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List of Highest, Longest, Biggest in India & World

Highest Mountain in India : Kangchenjunga

Highest Mountain in world : Mt. Everest

Highest rainfall : Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India

Highest waterfall : Angel Falls

Longest river in India : Ganga

Longest river in World : Nile

Longest coastline of India : Gujrat

Biggest country : Russia

Biggest continent : Asia

Biggest forest in world : Amazon

Biggest forest in India : Van Vihar national Park

Coldest continent : Antartica

Largest & Deepest ocean : Pacific

List of Gardens in India

1. Hanging Gardens – Mumbai

2. Brindavan Garden – Mysore 3. Rock Garden – Chandigarh

4. Lodi Gardens – Delhi 5. Pinjore Gardens – Panchkula

6. Shalimar Bagh – Kashmir 7. Rock Garden – Darjeeling

8. Nishat Bagh – Srinagar 9. Company Garden – Allahabad

10. Lal Bagh – Bangalore 11. Tulip Garden – Srinagar

12. Sarita Udyan – Gandhinagar 13. Chambal Garden – Kota

14. Chashme Shahi Garden – Kashmir 15. Jallianwala Bagh – Amritsar

16. Kalindi Kunj – NCR 17. Indian Botanical Garden – Howrah

18. Lal Bagh Garden – Bangalore

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19. Lloyds Botanical Garden – Darjeeling

20. Law Garden – Ahmedabad 21. Mughal Garden – New Delhi

22. Nishat Bagh – Kashmir 23. Shalimar Garden – Jammu Kashmir

24. Shalimar Garden – New Delhi 25. Botanical Garden – Ooty

26. Gulab Bagh, also known as Sajjan Niwas Garden – Udaipur 27. Sim Park – Tamilnadu

28. The Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden – Near gangtok

List of Sea Port & Location

Sea Port Name Location Chennai Port or Madras Port Chennai, Madras Haldia (Kolkata Dock System & Haldia Dock Kolkata Complex)

Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as Nhava Maharashtra, South Mumbai Sheva

Kamarajar Port or Ennore Port Ennore, Chennai Kandla Port Gujarat, Gulf of Kutch Kochi Port or Cochin Port Kochi, Kerala New Mangalore Port Manglore, Karnataka Mormugao Port Panaji, Goa Mumbai Port West Mumbai, Maharashtra Panaji Panaji Goa Paradip Jagatsinghpur, Odisha Tuticorin Port (now called V.O.Chidambaram Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu Port)

Visakhapatnam Port Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

List of Important National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of India

Kaziranga National Park – Assam

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park – Assam

Manas National Park – Assam

Nameri National Park – Assam

Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park – Assam

Amchang WLS – Assam

Chakrashila WLS – Assam

Dihing Patkai WLS – Assam

East Karbi Anglong WLS – Assam

North Karbi Anglong WLS – Assam

Nambor WLS – Assam

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Valmiki National Park – Bihar

Gautam Budha WLS – Bihar

Kaimur WLS – Bihar

Pant (Rajgir) WLS – Bihar

Valmiki WLS – Bihar

Indravati National Park – Chhatisgarh

Kanger Valley National Park – Chhatisgarh

Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) – Chhatisgarh

Badalkhol WLS – Chhatisgarh

Bhairamgarh WLS – Chhatisgarh

Bhoramdev WLS – Chhatisgarh

Udanti Wild Buffalo WLS – Chhatisgarh

Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) National Park – Goa

Bondla WLS – Goa

Madei WLS – Goa

Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) WLS – Goa

Netravali WLS – Goa

Gir National Park & Sasan Gir Sanctuary – Gujarat

Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar – Gujarat

Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch – Gujarat

Bansda National Park – Gujarat

Jambugodha WLS – Gujarat

Jessore WLS – Gujarat

Kutch Desert WLS – Gujarat

Mitiyala WLS – Gujarat

Porbandar Lake WLS – Gujarat

Rampara Vidi WLS – Gujarat

Ratanmahal WLS – Gujarat

Shoolpaneswar (Dhumkhal) WLS – Gujarat

Thol Lake WLS – Gujarat

Wild Ass WLS – Gujarat

Kalesar National Park – Haryana

Sultanpur National Park – Haryana

Bhindawas WLS – Haryana

Kalesar WLS – Haryana

Khaparwas WLS – Haryana

Pin Valley National Park – Himachal Pradesh

Great Himalayan National Park – Himachal Pradesh

Inderkilla National Park – Himachal Pradesh

Khirganga National Park – Himachal Pradesh

Simbalbara National Park – Himachal Pradesh

Bandli WLS – Himachal Pradesh

Daranghati WLS – Himachal Pradesh

Dhauladhar WLS – Himachal Pradesh

Nargu WLS – Himachal Pradesh

Pong Dam Lake WLS – Himachal Pradesh

Shilli WLS – Himachal Pradesh

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Talra WLS – Himachal Pradesh

Dachigam National Park – Jammu & Kashmir

Hemis National Park – Jammu & Kashmir

Kishtwar National Park – Jammu & Kashmir

Salim Ali National Park – Jammu & Kashmir

Gulmarg WLS – Jammu & Kashmir

Limber WLS – Jammu & Kashmir

Nandini WLS – Jammu & Kashmir

Betla National Park – Jharkhand

Lawalong WLS – Jharkhand

Palkot WLS – Jharkhand

Parasnath WLS – Jharkhand

Dandeli National Park – Karnataka

Nagarhole National Park – Karnataka

Bandipur National Park – Karnataka

Bannerghatta National Park – Karnataka

Kudremukh National Park – Karnataka

Anshi national park – Karnataka

Arabithittu WLS – Karnataka

Attiveri WLS – Karnataka

Bhadra WLS – Karnataka

Bhimgad WLS – Karnataka

Brahmagiri WLS – Karnataka

Cauvery WLS – Karnataka

Nugu WLS – Karnataka

Pushpagiri WLS – Karnataka

Ranganathittu Bird WLS – Karnataka

Sharavathi Valley WLS – Karnataka

Someshwara WLS – Karnataka

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary – Kerala

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary – Kerala

Eravikulam National Park – Kerala

Mathikettan Shola National Park – Kerala

Silent Valley National Park – Kerala

Anamudi Shola National Park – Kerala

Pampadum Shola National Park – Kerala

Aralam WLS – Kerala

Chimmony WLS – Kerala

Idukki WLS – Kerala

Malabar WLS – Kerala

Mangalavanam Bird WLS – Kerala

Neyyar WLS – Kerala

Periyar WLS – Kerala

Thattekad Bird WLS – Kerala

Bandhavgarh National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Pench National Park – Madhya Pradesh

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Kanha National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Panna National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Madhav National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Mandla Plant Fossils National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Pench National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Sanjay National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Satpura National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Van Vihar national park – Madhya Pradesh

Bori WLS – Madhya Pradesh

Gandhi Sagar WLS – Madhya Pradesh

Ghatigaon WLS – Madhya Pradesh

Ken Gharial WLS – Madhya Pradesh

Narsighgarh WLS – Madhya Pradesh

National Chambal WLS – Madhya Pradesh

Orcha WLS – Madhya Pradesh

Kuno WLS – Madhya Pradesh

Sardarpur WLS – Madhya Pradesh

Son Gharial WLS – Madhya Pradesh

Sanjay Gandhi National Park – Maharashtra

Chandoli National Park – Maharashtra

Navegaon National Park – Maharashtra

Tadoba National Park – Maharashtra

Gugamal national park – Maharashtra

Aner Dam WLS – Maharashtra

Bhamragarh WLS – Maharashtra

Bhimashankar WLS – Maharashtra

Great Indian Bustard WLS – Maharashtra

Jaikwadi WLS – Maharashtra

Koyana WLS – Maharashtra

Nagzira WLS – Maharashtra

Painganga WLS – Maharashtra

Radhanagari WLS – Maharashtra

Sagareshwar WLS – Maharashtra

Tipeshwar WLS – Maharashtra

Tungareshwar WLS – Maharashtra

Keibul Lamjao National Park – Manipur

Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS – Manipur

Balphakram National Park – Meghalaya

Murlen National Park – Mizoram

Phawngpui Blue National Park – Mizoram

Mountain National Park – Mizoram

Dampa WLS (TR) – Mizoram

Ngengpui WLS – Mizoram

Pualreng WLS – Mizoram

Tokalo WLS – Mizoram

Nokrek National Park – Mizoram

Baghmara Pitcher Plant WLS – Mizoram

Nongkhyllem WLS – Mizoram

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Siju WLS – Mizoram

Intanki National Park – Nagaland

Fakim WLS – Nagaland

Puliebadze WLS – Nagaland

Rangapahar WLS – Nagaland

Similipal National Park – Odisha

Bhitarkanika National Park – Odisha

Badrama WLS – Odisha

Baisipalli WLS – Odisha

Chilika (Nalaban) WLS – Odisha

Hadgarh WLS – Odisha

Khalasuni WLS – Odisha

Satkosia Gorge WLS – Odisha

Abohar WLS – Punjab

Harike Lake WLS – Punjab

Jhajjar Bacholi WLS – Punjab

Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary/ Bharatpur National Park – Rajasthan

Sariska National Park – Rajasthan

Ranthambore National Park – Rajasthan

Darrah National Park – Rajasthan

Desert National Park – Rajasthan

Bundh Baratha WLS – Rajasthan

Darrah WLS – Rajasthan

Jawahar Sagar WLS – Rajasthan

Kailadevi WLS – Rajasthan

Mount Abu WLS – Rajasthan

Ramsagar WLS – Rajasthan

Sawai Man Singh WLS – Rajasthan

Shergarh WLS – Rajasthan

Sitamata WLS – Rajasthan

Khangchendzonga National Park – Sikkim

Fambong Lho WLS – Sikkim

Kitam WLS (Bird) – Sikkim

Maenam WLS – Sikkim

Pangolakha WLS – Sikkim

Mudumalai National Park – Tamil Nadu

Mukurthi National Park – Tamil Nadu

Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park – Tamil Nadu

Guindy National Park – Tamil Nadu

Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park – Tamil Nadu

Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) WLS – Tamil Nadu

Kalakad WLS – Tamil Nadu

Karaivetti WLS – Tamil Nadu

Karikili WLS – Tamil Nadu

Mudumalai WLS – Tamil Nadu

Pulicat Lake WLS – Tamil Nadu

Vaduvoor WLS – Tamil Nadu

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Vedanthangal WLS – Tamil Nadu

Vettangudi WLS – Tamil Nadu

Bison(Rajbari) National Park – Tripura

Clouded Leopard National Park – Tripura

Gumti WLS – Tripura

Rowa WLS – Tripura

Sepahijala WLS – Tripura

Trishna WLS – Tripura

Rajaji National Park – Uttrakhand

Jim Corbett National Park – Uttrakhand

Gangotri National Park – Uttrakhand

Valley of Flowers National Park – Uttrakhand

Askot Musk Deer WLS – Uttrakhand

Binsar WLS – Uttrakhand

Govind Pashu Vihar WLS – Uttrakhand

Kedarnath WLS – Uttrakhand

Sonanadi WLS – Uttrakhand

Dudhwa National Park – Uttar Pradesh

Hastinapur WLS – Uttar Pradesh

Ranipur WLS – Uttar Pradesh

Sohagibarwa WLS – Uttar Pradesh

Sur Sarovar WLS – Uttar Pradesh

Chandraprabha WLS – Uttar Pradesh

National Chambal WLS – Uttar Pradesh

Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary – West Bengal

Buxa National Park – West Bengal

Neora Valley NationalPark – West Bengal

Singalila National Park – West Bengal

Ballavpur WLS – West Bengal

Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary – West Bengal

Haliday Island WLS – West Bengal

Lothian Island WLS – West Bengal

Mahananda WLS – West Bengal

List of State, Nuclear Power Station and Thermal Power Station

State Nuclear Power Station Thermal Power Station Andhra Pradesh (i) Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant

(ii) Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station

Assam Bongaigaon Thermal Power Plant Bihar (i) Barauni Thermal Power Station

(ii) Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station

Chhattisgarh (i) Korba Super Thermal Power Plant (ii) Sipat Thermal Power Plant

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(iii) Bhilai Expansion Power Plant (iv) Hasdeo Thermal Power Station

Gujarat Kakrapar Nuclear power station (i) Mundra (TPP) (ii) Ukai Thermal Power Station (iii) Sikka Thermal Power Station (iv) Akrimota Thermal Power Station

Haryana Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station (i) Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station (ii) Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station

Himachal Pradesh (i) Girinagar Hydel Project (ii) Binwa Hydel Project (iii) Rangtong Hydel Project (iv) Baner and Neugal Project

Jharkhand (i) Patratu Thermal Power Station (ii) Bokaro Thermal Power Station (iii) Chandrapura Thermal Power Station (iv) Koderma Thermal Power Station

Karnataka Kaiga Nuclear power station (i) Udupi Thermal Power Plant (ii) Bellary Thermal Power station (iii) Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant (iv) Raichur Thermal Power Station

Kerala (i) Brahmapuram Power Station (ii) Kayamkulam Power Station

Madhya Pradesh (i) Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station (ii) Sant Singaji (TPP) (iii) Satpura Thermal Power Station (iv) Amarkantak Thermal Power Station (v) Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project

Maharashtra (i) Tarapur Atomic power (i) Tirora (TPP) station (ii) Amravati (TPP) (ii) Jaitapur Nuclear Power (iii) Chandrapur Super (TPP) Project (iv) Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station

Nagaland Dikhu Hydro Electric Power Plant Odisha (i) Talcher Super Thermal Power Station

(ii) Hirakud Captive Power Plant Punjab Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal

Power Plant Rajasthan (i) Chhabra (TPP)

(ii) Suratgarh Power Station Sikkim (i) Rangit Hydro Electric Power Prject Tamil Nadu Kundakulam Nuclear Power (i) Mettur Theral Power Station

Plant (ii) Neyveli Thermal (iii) Tuticorin Thermal Power Station

Tripura Palatana Thermal Power Plant

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Uttar Pradesh Narora Atomic Power Station (i) Rihand Thermal Power Station (ii) Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station (iii) Anpara Thermal Power Station (iv) Obra Thermal Power Station (v) Rosa (TPS)

(vi) Panki (TPS)

Uttarakhand (i) Chibro Power Plant

(ii) Khodri Power Plant

(iii) Chilla Power Plant

West Bengal Durgapur Thermal Power Station

List of Famous Places - Famous Names, Cities and Aliases

Golden City Amritsar

Manchester of India Ahmedabad

City Of Seven Islands Mumbai

Queen Of Arabian Sea Cochin

Space City Bangalore

Garden City of India Bangalore

Silicon Valley of India Bangalore

Electronic City of India Bangalore

Pink City Jaipur

Gateway of India Mumbai

Twin City : Hyderabad, Secunderabad

City Of Festivals Madurai

Deccan Queen Pune

City Of Buildings Kolkata

Dakshin Ganga Godavari

List of State, River and Dam State River Dam

Uttarakhand Bhagirathi Tehri Dam Himachal Pradesh Sutlej Bhakra Dam

Kerala Periyar Idukki arch Dam

Uttarakhand Yamuna Lakhwar Dam

Gujarat Narmada Sardar Sarover Dam

Telangna/Andhra Pradesh Krishna Srisailam Dam

Punjab Raavi Ranjit Sagar Dam

Jammu & Kashmir Chenab Baglihar Dam

Telangna/Andhra Pradesh Krishna Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

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Jammu & Kashmir Chenab Salal Dam

Maharashtra Koyna Koyna Dam

Uttar Pradesh Rihand Rihand Dam

Gujarat Tapi Ukai Dam

Madhya Pradesh Narmada Indira Sagar Dam

Jammu & Kashmir Suru Chutak Hydroelectric Power (Kargil district) plant

Jammu & Kashmir Sindhu Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric (Leh district) Power plant Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum Uri Dam (Baramula district)

Tamil Nadu Kaveri Mettur Dam

Odisha Mahanadi Hirakud Dam

Rajasthan Chambal Jawahar Sagar Dam

Rajasthan Chambal Rana Pratap Sagar Dam

Uttarakhand Bhagirathi Koteshwar Dam

Madhya Pradesh Chambal Gandhi Sagar Dam

Madhya Pradesh Narmada Omkareshwar Dam

Kerala (idukki district) Periyar Mullaperiyar Dam

List of Revolution and Field

Revolution Field

Black Revolution Petroleum Production

Blue Revolution Fish Production

Brown Revolution Leather/nonconventional(India)/Cocoa production

Golden Fiber Revolution Jute Production

Golden Revolution Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production

Green Revolution Food grains

Grey Revolution Fertilizer

Pink Revolution Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production

Red Revolution Meat & Tomato Production

Round Revolution Potato

Silver Fiber Revolution Cotton

Silver Revolution Egg/Poultry Production

White Revolution (In India : Operation Flood) Milk/Dairy production

Yellow Revolution Oil Seeds production

Evergreen Revolution Overall development of Agriculture

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List of State, Folk Dance and Classical Dance State Folk Dance Classical Dance

Andhra Pradesh Changu Kuchipudi

Assam Bihu

Bihar Chhau

Gujarat Garba

Jammu and Kashmir Dumhal Rauf

Kerala Padayani Kathakali

Karnataka Dollu Kunitha

Maharashtra Lavani

Madhya Pradesh Gaur

Manupur Manipuri

Odisha Changu Odissi

Punjab Bhangra

Rajasthan (i) Gair

(ii) Ghoomar

Tamil Nadu Karagam Bharat Natyam

Uttar Pradesh Kathak

West Bengal Chhau

List of International Stadiums

Stadiums in Australia Adelaide Oval - Adelaide Bundaberg Rum Stadium - Cairns Telstra Dome - Melbourne Manuka Oval - Canberra Marrara Cricket Ground - Darwin Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne Sydney Cricket Ground - Sydney W.A.C.A. Ground - Perth

Stadiums in Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium - Dhaka Chittagong Stadium - Chittagong

Stadiums in England Edgbaston - Birmingham Headingley - Leeds

Lord's - London Old Trafford - Manchester Sophia Gardens - Cardiff

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St Lawrence Ground - Canterbury The Brit Oval - London Trent Bridge - Nottingham

Stadiums in India Barabati Stadium - Cuttack Barkatullah Khan Stadium - Jodhpur Brabourne Stadium - Mumbai Eden Gardens - Kolkata Feroz Shah Kotla - Delhi Gandhi Stadium - Jalandhar Green Park - Kanpur Indira Gandhi Stadium - Vijayawada Rajiv Gandhi Port Silver Jubilee Stadium - Visakhapatnam Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - New Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium - Hyderabad M.Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bangalore MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chennai Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground - Rajkot Moin-ul-Haq Stadium - Patna Sardar Vallabhai Patel Motera Stadium - Ahmedabad Sawai Mansingh Stadium - Jaipur Vidarbha CA Ground - Nagpur Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - Kochi(Kerala) Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium - Guwahati(Assam) Dhyan Chand National Stadium - Delhi

Stadiums in New Zealand Basin Reserve - Wellington Eden Park - Auckland Jade Stadium - Christchurch John Davies Oval - Queenstown McLean Park - Napier

Stadiums in Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium - Peshawar Ayub National Stadium - Quetta Gaddafi Stadium - Lahore

Stadiums in South Africa Kingsmead - Durban New Wanderers Stadium - Johannesburg Newlands - Cape Town St George's Park - Port Elizabeth Centurion Super Sport Park - Pretoria

Stadium in Sri Lanka

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Colombo Cricket Club Ground - Colombo Galle International Stadium - Galle P.Saravanamuttu Stadium - Colombo R.Premadasa Stadium - Colombo Sinhalese Sports Club Ground - Colombo

Stadiums in West Indies Sabina Park Kingston - Jamaica Antigua Recreation Ground St John's - Antigua Guyana Cricket Stadium Georgetown - Guyana Kensington Oval Bridgetown - Barbados Mindoo Phillip Park Castries - St Lucia Albion Sports Complex Berbice - Guyana

Stadiums in Zimbabwe Bulawayo Athletic Club - Bulawayo Harare Sports Club - Harare Kwekwe Sports Club - Kwekwe Queens Sports Club - Bulawayo

Stadiums in United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Stadium - Abu Dhabi Sharjah Cricket Stadium - Sharjah

List of Awards & their fields 1. Bharat Ratna –

It is the highest civilian award of the India. The award was given for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, science and public services but the government expanded the criteria to include "any field of human endeavour". The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year.

2. Nobel Prize –

The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.

3. Saraswati Samman – Literature

Note : The award was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages.

4. Jnanpith award – Literature

Note : The award was instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages.

5. Vyas Samman – Literature

Note : Vyas Samman is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in recognition of the Hindi literary work published in past 10 years.

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6. Bihari Puraskar – Literature

Note : Bihari Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. The award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer.

7. Moorti Devi Award – Literature Note : The Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work which emphasizes Indian philosophy and culture.

8. Booker Prize – Literature Note : It is an annual award for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK literary award

9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award – Cinema/Films

Note : The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

10. Arjuna Award – Outstanding performance from the sportspersons in sports and games. Note : The Government has modified the format of Arjuna Award very recently and as per the revised schematic guidelines a sportsperson must have very good consistent performances for the previous 3 years at the international level to be considered as eligible for the Award.

11. Dronacharya Award – Eminent coaches of any particular sport Note : The award is named after the very famous archery coach, mentioned in the epic of India known as the Mahabharata. This very award is not related with the sportspersons who are still playing in the field; instead this is related to those eminent coaches of any particular sport.

12. Dhyan Chand Award – The award that is given to the veteran sportspersons of India for their lifetime achievement in their respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in Sports and Games.

13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is the highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson for his/her achievements in India.

14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize – For Science & Technology Note : The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics.

15. Kalinga Prize – Science Note : The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people.

16. Pulitzer Prize – Journalism Note : The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

17. Abel Prize – Mathematics

Note : The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.

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18. Grammy Award – Music

Note : A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry.

19. Stirling Prize - Architecture Note : The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture.

20. Aga Khan Award – Architecture Note : The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successf ully address the needs and aspirations of Islamic societies in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community development and improvement.

21. Pritzker Prize – Architecture Note : The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually "to honor a living architect.

Important Boundary Lines Durand Line is the line demarcating the boundaries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was drawn up in 1896

by Sir Mortimer Durand.

Hindenburg Line is the boundary dividing Germany and Poland. The Germans retreated to this line in 1917 during World War I.

Mason-dixon Line is a line of demarcation between four states in the United States.

Marginal Line was the 320 km line of fortification built by France along its border with Germany before World War II, to protect its boundary from German attack.

Mannerheim Line is the line of fortification on the Russia-Finland border. Drawn up by General Mannerheim.

Macmahon Line was drawn up by Sir. Henry MacMahon, demarcating the frontier of India and China. China did not recognize the MacMahon line and crossed it in 1962.

Medicine Line is the border between Canada and the United States.

Order-neisse Line is the border between Poland and Germany, running along the Order and Beisse rivers, adopted at the poland Conference (August 1945) after

Radcliffe Line was drawn up by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, demarcating the boundary between India and Pakistan.

Siegfried Line is the line of fortification drawn up by Germany on its border with France.

17th Parallel defined the boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam before the two were united.

24th Parallel is the line which Pakistan claims for demarcation between India and Pakistan. This, however, is not recognized by India.

26th Parallel south is a circle of latitude which croses through Africa, Australia and South America.

30th PARALLEL north is a line of latitude that Stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole.

33rd Parallel north is a circle of latitude which cuts through the southeren United States, parts of North Africa, parts of the Middle East, and China.

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35th Parallel north forms the boundary between the State of North Carolina and the State of

Georgia and the boundary between the State of Tennessee arid the State of Georgia the State of Alabama, and the State of Mississippi.

36030’ Parallel north forms the boundary between the Tennessee and Commonwealth of Kentucky between the Tennessee River and the Mississippi River, the boundary between Missiouri and Arkansas west of the White River, and the northernmost boundary between the Texas and the Oklahoma.

37th Parallel north formed the southern boundary of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson.

38th Parallel is the parallel of latitude which separates North Korea and South Korea.

39th Parallel north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 39 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane.

40th Parallel north formed the original northern boundary of the British Colony of Maryland.

41th Parallel north forms the northern boundary of the State of Colorado with Nebraska and Wyoming and the southern boundary of the State of Wyoming with Colorado and Utah.

42nd Parallel north forms most of the New York - Pennsylania Border.

43rd Parallel north forms most of the boundary between the State of Nebraska and the State of South Dakota and also formed the northern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson.

The Parallel 440 north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the

Earth’s equatorial plane.

45th Parallel north is often called the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole. The

45th parallel makes up most of the boundary between Montana and Wyoming. 45th parallel of south latitude is the east-west line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the equator and the South Pole.

49th Parallel is the boundary between USA and Canada

List of Banks, Headquarter and Tagline

Banks Headquarter Tagline Allahabad Bank Kolkata A Tradition of Trust Andhra Bank Hyderabad Where India Banks Bank of Baroda Vadodara India’s International Bank Bank of India Mumbai Relationship beyond Banking Bank of Maharashtra Pune Ek parivaar Ek Bank Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited New Delhi Empowering Women, Empowering India Canara Bank Bangalore Together We Can Central Bank of India Mumbai Central to You Since 1911 Corporation Bank Mangalore Prosperity for all Dena Bank Mumbai Trusted Family Bank Indian Bank Chennai Your Own Bank Indian Overseas Bank Chennai Good People to Grow With

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Oriental Bank of Commerce New Delhi Where Every Individual is Committed Punjab National Bank New Delhi The Name You can Bank Upon Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi Where Service is a way of Life State Bank of India Mumbai The Banker to Every Indian Syndicate Bank Manipal Faithful and Friendly Union Bank of India Mumbai Good People to Bank with United Bank of India Kolkata The Bank that begins with U UCO Bank Kolkata Honours your Trust Vijaya Bank Bangalore A Friend you can Bank upon IDBI Bank Ltd Mumbai Bank aisa dost jaisa

List of Internation Organization, Headquarter & President/G.Sec. International Organizations Headquarter President/ General Secretary

Asian Infrastructure Beijing, China Jin Liqun Investment Bank (AIIB)

New Development Bank (BRICS Shanghai, China K.V. Kamath Development Bank

Asian Development Bank Manila, Philippines Takehiko Nakao (ADB)

International Monetary Fund Washington DC, US Christine Lagarde (IMF)

World Bank Washington DC, US Jim Yong Kim

United Nations Organization New York, US Ban Ki – moon (UN)

United Nations Children’s Fund New York, US Anthony Lake (UNICEF)

United Nations Populations New York, US Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Fund (UNFPA)

United Nations Conference on Geneva, Switzerland Mukhisa Kituyi Trade & Development

(UNCTAD)

World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland Margaret Chan (WHO)

World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland Klaus Schwab

International Labour Geneva, Switzerland Guy Ryder Organisation (ILO)

World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland Roberto Azevêdo

World Meteorological Geneva, Switzerland Michel Jarraud Organisation (Secretary-General)

World Intellectual Property Geneva, Switzerland Francis Gurry Organisation

International Committee of the Geneva, Switzerland Peter Maurer Red Cross

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United Nations Education Paris, France Irina Bokova

Scientific & Cultural

Organisation (UNESCO)

Organisation for Economic Paris, France José Ángel Gurría

Cooperation & Development

(OECD)

United Nations Industrial Vienna, Austria Li Yong

Development Organisation

(UNIDO)

International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria Yukiya Amano

Organisation of Petroleum Vienna, Austria Diezani Alison-Madueke

Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Amnesty International London, UK Salil Shetty

International Maritime London, UK Koji Sekimizu

Organisation

Commonwealth of Nations London, UK Head - Queen Elizabeth II

Secretary-General-Kamalesh

Sharma

South Asian Association for Kathmandu, Nepal Arjun Bahadur Thapa

Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (Secretary-General)

Association of South East Jakarta, Indonesia Le Loung Minh

Nations (ASEAN)

Asia Pacific Economic Singapore Dr. Alan Bollard

Cooperation (APEC)

North Atlantic Treaty Brussels, Belgium Jens Stoltenberg

Organisation (NATO) (Secretary-General)

International Cricket Council Dubai, UAE Zaheer Abbas

(ICC)

Food & Agricultural Rome, Italy José Graziano da Silva

Organisation (FAO)

International Court of Justice The Hague, The Netherland Ronny Abraham

International Olympic Lausanne, Switzerland Thomas Bach

Committee

The Fédération Internationale Zurich, Switzerland Sepp Blatter

de Football Association (FIFA)

The Organization for the The Hague, The Netherlands Ahmet Üzümcü

Prohibition of Chemical

Weapons (OPCW)

World Wide Fund for Nature Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Yolanda Kakabadse

(WWF) Vaud, Switzerland

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List of National and Internation Water Falls

India Water Falls International Water Falls

Odisha Barehipani Falls Venezuela Angel

Goa Dudhsagar Falls Venezuela Kukenaam

Meghalaya Nohkalikai Falls USA Ribbon

Meghalaya Langshiang Falls South Africa Tugela

Karnataka Jog Falls or Gersoppa falls Australia Wollomombi

(Plunge waterfalls)

Karnataka Magod Falls Brazil Guaria

Karnataka Lushington Falls or Unchalli Falls or Canada Niagara

Keppa Jog falls

Karnataka Sivasamudram Falls Zimbabwe Victoria

Karnataka Kunchikal Falls (Tiered waterfalls)

Jharkhand Hundru Falls

Madhya Pradesh Kapildhara Falls

List of International Cricket Stadiums and Place

International Cricket Stadiums Place

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi

Brabourne Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra

Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra

Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Odisha

Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh

M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur, Rajasthan

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Mohali, Chandigarh

Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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List of Airport, City and State Airport City State

Veer Savarkar International Airport Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Visakhapatnam Airport Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Guwahati Assam Airport

Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Delhi

Goa International Airport Goa Goa

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Ahmedabad Gujarat Airport

Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka

Mangalore International Airport Mangalore Karnataka

Cochin International Airport Kochi Kerala

Calicut International Airport Kozhikode Kerala

Trivandrum International Airport Thiruvananthapuram Kerala

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai Maharashtra

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Nagpur Maharashtra Airport

Tulihal Airport Imphal Manipur

Biju Patnaik International Airport Bhubaneswar Odisha

Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Amritsar Punjab Airport

Jaipur International Airport Jaipur Rajasthan

Chennai International Airport Chennai Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore International Airport Coimbatore Tamil Nadu

Tiruchirapalli International Airport Tiruchirapalli Tamil Nadu

Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Lucknow Uttar Pradesh

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi Uttar Pradesh

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Kolkata West Bengal International Airport

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List of State, Capital, Governor & Chief Minister

State Capital Governor Chief Minister

Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad (Proposed Shri E. S. Lakshmi Shri. Nara Capital Amaravati) Narasimhan Chandrababu Naidu

Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Shri J.P. Rajkhowa Shri Kalikho Pul

Assam Dispur Shri Padmanabha Shri Sarbananda Balakrishna Acharya Sonowal (Add. Charge)

Bihar Patna Shri Ram Nath Kovind Shri Nitish Kumar Chhattisgarh Raipur Shri Balramji Dass Dr. Raman Singh

Tandon

Delhi (NCT) Shri Arvind Kejriwal Goa Panaji Smt. Mridula Sinha Shri Laxmikant

Parsekar Gujarat Gandhinagar Shri Om Prakash Kohli Smt. Anandiben Patel Haryana Chandigarh Prof. Kaptan Singh Shri Manohar Lal

Solanki

Himachal Pradesh Shimla Shri Acharya Dev Vrat Shri Virbhadra Singh Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (summer), Shri N. N. Vohra Mehbooba Mufti

Jammu (winter) Sayeed

Jharkhand Ranchi Shrimati Droupadi Shri Raghubar Das Murmu

Karnataka Bengaluru Shri Vajubhai Vala Shri Siddaramaiah

Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Shri Justice (Retd.) Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Palaniswamy Sathasivam

Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Shri Ram Naresh Shri Shivraj Singh Yadav Chouhan

Maharashtra Mumbai Shri Chennamaneni Shri Devendra Vidyasagar Rao Fadnavis

Manipur Imphal Shri V. Shri Okram Ibobi Shanmuganathan Singh (Add. Charge)

Meghalaya Shillong Shri V. Dr. Mukul Sangma Shanmuganthan

Mizoram Aizawl Lt. General (Retd.) Shri Lal Thanhawla Nirbhay Sharma

Nagaland Kohima Shri Padmanabha Shri. T R Zeliang Balakrishna Acharya

Odisha Bhubaneswar Dr. S. C. Jamir Shri Naveen Patnaik Puducherry (UT) Kiran Bedi Shri. V. Narayanasamy Punjab Chandigarh Shri Kaptan Singh Shri Parkash Singh

Solanki Badal

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Rajasthan Jaipur Shri Kalyan Singh Smt. Vasundhara Raje Sikkim Gangtok Shri Shriniwas Shri Pawan Kumar

Dadasaheb Patil Chamling Tamil Nadu Chennai Dr. K. Rosaiah Selvi J. Jayalalithaa Telangana Hyderabad Shri E.S Lakshmi Shri K Chandrasekhar

Narasimhan (Add. Rao Charge)

Tripura Agartala Shri Tathagata Roy Shri Manik Sarkar Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Shri Ram Naik Shri Akhilesh Yadav Uttarakhand Dehradun Dr. Krishan Kant Paul Shri Harish Rawat West Bengal Kolkata Shri Keshari Nath Km. Mamata Banerjee

Tripathi

List of Union Territory, Capital and Chief Minister/Governor

Union Territory Capital Chief Minister/ Governor

Delhi Arvind Kejriwal

Pondicheerry (Puducherry) Shri. V. Narayanasamy

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair A.K. Singh (L.G.)

Chandigarh Kaptan Singh Solanki (Administrator)

Daman & Diu Daman Ashish Kundhra (Administrator)

Dadar & Nagar Haveli Silvasa Ashish Kundra (Administrator)

Lakshadweep Kavaratti H. Rajesh Prasad (Administrator)

List of State, Monuments and Temples State Monuments Temples

Andhra Pradesh (i) Srisailam Temple

(ii) Tirupathi Temple

Assam (i) Kamakhya Temple

(ii) Sukresvara Temple

Bihar Mahabodhi Temple

Delhi (NCT) (i) Humayun’s Tomb

(ii) The Red Fort

(iii) Qutub Minar

(iv) Lotus Temple

(v) Janatar Mantar

Gujarat Somnath Temple

Haryana Markandeshwar Temple

Jammu and Kashmir Dal Lake Amarnath Temple

Kerala Sabrimala Temple

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Maharashtra Siddhivinayak Temple

Odisha Konark Sun Temple

Punjab Darbar Sahib – Amritsar Golden Temple

Rajasthan (i) Hawa Mahal – Jaipur Birla Mandir

(ii) Mehrangarh Fort – Jodhpur

(iii) Jal Mahal – Jaipur

Tamil Nadu (i) Meenakshi Temple

(ii) Brihadeeswarar Temple

Telangana Salar Jung Museum – Hyderabad

Uttar Pradesh Taj Mahal – Agra

West Bengal Victoria Memorial - Kolkata

List of Sports and Trophies/Cups

Sports Trophies/ Cups

Ashes Cup, Asia Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep

Trophy, Gavaskar Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, ICC

Cricket World Cup, Irani Trophy, Jawharlal Nehru Cup, Rani Jhansi Trophy,

Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Barcia Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup,

Sharjah Cup, Singer Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay

Merchant Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy.

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Aga khan Cup, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup,

Hockey Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold cup, Murugappa

Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc, Stanley Cup

Rovers Cup, Bandodkar Trophy, Merdeka Cup, Confederation cup,

DCM Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B. C. Raj Trophy (National

Football Championship), FIFA world Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup,

Santosh Trophy, IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Cup, Sir Ashutosh

Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy,

UEFA Champions League

Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup,

Badminton Ibrahim Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Sophia Cup,

Kitiakara Cup, Malaysian Open, Thomas Cup (men) Uber Cup (women)

Table Tennis Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men), Bama Belleck Cup

Lawn Tennis Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open,

Heineken Cup

Golf Augusta Masters, British Open, US Maters

Horse Racing Derby

Rowing Wellington trophy

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List of Sports and Terminology Sports Terminology

Badminton Deuce, Smash, Drop, Let, Game, Love, Double Fault. Baseball Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home, Put Out. Billiards Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, In Off. Boxing Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out, Upper cut, Kidney Punch. Bridge Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, Tricks. Chess Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check. Cricket LBW, Maiden over, Rubber, Stumped, Ashes, Hat-trick, Leg Bye, Follow on, Googly,

Gulley, Silly Point, Duck, Run, Drive, No ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner, Wicket Keeper, Pitch, Crease, Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit – Wicket, Bouncer, Stone-Walling.

Football Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Tick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick, Stopper

Golf Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green. Hockey Bully, Hat-Trick, Short corner, Stroke, Striking Circle, Penalty corner, Under

cutting, Scoop, Centre forward, Carry, Dribble, Goal, Carried. Horse Racing Punter, Jockey, Place, Win, Protest. Lawn Tennis Volley, Smash, Service, Back-hand-drive. Rifle Shooting Bull's eyes. Swimming Stroke.

List of All Cabinet Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Ministries

Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of Home Affairs

Sushma Swaraj Minister of External Affairs

Shri Arun Jaitley Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs

Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty

Venkaiah Naidu Alleviation and Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Shri Nitin Jairam

Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Shipping

Shri Manohar Parrikar Minister of Defence

Shri Suresh Prabhu Minister of Railways

Shri D V Sadananda

Gowda Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga

Sushri Uma Bharati Rejuvenation

Shri Ramvilas Paswan Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Shri Kalraj Mishra Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

Minister of Women and Child Development

Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers; and Minister of Parliamentary

Shri Ananthkumar Affairs

Shri Ravi Shankar Minister of Law and Justice; and Minister of Electronics and

Prasad Information Technology

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Shri Jagat Prakash

Nadda Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Ashok Gajapathi

Raju Pusapati Minister of Civil Aviation

Shri Anant Geete Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Harsimrat Kaur Badal Minister of Food Processing Industries Shri Narendra Singh Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and

Tomar Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Shri Chaudhary

Birender Singh Minister of Steel

Shri Jual Oram Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Radha Mohan

Singh Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Thaawar Chand

Gehlot Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment

Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of Textiles

Harsh Vardhan Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences Shri Prakash

Javadekar Minister of Human Resource Development

List of Country, Capital, Currency, President and Prime Minister

Country Capital Currency President Prime Minister Afghanistan Kabul Afghani Mohammad Ashraf

Ghani

Albania Tirane Lek Bujar Nishani Edi Rama Algeria Algiers Dinar Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelmalek

Sellal Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro

Angola Luanda New Kwanza Jose Eduardo Dos

Santos

Antigua and Saint John's East Caribbean Sir Rodney Williams Gaston Browne Barbuda dollar

Argentina Buenos Aires Peso Mauricio Macri

Armenia Yerevan Dram Serzh Sargsyan Hovik Abrahamyan

Australia Canberra Australian dollar Sir Peter Cosgrove Malcolm Turnbull

Austria Vienna Euro (formerly Heinz Fischer

schilling)

Azerbaijan Baku Manat Ilham Aliyev Artur Rasizade The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar Marguerite Pindling Perry Gladstone

Christie Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bin

Khalifa Salman Al Khalifa

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Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina Barbados Bridgetown Barbados dollar Elliot Belgrave Freundel Stuart Belarus Minsk Belorussian Aleksandr Andrei Kobyakov

ruble Lukashenko

Belgium Brussels Euro (formerly Philippe Charles Michel Belgian franc)

Belize Belmopan Belize dollar Sir Colville Young Dean Oliver Barrow

Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc Patrice Talon Lionel Zinsou Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Jigme Khesar Tshering Tobgay

Namgyel Wangchuck

Bolivia La Paz Boliviano Juan Evo Morales (administrative); Ayma

Sucre (judicial)

Bosnia and Sarajevo Marka

Herzegovina

Botswana Gaborone Pula Seretse Khama Ian

Khama

Brazil Brasilia Real Dilma Rousseff

Brunei Bandar Seri Brunei dollar Sir Hassanal Bolkiah Sir Hassanal Begawan Bolkiah

Bulgaria Sofia Lev Rosen Plevneliev Boyko Borisov Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc (Acting) Roch Marc Paul Kaba Thieba

Christian Kaboré

Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc Pierre Nkurunziza

Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel Norodom Sihamoni Hun Sen Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc Paul Biya Philemon Yang Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar David Johnston Justin Trudeau Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean Jorge Carlos De Ulisses Correia e

escudo Almeida Fonseca Silva Central African Bangui CFA Franc Faustin-Archange Simplice Sarandji Republic Touadéra

Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc Idriss Deby Itno Albert Pahimi Padacke

Chile Santiago Chilean Peso Michelle Bachelet

China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi Xi Jinping Li Keqiang Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso Juan Manuel Santos

Comoros Moroni Franc Ikililou Dhoinine

Congo, Brazzaville CFA Franc Clement Mouamba

Republic of the

Congo, Kinshasa Congolese franc Joseph Kabila Augustin Matata Democratic Ponyo Mapon Republic of the

Costa Rica San Jose Colón Luis Guillermo Solís

Cote d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro CFA Franc Alassane Dramane Daniel Kablan (official); Abidjan Ouattara Duncan (de facto)

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Croatia Zagreb Kuna Kolinda Grabar- Tihomir Kitarovic Oreskovic

Cuba Havana Cuban Peso General Raul Modesto Raúl Castro Castro Ruz

Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound Nicos Anastasiades

Czech Republic Prague Koruna Milos Zeman Bohuslav Sobotka

Denmark Copenhagen Krone Queen-Margrethe II Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc Ismail Omar Guelleh Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed

Dominica Roseau East Caribbean Charles Savarin Roosevelt Skerrit dollar

Dominican Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Danilo Medina

Republic Sanchez

East Timor Dili U.S. dollar

(Timor-Leste)

Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar Rafael Correa Delgado

Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Sherif Ismail El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar Salvador Sánchez

Cerén

Equatorial Malabo CFA Franc Brig. General Teodoro Vicente Ehate Guinea Obiang Nguema Tomi

Mbasogo

Eritrea Asmara Nakfa Isaias Afwerki

Estonia Tallinn Kroon Toomas Hendrik Ilves Taavi Roivas Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr Mulatu Teshome Hailemariam

Desalegn Fiji Suva Fiji dollar George Konrote Frank

Bainimarama Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly Sauli Niinisto Juha Sipila

markka)

France Paris Euro (formerly Francois Hollande Manuel Valls French franc)

Gabon Libreville CFA Franc Ali Ben Bongo Daniel Ona Ondo Ondimba

The Gambia Banjul Dalasi Yahya Jammeh

Georgia Tbilisi Lari Giorgi Margvelashvili Giorgi Kvirikashvili

Germany Berlin Euro (formerly Joachim Gauck Chancellor- Deutsche mark) Angela Merkel

Ghana Accra Cedi John Dramani Mahama

Greece Athens Euro (formerly Prokopis Pavlopoulos Alexis Tsipras drachma)

Grenada Saint George's East Caribbean Cecile La Grenade Keith Mitchell dollar

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Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal Jimmy Morales

Guinea Conakry Guinean franc Alpha Conde Mamady Youla Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA Franc José Mário Vaz Carlos Correia Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar David A. Granger Moses

Nagamootoo Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde (Acting) Jocelerme (Acting) Enex

Privert Jean-Charles Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira Juan Orlando

Hernandez Alvarado

Hungary Budapest Forint Janos Ader Viktor Orban

Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic króna Olafur Ragnar Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson Grímsson

India New Delhi Rupee Pranab Mukherjee Narendra Modi

Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Joko Widodo

Iran Tehran Rial Hassan Rouhani

Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Fuad Masum Haider al-Abadi

Ireland Dublin Euro (formerly Michael Daniel Enda Kenny Irish pound Higgins [punt])

Israel Jerusalem Shekel Reuven Rivlin Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu

Italy Rome Euro (formerly Sergio Mattarella Matteo Renzi lira)

Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar Sir Patrick Allen Andrew Holness

Japan Tokyo Yen Emperor-Akihito Shinzo Abe

Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar King-Abdallah II Abdullah Ensour

Kazakhstan Astana Tenge Nursultan Karim Massimov Nazarbayev

Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling Uhuru Kenyatta

Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Australian dollar Taneti Mamau

Korea, North Pyongyang Won Supreme leader: Kim Jong-un

Korea, South Seoul Won Park Geun-Hye Hwang Kyo-ahn

Kosovo Pristina Euro (German Hashim Thaçi Isa Mustafa Mark prior to 2002)

Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar Amir-Sabah al-Ahmad Jabir Al-Mubarak al-Jabir al-Sabah Al-Hamad Al- Sabah

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som Almazbek Atambaev Sooronbay Jeenbekov

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Laos Vientiane New Kip Bounnhang Vorachith Thongsing Thammavong

Latvia Riga Lats Raimonds Vējonis Maris Kucinskis

Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound (Acting) Tammam Tammam Salam Salam

Lesotho Maseru Maluti King-Letsie III Pakalitha Mosisili

Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar Aguila Salah Issa Fayez al-Sarraj

Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc Prince - Hans Adam II Adrian Hasler

Lithuania Vilnius Litas Dalia Grybauskaite Algirdas Butkevicius

Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro (formerly Monarch – Henri Xavier Bettel Luxembourg franc)

Macedonia Skopje Denar Gjorge Ivanov Emil Dimitriev

Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc Hery Martial Olivier Rajaonarimampianina Solonandrasana Rakotoari

Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha Peter Mutharika

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit King-Abdul Halim Najib Razak Mu'adzam Shah

Maldives Male Rufiya Abdulla Yameen

Abdul Gayoom

Mali Bamako CFA Franc Ibrahim Boubacar Modibo Keita Keita

Malta Valletta Maltese lira Marie Louise Coleiro Joseph Muscat Preca

Marshall Majuro U.S. Dollar Hilda Heine

Islands

Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya Mohamed Ould Abdel Yahya Ould Aziz Hademine

Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee Ameenah Gurib Anerood Jugnauth

Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso Enrique Pena Nieto

Micronesia, Palikir U.S. Dollar Peter M. Christian Federated

States of

Moldova Chisinau Leu Nicolae Timofti Pavel Filip

Monaco Monaco Euro

Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik Tsakhia Elbegdorj Chimed Saikhanbileg

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Montenegro Podgorica Euro Filip Vujanovic Milo Dukanovic

Morocco Rabat Dirham King-Mohammed VI Abdelillah Benkirane

Mozambique Maputo Metical Filipe Nyusi Carlos Agostinho do Rosário

Myanmar Rangoon Kyat Htin Kyaw

(Burma) (Yangon); Naypyidaw or

Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)

Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar Hage Geingob Saara Kuugongelwa- Amadhila

Nauru no official capital; Australian dollar Baron Divavesi Waqa government offices in Yaren

District

Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee Bidhya Devi Bhandari Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli

Netherlands Amsterdam; The Euro (formerly King-Willem- Mark Rutte Hague (seat of guilder) Alexander government)

New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Governor General- John Phillip Key dollar Jerry Mateparae

Nicaragua Managua Gold cordoba Daniel Ortega

Saavedra

Niger Niamey CFA Franc Mahamadou Issoufou Brigi Rafini Nigeria Abuja Naira Muhammadu Buhari

Norway Oslo Norwegian King-Harald V Erna Solberg krone

Oman Muscat Omani rial Sultan- Qaboos bin Fahd bin Said Al Said Mahmoud al Said

Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee Mamnoon Hussain Md Nawaz Sharif Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar Tommy Remengesau

Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. Juan Carlos Varela dollar

Papua New Port Moresby Kina Michael Ogio Peter Paire Guinea O'neill Paraguay Asuncion Guaraní Horacio Cartes Jara

Peru Lima Nuevo sol Ollanta Moises Pedro Cateriano (1991) Humala Tasso

Philippines Manila Peso Rodrigo Duterte

Poland Warsaw Zloty Andrzej Duda Beata Szydło Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly Marcelo Rebelo de António Costa

escudo) Sousa

Qatar Doha Qatari riyal Emir - Tamim bin Abdallah Bin Hamad Al Thani Nasir Bin Khalifa

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Al Thani Romania Bucharest Leu Klaus Iohannis Dacian Cioloș Russia Moscow Ruble Vladimir Dmitriy

Vladimirovich Putin Anatolyevich Medvedev

Rwanda Kigali Rwanda franc Paul Kagame Anastase Murekezi

Saint Kitts and Basseterre East Caribbean Samuel Weymouth Timothy Harris Nevis dollar Tapley Seaton

Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean Dame Pearlette Kenny Davis dollar Louisy Anthony

Saint Vincent Kingstown East Caribbean Sir Frederick Ralph Everard and the dollar Nathaniel Ballantyne Gonsalves Grenadines

Samoa Apia Tala Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi

San Marino San Marino Euro

Sao Tome and Sao Tome Dobra Manuel Pinto Da Patrice Trovoada Principe Costa

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal King-Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Senegal Dakar CFA Franc Macky Sall Md. Dionne Serbia Belgrade Yugoslav new Tomislav Nikolic Aleksandar Vučić

dinar. In Kosovo both the euro &

the Yugoslav dinar are legal

Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee James Alix Michel

Sierra Leone Freetown Leone Ernest Bai Koroma

Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar Tony Tan Keng Yam Lee Hsien Loong Slovakia Bratislava Euro (from Andrej Kiska Robert Fico

01/01/09), Koruna

Slovenia Ljubljana Slovenian tolar; Borut Pahor Miro Cerar euro (as of 1/1/07)

Solomon Honiara Solomon Islands Frank Ofagioro Kabui Manasseh Islands dollar Sogavare Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling Hassan Sheikh Omar Abdirashid

Mahamud Ali Sharmarke South Africa Pretoria Rand Jacob Zuma

(administrative); Cape Town

(legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)

South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound Salva Kiir Mayardit

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Spain Madrid Euro (formerly Monarch - Felipe VI Mariano Rajoy peseta)

Sri Lanka Colombo; Sri Sri Lanka rupee Maithripala Sirisena Ranil Jayewardenepura Wickremesinghe Kotte (legislative)

Sudan Khartoum Dinar Omar al-Bashir

Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese Dési Bouterse

dollar

Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni King-Mswati III Barnabus Sibusiso Dlamini

Sweden Stockholm Krona Carl XVI Gustaf Stefan Lofven

Switzerland Bern Swiss franc

Syria Damascus Syrian pound Bashar Al-Asad Wael Nader al- Halqi

Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar Ma Ying-Jeou

Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni Emomali Rahmon Kohir Rasulzoda Tanzania Dar es Salaam; Tanzanian John Magufuli Kassim Majaliwa

Dodoma shilling (legislative)

Thailand Bangkok Baht Monarch - Bhumibol Prayut Chan-o- Adulyadej cha

Togo Lome CFA Franc Faure Gnassingbe Komi Sélom Klassou

Tonga Nuku'alofa Pa'anga King-Tupou VI Akilisi Pohiva

Trinidad and Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Anthony Thomas Keith Rowley Tobago Tobago dollar Aquinas Carmona

Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar Beji Caid Essebsi Habib Essid

Turkey Ankara Turkish lira Recep Tayyip Ahmet (YTL) Erdoğan Davutoğlu

Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Tuvalu Vaiaku village, Australian dollar Iakoba Italeli Enele Sopoaga Funafuti province

Uganda Kampala Ugandan new Yoweri Kaguta Ruhakana shilling Museveni Rugunda

Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna Petro Poroshenko Volodymyr Groysman

United Arab Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham Khalifa Bin Zayid Al Muhammad Bin Emirates Nuhayyan Rashid Al

Maktum

United London Pound sterling Queen-Elizabeth II David William Kingdom Donald Cameron

United States of Washington D.C. Dollar Barack Obama America

Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso Tabaré Vázquez

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Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum Islom Karimov Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu Baldwin Lonsdale Charlot Salwai

Vatican City Vatican City Euro

(Holy See)

Venezuela Caracas Bolivar Nicolas Maduro Moros

Vietnam Hanoi Dong Tran Dai Quang Nguyen Xuan Phuc

Yemen Sanaa Rial Fd. Mar. Abd Rabuh Ahmed Obeid bin Mansur Hadi Daghr

Zambia Lusaka Kwacha Edgar Lungu

Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean Robert Gabriel dollar Mugabe

List of Country, Central Bank and Stock Exchange

Country Central Bank Stock Exchange AFGHANISTAN Bank of Afghanistan

ALBANIA Bank of Albania

ALGERIA Bank of Algeria

ANGOLA National Bank of Angola

ARGENTINA Central Bank of Argentina MERVAL ANGUILLA Eastern Caribbean Central

Bank

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

ARMENIA Central Bank of Armenia

ARUBA Central Bank of Aruba

AUSTRALIA Reserve Bank of Australia S&P/ASX 200 AUSTRIA European Central Bank WBI AZERBAIJAN Central Bank of the Rep. of

Azerbaijan

BAHAMAS Central Bank of the Bahamas

BAHRAIN Central Bank of Bahrain ALL SHARE BANGLADESH Bangladesh Bank DSE GENERAL BARBADOS Central Bank of Barbados

BELARUS National Bank of the Rep. of

Belarus

BELGIUM European Central Bank BEL20 BELIZE Central Bank of Belize

BENIN Central Bank of West African States

BERMUDA Bermuda Monetary Authority

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BHUTAN Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan

BOLIVIA Central Bank of Bolivia

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Central Bank of Bosnia & SASX10 Herzegovina

BOTSWANA Bank of Botswana BGSMDC BRAZIL Central Bank of Brazil BOVESPA BULGARIA Bulgarian National Bank SOFIX BURKINA FASO Central Bank of West African

States

BURUNDI Bank of the Rep. of Burundi

CAMBODIA National Bank of Cambodia

CAMEROON Bank of Central African States

CANADA Bank of Canada S&P/TSX CAYMAN ISLANDS Cayman Islands Monetary

Authority

CAPE VERDE Bank of Cape Verde

CEN. AFRICAN REPUBLIC Bank of Central African States

CHAD Bank of Central African States

CHILE Central Bank of Chile IGPA CHINA People’s Bank of China SHCOMP COLOMBIA Central Bank of Colombia IGBC COMMONWEALTH OF Eastern Caribbean Central

DOMINICA Bank

CONGO Bank of Central African States

CONGO DEM. REP. Central Bank of Congo

COSTA RICA Central Bank of Costa Rica CRSMBCT CROATIA Croatian National Bank CROBEX CUBA Central Bank of Cuba

CURACAO & ST. MAARTEN Central Bank of Curacao and St.

Maarten

CYPRUS European Central Bank GENERAL CZECH REPUBLIC Czech National Bank SE PX DENMARK National Bank of Denmark OMX COPENHAGEN DOMINICAN REPL. Central Bank of the Dominican

Rep.

ECUADOR Central Bank of Ecuador ECU EGYPT Central Bank of Egypt EGX30 EL SALVADOR Central Reserve Bank of El

Salvador

EQUATORIAL GUINEA Bank of Central African States

ESTONIA European Central Bank OMX TALLIN ETHIOPIA National Bank of Ethiopia

FIJI Reserve Bank of Fiji

FINLAND European Central Bank HEX25 FRANCE European Central Bank CAC 40 GABON Bank of Central African States

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GAMBIA Central Bank of The Gambia

GEORGIA National Bank of Georgia

GERMANY European Central Bank DAX 30 GHANA Bank of Ghana Henry GGSECI GREECE European Central Bank ASE GRENADA Eastern Caribbean Central

Bank

GUATEMALA Bank of Guatemala

GUINEA Central Bank of the Rep. of

Guinea

GUINEA-BISSEAU Central Bank of West African

States

GUYANA Bank of Guyana

HAITI Bank of the Republic of Haiti

HONDURAS Central Bank of Honduras

HONG KONG Hong Kong Monetary Authority HIS HUNGARY Central Bank of Hungary BUX ICELAND Central Bank of Iceland SE ICEX INDIA Reserve Bank of India SENSEX INDONESIA Bank Indonesia JCI IRAN Central Bank of Islamic Rep. of

Iran

IRAQ Central Bank of Iraq

IRELAND European Central Bank ISEQ ISRAEL Bank of Israel TA-100 ITALY European Central Bank FTSE MIB IVORY COAST Central Bank of West African

States

JAMAICA Bank of Jamaica STOCK JAPAN Bank of Japan NIKKEI 225 JORDAN Central Bank of Jordan ASE GENERAL KAZAKHSTAN National Bank of Kazakhstan KASE KENYA Central Bank of Kenya NSE20 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Bank of Korea

KOSOVO Central Bank of the Republic of Kozovo

KUWAIT Central Bank of Kuwait STOCK KYRGYZSTAN National Bank of the Kyrgyz

Repl.Abdygulo

LATVIA Bank of Latvia OMX RIGA LAOS_(Lao People’s Dem. Bank of the Lao LSXC Repl.)

LEBANON Central Bank of Lebanon MSCI LESOTHO Central Bank of Lesotho

LIBERIA Central Bank of Liberia

LIBYA Central Bank of Libya

LITHUANIA Bank of Lithuania OMX VILNIUS

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LUXEMBOURG European Central Bank LUXX MACAO Monetary Authority of Macao

MACEDONIA National Bank of the Rep. of MBI 10 Macedonia

MADAGASCAR Central Bank of Madagascar

MALAWI Reserve Bank of Malawi

MALAYSIA Bank Negara Malaysia FTSE KLCI MALDIVES Maldives Monetary Authority

MALI Central Bank of West African

States

MALTA European Central Bank MSE MAURITANIA Central Bank of Mauritania

MAURITIUS Central Bank of Mauritius SEMDEX MEXICO Bank of Mexico IPC MOLDOVA National Bank of Moldova

MONGOLIA Bank of Mongolia MSETOP MONTENEGRO Central Bank of Montenegro MONEX20 MONTSERRAT Eastern Caribbean Central

Bank

MOROCCO Bank of Morocco MASI MOZAMBIQUE Bank of Mozambique

MYANMAR Central Bank of Myanmar

NAMIBIA Bank of Namibia FTSE JSE NETHERLANDS European Central Bank AEX NEW ZEALAND Reserve Bank of New Zealand NZX 50 NICARAGUA Central Bank of Nicaragua

NIGER Central Bank of West African States

NIGERIA Central Bank of Nigeria NSE 30 NORWAY Norges Bank OSEAX OMAN Central Bank of Oman MSM 30 PAKISTAN State Bank of Pakistan KSE100 PALESTINE Palestine Monetary Authority

PAPUA NEW GUINEA Bank of Papua New Guinea

PARAGUAY Central Bank of Paraguay

PERU Central Reserve Bank of Peru IGBVL PHILIPPINES Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas PSEI

POLAND National Bank of Poland WIG

PORTUGAL European Central Bank PSI20

QATAR Qatar Central Bank QE GENERAL

ROMANIA National Bank of Romania BET

RUSSIA Bank of Russia MICEX

RWANDA National Bank of Rwanda

SAMOA Central Bank of Samoa

SAINT LUCIA Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

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SAN MARINO Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino

SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arabian Monetary TASI Authority

SENEGAL Central Bank of West African

States

SERBIA National Bank of Serbia BELEX15 SEYCHELLES Central Bank of Seychelles

SIERRA LEONE Bank of Sierra Leone

SINGAPORE Monetary Authority of STI Singapore

SLOVAKIA European Central Bank SAX SLOVENIA European Central Bank SBITOP SOLOMON ISLANDS Central Bank of Solomon

Islands

SOMALIA Central Bank of Somalia

SOUTH AFRICA South African Reserve Bank FTSE/JSE SOUTH KOREA Bank of Korea KOSPI SPAIN European Central Bank IBEX 35 SRI LANKA Central Bank of Sri Lanka CSE ALL SHARE SUDAN Central Bank of Sudan

SWAZILAND Central Bank of Swaziland

SWEDEN The Riksbank Stefan OMX 30 SWITZERLAND Swiss National Bank SMI SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Central Bank of Syria

TANZANIA Bank of Tanzania ALL SHARE DSEI TAIWAN Central Bank of the Rep. of TWSE

China

TAJIKISTAN National Bank of Tajikistan

THAILAND Bank of Thailand SET50

TOGOLESE REPUBLIC Central Bank of Togo

TONGA National Reserve Bank of Tonga

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago

TUNISIA Central Bank of Tunisia TUNINDEX

TURKEY Central Bank of Republic of XU100 Turkey

TURKMENISTAN Central Bank of Turkmenistan

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Central Bank of United Arab UAE ADX GENERAL Emirates

UGANDA Bank of Uganda

UKRAINE National Bank of Ukraine PFTS UNITED KINGDOM Bank of England FTSE 100 URUGUAY Central Bank of Uruguay

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United States of America Federal Reserve DOW JONES UZBEKISTAN Central Bank of the Rep. of

Uzbekistan

VANUATU Reserve Bank of Vanuatu

VENEZUELA Central Bank of Venezuela IBVC VIETNAM State Bank of Vietnam VN- YEMEN Central Bank of Yemen

ZAMBIA Bank of Zambia

ZIMBABWE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

List of Important Dates – National & International

January

9th January - Pravasi Bhartiya Divas ( NRI Day) 10th January - World Hindi Day/ World Laughter Day 12th January - National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand) 15th January - Army Day 18th January - National Immunization Day (Polio Day) 23rd January - 118th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose / National Day of Patriotism 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 in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 28th January - Birth Anniversary Lala Lajpat Rai 30th January - Death Anniversary Mahatma Gandhi (Martyrs’ / Sarvodaya Day) 30th January - World Leprosy Eradication Day

February

1st Feb - Indian Coast Guard Day

2nd Feb - World Wetland Day

4th Feb - World Cancer Day

6th Feb - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

10th Feb - National Deworming Day

13th Feb - World Radio Day

20th Feb - World Day of Social Justice

21st Feb - International Mother Language Day

24th Feb - Central Excise Day

28th Feb - National Science Day

March 1st March - Zero Discrimination Day 3rd March - World Wildlife Day, National Defence Day

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4th March - National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas), World Day of Fight Against Sexual Exploitation.

8th March - International Women’s Day 10th March - Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day

12th March - World Kidney Day 13th March - World Rotaract Day

14th March - Pi Day 15th March - World Consumer Rights Day

18th March - Ordnance Factories’ Day 20th March - World Sparrow Day, International Day of Happiness

21st March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21st March - World Poetry Day, International Day of Nowruz

21st March - International Day of Forests, World Down Syndrome Day 22nd March - World Water Day

23rd March - World Meteorological Day 24th March - World Tuberculosis Day

25th March - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

27th March - World Theatre Day

28th March - Earth Hour

April

2nd April - World Autism Awareness Day 4th April - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine

Action

6th April - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 7th April - World Health Day

11th April - National Safe Motherhood Day 2015 12th April - International Day of Human Space Flight

17th April - World Hemophilia Day 18th April - World Heritage Day

21st April - National Civil Services Day 22nd March - World Earth Day

23rd April - World Book and Copyright Day, English Language Day

24th April - National Panchayati Day 25th April - World Malaria Day

26th April - World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) 28th April - World Day for Safety and Health at Work

29th April - World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

30th April - International Jazz Day

May

1st May - International Labour Day 3rd May - World Press Freedom Day, International Sun Day,

International Energy Day

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May 04 - Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International Firefighters’ Day 1st Tuesday of May - World Asthma Day takes place each year on the first

Tuesday in May. 1st Sunday of May - World Laughter Day May 05 - World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day May 06 - World No Diet Day May 08 - World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for

Lost Lives of Second World War May 09 - World Thalassaemia Day May 10 - International Migratory Bird Day May 11 - National technology day May 12 - International Nurses Day May 13 - International Criminal Court Day May 15 - International Day of the Families May 17 - World Tele-communication and Information Society Day,

Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day, International day against Homophobia and Transphobia

May 18 - World Museum Day May 20 - World Meteorology Day May 21 - National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural

Development May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity May 24 - Commonwealth Day May 25 - World Missing Childrens day May 29 - International Day of Peacekeepers May 31 - World Anti Tobacco Day

June

June 1 - World Milk Day June 4 - World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression June 5 - World Environment Day June 8 - World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day June 12 - World Day Against Child Labor June 14 - World Blood Donor Day June 15 - World elder abuse awareness day 3rd Sunday of June - World Father’s Day June 16 - International Integration Day June 18 - International Picnic Day June 20 - World Refugee Day June 21 - World Music Day June 23 - International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service

Day, International Widows Day June 26 - International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking,

International Day in support of Victims of torture

July

July 1 - International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day July 2 - World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day

1st Saturday of July - International Day of Cooperatives

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July 06 - World Zoonoses Day July 07 - World Chocolate Day

July 11 - World Population Day July 12 - International Malala Day

July 18 - International Nelson Mandela Day July 26 - Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory

Day

July 28 - World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day July 29 - International Tiger Day

August

First Sunday in August - International Friendship Day August 6 - Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day August 8 - World Senior Citizen Day August 9 - Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous

People, Quit India Day August 12 - International Youth Day August 13 - International Left Handers Day August 14 - Pakistan’s Independence Day August 15 - India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day August 19 - World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day August 20 - National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi,

World Mosquito Day, Indain Akshay Urja Diwas August 21 - National Senior Citizen Day August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade

and Its Abolition August 29 - National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday August 30 - International day of the victims of enforced Disappearances

September

September 2 - World Coconut Day September 5 - National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day,

Sanskrit Day September 7 - World Forgiveness Day September 8 - World Literacy Day

September 10 - World Anti-Suicide Day September 14 - Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day September 15 - International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day September 16 - World Ozone Day September 20 - RPF Foundation day September 21 - World Peace Day or International day for Peace and

Non-violence (UN), World Alzheimer’s Day September 22 - World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day September 23 - International Day of the Deaf September 26 - World Contraception Day, September 27 - World Tourism Day September 28 - World Rabies Day September 29 - World Heart Day

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October 1st Monday of October - World Habitat Day October 1 - World Vegetaria n Day, International Day of the older/Elderly October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence October 3 - World Nature Day October 4 - World Animal Day October 5 - World Teacher’s Day October 6 - World Wildlife Day October 8 - Indian Air Force Day October 9 - World Postal or Post- office Day October 10 - World Mental Health Day, National Post-office Day October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child 2nd Thursday of October - World Sight Day October 12 - World Arthritis Day October 13 - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction October 14 - World Standards Day October 15 - Global Hand Washing Day, International Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day October 16 - World Food Day October 17 - International Poverty Day for it's Eradication October 20 - World Osteoporosis Day,World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day October 24 - UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day October 27 - World day for Audio Visual Heritage October 28 - International Animation Day October 31 - World Savings Day or World Thrift day, Halloween Day

November November 1 - World Vegan Day November 6 - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict November 7 - Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day November 8 - World Radiology Day November 9 - World Legal Service Day November 10 - World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day November 11 - National Education Day November 12 - World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day November 13 - World Kindness Day November 14 - Children’s Day(India), World Diabetes Day November 16 - International Day for Endurance or Tolerance November 17 - International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy day November 19 - World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day November 20 - Universal Children’s Day 3rd Sunday of November - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

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3rd Thursday of November - World Philosophy Day November 21 - World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day, World Television Day November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against

Women, World Non-Veg day November 26 - National Law Day or National constitution Day November 30 - National Flag Day

December

December 1 - World AIDS Day December 2 - World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the

Abolition of Slavery December 3 - International Day of People with Disability or World

Disability Day December 4 - Indian Navy Day December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social

Development December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag

Day December 9 - The International Anti-Corruption Day December 10 - World Human Rights Day,International Children's Day of

Broadcasting December 11 - International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day December 14 - National Energy Conservation Day(India) December 16 - Vijay Diwas December 18 - International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day December 19 - Goa’s Libration Day December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day December 23 - National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas December 25 - Good Governance day

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