STATIC GK REVISION

UN INTERNATIONAL DECADES:
2010 – 2020 UN decade for fight against desertification
2011 – 2020 o UN decade on biodiversity
o UN Decade of Action for Road Safety

2013 – 2022 UNESCO International Decade for Rapproachment of Cultures

2014 – 2024 UN decade of Sustainable energy for all
2015 – 2024 International decade for people of African descent
2016 – 2025 United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition
2018 – 2028 International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development"

2019 – 2028 United Nations Decade of Family Farming

Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace

2020-2030 International Decade of Health Ageing

Decade of Action for Achieving 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

2021 – 2030 International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

2022–2032 International Decade of Indigenous Languages

2016 o International year of Pulses
o International year of Camelids

2019 o International year of Indigenous Languages

2020 o International Year of Plant Health

o 2020 as the Year of Tourism and Rural Development (by UNWTO)
o Year of Nurse and Midwife (by WHO)
2021 o UN International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
o International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
o International Year of Peace and Trust
o International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development
o 2021 is the “SCO Year of Culture”
2022 o International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture

2023 o International Year of Millets

2024 o International Year of the Family

IMPORTANT DAYS
 JANUARY
NAME OF THE DAY DATE

World Hindi Day 10th January

National Youth Day 12th January

Army Day 15th January

International Day of Education (1st time celebrated in 2019 by 24th January

UNESCO)
National Girl Child Day
National Tourism Day 25th January
National Voters’ Day
Republic Day 26th January
International Customs Day
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 27th January

Leprosy prevention day 30th January

Sarvodaya Day 30th January

 FEBRUARY

World Cancer Day 4th February

International Day of Human Fraternity (1st time celebrated in
2021)

World Pulses Day (1st time celebrated in 2019) 10th February

World Radio Day 13th February

International Mother Language Day 21st February

National science day 28th February

 MARCH
World Wildlife Day 3rd March
International Women’s day 8th March
UN day for women’s rights and international peace
World Kidney Day 2nd Thursday of March;
(14th March 2019)
International Commonwealth Day 11th March
India observes the Commonwealth Day on May 24
World consumer rights day 15th March
World Disabled day, International day of happiness 20th March
World Sparrow Day
World forestry day 21st March
International day for elimination of racial discrimination
World Poetry Day
World Water day 22nd March
World Meteorological Day 23rd March
World TB day 24th March
Epilepsy Awareness Day or World Purple day 26th March
 APRIL
World Autism Awareness Day 2nd April
National Maritime Day 5th April
World health day 7th April
Ambedkar’s birth anniversary 14th April
World Hemophilia Day 17th April
World Heritage Day 18th April
World Liver Day 19th April
Mother earth day 22nd April
Panchayat divas 24th April
World Malaria Day 25th April
World Intellectual Property Day 26th April
World Immunization Week 24-30th April
 MAY
International Labour day (called may day) 1st May
World Press Freedom Day 3rd May
International Day of Midwives 5th May
World Thalassaemia Day 8th May
National Technology day 11th May

International Day of the Nurse 12th May

National Dengue Day 16th May
World Hypertension Day 17th May
World AIDS Vaccine Day/HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 18th May
World Bee Day 20th May
Anti terrorism day 21st May
International day of Biological Diversity 22nd May
World Thyroid Day 25th May
World Hunger Day 28th May
International Day of Action for Women’s Health
International day of UN peacekeepers 29th May
No tobacco/ No smoking day 31st May
 JUNE
World Environment day 5th June
World Food Safety Day (1st time celebrated in 2019) 7th June

World Oceans Day 8th June

World Day against Child Labour 12th June
International Day of Family Remittances 16th June
World day to combat desertification and drought 17th June

World refugee day 20th June

International day of yoga 21st June
World Hydrography Day

UN Public Service Day 23rd June

World Vitiligo Day 25th June
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 26th June

MSME Day 27th June

National Statistics Day 29th June
 JULY
World Zoonoses Day 6th July
World population day 11th July
World Youth Skills Day 15th July
International Nelson Mandela Day 18th July
World Drowning Prevention Day (1st time in 2021) 25th July
World Hepatitis Day 28th July
World Nature Conservation Day

International day of friendship 30th July

 AUGUST

World peace day, Hiroshima day 6th August

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 9th August

International youth day 12th August

World Organ Donation Day 13th August

Independence Day 15th August

World Humanitarian Day 19th August

National sports day 29th August

International day against nuclear tests
 SEPTEMBER
Teacher’s day 5th September
International Day of Clean Air for blue skies (1st time in 2020) 7th September
International Literacy day 8th September
International Day to Protect Education from Attack (1st time in 9th September
2020)
International day of democracy 15th September
World Ozone day 16th September
First ever International Equal Pay Day 18th September
International day of peace, 21st September
Alzheimer’s day
World Heart Day 24th September
World Maritime Day
World Environment Health Day 26th September
World tourism day 27th September
International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste 29th September
Reduction
 OCTOBER
International day for older persons 1st October
International day of non – violence 2nd October
World Animal welfare day 4th October
World Habitat Day 5th October
World Teacher’s day
Indian Air Force day 8th October
World Mental Health Day 10th October
International day of girl child 11th October
International Day of Rural Women 15th October
National Women Farmer Day
World food day 16th October
International day for eradication of poverty 17th October
UN day 24th October
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas 31st October
 NOVEMBER
National Cancer Awareness Day 7th November

National Education Day 11th November

World Pneumonia Day 12th November

World Diabetes Day 14th November

International tolerance day 16th November

National Journalism day 17th November

Women's Entrepreneurship Day 19th November

World Children's Day 20th November

World Fisheries Day 21st November

International day for eliminating violence against women 25th November

World Environment protection day 26th November

National Law day 26th November

 DECEMBER
AIDS day 1st December

National Pollution Control Day 2nd December

International day of persons with disabilities 3rd December

Indian Navy day 4th December

International Day of Banks (1st time in December 2020)
World Soil Day 5th December

Anti – corruption day 9th December

International human rights day 10th December

International Universal Health Coverage Day 12th December

National Energy Conservation Day 14th December

International Migrants Day 18th December

Kisan Divas 23rd December

International Day of Epidemic Preparedness (1st time in 2020) 27th December

 NEW DAYS ANNOUNCED IN 2020:-

World Neglected Tropical Diseases 30th January

day
UN International Day of Conscience 5th April

World Chagas Disease Day 14th April

World Chess Day / International Chess 20th July
Day
INDIAN BANK HEADQUARTERS
& TAGLINES
 SOUTH INDIA
BANK HEADQUARTERS Type of Bank
Bank of Baroda Alkapuri, Vadodara Gujarat Public
Federal Bank Aluva Kerala Private
Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd. Thrissur Kerala Private
Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd. Thrissur Kerala Private
Canara Bank Bengaluru Karnataka Public
Karnataka Bank ltd. Mangalore Karnataka Private
Corporation Bank Mangalore Karnataka Public
Syndicate Bank Manipal Karnataka Public
Indian overseas bank Chennai Tamil Nadu Public
Indian Bank Chennai Tamil Nadu Public
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. Chennai Tamil Nadu Private
City Union Bank Ltd. Kumbakonam Tamil Nadu Private
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. Karur Tamil Nadu Private
Tamilnad Mercantile Thoothukudi Tamil Nadu Private
Bank Ltd.
 NORTH & EAST INDIA

Punjab National New Delhi Public

Bank
Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi Public
Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar Jammu & Private
Bank Ltd. Kashmir
Nainital Bank Ltd. Nainital Uttarakhand Private
Oriental Bank of Gurugram Haryana Public
Commerce
Allahabad Bank Kolkata West Bengal Public
United Bank of India Kolkata West Bengal Public
Bandhan Bank Kolkata West Bengal Private
 WEST INDIA

State Bank of India Mumbai Maharashtra Public

Bank of India Mumbai Maharashtra Public
IDBI Mumbai Maharashtra Public
Central Bank of India Mumbai Maharashtra Public
YES bank Mumbai Maharashtra Private
AXIS Mumbai Maharashtra Private
HDFC Mumbai Maharashtra Private
ICICI Vadodara/Mumbai Gujarat/Maharashtra Private
Union Bank of India Mumbai Maharashtra Public
DCB Bank Ltd. Mumbai Maharashtra Private
Induslnd Bank Ltd. Mumbai Maharashtra Private
Kotak Mahindra Bank Mumbai Maharashtra Private
Ltd.
RBL Bank Ltd. Mumbai Maharashtra Private
IDFC First Bank Ltd. Chennai/Mumbai TN/Maharashtra Private
 BANK TAGLINES:

BANK TAGLINES
STATE BANK OF INDIA The Banker to every Indian
BANK OF INDIA Relationships beyond Banking
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA Build a Better life around us or Central To
you Since 1911
IDBI BANK Banking For All, “Aao Sochein Bada” and
Bank Aisa Dost Jaisa
YES BANK Experience our Expertise
AXIS BANK Badhti ka Naam Zindagi
ICICI BANK Khayaal Aapka and Hum Hain Na
HDFC BANK We 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:

BANK TAGLINES
RBL BANK LTD. / RATNAKAR BANK apno ka Bank
LIMITED
INDUSLND BANK LTD. We Care Dil se; We make you fell richer
ALLAHABAD BANK A tradition of Trust
BANDHAN BANK Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK The name you can bank upon
PUNJAB & SIND BANK Where service is a way of life
INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK Good people to grow with
INDIAN BANK Your own Bank
LAKSHMI VILAS BANK LTD. The changing face of Prosperity
CITY UNION BANK LTD Trust 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
 BANK TAGLINES:

BANK TAGLINES

KARNATAKA BANK LTD. Your family bank across India

BANK OF BARODA India’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

INTERNATIONAL BANK HEADQUARTERS
& TAGLINES
BANK TAGLINE HEADQUARTERS

CITI BANK – Citi never sleeps and Lets

New York, US
Get it Done
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK – Your
London, UK
Right Partner
AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK – Don’t
New York
leave Home without it
HSBC BANK – The World’s local Bank London, UK
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND – Make it
Edinburgh, Scotland
Happen
DEUTSCHE BANK – A passion to perform Frankfurt, Germany

DBS BANK - Live more, Bank less Singapore

BNP Paribas - The Bank for a Changing
Paris, France
World
INDIAN SMALL FINANCE BANKS &
PAYMENT BANKS
 Small Finance Banks Headquarters Taglines
Au Small Finance Bank
Jaipur Rajasthan ‘Chalo Aage Badhein’
Ltd.
Capital Small Finance
Jalandhar Punjab ‘Vishwas se Vikas Tak’
Bank Ltd
Fincare Small Finance
Bengaluru Karnataka -
Bank Ltd.
Equitas Small Finance
Chennai Tamil Nadu ‘Its Fun Banking’
Bank Ltd
ESAF Small Finance
Thrissur Kerala ‘Joy of Banking’
Bank Ltd.
Suryoday Small Finance
Mumbai Maharashtra A Bank of Smiles’
Bank Ltd.
Build a better life’ OR
Ujjivan Small Finance
Bengaluru Karnataka ‘We believe in your
Bank Ltd.
Belief’
Utkarsh Small Finance ‘Aapki umeed ka
Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Bank Ltd. Khata’
North East Small finance ‘Your Door Step
Guwahati Assam
Bank Ltd Banker’
Jana Small Finance Bank ‘Paise ki kadar’and
Bengaluru Karnataka
Ltd ‘Likho apni Kahani’
 PAYMENT BANKS

Payments Bank Headquarters Taglines

Airtel Payments Bank Ltd New Delhi Delhi ‘India’s first payments bank’
India Post Payments Bank New Delhi Delhi ‘Aapka Bank, Aapke Dwaar’
Ltd
FINO Payments Bank Ltd Mumbai Maharashtra ‘Qadar aapki Mehnat ki’

Paytm Payments Bank Ltd Noida U.P. -

Jio Payments Bank Ltd Mumbai Maharashtra ‘India ka naya Bank’

NSDL Payments Bank Ltd Mumbai Maharashtra

Technology Trust and Reach
HEADS OF BANKS IN INDIA
 HEADS OF IMPORTANT INDIAN BANK:

Bank Chairperson MD & CEO

State Bank of India Dinesh Kumar Khara -
Bank of India - Atanu Kumar Das
IDBI M R Kumar Rakesh Sharma
Central Bank of India - M. V. Rao
Indian overseas bank - Partha Pratim Sengupta
YES bank Sunil Mehta Prashant Kumar
AXIS Rakesh Makhija Amitabh Choudhary
HDFC Mr. Atanu Chakraborty Sashidhar Jagdishan
ICICI Girish Chandra Chaturvedi Sandeep Bakhshi
Federal Bank Smt. Grace Elizabeth Koshie Shyam Srinivasan
Catholic Syrian Bank Limited Madhavan Aravamuthan Rajendran Chinna
Veerappan (aka CVR
Rajendran)
 HEADS OF IMPORTANT INDIAN BANK:

Bank of Maharashtra - AS Rajeev

Punjab & Sind Bank - S Krishnan
UCO Bank - Atul Kumar Goel
DCB Bank Nasser Munjee Murali M. Natrajan
RBL Bank Prakash Chandra Vishwavir Ahuja
DBS India Peter Seah (Global) Surojit Shome

Lakshmi Vilas Bank (merged Piyush Gupta (Global CEO of

with DBS India w.e.f., Nov 27, DBS Group)
2020)
IDFC First Bank (after merger - V. Vaidyanathan
with IDFC and Capital First)
Bandhan Bank Anup Kumar Sinha Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
IndusInd Bank Arun Tiwari Sumant Kathpalia
Bank of Baroda (Dena Bank and Hasmukh Adhia Sanjiv Chadha
Vijaya Bank Merged with BoB)
 Merged Banks: -

Bank Chairperson MD & CEO

PNB + OBC + United Bank - S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao

of India

Canara + Syndicate Bank - Lingam Venkata Prabhakar

Union Bank of India + - Shri. Rajkiran Rai G

Andhra Bank + Corporation
Bank
Indian Bank + Allahabad - Padmaja Chunduru
Bank
 Small Finance Banks

Bank Chairperson MD & CEO

Au Small Finance Bank Raj Vikas Verma Sanjay Agarwal

Ltd.
Suryoday Small Finance - Baskar Babu
Bank Ramachandran
Ujjivan Small Finance - Nitin Chugh
Bank
Jana Small Finance Bank - Ajay Khanwal

Utkarsh Small Finance - -

Bank
 PAYMENT BANKS IN INDIA

Bank Chairperson MD & CEO

Airtel Payments Bank Sunil Bharti Mittal (Bharti Anubrata Biswas

Enterprises chairman)

India Post Payments Bank - J Venkatramu

Fino Payments Bank Mahendra Kumar Chouhan Rishi Gupta

Jio Payments Bank Vivek Bhandari H Srikrishnan

Paytm Payments Bank Vijay Shekhar Sharma Satish Kumar Gupta

NSDL Payments Bank G. V. Nageswara Rao Abhijit Kamalapurkar

HEADS OF REGULATORS IN
INDIA
 REGULATOR CHAIRMAN HEADQUARTER
Reserve Bank of India Shaktikant Das Mumbai
SEBI Ajay Tyagi Mumbai
IRDAI Subhash Chandra Khuntia Hyderabad
Pension Fund Regulatory Supratim Bandyopadhyay New Delhi
and Development Authority
TRAI PD Vaghela New Delhi
NABARD Govinda Rajulu Chintala Mumbai
 JUDICIAL HEADS

CHIEF JUSTICE, Supreme court NV Ramana

Attorney General of India K K Venugopal

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta
Chairperson, National Green Adarsh Kumar Goel
Tribunal
 CONSTITUTIONAL HEADS:

Speaker, Lok Sabha Om Birla

Comptroller and Auditor General Girish Chandra Murmu

Chairperson, 14th Finance Y V Reddy

Commission

Chairperson, 15th Finance Nand Kishor Singh

Commission
HEADS OF ARMED FORCES:

Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat

Air Force Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh

Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
 Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland

Organization Establish Headquarters Members President /

ment Chief
World Trade 1995 Geneva, 164 Ngozi Okonjo-
Organization Switzerland Iweala
International Labour 1919 Geneva 187 Guy Ryder
Organization Switzerland
World Health 1948 Geneva 194 Tedros Adhanom
Organization Switzerland Ghebreyesus
International 1865 Geneva 193 Houlin
Telecommunication Switzerland Zhao
Union (ITU)
World Meteorological 1950 Geneva 187 Gerhard Adrian
Organization Switzerland Member
States and 6
Member
Territories
World Intellectual 1967 Geneva 193 Daren Tang
Property Organization Switzerland
Organization Establishment Headquarters Members President / Chief
United Nations 1966 Vienna 170 Li Yong
Industrial Austria
Development
Organization
United Nations 1975 Madrid 159 Zurab
World Tourism Spain countries Pololikashvili
Organization
International 1948 London 174 Member Kitack Lim
Maritime United States and 3
Organization Kingdom Associate
Members
Universal Postal 1874 Berne 192 Bishar
Union Switzerland Abdirahman
Hussein
International 1945 Washington DC 190 (last Joinee – Kristalina
monetary fund Andorra) Georgieva
UNESCO 1945 Paris, France 193 Audrey Azoulay
International Civil 1944 Montreal 193 Fang Liu
Aviation Canada
Organization
Organization Establishment Headquarters Members President / Chief
International 1977 Rome 177 Gilbert F.
Fund for Italy Houngbo
Agricultural
Development
Food and 1945 Rome 194 Qu Dongyu
Agriculture Italy
Organization
(FAO)
United Nations 1945 New York, United 193 Member António Guterres
States States and 2
Observer States
(Holy See and
State of
Palestine)
 World Bank 1944 Washington DC, It is made up of David Malpass
US 5 entities.

World Bank

International
Bank for International
Multilateral
Reconstruction International International Centre for
Investment
and Development Financial Settlement of
Guarantee
Development Association: Corporation: Investment
Agency:
(IBRD): Est – 1960 Est – 1956 Disputes:
Est – 1988
Est- 1944 Members - 173 Members – 185 Est – 1966
Members – 182
Member - 189 Members – 155
countries
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Organization Establishment Headquarters Members

SAARC 1985 Kathmandu, Nepal 8 member states

ASEAN 1967 Jakarta, Indonesia 10 S-E Asian

countries
European Union 1993 Brussels, Belgium 27 European
Countries
Shanghai 2001 Beijing, China 8 countries
Cooperation
Organization
Asia Pacific 1989 Singapore 21 countries
Economic
Cooperation
Forum for India- 2014 Two summits till now India and 14 Pacific
Pacific Islands – 1st in Fiji and 2nd in Island Nations
Cooperation Jaipur
Organization for 1961 Paris, France 38 (COSTA RICA
Economic joined in May 2021)
Cooperation and
Development
Organization Establishment Headquarters Members

G-7 1975 - Seven countries

G-20 1999 - 20

G-77 1964 New York at UN 134

Headquarters
BRICS 2006 NDB is HQ in 5
Shanghai, China
World Economic 1971 Geneva, Switzerland -
Forum
The Australia Group 1985 Australia 43

Note: G-20 and G-7 do not have permanent secretariate.

Organization Establishment Headquarters Members

Asian Infrastructure 2016 Beijing, China 103

Investment Bank

Asian Development 1966 Manila, Philippines 68

Bank

European Bank for 1991 London, UK 69 countries & two

Reconstruction and EU institutions
Development

OPEC 1960 Vienna, Austria 13 countries

STOCK MARKETS AND THEIR INDICES
Bombay Stock Exchange SENSEX (sensitive Index of 30
companies)
• Oldest stock exchange in ASIA and located at
Dalal Street, Mumbai
National Stock Exchange NIFTY 50 (50 companies)

• Largest Stock exchange in India by Market

Capitalization
New York Stock Exchange • Dow Jones Industrial Average
• S&P 500
• Nickname – “The Big Board”
• NYSE Composite
• World’s largest stock exchange by market
capitalization
• World’s first stock exchange
 National Association of Securities Dealers • NASD 100
Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)

• First electronic stock market in the world (New

York)
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 Exchange Hang Seng
Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) Straits Times Index (STI)
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Germany) DAX
London Stock Exchange FTSE 100 (Footsie)
France Stock Exchange CAC 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)
COUNTRIES, CAPITALS AND
CURRENCIES
Country Capital Currency
India New Delhi Indian Rupee
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee

Bhutan Thimpu Ngultrum

Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka Rupee

Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee

Maldives Male Rufiya
Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw Kyat
Thailand Bangkok Baht
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit
Singapore Singapore city Singapore dollar
Laos Vientiane Kip
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel
Vietnam Hanoi Dong
Indonesia Jakarta**[see Note 1 below] Rupiah
Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar
Hong kong Victoria (not official Hongkong dollar
now)**[see note 2]
South Korea Seoul South Korean Won
North Korea Pyongyang North Korean Won
Japan Tokyo Yen
Philippines Manila Philippine Peso
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Papua New Guinean Kina
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar
China Beijing Renminbi
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian togrog
Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajikistani Somoni
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani Som
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmenistan manat
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistan som
Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan Tenge
Russia Moscow Ruble
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
Iran Tehran Toman
Iraq Baghdad Dinar
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal
Oman Muscat Rial
Yemen Sana’a Rial
Jordan Amman Dinar
Israel Jerusalem Shekel
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound
Turkey Ankara Lira
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound
Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar
South Sudan Juba pound
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling
South Africa Cape town Rand
Nigeria Abuja Naira
USA Washington DC Dollar
Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar
Brazil Brasilia Brazilian real
Peru Lima Sol
Cuba Havana Peso
Mexico Mexico City Mexican Peso
Argentina Beunos Aires Peso
United Kingdom London Pound sterling
France Paris Euro
Germany Berlin Euro
Spain Madrid Euro
Portugal Lisbon Euro
 Italy Rome Euro
Netherlands Amsterdam Euro
Greece Athens Euro
Ukraine Kiev Hryvnia
Denmark Copenhagen Danish 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’.
PARLIAMENT OF DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES
COUNTRY PARLIAMENT
India Sansad (lok sabha and rajya sabha)
Pakistan National Assembly
Britain Parliament (house of commons and
house of lords)
Germany Bundstag (lower house) and Bundesrat
(upper house)
Switzerland Federal Assembly
USA Congress (house of representatives and
Senate)
Norway Storting
Spain Cortes Generales
Australia Federal Parliament
Denmark Folketing
Russia Duma and federal council
China National people’s congress
France National assembly
Bhutan Tshogdu
Bangladesh Jatiya sansad
Myanmar Pyithu hluttaw (people’s assembly)
Nepal Rashtriya panchayat
Iran Majles
Afghanistan Shura
Maldives People’s Majlis
Japan Diet
Israel Knesset
MAJOR HYDROPOWER
PROJECTS IN INDIA
 Dam State River

Uri Jhelum

Dul Hasti Chenab

Salal Chenab

Lower Kalnai Chenab

Pakal Dul Chenab

Jammu and Kashmir
Ratle (under construction) Chenab

Kirthai-II HEP Chenab

Sawalkot HEP Chenab

Dulhasti HEP Chenab

Uri-I Jhelum
Chamera – I Himachal Pradesh Ravi

Chamera – II Ravi

Pong/ beas dam Beas

Baspa ii Baspa (tributary of sutlej)

Nathpa Jhakri Sutlej

Karcham Wangtoo Sutlej

Dehar Beas

Luhri Stage-I Himachal Pradesh Satluj

Hydro Electric Project

Bhakra Nangal dam HP and Punjab Sutlej

Tehri dam Uttarakhand Bhagirathi

Sardar Sarovar Gujarat Narmada

Teesta Sikkim Teesta

Rangit-IV hydro power Sikkim Rangit

project

Damodar Valley Project West Bengal and Jharkhand Damodar

Hirakud Odisha Mahanadi

Belimela Sileru

Subansiri Hydropower Arunachal Pradesh Subansiri

Project

Etalin Hydroelectric Project Arunachal Pradesh Dibang river

Koyna Maharashtra Koyna river

Loktak hydroelectric project Manipur Loktak Lake

Indira Sagar Madhya Pradesh Narmada

Omkareshwar Narmada

Shravathi Karnataka Shravathi

Kalinadi Kalinadi

Idukki Kerala Periyar river

Tungabhadra Andhra Pradesh Tungabhadra (a tributary of

the Krishna River)

Srisailam Krishna

Nagarjuna sagar Krishna

Kopili Hydroelectric Power Assam Kopili river

MAJOR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
IN INDIA
THERMAL POWER PLANT STATE

Mundra TPS Gujarat

Sikka Gujarat

Wanakbori TPS Gujarat

Jhanor-Gandhar TPS Gujarat

Kawas TPS Gujarat

Ukai TPS Gujarat

Rihand TPS Sonebhadra, UP

Rihand, Anpara, Obra, Singrauli Super Sonebhadra, UP

TPS
Ghatampur TPS Uttar Pradesh

Tanda TPS (of NTPC) Uttar Pradesh

Vindhyanchal Madhya Pradesh

Satpura Madhya Pradesh

Sanjay Gandhi TPS Madhya Pradesh

Amarkantak TPS Madhya Pradesh

Talcher Odisha

Jharsuguda TPS Odisha

Korba Chhattisgarh
Sipat Chhattisgarh
Bhilai Chhattisgarh
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Chhattisgarh

Bellary TPS Karnataka

Udupi TPS Karnataka
Kudgi Super TPS Karnataka
Durgapur West Bengal
Bandel TPS West Bengal
Kolaghat TPS West Bengal
Farakka Super TPS West Bengal
Bakreswar TPS West Bengal
Sagardighi TPS West Bengal
Santaldih TPS West Bengal

Amravati TPS Maharashtra

Chandrapur Super TPS Maharashtra
Bhusawal TPS Maharashtra
Trombay Maharashtra
Koradi TPS Maharashtra
Khaperkheda TPS Maharashtra
Paras TPS Maharashtra
Tirora TPS Maharashtra
Mettur Tamil Nadu
Ennore TPS Tamil Nadu
Neyveli TPS Tamil Nadu

Bokaro Jharkhand
Maithon Jharkhand
Jojobera TPS Jharkhand
Patratu TPS Jharkhand

Simhadri TPS Andhra Pradesh

Narla Tata Rao Andhra Pradesh

Barauni TPS Bihar

Kahalgaon TPS Bihar
Anta TPS Rajasthan
Barsingsar TPS Rajasthan
Suratgarh Super TPS Rajasthan
Giral Lignite TPS Rajasthan
MAJOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
IN INDIA
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT STATE

Narora Atomic power plant Narora, Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant Rajasthan

Tarapur APP Maharashtra

Jaitapur Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Kakrapar APP Gujarat

Madras APP Tamil Nadu

Kaiga APP Karnataka

Kudankulam Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu

MAJOR SOLAR POWER PLANTS &
PARKS IN INDIA
SOLAR POWER PLANT & PARK STATE

Bhadla Solar Park Bhadla, Rajasthan

(world's biggest solar park in terms of

power generation and second largest in
terms of area)
Pavagada Solar Park Palavalli, Karnataka

Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh

NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Park (aka Anathapuram, Andhra Pradesh

Ananthapuram Ultra Mega Solar Park)
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Plant Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

Charanka Solar Park Gujarat

Dholera Solar Park Gujarat

SOLAR POWER PLANT & PARK STATE

Mandsaur Solar Farm Madhya Pradesh

Omkareswar Floating Solar Park Madhya Pradesh

Barethi Solar Park Madhya Pradesh

Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar Park Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh

Kamuthi Solar Power Project Tamil Nadu

Kasargod Solar Park Kasaragod, Kerala

Sai Guru Solar Park (Pragat) Maharashtra

Patoda Solar Park (Paramount) Maharashtra

Dondaicha Solar Park Maharashtra

SOLAR POWER PLANT & PARK STATE

Bukpi Solar Park Manipur

Vankal Solar Park Mizoram

Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park Rajasthan

Nokh Solar Park Rajasthan

Jalaun Solar Plant Uttar Pradesh

Ananthapuramu-I and II Solar Park Anathapuram, Andhra Pradesh

IMPORTANT PASSES IN THE HIMALAYAS
NAME CONNECTION IMPORTANCE
Mintaka China and Kashmir Forms tri – junction of POK,
China and Afghanistan
Parpik China and Kashmir POK
Khunjerab China and Kashmir POK
Aghil pass China and Kashmir POK
Banihal Pass Jammu andKashmir Banihal pass is across Pir
Panjal range. Jawahar tunnel
constructed in 1956 under the
pass for road transport.
Railway tunnel between
Banihal and Qazikund under
Banihal pass opened in 2013
Chang – La Ladakh and Tibet
Debsa Pass Himachal Pradesh It is a mountain pass in the
Himalaya mountains between
the Kullu and Spiti Districts of
Himachal Pradesh, India.
Mangsha Dhura Pass Uttarakhand (Pithorāgarh) Located on India-China border
Muling La Uttarakhand
Khardung – La In Ladakh range World’s highest motorable
pass
Zoji – La Srinagar – Kargil On National Highway 1D
Bara Lacha La Himachal Pradesha and J & K
Shipki La Himachal and Tibet
Rohtang Pass Connects Kullu, Lahul and Near Manali
Spiti
Niti Pass Uttarakhand and Tibet
Lipu Lekh Pass Uttarakhand, Tibet and Nepal Trijunction
Nathu – La Sikkim – Tibet
Jelep – La Sikkim – Tibet Passes through CHUMBI
VALLEY
BomDi La Arunachal Pradesh – Bhutan
Dihang Pass Arunchal Pradesh – Myanmar
Yongyyap Pass Arunachal Pradesh – Tibet
Dipher Pass India – China – Myanmar
Mana Pass (aka Mana La, Uttarakhand – Tibet Inside the Nanda Devi
Chirbitya and Dungri La) Biosphere Reserve
Qara Tāgh Pass Jammu and Kashmir
IMPORTANT PEAKS OF THE
HIMALAYAS:
NAME PLACE

Mount Everest Tibet

Godwin Austin (K2) PoK

Kanchenjunga Indo – Nepal Border

Lhotse Indo – Pak Border

Masher Brum (K1) PoK

Kanchenjunga India

Nanga Parwat PoK

AWARD & HONORS
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
Saraswati samman – Literature
Vyasa Samman – Literature
Dronacharya Award – Sports coaching
Arjuna Award – Sports
Dhanwantri award – medical science (homeopathy)
Ramanujan award Mathematics
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy, Given by President to universities in India for promoting
aka MAKA Trophy sports
Tenzing Norgay National Highest honour for adventure sports in India
Adventure Award
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INDIA
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