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Notes on GK Miscellaneous
Month Dates & Days Event
January
4th January World Braille Day
9th January NRI Day (Pravasi Bharatiya Divas)
10th January World Hindi Day
12th January National Youth Day
15th January Indian Army Day
24th January National Girl Child Day
25th January National Voters Day
26th January India’s Republic Day, International Customs Day
27th January International Day of Commemoration (Holocaust Remembrance &
Education)
28th January World Leprosy Day
30th January Martyrs’ Day
Month Dates & Days Event
February 2nd February World Wetlands Day
4th February World Cancer Day
6th February International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
7th February Safer Internet Day
10th February National De-worming Day
12th February National Productivity Day
13th February World Radio Day
14th February Valentine Day
20th February World Day of Social Justice
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21st February International Mother Language Day
24th February Central Excise Day
28th February National Science Day
Month Dates & Days Event
March 1st March Zero Discrimination Day
World Civil Defense Day
3rd March World Wildlife Day,
National Defense Day
3rd March World Wildlife Day,
National Defense Day
4th March National Security Day
8th March International Women’s Day, World Kidney Day
10th March CISF Raising Day
12th March Commonwealth Day
15th March World Consumer Rights Day
16th March National Vaccination Day
18th March Ordnance Factories Day, Global Recycling Day
2oth March World Happiness Day, World Sparrow Day
21st March World Forestry Day,
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
World Down Syndrome Day
22nd March World Water Day
23rd March World Meteorological Day
24th March World TB Day
25th March International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
27th March World Theatre Day
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Month Dates & Days Event
April 1st April Prevention of Blindness Week
2nd April World Autism Awareness Day
4th April National Day for Mine Awareness and assistance in Mine action
5th April National Maritime Day,
International Day for Mine Awareness
7th April World Health Day, Handloom Week
8th April World Tradition Day
10th April World Homeopathy Day
11th April National Safe Motherhood Day
17th April World Hemophilia Day
18th April World Heritage Day
21st April Secretaries’ Day
22nd April Earth Day
23rd April World Book & Copyright Day
24th April National Panchayati Day
29th April International Dance Day
Month Dates & Days Event
May 1st May International Labor Day, Maharashtra Day
3rd May Press Freedom Day
1st (Sunday) World Laughter Day
1st (Tuesday) World Asthma Day
2nd (Sunday) Mother’s Day
4th May Coal Miners’ Day,
International Firefighters Day
7th May World Athletics Day
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8th May World Red Cross Day, Mother’s Day
9th May World Thalassaemia Day
11th May National Technology Day
12th May International Nurses Day,
15th May International Day of Family
17th May World Telecommunication Day,
World Hypertension Day
18th May World AIDS Vaccine Day
22nd May International Day for Biological Diversity
24th May Commonwealth Day
Month Dates & Days Event
June 1st June World Milk Day
4th June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5th June World Environment Day
8th June World Ocean Day
3rd (Sunday) Father’s Day
12th June Anti-Child Labor Day
14th June World Blood Donor Day
20th June World Refugee Day
21st June International Yoga Day
26th June International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking
Month Dates & Days Event
July 1st July Doctor’s Day
6th July World Zoonoses Day
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18th July International Nelson Mandela Day
11th July World Population Day
Month Dates & Days Event
August 1st August World Breastfeeding Week
1st Sunday International Friendship Day
6th August Hiroshima Day
8th August World Senior Citizen’s Day
9th August Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
11th August National Daughter’s Day
13th August Organ Donation Day
15th August Indian Independence Day
18th August International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
19th August Photography Day
28th August World Nature Conservation Day
29th August National Sports Day
Month Dates & Days Event
September 1st September National Nutrition Week
2nd September Coconut Day
5th September Teachers’ Day, Sanskrit Day
8th September International Literacy Day
15th September Engineers’ Day
16th September World Ozone Day
21st September Alzheimer’s Day
22nd September Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer patients)
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25th September World Rivers Day
26th September Day of Deaf, World Contraception Day
27th September World Tourism Day
29th September World Heart Day
Month Dates & Days Event
October 1st October International Day for the Elderly
2nd October Gandhi Jayanthi, International Day of Non-Violence
1st (Monday) World Habitat Day
4th October World Animal Welfare Day
8th October Indian Air Force Day
9th October World Post Office Day
10th October World Mental Health Day, National Post Day
2nd (Thursday) World Sight Day
13th October International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
14th October World Standards Day
15th October World Students Day, World White Cane Day
16th October World Food Day
24th October World Development Information Day, UN Day
28th October National Ayurveda Day
30th October World Thrift Day
Month Dates & Days Event
November 5th November World Tsunami Day
7th November National Cancer Awareness Day
9th November Legal Services Day
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11th November National Education Day
14th November Children’s Day, Diabetes Day
17th November National Epilepsy Day
21st November World Television Day
20th November Africa Industrialisation Day
29th November International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
Month Dates & Days Event
December 1st December World AIDS Day
2nd December National Pollution Control
3rd December World Day of Handicapped
4th December Indian Navy Day
7th December Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
8th December Plastic Free Day
10th December Human Rights Day
11th December International Mountain Day
14th December World Energy Conservation Day
16th December Vijay Diwas
18th December Minorities Rights Day
22nd December National Mathematics Day
23rd December Kisan Divas
24th December National Consumers Day
25th December Christmas
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List of Important Tribes across the World
Aleuts : Alaska
Ainus : Japan
Bedouin : Sahara and Middle East
Bindibu or Aborigins : Australia
Bushman : Kalahari
Chukchi : NE Asia, USSR, North Siberia
Eskimos : Greenland, North Canada, Alaska, N Siberia
Fulani : Western Africa
Gobi Mongols : Gobi
Guicas : Amazon forest area
Hausa : North Nigeria
Hotten tots : Hot tropical Africa
Ibanas : Equatorial rain forest region of South-East Asia
India Tribes : Amazon basin
Kalmuk : Central Asia
Kazakhs : Kazakhistan
Kirghiz : Asiatic steppes
Koryakas : N. Siberia, Eurassian
Lapps : N. Finland, Scandinavian country
Maoris : New Zealand
Masai : East & Central Africa
Meos : Myanmar
Orang Alsi : Malaysia
Pygmies : Congo basin, Zaire
Red Indian : N. America
Semangs : East Sumatra
Tapiro : Papua New Guinea
Turregs : Sahara
Yoakuts : Siberia
Zulus : South Africa
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Currency and Capital
Country Capital(s) Currency Primary Language(s)
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani Dari Persian; Pashto
Albania Tirane Lek Albanian
Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar Arabic; Tamazight; French
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro Catalan
Angola Luanda Kwanza Portuguese
Antigua & Barbuda Saint John's East Caribbean
Dollar English
Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine Peso Spanish
Armenia Yerevan Dram Armenian
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar English
Austria Vienna Euro German
Azerbaijan Baku Manat Azerbaijani
The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar English
Bahrain Manama Bahraini Dinar Arabic
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Bangla
Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar English
Belarus Minsk Belarusian Ruble Belarusian; Russian
Belgium Brussels Euro Dutch; French; German
Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar English
Benin Porto-Novo West African CFA
Franc French
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Dzongkha
Bolivia La Paz; Sucre Boliviano Spanish; Quechua; Aymara
Bosnia and
Herzegovina Sarajevo Convertible Mark Bosnian; Croatian; Serbian
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Botswana Gaborone Pula English; Tswana
Brazil Brasilia Real Portuguese
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar Malay
Bulgaria Sofia Lev Bulgarian
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou West African CFA
Franc French
Burundi Bujumbura Burundi Franc Kirundi; French
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel Khmer
Cameroon Yaounde Central African CFA
Franc French; English
Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar English; French
Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean
Escudo Portuguese
Central African
Republic Bangui
Central African CFA
Franc
Sango; French
Chad N'Djamena Central African CFA
Franc French; Arabic
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso Spanish
China Beijing Chinese Yuan Mandarin
Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso Spanish
Comoros Moron Comorian Franc Comorian; Arabic; French
Democratic Republic
Of the Congo Kinshasa Congolese Franc French
Republic of the
Congo Brazzaville
Central African CFA
Franc French
Costa Rica San Jose Colon Spanish
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory
Coast)
Yamoussoukro;
Abidjan
West African CFA
Franc French
Croatia Zagreb Croatian Kuna
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Cuba Havana
Cuban Peso Spanish
Cyprus Nicosia Euro Greek; Turkish
Czechia Prague Czech Koruna
Czech; Slovak
Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone Danish
Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian Franc Arabic; French
Dominica Rosesau East Caribbean
Dollar
English; French;
Antillean Creole
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Spanish
East Timor (Timor-
Leste) Dilli United States Dollar
Tetum; Portuguese;
Iindonesian
Ecuador Quito United States Dollar Spanish
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound Arabic
El Salvador San Salvador United States Dollar Spanish
Equitorial Guinea Malabo Central African CFA
Franc Spanish; French; Portuguese
Eritrea Asmara Nakfa Arabic; Tigrinya; English
Estonia Tallinn Estonian Kroon;
Euro Estonian
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr Amharic
Fiji Suva Fijian Dollar English; Bau Fijian; Hindi
Finland Helsinki Euro Finnish; Swedish
France Paris Euro; CFP Franc French
Gabon Libreville Central African CFA
Franc French
The Gambia Banjul Dalasi English
Georgia Tbilisi Lari Georgian
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Germany Berlin Euro German
Ghana Accra Ghanaian Cedi English
Greece Athens Euro Greek
Grenada St. George's East Caribbean
Dollar English; Patois
Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal Spanish
Guinea Conakry Guinean Franc French
Guinea-Bissau Bissau West African CFA
Franc Portuguese
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese Dollar English
Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde Haitian Creole; French
Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira Spanish
Hungary Budapest Forint Hungarian
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic Krona Icelandic
India New Delhi Indian Rupee Hindi; English
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Indonesian
Iran Tehran Rial Persian
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Arabic; Kurdish
Republic of Ireland Dublin Euro English; Irish
Israel Jerusalem Shekel Hebrew; Arabic
Italy Rome Euro Italian
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican Dollar English
Japan Tokyo Yen Japanese
Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar Arabic
Kazakhstan Astana Tenge Kazakh; Russian
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan Shilling Swahili; English
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Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Kiribati Dollar English; Gilbertese
North Korea Pyongyang North Korean Won Korean
South Korea Seoul South Korean Won Korean
Kosovo Pristina Euro Albanian; Serbian
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dollar Arabic; English
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som Kyrgyz; Russian
Laos Vientiane Kip Lao (Laotian)
Latvia Riga Lats Latvian
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound Arabic; French
Lesotho Maseru Loti Sesotho; English
Liberia Monrovia Liberian Dollar English
Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar Arabic
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss Franc German
Lithuania Vilnius Lithuanian Litas Lithuanian
Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro German; French;
Luxembourgish
Macedonia Skopje Macedonian Denar Macedonian
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary Malagasy; French; English
Malawi Lilongwe Malawi Kwacha English
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit Malay
Maldives Male Maldivian Rufiyaa Dhivehi
Mali Bamako West African CFA
Franc French
Malta Valletta Euro Maltese; English
Marshall Islands Majuro United States Dollar Marshallese; English
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya Arabic
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Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee English
Mexico Mexico City Mexican Peso Spanish
Federal States of
Micronesia Palikir United States Dollar English
Moldova Chisinau Moldovan Leu Moldovan (Romanian)
Monaco Monaco Euro French; Italian; English
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Togrog Mongolian
Montenegro Podgorica Euro Montenegrin
Morocco Rabat Moroccan Dirham Arabic
Mozambique Maputo
Mozambican Metical Portuguese
Myanmar (Burma) Nypyidaw Kyat Burmese
Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar English; Afrikaans; German
Nauru Yaren Australian Dollar English; Nauran
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee Nepali
Netherlands Amsterdam; The
Hague Euro Dutch
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar English
Nicaragua Managua Cordoba Spanish
Niger Niamey West African CFA
Franc French
Nigeria Abuja Naira English
Norway Oslo Norwegian Krone Norwegian
Oman Muscat Omani Rial Arabic
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee Urdu; English
Palau Melekeok United States Dollar English; Palauan
Panama Panama City Balboa Spanish
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Papa New Guinea Port Moresby Papa Papa New Guinean
Kina
English; Tok Pisin;
Hiri Motu
Paraguay Asuncion Guarani Spanish; Guarani
Peru Lima Nuevo Sol Spanish
Phillipines Manila Phillipine Peso Filipino; English
Poland Warsaw Zloty Polish
Portugal Lisbon Euro Portuguese
Qatar Doha Qatari Riyal Arabic
Romania Bucharest Romanian Rupee Romanian
Romania Bucharest Romanian Rupee Romanian
Russia Moscow Ruble Russian
Rwanda Kigali Rwandan Franc Kinyarwanda; French; English
List of dance forms in India
S. No STATE DANCE FORM
1 Andhra Pradesh Kuchipudi.
Kottam
2 Assam Ojapali
Bihu
Ankia Nat
3 Arunachal Pradesh Lion and Peacock dance
Chalo
Popir
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Bardo Chham
Aji Lamu
4 Bihar Jata Jatin
Faguna or Fag
Purbi
Bidesia
5 Chhatisgarh Panthi
Raut Nacha
6 Gujarat Dandya Ras
Garba Lasya Nritya
Bhavai
Garba
Rasila
Trippan
7 Goa Fugdi
Dekhnni
Tarangamel
Dhalo
8 Haryana Swang
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Khoria
Gugga dance
Loor
Sang
Dhama
9 Himachal Pradesh Luddi Dance
Munzra
Kanayala
Giddha Parhaun
Hikat
10 Jammu and Kashmir Rouf
Chakri
11 Jharkhand Karma
12 Karnataka Yakshagana
Bayalata
Simha Nutrya
Dollu Kunitha
Veeragase
13 Kerala Chakiarkoothu
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Kathakali
Mohiniattam
Ottam Thullal
Chavittu Natakam
Kaikotti Kalai
Koodiyattam
Krishnavattam
Mudiyettu
Tappatri Kai
Theyyam
14 Lakshadweep Lava
15 Madhya Pradesh Macha
Lota
Pandvan
Tertali
Charkula
Jawara
Matki dance
Phulpatti dance
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Grida dance
Maanch
Gaur maria dance
16 Mizoram Chiraw (Bamboo Dance)
17 Manipur Thang ta
Dhol cholom
Manipuri
18 Maharashtra Tamasha
Dahi Kala
Lavani
Lezim
19 Odisha Odissi
Savari
Ghumara
Paika
Chhau
Gotipua
Sambalpur
20 Puducherry Garadi
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21 Punjab Bhangra
Giddha
Daff
Dhaman
Malwai
Jhumar,
Karthi
Kikli
Sammi
Dandass
Ludi
Jindua
22 Rajasthan Ghumar
Chakri
Gangaur
Jhulan
Leela
Jhuma
Suisini
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Ghapal
Kalbelia
23 Sikkim Singhi chham
Yak Chaam
Maruni
Rechungma
24 Tamil Nadu Bharatnatyam
Kumi
Kolattam
Kavadi
Karagattam
Theru koothu
Bommal attam
Puliyaattam
Oyilattam
25 Telangana Perini Thandavam
Dappu
Lambadi
26 Tripura Hojagiri
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Goria
Lebang Boomani
27 Uttarakhand Chholiya
Jagars
Thali-Jadda
Jhainta
Barada Nat
28 Uttar Pradesh Nautanki
Raslila
Kajri
Jhora
Chhapeli
Jaita
29 West Bengal Jatra
Chau
Kathi
National Games of Different Countries
S.N. Country National Game/Sport Other Popular Games /Sports
1 Afghanistan Buzkashi Football, Cricket
2 Argentina Pato Association Football, Basketball, Rugby
Union
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S.N. Country National Game/Sport Other Popular Games /Sports
3 Australia Cricket AFL (Australian Football League),
Basketball
4 Bahamas Sloop Sailing Cricket, Football, Rugby
5 Bangladesh Kabaddi Cricket, Football, Hockey
6 Bhutan Archery Basketball, Football, Futsal
7 Brazil Football Volleyball, Basketball
8 Canada Lacrosse (summer), Ice
Hockey (winter) Football, Basketball, Baseball
9 Chile Chilean Rodeo Football, Tennis
10 China Ping Pong (Table Tennis) Volleyball, Badminton, Shooting, Martial
Arts
11 Colombia Tejo Football, Cycling, Roller Skating
12 Cuba Baseball Boxing, Volleyball, Basketball
13 Denmark Football, Handball Cycling, Sailing, Badminton
14 Dominican Republic Baseball Football, Boxing
15 England Cricket Football, Rugby, Basketball
16 Estonia Basketball Bandy, Beach Volleyball
17 Finland Pesäpallo (Finnish Baseball) Ice Hockey, Formula One
18 France Football Association Football, Rugby, Motor
Sports, Tennis
19 Georgia Rugby Union Football, Basketball
20 Grenada Cricket Football
21 Guyana Cricket Beach Cricket, Water Polo. Football
22 Hungary Water polo Football
23 Iceland Handball Football, Basketball, Athletics
24 India Field Hockey Cricket, Badminton, Kabaddi
25 Iran Wrestling Football
26 Ireland Gaelic Football Soccer, Hurling, Golf
27 Israel Association Football Basketball, swimming, Canoeing
28 Jamaica Cricket Atheletics, Association Football
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S.N. Country National Game/Sport Other Popular Games /Sports
29 Japan Sumo Baseball, Association Football
30 Latvia Baseball Association Football, Ice Hockey
31 Lithuania Basketball Football, Atheletics, Cycling
32 Mauritus Football Atheletics, Badminton, Basketball
33 Mexico Charrería Association Football, Boxing
34 Mongolia Archery Wrestling, Football, Basketball
35 Nepal Dandi Biyo Cricket, Football
36 Norway Cross Country Skiing Wrestling, Cycling, Shooting
37 Pakistan Field Hockey Cricket, Kabaddi, Polo, Squash
38 Papua New Guinea Rugby League AFL, Soccer, Volleyball
39 Philippines Arnis Basketball, Badminton, Boxing
40 Puerto Rico Paso Fino Football, Baseball
41 Romania Oină Football, Handball, Volleyball
42 Russia Bandy Basketball, Ice Hockey, Football, Rugby
43 Scotland Golf Tennis, Rugby
44 Slovenia Alpine Skiing, Ski Jumping Atheletics, Basketball, Boxing
45 South Korea Taekwondo Football, Basketball
46 Spain Bull Fighting Football, Basketball, Tennis
47 Sri Lanka Volley Ball Cricket, Badminton, Water Sports
48 Switzerland Shooting, Gymnastics Football, Ice Hockey
49 Turkey Oil Wrestling Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball
50 United States Baseball American Football, Basketball
51 Venezuela Baseball Football
52 Wales Rugby Union Football, Golf, Tennis
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Parliaments of Different Countries
Iran : Majlis
Iraq : National Assembly
Israel : Knesset
Italy : Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Japan : Diet
Jordan : National Assembly
Korea (North) : Supreme People’s Assembly
Korea (South) : National Assembly
Kuwait : National Assembly
Laos : People’s Supreme Assembly
Labanon : National Assembly
Lesotho : National Assembly and Senate
Lithuania : Seimas
Luxembourg : Chamber of Deputies
Libya : General People’s Congress
Malaysia : Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara
Maldives : Majlis
Madagascar : National People’s Assembly
Mongolia : Great People’s Khural
Mozambique : People’s Assembly
Myanmar : Pyithu Hluttaw
Nepal : Rashtriya Panchayat
Netherlands : The Staten General
New Zealand : Parliament (House of Representatives)
Oman : Monarchy
Pakistan : National Assembly & Senate
Paraguay : Senate & Chamber of Deputies
Philippines : The Congress
Papua New Guinea : National Parliament
Poland : Sejm
Romania : Great National Assembly
Russia : Duma & Federal Council
Senegal : National Assembly
Seychelles : People’s Assembly
South Africa Rep. : House of Assembly
Spain : Cortes
Sweden : Riksdag
Saudi Arabia : Majlis Al-Shura
Sudan : Majlis Watani
Switzerland : Federal Assembly
Syria : People’s Council
Turkey : Grand National Assembly
USA : Congress
Vietnam : National Assembly
Venezuela : National Congress
Serbia : Federal Assembly
Montenegro : Federal Assembly
Zambia : National Assembly
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National Emblem of Different Countries
COUNTRY EMBLEM COUNTRY EMBLEM
Australia Kangaroo Bangladesh Water Lily
Barbados Head of a Trident Belgium Lion
Canada White Lily Chile Candor & Huemul
Denmark Beach Dominica Sisserou Parrot
France Lily Germany Corn Flower
Guyana Canje Pheasant Hong Kong Bauhinia (Orchid Tree)
India Lioned Capital Iran Rose
Ireland Shamrock Israel Candelabrum
Italy White Lily Ivory Coast Elephant
Japan Chrysanthemum Lebanon Cedar Tree
Luxenbourg Lion with Crown Mongolia The Soyombo
Netherlands Lion New Zealand Southern Cross, Kiwi, Fern
Norway Lion Pakistan Crescent
Papua New Guinea Bird of paradise Spain Eagle
Senegal Bhobab Tree Sierra Leone Lion
Sri Lanka Lion Sudan Secretary Bird
Syria Eagle Turkey Crescent & Star
U.K. Rose U.S.A. Golden Rod
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IMPORTANT AWARDS AND THEIR FIELDS
1. Nobel Prize
– The most coveted international award was named after Alfred Bernard Nobel, the inventor of
dynamite.
– The award is given every year on December 10th, which marks the death anniversary of Alfred
Bernard Nobel.
– Pioneering achievements in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Peace, Literature, and
Economics.
2. Magsaysay Awards
– Instituted in 1957 and named after Ramon Magsaysay, the former President of Philippines.
– This award is given annually on August 31.
– Award is given for outstanding contributions to public service, community leadership,
journalism, literature and creative arts and international understanding.
3. Oscar Awards
– Instituted in 1929
– Conferred annually by the Academy of Motion Pictures in USA.
– The first Indian to get an Oscar was Bhanu Athaiya for the movie ‘Gandhi’.
4. Pulitzer Prize
– Instituted in 1970 and named after the US Publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
– Conferred annually in the USA.
– For accomplishments in journalism, literature and music.
5. UNESCO Peace Prize
– Presented by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
– For extraordinary contributions for international peace.
6. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
– Instituted in 1965 by the Government of India.
– Given annually to persons for outstanding contributions to international understanding and
goodwill among the people of the world.
7. Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize
– Instituted in 1995 by Government of India.
– It is presented for international peace on the lines of Nobel Prize.
8. Bharat Ratna
– Highest civilian award of India.
– Instituted in 1954.
– Presented for exceptional public service and rarest achievements in the field of art, literature
and science
– First recipient was Dr. Radhakrishnan.
9. Padma Vibhushan
– Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award.
– For distinguished services in any field including Government service.
– Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree are the other important civilian awards.
10. Bhartiya Jnanpeeth Awards
– Instituted in 1965.
– Given for distinguished works in any recognized language by a scholar.
11. Sahitya Akademy Awards
– Instituted in 1965.
– Given for any exclusive writing in any of the 22 languages including English literature.
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12. Arjuna Awards
– Instituted in 1961.
– Given by Sports Ministry, Government of India.
– These are given for the special achievements in different types of sports.
13. Dronacharya Awards
– Instituted in 1985.
– Given by Sports Ministry, Government of India.
– These are given to sports coaches.
14. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
– It was instituted in 1962.
– Presented for commendable display by the players.
15. Gallantry Awards
– Param Vir Chakra: It is India’s highest award for bravery.
– Mahavir Chakra: It is the second highest gallantry award.
– Vir Chakra: It is the third highest gallantry award.
– Ashok Chakra: It is the highest peace-time gallantry award.
16. Dhanvantri Award
– These awards are given for the extra ordinary performance in medical sciences.
17. R.D. Birla Award
– Given in the field of medical sciences.
18. Vyas Samman
– Instituted in 1992 by the K.K. Birla Foundation.
– For outstanding contribution to Hindi literature.
19. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards
– Given to the Indian scientists for their exceptional performance.
20. Indira Gandhi Award For International Peace, Disarmament and Development
– Presented by Indira Gandhi Memorial Fund in India.
– For specialized contribution in the field of international disarmament and development.
21. UN Human Rights Award
– Presented by UN for personal contribution for the cause of human rights.
– It is presented every sixth year.
22. Man Booker Prize
– Highest literary award to authors of British, Irish and Commonwealth countries.
– Instituted in 1968 by the Booker Company and the British Publishers Association along the lines
of Pulitzer Prize of US.
– Renamed as Man Booker Prize, as the sponsorship has been taken over by the Man Group, an
international stockbroker.
23. World Food Prize
– Presented by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
– For the cause of agriculture and food development.
24. Right Livelihood Award
– Instituted in 1980 by the Right Livelihood Society, London.
– Known as alternate Nobel Award.
– To promote and contribute in the fields of environment and social justice.
25. Saraswati Samman
– Instituted in 1991 by the K.K. Birla Foundation.
– Given for any distinguished literary work made during last 10 years in any of the Indian language.
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Longest and Largest
Longest river (India) Ganges
Longest river (World) Nile
Longest Railway(World) Trans-Siberian railway
Longest Railway Station (World) Grand Central Terminal, Chicago (U.S.A.)
The longest tributary river of India Yamuna
The longest river of the south India Godavari
Longest Electric railway line in India From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Longest Road in India Grand Trunk Road
State with longest coastline in India Gujarat
Longest railway route in India Dibrugarh in Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil
Nadu
Longest tunnel in India Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Longest national highway in India NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Dam in India Hirakund Dam (Orissa)
Longest River Bride in India Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest Populated City in India Mumbai (1.60 crore)
Longest Railway Platform Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Longest river which forms estuary in
India
Narmada
State with longest coastline of South
India
Andhra Pradesh
Longest Railway Bridge in the World Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana (U.S.A.)
Longest Irrigational Canal The Kalakumsky Canal
Longest Canal in World Suez Canal
Longest Beach in India Marina Beach, Chennai
Longest Tunnel in World (Railway) Tanna (Japan)
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Longest Tunnel in World (Road) Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy
Longest Wall (World) Great wall of China
Largest Zoo (World) Kruger National Park, South Africa
Largest Bird Ostrich
Largest Archipelago Indonesia
Largest Church in India Saint Cathedral (Goa)
Largest Museum in India National Museum, Kolkata
Largest Delta Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal
Largest Dome in India Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)
Largest Zoo (India) Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest man-made Lake in India Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Desert in India Thar (Rajasthan)
Largest lake (Fresh water) in India Wular lake (Kashmir)
Largest Mosque in India Jama Masjid, Delhi
Largest State (Area) in India Rajasthan
Largest cave temple in India Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest animal Fair in India Sonepur (Bihar)
Largest State (Population) in India Uttar Pradesh
Largest corridor in India Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)
Largest cantilever span bride Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Largest forest state in India M.P.
Largest Stadium in India Salt lake (Yuva Bharti), Kolkata
Largest Port in India Mumbai
Largest Gurudwara in India Golden Temple, Amritsar
Largest river island Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam)
Largest Planetarium in India Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)
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Largest Lake (Saline water) in India Chilka lake, Orissa
Largest City in Population Tokyo
Largest Continent Asia
Largest (Population) Country China
Largest (Electorate) Country India
Largest Creature Blue Whale
Largest Delta Sunderban (Bangladesh & India)
Largest Desert (World) Sahara (Africa)
Largest Desert (Asia) Gobi
Largest Dam (World) Grand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)
Largest Diamond in the World The Cullinan
Largest Dome in the World Astrodome, in Housten (U.S.A.)
Largest Epic in the World Mahabharat
Largest Irrigation Scheme in World Lloyd Barrage, Sukkur (Pakistan)
Largest Island (World) Greenland
Largest Sea in the World Mediterranean sea
Largest Lake (Artificial) in the World Lake Mead (Boulder Dam)
Largest Lake (Fresh water) in the
World
Superior
Largest Lake(Salt water) in the World Caspian
Largest Library in the World United State Library of Congress, Washington
D.C.
Largest Museum in the World British Museum, London
Largest Ocean Pacific
Largest Park in the World Yellow Stone National Park (U.S.A.)
Largest Peninsula in the World Arabia
Largest River(deepest) in the Worlds Amazon (S. America)
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Largest Sea-bird Albatross
Largest Radio Telescope New Mexico (U.S.A.)
Highest City in the World Van Chuan (China)
Tallest Statue Statue of Motherland, Volgagrad (Russia)
Highest Volcano in the World Ojos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador)
Highest Waterfall in the World Angel (Venezuela)
Highest Lake in the World Titicaca (Bolivia)
Highest Dam (World) Hoover Dam (U.S.A.)
Highest Capital in the World La Paz (Boliva)
Highest Tower (India) Pitampura Tower, Delhi
Highest Waterfall in India Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)
Highest mountain peak in India Godwin Austin (K2)
Highest Dam in India Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River
Highest Gateway in India Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
Highest straight gravity Dam Bhakra Dam
Highest Lake in India Devatal (Garhwal)
Highest Award in India Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award in India Paramveer Chakra
Highest Battle field in India Siachin Glacier
Highest Airport in India Leh (Laddakh)
Tallest Animal in the World Giraffe
Fastest Bird in the World Swift
Smallest Bird in the World Humming Bird
Tallest Building in the World Burj, Dubai (UAE)
Biggest City(Area) in the World Mount Isa Australia
Costliest City in the World Tokyo
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Smallest Continent Australia
Biggest Country(Area) in the World Russia
Deepest Lake in the World Baikal (Siberia)
Highest Mountain Peak in the World Mount Everest (Nepal)
Longest Mountain Range in the World Andes (S. America)
Biggest Palace in the World Vatican (Italy)
Coldest Place(Habitated) in the World Verkhoyank (Siberia)
Driest Place in the World Iqique (In Atacama Desert, Chile)
Hottest Place in the World Azizia (Libya, Africa)
Biggest Planet Jupiter
Brightest Planet Venus
Highest Plateau in the World Pamir (Tibet)
Smallest Planet Mercury
Rainiest Place in the World Mausinram (Meghalaya, India)
Brightest Star Sirius
World’s first Tramway New York
Most Active Volcano in the World Maunaloa (Hawail-U.S.A.)
Lowest body Water in the World Dead Sea
Densest populated State in India West Bengal
Biggest Hotel in India Oberal - Sharaton (Mumbai)
Smallest State (Area) in India Goa
Smallest State (Population) in India Sikkim
Deepest river valley in India Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
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List of Important Books and Authors
1. Abul Kalam Azad (India Wins Freedom)
2. Amar Singh (Amar Kosh)
3. Amrita Pritam (Death of a city, 49 Days, Kagaz Te Canvas, The Thirteenth Sun, Khamoshi Se
Pehle)
4. Amitav Ghosh (Kolkata Chromosome, Dancing in Columbia - At Large in Burma, The Glass Palace,
In an Antique Land, The IMAM and the Indian, The Circle of Reason)
5. Anita Desai (The Village by the sea)
6. Anurag Mathur (The Inscrutable Americans, Making the Minister Smile)
7. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Ignited Minds, India 2020: A vision for the New Millennium, Wings of Fire)
8. Arun Shourie (Worshipping False Gods, Courts and their Judgements, Falling Over Backwards,
The World of Fatwas or the Sharia in Action)
9. Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things, The Algebra of Infinite Justice, The Ministry of Utmost
Happiness)
10. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (Anandamath, Durgesh Nandini, Kapalkundala)
11. B.M. Kaul (Untold Story)
12. B.N. Mullik (Chinese Betrayal)
13. David Davidar (House of Blue Mangoes)
14. Dr Amartya Sen (Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation, Development
as Freedom, Choice of Techniques)
15. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Riddles in Hinduism)
16. Deepak Chopra (Ageless Body - Timeless Mind, The ways of the Wizard)
17. Dr S. Radhakrishnan (An Idealist View of Life, Bhagavad Gita, Hindu View of Life, Indian
Philosophy)
18. Gulzar ( Autumn Moon)
19. Girish Karnad (The Fire and the Rain)
20. H.P.S. Ahluwalia (Faces of Everest)
21. Indira Gandhi (My Truth)
22. J. Krishnamurti (The Awakening of Intelligence)
23. Javed Akhtar (Quiver)
24. Jawaharlal Nehru (An Autobiography, Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History, Bunch of
old letters)
25. Jayaprakash Narayan (Prison Diary)
26. Jhumpa Lahiri (The Namesake, Interpreter of Maladies)
27. K.A. Abbas (Bread, Beauty, and Revolution)
28. Kapil Dev (By God’s Decree (Autobiography))
29. Khuswant Singh (Love, Truth and a Little Malice, Train to Pakistan, The Company of Women,
Notes on the Great Indian Circus, Delhi, A Brush with Life, Lights and Sounds of World, Bride for
the Sahibs)
30. Kiran Desai (The Inheritance of Loss)
30. K.P.S. Menon (Many Worlds, Yesterday and Today)
31. Kuldip Nayar (India: The Critical Years, The Judgement)
32. L.K. Advani (A prisoner’s Scrapbook)
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33. Mahatma Gandhi - (The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Conquest of Self, The Way to
Communal Harmony, Non-violence in Peace and War, Self-Restraint versus Self Indulgence)
34. Maithili Sharan Gupta - (Bharat Bharati, Saket)
35. Manohar Malgoankar - (Bandicoot Run, Bend in the Ganges)
36. Mulk Raj Anand - (Two Leaves And A Bud, The Village, The Lord, The Bride’s Book of Beauty,
The Coolie, The Bubble, The Untouchable, Confessions of a Lover)
37. Nayantara Sehgal - (Indira Gandhi’s Emergence and Style, A Voice of Freedom)
38. Nirad C. Choudhury - (A Passage to England, An Unknown Indian, Continent of Circe Scholar
Extraordinary, Hinduism, To Hire or not to Hire, The Horseman and the New Apocalypse)
39. Prem Chand - (Godaan, Rangbhoomi)
40. Promilla Kalhan - (Black Wednesday)
41. Pt. Ravi Shankar - (My Music, My Life)
42. Rabindra Nath Tagore - (Chandalika, Chitrangada, Crescent Moon, The Court Dancer, Gardener,
Gitanjali, King of Dark Chamber, The Post Office, Bisarjan)
43. Raj Kamal Jha - (The Blue Bedspread, If you are Afraid of Heights)
44. Rajendra Prasad - (India Divided)
45. R.K. Narayan - (A Town Called Malgudi, Malgudi Days, Indian Thought: A Miscellany, My Days:
Autobiography, Mr Sampath, The Guide, The Vendor of Sweets, The Bachelor of Arts)
46. Ruth Prawer Jhabwala - (Heat and Dust)
47. Rohinton Mistry - (A Fine Balance, Such a Long Journey)
48. Romila Thapar - (History of Early India)
49. Salman Rushdie - (Midnight’s Children, Shame, The Satanic Verses, Fury, The Moor’s last Singh,
The Ground Beneath Her Feet)
50. Sarojini Naidu - (Golden Threshold, The Songs of India)
51. Satyajit Ray - (Our Films Their Films, The Mystery of the Pink Pearl, Danger in Darjeeling,
Robertson’s Ruby)
52. Sharat Chandra Chatterjee - (Devdas)
53. Sir Aurobindo Ghosh - (Essays on Gita, Life Divine)
54. Sisir Kumar Ghosh - (Beyond Modernization, Beyond Self)
55. Sunil Gavaskar - ( Sunny Days)
56. Ved Mehta - (Portrait of India)
57. Vikram Seth - (A Suitable Boy, The Golden Gate)
58. V.S. Naipaul - (A Loss of El Dorado, An Area of Darkness, Miguel Street, Among the Believers:
An Islamic Journey, Finding the Centre in a Free State, A Bend in the River)
59. V.V. Giri - (My Life and Times)
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