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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

MAJOR DESERTS OF THE WORLD

Atacama desert – chile (south America) – driest desert of the world.

Kalahari Desert - South Africa

Victoria Desert – Australia

Taklamakan Desert - China

Thar Desert – India

Gobi Desert (cold desert) – Mangolia

Sonoran Desert - California (USA)

Sahara Desert - North Africa (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan
and Tunisia. it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third largest desert overall)

Carcross Desert - Canada, is often considered the smallest desert in the world.

Greenland is the world’s largest non- continental and coldest desert, lying in the North Atlantic Ocean.

MAJOR CITIES ON RIVER BANKS IN THE WORLD

Baghdad – river Tigris

Berlin - river Spree, Havel

Brussels – river Senne

Cairo – Nile

Ho Chi Minh City – Saigon

Karachi - Indus

Kolkata - Hooghly

London - Thames

Madrid - Manzanares

Moscow – Moskva

New York – Hudson

Paris – Seine

Rome – Tiber

Seoul – Han

Shanghai – Huangpu

Tokyo – Sumida
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OLD AND NEW NAMES OF CITIES
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EPITHETS
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IMPORTANT DAYS

1 January World Peace Day

9 January Pravasi Bharatiya Divas NRI Day

10 January World Laughter Day, World Hindi Day

12 January National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)

24 January National girl child day

25 January National Voters Day

28 january Data protection day

30 January Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day (Martyr’s day)

20 February World Day of Social Justice

21 February International Mother Language Day

27 February World Sustainable Energy Day

28 February National Science Day

1 March Zero Discrimination Day

3 March World Wildlife Day

8 March International Women’s Day

13 March No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March)

14 March International Day of Action for Rivers

15 March World Consumer Rights Day

16 March National Vaccination Day

20 March International Day of Happiness

21 March World Forestry Day

22 March World Water Day

7 April World Health Day

22 April World Earth Day

26 April World Intellectual Property Day

24 April National Panchayati Day

1 May International Labour Day

3 May Press Freedom Day

2nd Sunday of May Mother’s Day [10th May]

21 May Anti-terrorism day

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24 May Commonwealth Day

31 May Anti-Tobacco Day

5 June World Environment Day

12 June World day against Child Labour

June (3rd Sunday) Father’s Day

21 June World Music Day, International Yoga Day

26 June International day against Drug abuse & Illicit Trafficking

11 July World Population Day

12 August International Youth day

29 August National Sports Day

8 September World Literacy Day

16 September World Ozone Day

3 October World Habitat Day, World nature day

5 October World Teacher’s day

11 October International girl child day

16 October World Food Day

24 October UN Day, World development information Day

17 November World Student day, National Journalism day

19 November World Citizen day

26 November Law day

29 November International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People

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1 December World Aids Day

2 December World Computer literacy day, International day of abolition of slavery

9 December The International day against corruption

10 December Human Right Day

14 December International Energy day

20 December International Human solidarity

23 December Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day)

24 December National consumer day

IMPORTANT BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela (autobiography)

The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi (autobiography)

Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler (autobiography)

Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama (autobiography)

Our House is on Fire by Greta Thunberg

Lessons Life taught me, unknowingly by Anupam kher

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Wings Of Fire by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (autobiography)

Matters of Discretion by Inder Kumar Gujral, Former Indian Prime Minister (autobiography)

Daughter of Destiny by Benazir Bhutto (autobiography)

An Autobiography: Toward Freedom by J.L Nehru (autobiography)

Athma Katha by Rajendra Prasad (autobiography)

Serve to win by Novak Djokovic

Playing it my way by Sachin Tendulkar

Test of my life by Yuvraj Singh

Straight from the heart by Kapil Dev

Unbreakable by Marykom
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The Greatest: My Own Story by Mohd Ali

Faster than Lightning – My autobiogaphy by Usain Bolt

Controversially Yours by Shoaib Akhter

Six machine by Chris Gayle

Ace against odds by sania mirza

Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson

Playing to win by Saina nehwal

Standing My Ground by Mathew Hayden

One Century is Not enough by Saurav Ganguly

Why am I an Atheist by Bhagat singh

Autobiographical Notes by Albert Einstein

A Brief History Of Time by Stephen Hawking

Freedom In Exile by Dalai Lama

Life On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power by Sharad pawar

My Autobiography: With the political and social Doctrine of Fascism by Benito Mussolini

My Life by Bill Clinton

Changing India by Dr. Manmohan Singh

Before Memory Fades by Fali Sam Nariman

Athma Katha by Annachandy (the first female judge in India)

My Confession by Leo Tolstoy

My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin

The Substance And The Shadow by Dilip Kumar, an Indian film actor

The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau,(1762)

Two treatise of government by John locke (known as father of liberalism)

The spirit of laws by Montesquieu

Padmavat by Malik Mohammad Jayasi

Malavikagnimitra, Abhigyanam – Shakuntalam, Kumārasaṃbhavam by Kalidasa

Ashtadhyayi by Panini

Mahabhasya by Patanjali
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Arthashastra by Kautilya

Panchatantra by Vishnu Sharma

Geet Govinda by Jaidev

Natya Shastra by Bharata Muni

Indica by Megasthanese

2014 – The Election That Changed India by Rajdeep Sardesai

Hard Choices (Autobiography) by Hillary Clinton

Narendra Modi: A Political Biography by Andy Marino

The Accidental Prime Minister – The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh by Sanjaya Baru

The Making of the Great Indian Election by S. Y. Quraishi

‘The Green Queens of India- A Nation’s Pride’ by Prashant Javdekar

‘My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future’ by Indira Nooyi

‘The Little Book of Encouragement’ by Dalai Lama

‘By Many a Happy Accident: Recollections of a Life’ by Hamid Ansari

‘Unfinished’ by Priyanka Chopra

‘The Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India’ by SY Quraishi

‘Your Best Day is Today!’ by Anupam Kher

‘Bye Bye Corona’ by Dr Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

‘Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction.’ By Arundhati Roy

‘Lockdown Liaisons’ by Shobha De

‘The Ickabog’ by JK Rowling

The god of small things by Arundhati Roy

The ministry of utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites In India

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List of Ports in India

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Kandla Port is situated on the Gulf of Kutch. It is the biggest port of India by volume of freight handled. The
Kandla Port has been renamed as Deendayal Port from 25th September 2017.

Mormugoa port is the foremost iron ore exporting port.

Panambur is the location of sea port called New Mangalore Port. It is an all-season port.

Paradip port is an artificial & deep water port.

Ennore Port is also known as Kamarajar Port Limited & is the only major port registered as a company.

Jawaharlal Nehru port is previously known as Nhava Sheva Port & is the largest container port in India.

Tuticorin or Thoothukudi Port is an artificial deep-sea dock & is officially known as VO Chidambaranar Port

Indian Classical & Folk Dances

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Bharatnatyam, Kathakali, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Manipuri and Odissi are clasiccal dances of india.

LONGEST, LARGEST, TALLEST AND HIGHEST IN INDIA

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Longest Bridge in India- Dhola Sadiya Bridge on lohit river(9.15km)

Longest sea bridge in India- Bandra Worli Sea Link (5.6km)

Longest Train Route in India- Vivek Express, Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari (4286 km)

Longest National Highway in India- NH-44, Varanasi to Kanyakumari (3715 km)

Longest Tunnel in India- Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass, Jammu & Kashmir

Longest railway platform in India- Gorakhpur, UP (1355.4m)

Longest Railway Tunnel in India- Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (11.215 km) Jammu & Kashmir

State with longest coastline- Gujarat

Indian State with Longest International Border- Rajasthan

State with maximum number of international borders- Arunachal Pradesh

Tallest dam in India- Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand (Height 260 m)

Longest dam of India- Hirakud Dam, Odisha (4.8 km)

Largest Mosque Of India- Jama Masjid(Delhi)

Highest Gateway- Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri UP

Largest dome in India- Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka

Highest Status of India- Gomateshwara, Karnataka

Biggest Stadium of India- Yuva Bharti Stadium, Salt Lake, Kolkata

Highest Airport of India- Leh airport

Biggest natural freshwater lake of India- Wular Lake, Jammu & Kashmir

Biggest Brackish(Partial Saline) water lake of India- Chilika Lake, Odisha

Largest Artificial Lake of India- Indira Sagar of Indira Sagar Dam

Highest Lake of India_ Tso-Lhamo Lake, Sikkim(Height 5330m)

Longest Canal of India- Indira Gandhi Canal, Rajasthan

Highest Peak of India- Kangchenjunga, Altitude 8586 mtr

Largest Desert of India- Thar Desert

Largest Delta of India- Sundarban Delta

State with Maximum Forest Area- Madhya Pradesh

State with maximum percentage of Forest area- Mizoram (about 75%)

Highest Waterfall of India- Jog Falls, Karnataka

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Longest River which Flows entirely in India- Godavari

Most Populous city in India- Mumbai

Biggest River Island- Majuli, Brahmaputra River, Assam

INDIAN CITIES ON RIVER BANKS

Agra Uttar Pradesh Jamuna

Sabarmati
Ahmedabad Gujarat

Confluence of Ganga,
Allahabad Uttar Pradesh
Jamuna &Saraswati
Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh Sarayu
Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Musi
Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh Narmada
Kanpur Uttar Pradesh Ganga
Kolkata West Bengal Hugli
Kota Rajasthan Chambal
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Gomati
Nasik Maharashtra Godawari
Patna Bihar Ganga
Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum
Surat Gujarat Tapti
Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Ganga

AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS IN INDIA

Revolution Product related Father/Person associated with

Protein Revolution Higher Production (Technology Coined by PM Narendra Modi and
driven 2nd Green revolution). FM Arun Jaitely.
Yellow Revolution Oil seed Production (Especially Sam Pitroda
Mustard and Sunflower).
Black Revolution Petroleum products.
Blue Revolution Fish Production Dr. Arun Krishnan.
Brown Revolution Leather / Cocoa / Non-Conventional
Products.
Golden Fiber Jute Production.
Revolution.
Golden Revolution Fruits / Honey Production /
Horticulture Development Nirpakh Tutej.

Grey Revolution Fertilizers.

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Pink Revolution Onion Production / Pharmaceuticals
Durgesh Patel.
/ Prawn Production.
Evergreen Revolution Overall Production of Agriculture. Started in 11th 5 year Plan. By
swaminathan
Silver Revolution Egg Production / Poultry Production Indira Gandhi.
Red Revolution Meat Production / Tomato
Vishal Tewari.
Production.
Round Revolution Potato.
Green Revolution Food Grains. Norman Borlong
M.S. Swaminathan.
William Goud (UK).
White Revolution (or, Milk Production.
Verghese Kurien.
Operation Flood)

NAMES OF WORLD PARLIAMENTS

Afghanistan Shora
Australia Federal Parliament
Bulgaria Narodno Subranie
Brazil National Congress
Britain Parliament
Bangladesh Jatiya Sangshad
Bhutan Tasongadu
China National People Congress
Denmark Folketing
Egypt People’s Assembly
Finland Eduskusta (Parliament)
India Sansad
Ireland Oireachtas
Iran Majlis
Israel The Knesset
Japan Diet
Kuwait Grand National Assembly
Malaysia Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara
New Zealand Parliament (House Of Representative)
Nepal Rashtriya Panchayat
North Korea Supreme People’s Assembly

Pakistan Majlis – e – Shoora

South Korea National Assembly
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Spain Cortes
Sweden Riksdag
Sudan Maglis Watani
Switzerland Federal Assembly
Taiwan Yuan
Turkey Grand National Assembly
Unites States of America Congress

FIRST PERSONS IN INDIA

President - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Prime-Minister - Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Governor-General of Independent India - Lord Lewis Mountbatten

Indian Governor-General of Independent India - Chakravarti Rajgopalachari

Speaker of Loksabha - Shri G.V. Mavalankar (15 May 1952- 27 February 1956).

Vice-President - Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

Home Minister - Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

Finance Minister of India - R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

Governor of RBI - Sir Osborne Smith

First Woman Chief Minister - Sucheta Kriplani

Chief Election Commissioner - Sukumar Sen

Chief Justice of Supreme Court - Justice Hiralal J. Kaniya

Woman Governor - Sarojini Naidu

Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha - Smt. Meira Kumar, 2009

President of National Congress - Womesh Chandra Banerjee

First President of Indian Science Congress - Sir Asutosh Mukherjee

Foreigner Awardees’ Of Bharat Ratna - Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Nobel Prize Winner - Rabindra Nath Tagore

First Lady Doctor - Anandibai Joshi

Woman Awarded with ‘Bharat Ratna’ - Indira Gandhi

Indian Who Won the Grammy Award - Pt. Ravi Shankar

Woman Sahitya Akademi Award Winner - Amrita Pritam, 1956

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Woman To Receive Nobel Prize - Mother Teresa

Won the Booker Prize - Arundhati Roy for her novel "The God of Small Things" (1997).

Player awarded ‘Padam Bhusan’—C. K. Naidu

Literature Who Was Awarded Murti Devi Purskar - C. K. Nagraj Rao (1993)

Writer Who Was Awarded ‘Vyas Samman’ - Ramvilas Sharma

Raman-Magsaysay Awardee - Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Dadasaheb Phalke Award - Devika Rani (1969)

Magsaysay Award - Vinoba Bhave, 1958

Miss World - Reita Faria in 1966

Miss Asia Pacific - Zeenat Aman in 1970

Miss Universe - Sushmita Sen in 1994

Miss Earth - Nicole Faria in 2010

Sound Film - Alam Ara (1931) directed by Ardeshir Irani

Colour Film - Kisan Kanya (1937), directed by Moti B. Gidvani

First Viceroy of India : Lord Canning

The first and the last Governor-general of Independent India : C Rajagopalachari

First Education minister of India : Abul Kalam Azad

First Speaker of the Lok Sabha : Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

First Indian Justice (President) at the International Court of Justice : Nagendra Singh

First Commander-in Chief of Independent India : Generaal Kariappa

First Field marshal of India :general Manekshaw

First Muslim President of Indian National Congress : Badruddin Tyabji

First Indian to be successful in ICS (Indian Civil Service) : Satyendranath Tagore

First Indian who became the member of the British Parliament : Dadabhai Naoroji

First Indian Pilot : J R D Tata

First Indian Scientist who received Nobel Prize : C V Raman

First Indian who was honoured with Bharat Ratna : Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

First Person who received Gyanpeeth Award : G Shankara Kurup

First Indian who went to the space : Rakesh Sharma

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First Indian who crossed English Channel : Mihir Sen

First Muslim President of India – Dr. Zakir Hussain

First British Governor General of India – Lord William Bentinck

First Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing full term – Morarji Desai

First Chief of the Army Staff - Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji

First Indian member of the Viceroy’s executive council – S.P. Sinha

First Prime Minister of India who did not face Parliament – Charan Singh

First Indian Air Chief Marshal – S. Mukherjee

First Indian Naval Chief – Vice Admiral R.D. Katari

First Person to receive Paramveer Chakra – Major Somnath Sharma

First Person to reach Mount Everest without oxygen – Phu Dorjee

First Person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine – Hargovind Khurana

First Chinese traveller to visit India – Fahein

First Person to receive Stalin Prize – Saifuddin Kitchlu

First Person to resign from the central cabinet – Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

First Person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics – Amartya Sen

First woman Ambassador - Miss C.B. Muthumma

First woman to climb Mount Everest twice - Santosh Yadav

First woman chief justice of a high Court - Mrs. Leela Seth

First woman Pilot in Indian Air Force - Harita Kaur Deol

First woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission - Roze Millian Bethew

First woman Director General of Police (DGP) - Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

Famous Nicknames of Popular Personalities

Nickname Person
Iron Duke Duke of Wellington
Guru ji M.S. Golwalkar
John Bull England and the English People
JP Jayaprakash Narayan
Desh Bandhu C.R. Das
Inhabitants of U.S.A
Yankee
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Apostle of Free Trade Richard Cobden
Wizard of the North Sir Walter Scot
Samuel Clemens Mark Taiwan
The Flying Sikh Milkha Singh
Father of the Nation, Bapu Mahatma Gandhi
Frontier Gandhi, Badshah Khan Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Strong (Iron) Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sher-r-Kashmir Sheikh Abdullah
Napoleon of India Samudra Gupta
Shakespear of India Mahakavi Kalidas
Machiavelli of India Chanakya
Akbar of Kashmir Jainul Abdin
Vishwa Kavi, Kaviguru; Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
Rajaji / C.R. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Bihar Kesari Dr. Srikrishna Singh
Bengal Kesari Ashutosh Mukherji
Punjab Kesari,Lion of the Punjab,Sher-e-Punjab Lala Lajpat Rai
Desh Ratana, Ajatshatru Dr. Rajendra Parasad
Father of Gujarat Ravi Sankar Maharaj
Tau Chaudhaury Devi Lal
King Maker Earl of Warwick
Nightingale of India Sarojini Naidu
Lady with the Lamp Florence Nightingale
Lal Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin
Lal, Bal, Pal
Chandra Pal
Grandfather of Indian Films Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
Grand Old Man of India Dadabhai Naoroji
Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Andhra Kesari T. Prakasam
Sahid-e-Azam Bhagat Singh
Deenabandhu C.F. Andrews
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Chacha, Panditji Jawaharlal Nehru
Man of Peace Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Guruji M.S. Golvalkar
Sparrow Major General Rajinder Singh
Swar Kokila Lata Mangeshkar
Udanpari P.T. Usha
Mother Mother Teresa
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Young Turk Chandra Shekhar
G.B.S. George Bernard Shaw
Bihar Vibhuti Dr. Anuragh Narayan Singh
Babuji Jagjeevan Ram
Morning Star of India Renaissance Raja Ram Mohan Roy
King Maker of Indian History Sayyed Bandu
Rajarshee Purushottam Das Tandon
Haryana Hurricane Kapil Dev
Hockey Wizard Dhyanchand
Jana Nayak Karpuri Thakur
II Duce Benito Mussolini
Tota-e-Hind Amir Khushro
Maiden Queen Queen Elizabeth 1
Man of Blood and Iron Otto Van Bismark
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler
Deshpriya Yatinder Mohan Sengupta
Kuvempu K.V. Puttappa
Little Corporal; Man of Destiny Napoleon Bonaparte
Father of English Poetry Geoffery Chaucer
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Uncle Ho HoChi Minh
Li-Kwan Pearl Buck
Grand Old Man of Britain Willium E.Gladstone
Desert Fox Gen. Ervin Rommel
Quaid-i-Azam Md. Ali Jinnah
Little Master Sunil Gavaskar
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar
Anna C.N. Annadurai
Bard of Avon William Shakespeare
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Black Pearl Pele
Don Sir Donald Bradman
Tiger of Snows Tenzing Norgay

Popular Slogans by Famous Personalities

Slogans Authors
Do or die. Mahatma Gandhi
Aram Haram hai Jawaharlal Nehru
Play the game in the spirit of Game. Jawaharlal Nehru
Give me Blood, I will give you freedom. Subhash Chandra Bose
Dilli Chalo Subhash Chandra Bose
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it.

Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan Lal Bahadur Shastri

Direct Action. Ali Jinnah
Government of People, by the people, for the people. Abraham Lincoln
Just as I would not like to be a slave, so I would not like to be a
Abraham Lincoln
master.
That’s one small Step of man, one giant leap of mankind. Neil Armstrong
Man is by nature a political animal. Aristotle
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. Aristotle
Every man has his price Sir Robert Walpole
The child is the father of a man William Wordsworth
Old wood best to burn, Old wine to drink, Old friends to trust and Old
Francis Bacon
Authors to read.

List of Sports Cups and Trophies

Name Sports
Ashes Cricket (Australia-England)
Colombo Cup Football (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka And Myanmar )
Davis Cup Tennis
Derby Horse Racing
Jules Rimet Trophy World Football (Soccer)
Merdeka Football (Asian Cup)
Ryder Cup Golf
Thomas Cup World Badminton (Men)
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Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup Asian Badminton
Uber Cup World Badminton (Women)
Yonex Cup Badminton
William Cup Basketball
Wimbledon Trophy Tennis

National
Name Associated sports
Aga Khan Cup Hockey
Beighton Cup Hockey
Dhyan Chand Trophy Hockey
Dr. B. C Roy Trophy Football (National Junior)
Duleep Trophy Cricket
Durand Cup Football
Guru Nanak Championship Hockey (All India Women)
Irani Cup Cricket
Lady Ratan Tata Trophy Hockey (Women)
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup Hockey
Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey
Nehru Trophy Hockey
Nizam Gold Cup Football
Rangaswami Cup Hockey (National Championship)
Ranji Trophy Cricket (National Championship)
Rovers Cup Football
Santosh Trophy Football
Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football
Todd Memorial Trophy Football
Vizzy Trophy Cricket

Inventions and Discoveries

Evolution, theory of Charles Darwin 1858 England

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Insulin Sir Frederick Banting 1923 Canada
Rubber (vulcanized) Charles Goodyear 1841 U.S.A
Telescope Hans Lippershey 1608 Netherlands
Television John Logic Baird 1926 Scotland
Thermometer Galileo 1593 Italy
Printing Press Johannes Gutenberg 1440 Germany
Microscope Zacharis Janssen 1590 Netherlands
Barometer Evangelista Torricelli 1643 Italy
Bacteria Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1665 Netherlands
Hydrogen Henry Cavendish 1766 England
Oxygen Antoine Laurent Lavoisier 1775 France
Small Pox Vaccine &
Edward Jenner 1796 England
Vaccination
X-ray Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen 1895 Germany
Air Conditioner Willis Carrier 1914 USA
Xerox Machine Chester Carlson 1928 USA
Helicopter Igor Sikorsky 1939 Russia
Sewing Machine Elias Howe 1846 USA
Circulation of blood William Harvey 1628 England
Refrigerator James Harrison 1851 Australia
Cement Joseph Aspdin 1824 England

DISEASES CAUSED BY MICROBES

Diseases Caused by Protozoa

Malaria -Parasites: Plasmodium Carrier: Female Anopheles Mosquitoes

Kala-ajar - Parasite: Leishmania-donovani Carrier: Sand Flies

Sleeping Sickness - Parasite: Trypanosoma Carrier: Tse-Tse Flies

Diarrhoea - Parasite: Entamoeba histolytica

Spread Through: contaminated food or drinking-water, or from person-to-person

Disease Caused by Bacteria:

Tetanus, Cholera, Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Diptheria, plague, whooping cough, pneumonia, Leprosy

Disease Caused by Viruses:

AIDS - Name of virus: HIV

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Dengue Fever

Name of virus: DENV Way of Transmission: Bite of an infected female aedes mosquito

Polio - Name of virus: Pilio virus

Influenza (flu) - Name of virus: Miso virus

Chicken pox - Name of virus: Variola virus

Other virus diseases are – rabies, smallpox, measles

Disease Caused by fungus : asthma, athelete’s foot, scabies, ringworm, baldness

CHEMICAL NAME AND DEFICIENCY DISEASES OF VITAMINS

Vitamin Chemical Name Deficiency Disease

Night Blindness,Xerosis Conjunctiva
Vitamin A Retinol
Xerosis Cornea, Bitot’s Spots
Rickets (in Children)
Vitamin D Calciferol
Osteomalacia (in Adults)
Vitamin E Tocopherol Less Fertility
Vitamin K Phylloquinone Non-clotting of Blood
Vitamin B1 Thiamin Beriberi
Cracking of Skin
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin
Red-dish Eye
Vitamin B3 Niacin Whitening of Hair
Vitamin B5 Pantothenic Acid Pellegra
Anemia
Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine
Skin Disease
Paralysis
Vitamin B7 Biotin
Hair Falling
Vitamin B9 Folic Acid (Folate) Anemia
Vitamin B12 Cynocobalamin Anemia, Jaundice
Vitamin C Ascorbic Acid Scurvy

List of Popular Awards in Various Fields

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Award Field

Dada Saheb Phalke Award Performance in films.

For economic, social and political contribution by following

International Gandhi Peace Prize
methods of Gandhi.

Highest civilian award given to the person who serves the

Bharat Ratna
nation.

Padma Bhushan It is the third-highest civilian award, third in rank in the country.

It is the second highest award in the country. It is awarded to

Padma Vibhushan people from fields including Govt. service to distinguish
extraordinary service for the nation.

For people who have made contribution in Industry, Social

Padma Shri: Service, Education, Literature, Arts, Science, Medicine, Sports
and Public Affairs.

Dronacharya Award For brilliance in sports coaching

Dhyan Chand Award Lifetime achievement award in sports in the country.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Highest honour given for accomplishment in sports

Jnanpith Award For Literature

Vyas Samman For literature in Hindi language.

For literary works (prose and poetry) in any Indian language

Saraswati Samman
which is listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

Highest decoration Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery

Param Vir Chakra or some daring or prominent act of valor. It may also be awarded
for self-sacrifice on land, air or sea.

It is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of

Maha Vir Chakra
the enemy, whether on land, air or sea.

It is the third in the order of awards for acts of gallantry in the

Vir Chakra
face of the enemy on land, air or sea.

Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring act of

Ashok Chakra
valor or self-sacrifice on land, air or sea

Arjun Awards In the field of Sports.

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Kalinga Award In the field of Science

Dhanwantri Award In the field of Medical Science.

Bhatnagar: In the field of Science.

Vachspati Samman In the field of Sanskrit Literature.

International Awards

Academy (Oscar) Awards In the field of movies and films (From 1929).

Grammy Award In the field of Music (From 1958)

n the field of Govt. (Public) Service, Social Service, Journalism,

Ramon Magsaysay Award
Literature and communication (From 1957).

Borlaug Award In the field of Agriculture (From 1992).

Pulitzer In the field of Journalism and Literature.

Bowelay In the field of Agriculture

In the field of Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry,

Nobel Prize
Medical Science.

Abel In the field of Maths

Merlin In the field of Magic

Man Booker In the field of Literature

Nicknames of Indian Cities/States

Ahmedabad o Boston of India

o Manchester of India
o Abode of the God
Allahabad or Prayagraj
o City of Prime Ministers
o Sangam City
Amritsar Golden City of India

Asansol Land of Black Diamond

Bengaluru or Banglore o Electronic City of India

o Garden City of India
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o IT Capital of India
o Science city of India
o Silicon Valley of India
o Space City
Bhagalpur The Silk City of India

Bhopal City of Lakes

Indore Mini Mumbai

Bhubaneswar Temple City of India

Chandigarh The City Beautiful

o Auto Hub of India

o Detroit of Asia
Chennai o Gateway of South India
o Health Capital of India
o Banking Capital of India
o Motor city of India
o Textile City of India
Coimbatore o Manchester of South India
o Capital of Kongunadu
o Engineering City of India
Coorg Scotland of India

Darjeeling Queen of the Hills

Dhanbad The Coal Capital of India

Shillong Scotland of East

Dibrugarh Tea City of India

Durgapur Rur of India

Gandhinagar Green City

Guwahati Gateway of North East India

Nilgiri Blue Mountains

o City of Pearls
o City of Nizams
Hyderabad
o Hightech City
o World Capital of Biryani
o Bangle City
Hyderabad-Secunderabad Twin City
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o City of Palaces
Jaipur
o Paris of India
o Pink City
Jaisalmer Golden City of India

Jamshedpur o Pittsburgh of India

o Steel City of India
Jodhpur o Blue City
o Sun City
Kakinada o City of Kaja
o Pensioners Paradise
Kanpur o Leather City of the World
o Manchester of North India
Kashmir Switzerland of India

o Gateway to Kerala
Kochi or Cochin
o Queen of the Arabian Sea
o Garden of Spices
o City of Joy
o City of Palaces
o Cultural Capital of India
Kolkata
o Gateway of Eastern India
o Heaven of the Aged
o City of Castles
o City of Buildings
Kolhapur City of Wrestlers

o Cashew Capital of the World

Kollam
o Gateway to Backwaters
o Prince of Arabian sea
o City of Nawabs
Lucknow o Constantinople of the East
o Shiraz-e-Hind
o The Golden City of India
o Athens of the East
o City of Festivals
Madurai
o City of Four Junctions
o Sleepless City
o Temple City
Malda Mango City

o City of Dreams
o City of Seven Islands
o Financial Capital of India
Mumbai
o Gateway of India
o Hollywood of India
o Maximum City
o Maya Nagari
Mussoorie Queen of the Mountains,Hill Queen City
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o Green City
Mysore
o Heritage City
o Sandal Wood City
Nagpur Orange City

Nainital City of Lakes

o California of India
Nasik
o Grape city of India
o Wine capital of India
New Delhi City of Rallies

Patiala Royal City

City of Handloom
Panipat
City of Weavers

Pondicherry Paris of the East

Prayag Abode of the God

Pune Queen of Deccan

Rishikesh o City of Sages

o Yoga City
Siliguri o City of Hospitality
o Gateway to the Doors
Srinagar City of lakes

o City Of Diamonds
Surat
o Diamond City Of India
o Textile city Of India
o City of Lakes
Udaipur
o Venice of the East
o White City
o Banyan City
Vadodara o Cultural City Of India
o Sayaji Nagari
o World Capital Of Garba
o City of Lights
o City of Temples
Varanasi or Benares or Banaras or o City of Learning
Kashi o Holy City
o Oldest living city on Earth
o Religious capital of India
o Spiritual capital of India
Vijayawada The Place of Victory
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Visakhapatnam City Of Destiny

Zunheboto Land Of Warriors

Muzzaffarpur Lychee City

Gurgaon Millennium City

Meerut Sports Capital of india, Scissor City

Auroville City of Dawn

Cuttack Silver City

Yavatmal Cotton City

Salem Mango City

Namakkal Egg City

Nilgris Blue Mountains

Tuticorin Pearl City, Pearl Harbor of India

Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) o City of Statues

o Evergreen City of India
Itanagar Land of Rising Sun

Noida IT Capital of NCR

Shimla The Queen of Hills

Nalanda land of knowledge

Korba Power hub of India

Kozhikode (Calicut) City of Spices

o City of letters (Aksharanagri),

Kottayam o City of Murals,
o City of latex,
o City of lakes
Kasaragod o Land of Palm trees,
o Rice bowl of Kerala
Wayanad God’s own district
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List of Nicknames of Indian States

States Nick Names

Andhra Pradesh Egg Bowl of Asia, Kohinoor of India
Arunachal Pradesh Land of Sunrise
Kerala Spice Garden of India
Punjab Land of Five rivers, Granary of India
Haryana Milk Pail of India
Himachal Pradesh All Season State, Apple State
Madhya Pradesh Soya Region
Sikkim Paradise of Botanists
Jammu and Kashmir Heaven in India
Chhattisgarh Rice Bowl of India

List of Space and Nuclear Research Centres in India

Space and Nuclear Research Institute Place

Uranium Corporation Of India Jadugoda

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Kolkata

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Thiruvananthapuram

Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Science Nainital

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Kalpakkam

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Bengaluru

Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bengaluru

National Geophysics Research Institute Hyderabad

NRSA or NRSC – national remote sensing agency /centre Hyderabad

Nuclear Fuel Complex Hyderabad

Atomic Energy Commission Mumbai

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Trombay, Mumbai

Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota

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Space Commission Bangalore

HQ –ISRO Bangalore

ISRO satellite centre Bangalore

Central Mining Research Institute Dhanbad

Brand Ambassadors of Government Schemes

Brand Ambassadors Name Brand Name Remarks

Amitabh Bachchan City Compost Campaign ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’

Narendra Modi Incredible India

Central Reserve Police Force

PV Sindhu
(CRPF)

The scheme provides for cashless

UP farmer’s scheme Samajwadi treatment up to Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Kisan Beema Yojna one Lakh for the organ transplant

It will create awareness among

Anti-liquor and antidrug campaign
Sachin Tendulkar people against drug and
of Kerala
alcoholism

Beti Bachao, Beti Padao campaign

Sakshi Malik
in Haryana

Launched by Uttar Pradesh

Vidya Balan Samajwadi Pension Yojna
Government

Promote tourism and position the

Steffi Graf Kerala’s Ayurveda state of kerala as home of
ayurveda

Launched by Prime Minister

Piruz Khambatta Make in India
Narendra Modi

Create centres of excellence for

Confederation of Women women to develop skills, gain
Shilpa Reddy
Entrepreneurs (COWE ) knowledge, provide infrastruture,
access to resources to their
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business

Brand Ambassador of yoga and Promote yoga and Ayurveda in a

Baba Ramdev
Ayurveda in Haryana big way

To promote Polio Eradication

Amitabh Bachchan Pulse Polio
Campaign

Swachh Bharat Missio’s youth

Dia Mirza Swachh Saathi based Swachh Saathi (student
intership) programme

Started by Prime Minister

Amitabh Bachchan Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Narendra Modi

Madhuri Dixit MAA- Mother’s Absolute Affection

It was launched on 1 July 2015 by

Ankit Fadia Digital India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi