Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal Important Static GK Capsule for IBPS PO 2016 Sno Topics 1. List of Indian States and its Capital-Chief Ministers and Governors 2. List of Important Regulators in India and Its Present Chairman & Headquarters 3. List of Important Stadiums and its Location 4. List of Highest Peaks and Its Location in India 5. List of Indian Rivers and Cities at which it was Located 6. List of International Organizations and Its Head Quarters 7. List of Important Committee's and its Functions 8. List of Important Wild Life Sanctuaries in India 9. List of Important Bird Sanctuaries in National and International 10. List of Important Seaports and Airports in India 11. List of Indian Cities and its Nicknames 12. List of Major Temples in India 13. List of Important Revolutions and Its Related Sectors 14. List of Important Thermal and Nuclear Power Plants in India 15. List of Most Important Dams and its Locations in India 16. List of Classical, Folks and Tribal Dances in India 17. List of Important Food Festivals and countries where it was celebrated 18. List of Important Awards and Its Related Fields 19. List of Sports and Trophy 20. List of Important Lines between different Countries in the World 21. List of Important Stock Exchanges and Their Index 22. List of Upcoming Summits and Its Venue 23. List of Countries and Its Central Banks 24. List of Countries- Capital-Currency 25. List of Important Days 26. List of Schemes launched by State Governments 27. Cabinet Ministers and their Constituencies 28. Ministers of State Independent Charge 29. List of Famous Palaces and its Locations 30. 2011: CENSUS OF INDIA 31. State Wise Rectification of GST Bill 32. Important Autobiographies of Indians 33. Venues Of Upcoming Sports Events 34. List of First in India (Male and Female) 35. List of Credit Rating Agencies

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List of Indian States and its Capital-Chief Ministers and Governors State Capital Governor Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad ESL Narasimhan N. Chandrababu Naidu Arunachal Itanagar V. Shanmuganathan Pema Khandu Pradesh Assam Dispur Banwarilal Purohit Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Bihar Patna Ram Nath Kovind Nitish Kumar Chhattisgarh Raipur Balram Das Tandon Raman singh Goa Panaji Mridula Sinha Lakshmikant Parsekar Vijay Rupani [Andiben Gujarat Gandhinagar Om Prakash Kohli Patel resigned on Aug 1st 2016 ] Haryana Chandigarh Kaptan Singh Solanki Manohar Lal Khattar Himachal Shimla Acharya Dev Vrat Virbhadra Singh Pradesh Jammu (Winter); Jammu-Kashmir Narendra Nath Vohra Mehbooba Mufti Srinagar (Summer) Jharkhand Ranchi Draupadi Murmu Raghuvar Das Karnataka Bangalore Vajubhai R. Vala K.Siddharamaiah Kerala Thiruvananthapuram P.Sathasivam Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Om Prakash Kohil Madhya pradesh Bhopal Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Additional Charge) Maharashtra Mumbai C.Vidyasagar Rao Devendra Fadnavis Manipur Imphal Najma Heptullah Okarm Ibobi Singh Meghalaya Shillong V. Shanmuganathan Mukul Sangma Mizoram Aizwal Nirbhaya Sharma Pu.Lal Thanhawla Padmanabha Nagaland Kohima TR Zeliang Balakrishna Acharya Odisha Bhubaneshwar S.C. Jamir Naveen Patnaik Punjab Chandigarh V P Singh Badnore Parkash Singh Badal Rajasthan Jaipur Kalyan singh Vasundhara Raje Srinivas Dadasaheb Sikkim Gangtok Pawan Kumar Chamling Patil C. Vidyasagar Rao Tamil Nadu Chennai J. Jayalalitha (Additional Charge) ESL Narasimhan Telangana Hyderabad K.Chandrshekhar Rao (Additional Charge) Tripura Agartala Tathagata Roy Manik Sankar Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Ram Naik Akhilesh Yadav Uttarakhand Dehradun Krishna Kant Paul Harish Rawat www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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West Bengal

Kolkata

Kesarinath Tripathi

Mamata Banerjee

List of Important Regulators in India and Its Present Chairman & Headquarters Regulator Sector Head Quarters Chairman Financial System, Reserve Bank of India Monetary Policy and Mumbai Urjit Patel (RBI) Money Market. Securities, Capital Market, Securities and Exchange Stock broking, Merchant Mumbai U.K Sinha Board of India (SEBI) Banking, Nidhis, Chit Funds. Telecom Regulatory Telecom Industry New Delhi Ram Sewak Sharma Authority of India (TRAI) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Insurance Sector Hyderabad T.S Vijayan (IRDA) Forward Markets Commodity Market Mumbai Ramesh Abhishek Commission (FMC) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Pension Sector New Delhi Hemant G Contractor Authority (PFRDA) Other Important Government Officials             

Cabinet Secretary of India–Pradeep Kumar Sinha National Security Adviser–Ajit Kumar Doval Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha–Shumsher K. Sheriff Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha–Anoop Mishra Attorney General of India–Mukul Rohatgi Comptroller and Auditor General of India–Shashi Kant Sharma Solicitor General of India–Ranjit Kumar Principal Scientific Adviser–R. Chidambaram Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations–Syed Akbaruddin. Chairman, Railway Board–AK Mittal Foreign Secretary–Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Union Home Secretary–Rajiv Mehrishi Finance Secretary– Ashok Lavasa DEFENCE & SECURITY:

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Chief of Naval Staff–Sunil Lanba Chief of Integrated Defence Staff–Air Marshal PP Reddy Director General, Border Security Force–K.K Sharma Director General, Central Reserve Police Force–K.Durga Prasad Director General, Central Industrial Security Force–Surender Singh Director-General of Military Intelligence–Lt. Gen K G Krishna Director, Central Bureau of Investigation–Anil Kumar Sinha Director, Intelligence Bureau–Dineshwar Sharma Director General, National Investigation Agency–Sharad Kumar Secretary (Research)–Rajinder Khanna Member (Investigation CBDT)–Atulesh Jindal Director General of ITBP–Krishna Chaudhary

CRICKET

BADMINTON

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List of Important Stadiums and its Location The Lords Cricket Ground - London, United Kingdom The Oval Cricket Stadium – London, United Kingdom Melbourne Cricket Ground – Melbourne, Australia Eden Gardens – Kolkata, India The Wanderers – Johannesburg, South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground – Sydney, Australia The WACA stadium – Perth, Australia Old Trafford stadium – Manchester, England Newlands stadium – Cape Town, South Africa M.A. Chidambaram Stadium – Chennai, Tamil Nadu Feroz Shah Kotla Ground – Delhi, India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium – Bangalore, India Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai, India

 Gachibowli Stadium – Hyderabad, India  Siri Fort Sports Complex – New Delhi, India  Harringay Stadium – London, UK  Changzhou Olympic Sports Center – Changzhou, China  Nakhon Ratchasima Center – Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand  Singapore Badminton Hall – Guillemard Rd, Singapore  Stadium Badminton Cheral Jalan Cheras Taman Pertama – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Honda Center – California, USA

TENNIS  

Centre Court, All England Club – London, UK Arthur Ashe Stadium, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis

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HOCKEY

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Center – New York, USA Court Philippe Chatrier - Roland Garros, Paris, France Indian Wells Tennis Garder – Indian Wells, California, USA Rod Laver Arena – Melbourne, Australia Qizhong Stadium – Shangai, China Roy Emerson Area – Switzerland Royal Albert Hall – London, UK

 Rungnado May Day Stadium - North Korea  The Salt Lake Stadium aka Yuva Bharati Krirangan - Kolkata, India  Bukit Jalil National Stadium - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  The Azteca Stadium - Mexico City, Mexico  The Camp Nou– Barcelona  The Azadi Stadium - Tehran, Iran  FNB stadium Soccer City Stadium in Soweto - Johannesburg, South Africa  Rose Bowl in Pasadena - California, USA  Wembley Stadium – London, UK  Gelora Bung Karno stadium - Jakarta, Indonesia      

Hockey Analage – Munich, Germany Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium – New Delhi, Chennai Panther Stadium – Atlanta Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa – Catalonia, Spain Herndon Stadium – Georgia, USA Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Center – Sydney, Australia

List of Highest Peaks and its location in India: Highest Peak Height (in Meters) States Kanchendzonga 8586 Sikkim Nanda Devi 7817 Uttarakhand Saltoro Kangri 7742 Jammu and Kashmir Kangto 7090 Arunachal Pradesh Reo Purgyil 6816 Himachal Pradesh Saramati 3841 Nagaland Sandakphu 3636 West Bengal Khayang 3114 Manipur Anamudi 2695 Kerala Dodda Betta 2636 Tamil Nadu

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal List of Indian Rivers and Cities at which it was Located: City River State Agra Yamuna Uttar Pradesh Ahmadabad Sabarmati Gujarat Ayodhya Sarayu Uttar Pradesh Badrinath Ganga Uttarakhand Cuttack Mahanadi Orissa Delhi Yamuna Delhi Dibrugarh Brahmaputra Assam Haridwar Ganga Uttaranchal Hyderabad Musi Andhra Pradesh Jabalpur Narmada Madhya Pradesh Kanpur Ganga Uttar Pradesh Kolkata Hoogly West Bengal Kota Chambal Rajasthan Lucknow Gomti Uttar Pradesh Ludhiana Sutlej Punjab Nasik Godavari Maharashtra Pandharpur Bhima Maharashtra Patna Ganga Bihar Rajamahendri Godavari Andhra Pradesh Sambalpur Mahanadi Orissa Srinagar Jhelum Jammu & Kashmir Surat Tapti Gujarat Tiruchirapalli Kaveri Tamil Nadu Varanasi Ganga Uttar Pradesh Vijayawada Krishna Andhra Pradesh List of International Organizations and Its Head Quarters:           

International Monetary Fund(IMF) = WASHINGTON DC. International Maritime Organisation(IMO) = LONDON. International Standard Organization(ISO) = GENEVA. International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) = VIENNA. International Court of Justice(ICJ) = THE HAGUE. International Labour Organization(ILO) = GENEVA. WHO = GENEVA. WWF = GLAND, SWITZERLAND. UNICEF = NEW YORK. World Bank = WASHINGTON DC. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) = VIENNA. www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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Commonwealth of Nations = LONDON. Food & Agricultureal Organization(FAO) = ROME. Amnesty International = LONDON. Asia Pacific Economic Forum(APEC) = SINGAPORE. Association of South East Asian Nations(ASIAN) = JAKARTA. North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) = BRUSSELS. Organization of Economic Cooperation & Development(OECD) = PARIS. FIFA = ZURICH, SWITZERLAND. ICC = DUBAI, UAE. Organization of Islamic Cooperation = JEDDAH. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC) = KATHMANDU. Transparency International Berlin = BERLIN. United Nations Conference on Trade & Development(UNCTD) = GENEVA. United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organization(UN ESCO) = PARIS. United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO) = VIENNA. World Intellectual Property Organization = GENEVA. World Meteorological Organization(WMO) = GENEVA. United Nations Population Fund = NEW YORK. International Committee of the Red Cross = GENEVA. World Trade Organization = GENEVA. U N Woman = NEW YORK. Universal Postal Union = BERNE. International Renewable Energy Agency = ABU DHABI Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation = EBENE, MOURITIUS. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons = THE HAGUE. International Olympic Committee = LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND. International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry = ZURICH, SWITZERLAND. World Economic Forum = GENEVA. International Hydrological Organization = MONACO. International Association of Athletics & Federation(IAAF) = MONACO. International Hockey Federation = LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND. World Chess Federation = ATHENS, GREECE. International Union for Conservation(IUCN) = GLAND, SWITZERLAND. International Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers(ICANN) = LOS ANGELES International Shooting Sports Federation = MUNICH, GERMANY. International Council on Monuments & Sites(ICOMOS) = PARIS, FRANCE List of Important Committee's and its Functions:

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Prof. NR Madhava Menon Panel : Reported guidelines for regulating expenditure and content of advertisement in govt. adds H Devaraj Commitee : Reported most deemed university H R Khan Panel : To evaluate unclaimed PPF and Post Office Savings V V Daga Committee : To conduct forensic audit of NSEL Sivaramakrishnan committee : Submit Report to build the capital city for Andhra Pradesh Ramanujam committee : To avoid obsolete laws Bimal Jalan : To head the Expenditure Management Commission Hari Gautam Committee : To review the status of UGC Justice SB Sinha (One Member Commission):To Probe 2006 Meerut Fire Tragedy Suresh Prabhu Committee: To review gas pricing formula R S Sharma Expert Committee : To review the Company (Cost Records and Cost Audits) Rules 2014 Justice MB Shah : On Black Money Deepak Mohanty Committee : Data and Information Management in the RBI Arvind Mayaram Committee : To clear definition to the FDI and FII Nachiket Mor Committee : To permit NBFC's to work as Business correspondence P J Nayak Committee : Governance of Boards of Bank in India Bibek Debroy : for Restructuring the railway Justice CS Dharmadhikari Committee: recommended complete ban on dance bars in hotels and restaurants. Pratyush Sinha : To assess compensation for coal blocks. Jairam Ramesh : On sustainable development T.K. Vishwanathan committee: To provide Bankruptcy code for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). K.V. Kamath panel: to examine the financial architecture for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. Gopalakrishna Committee: on Capacity Building in Banks and non-Banks G N Bajpai Committee: Guidelines for national pension system (NPS) schemes in private sector. Scientist Raghunath Anant Mashelkar panel: To recommend best technologies for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat" national sanitation campaign. T S R Subramanian Committee: To review five key green laws concerning protection and conservation of environment, forest, wildlife, water and air among others. Tandon Committee:Follow Up Of Bank Credit DR Gadgil Committee:Agricultural Finance Godwala Committee:Rural Finance ML Dantwala Committee: Regional Rural Banks SS Nadkarni Committee:Trading In Public Sector Banks Venketaiya Committee:Review Of Rural Financing System Bhide Committee:Coordination Between Commercial Banks And SFC’s AK Bhuchar Committee:Coordination Between Term Lending Institutions And Commercial Banks. www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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R. Jilani: Inspection System in Banks Goiporia Committee:Customer Service In Banks LC Gupta Committee:Financial Derivatives James Raj Committee:Functioning Of Public Sector Banks Vipin Malik Committee:Consolidated Accounting By Banks A Ghosh Committee:Frauds & Malpractices In Banks BD Thakar Committee:Job Criteria In Bank Loans (Approach) A K Khandelwal:HR Issues of Public Sector Banks R.H. Khan:Harmonization of the Role of Financial Institution in Banks Rajamannar Committee:Changes In Banking Laws , Bouncing Of Cheques Etc. Usha Thorat Panel: Financial Inclusion Chatalier To Small Scale Industry K Madhav Das Committee:Urban Cooperative Banks R S Saria Committee:Agricultural Finance And Cooperative Society SS Kohli Committee:Rationalization Of Staff Strength In Banks J.V. Shetty:Consortium Lending by Banks I.T. Vaz: Norms for Working Capital Finance by Banks Y.V. Reddy: Financial Aggregate System Rakesh Mohan:Small Savings: Tax and Interest Rates M Damodaran:Customer Service Banks Pillai Committee:Pay Scales Of Bank Officers Rangrajan Committee:Computerization Of Banking Industry Cook Committee (On Behalf Of BIS – Under Basel Committee ):Capital Adequacy Of Banks Pendarkar Committee:Review The System Of Inspection Of Commercial, RRB And Urban Cooperative Banks Dave Committee:Mutual Funds Functioning

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List of Important Wild Life Sanctuaries in India Name of the Sanctuaries Location Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary Assam Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam Gir National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary Gujar Sundarbans National Park West Bengal Periyar National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh Ranthambore National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Rajasthan Tal Chappar Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary Odissa

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Nandankanan Zoo Corbett National Park Bandipur National Park Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Mudumalai National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary Govind Wildlife Sanctuary Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary

Odissa Uttarkhand Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu Uttarakhand Gujarat Kerala

List of Important Bird Sanctuaries in National and International: List Of Important Bird Sanctuaries in India: Bird Sanctuary Kitam Bird Sanctuary Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Karera Bird Sanctuary Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary Sajnakhali wildlife sanctuary Gudavi Bird Sanctuary Thattekad Bird Sanctuary Rasikbil Bird Sanctuary Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary Saman Sanctuary Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Telineelapuram and Telukunchi Bird Sanctuaries Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary Pitti Bird Sanctuary Sandi Bird Santuary Kokkrebellur Pelicanry Bird Sanctuary Karnala Bird Sanctuary Atapaka Bird Sanctuary Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Najafgarh Drain Bird Sanctuary Porbandar Bird Sanctuary Attiveri Bird Sanctuary

Location

State

Namchi Panjim Shivpuri Gurgaon Ahmedabad Mehsana Parganas Shimoga Kochi Coochbehar Kanpur-Lucknow road Jamnagar Manipuri Kochi Malappuram

Sikkim Goa Madhya Pradesh Haryana Gujarat Gujarat West Bengal Karnataka Kerala West Bengal Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Uttar Pradesh Kerala Kerala

Srikakulam

Andhra Pradesh

Uppalapadu Sivagangai Pitti island Hardoi Kokkrebellur Mumbai Kolleru Lake Nellore Chittoor Najafgarh Drain Porbandar Uttara kannada

Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Lakshadweep Uttar Pradesh Karnataka Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Delhi Gujarat Karnataka

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal Bonal Bird Sanctuary Yadgir Karnataka Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary Sira Taluk Karnataka Magadi Bird Sanctuary Gadag Karnataka Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary Mysore Karnataka Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Kottayam Kerala Mayani Bird Sanctuary Vaduj Maharashtra Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary Solapur Maharashtra Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary Ramanathapuram Tamil Nadu Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Ramanathapuram Tamil Nadu Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu Suchindram Theroor Bird Sanctuary Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary Thiruvarur Tamil Nadu Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu Vellode Bird Sanctuary Erode Tamil Nadu Patna Bird Sanctuary Jalesar, Etah Uttar Pradesh Samaspur Sanctuary Rae Bareli Uttar Pradesh Chintamoni Bird Sanctuary Kolkata West Bengal List Of Important Bird Sanctuaries in the World: Bird Sanctuary Jurong Bird Park Wooroonooran Important Bird Area Wajee Nature Park Port Davy Islands Keep River Bird Area Zhalong Nature Reserve Yalgoroup Bird Area Bird Nature Reserve of Lake Tisza Aquaba Bird Observatory Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary Skorpa Bird Sanctuary

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1.

Location Jurong

Singapore

Queensland

Australia

Nyeri Tasmania Keep River Heilongjiang Swan Coast

Kenya Australia Australia China Australia

Tiszafured

Hungary

Aquaba

Jordan

Nunavut

Canada

Svalbard Norway List of Important Seaports in India

SEAPORTS

Vizag port

Country

LOCATION

Vishakapatnam

STATE

Andhra Pradesh

HIGHLIGHTS 1). Only natural seaport in the shores of Bay of Bengal 2). Oldest shipyard of India

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Madras Port

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

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Tuticorin Port

Tuticorin

Tamil Nadu

4.

Kandla Port

Gandhidham

Gujarat

5.

Nhava Sheva (or) Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Navi Mumbai

Maharashtra

6.

Mumbai Port

West Mumbai

Maharashtra

7.

Marmagao Port

South Goa

Goa

8.

Panambur (or) New Mangalore Port

Dakshina Kannada

Karnataka

9.

Cochin Port

Cochin

Kerala

10.

Paradip Port

Jagatsinghpur

Orissa

11.

Haldia Port

Kolkata

West Bengal

12.

Port Blair

Port Blair

Andaman & Nicobar islands

S.No. 1.

List of Important Airports in India: Domestic Airports Name of the Airport State: Andhra Pradesh Cuddapah Airport Kadapa

2nd largest port in India Largest port in Tamil Nadu 2nd largest port in Tamil Nadu Major seaport of west coast 1).Largest container port in India 2). King Port of Arabian Sea Largest port in India One of India’s earliest modern ports All weather port on the shore of Arabian Sea 1). Major port on the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean Sea route 2). It lies on 2 islands Wellington and Vallarpadam Situated at the confluence of the river Mahanadi and Bay of Bengal It is the base of Indian Coast Guard Located at the juncture of Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea

City

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Rajahmundry Airport Tirupati Airport Vijayawada Airport

Rajahmundry Tirupati Vijayawada State: Arunachal Pradesh

5. 6.

Along Airport Pasighat Airport

Along Pasighat State: Assam

7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Dibrugarh Airport Jorhat Airport Lilabari Airport Silchar Airport Tezpur Airport

Dibrugarh Jorhat North Lakhimpur Silchar Tezpur State: Chhattisgarh

13 14.

Raigarh airport Swami Vivekananda Airport

Raigarh Raipur State: Daman & Diu

15.

Diu Airport

Diu State: Gujarat

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Vadodara Airport Bhuj Airport Bhavnagar Airport Jamnagar Airport Porbandar Airport Rajkot Airport Surat Airport

Vadodara Bhuj Bhavnagar Jamnagar Porbandar Rajkot Surat State: Himachal Pradesh

23. 24.

Gaggal Airport Bhuntar Airport

Kangra Kullu State: Jammu & Kashmir

25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32.

Jammu Airport Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport State: Jharkhand Dhanbad Airport Sonari Airport State: Karnataka Belgaum Airport Hubli Airport Mysore Airport Union Territory: Lakshadweep Agatti Aerodrome State: Madhya Pradesh

Jammu Leh Dhanbad Jamshedpur Belgaum Hubli Mysore Agatti

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Gwalior Airport Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport Jabalpur Airport Khajuraho Airport State: Maharashtra Aurangabad Airport Nanded Airport State: Meghalaya Shilling Airport Baljek Airport State: Mizoram Lengpui Airport State: Nagaland Dimapur Airport State: Orissa Rasgovindpur Airport Nawapara Airport Nuagaon Airport Utkela Airstrip Hirakud Airstrip Union Territory: Pondicherry Pondicherry Airport State: Punjab Sahnewal Airport Bathinda Airport Pathankot Airport State: Rajasthan Jodhpur Airport Maharana Pratap Airport State: Tamil Nadu Salem Airport Tuticorin Airport K. Kamaraj Airport State: Telengana Begumpet Airport Nadirgul Airport State: Tripura Agartala Airport State: Uttarkhand Bharkot Airport Jolly Grant Airport

Gwalior Indore Jabalpur Khajuraho Aurangabad Nanded Shillong Tura Aizawi Dimapur Balasore Nuapada Balangir Bhawanipatna Sambalpur Pondicherry Ludhiana Bathinda Pathankot Jodhpur Udaipur Salem Tuticorin Chennai Hyderabad Hyderabad Agartala Chinyali Sour Dehradun

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Pantnagar Airport

Pantnagar State: Uttar Pradesh

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Kanpur Airport Gorakhpur Airport Allahabad Airport

Kanpur Gorakhpur Allahabad State: West Bengal

66. 67.

Cooch Behar Airport Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport

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International Airports Name of the Airport State: Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam international Airport Bhogapuram Airport State: Assam Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport State: Bihar Gaya International Airport Raxaul Airport Capital: Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Union Territory: Goa Goa International Airport State: Gujarat Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport State: Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar Airport State: Jharkhand Birsa Munda Airport State: Karnataka Kempegowda International Airport Mangalore International Airport State: Kerala Trivandrum International Airport Calicut International Aitport Cochin International Airport State: Madhya Pradesh Raja Bhoj International Airport State: Maharashtra Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport State: Manipur

Cooch Behar Durgapur City Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Guwahati Gaya Raxaul New Delhi Mormugao Ahmedabad Srinagar Ranchi Bangalore Mangalore Thiruvananthapuram Kozhikode Kochi Bhopal Nagpur Mumbai

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Tulihal International Airport

Imphal

State: Orissa Biju Patnaik International Airport Bhubaneswar State: Punjab Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport Amritsat State: Rajasthan Jaipur International Airport Jaipur State: Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai Airport Chennai Tiruchirapalli International Airport Trichy Madurai Airport Madurai Coimbatore International Airport Coimbatore Union Territory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands Veer Savarkar International Airport Port Blair State: Telengana Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad State: Uttar Pradesh Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Lucknow Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi State: West Bengal Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata

List of Indian Cities and its Nicknames: S.No

Location

1.

Ahmedabad

2. 3.

Amritsar Andhra Pradesh

4.

Bangalore

5.

Cochin

6. 7. 8. 9.

Coimbatore Damodar River Delhi Ganga

10.

Godavari

Nick Name Boston of India Manchester of India Golden City Egg Bowl of Asia Silicon Valley of India Space City Garden City of India Electronic City of India Venice of the East Queen of Arabian Sea Manchester of the South Sorrow of Bengal City of Rallies Sacred river Old Ganga Dakshin Ganga

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Hyderabad & Secunderabad

12.

Jamshedpur

13.

Jammu & Kashmir

14.

Jaipur

15.

Kolkata

16. 17. 18. 19.

Kosi River Kanpur Kerala Lucknow

20.

Mumbai

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Madurai Madhya Pradesh Mussoorie Nilgiri Prayag Panipat Punjab Pune Srinagar Varanasi

Twin Cities Pittsburg of India Steel City of India Heaven of India Switzerland of India Pink City City of Buildings City of Castles Sorrow of Bihar Manchester of the North Garden of Spices of India City of Nawabs City of Seven Islands Gateway of India Hollywood of India City of Festivals Soya Region Queen of the Mountains Blue Mountains Adobe of God City of Weavers State of Five Rivers Deccan Queen City of Lakes City of Temples

List of Major Temples in India            

Konark Sun Temple Jagannath Temple Lingaraja Temple Ramanathaswamy Temple Meenakshi Temple Ranganathaswamy Temple Brihadeeswara Temple Rajagopalaswamy Temple Nataraja Temple Vaishno Devi Temple Amarnath Cave Temple Khajuraho Temple

-Odisha -Odisha -Odisha -Tamil Nadu -Tamil Nadu -Tamil Nadu -Tamil Nadu -Tamil Nadu -Tamil Nadu -J& Kr -J& K -MP

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Sanchi Stupa -MP Lord Venkateswara Temple -AP Vishwanath Temple -Uttar Pradesh Somnath Temple -Gujarat Dwarakadish Temple -Gujarat Padmanabhaswamy Temple -Kerala Virupaksha Temple -Karnataka Gomateswara Temple -Karnataka Ranakpur Temple -Rajasthan Siddivinayak Temple -Maharashtra Golden Temple -Punjab Badrinath Temple -Uttarakhand Yamunotri Temple -Uttarakhand Gangotri Temple -Uttarakhand Kedarnath Temple -Uttarakhand Laxminarayan Temple -Delhi Akshardham Temple -Delhi Shri Digambar Jain Lal Temple-Delhi

List of Important Revolutions and its Related Sectors: Sno 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Revolutions Black Revolution Blue Revolution Brown Revolution Evergreen Revolution Golden Fibre Revolution Golden Revolution Green Revolution Grey Revolution Pink Revolution Red Revolution Round Revolution Silver Fiber Revolution Silver Revolution White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood) Yellow Revolution

Related Fields Petroleum Production Fish Production Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production Overall development of Agriculture Jute Production Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production Food grains Fertilizer Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India) /Prawn production Meat & Tomato Production Potato Cotton Egg/Poultry Production Milk/Dairy production Oil Seeds production

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Thermal Power Plants in India Name Location Mundra TPS Kutch, Gujarat Vindhyachal TPS Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh Talcher Super TPS Angul, Odisha Sipat TPS Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Korba Super TPS Chhattisgarh Rihand TPS Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh Jharsuguda TPS Odisha Tiroda TPS Maharashtra Anpara TPS Uttar Pradesh Barauni TPP Bihar Bellary TPP Karnataka Durgapur TPP West Bengal Sikka TPS Gujarat Satpura TPS Madhya Pradesh Singrauli Super TPS Uttar Pradesh Wanakbori TPS Gujarat Nuclear Power Plant Narora Atomic Power Plant Narora, Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant Rawatbhatta, Rajasthan (India & Canada) Tarapur Atomic Power Plant Maharashtra (India & USA) Kakarpar Atomic Power Plant Gujarat Madras Atomic Power Plant Tamil Nadu Kaiga Atomic Power Plant Karnataka Kudankullam Atomic Power Plant Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu (India and Russia) Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant Ratnagiri, Maharashtra (India and France) Solar Power Plant Charanka Solar Park Gujarat Neemuch Solar Project Madhya Pradesh

State Andhra Pradesh

List of Most Important Dams and its Locations in India Dam River Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira River Somasila Dam Pennar River Prakasam Barrage Krishna River Dindi Reservoir Krishna River Lower Manair Reservoir Manair River Tatipudi Reservoir Project Gosthani River Srisailam Dam Krishna River

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Gujarat

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Singur dam Gandipalem Reservoir Ramagundam Dam Dummaguden Dam Himayat Sagar Reservoir Shriram Sagar Reservoir Nagarjuna Sagar Ukai Dam Dharoi Dam Kadana dam Dantiwada Dam Pandoh Dam Nathpa Dam Bhakra Nangal Dam Chamera Dam Gobind Sagar Reservoir Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir Salal Project Baglihar Dam Chutak Hydroelectric Project Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam Uri Hydroelectric Dam Maithon Dam Chandil Dam Panchet Dam Tunga Bhadra Dam Linganamakki dam Kadra Dam Alamatti Dam Supa Dam Krishna Raja Sagara Dam Harangi Dam Ghataprabha Reservoir Manchanabele Dam Narayanpur Dam Kodasalli Dam Basava Sagara Dam Hemavathi Reservoir Banasura Sagar Dam Malampuzha Dam

Manjira River Gandipalem, Manneru River Godavari Godavari River Musi Godavari River Krishna River Tapti River Banas River Mahi River Sabarmati River Beas River Sutlej River Sutlej River Ravi River Sutlej River Beas River Chenab River Chenab River Suru River Indus River Jhelum River Barakar River Subarnarekha River Damodar River Tungabhadra River and Krishna River Sharavathi River Kalinadi River Krishna River Kali River Cauvery River Cauvery River Ghataprabha River Arkavathy River Krishna River Kali River Krishna River Hemavathy River Chalakudy River Malampuzha River

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Maharashtra

Orissa

Tamil Nadu

Peechi Dam Idukki Dam Kundala Dam Parambikulam Dam Walayar Dam Mullaperiyar Dam Neyyar Dam Rajghat Dam Barna Dam Indirasagar Project Narmada Dam Project Bargi Dam Bansagar Dam Gandhi Sagar Dam Tawa Reservoir Yeldari Dam Ujani Dam Pawna Dam Mulshi Dam Koyna Dam Jaikwadi Dam Bhatsa Dam Wilson Dam Tansa Dam Panshet Dam Mula Dam Kolkewadi Dam Girna Dam Bhandardara Dam Vaitarna Dam Radhanagari Dam Nandur Madhmeshwar Dam Manair Dam Khadakwasla Dam Gangapur Dam Jalaput Dam Balimela Reservoir Hirakud Dam Indravati Dam Vaigai Dam Aliyar Reservoir

Manali River Periyar River Parambikulam River Parambikulam River Walayar River Pennar River Pennar River Betwa River Barna River Narmada River Narmada River Narmada River Son River Chambal River Tawa River Purna River Bhima River Pawna River Mula River Koyna River Godavari River Bhatsa and Chorna rivers Pravara River Tansa River Mutha River Mula River Koyna River Girna and Godavari River Arthur Lake Vaitarna River Bhogawati River Godavari River Manair River Mutha River Godavari River Machkund River Sileru River Mahanadi River Indravati River Vaigai River River Aliyar

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Uttar Pradesh

Bharat Natyam Bihu Bhangar Chan

Chittar Reservoir Krishnagiri Reservoir Manimuthar Reservoir Pechiparai Reservoir Soolagiri Chinnar Reservoir Thunakadavu Reservoir Perunchani Dam Amaravathi Reservoir Gundar Reservoir Kullursandai Reservoir Pambar Reservoir Periyar Reservoir Stanley Reservoir Vattamalaikarai Odai Reservoir Willingdon Reservoir Mettur Dam Bhavanisagar Reservoir Kodaganar Reservoir Manimukthanadhi Reservoir Parambikulam Reservoir Sholayar Reservoir Thirumurthi Reservoir Vembakottai Reservoir Kallanai Dam Manjalar Reservoir Parichha Dam Rihand Project Tehri Dam Dhauli Ganga Dam Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam

Chittar River Thenpennai River Manimuthar River Kodayar Shoolagiri Chinnar River Chalakudy River Paralayar River Amaravathi River Berijam Lake Arjuna Nadi Pambar River Periyar River Kaveri River Odai River Periya Odai River Kaveri River Bhavani River Kodagananar River Vellar River Parambikulam River Chalakkudi River Parmabikulam Aliyar River Vaippar River Kaveri Dam Manjalar River Betwa River Rihand River and Son River Bhagirathi River Ganga River Rihand River

List of Classical, Folks and Tribal Dances in India Classical Dance Dance State Tamil Nadu Assam Punjab Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal and Mando

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal Garwali Garba Hatlari Kathak Kathakali Kuchipudi Khantumm Bamboo Dance Karma Laho Mohiniattam Goa Manipuri Nati Nat-Natin Odissi Ronf Yakshagan

Uttaranchal Gujarat Karnataka North India Kerala Andhra Pradesh Mizoram Madhya Pradesh Meghalaya Kerala Jharkhand Manipur Himachal Pradesh Bihar Orissa Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Folks and Tribal Dances

Dances Kathakeertan, Lezin, Dandaniya, Tamasha, Gafa, Dahikala, Lovani, Mauni, Dasavtar Huttari, Suggi Kunitha, Yakashagana Kaikottikali, Kaliyattam, Thappatikkali Kokattam, Pinnal Kolattam, Kummi, Kavadi, Karagam Ghanta Mardala, Veedhi Natakam, Burrakatha Ghumara Sanchar, Chadya Dandanata, Chhau Kathi, Chhau, Baul Kirtan, Jatra, Lama Bihu, Khel Gopal, Rash Lila, Tabal Chongli, Canoe Giddha (Women), Bhangra (Men) Rauf, Hikat Jhora, Jhali, Dangli, Mahasu, Jadda, Jhainta, Chharhi Jhumar, Ras Leela, Phag dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khoria, Gagor Garba, Dandiya Rass, Tippani, Gomph Ginad, Chakri, Gangore, Terahttal. Khayal. Jhulan Leela, Jhumaa, Suisini Jata Jatin, Jadur, Chhau, Kathaputli, Bakho, Jhijhiya, Samochakwa, Karma, Jatra, Natna Nautanki, Thora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajri

States Maharashtra Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Orissa West Bengal Assam Punjab Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Haryana Gujarat Rajasthan Bihar Uttar Pradesh

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal List of Important Food Festivals and countries where it was celebrated: Sno Festival Countries 1. Potato Festival Sweden 2. Chocolate Festival London, UK 3. Tomato Festival Spain 4. Onion Eating Festival Spain 5. Orange Warsaw Festival Poland 6. Vegetarian Festival Thailand 7. Watermelon Festival Australia 8. Baltic Herring Festival Helsinki, Finland 9. Food & Wine Festival Melbourne, Australia 10. International Mango Festival New Delhi, India 11. Street Food Festival San Francisco, USA 12. Pancake Festival Moscow, Russia 13. Maine Lobster Festival Rockland, USA 14. Mistura Food Festival Lima, Peru 15. Alba White Truffle Festival Alba, Italy 16. Monkey Buffet Festival Thailand 17. Oktoberfest Munich, Germany 18. Grape Throwing Festival Mallorca, Spain List of Important Awards and Its Related Fields S.No. Awards Related Fields 1. Oscar Film 2. Dada Sahib Phalke Film 3. Grammy Music 4. Pulitzer Journalism and Literature 5. Arjun Sports 6. Bowelay Agriculture 7. Kalinga Science 8. Dhanwantri Medical Science 9. Bhatnagar Science 10. Nobel Prize Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical Science 11. Abel Maths 12. Merlin Magic 13. Bharat Ratna Art, Science, Public Service, Sports 14. Vyas Samman Literature 15. Bihari Award Literature 16. Saraswati Samman Literature 17. Man Booker Literature www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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Vachspati Samman Param Vir Chakra Ashok Chakra Juliet Curie Award Dronacharya Award Sahitya Akademi Award Kalidas Samman Tansen Award Emmy Award

Sports Cricket Foot ball Hockey Golf Table Tennis Lawn Tennis Badminton Boxing Rowing Bridge Polo

Sanskrit Literature Military Civilians Peace Sports Coaches Literary Classical Music, Classical Dance and Arts Music Excellence in Television industry

List of Sports and Trophy Cups and Trophy Irani Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Asia cup, Deodhar Trophy, CK Naidu Trophy, Ciich-Behar Trophy Durand Cup, Nizam Gold Cup, Rover Cup, Sanjay Gold Cup, Santhosh Trophy, Subroto Mukhery Cup, Vittal Trophy, Nehru Gold Cup Agha Khan Cup, Azlan Shan Cup, Nehru Trophy, Dhyanchand Trophy, Beighton Cup, Scindia Gold Cup. Modi Gold Cup, Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, Rangaswami Cup, Khan Abdul Gaffar Cup Canada Cup, Mthian Gold Cup, Ryder Cup, Walker Cup Corbillion Cup (Women), Jayalaxmi Cup (Women), Swaything Cup (Men) Davis Cup, Hamlet Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US open Thomas Cup (Men), Uber Cup (Women), Narang Cup Aspy Adjania Trophy Wellington Trophy Ruia Trophy Ezra Cup, Winchestor Cup, Radha Mohan Cup

List of Important Lines between different Countries in the World Name of the Border Line Two Countries that Divides th 24 Parallel India and Pakistan th 17 Parallel North Vietnam and South Vietnam th 26 Parallel Australia and South Africa th 38 Parallel North Korea and South Korea th 49 Parallel Canada and USA Durand Line Pakistan and Afghanistan Radcliff Line India and Pakistan Mc. Mohan Line India (Arunachal Pradesh Region) and China Line of Control This divides Kashmir Between India and Pakistan www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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Germany and France Germany and Poland France and Germany Germany and Poland Russia and Finland

List of Important Stock Exchanges and Their Index Name of the Stock Exchange Their Index BSE- Bombay Stock Exchange SENSEX (Sensitive Index) NSE- National Stock Exchange Nifty-50 NYSE- Newyork Stock Exchange DJ (Dow jones) NASDAQ- National Association of NASD- 100 Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System Tokyo Stock Exchange- Japan Nikkei- 225 Korea Stock Exchange (Seoul, South Kospi Korea) Shenghai Stock Exchange- China Composite Index Shenzen Stock Exchange- China Composite Index German Stock Exchange DAX (Deutscher Aktein Index) Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hang Seng SGX- Singapore Exchange STI (Straits Times Index) LSE- London Stock Exchange or UK Stock Footsie or FTSE- 100 (Financial Times and Exchange London Stock Exchange) France Stock Exchange CAC- 40 (Cotation Assistee en Continuo)

Sno 1.

2.

3.

4.

List of Upcoming Summits and its Venue Summits Venue th 6 BRICS Summit 2014 Fortaleza & Brasilia, Brazil th 7 BRICS Summit 2015 Ufa, Russia th 8 BRICS Summit 2016 New Delhi, India th 40 G7 Summit 2014 Brussels,Belgium(without Russia) st 41 G7 Summit 2015 Bavaria, Germany(Again without Russia) nd 42 G7 Summit 2016 Shima, Japan th 9 G-20 Summit 2014 Brisbane,Australia th 10 G-20 Summit 2015 Turkey th 11 G-20 Summit 2016 Hangzhou, China th 25 ASEAN Summit (Nov) 2014 NayPyiDaw, Mayanmar th 26 ASEAN Summit (April) 2015 Kuala Lumpur & Langkawi, Malaysia 27th ASEAN Summit (Nov) 2015 28th ASEAN Summit 2016 Vientiane, Laos

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal 26thAPEC summit 2014 27thAPEC summit 2015 28thAPEC summit 2016 29thAPEC summit 2017 6thOPEC International Seminar 2015 17thNAM Summit 2015 ADBAnnual Meeting 2014 ADB Annual Meeting 2015 NATO SUMMIT 2014 NATO 2016 18th SAARC Summit 2014 19th SAARC Summit 2016 3rd BIMSTEC Summit 2014 Common Wealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015 NAMA 2015 CONFERENCE on Ayurveda 5thInternational Conference on Ayurveda

5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

S. No.

Country

China Philippines lima, peru Hanoi, Vietnam Vienna, Austria Caracas,Venezuela Astana,Kazakhstan Baku,Azerbaijan Wales , UK Warsaw , Poland Nepal Pakistan Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Malta California Coimbatore

List of Countries and Its Central Banks Central Bank Headquarters

1.

Afghanistan

Da Afghanistan Bank

Kabul

2.

Albania

Bank of Albania

Tirana

3.

Algeria

Bank of Algeria

Algiers

4.

Angola

Central Bank of Angola

De Fevereiro

5.

Armenia

Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia

Yerevan

6.

Argentina

Central Bank of Argentina

Buenos Aires

7.

Arbua

Central Bank of Aruba

Arbua

8.

Australia

Reserve Bank of Australia

Sydney

9.

Azerbaijan

Central Bank of Azerbaijan

Baku

10.

Bahrain

Central Bank of Bahrain

Manama

11. 12.

Bangladesh Barbados

Bangladesh Bank Central Bank of Barbados

Dhaka Saint Michael

Head of Bank Noorullah Delawari Gent Sejko Mohammed Laksaci Jose Pedro de Morais Arthur Javadyan Alejandro Vanoli Jeanette R. Semeleer Glenn Stevens Elman Rustamov Rasheed Al Maraj Atiur Rahman Dr. Delisle

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15.

Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana

National Bank of the Republic of Belarus Central Bank of Bosnia & Herzegovina Bank of Botswana

16.

Brazil

Central Bank of Brazil

Brasilia

17. 18. 19.

Bulgaria Cambodia Canada

Bulgarian National Bank National Bank of Cambodia Bank of Canada

Sofia Phnom Penh Ontario

20.

Chile

Central Bank of Chile

Santiago

21.

China

People’s Bank of China

Beijing & Shanghai

22.

Colombia

Bank of Republic

Bogota

23.

Comoros

Central Bank of the Comoros

Moroni

24.

Congo

Central Bank of Congo

Kinshasa

25.

Djibouti

Central Bank of Djibouti

Djibouti

26.

Egypt

Central Bank of Egypt

Cairo

27.

Ethiopia

National Bank of Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

28.

Georgia

National Bank of Georgia

Tbilisi

29.

Iceland

Central Bank of Iceland

Reykjavik

30.

India

Reserve Bank of India

Mumbai

31.

Indonesia

Bank of Indonesia

Jakarta

32.

Iran

Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Tehran

33.

Iraq

Central Bank of Iraq

Baghdad

34. 35. 36.

Israel Jamaica Japan

Bank of Israel Bank of Jamaica Bank of Japan

Jerusalem Kingston Tokyo

13. 14.

Belarus

Minsk

Pavel Kallaur

Sarajevo

Kemal Kozaric

Gaborone

L. K. Mohohlo Alexandre Tombini Ivan Iskrov Chea Chanto Stephen Poloz Rodrigo Vergara Montes Zhou Xiaochuan Jose Dario Uribe Escobar Mer Said Ahmed Said Ali Deogratias Mutombo Ahmed Osman Ali Hisham Ramez NewayeChristos Gebreab Giorgi Kadagidze Mar Gudmundsson Raghuram Rajan Agus Martowardojo Valiollah Seif Abdei Basset Turki Karnit Flug Brian Wynter Haruhiko

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Jordan

Central Bank of Jordan

Amman

38.

Kazakhstan

National Bank of Kazakhstan

Almaty

39.

Kenya

Central bank of Kenya

Nairobi

40.

Kuwait

Central Bank of Kuwait

Kuwait city

Kuroda Ziad Fariz Kairat Kelimbetov Mbui Wagacha Mohammad Al Hashel

List of Countries – Capital- Currency African Countries Name Algeria Angola Cameroon Egypt Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Kenya Liberia Libya Madagascar Mali Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Capital Algiers Luanda Yaoundé Cairo Addis Ababa Banjul Accra Nairobi Monrovia Tripoli Antananarivo Bamako Port Louis Rabat Maputo Windhoek Abuja Kigali Victoria Freetown Mogadishu Cape Town Juba Khartoum Dodoma (official) Tunis Kampala Lusaka Harare

Currency Dinar Kwanza CFA franc Egyptian pound Birr Gambian dalasi Ghana cedi Kenyan shilling Liberian dollar Dinar Malagasy ariary CFA franc Mauritian rupee Moroccan dirham Mozambican metical Namibian dollar Naira Rwandan franc Seychellois rupee Leone Somali shilling South African rand South Sudanese pound Sudanese pound Tanzanian shilling Tunisian dinar Ugandan shilling Zambian kwacha US dollar

Asian Countries Name Afghanistan

Capital Kabul

Currency Afghani

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China Cyprus [Europe] Georgia [Europe] Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar (Burma)

Manama Dhaka Thimphu Phnom Penh Beijing Nicosia Tbilisi Jakarta Tehran Baghdad Jerusalem Tokyo Astana Bishkek Vientiane Beirut Kuala Lumpur (official) Malé Ulaanbaatar Naypyidaw

Bahraini dinar Taka Bhutanese ngultrum Riel Renminbi (yuan) Euro Lari Rupiah Rial Iraqi dinar New Shekel Yen Tenge Som Kip Lebanese pound Ringgit Maldivian rufiyaa Tögrög Kyat

European Countries Name Albania Austria Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway

Capital Tirana Vienna Minsk Brussels Sofia Zagreb Prague Copenhagen Helsinki Paris Berlin Athens Budapest Reykjavík Dublin Rome Riga Vilnius Luxembourg Valletta Monaco Amsterdam Oslo

Currency Lek Euro Belarusian ruble Euro Lev Kuna Czech koruna Danish krone[a] Euro CFP franc Euro Euro Forint Icelandic króna Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Norwegian krone

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Warsaw Lisbon Bucharest Moscow Belgrade Bratislava Madrid

Złoty Euro Romanian leu Russian ruble Serbian dinar Euro Euro

North American Countries Name Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Canada Cuba Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States

Capital Nassau Bridgetown Hamilton Ottawa Havana Kingston Mexico City Managua Panama City Port of Spain Washington, D.C.

Currency Bahamian Dollar Barbadian Dollar Bermudian Dollar Canadian Dollar Cuban peso Jamaican Dollar Mexican peso Nicaraguan cordoba Panamanian balboa Trinidad and Tobago Dollar United States Dollar

South American Countries Name Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

Capital Buenos Aires Sucre Brasília Santiago Bogotá Quito Asunción Lima Montevideo Caracas

Currency Peso Boliviano Real Peso Peso United States dollar Guaraní Nuevo sol Uruguayan peso Bolívar fuerte

Name Australia Fiji New Zealand

Other Countries Capital Canberra Suva Wellington

Currency Australian dollar Fijian dollar New Zealand Dollar

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal List of Important Days January:  January 1 - Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day  January 5 - Louis Baraille Dat  January 6 - World War Orphans Day  January 9 - NRI Day or Pravas Bahratiya Diwas  January 10 - World Laughter Day  January 11 - Death Anniversary of LalBahadurShastri  January 12 - National Youth Day or Birthday of Swami Viviekanada  January 15 - Army Day  January 23 – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary  January 24 - National Girl Child Day of India  January 25 - National Tourism Day, National Voters Day  January 26 - Republic Day, International Customs day  January 27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day  January 28 - Birth anniversary of LalaLajpatRai, Data Protection Day  January 30 - World Leprosy Eradication Day, Sarvodaya Day February:  February 2 - World Wetlands Day  February 4 - World Cancer Day, National Day of Sri Lanka, Facebook Day  February 5 - Kashmir Day  February 6 - International Day against Female Genital Mutilation  February 10 - National Deworming Day  February 11 - World Day of the Sick  February 12 - Darwin Day  February 13 - World Radio Day, National Women’s Day  February 14 - Valentine’s Day

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February 20 - World Day of Social Justice  February 21 - International Mother Language Day  February 22 - World Scout Day  February 23 - World Peaces and Understanding Day  February 28 - National Science Day  Second Sunday of February - World Marriage Day March:  March 4 - World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation  March 8 - International Womens' Day  March 13 - World Kidney Day  March 13 - World Rotaract Day  March 15 - World Consumer Rights Day  March 20 - International Day of the Francophonie  March 20 - World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People  March 21 - World Sleep Day  March 21 - World Forestry Day  March 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.  March 22 - World Water Day  March 23 - World Meteorological Day  March 24 - World TB Day  March 24 - International Day for Achievers  March 25 - International Day of Remembrance - Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade  March 27 - World Drama Day April:  April 1 - Orissa Day  April 2 - World Austism Awareness Day  April 5 - National Maritime Day  April 7 - World Health Day  April 17 - World Haemophilia Day  April 18 - World heritage Day  April 22 - Earth Day  April 23 - World Book and Copyright Day

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April 24 - PanchayatDiwas April 25 - World Malaria Day April 26 - World Intellectual Property Day April 29 - International Dance Day

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May 1 - International Labour day May 3 - Press Freedom Day May 4 - Coal Miners day May 8 - World Red Cross day May 9 - - Victory Day May 11 - National Technology Day May 12 - International Nurses day May 14 - World Migratory day May 15 - International Day of the Family May 17 - World Information Society Day May 18 - World Museum Day May 20 - World Metrological Day May 21 - Anti-Terrorism Day May 31 - World No Tobacco Day First Sunday of May - World Laughter Day

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June 4 - International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression June 5 - World Environment Day June 7 - International Level Crossing Awareness Day June 8 - World oceans Day June 12 - World Day against Child Labour June 14 - World Blood Donor day June 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought June 20 - World Refugee Day June 23 - United Nations Public Service Day June 23 - International widow's day June 26 - International Day against Drug Abuse and IIlicit Trafficking June 27 - International Diabetes Day

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July 4 - America Independence Day  July 6 - World Zoonosis Day  July 7 - World Chocolate Day  July 11 - World Population Day  July 12 - Malala Day  July 18 - Nelson Mandela International Day  July 28 - World Nature Conservation day, World Hepatitis Day  July 29 - International Tiger Day  July 30 - International Day of Friendship August: st  1 Sunday of August – International Friendship Day  August 3 - Independence Day of Niger  August 5 - Independence Day of Upper Volta  August 6 - Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day  August 8 - World Senior Citizen Day  August 9 - International day of the World's Indigenous People  August 12 - International Youth Day  August 13 - International Left Handers Day  August 14 - Pakistan’s Independence Day  August 15 - Independence Day (India )  August 19 - World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day  August 20 - National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv Gandhi, World Mosquito Day  August 21 - National Senior Citizen Day  August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition  August 26 - Women's Equality Day  August 29 - National Sports Day (Birthday of Dhyan Chand)  August 30 - International day of the Victims of Enforced, Small Industry Day September:

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September 5 - Teacher's Day (Dr.Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)  September 7 - Forgiveness Day  September 8 - International Literacy Day  September 14 - Hindi day, World First Aid Day  September 16 - World Ozone Day  September 21 - International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's day  September 25 - Social Justice Day  September 27 - World Tourism Day October:  October 1 - International Day of Older Persons  October 2 - International day of NonViolence  October 3 - World Nature Day, World Habitat Day  October 4 - World Animal Day  October 5 - World Teacher's Day  October 8 - Indian Airforce Day  October 9 - World Post Day  October 11 - International Girl Child Day  October 12 - World Arthritis Day  October 14 - World Standards Day  October 15 - World Students Day  October 16 - World Food day  October 17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty  October 20 - World Statistics Day  October 24 - United Nations Day  October 31 - World Thrift Day November:  November 1 - world vegan Day  November 5 - World Radiography Day  November 9 - World Services Day  November 14 - Children's Day ( Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru )

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November 16 - International Day for Endurance  November 17 - International students Day  November 17 - National Journalism Day  November 18 - World Adult Day  November 19 - World Citizen Day  November 20 - Universal Children's Day  November 21 - World Television Day  November 21 - World Fisheries day  November 25 - World Non-veg Day  November 26 - Law Day  November 30 - Flag Day December:  December 1 - World AIDS Day  December 2 - World Computer Literacy Day  December 2 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery  December 3 - International Day of People with Disability  December 3 - World Conservation Day  December 4 - Navy Day  December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development  December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day  December 9 - The International Day Against Corruption  December 10 - International Day of Broadcasting  December 10 - Human Rights Day  December 11 - International Mountain Day  December 14 - World Energy Day  December 18 - International Migrants Day  December 19 - Goa's Liberation Day  December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day  December 29 - International Biodiversity Day

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal List of Schemes launched by State Governments        

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Punjab -- Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund Gujrat-- Smart Village program Odisha-- Green Passage Scheme Andhra Pradesh-- Chandranna Bima Yojana Himachal Pradesh-- Padhai bhi, Safai bhi Assam-- Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) TamilNadu-- free bus pass scheme for senior citizens Maharashtra-- Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Special Collective Incentive Scheme Telangana-- M-Wallet Haryana-- Project Salamati Haryana-- Adapting Homes for the Differently-abled Andhra Pradesh-- first river linking project lift irrigation Uttar Pradesh-- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana Punjab-- swine flu (H1N1) under the Epidemic Disease Act. Uttar Pradesh-- set up old age homes New Delhi-- Clean Street Food Uttar Pradesh-- Swadhar Greh scheme Andhra Pradesh-- National Energy Efficient Agriculture Pumps Programme, & National Energy Efficient Fan Programme Bhopal-- UrjaDaksh LED Bulb UjalaYojana Gujrat-- Maa Annapurna Yojna Jharkhand-- Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows Jammu-- Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme Haryana-- Deen Dayal Jan Awas Yojana

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Karnataka-- Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana Jammu -- Udaan Scheme Karnataka -- Housing scheme for Transgenders West Bengal-- Utkarsh Bangla Scheme for school- dropouts Tamilnadu-- Amma Kudineer Thittam Chattisgarh--Udyam Aakansha Jharkhand-- pension scheme for all the widows Himachal Pradesh-- PEHAL Haryana-- first ‘Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme Bihar-- Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act Odisha-- transgender people social welfare benefits Haryana-- Jai Jawan Awas Yojna Himachal Pradesh-- Setu Bhartam project Assam-- Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2016 Delhi-- DVAT M SEWA Bihar-- 100 Jan Aushadhi Kendras Rajasthan-- RajVayu Internet Saathi-- by Google India and Tata Trusts in -- West Bengal Rajkot , Gujrat-- Swachh Map West Bengal-- Panchayat Pratikar Bihar-- Child Labour Tracking System Puducherry-- HelpAge SOS App Indian Railway-- NIVARAN portal Chattisgarh-- first commercial dispute resolution centre and a commercial court Rajasthan-- minimum wages for part-time workers HRD-- Prashikshak Assam-- File tracking

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Telangana-- Mission Kakatiya programme Haryana-- Satkar Bhojan canteens Telangana-- Haritha Haram Odisha-- 100 Adarsha Vidyalayas Kerala-- Fat Tax--14.5 Andhra Pradesh-- Smart Pulse Survey Maharastra Police-- Pratisaad-Ask, Police Mitra,Vahanchoritakrar & Railway helpline app Meghalaya-- PradhanMantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan Bihar-- Rural development project JEEViKA-II Kerala-- pension scheme for transgenders Arunachal Pradesh-- AapnaLohit

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Madhya Pradesh-- Happiness Department Uttar Pradesh-- Hausla Paushan scheme Mizoram-- Economic Development Policy Maharastra -- facility of virtual and digital classrooms across 32 ITIs Haryana-- online filing of Performance Appraisal Report Puduscherry-- SwachhBalSenas Indian Railway-- Tri-NETRA Kerala-- insurance scheme for 2.5 mn migrant labourers Telangana and Andhra Pradesh--Integrated Criminal Justice System Goa-- scheme for students of local language schools.

Cabinet Ministers and their Constituencies: 1. Shri. Narendra Damodar Modi: Prime Minister, Varanasi. (Uttar Pradesh) 2. Shri. Rajnath Singh: Home Affairs, Lucknow. (Uttar Pradesh) 3. Shri. Ramvilas Paswan: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Hajipur. (Bihar) 4. Shri. Arun Jaitley: Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information and Broadcasting, Gujarat. (Rajya Sabha) 5. Shri. M. Venkaiah Naidu: Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs, Karnataka. (Rajya Sabha) 6. Shri. Nitin Jairam Gadkari: Road Transport and Highway,.Shipping, Nagpur. (Maharashtra) 7. Smt. Sushma Swaraj: External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs, Vidisha. (Madhya Pradesh) 8. Dr. Harsh Vardhan: Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Chandni Chowk. (Delhi) 9. Dr. Najma A. Heptulla: Minority Affairs, Madhya Pradesh. (Rajya Sabha) 10. Shri. Kalraj Mishra: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Deoria. (Uttar Pradesh) 11. Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar: Mines and Steel, Gwalior. (Madhya Pradesh) 12. Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi: Women and Child Development, Pilibhit. (Uttar Pradesh) 13. Shri. Ananth Kumar: Chemicals and Fertilizers, Bangalore South. (Karnataka) 14. Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad: Communication and Information Technology, Bihar. (Rajya Sabha) 15. Shri. Ashok Gajapathi Raju: Civil Aviation, Vizianagaram. (Andhra Pradesh) 16. Shri. Anant Geete: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Raigad. (Maharashtra) 17. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal: Food Processing Industries, Bathinda. (Punjab) 18. Shri. Suresh Prabhu: Railways, Rajapur. (Maharashtra) 19. Shri. Jagat Prakash Nadda: Health and Family Welfare, Bilaspur. (Himachal Pradesh) 20. Smt. Smriti Zubeen Irani: Human Resource Development, Gujarat. (Rajya Sabha) 21. Shri. Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs, Sundargarh. (Odisha) www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal 22. Shri. Radha Mohan Singh: Agriculture, Purvi Champatan. (Bihar) 23. Shri. Thaawar Chand Gehlot: Social Justice and Empowerment, Madhya Pradesh. (Rajya Sabh) 24. Shri. Manohar Parrikar: Defence, Panaji. (Goa) 25. Shri. D. V. Sadananda Gowda: Law and Justice, Bangalore North. (Karnataka) 26. Shri. Chaudhary Birender Singh: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uchana Kalan. (Haryana) 27. Km. Uma Bharti: Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Jhansi. (Uttar Pradesh) Ministers of State Independent Charge: 1. Shri. Prakash Javadekar: Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge), Rajya Sabha. (Maharashtra) 2. Shri. Piyush Goyal: Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge), Rajya Sabha. (Maharashtra) 3. Shri. Santosh Kumar Gangwar: Textiles (Independent Charge), Bareilly. (Uttar Pradesh) 4. Shri. Shripad Yesso Naik: AAYUSH (Independent Charge), Health and Family Welfare, North Goa. (Goa) 5. Gen. V. K. Singh: Statistics and Program Implementation (Independent Charge) External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs, Ghaziabad. (Uttar Pradesh) 6. Dr. Jitendra Singh: Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Udhampur. (Jammu and Kashmir) 7. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman: Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), Rajya Sabha.(Andhra Pradesh) 8. Shri. Inderjit Singh Rao: Planning (Independent Charge), Defence, Gurgaon. (Haryana) 9. Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan: Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rajya Sabha. (Bihar) 10. Shri. Sarbananda Sonowal: Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge), Lakhimpur. (Assam) 11.Shri. Bandaru Dattatreya: Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Secunderabad. (Andhra Pradesh) 12. Shri. Rajiv Pratap Rudy: Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs, Saran. (Bihar) 13. Dr. Mahesh Sharma: Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge), Civil Aviation, Gautam Budh Nagar. (Uttar Pradesh) 14. Shri. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, Rampur. (Uttar Pradesh) 15. Shri. Ram Kripal Yadav: Drinking Water and Sanitation, Pataliputra. (Bihar) 16. Shri. Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary: Home Affairs, Banaskantha. (Gujarat) 17. Shri. Sanwar Lal Jat: Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ajmer. (Rajasthan) 18. Shri. Mohanbhai Kalyanbhai Kundariya: Agriculture, Tankara. (Gujarat) 19. Shri. Giriraj Singh: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise, Nawada. (Bihar) 20. Shri. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir: Chemicals and Fertilizers, Chandrapur. (Maharashtra) Ministers of State: 01. Shri. G. M. Siddeshwara: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Davanagere. (Karnataka) www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal 02. Shri. Manoj Sinha: Railways, Ghazipur. (Uttar Pradesh) 03. Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava: Tribal Affairs, Bharuch. (Gujarat) 04. Shri. Raosaheb Dadarao Danve: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Jalna. (Maharashtra) 05. Shri. Vishnudeo Sai: Mines and Steel, Raigarh. (Chhattisgarh) 06. Shri. Nihalchand Chauhan: Panchayati Raj, Ganganagar. (Rajasthan) 07. Shri. Upendra Kushwaha: Human Resource Development, Karakat. (Bihar) 08. Shri. Radhakrishnan P: Road Transport and Highway, Shipping, Kanyakumari. (Tamil Nadu) 09. Shri. Kiren Rijiju: Home Affairs, Arunachal West. (Arunachal Pradesh) 10. Shri. Krishan Pal Gurjar: Social Justice and Empowerment, Faridabad.(Haryana) 11. Shri. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan: Agriculture, Balyan. (Uttar Pradesh) 12. Shri. Sudarshan Bhagat: Rural Development, Lohardaga. (Jharkhand) 13. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti: Food Processing Industries, Fatehpur. (Uttar Pradesh) 14. Shri. Vijay Sampla: Social Justice and Empowerment, Hoshiarpur. (Punjab) 15. Shri. Babul Supriyo Baral: Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Asansol. (West Bengal) 16. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathode: Information and Broadcasting, Jaipur Rural. (Rajasthan) 17. Shri. Jayant Sinha: Finance, Hazaribagh. (Jharkhand) 18. Shri. Y. S. Chowdary: Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Rajya Sabha. (Andhra Pradesh) 19. Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria: Human Resource Development, Agra. (Uttar Pradesh)

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List of Famous Palaces and its Locations: Agra Fort - former royal residence of the Moghul, Agra AinaMahal - royal residence of ruler of Kutch. Amber Palace (Amber Fort) - former royal residence, Jaipur Amba Vilas Palace–Mysore Bangalore Palace - Bengaluru Bilara Palace (Dist Jodhpur, Rajasthan Bhutan House - royal residence of the Dorji family, Kalimpong British Residency, Kollam - Architectural Marvel built by Col. John Munro ChatrapatiShahu palace - former royal residence of chatrapatishahumaharajkolhapur Cheluvamba Vilas Palace-Mysore Chowmahalla Palace City Palace, Jaipur - Seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur City Palace, Udaipur - Seat of the Maharana of Udaipur CandraMahal, Jaipur Chittorgarh Fort, Chittorgarh - Largest Fort in India Cooch Behar Palace - former royal residence, Cooch Behar Delhi Fort - former seat of the Moghul, Delhi Falaknuma Palace - royal residence, Hyderabad FatehpurSikri - former royal residence of Emperor Akbar GoharMahal - former royal residence, Bhopal www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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Gorbandh Palace, Jaisalmer Grand Palace, Srinagar - former royal residence, today hotel, Srinagar HawaMahal (Palace of Winds) - former royal residence, Jaipur Hazarduari Palace - former royal residence, Murshidabad Hill Palace, Tripunithura, Cochin - former Royal Residence of Maharaja of Cochin, now one of the largest archaeological museums in India Jagan Mohan Palace-Mysore Jag Mandir - former residence of Shah Jahan, Udaipur Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) - former royal residence, Udaipur Jai Mahal - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur Jaya Lakshmi Vilas Palace-Mysore Jai Vilas Palace - Seat of the Maharaja of Gwalior Jaisalmer Fort - Seat of the Maharaja of Jaisalmer Jhargram Palace - royal residence & heritage hotel, Jhargram Karanji Vilas Palace-Mysore Kangra Fort - Seat of the Maharaja of Kangra-Lambagraon Kathgola - former estate of a zamindar (landowner), Murshidabad Khasbagh Palace - Palace of the Maharaja of Rampur King Kothi Palace - Palace of VII Nizam, Osman Ali Khan Kowdiar Palace- Residence of the Travancore Royal Family Lalgarh Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Bikaner Laxmi Vilas Palace - Seat of the Maharajah of Baroda Laxmipuram Palace LalithaMahal Palace-Mysore Laxmi Vilas Palace (also known as Anandbagh Palace) - seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga, donated to Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University. Now houses office of Vice-Chancellor and other officials of the University. LokranjanMahal-Mysore Marble Palace (Kolkata) - former residence of Raja RajendraMullick, Kolkata Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace), Cochin - former Royal Residence of Maharaja of Cochin, archeological museum at present. NashipurRajbari - former royal residence, Murshidabad NarainNiwas Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur Nedumpuram Palace New Palace - Seat of Maharaja of Kolhapur Padmanabhapuram Palace - Seat of the Maharaja of Travancore PragMahal - royal palace of rulers of Kutch Purani Haveli - Seat of the Nizam of Hyderabad Rajendravilas Palace-Mysore Raj Mahal Palace - former royal residence, Jaipur (today hotel) Rajbari - Seat of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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Rambagh Palace - former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur (today hotel) RashtrapatiBhavan - Seat of the President, former viceregal residence, Delhi Red Fort - seat of many dynasties of India Samode Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur Shaniwar Wada, Pune - royal residence of Peshwas ShaukatMahal - former royal residence, Bhopal ThanjavurNayak - Thanjavur (Tanjore) Nayak Palace, Thanjavur Thevally Palace, Kollam - Outhouse of erstwhile Travancore Kings UmaidBhawan Palace - Seat of the Maharaja of Jodhpur Uparkot Fort - former seat of the Chudasama of Junagadh, Gujarat VasanthMahal Palace-Mysore Vijay Vilas Palace, Mandavi - royal residence of rulers of Kutch WasifManzil - former royal residence, Murshidabad

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2011: CENSUS OF INDIA CENSUS 2011 is the 15th in an unbroken series since 1871 It is the 7th Census of Independent India Tag line of Census 2011 – Our Census Our Future India’s Population is Approx. 17.5 % of World Population India is the Second Most Populous Country in the World Every 6th Person in the World is an Indian. India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 & More than 65% below the age of 35.

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FACTS RELATED TO DISTRICTS Thane (Maharashtra) is the most populated district of India with 1.10 Crore Population. Dibang Valley (Arunachal Pradesh) is the least populated district with 7,950 Population. Mahe district (Puducherry) has highest Sex Ratio of 1176 females per 1000 males. Daman district has lowest sex ratio of 553 females per 1000 males. Serchhipp district (Mizoram) has highest literacy rate of 98.76%. Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh) is the least literate district with 37.20% only. North East Delhi has the highest density with 37,346 person per Sq. Km. Dibang Valley (Arunachal Pradesh) has the least density of 1 person per Sq. Km.

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FACTS RELATED TO CITIES Mumbai is the most populated city in India with 1.24 Crore Population. Kapurthala (Punjab) is the lease populated city with 99,000 Population. Kozhikode (Kerala) has the highest Sex Ratio of 1093 female per 1000 males. Bhiwandi (Maharashtra) has lowest Sex Ratio of 709 female per 1000 males. Aizawl (Mizoram) has highest literacy rate city with 98.40%. Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) is the least literacy city with 48.20%.

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Maharashtra is having 18 cities with more than 5 lakh population

POPULATION 2011 TOTAL

PERCE NTAGE DECADAL CHANGE

RURAL

1,21,05,69,573 83, 34, 63,448 (69%)

URBAN

TOTAL

RURAL

URBAN

37, 71, 06,125 (31%)

17.7%

12.3%

31.8%

TOTAL 1,21,05,69,573

M ALE 62,31,21,843

FEM ALE 58,74,47,730

INDIA URBANOPULATION (%) RURALPOPULATION (%) 1,21,05,69,573 62,31,21,843 58,74,47,730 • Highest Population – Uttar Pradesh (19.98 Crore) • Lowest Population – Sikkim (6.10 Lakhs) • Highest Population – New Delhi (1.67 Crore) • Lowest Population – Lakshadweep (64 Thousand) • Highest Urban Population- Maharashtra (5.08 Crore) • Lowest Urban Population - Sikkim (1.53 Lakh) • Highest Rural Population –Uttar Pradesh ( 15.53 Crore) • Lowest Rural Population – Sikkim (4.5 Lakhs) DENS IT Y OF P OP U L ATIO N [P ER S Q. K M ] • Density Of Population – India 382 • Highest Density – Bihar (1106) • Lowest Density – Arunachal Pradesh (17) • Highest Density –New Delhi (11,320) • Lowest Density –A & N Islands (46) SEXRATI O [N O. OF FEM ALE PER 1000 MALES ] • Sex Ratio – India 940 • Highest Sex Ratio –Kerala (1084) • Lowest Sex Ratio –Haryana (879) • Highest Sex Ratio –Pondicherry (1037) • Lowest Sex Ratio –Daman & Diu (618) CHILD POP UL ATION (0- 6 YEARS ) • Child Population (0-6 Years) – India 16.44 Crore (15.9% of Total Population) • Highest Child Population –Uttar Pradesh (3.07 Crore) • Lowest Child Population –Sikkim (64 Thousand) • Highest Child Population –Delhi (20 Lakhs) • Lowest Child Population –Lakshadweep (7 Thousand) • Child Sex Ratio – India 919 Scheduled Caste Population www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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Static GK Capsule 2016 | BASE Institute -Namakkal SC population 20,13,78,086

Decadal Change 20.80%

% OF SC 16.60%

Schedu Led Trib Population ST population India 10,42,81,034

Decadal Change 23.70%

% OF SC 8.60%

India

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Highest ST Population –Madhya Pradesh (1.53 Crore) Lowest ST Population – Goa (1.5 Lakhs)

Lite Rate S & Liter Acy rate (Age 7 Years & Above): • Highest Literacy Rate – Kerala (94%) • Lowest Literacy Rate – Bihar (63.80%) • Highest Literacy Rate –Lakshadweep (92%) • Lowest Literacy Rate – D & N Haveli (78%) Religious Demographics RELIGION % OF TOTAL POPULATION • Hindus 78.35% • Muslims 14.20% • Christians 2.30% • Sikhs 1.90% • Buddhists 0.80% • Jains 0.40% Language • Hindi • Bengali • Telugu • Marathi • Tamil • • • •

% Of Total Pop Ulation 41.03% 8.11% 7.19% 6.99% 5.91%

Number of States/UT Number of Districts Number of Statutory Towns Number of Villages

35 640 4041 6,40,930

State Wise Rectification of GST Bill:  Assam (12 August 2016)  Bihar (16 August 2016)

 Jharkhand (17 August 2016)  Himachal Pradesh (22 August 2016)  Chhattisgarh (22 August 2016)  Gujarat (23 August 2016)

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The Test of My Life ‐ Yuvraj Singh Wings of Fire ‐ APJ Abdul Kalam Courage and Conviction ‐ Gen VK Singh A Shot at History ‐ Abhinav Bindra The Race of My Life ‐ Milkha Singh One Life Is Not Enough ‐ K Natwar Singh The Substance and The Shadow ‐ Dilip Kumar The Unbreakable ‐ Mary Kom Playing It My Way ‐ Sachin Tendulkar Not Just an Accountant : The Diary of the Nation's Conscience Keeper ‐ Vinod Rai Straight from the Heart ‐ Kapil Dev All From Memory ‐ BV Acharya Matters of Discretion ‐ Inder Kumar Gujral My Country My Life ‐ LK Advani Truth, Love & a Little Malice ‐ Khushwant Singh Jakhan Choto Chilam ‐ Satyajit Ray Lucknow Boy: A Memoir ‐ Vinod Mehta And then One Day : A Memoir ‐ Nasiruddin Shah Sunny Days ‐ Sunil Gavaskar.

Venues Of Upcoming Sports Events Summer Olympics  2012 – London, UK.  2016 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  2020 – Tokyo, Japan. Winter Olympics  2014 – Sochi, Russia.  2018 – Pyeongchang, South Korea.  2022 – Beijing, China. Commonwealth Games  2010 – New Delhi, India.  2014 – Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.  2018 – Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.  2022- Durban, South Africa. Asian Games  2014 – Incheon, South Korea.  2018 – Jakarta, Indonesia.  2022- Hangzhou, China. Hockey World Cup  2010 – New Delhi, India (WinnerAustralia).  2014 – The Hague, Netherlands (WinnerAustralia).  2018 – New Delhi, India. Women Hockey World Cup  2010 – Argentina (Winner- Argentina).  2014 – The Hague, Netherlands (WinnerNetherlands).  2018 – London, England. FIFA World Cup  2010 – South Africa (Winner- Spain).  2014 – Brazil (Winner- Germany).  2018 – Russia2022 – Qatar. Women Football World Cup  2011 – Germany (Winner – Japan).  2015 – Canada (Winner – United States).  2019 – France. ICC Cricket World Cup  2011 – India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka ( Winner- India).

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2015 – Australia and New Zealand (Winner – Australia).  2019 – England.  2023 – India. Women Cricket World Cup  2013 – India (Winner- Australia).  2017 – England.  2021 – New Zealand. ICC World T-20 World Cup  2014 – Bangladesh (Winner- Sri Lanka).

 2016 – India (Winner – West Indies).  2018 – Australia. Women ICC World T-20 World Cup  2014 – Bangladesh (Winner- Australia).  2016 – India (Winner – West Indies).  2018 – West Indies. ICC World Test Championship  2017 (1st edition) – England.  2021 – India.

List of First in India (Male)                          

First President of Independent India - Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1950 - 1962) First Vice-President of Independent India - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (1952 – 1962) First Prime Minister of India - Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru (1947 – 1964) First Deputy Prime Minister of India - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1947 – 1950) First President of Indian National Congress - W.C. Banerjee (1885) First Muslim President of India - Dr. Zakir Hussain (1967 – 1969) First British Governor General of India - Warren Hastings (1773 – 1785) First British Viceroy of India - Lord Canning (1858 - 1862) First Governor General of Independent India - Lord Mountbatten (1947-1948) First Indian Governor General of Independent India - C. Rajagopalachari (1948 – 1950) First Indian to join Indian Civil Service - Satyendranath Tagore (1864) India's First Man in Space - Rakesh Sharma (1984) First President of India who died while in office - Dr. Zakir Hussain (1969) First Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament - Charan Singh (1979 - 1980) First Prime Minister in India who resigned without completing the full term - Morarji Desai (1977 – 1979) First Education Minister of Independent India - Abdul Kalam Azad First Home Minister of Independent India - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel First Finance Minister of Independent India - R.K. Shanmukhan Chetty First Railway Minister of Independent India - John Mathai First Agriculture Minister of Independent India - P.S. Deshmukh First Speaker of the Lok Sabha - G.V. Mavalankar (1952 – 1956) First Chief Justice of India - Justice H.J. Kania (1950 – 1951) First Indian to win Nobel Prize - Rabindranath Tagore (1913) First Indian Scientist to get Nobel Prize in Physics - C.V. Raman (1930) First Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics - Dr. Amartya Sen (1998) First Scientist Indian origin, to get Nobel prize in the field of Medical Science - Dr. Har Govind Khurana (1963) www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com Powered By BASE Institute | Copyright © 2016 All Rights Reserved. IBPS GUIDE

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First Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (2009) First Bharat Ratna Award Recipients - C. Rajagopalachari, C.V.Raman, S.Radhakrishnan (1954) First foreigner recipient of Bharat Ratna Award - Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1987) Pakistan First Jnanpeeth Award Recipient - Shankar Karup (1965) (Malayalam) First Indian to win Magsaysay Award - Vinoba Bhave (1958) First Oscar for Lifetime Achievement - Satyajit Ray (1992) First Individual Olympic Gold Medal - Abhinav Bindra (2008) First Indian to win back to back medals in Olympics - Sushil Kumar (2008, 2012) First Indian Pilot - J.R.D. Tata (1929) First Indian to swim across the English Channel - Mihir Sen (1958) First Indian to climb Mount Everest - Nawang Gombu (1963) List of First in India (Female) First Women Prime Minister of India - Smt. Indira Gandhi (1966-1977, 1980-1984) First Women Governor of a state in India - Smt. Sarojini Naidu (1947-1949) First Women President of Indian National Congress - Mrs. Annie Besant (1917) First India Women President of Indian National Congress - Smt. Sarojini Naidu (1925) First Women Loksabha Speaker - Smt. Meira Kumar (2009-2014) First Women President of India - Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (2007- 2012) First Women Chief Minister of Any State in India - Smt. Sucheta Kripalani – Uttar Pradesh (1963-1967) First Women to receive the Nobel Prize - Mother Teresa (1979) (Peace Prize) First Women to receive Bharata Ratna Award - Smt. Indira Gandhi (1971) First Women to receive Jnanpith Award - Smt. Ashapurna Devi (1976) (Bengali) First Women to receive Ashok Chakra Award - Kum. Nirja Bhanot (1987) First Indian to receive Man Booker Prize - Arundhati Roy (1997) First Indian Women to receive Ramon Magsaysay Award - Mother Teresa (1962) First Women to Climb Mount Everest - Bachhendri Pal (1984) First Women to Climb Mount Everest Twice - Santhosh Yadav (1992, 1993) First Women Olympic Medal Winner - Smt. Karanam Malleshwari (Bronze Medal in Weightlifting) (2000) List of Credit Rating Agencies: Name Crisil Limited Credit Information Bureau India Limited (CIBIL) Fitch Ratings India Private Ltd. Equifax Credit Analysis & Research Ltd. (CARE)

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