

17. SEPTEMBER
Teacher’s day5th September
International Day of Clean Air for blue skies (1sttime in 2020)7thSeptember
International Literacy day8th September
International Day to Protect Education from Attack (1sttime in
2020)
9th September
International day of democracy15th September
World Ozone day16th September
First ever International Equal Pay Day18th September
International day of peace,
Alzheimer’s day
21st September
World Heart Day
World Maritime Day
24th September
World Environment Health Day26th September
World tourism day27th September
International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste
Reduction
29th September

18. OCTOBER
International day for older persons1st October
International day of non –violence2nd October
World Animal welfare day4th October
World Habitat Day
World Teacher’s day
5th October
Indian Air Force day8th October
World Mental Health Day10thOctober
International day of girl child11th October
International Day of Rural Women
National Women Farmer Day
15thOctober
World food day16th October
International day for eradication of poverty17th October
UN day 24th October
RashtriyaEkta Diwas31st October

19. NOVEMBER
National Cancer Awareness Day7th November
National Education Day11th November
World Pneumonia Day12th November
World Diabetes Day14th November
International tolerance day16th November
National Journalism day17th November
Women's Entrepreneurship Day19thNovember
World Children's Day20th November
World Fisheries Day21stNovember
International day for eliminating violence against women25th November
World Environment protection day26th November
National Law day26th November

20. DECEMBER
AIDS day 1st December
National Pollution Control Day2nd December
International day of persons with disabilities3rd December
Indian Navy day
International Day of Banks (1sttime in December 2020)
4th December
World Soil Day5th December
Anti –corruption day9th December
International human rights day10th December
International Universal Health Coverage Day12th December
National Energy Conservation Day14th December
International Migrants Day18thDecember
KisanDivas 23rd December
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness (1sttime in 2020)27th December

21. NEW DAYS ANNOUNCED IN 2020:-
World Neglected Tropical Diseases
day
30th January
UN International Day of Conscience5th April
World Chagas Disease Day14th April
World Chess Day / International Chess
Day
20th July

22. INDIAN BANK HEADQUARTERS
& TAGLINES

23. BANKHEADQUARTERSType of Bank
Bank of BarodaAlkapuri, VadodaraGujaratPublic
Federal BankAluvaKeralaPrivate
Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd.ThrissurKeralaPrivate
Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd.ThrissurKeralaPrivate
Canara BankBengaluruKarnatakaPublic
Karnataka Bank ltd.MangaloreKarnatakaPrivate
Corporation BankMangaloreKarnatakaPublic
Syndicate BankManipalKarnatakaPublic
Indian overseas bankChennaiTamil NaduPublic
Indian BankChennaiTamil NaduPublic
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd.ChennaiTamil NaduPrivate
City Union Bank Ltd.KumbakonamTamil NaduPrivate
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.KarurTamil NaduPrivate
Tamilnad Mercantile
Bank Ltd.
ThoothukudiTamil NaduPrivate
SOUTH INDIA

24. Punjab National
Bank
New DelhiPublic
Punjab & Sind BankNew DelhiPublic
Jammu & Kashmir
Bank Ltd.
SrinagarJammu &
Kashmir
Private
Nainital Bank Ltd.NainitalUttarakhandPrivate
Oriental Bank of
Commerce
GurugramHaryanaPublic
Allahabad BankKolkataWest BengalPublic
United Bank of IndiaKolkataWest BengalPublic
Bandhan BankKolkataWest BengalPrivate
NORTH & EAST INDIA

25. State Bank of IndiaMumbaiMaharashtraPublic
Bank of IndiaMumbaiMaharashtraPublic
IDBIMumbaiMaharashtraPublic
Central Bank of IndiaMumbaiMaharashtraPublic
YES bankMumbaiMaharashtraPrivate
AXISMumbaiMaharashtraPrivate
HDFCMumbaiMaharashtraPrivate
ICICIVadodara/MumbaiGujarat/MaharashtraPrivate
Union Bank of IndiaMumbaiMaharashtraPublic
DCB Bank Ltd.MumbaiMaharashtraPrivate
Induslnd Bank Ltd.MumbaiMaharashtraPrivate
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Ltd.
MumbaiMaharashtraPrivate
RBL Bank Ltd.MumbaiMaharashtraPrivate
IDFC First Bank Ltd.Chennai/MumbaiTN/MaharashtraPrivate
WEST INDIA

26. BANK TAGLINES
STATE BANK OF INDIAThe Banker to every Indian
BANK OF INDIARelationships beyond Banking
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIABuild a Better life around us or Central To
you Since 1911
IDBI BANK Banking For All, “AaoSocheinBada” and
Bank AisaDost Jaisa
YES BANK Experience our Expertise
AXIS BANK Badhtika Naam Zindagi
ICICI BANK KhayaalAapkaand Hum Hain Na
HDFC BANKWe understand your world
UNION BANK OF INDIA Good People to Bank with
IDFC FIRST BANK LTD.Banking Hatke
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD.Let’s Make money Simple Ab Kona Kona
Kotak
BANK TAGLINES:

27. BANK TAGLINES:
BANK TAGLINES
RBL BANK LTD. / RATNAKAR BANK
LIMITED
apnoka Bank
INDUSLND BANK LTD.We Care Dilse; We make you fell richer
ALLAHABAD BANKA tradition of Trust
BANDHAN BANKAapkaBhala, SabkiBhalai
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK The name you can bank upon
PUNJAB & SIND BANKWhere service is a way of life
INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK Good people to grow with
INDIAN BANKYour own Bank
LAKSHMI VILAS BANK LTD.The changing face of Prosperity
CITY UNION BANK LTDTrust and Excellence
KARUR VYSYA BANK LTD.Smart way to Bank
TAMILNAD MERCANTILE BANK LTD.Be a step ahead of life
CANARA BANK Together we can

28. BANK TAGLINES:
BANK TAGLINES
KARNATAKA BANK LTD. Your family bank across India
BANK OF BARODAIndia’s International Bank
FEDERAL BANK Your perfect banking Partner
CATHOLIC SYRIAN BANK LTD. Support all the way
DHANLAXMI BANK LTD. Tann, Mann, Dhan
SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD. Experience Next Generation Banking
JAMMU & KASHMIR BANK LTD.Serving to Empower
NAINITAL BANK LTD.Banking with personal touch

29. INTERNATIONAL BANK HEADQUARTERS
& TAGLINES

30. BANK TAGLINEHEADQUARTERS
CITI BANK –Citi never sleeps and Lets
Get it DoneNew York, US
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK –Your
Right PartnerLondon, UK
AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK –Don’t
leave Home without itNew York
HSBC BANK –The World’s local BankLondon, UK
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND –Make it
HappenEdinburgh, Scotland
DEUTSCHE BANK –A passion to performFrankfurt, Germany
DBS BANK -Live more, Bank lessSingapore
BNP Paribas -The Bank for a Changing
World Paris, France

31. INDIAN SMALL FINANCE BANKS &
PAYMENT BANKS

32. Small Finance BanksHeadquartersTaglines
Au Small Finance Bank
Ltd.JaipurRajasthan‘ChaloAageBadhein’
Capital Small Finance
Bank LtdJalandharPunjab‘Vishwas se Vikas Tak’
Fincare Small Finance
Bank Ltd.BengaluruKarnataka-
Equitas Small Finance
Bank LtdChennaiTamil Nadu‘Its Fun Banking’
ESAF Small Finance
Bank Ltd.ThrissurKerala‘Joy of Banking’
Suryoday Small Finance
Bank Ltd.MumbaiMaharashtraA Bank of Smiles’
Ujjivan Small Finance
Bank Ltd.BengaluruKarnataka
Build a better life’ OR
‘We believe in your
Belief’
Utkarsh Small Finance
Bank Ltd.VaranasiUttar Pradesh‘Aapkiumeedka
Khata’
North East Small finance
Bank LtdGuwahatiAssam‘Your Door Step
Banker’
Jana Small Finance Bank
LtdBengaluruKarnataka‘Paise kikadar’and
‘LikhoapniKahani’

33. Payments BankHeadquartersTaglines
Airtel Payments Bank LtdNew DelhiDelhi‘India’s first payments bank’
India Post Payments Bank
Ltd
New DelhiDelhi‘AapkaBank, AapkeDwaar’
FINO Payments Bank LtdMumbaiMaharashtra‘QadaraapkiMehnatki’
Paytm Payments Bank LtdNoidaU.P.-
Jio Payments Bank LtdMumbaiMaharashtra‘India ka nayaBank’
NSDL Payments Bank LtdMumbaiMaharashtraTechnology Trust and Reach
PAYMENT BANKS

34. HEADS OF BANKS IN INDIA

35. HEADS OF IMPORTANT INDIAN BANK:
BankChairpersonMD & CEO
State Bank of IndiaDinesh Kumar Khara-
Bank of India- Atanu Kumar Das
IDBIM R KumarRakesh Sharma
Central Bank of India- M. V. Rao
Indian overseas bank- Partha Pratim Sengupta
YES bankSunil MehtaPrashant Kumar
AXISRakesh MakhijaAmitabh Choudhary
HDFCMr. AtanuChakrabortySashidharJagdishan
ICICIGirish Chandra Chaturvedi Sandeep Bakhshi
Federal BankSmt. Grace Elizabeth KoshieShyam Srinivasan
Catholic Syrian Bank LimitedMadhavan AravamuthanRajendran Chinna
Veerappan (aka CVR
Rajendran)

36. Bank of Maharashtra- AS Rajeev
Punjab & Sind Bank- S Krishnan
UCO Bank- Atul Kumar Goel
DCB BankNasser MunjeeMurali M. Natrajan
RBL BankPrakash ChandraVishwavirAhuja
DBS India
Lakshmi Vilas Bank (merged
with DBS India w.e.f., Nov 27,
2020)
Peter Seah(Global)
Piyush Gupta (Global CEO of
DBS Group)
SurojitShome
IDFC First Bank (after merger
with IDFC and Capital First)
- V. Vaidyanathan
Bandhan BankAnup Kumar Sinha Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
IndusInd BankArun TiwariSumantKathpalia
Bank of Baroda (Dena Bank and
Vijaya Bank Merged with BoB)
Hasmukh AdhiaSanjiv Chadha
HEADS OF IMPORTANT INDIAN BANK:

37. Merged Banks: -
BankChairpersonMD & CEO
PNB + OBC + United Bank
of India
-S. S. MallikarjunaRao
Canara + Syndicate Bank-Lingam Venkata Prabhakar
Union Bank of India +
Andhra Bank + Corporation
Bank
-Shri. Rajkiran Rai G
Indian Bank + Allahabad
Bank
-Padmaja Chunduru

38. Small Finance Banks
BankChairpersonMD & CEO
Au Small Finance Bank
Ltd.
Raj Vikas VermaSanjay Agarwal
SuryodaySmall Finance
Bank
- Baskar Babu
Ramachandran
UjjivanSmall Finance
Bank
- Nitin Chugh
Jana Small Finance Bank - Ajay Khanwal
Utkarsh Small Finance
Bank
- -

39. PAYMENT BANKS IN INDIA
BankChairpersonMD & CEO
Airtel Payments BankSunil Bharti Mittal (Bharti
Enterprises chairman)
Anubrata Biswas
India Post Payments Bank- J Venkatramu
FinoPayments BankMahendra Kumar ChouhanRishi Gupta
Jio Payments BankVivek BhandariH Srikrishnan
Paytm Payments BankVijay Shekhar SharmaSatish Kumar Gupta
NSDL Payments BankG. V. Nageswara RaoAbhijit Kamalapurkar

40. HEADS OF REGULATORS IN
INDIA

41. REGULATORCHAIRMANHEADQUARTER
Reserve Bank of IndiaShaktikant DasMumbai
SEBIAjay TyagiMumbai
IRDAISubhash Chandra KhuntiaHyderabad
Pension Fund Regulatory
and Development Authority
SupratimBandyopadhyay New Delhi
TRAIPD VaghelaNew Delhi
NABARDGovinda Rajulu ChintalaMumbai

42. JUDICIAL HEADS
CHIEF JUSTICE, Supreme courtNV Ramana
Attorney General of IndiaK K Venugopal
Solicitor General of IndiaTushar Mehta
Chairperson, National Green
Tribunal
Adarsh Kumar Goel

43. CONSTITUTIONAL HEADS:
Speaker, Lok SabhaOm Birla
Comptroller and Auditor GeneralGirish Chandra Murmu
Chairperson, 14thFinance
Commission
Y V Reddy
Chairperson, 15th Finance
Commission
NandKishor Singh

44. HEADS OF ARMED FORCES:
Chief of Defence StaffBipin Rawat
Air Force ChiefRakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
Navy ChiefAdmiral Karambir Singh
Army ChiefManoj Mukund Naravane

45. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

46. OrganizationEstablish
ment
HeadquartersMembersPresident /
Chief
World Trade
Organization
1995 Geneva,
Switzerland
164 Ngozi Okonjo-
Iweala
International Labour
Organization
1919Geneva
Switzerland
187 Guy Ryder
World Health
Organization
1948Geneva
Switzerland
194Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus
International
Telecommunication
Union (ITU)
1865Geneva
Switzerland
193 Houlin
Zhao
World Meteorological
Organization
1950Geneva
Switzerland
187
Member
States and 6
Member
Territories
Gerhard Adrian
World Intellectual
Property Organization
1967Geneva
Switzerland
193 Daren Tang
Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland

47. OrganizationEstablishmentHeadquartersMembersPresident / Chief
United Nations
Industrial
Development
Organization
1966Vienna
Austria
170 Li Yong
United Nations
World Tourism
Organization
1975Madrid
Spain
159
countries
Zurab
Pololikashvili
International
Maritime
Organization
1948London
United
Kingdom
174 Member
States and 3
Associate
Members
KitackLim
Universal Postal
Union
1874Berne
Switzerland
192Bishar
Abdirahman
Hussein
International
monetary fund
1945Washington DC 190 (last Joinee–
Andorra)
Kristalina
Georgieva
UNESCO1945Paris, France193 Audrey Azoulay
International Civil
Aviation
Organization
1944 Montreal
Canada
193 Fang Liu

48. OrganizationEstablishmentHeadquartersMembersPresident / Chief
International
Fund for
Agricultural
Development
1977Rome
Italy
177 Gilbert F.
Houngbo
Food and
Agriculture
Organization
(FAO)
1945Rome
Italy
194 Qu Dongyu
United Nations 1945 New York, United
States
193 Member
States and 2
Observer States
(Holy See and
State of
Palestine)
António Guterres

49. World Bank1944 Washington DC,
US
It is made up of
5 entities.
David Malpass
World Bank
International
Bank for
Reconstruction
and
Development
(IBRD):
Est-1944
Member -189
countries
International
Development
Association:
Est –1960
Members -173
International
Financial
Corporation:
Est –1956
Members –185
Multilateral
Investment
Guarantee
Agency:
Est –1988
Members –182
International
Centre for
Settlement of
Investment
Disputes:
Est –1966
Members –155

50. REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

51. OrganizationEstablishmentHeadquartersMembers
SAARC 1985 Kathmandu, Nepal 8 member states
ASEAN1967 Jakarta, Indonesia 10 S-E Asian
countries
European Union1993Brussels, Belgium 27 European
Countries
Shanghai
Cooperation
Organization
2001Beijing, China 8 countries
Asia Pacific
Economic
Cooperation
1989 Singapore 21 countries
Forum for India-
Pacific Islands
Cooperation
2014 Two summits till now
–1stin Fiji and 2ndin
Jaipur
India and 14 Pacific
Island Nations
Organization for
Economic
Cooperation and
Development
1961Paris, France 38 (COSTA RICA
joined in May 2021)

52. OrganizationEstablishmentHeadquartersMembers
G-71975 - Seven countries
G-201999 - 20
G-771964 New York at UN
Headquarters
134
BRICS2006 NDB is HQ in
Shanghai, China
5
World Economic
Forum
1971Geneva, Switzerland -
The Australia Group1985 Australia 43
Note: G-20 and G-7 do not have permanent secretariate.

53. OrganizationEstablishmentHeadquartersMembers
Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank
2016Beijing, China103
Asian Development
Bank
1966Manila, Philippines68
European Bank for
Reconstruction and
Development
1991 London, UK69 countries & two
EU institutions
OPEC 1960 Vienna, Austria 13 countries

54. STOCK MARKETS AND THEIR INDICES

55. Bombay Stock Exchange
•Oldest stock exchange in ASIA and located at
DalalStreet, Mumbai
SENSEX (sensitive Index of 30
companies)
National Stock Exchange
•Largest Stock exchange in India by Market
Capitalization
NIFTY 50 (50 companies)
New York Stock Exchange
•Nickname –“The Big Board”
•World’s largest stock exchange by market
capitalization
•World’s first stock exchange
•Dow Jones Industrial Average
•S&P 500
•NYSE Composite

56. National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
•First electronic stock market in the world (New
York)
•NASD 100
Tokyo Stock Exchange (JAPAN)NIKKEI 225
Korea Stock Exchange (Seoul)KOSPI
Shanghai Stock Exchange (China)Composite Index
Shenzen Stock Exchange (China)Composite Index
Hong Kong Stock ExchangeHang Seng
Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX)Straits Times Index (STI)
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Germany)DAX
London Stock ExchangeFTSE 100 (Footsie)
France Stock ExchangeCAC 40
*Divide all stock exchanges area wise.
I have covered it in the following manner –India, USA, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Germany, London, France (Europe)

57. COUNTRIES, CAPITALS AND
CURRENCIES

58. CountryCapital Currency
IndiaNew DelhiIndian Rupee
NepalKathmanduNepalese Rupee
BhutanThimpuNgultrum
BangladeshDhakaTaka
Sri LankaColomboSri Lanka Rupee
PakistanIslamabadPakistani Rupee
MaldivesMaleRufiya
MyanmarNay Pyi TawKyat
ThailandBangkokBaht
MalaysiaKuala LumpurRinggit
SingaporeSingapore citySingapore dollar
LaosVientianeKip

59. CambodiaPhnom PenhRiel
VietnamHanoiDong
IndonesiaJakarta**[see Note 1 below]Rupiah
TaiwanTaipeiNew Taiwan Dollar
Hong kongVictoria (not official
now)**[see note 2]
Hongkong dollar
South KoreaSeoulSouth Korean Won
North KoreaPyongyangNorth Korean Won
JapanTokyoYen
PhilippinesManilaPhilippine Peso
Papua New GuineaPort MoresbyPapua New Guinean Kina
AustraliaCanberraAustralian Dollar
New ZealandWellingtonNew Zealand Dollar
ChinaBeijingRenminbi
MongoliaUlaanbaatarMongolian togrog
TajikistanDushanbeTajikistani Somoni
KyrgyzstanBishkekKyrgyzstani Som
TurkmenistanAshgabatTurkmenistan manat

60. UzbekistanTashkentUzbekistan som
KazakhstanNur-SultanTenge
RussiaMoscowRuble
AfghanistanKabulAfghani
IranTehranToman
IraqBaghdadDinar
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhRiyal
OmanMuscatRial
YemenSana’aRial
JordanAmmanDinar
IsraelJerusalemShekel
LebanonBeirutLebanese Pound
TurkeyAnkaraLira
EgyptCairoEgyptian Pound
LibyaTripoliLibyan dinar
TunisiaTunisTunisian dinar
South SudanJubapound

61. KenyaNairobiKenyan shilling
South AfricaCape townRand
NigeriaAbujaNaira
USAWashington DCDollar
CanadaOttawaCanadian dollar
BrazilBrasiliaBrazilian real
PeruLimaSol
CubaHavanaPeso
MexicoMexico CityMexican Peso
ArgentinaBeunos AiresPeso
United KingdomLondonPound sterling
FranceParisEuro
GermanyBerlinEuro
SpainMadridEuro
PortugalLisbonEuro

62. ItalyRomeEuro
NetherlandsAmsterdamEuro
GreeceAthensEuro
UkraineKievHryvnia
DenmarkCopenhagenDanish krone
Note:
1.Indonesia is planning to move its capital city from Jakarta to a yet-to-be-built city in Kalimantan on
Borneo islands.
2.Hong Kong is the special administrative region of China.
3.8 West African countries are-Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Senegal, Togo and
Guinea-Bissau have changed their currency from ‘CFA franc’ to ‘Eco’.

63. PARLIAMENT OF DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES

64. COUNTRYPARLIAMENT
India Sansad (lok sabha and rajya sabha)
PakistanNational Assembly
BritainParliament (house of commons and
house of lords)
GermanyBundstag (lower house) and Bundesrat
(upper house)
SwitzerlandFederal Assembly
USA Congress (house of representatives and
Senate)
NorwayStorting
Spain Cortes Generales
AustraliaFederal Parliament
DenmarkFolketing
RussiaDuma and federal council

65. China National people’s congress
FranceNational assembly
BhutanTshogdu
BangladeshJatiyasansad
MyanmarPyithuhluttaw(people’s assembly)
Nepal Rashtriyapanchayat
Iran Majles
AfghanistanShura
MaldivesPeople’s Majlis
Japan Diet
IsraelKnesset

66. MAJOR HYDROPOWER
PROJECTS IN INDIA

67. DamStateRiver
Uri
Jammu and Kashmir
Jhelum
DulHasti Chenab
Salal Chenab
Lower Kalnai Chenab
Pakal DulChenab
Ratle(under construction)Chenab
Kirthai-II HEP Chenab
SawalkotHEP Chenab
DulhastiHEP Chenab
Uri-I Jhelum

68. Chamera –IHimachal PradeshRavi
Chamera –II Ravi
Pong/ beas damBeas
Baspa iiBaspa(tributary of sutlej)
NathpaJhakriSutlej
Karcham WangtooSutlej
Dehar Beas
LuhriStage-I
Hydro Electric Project
Himachal PradeshSatluj

69. Bhakra Nangal damHP and PunjabSutlej
Tehri damUttarakhandBhagirathi
Sardar SarovarGujaratNarmada
TeestaSikkimTeesta
Rangit-IV hydro power
project
SikkimRangit
DamodarValley ProjectWest Bengal and JharkhandDamodar
HirakudOdishaMahanadi
Belimela Sileru
SubansiriHydropower
Project
Arunachal PradeshSubansiri
EtalinHydroelectric ProjectArunachal PradeshDibangriver

70. KoynaMaharashtraKoyna river
Loktakhydroelectric projectManipurLoktakLake
Indira SagarMadhya PradeshNarmada
OmkareshwarNarmada
ShravathiKarnatakaShravathi
Kalinadi Kalinadi
IdukkiKeralaPeriyarriver
TungabhadraAndhra PradeshTungabhadra (a tributary of
the Krishna River)
SrisailamKrishna
Nagarjuna sagar Krishna
KopiliHydroelectric PowerAssamKopiliriver

71. MAJOR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
IN INDIA

72. THERMAL POWER PLANTSTATE
Mundra TPSGujarat
Sikka Gujarat
Wanakbori TPSGujarat
Jhanor-Gandhar TPSGujarat
Kawas TPSGujarat
UkaiTPS Gujarat

73. Rihand TPSSonebhadra, UP
Rihand, Anpara, Obra, SingrauliSuper
TPS
Sonebhadra, UP
GhatampurTPSUttar Pradesh
Tanda TPS (of NTPC)Uttar Pradesh
VindhyanchalMadhya Pradesh
SatpuraMadhya Pradesh
Sanjay Gandhi TPSMadhya Pradesh
AmarkantakTPS Madhya Pradesh

74. TalcherOdisha
Jharsuguda TPSOdisha
Korba Chhattisgarh
Sipat Chhattisgarh
BhilaiChhattisgarh
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Chhattisgarh
Bellary TPSKarnataka
Udupi TPS Karnataka
Kudgi Super TPSKarnataka

75. DurgapurWest Bengal
Bandel TPS West Bengal
Kolaghat TPSWest Bengal
Farakka Super TPSWest Bengal
Bakreswar TPSWest Bengal
Sagardighi TPS West Bengal
SantaldihTPS West Bengal
Amravati TPSMaharashtra
Chandrapur Super TPSMaharashtra
Bhusawal TPS Maharashtra
TrombayMaharashtra
Koradi TPSMaharashtra
Khaperkheda TPS Maharashtra
Paras TPSMaharashtra
Tirora TPSMaharashtra

76. Mettur Tamil Nadu
Ennore TPSTamil Nadu
Neyveli TPSTamil Nadu
Bokaro Jharkhand
Maithon Jharkhand
Jojobera TPSJharkhand
PatratuTPS Jharkhand
SimhadriTPS Andhra Pradesh
NarlaTata Rao Andhra Pradesh
Barauni TPS Bihar
Kahalgaon TPS Bihar

77. Anta TPSRajasthan
Barsingsar TPS Rajasthan
SuratgarhSuper TPSRajasthan
Giral Lignite TPSRajasthan

78. MAJOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
IN INDIA

79. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTSTATE
NaroraAtomic power plantNarora, Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan Atomic Power PlantRajasthan
TarapurAPPMaharashtra
JaitapurRatnagiri, Maharashtra
KakraparAPPGujarat
Madras APPTamil Nadu
Kaiga APPKarnataka
KudankulamTirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
KalpakkamTamil Nadu

80. MAJOR SOLAR POWER PLANTS &
PARKS IN INDIA

81. SOLAR POWER PLANT & PARKSTATE
BhadlaSolar Park
(world's biggest solar park in terms of
power generation and second largest in
terms of area)
Bhadla, Rajasthan
PavagadaSolar ParkPalavalli, Karnataka
Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar ParkKurnool, Andhra Pradesh
NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Park (aka
AnanthapuramUltra Mega Solar Park)
Anathapuram, Andhra Pradesh
RewaUltra Mega Solar PlantRewa, Madhya Pradesh
CharankaSolar ParkGujarat
DholeraSolar ParkGujarat

82. SOLAR POWER PLANT & PARKSTATE
MandsaurSolar FarmMadhya Pradesh
OmkareswarFloating Solar ParkMadhya Pradesh
BarethiSolar ParkMadhya Pradesh
Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar ParkKadapa district, Andhra Pradesh
KamuthiSolar Power ProjectTamil Nadu
KasargodSolar ParkKasaragod, Kerala
Sai Guru Solar Park (Pragat)Maharashtra
PatodaSolar Park (Paramount)Maharashtra
DondaichaSolar ParkMaharashtra

83. SOLAR POWER PLANT & PARKSTATE
BukpiSolar ParkManipur
VankalSolar ParkMizoram
Phalodi-PokaranSolar ParkRajasthan
NokhSolar ParkRajasthan
JalaunSolar PlantUttar Pradesh
Ananthapuramu-I and II Solar ParkAnathapuram, Andhra Pradesh

84. IMPORTANT PASSES IN THE HIMALAYAS

85. NAMECONNECTIONIMPORTANCE
MintakaChina and KashmirForms tri –junction of POK,
China and Afghanistan
ParpikChina and KashmirPOK
KhunjerabChina and KashmirPOK
Aghil passChina and KashmirPOK
Banihal PassJammu andKashmirBanihal pass is across Pir
Panjalrange. Jawahar tunnel
constructed in 1956 under the
pass for road transport.
Railway tunnel between
Banihal and Qazikundunder
Banihal pass opened in 2013
Chang –LaLadakh and Tibet
DebsaPass Himachal PradeshIt is a mountain pass in the
Himalaya mountains between
the Kulluand SpitiDistricts of
Himachal Pradesh, India.
Mangsha Dhura PassUttarakhand (Pithorāgarh) Located on India-China border
Muling LaUttarakhand

86. Khardung –LaIn Ladakh rangeWorld’s highest motorable
pass
Zoji –LaSrinagar –KargilOn National Highway 1D
Bara Lacha LaHimachal Pradesha and J & K
Shipki LaHimachal and Tibet
Rohtang PassConnects Kullu, Lahul and
Spiti
Near Manali
Niti PassUttarakhand and Tibet
Lipu Lekh PassUttarakhand, Tibet and Nepal Trijunction
Nathu –LaSikkim –Tibet
Jelep –LaSikkim –TibetPasses through CHUMBI
VALLEY
BomDi LaArunachal Pradesh –Bhutan
Dihang PassArunchal Pradesh –Myanmar
Yongyyap PassArunachal Pradesh –Tibet
Dipher PassIndia –China –Myanmar
Mana Pass (aka Mana La,
Chirbitya and Dungri La)
Uttarakhand –TibetInside the Nanda Devi
Biosphere Reserve
Qara Tāgh PassJammu and Kashmir

87. IMPORTANT PEAKS OF THE
HIMALAYAS:

88. NAME PLACE
Mount EverestTibet
Godwin Austin (K2)PoK
KanchenjungaIndo –Nepal Border
LhotseIndo –Pak Border
Masher Brum (K1)PoK
KanchenjungaIndia
Nanga ParwatPoK

89. AWARD & HONORS

90. Nobel Prize – Peace, Literature, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry and
Economics
Pulitzer Prize –Journalism, letter, and music
Oscars (aka Academy Awards) Films
Kalinga Award –Science
Booker Prize –Literature
Grammy award –Music
Ramon Magsaysay award –Public service, social service, journalism, literature,
communication and international understanding
Bharat Ratna –any field of “human endeavor”
Dada Saheb Phalke Award –Films
Jnanpith Award –Literature
Saraswatisamman–Literature
Vyasa Samman –Literature
DronacharyaAward –Sports coaching
Arjuna Award –Sports
Dhanwantriaward –medical science (homeopathy)
Ramanujan award Mathematics
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy,
aka MAKA Trophy
Given by President to universities in India for promoting
sports
TenzingNorgay National
Adventure Award
Highest honour for adventure sports in India

91. JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES OF
INDIA

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