Chapter

General Knowlege
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Important Dates
Famous for Date Famous for
Date
National Youth Day (Birthday of Swami July 11 World Population Day
Jan 12
Vivekanand) Aug 15 India's Independence Day
Jan 15 Army Day Aug 29 Sports Day (Dhyanchand's birthday)
Jan 26 Republic Day Sept 5 Teacher's Day
Jan 30 (Martyr's day) Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom seot 14 Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day Oct 2 Gandhi Jayanti/Non Violence Day
Feb 14 St. Valentine's Day Indian Airforce Day
Oct 8
Mar 8 International Women's Day
Mar 21 World Forestry Day Oct 24 United Nations Day
Mar 22 World Day for Water Oct 31 National Unity Day
April 14 B.R. Ambedkar Rememberance Day |Nov 14 Children's Day /World Diabetics day
April 22 World Earth Day Nov 17 Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniversay
May 1 International Labour Day (May Day) Dec 1 World AIDS Day
May 31 World No Tobacco Day Dec 4 Navy Day
Jüne 5 World Environment Day Dec 10 Human Rights Day
June 21 World Yoga Day
American Independence Day
Dec 25 Good Governance Day
July 4

First in the World (Female)

Achievement Name
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1953)
First woman President of UN General Assembly
First woman President of a country Maria Estela Peron (Argentina)
S Bhandarnayake (Sri Lanka)
First woman Prime Minister of a COuntry
Margaret Thatcher
First woman Prime Minister of England
First woman Prime Minister of any Muslim country
Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
First woman cOsmonaut in space
Valentina TereshkOva (USSR)
Mrs Anousheh Ansari (rani American)
First woman space tourist
First woman to reach the North pole Mrs Fran Phipps
First woman to set foot on North pole Ann Bancroft, USA
First woman to reach Antarctica Caroline Michaelson
First woman to climb Mount Everest Junko Tabei (Japan)
First woman in the world to cross the Strait of Gibralter Arti Pradhan ((ndia)
First woman to chair US Central Bank 'Federal Reserve' Janet Yellen
 4 General Awareness General Knowledge
First in the World (Male)
Achievement Name Achievement Name
First Secretary-General of Trygve Lie (Norway)
United Nations First blind man to scale Mount Erik Weihenmayer (25th
Everest May, 2001)
First UN Deputy Louise Frechette
Secretary-General First person to sail around the Ferdinand Magellan
(Canada) world
First President of United States George Washington First deaf and dumb to cross
of America Taranath Shenoy
the Strait of Gibralter (India)
First President of the RepublicDr Sun Yat-Sen (1912) First European to visit China Marco Polo
of China
First Prime Minister of Great First man to draw the map of Anexermander
Britain Robert Walpole (1715) Earth
Pakistan's first First man to compile A_pheosis (Athens)
Mohammed Ali Jinnah encyclopaedia
Governor-General First man to win Nobel Prize Suly Prudhormme
First Ethnic-Indian Prime
Minister of Fiji Mahendra Choudhary for Literature (France)
First American President to First man to win Nobel Prize Henny Dunant
visit India
Dwight David for Peace (Switzertand)
Eisenhower and Frederic Passy
First Russian (Soviet) Prime Nikolai Bulganin
Minister to visit India (France)
First European invader of First man to win Nobel Prize WK Roentgen
Alexander, The Great for Physics (Germany)
Indian soil
First man to win Nobel Prize JH Wenthoff (Holland)
First man to go into space Major Yuri Gagarin for Chemistry
(USSR) First man to win Nobel Prize AE Von Behring
First man to walk in space Alexai Leonov (Russia) for Medicine
First space tourist Dennis Tito (USA) First man to win Nobel Prize
(Germany)
Ragnar Frisch (Norway)
First man to set foot on the Neil Armstrong (USA) for Economics and Jan Tinbergen
Moon (Holland)
First man to fly an aeroplane Wright Brothers First and only black man ever Arthur Ashe (USA)
First man to reach North pole Robert Peary to win singles
First man to reach South pole Roald Amundsen Wimbledon Trophy
First man to climb Mount Sherpa Tenzing Norgay First Asian to head the Jagmohan Dalmiya
Everest and Sir Edmund Hillary International Cricket Council
(29th May, 1953) First man to hit double Sachin Tendulkar
First man to climb Mount Nawang Gombu century in One Day (India)
Everest twice (1965) |International Match

First in the World (Miscellaneous)

Achievement Name Achievement Name
First country to make a Constitution United States of First country to send human to Moon United States
America of America
First country to appoint Lokpal Sweden First space ship landed on Mars Viking-l
First country to ban capital Venezuela (July 1976)
punishment First space shuttle launched Colurmba
First country to give voting right to New Zealand First country to launch satelite into Russia (former
Worman space USSR)
First county to impose carbon tax New Zealand First radio telescope satellite launched Japan
First country to start VAT (Value Brazil and into space
Added Tax) Germany First city to be attacked with atom Bomb Hiroshima
First country to issue plastic currency Australia (Japan)
First country to iSSue paper currency China First country to win the Football World Uruguay (1930)
First country to give constitutional Switzerland Cup
status to animal rights Firstcountry to host the Modern Greece
First country to implement family India Olympic Games
planning First lamb created using DNA from an Dolly
First country to start Civil Services China adult sheep
Competition First heart bypass operation by a Germany
First country to make education Prussia Robot, Carried out in
First cloned human baby
compulsory
books China First religion of the world Eve
First country to print nuclear France Sanatan
to sign
First countrywith India Dharma
agreement First university of the world Taxila University
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Superlatives in the World
(Largest, Biggest,Smallest, Longest, Highest)
Largest (in area)Russia Highest-Nured Darn, River Vakhsh,
Country Largest (in population)-China Tajikistan
Dam Longest-Hirakud Dam (Odisha),
Continent
SmallestAustralia India
LargestAsia Highest (Straight)-Bhakra Darm
Mountain Longest-Andes CS America Largest (Concrete)-Grand Coulee
Range HighestHimalayas Dam (USA)
Mountain Peak Hghest-Mount Everest (Nepal) LargestThe Great Barrier Reef
(World) (8848 m) Coral formation (Australia)
Desert LargestSahara, Africa Budhiest (Shio) Baltic White Sea Canal
River Longest--Nile (6690 km) LongestBeijing-Hangzhou Grand
Canal Canal
Largest (Basin) Amazon
Largest-Grand Canyon, on the Animal Most Intelligent--Chimpanzee
Gorge Colorado river, USA Wingless--Kiwi
Highest Salto Angel Falls Largest-Ostrich
Waterfall (Venezuela) Bird Largest (Sea)-Albatross
FastestSpine-tailed swift
Delta LargestSundarbans, India Smallest-Humming bird
Gulf Longest Gulf of Mexico Mammal Largest-Blue whale
LargestGreenland (renamed Smallest-Bumblebee bat
Island Kalaallit Nunaat) Tallest--Burj Khalifa, Dubai (828 m)
Building
Bay Largest-Hudson Bay, Canada Minar (Free Tallest--Qutub Minar, Delhi (238 ft)
Peninsula Largest-Arabia standing)
Largest-Mauna Loa (Hawaii Islands), Statue TallestSpring Temple Buddha, China
Volcano highest-ojos del Salado, Andes, Tallest-Tokyo Sky free, Tokyo
Tower (Japan)
Argentine-Chile (6885m)
Sea (inland) Largest-Mediterranean Mosque Largest-Masjd at Haram (Mecca)
Ocean Deepest and Biggest-The Pacific Temple Largest-Angkor Vat (Combodia)
Deepest--Baikal (Siberia) Longest--Basilica of St Peter, Vatican
Church City, Rome (Italy)
HighestTiticaca (Bolivia)
Lake Largest (Fresh Water)-Lake BiggestSmithsonian Institution,
Superior, USA Museum Washington DC
Largest (Artificial)Lake Mead (Bouler) Largest--Strahov Stadium in Prague
Worid's Cherrapunji (Mawsynram) Stadium (the Czech Republic)
Rainiest Spot Wall Longest--Great Wall of China
Largest- Port of New York and New
Capital City HighestLa Paz (Bolivia)
Port Jersey (USA)
BiggestRotterdam (the Netherland) Highest-Wen Chuan (Tibet, China)
LargestKing Fahd International
Largest (in population)-Tokyo
City Biggest (in area)-Mount Isa,
Airport, Dommam, Queensland, Australia
Airport Saudi Arabia (by area)
Highest-Daocheng Yading Airport, Longest--21st June (in Northern
Garzi, Tibet (China) hemisphere)
Longest Boeing 747-8 Day Shortest--22nd December (n
Airliner Biggest-Rotterdam (the Netherlands) Southern hemisphere)
 6 General Awareness GeneralKnowledge
Countries :Their Capitals and Currencies
Country Capital Currency Country Capital Currency
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani Mauritius Port Louis Rupee
Albania Tirana Lek Mongolia Ulan Bator Tugrik
Algenia Algiers Algerian Dinar Morocco Rabat Dirharn
Angola Luanda Kwanza Mozarnbique Maputo Metical
Argentina Buenos Aites Peso Myanrnar Naypyidaw Kyat
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar Narníbia Windhoek Narníbian Dolar
Austria Vienna Euro Nepal Kathrmandu Rupee
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Netherlands Arnsterdarn Euro
Beigium Brussels Euro Nigeria Abuja Naira
Bhutan Thirnphu Nguitrum North Korea Won (WPW)
Brazil Brasilia Cruzeiro Real
Pyongyang
|Norway Oslo Krone
Carnbodia Phnom-Penh Riel Pakistan lslarnabad Rupee
Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar Phillippines Manila Peso
Chie Santiago Peso Poland Warsaw
China Zloty
Beijing Yuan Portugal Lísbon Euro
Coiombia Bogota Peso Oatar Doha Riyal
Denmark Russía
East Tirnor
Copenhagen Krone
Saudi Arabia
Moscow Ruble
Dili US Dollar Riyadh Riyal
Egypt Cairo Pound Singapore Singapore Dollar
Ethiopia Adis Ababa Birr Sornalia Mogadishu Somali Shilling
Finland Helsinkí Euro South, Africa Pretoria Rand
France Paris CFA France, Euro South Korea Seoul Won (KRW)
Georgia Tbilisi Lari Sudan Kharton Pound
Gerrmany Berlin Euro South SudanJuba Sudanese Pound
Greece Athens Euro Spaín Madrid Euro
iceland Sri Lanka Jai Shri
Reykjavik Krona
Vardhne Kotta
Rupee
india New Delhi Rupee
indornesia Jakarta Sudan Khartoum Pound
Rupiah Sweden
iran Tehran Rlyal Stockholm Krona
irag Baghdad Dinar Switzerland Bern Swiss Franc
israel Jerusalern Shekel
Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan
italy Rorme Euro
Thailand
Dollar
Japar Tokyo Yen Bangkok Baht
Kazastan Astana Tenge Turkey Istanbul Lira
Uganda Kampala
Keriya
Kuwait
Nairobi Shiling UK London
Uganda Shilling
Kuwait City Kuwait Dinar Ukraine Kiev
Pound Sterling
Latvia Riga Lats Hryvnia
Liberiá US
Libya
Monrovia Liberian Doliar Washington
DC
Dollar
Tripoli Libyan Dinar Zirnbabwe Harare Dollar
Top 5 : Largest and Smallest Countries
Largest Country Largest Country Smallest Country
TArea-wi
Russia
se) Population-wisej (Area-wise) Smallest Country
(Population-wise)
China
Canada India
Vatican City Vatican City
China Monaco Tuvalu
USA
United States Nuru Nauru
Indonesia Tuvalu
Brazil Brazil Palau
San Marino San Marino
 Languages and Religions
Top 5 : Languages Spoken Top 5 :Religions of the World
Language Speaker Religion Member Percentage
Mandarin Chinese 882 million
Spanish 325 million
Christianity 2.1 billion 33.0%
Islam 1.5 billion 21%
English 312-380 million Hinduism 900 million 14%
Arabic 206-422 million Buddhism 376 million 6%
Hindi 181 million Sikhism 23 million 0.36%

National Emblem of Major Countries

Country Emblem Country Emblem
Australia Kangaroo Italy White Liy
Bangladesh Water Lily Japan Chrysanthemum
Canada White Lily, Maple Leaf Netherlands Lion
Chile Candor and Huemul New Zealand Southern Cross, Kiwi, Fern
Denmark Beach Norway Lion
France Lily Pakistan Crescent and Star
Germany Corn Flower Spain Eagle
India Lion Capital of Ashoka UK Rose
Iran Perso Arabic Script of USA Golden Rod
Arabic word 'Allah

Major Newspapers of the World

Newspaper Country Newspaper Country Newspaper Country Newspaper Country
People's China Le Monde DawnParis The Times UK
The Sydney Australia
Morning Herald Daily (France)
Mainichi Japan Dawn Pakistan The UK
The Age Australia
Scotsman
Daily News UK
Die Welt Germany The
The New New Guardian
Globe and Mail Canada The Herald UK
Zealand Zealand The Times Britain
The Sun Britain The Courier UK
Herald
New New York Times USA Merdeka Indonesia
The Gazette Canada The Press
Pravada Russia
Zealand Washington Post USA

The Seven Wonders of the World

Medieval World Modern World
Ancient World
Colossus of Rome Great Pyramid of Giza
Colossus of Rhodes
Catacombs of Alexandria Hagia Sophia (/stanbu)
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Great Wall of China Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy)
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Termple of Artemis at Ephesus The Pagoda of Nanking Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
Leaning Tower of Pisa Washington Monument
Great Pyramid of Giza
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Sancta Sophia of Constantinople Eiffel Tower (Paris, France)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia Stonehenge Empire State Building
 Fathers of Various Fields
Field Father Field Father
Atom Bomb Dr Robert Oppenheimer Anatomy Andreas Vesalius
Aviation Sir George Cayley Nuclear Physics Ernest Rutherford
Railways George Stephenson Modern Physics Galileo Galilei
Chemistry Robert Boyle Sanskrit Grammar Panini
Modern hemistry Antoine Lavoisier Geometry Euclid
Economics Adam Smith Mathematics Archirnedes
Geography Eratosthenes Internet Vinton Cerf
Sociology
Political Science
Auguste Comte Robotics Al-Jazari
Aristotle Computers Charles Babbage
Philosophy Rene Descantes Artificial Intelligence John Mc Carthy
Psychology Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt Modern Observa Galileo Galilei
English Poetry Geoffrey Chaucer tional Astronomy
Greek Tragedy Aeschylus Science Galileo Galilei
Immunology Edward Jenner Modern Science Galileo Galilei
Genetics Gregor Joharn Mendl Indian Nuclear Homi Jehangir Bhabha
Biology Aristotle Science
Microbiology Louis Pasteur and Robert Nanotechnology Richard Errett
Koch
Smalley
First in India (Male)
Achievement Name Achievement Name
First Governor-General of William Bentinck The first Indian Naval Chief
India Vice Admiral R D Katari
The first Indian to win the Rabindranath Tagore
Governor-General of Lord Lewis MountbattenNoble Prize
independent India The first Indian to get Noble
(1913)
The first Muslim President of CV Raman
Dr Zakir Hussain Prize in Physics
india
The first Indian to receive Amartya Sen
The first Prime Minister of Morarji Desal Noble Prize in Economics
India who resigned The first person of Indian
before the full term Hargobinad Khurana
First person to stay in origin to get Noble Prize
Loard Ircoin in Medicine
Rashtrapati Bhawan The first Indian to receive Dr Radhakrishnan
President of National Vyomesh Chand Bharat Ratna Award
Congress Bannerjee Sportsperson to receive Sachin Tendulkar
The first Home Minister of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Bharat Ratna
india
The first Judge of The first person to receive Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Dr Nagendra Singh Magsaysay Award
International Court of Justice
Indian Managing Director of First cricketer to get Padma C Naidu
Gautamn Kazi Bhushan
World Bank
Governor of Reserve Bank of Sir Osborne Smith First Indian to get the Pandit Ravishankar
India Grammy Award
The first Indian to join the ICS Satyendra Nath Tagore The first person to receive Saifuddin Kitchlew
The first man to Stalin Prize
printing press in introduce
India James Iticky The first person to get Param Major Somnath Sharma
Vir Chakra
The first Field Marshal of
India SHFJ Manekshaw The first person to receive Sri Shankar Kurup
The first Indian Jnanpith Award
Commander-in-Chief of India General Cariappa The first Indian pilot JRD Tata (1929)
The first Chief of Army Staff India's first man in space Rakesh Sharma
General Maharaj The first person to reach Sherpa Anga Dorjee
Rajendra Singh Ji Mountt Everest without oxygen
The first Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sir Thomas
First Indian to swin acrss the Mihir Sen
Elmhirst English channel
The first Indian Air Chief Subroto Mukherjee
Marshal
First Indian to score triple Virender Sehwag
century in Test Cricket
 First in India (Female)
Achievement Name
Achievement Name
The first lady to become Miss World Reita Faria
Minister Indira Gandhi
The first Woman Prime The first woman Lieutenant General
Puneeta Arora
The first woman Minister
in Rajkumai Amrit The first woman Air Vice Marshal P Bandopadhyaya
Government Kaur The first woman Pilot in Indian Air Harita Kaur
Thefirst woman Judge in Supreme Court Fatima Beevi Dayal
Leela Seth Force
The first woman Chief Justice of The first woman Chairperson of Sushma
High Court Indian Airlines Chawla
The first woman President of United Vijaya Laxmi The first woman to receive Noble Prize Mother Teresa
Nations General Assembly Pandit The first woman Airline Pilot Durga Banerjee
The first woman Chief Minister of an Sucheta The first worman to receive Bharat Mrs Indira
Indian state Kripalani Ratna Gandhi
The first woman Governor of a State Sarojini Naidu The first woman to receive Jnanpith Ashapurna Devi
in free India Award
The first woman Speaker of a State Shanno Devi The first woman to receive Ashoka Nirja Bhanot
Assembly Chakra
The first woman Ambassador CB Muthamma The first woman Asian Games Gold Kamaljit Sandhu
The first woman Chairman of Union Rose Millian
Medal Winner
Public Service Commission Bethew The first woman foreign minister Sushma Swaraj
The first woman Director General of Kanchan C
The first woman COlympic Medal Karnam
Police Bhattacharya Winner Malleswari
The first woman lPS Officer Kiran Bedi Bachhendri Pal
The first woman President of Indian Mrs Annie The first woman to climb Mount
Besant Everest
National Congress The first woman to climb Mount Santosh Yadav
The first woman Judge Anna Chandy Everest twice
The first woman Lawyer Comelia Sorabjee The first Woman to cross English channel Aarti Saha
The first woman Honours Graduate Kamini Roy

First in India (Miscellaneous)

The first Bank of India Bank of Hindustan (1770)
First general post office of India Madras (GPO 1786)
India's first plane to be hijacked Fokker Friendship Plane (1971)
India's first fighter jet NET
First telephone line introduced in India 1851
First talkie film of India Alam Ara (1931)
First battle tank of India Arjun
First satelite of India Ayabhatta
The first Indian state to implement the Panchayati Rajasthan
Raj System
District to become India's first totally lectrified Palakkad (Kerala)
district
City to have an e-court Ahmedabad
First Indian to win individual Olympic gold Abhinav Bindra
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Superlatives in India
(Biggest, lighest, Laryest, Longest, Smallest ete)
The longest rlver |The Ganga (2040 krn) The longost corridor Cordor of
The longost river of Godavari RarinsthsWsni Ternple
Southern India at Rarnoshwararn (Taril
Thelongest canal Indira Gandhi Canal or Nadu)
Rajasthan Canal The highost airport Loh Airport (adokh)
The longest dam
|(Rajasthan) The largost dessrt Thar /alasthan)
Hirakud dam (Odisha) The largest dolta Sunderbans (Paschim
The longest sea beach Marina beach (Chenna) |Danga)
The highest lake Chotarnu tako (StkKIm) The larg9st zo0 |Zoological Garden
The highest dam Bhakhra darm on Sutloj (Kolkata)
river (Pujab) The biggest stadum Yuva Bharti (Solt lake)
The largest lake Wular lake (Wammnu and Stadiurm Kolkata
Kashmi) The tallest TV towor Pitarnpura (New Delh)
The largest saline water lake Chilka lako (Odisha) Tho largost gurudwara Golden ternpls, Anritsar
The largest fresh water lake Kolleru Lake (Andhra The largost cavo tornpls Kailash termpls (Ellora,
Pradesh) |Maharashtra)
The largest artificial lake Govind Sagar (Riharnd The highost peak Godwin Austin, K2
darn) (8611 m)
The biggest fiver islands Majull, Brahmaputra rverThe largest mosque Jarna Masjid (Delh)
(Asom) The longest tunnel |Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal
The highest waterfall Kunchikal falls, Shinoga Pass (Warnmu arnd
(Karnataka) Kashrri)
The deepest river valley Bhagirathi and The largest anirmal fair
Alaknanda Sonepur (Biha)
The largest cave Arnarnath Jarmmu and
The longest river bridge Mahatma Gandhi Setu,
Patna (5.575 km) The highest gate way
Kashmi)
The longest sea bridge Anna Indira Gandhi Buland Darwaza,
Bridge (Tarmil Nadu) Fatehpur Sikri (UP)
The tallest statue
The largest cantilever bridge Rabindra Setu or Gornateswara
Howrah Bridge (Kolkata) The most populous city (Karnataka)
The state with longest Gujarat Murnbai (Maharashtra)
Coastine The oldest church St Thomas Church at
The longest river without Narmada and Tapti Palayur, Trichur (Kerala)
delta The biggest church Saint Cathedral at old
The longest railway platformGorakhpur (UP) Goa (Goa)
The longest road Grand Trunk Road The longest national NH-7 (Varanasi to
(Kolkata to Delh) highway Kanyakunari)
The highest road Road at Khardungla (in The highest award Bharat Ratna
|Leh-Manall sector) The highest gallantry award Pararn Vir Chakra

Renamed Indian Cities

Old Name Changed Name Old Name Changed Name
Vizagapatam Vishakhapatnam Avantika Ujain
Bezawada Vijayawada Bhelsa Vidisha
Masulipatam Machillpatnarn Bombay Mumbal
Gauhati Guwahatl Yanaon Yanam
Baroda Vadodara
Broach Koyamutthoor Coimbatore
Bharuch Madras Chennai
Simla Shimla Cape Comorin Kanyakumari
Trivandrum
Cochin Thiruvananthapuram
Kochl
Conjeevaram Kanchipuram
Calicut Kozhikode
Cawnpore Kanpur
Benares Varanasi
Palghat Palakkad Calcutta Kolkata
 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India
Year of Year of
Sites Sites
Inclusion Inclusion
1983 Ajanta Caves (Maharashtra) 1993 Qutub Minar (Delhi)
1983 Ellora Caves (Maharashtra) 1999 Darjeeling Hirmalayan Railway (Paschirn Barnga)
1983 Taj Mahal (Uttar Pradesh) 2002 Mahabodhi Ternple
1983 Agra Fort (Uttar Pradesh) (Bodh Gaya) (Bihar)
1984 Sun Temple, Konark (Odisha) 2003 Rock Shelters of Bhirnbetaka (Madhya
1985 Mahabalipuram Temples Pradesh)
(Tamil Nadu) 2004 Brihadesthwara Ternple
1985 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Bharatpur (Gangaikondacholapurarm,Tarnil Nadu)
(Rajasthan) 2004 Victoria Terminus (CST), Murnbaí
1985 Kaziranga National Park (Asom) 2004 Airavatesvara Termple, Darasurarn (Taril Nadu)
1985 Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur 2004 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
(Rajasthan) (Gujarat)
1986 Churches in Goa (Goa) 2005 Valley of Flowers (Uttarakhand)
1986 Khajuraho Temples 2005 Nilgiri Mountain Railway
(Madhya Pradesh) (Tamil Nadu)
1986 Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh) 2007 Red Fort (Delhi)
1986 Hampi Temples (Karnataka) 2008 Kalka-Shimla Railway (Himachal Pradesh)
1987 Sundarbans National Park (Paschim Banga) 2010 Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
2012 Western Ghat
1987 Elephants Caves (Maharashtra)
1987 Pattadakal Temples (Karnataka)
2013 Hill forts of Rajasthan
1988 Nanda Devi National Park (Uttarakhand) 2014 Rani ki vav, Patna
1989 Sanchi Stupa 2014 Great Himalayan Naional Park, Kull
1993 Humayun's Tomb (Delhi) (Himachal Pradesh)

Nuclear and Space Research Centres in India

Research Centre Place Research Centre Place

India Rare Earths Limited Aluva (Kerala) Centre of Earth Science's Studies Thiruvananthapuram
Jadugoda (Kerala)
Uranium Corporation of India Ahmedabad
Limited (Jharkhand) Physical Research Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Mumbai Space Commission Bengaluru
Hyderabad Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Thiruvananthapuram
Electronics Corporation of India
Limited Indian Space Research Bengaluru
Bhabha Atornic Research Centre Trombay (Mumbai)Organisation (SRO)
Space Application Centre Ahmedabad
(BARC)
Radio Astronony Centre Ootacamund Thumba Equatorial Rocket Thumba (Kerala)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Murmbai Launching Station
Research College of Satellite Ahmedabad
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Kolkata Communication Technology
 Science and Technology Research Institutes
Research Centre Place Research Centre Place
Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad The Centre for Marine Living Kochi
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Bengaluru Resource and Ecology
Advanced Scientific Research SN Bose National Centre for Kolkata
Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bengaluru Basic Sciences
The National Centre for BiologicalBengaluru National Brain Research Cerntre Manesar
Science Indian Institute of Geomagrnetisrn Murnbai
Raman Research Institute Bengaluru Indian Cancer Research Centre Murnbai
Institute of Life Sciences Bhubaneshwar Visvesvaraya National Institute of Nagpur
National Institute of Ocean Chennai Technology
Technology National Environmental Nagpur
Central Marine Research Station Chennai Engineering Research Institute (Maharashtra)
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Dehradun Indian National Academy of New Delhí
Geology Engineering
National Centre for Antarctic and Goa National Institute of- Immunology New Delhi
Ocean Research Indian National Science Academy New Delhi
High Altitude Research laboratory Gulmarg (Kashmi) National Seismological Database New Delhi
The Survey Training Institute Hyderabad Centre
Centre for DNA Finger Printing and Hyderabad National Centre for Plant Genome New Deihi
Diagnostics Research
Indian National Centre for Ocean Hyderabad National Centre for Cell Science Pune
and Information Services
Indian Institute of Tropical Pune
Institute of Microbial Technology Hyderabad Meteorology
Institute of Bio-resources and Indian Lac Research Institute
Sustainable Development
Imphal Ranchi
SV National Institute of Technology Surat
National Sugar Research Institute Kanpur (Uttar Shri Chitra Tirunal Institute for
Pradesh) Medical Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram
International Year
Year Dedicated to Year Dedicated to
2001 Year of Woman Empowerment (Government of 2009 International Year of
India) Fibers (FAO) Astronomy (UN)/Natural
2002 International Mountain Year
2003 international Fresh Water Year International Year of Reconciliation
2010 International Year of Biodiversity/ Youth
2004 international Year of Rice 2011
2005 International Year of Microcredit and 2012 International Year of Forest/Chemistry
2013 International Year of Sustainable Energy For All
International Year of Physics International Year of Water
2006 International Year of Desert and Desertification 2014 International Year of Family Cooperation
2007 International Polar Year, Year of the Dolphin
2015
2016
International year of Light Farming
2008 Year of Good Governance (for SAARC
2017
International year of Pulses (UNO Mahasabha)
COuntries) International year of Sustainable Tourism for
Developrment (UNO)
Important United Nation Agencies
Name of Agency Estd in Headquarters
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Objective
1874 Bern, The UPUis a specialised agency of the
Switzerland United
Nations that coordinates postal policies among
member nations, in addition to the worldwide
International Labour Organisation postal system.
(ILO) 1919 Gengva To improve conditions and living standard of
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Workers.
1945
Food and Agricultural Organisation Washington
DC Promotes international monetary cooperation.
1945 Rome
(FAO) To improve living conditions of rural
International Bank for Reconstruction 1946 population.
and Development ((BRD) Washington
DC
To provide funds from
different sources.
 Name of Agency Estd in Headquarters Objective
United Nations International 1946 NewYork To promote children's welfare all over the
Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) World.
United Nations Educational, 1946 Paris To promote collaboration among nations
Scientific and Cultural Organisation through education, science and culture.
(UNESCO)
International Telecommu- nication 1947 Geneva Sets international regulations for radio
Union (/TU) telegraph, telephone and space radio
Communications.
International Civil Aviation 1947 Montreal, It codifies the principles and techniques of
Organisation (/CAO) Canada international air navigation and fosters the
planning and development of international air
transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.
World Health Organisation (WHO) 1948 Geneva Attainment of highest possible level of health
by all people.
International Atomic Energy Agency 1957 Vienna To promote peaceful uses of atomic energy.
(AEA)
International Development 1960 Washington An affiliate of the World Bank, aims to help
Association ((DA) DC under-developed countries raise living
standards.
United Nations Development New York Helps developing countries increase the
Programme (UNDP) wealth producing capabilities of their natural
and human resources.
United Nations Environ- mental 1972 Nairobi Promotes international cooperation in human
Programme (UNEP) environment.
World Trade Organisation (WTO) 1995 Geneva Setting rules for world trade to reduce tariffs.

International Organisations andGroups

Organisation and HQ Objective
Red Cross International Humanitarian Movement for relief of suffering
Estd in 1863 (Geneva, Switzerland) in time of war/disaster.
International Olympic Committee (0C) To promote the Olympic ideals and administer olympic
Estd in 1894 (Switzerland) games.
International Criminal Police Organisation To promote international cooperation among criminal
(INTERPOL) police authorities.
Estd in i s23 (Lyon, France)
The Commonwealth It was originally known as The British Commonwealth of
(London) Estd. in 1926 Nations'. Tt is an association of sovereign and independent
states which formally made up the British empire.
Arab League (AL) To promote economic, social, political and military
Estd in 1945 (Cairo (Egypt)] cOoperation.
International Organisation for Standardisation (1S0) To promote the development of international standards.
Estd in 1947 (Switzerland)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Estd in Mutual defence and cooperation
1949 (Brussels)
Colombo Plan Estd in 1950 (Sri Lanka) To promote economic development in South and South-East
Asia.
South-East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) Estd To provide for collective and economic cooperation in
in 1954 (Bangkok) South-East Asia.
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries Attempts to set world prices by controlling oil production
and alsO pursues member interest in trade and
(OPEC)
Estd in 1959, [Vienna (Austria)] development.
 Organisation and HQ Objective
World Wildlite Fund For Nature (WWE) To save the wildlife from extinction.
Estd in 1961 (Switzerland)
Amnesty International (Al) To keep a watch over human rights violation worldwide.
Estd in 1961 (London) Got Nobel Prize in 1977 for Peace.
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Political cooperation and establishment of
Estd. in 1961
from both USA and USSR (in the Cold-Warseparate
era).
identity
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and To stimulate economic progress and world trade.
Development (OECD)
Estd in 1961 (Paris, France)
Group of Seventy Seven (G-77) To promote economic cooperation among developing
Estd in 1964
nations.
European Union To create a United Europe in which menber countries
Estd. in 1965
would have such strong economic and political bonds that
[Brussels (Belgium)] war would cease to be a recurring fact.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) To promote regional economic cooperation.
Estd in 1966 (Manila)
Association of south-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional economic Social and cultural cooperatino among
Estd in 1967 (Jakarta) the non-communist countries of South-East Asia.
Group of8 (G-8) To promote Cooperation among major
economic power. non-communist
Organisation of Islarnic Cooperation (OIC) Estd in To promote Islamic solidarity among member states and
1969 (Saudi Arabia) to
World Economic Forum (WEF)
consolidate c0operation among members.
Estd in 1971 (Geneva) To improve the state of the world by
Gulf Cooperation Council GCC)Estd in 1981
partnerships to shape global, regional andengaging
industry
leaders in
agendas.
It is a political and economic union of the
Nardic Council Estd in 1952 Arab states.
Geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for cooperation
among Nardic countries.
South Asian Association for Regional
(SAARC) Cooperation To promote economic, social and cultural cooperation
Estd in 1985 (Kathmandu)
Group of 15 (G-15) To promote
Estd in 1989 economic cooperation among developing
Asia Pacific Economic nations.
1989 (Singapore) Cooperation (APEC) Estd in To promote trade and investment in the
Pacific basin.
Commornwealth of Independent States
1991 [Kirava (Belarus)] (CIS) Estd in To coordinate inter-common wealth
Sanghai Cooperation Organisation mechanism for the orderly dissolutionrelations and tc ovide a
of the USSR.
1996 (Beijing, China ) (SCO) Estd in To develop mutual
cooperation.
Group of Twenty (G-20) Estd in 1999
For cooperation and consultation matters pertaining to
or
African Union Estd in 2002 the International Financial System.
To accelerate the political and
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South of the continent. soci0-economic integration
Estd in 2006 Africa) To improve the economical
Arctic Council Estd. in condition of the country.
1996
BASIC Estd in 2009 Try to keep Arctic area clean and safe.
To coordinate the policies of
regarding climate change. developing countries
 Grand Slam Tournaments
Tournament Date Location Surface First Held
Australian Open
French Open January Melbourne Hard (Plexicushion) 1905
Wimbledon
May-June Paris Clay 1925
US Open
June-July London Grass 1877
August-September New York City Hard (Decco Tur) 1881

Important Sport Terms

Sport Related Terms
Basketball Dunk, front court, lay up, held ball, pivot. rebound, Steal
. Cricket Bye, draw, googly: topspin, over throw, duck, hit wicket
. Football
Bend dribble, dissent, dummy, feint, free kick, headet, red card, throwins
. Hockey Buly, striking, circie, post back
Chess Castie, diagonaes, filies, pawns, peices, promote, gambit, pawn
Boxing Jab, laying on knock, second out habbit punch, upper cut
Badminton Loab, iet, drive, arop, love
.Polo Chuker, buriker
,Basebal Diamond, home run, put out. stre, ant-rubber
Rille Shootitg, Target, muzzie fulb, bulls eye
Wresting Half, nelson, hold sager, rebuts
Golf Fore some, stymie, T. put hole caddy, nib ick iron, the green, bunkeer
t Billiards Jigger, pot, break pot, in off, cans, boiting. long. hazard, cue.
Swimming Breast stroke, twist. butterfty. craw, spring board
Voliey Ball Antennae, attack ht, ibero, senvice, set up, blocking, dribbling
Lawn Tennis Advantage, ace, dence, voley. foot fouit, smash, grand-slam, slice, love
" Table Tennis End line, fiat hit, foi, service, phnholder grip, reverse, top-spin, couter-hitting, let
Important Cups and Trophies
Sport Cup and Trophy
Cricket IraniTrophy, Dilip Trophy, Ranj Trophy. Vizzy Trophy, Asia Cup, Deodhar Trophy, CK Naidu
Trophy, Cooch-Behar Trophy
Football Durand Cup, Nizam Gold Cup, Rovers Cup, Sanjay Gold Cup, Santosh Trophy, Subroto
Mukherjee Cup, Vittal Trophy, Nehru Gold Cup
Hockey Agha Khan Cup, Azlan Shah Cup, Nehru Trophy, Dhyanchand Trophy, Beighton Cup, Scindia
Gold Cup, Modi Gold Cup, Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, Rangaswami Cup, Khan Abdul Gaffar Cup.
Got Canada Cup. Muthian Gold Cup, Ryder Cup, Walker Cup
Table Tennis Corbilion Cup (women), Jayalaxmi Cup (women). Swaythling Cup (men)
Lawn Tennis Davis Cup, Hamlet Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Hopman Cup
Badiminton Thomas Cup (men). Uber Cup (women), Narang Cup, All England Open
Boxing Aspy Adjania Trophy
Rowing Wolington Trophy
Bridge Ruia Trophy
Polo Ezra Cup, Winchestor Cup, Radha Mohan Cup
 Sports Organisations
FIDE Federation Internatlonal Des Echecs Chess
(World Chess Federation)
FIFA Federation International de Fotball Assoclatlon Football
IHF Indian Hookey Federation Hockey
ICC International Cricket Council Cricket
ITTE |International Table Tennis Foderation Table Tennis
BWE Badminton World Federation Badminton

Measurements of Sports Fields and Instruments

Cricket Ball 155.9 gnm to 163 gm in weight Badminton Court 13,40 m x5.18 m
Bat 96.5 cm in length and 10,8 cm Net Top 1.524 m in height from the
width (Maximum) floor
Pitch 20.12 m Shuttle 4.73 to 5.50 gm in weight and
Length of the Stumps shall have 14 to 16 feathers
71.1 cm (28 inch) fixed in Court
Length of the Crease 1.22-1.83 (4 ft) Kabaddi Field 13 m x 10 m (According to
Football Field 100 x 64 m to 110 X 75 m Kabaddi Federation of India)
Hockey Field 100 yards x 60 yards Derby Length 1.5 miles
Course
Weight of the Ball 155-163 gm
Colour of the Ball White
Marathon Length 26 miles, 385 yards.
Race
Weight of Hockey Stick 280 gm Polo Field Length 300 yards
Lawn Court 23.77 m x 8.23 m (Singles) Field Width 150 yards
Tennis Ball 6.35 cm to 6.67 cm Distance between the Goals 250 yards
(in diameter) Distance between the Goal post 8 yards
56.7 gm to 2.53 gm (weight) Chess 64 Squares on chessboard
Voliey Ball Fleld 18 m x 9 m Colour Black and White
Net 1m deep and 9.50 m long Nos. of same colour chess 16
2.43 m (for men) Baseball
and 2.24 m for women (Height) Distance of each case 90 feet
Ball Circumference 66 cm + 1cm Base distance alongwith
Weight 270 gm + 10 gm hypotenuse 127 feet
Kho-Kho Field 34 X 16 m Boxing Length and Width of the Ring
4.9 x 4.9 m to6.1 x6.1 m

National Insignia of India National Sports

Emblem The National Emblem of India is an National
adaptation of the Buddhist Lion Capital of Country National
Ashoka at Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Sport Country Sport
Pradesh. Australla Cricket Japan Sumo
Animal The Tiger is the National Animal of Canada Laorose Malaysia Badminton
India, It is the symbol of India's China Table Scotland Ring by
wildlife. The magnificent tiger, vwealth of
Panthera England
Tennis
Cricket
Footbal
tigris, is a striped animal. India Spain Bull Fighting
Hockey USA Basebal
Bird The Peacock (Pavo cristatus), is the National
Bird of India. It is symbol of qualities like Fruit The Mango (Mangiferra indica) is
the
National Fruit. It has been cultivated in India
beauty and grace. since tìme immemorial.
Flag The National Flag is a horizontal tricolour of
Tree The National Tree of India is The
deep saffron (kesari) at the top, white in the (Ficus bengalensis) Tree. This hugeBanyan
middle dark green at the bottomn and a blue towers over tree
its neighbours and has the widest
wheel (chakra) with 24 sticks at the centre. trunk.
 Sport Field Hockey, in which India medals,
has an Indian Army Commands
impressive record with eight Olympic Command HQ Location
is considered as the National Sport. However,
Home Mìnistry has said that officially, no Central Command Lucknow
snort has been accorded, the status of Eastern Command Kolkata
National Sport. Northern CommandUdhampur
Anthemn Jana-Gana-Mana.... The song was Southern Command Pune
Composed originally in Bengali by SW Command Jaipur
Rabindranath Tagore, adopted in its Hindi Western Command Chandigarh
version is our National Anthem. Training Command Shimla
Song The song Vande Mataram, composed in
Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji, is our Indian Air Force Commands
National Song. Command HQ Location
Calendar The National Calendar based on the Central Air Command Allahabad
Saka Era with Chaitra as its first month and a
normal year of 365 days was adopted from Eastern Air Command Shillong
22nd March, 1957. Southern Air Command Thiruvanan- thapuram
Flower Lotus scientifically known as Nelumbo South Western Air Command Gandhi Nagar
nucifera is the National Flower of India. Western Air Command New Delhi

Other National Symbols Training Command Bengaluru

National Sentence Satyamev Jayate Indian Navy Commands
National Language Hindi in Devnagiri Script Command HQ Location
Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi
Western Naval Command Mumbai
National Foreign Non-Alignment Eastern Naval Command Vishakhapatnam
Policy
Southern Naval Command Cochin
National Information White Letter
Letter
Rupee ()
Ranks of Commissioned Officers
National Currency
National Festivals Republic Day (26th January) Army Air Force Navy
Independence Day C General Air Chief Marshal Admiral
(15th August) L Lt General Air Marshal Vice Admiral
Gandhi Jayanti (2nd October) Major GeneralAir Vice Marshal Rear Admiral
National River Ganga s Brigadier Air Commodore Commodore
c Colonel Group Captain Captain
National Aquatic Dolphin (Platanista L Lt Colonel Wing Commander Commander
Animal gangetica) Major Squadron Leader Lt Commander
National Heritage Elephant C Captain Flight Lieutenant Lieutenant
Animal L Lieutenant Flying Officer Sub-Lieutenant

Indian Defence Training Institutions

Training Institution Place Estd in
Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) Dehradun 1922
Army Cadet College (ACC) Dehradun
Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun 1932
Gulmarg 1948
High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS)
National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakwasla 1949
National Defence College (NDC) New Delhi 1960
Chennai 1963
Officers Training Academy (OTA)
Counter lnsurgency and Jungle Warfare School Veirangte (Mizoram) 1970
Secunderabad 1970
-College of Detence Management
Mhow (MP) 1971
College of Combat/Army War College
Army Air Defence College (AADC) Gopalpur (Odisha) 1989
Army School of Physical Training (ASPT) Pune
 Ranks of Commissioned Officers
Army Air Force Navy
Army Air Force Navy
Air Chief MarshalAdmiral Lt Colonel Wing Commander
General Commander
Lt General Air Marshal Vice Admiral
Major General Air Vice Marshal Rear Admiral Major Squadron Leader Lt Commander
Brigadier Air Commodore Commodore Captain Flight Lieutenant Lieutenant
Group Captain Captain Lieutenant Flying Officer Sub-Lieutenant
Colonel

Paramilitary and Reserve Forces

Name Established
Intelligence Bureau ((B) It was set-up in 1920.
Its objective is to collect secret information relating to country's security.
It was originally set-up as Central Special Branch (CSB) in 1887 and renamed IB in 1920.
Assam Rifies Itwas established in 1835 and is the oldest paramilitary force in the country.
Its main objective is to keep vigilance of international borders in North-East and countering
insurgency operations in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Central Reserve Police It was set-up in 1939.
Force (CRPF) Its main objective is to assist the State /Union Territory Police in maintenance of law and
order.
National Cadet Corps It was established in 1948.
(NCC) Its main objective is to stimulate interest among the youth in the defence of the country in
order to build upa reserve manpower to expand armed forces.
Territorial Army (TA) It was established in 1948.
It is a voluntary, part-time force (between 18 and 42 years), not of professional soldiers,
but civilians, who wish to assist in defence of the country.
Indo-Tibetan Border It was established in 1962, after the Chinese attack.
Police (TBP) It is basically employed in the Northern borders for monitoring the borders and also to
stop smuggling and illegal immigration.
Home Guard It was established in 1962, to assist the police in maintaining security, to help defence
forces and to help local authorities in case of any eventuality.
Central Bureau of It was established in 1963.
Investigation (CBI) Its objective is to investigate cases of misconduct by public servants, cases of cheating,
embezzlement and fraud.
CBI is also entrusted with the investigation of international crime cases in colaboration
with Interpol.
Border Security Force It was established in 1965.
(BSF) It keeps a vigil over the international borders against the intrusion in the country.
Central Industrial It was set-up in 1969 after the recommendations of Justice BMukherji.
Security Force (CiSF) Its objective is to monitor the industrial complexes of Centrat Government.
Indian Coast Guard It was set-up in 1978.
Its objective is to protect the maritime and other national interests in the maritime zones of
India.
National Security It was established in 1984 to counter the surge of militancy in the country.
Guards (NSG) It is a highly trained force which deals with the militants effectively.
National Crime Records It was established in 1986.
Bureau (NCRB) Itsobjective is to collect crime statistics at the national level, information of inter-state and
international criminals to help investigation agencies.
Rapid Action Force It was established in 1992.
(RAF) Under the operational command of CRPE, 10 battalions of the CRPF have
been
reoriented for tackling communal riots in the country.
 Indian Missiles
Name
Range
Agni-l It is a medium-range balistic missile with a range of 700-1200 km.
Agni-ll It is an intermediate-range ballistic missile with a range of
2000-2500 km.
Agni-ll It is an intermediate-range ballistic missile with a range of 3000-5000 km.
Agni-IV It is an intermediate-range ballistic missile with a range of 3200-3700 km.
Agni-v It is an intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 5000-6000 km.
Prithvi Prithvi is a tactical surface to surface Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM). It has three
versions.
Prithvi-l (SS-150) Army Version (150 km range with a payload of 1000 kg).
Prithvi-ll (SS-250) Air Force Version (250 km range with a payload of 500 kg)
Prithvi-lll (SS-350) Naval Version (350 km range with a payload of 500 kg).
Dhanush (SS-350) Dhanush is reportedly a naval version of Prithvi-|, which can be launched from ships. It
can carry 500 kg of conventional or nuclear warhead.
Astra Astra is Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile. Astra is designed to be capable of
engaging targets at varying range and altitudes allowing for both short-range targets (upto
20 km) and long range targets (upto 80 km) using alternative propulsion modes.
Akash Akash is a medium range surface-to-air missile defence system developed by DRDO and BEL
as part of the IGMDP. The missile can target aircraft up to 30 km away, at altitudes of 18000 m.
Akash can be fired from both tracked and wheeled platforms.
Akash is said to be capable of both conventional and nuclear warheads, with a reported
payload of 60 kg.
Trishul Trishul is a short range surface-to-air missile. The range of the missile is 12 km and is fitted
with a 15 kg warhead. The weight of the missile is 130 kg.
Nag Nag is India's third generation 'Fire-and-Forget' anti-tank missile. It is an all weather, top
attack missile with a range of 3 to 7 km.
Sagarika K-15 Sagarika is anuclear-capable submarine launched balistic missile with a range of 700
km. It belongs to the KMissile family. The latest test of the K-15 Missile was done on 11th
March, 2012.
Brahmos Brahmos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships,
aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India's DRDO and Russian Federation's
NPO Mashinostroeyenia, who have together formed Brahmos Aerospace Private Limited.
It is the world's fastest cruise missile in operation. The missile travels at a speed of mach 2.8 to
3.0. It has a range of 290 km. It can carry 300 kg of conventional or nuclear warhead.
It is a hypersonic cruise missile with a range of 290 km. It is under development.
Shaurya The Shaurya Missile is a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile developed by DRDO
for use by the Indian Army capable of hypersonic speeds, it has a range of 600 km and is
capable of carrying a payload of one-tonne conventional or nuclear warhead.
Shaurya Missile is a land version of the under-water launched K-15 Missile, Sagarika.
Nirbhay Nirbhay is a long range, subsonic cruise missile being developed in India. The missile will
have a range of 1000 krm, The missile will have a speed of 0.8 mach. The Nirbhay will be
able to launched from multiple platforms,on land, sea and air.
 20 General Awareness General Knowledge
Indian Military Aircrafts
Aircraft Origin Type Versions Aircraft Origin Type Versions
I1-76 Russia Airborne Early |-76 Mikoyan Soviet UnionGround-Attack MIG-27 ML
Phalcon Warning Gurevich
Sukhoi Russia, India Mutirole Air Su-30
Mig-27
Su-30 MKI Superiority MKI
Fighter Mil Mi-35 Soviet UnionAttack Mi-35
Antonov Soviet UnionCargo Aircraft An-32 Hind-E Helicopter
An-32 Cline Mi-17 Soviet Union Transport Mi-17
HAL Tejas India Fighter Mark | Helicopter
SEPECAT France, United Ground-Attack SI HAL Dhruv India Utility Dhruv
Jaguar Kingdom Helicopter
Sub-marines of the Indian Navy
INS Vibhuti It was India's first indigenously built missile boat launched at Mazgaon Docks in Mumbai.
It is a veer class corvette.
INS Savitri It was India's first warship fabricated at Hindustan shipyard Limited in 1990.
It is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.
INS Shakti It was India's first indigenously built submarine.
The ship is one of the largest in the Indian Navy as it is 175 m in length and 32 m in
width.
Indian Military Radars
Naval Super Vision-2000 3D airborne naval surveillance radar.
Revathi 3D Naval medium range radar derived from the 3D CAR.
Land-based and Swordfish Long Range Tracking Radar.
Airborne INDRA series of 2D radars, low level radar to search and track low
helicopters and aircraft for the Indian Army. flying cruise missiles,
BFSR-SR 2D shot range battlefield surveillance radar for the Indian Army.
Rajendra Radar 3D medium range fire control radar for Akash SAM.
Central Acquisition Radar (3D-CAR) planar array tracking radar for all
armed forces. Air force version known as the Rohini Naval Version branches of the Indian
known as Revathi.
3D AESA Long Range Tracking Radar tracking high speed
Low Level Lightweight Radar (LLLR) 2D low level aircraft ballistic missile targets.
tracking radar.
List of Combat Vehicles
Name Type Origin
Arjun MBT mk-1 Main Battle Tank India
T-90 S 'Bhishma' / T-90 MMain Battle Tank
Russia, India
T-72 M1 Ajeya' Main Battle Tank Soviet Union
T-55 Main Battle Tank Soviet Union
BMP-2 'Sarath' Infantry Fighting Vehicle Soviet Union
BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Soviet Union
NAMICA Tank Destroyer India
CMT
Mortar Carrier India
FV 432
OT-64 SKOT
Armoured Personnel Carrier United Kingdom
Armoured Personnel Carrier Czechoslovakia, Poland
BRDM-2
Ferret
Reconnaissance Vehicle Soviet Union
PRP-3
Reconnaissance Vehicle United Kingdom
Battlefield Surveillance Soviet Union
System
 Indian Naval Aircrafts
Aircraft Origin Type
Dornier Do 228 Germany Utility Transport
HAL Dhruv India Utity Helicopter
HAL HJT-16 Kiran India Trainer
Aerospatiale SA 316 Alouette llI India Utility Helicopter
HAL HPT-32 Deepak India Basic Trainer
Kamov Ka-31 Helix-B Russia AEW
Tupolev Tu-142 Bear Russia Maritime Patrol
Ilyushin I-38 May Russia Maritime Patrol
Mikoyan MiG-29 K Russia Multi-Role Fighter Trainer
Kamov Ka-25 Hormone Russia Naval Helicopter
Kamov Ka-28 Helix-A Russia Anti Submarine Naval Helicopter
BAE Sea Harrier UK Fighter Trainer
Westland Sea King UK Anti-Submarine Warfare Search and Rescue, Utility Transport
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King USA Anti Submarine Warfare Utility Helicopter

Warships)Base of the Indian Navy

INS Vikrant The first Aircraft carier of Indian Navy was INS Vikrant.
India purchased the INS Vikrant from the United Kingdom in 1957.
INS Viraat INS Viraat is a centaur class aircraft carrier currently in service with the Indian Navy.
The Viraat was completed and commissioned in 1959, as the Royal Nay's HMS Hermes and
transferred to India in 1987.
INS Prahar It is world's fastest missile ship Commissioned in 1997.
INS Delhi It is India's largest and most sophisticated indigenously built warship.
It was launched in 1991 at Mazgaon Docks and Commissioned in 1997.
INS Mysore It is a Delhiclass guided missile destroyer currently in active service with the Indian Navy. INS
Mysore was built at Mazgaon Dock Limited in Mumbai and it was commissioned in 1999.
INS Prabal It is a veer class corvette, currently in active service with the ndian Navy.
It was built at Mazgaon Dock Limited and Commissioned in 2002.
INS Talwar It is the leadship of the Talwar class frigates of the Indian Navy.
Its name means "Sword'" in Hindi.
It was built in Russia and commissioned into the Indian Navy in 2003.
INS Beas It is a Brahmaputra class frigate of the Indian Navy.
She was built at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Kolkata, and it was
commissioned in 2005.
INS It is Indias largest naval base located near Karwar in Karnataka.
Kadamba it was commissioned in 2005, under the project Seabird.
 22 General Awareness General Knowiedge
Nuclear Power Stations : At a Glance
Number of Number of
Location State Reactors Location State
Reactors
1. Functional I. Under Construction
1. Tarapur Maharashtra 1. Kundankulam Tarmil Nadu 2
2. Kaiga Karnataka 2. Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu 1
3. Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu 3. Rawatbhata Rajasthan 2
4. Kakrapar Gujarat 4. Kaiga Karnataka 1
5 Rawatbhata Rajasthan
6 Narora Utar Pradesh 2

Indian Space Programme :At a Glance

Satellite Date Launch
Vehicle Place Type
Aryabhatta 19th April, 1975 Cosmos Baikonur Scientific
Bhaskara I 7th June, 1979 Cosmos Baikonur
Rohini 10th August, 1979 SLV-3
Geosurvey
Sriharikota Geosurvey
Rohini D-1 18th July, 1980 SLV-3
Rohini
Sriharikota Geosurvey
31st May, 1981 SLV-3 Sriharikota Communication
Apple 19th June, 1981 Ariane Kourou
Bhaskara ll 20th November, 1981 Cosmos Baikonur
Geosurvey
INSAT-IA Communication
10th April, 1982 Delta America
SROSS |
Scientific
24th March, 1987 ASLV D-1 Sriharikota
SROSS I| Remote sensing
13th July, 1988 ASLV-D2 Sriharikota
IRS-IB 29th August, 1991 Vostok
Communication
Baikonur Multipurpose
INSAT 2A 10th July, 1992 Ariane-4 Kourou Multipurpose
INSAT 2B 23rd July, 1993 Ariane-4 Kourou Remote sensing
SROSS-V 4th May, 1994 ASLV-D3
IRS P2 Sriharikota Remote sensing
15th October, 1994 PSLV-D2 Sriharikota
IRS-IC 28th December, 1995 Molenia Baikonur
Multipurpose
IRS-P3 21st March, 1996 PSLV-D3
Remote sensing
IRS P4 Sriharikota Communication
4th May, 1999 PSLV-C2 Sriharikota
INSAT-3B 22nd March, 2000 Communication
Ariane-5 Kourou
GSAT-1 28th March, 2001 GSLV-D 1 Sriharikota
Communication
GSAT-1 18th April, 2001 GSLV-D1
Communication
INSAT-3A Sriharikota Communication
10th April, 2003 Ariane-5 Kourou
GSAT-2 8th May, 2003 Communication
GSLV-D2 Sriharikota Communication
EDUSAT 20th September, 2004 GSLV-F01 Sriharikota Education
CARTOSAT 5th May, 2005 PSLV-C6
HAMSAT Sriharikota Mapping
5th May, 2005 PSLV-C6 Sriharikota
SRE-1 10th January, 2007 Communication
AGILE PSLV-C7 Sriharikota Experimental
Tech SAR
23rd April, 2007 PSLV-C8 Sriharikota
21st January, 2008 PSLV-C10
Astronomy
IMS-1 Sriharikota Surveillance
28th April, 2008 PSLV-C9
CHANDRA- YAAN-122nd October, 2008 Sriharikota Remote Sensing
PSLV-C11 Sriharikota Moon Mission
OCEANSAT-2 23rd September, 2009 PSLV-C14 Sriharikota
CARTOSAT-2B 15th July, 2010 PSLV-C15 Observation
GSAT-5P 25th December, 2010 Sriharikota Remote Sensing
GSLV-F06 Sriharikota Communication
 Launch
Satelite Date Place Type
Vehicle
RISAT-1 26th April, 2012 PSLV-C19 Sriharikota Radar Irnaging
YOUTHSAT 20th April, 2011 PSLV-C16 Sriharikota Erperirmenta/Srnal Sateite
RESOURCESAT-2 PSLV-C16 Srinarikota Earth Ooservation Satelite
20th April, 2011
GSAT-8 21st May. 2011 Ariane-5 Kourou Geo-Stationary Sate ite
VA-202
GSAT-12 15th Juiy, 2011 PSLV-C17 Sriharikota Gec-Stationary Satelite
SRMSat 12th October, 2011 PSLV-C18 Srinarikota Excerimenta/Smal Sateite
Srinarikota Earth Observaton Satelite
Megha 12th October, 2011 PSLV-C18
Tropicues
PSLV-C18 Sriharikota Experimenta/ Srmal Satelite
Jugnu 12th October, 2011
Sriharikota Earth Observation Sateite
RSAT-1 26th Apri, 2012 PSLV-C19
Ariane-5 Kourou Gec-Stationary Satelite
GSAT-10 29th September 2012
VA-209
PSLV-C20 Srinarikota Earth Ooservation Satelite
SARAL 25th February. 2013
IRNSS-1A 1st July. 2013 PSLV-C22 Kourov Navigation Satellite
Communication Satelite
INSAT-3D 26th Juiy, 2013 Ariane-5 Kourov
GSAT-7 30th August, 2013 Ariane-5 Kourov
5th November, 2013 PSLV-XL-C25 Snihavikota Geo-Stationary Sateite
MOM
GSLV-D5 Srinarikota
Geo-Stationary Satelite
GSAT-14 5th January, 2014
Cartosat-2 15 February, 2017 PSLVC-37 Sriharikota Mapoing Satelite

History of Satellite Launch Vehicles

Result Rocket Satellite Date Resuit
Rocket Satellite Date
Unsuccesstul PSLV-C10 Tech 21st January. Successful
SLV-3 Rohini 10th August SAR 2008
1979 PSLV-C9 CARTOS 28th April, 2008Successtul
SLV-3 Rohini 18th Juty, 1980 Successfuil AT-2A
SLV-3 Rohini 31th May, 1980 Unsucoessful PSLV-C9 IMS-1 28th Aprl, 2008Successtul
SLV-3 Rohini 17th April, 1983Successful Successtui
ASLV-D1 SROSS-124th March, Unsuccesstul PSLV-C11CHANDR 22nd October
AYAAN-1 2008
1987 PSLV-C12 RISAT-220th April, 2009 Successtul
SROSS-213th July. 1988 Unsuccesstul
ASLV-D2 PSLV-C14 0CEANS 23rd Sectember, Successtul
ASLV-D3 SROSS-3 20th May. 1992 Successful AT-2 2009
PSLV-D1 IRS-P1 20th September, Unsuccesstul GSLV-D3 GSAT-4 15th April. 2010Unsuccessful
1993 PSLV-C15CARTOS 15th July, 2010 Successtul
PSLV-D2 IRS-P2 15th OCtober. Successful
AT-2B
1994 GSLV-FO06 GSAT-5P 25th December, Unsuccesstul
IRS-P3 21st March, Successful
PSLV-D3 2010
1996
PSLV-C1 IRS-1D 29thh September, Successful PSLV-C16 Resource 20th April, 2011 Successtul
Sat-2 Yout
1997 h sat and
PSLV-C2 IRS-P4 26th May, 1999Successful
28th March, Unsuccesstul X-Sat
GSLV-D1 GSAT PSLV-C17GSAT-12 15th Juy, 2011 Successtul
2001
GSLV-D1 GSAT 18th April, 2001 Successful 12h Octoter 2011 Successful
GSAT-2 8th May, 2003 Successtul PSLV-C18Jugnu
GSLV-D2 Resource 17th October,. Successful PSLV-C19 RISAT-1 26th April, 2012 Sucoesstul
PSLV-C5
Sat-1 2003 PSLV-C20 SARAL 25th February. Successtul
GSLV-FO1 EDUSAT 20th Septermber, Successful PSLV-C22 IRNSS-1
2013 Successful
2004
CARTOS 5th May, 2005 Successful A 1st July, 2013
PSLV-C6 PSLV-C25 Successful
AT-1 and 5th November,
MOM 2013
HAMSAT
INSAT-4C 10th Jutly, 2006 Unsuccessful GSLV-D5- GSAT-14 5th January. Successful
GSVL-F2 Successful
PSLV-C7 CARTOSA 10th January. C25 2014
T-2 and 2007
SRE-1 PSLVC-37 Cartosat-2 15th February. Successful
PSLV-C8 AGILE 23rd April, 2007 Successful 2017
 Indian Nobel Laureates
Name Field Year
Rabindranath Tagore Literature (Gitanjal) 1913
V Rarman Physics (Rarnan Efec) 1930
Hargobind Khorana (of Indian Descent) Medicine (Genetic Code) 1968
Mother Teresa Peace 1979
Subrarnanian Chandrashekhar Physics 1983
(of Indiarn Descent) (Chandrashekhar's Lmit)
Arnartya Sen Econornics (Welfare Econornics) 1998
Sir VS Naipaul (of Indian Descent) Literature 2001
Venkatrarnan Rarnakrishna (of Indian Descent) Chernistry (Aibosormes) 2009
Kailash Satyarthi Peace 2014

Winners of Nobel Prize More than Once Women Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Narme Year Name Year Name Year
John Bareteen (Physics) 1956 (Transistor),1972 Bertha Von 1905 Aung San Suukyi 1991
Maris Curie (Physico)
(Superconductivity) Suttner
1903, 1911 (Chermistry) Jane Addans 1931 Rigoberta Menchu 1992
Linus Pauling (Chenistry) 1954, 1962 (Peace) Emily Greene
Frederick Sanger 1958, 1980 1946|Joddy Willams 1997
Balch
(Chernistry)
international
(Chernistry)
Cornnittee of 1917, 1944, 1983 Betty Willilarns 1976Shirin Ebadio 2003
Red Cros (Peace) Mairead Maguire 1976| Wangari Maathai Ellen 2004
United Nations High 1954, 1981 Mother Teresa 1979 Johnson Sirleaf Gymah 2011
Cormmissioner for Gbowee, Tawakel Karman
Refugees (Peace) Alya Myrdal 1982 Malala Yusufzai 2014

Nobel Peace Prize Winning Organisation

Name Year
Institute of International Law 1904
International Committee of the Red Cross (CRC) 1917, 1944, 1963
United Nations Peace--Keeping Forces 1988
United Nations High Cormmissioner for Refugees 1954, 1981
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) 1965
international Labour Organisation (LO) 1969
Arnnesty International 1977
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War 1985
4

Medicines Sans Frontiers 1999

international Atomic Energy Agency (AEA) 2005
Grameen Bank (Bangladesh) 2006
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007
Europearn Union 2012
 Oscar Awards or Academy Awards Grammy Awards
Awarded for Excellence in cinematic Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the
achievements music industry
Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts
and Sciences and Sciences
Country United States Country United States
First awarded 16th May, 1929 First awarded 1959

Man Booker International Prize Golden Globe Awards

Awarded for Best English (or available for Awarded for Excellence in film and television
translation into English) fiction Presented by Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Presented by Man Group Country United States
Country United Kingdom First awarded 1944
First awarded 2005
Pulitzer Prize

Orange Prize for Fiction Awarded for Excellence in newspaper journalism,

literary achievements and musical
Awarded for Best full-length novel writtenin English Composition
by a woman of any nationality Presented by Columbia University
Presented by Orange Country United States
Country United Kingdom First awarded 1917
First awarded 1996
The Right Livelihood Award
Ramon Magsaysay Award Awarded for "Practical and exemplary solutions to
Awardead for Outstanding contributions in the most urgent challenges facing the
government. Service, public service world today"
and other fields
Presented by Right Livelihood Award Foundation
Presented by Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation Country Sweden
Country Philippines First awarded1980
First awarded 1957 Prize Money 2 Lakh Euro