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Important Public sector banks their Headquarters and Tagline

Name Of Bank Headquarters Taglines

1. Bank of Baroda Vadodara INDIA’S INTERNATIONAL BANK

2. Allahabad Bank Kolkata A TRADITION OF TRUST

3. UCO Bank Kolkata HONOURS YOUR TRUST

4. United Bank of India Kolkata THE BANK THAT BEGINS WITH “U”

5. Indian Bank Chennai YOUR TECH-FRIENDLY BANK

6. Indian Overseas Bank Chennai GOOD PEOPLE TO GROW WITH

7. Punjab National Bank New Delhi THE NAME YOU CAN BANK UPON

8. Oriental Bank of Commerce New Delhi WHERE EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS

COMMITTED

9. Punjab and Sind Bank New Delhi WHERE SERVICE IS A WAY OF LIFE

10. Bharatiya Mahila Bank New Delhi Empowering Women, Empowering India.

11. Andhra Bank Hyderabad FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS

12. Canara Bank Bangalore MUCH MORE TO DO WITH YOU IN

FOCUS

13. Syndicate Bank Manipal, Karnataka YOUR FAITHFUL AND FRIENDLY

FINANCIAL PARTNER

14. Vijaya Bank Bangalore A FRIEND YOU CAN BANK UPON

15. Corporation Bank Mangalore PROSPERITY FOR ALL

16. SIDBI Lucknow BANKING FOR ALL

17. Union Bank of India Mumbai GOOD PEOPLE TO BANK WITH

18. Bank of India Mumbai RELATIONSHIP BEYOND BANKING

19. Central Bank of India Mumbai CENTRAL TO YOU SINCE 1911

20. Dena Bank Mumbai TRUSTED FAMILY BANK

21. State Bank of India Mumbai PURE BANKING NOTHING ELSE,WITH

YOU-ALL THE WAY


22. IDBI Bank Mumbai BANKING FOR ALL

23.Bank Of Maharashtra pune ONE FAMILY ONE BANK

Important Airports in India

Sr. No. Airport Name Place States

1.

Lal Bahadur Shastri International

Airport,

Choudhary Charan Singh International

Airport

Amausi Airport

Varanasi

Lucknow

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

2.

Subhash Chandra Bose Airport

(DumDum Airport)

Kolkata West Bengal

3.

Anna (Meenambkam) International

Airport

Chennai Tamil Nadu

4.

Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel International

Airport

Ahmedabad Gujarat

5.

Calicut International Airport

Aranmula International Airport

Kozhikode

Pathanamthitta

Kerala

Kerala

6.

Kamapagowada International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka

7.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International

Airport

Chhatrapati Shivaji International

Airport

Nagpur

Mumbai

Maharashtra

8.

Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi New Delhi

9.

Guru Ramdasji (Rajasansi)

International Airport

Amritsar Punjab

10.

Devi Ahiyabai Holkar International

Airport

Indore MP

11.

Veer Savarkar International Airport Port Blair A & N

12.

Rajeev Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Telangana

13.

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi


Guwahati Assam

14.

Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan


Patna Bihar

15.

Goa International Airport Goa Goa

16.

Raja Bhoj International Airport Bhopal MP

17.

Birsa Munda Airport Ranchi Jharkhand

18.

Agatti Aerodrome Agatti Lakshadweep

19.

Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur Chhattisgarh

20.

Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun Uttrakhand


Some Important Terminology Used in Games

Imp Temples in India

Sr. No. Temples States

1. Kamakhya Temple Guwahati, Assam

2. Sukresvara temple Assam

3. Mahabalipuram Temple Tamil Tamil Nadu

4. Meenakshi temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu

5. Brihadeeswarar Temple Tamil Nadu

6. Kanchipuram Temple Tamil Nadu

7. Srisailam Temple Andhra Pradesh

8. Tirupathi Temple Andhra Pradesh

9. Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala

10. Shabarimala ayyappa temple Kerala

11. Gomateshwra Temple Karnataka

12. Virupaksha Temple Bangalore (Karnataka)

13. Golden temple – Amritsar, Punjab

14. Somnath temple Gujarat

15. Siddhivinayak Temple Maharashtra

16. Mahabodhi Temple Gaya, Bihar

17. Amarnath Temple Jammu & Kashmir

18. Markandeshwar Temple Haryana

19. Konark Sun Temple Odisha

20. Birla Mandir Jaipur

Important Thermal Power Plants in India

Sr. No. Power Station District State

1. Rihand Thermal Power Station Sonebhadra Uttar Pradesh

2. Singrauli Super Thermal Power

Station

Sonebhadra Uttar Pradesh

3. Anpara Thermal Power Station Sonebhadra Uttar Pradesh

4. Obra Thermal Power Station Sonebhadra Uttar Pradesh

Sr. No. Words Used Games

1. Drop Rowing

2. Let, Smash, Deuce, Uber Cup, Thomas cup Badminton

3. Bishop, Checkmate, Knight Chess

4. Cover Drive, Boundary, L.B.W.(Leg Before Wicket),

C.W.B.(Caught Behind Wicket) , Ashes , Googly, Duleep Trophy,

Ranji Trophy, Wisden Trophy

Cricket

5. Hitter, Batter Baseball

6. Caddie, Tee, Par, Put Golf

7. Target, Bull’s Eye Archery

8. Corner, Bully, Stick, Long Corner Hockey

9. Jump Ball Basketball

10. Cue, Cannon, Long Jenny, Jigger Billiards

11. Knockout, Welter Weight, Jab, Cut Boxing

12. Dribble, Corner Kick, Penalty, Yellow Card, Tie-Breaker, Subroto

Cup, B. C. Roy Trophy, Durand Cup

Football

13. Davis Cup, Wimbledon Trophy, French Open, U S. Open Tennis

14. Plug, Muzzle Shooting

15. Derby Cup Horse Racing


5. Rosa (TPS) Shahjahanpur Uttar Pradesh

6. Udupi Thermal Power Plant Udupi Karnataka

7. Bellary Thermal Power station Bellary Karnataka

8. MetturTheral Power Station Salem Tamil Nadu

9. Bellary Thermal Power station Bellary Karnataka

10. Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant Vishakapatnam Andhra Pradesh

11. Chhabra (TPP) Baran Rajasthan

12. Hirakud Captive Power Plant Sambalpur Odisha

13. Talcher Super Thermal Angul Odisha

14. Patratu Thermal Power Station Jaisalmer Jharkhand

15. Bokaro Thermal Power Station Bokaro Jharkhand

16. Durgapur Thermal Power Station Bardhaman West Bengal

17. Barauni Thermal Power Station Begusarai Bihar

18. Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power

Station

Singrauli

Madhya Pradesh

19. SantSingaji (TPP) East Nimar Madhya Pradesh

20. Satpura Thermal Power Station Betul Madhya Pradesh

21 Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power

Station

Birsinghpur Madhya Pradesh

22. Mundra Thermal Power Station Kutch Gujarat

23. Ukai Thermal Power Station Tapi Gujarat

24. Sikka Thermal Power Station Jamnagar Gujarat

25. Tirora (TPP) Gondia Maharashtra

26. Amravati (TPP) Amravati Maharashtra

27. Chandrapur Super (TPP) Chandrapur Maharashtra

28. Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station Nagpur Maharashtra

29. Bhilai Expansion Power Plant Durg Chhattisgarh

30. Sipat Thermal Power Plant Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

31. Korba Super Thermal Power Plant Korba Chhattisgarh

Important National Parks in India

Name State

1. Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh

2. Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh

3. Panna National Park Madhya Pradesh

4. Pench National Park Madhya Pradesh

5. Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary Kerala

6. Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala

7. Eravikulam National Park Kerala


8. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Kerala

9. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala

10. Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan

11. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Rajasthan

12. Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan

13. Nagarhole National Park Rajasthan

14. Ranthambore National Park Rajasthan

15. Sambhar Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan

16. Rajaji National Park Uttarakhand

17. Corbett National Park Uttarakhand

18. Manas National Park Assam

19. Kaziranga National Park Assam

20. Sanjay Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra

21. Mahim Nature Park Maharashtra

22. Dachigam National Park J&K

23. Hemis High Altitude Park J&K

24. Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary Odisha

25. Nandankanan Zoo Odisha

26. Similipal National Park Odisha

27. Bandipur National Park Karnataka

28. Dandeli National Park Karnataka

29. Dudhwa National Park Uttar Pradesh

30. Gir National Park Gujarat

31. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary Tamilnadu

32. Nagarjunasagar Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana

33. Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh

34. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary Haryana (Gurgoan)

35. Sunderbans Tiger Reserve West Bengal

Important Atomic Power Station in India

Sr No. Atomic Power Station

Name

Location State (District)

1. Kundakulam Nuclear

Power Plant

Kundankulam Tamil Nadu (Tirunelveli)

2. Kakrapar Nuclear power Kakrapar Gujarat (Surat)

3. Narora Nuclear Power

Plant

Narora Uttar Pradesh(Bulandshahr)

4. Tarapur Atomic power

station

Tarapur Maharashtra (Thane)

5. Jaitapur Nuclear Power

Project

Madban Maharashtra (Ratnagiri)

6. Kaiga Nuclear power

station

Kaiga Karnataka (Uttar Kannada)

7. Gorakhpur Atomic

Power Station

Fatehabad Haryana (Fatehabad)


8. Rajasthan Atomic Power

Station

Rawatbhata Rajasthan (Chittorgarh)

9. Mithivirdi nuclear power

plant

TalajaTaluka Gujarat(Bhavnagar)

Important Revolutions In India

1. Green Revolution - Food grains

2. Grey Revolution – Fertilizer

3. Pink Revolution - Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production

4. Red Revolution - Meat & Tomato Production

5. Yellow Revolution - Oil Seeds production

6. Evergreen Revolution - Overall development of Agriculture

7. Black Revolution - Petroleum Production

8. Blue Revolution - Fish Production

9. Brown Revolution - Leather/nonconventional (India)/Cocoa production

10. Golden Fiber Revolution - Jute Production

11. Golden Revolution - Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production

12. Round Revolution – Potato

13. Silver Fiber Revolution – Cotton

14. Silver Revolution – Egg and Poultry Production

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

Important Dams In India

Dam River State

SardarSarover Dam Narmada Gujarat

Srisailam Dam Krishna Telangna/Andhra Pradesh

RanjitSagar Dam Ravi Punjab

Koteshwar Dam Bhagirathi Uttarakhand

Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal Madhya Pradesh

Omkareshwar Dam Narmada Madhya Pradesh

Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar Kerala (idukki district)

Baglihar Dam Chenab Jammu & Kashmir

NagarjunaSagar Dam Krishna Telangna/Andhra Pradesh

Salal Dam Chenab Jammu & Kashmir

Koyna Dam Koyna Maharashtra

Rihand Dam Rihand Uttar Pradesh

Ukai Dam Tapi Gujarat

Indira Sagar Dam Narmada Madhya Pradesh


Uri Dam Jhelum Jammu & Kashmir (Baramula district)

Tehri Dam Bhagirathi Uttarakhand

Bhakra Dam Sutlej Himachal Pradesh

Idukki arch Dam Periyar Kerala

Lakhwar Dam Yamuna Uttarakhand

Mettur Dam Kaveri Tamil Nadu

Hirakud Dam Mahanadi Odisha

JawaharSagar Dam Chambal Rajasthan

RanaPratapSagar Dam Chambal Rajasthan

"Committees & Banking Apps"

Banking Apps and Schemes Name of the Bank

BOUTIQUE FINANCING SCHEME SBI

EFOREX SBI

E-KYC SBI

First home grown INDEX “COMPOSITE

INDEX”

SBI

Twitter Handle account SBI

TAB BANKING FACILITY SBI

State Bank Freedom App SBI

Fedbook Selfie App(India’s first mobile app

for bank account opening)

federal bank

Video conferencing Indusuld & federal bank

Digital Banking “POCKET” ICICI

Student Travel Card ICICI

I-Mobile app for windows phone ICICI

M-Pesa ICICI+Vodafone

Branch on Wheel ICICI Bank in Odisha

Tap and pay ICICI

Digital Village Project in Akodara Village

of Gujarat

ICICI

Transparent credit card “in association

with American Express

ICICI

EMI ON DEBIT CARD ICICI

Kisan card AXIS Bank

Asha Home loan AXIS Bank

Airtel money AXIS BANK+AIRTEL

Chillar Hdfc Bank


DDA Housing Scheme 2014 Hdfc Bank

Instant Money Transfer – IMT Bank of India

Facebook-basedFUNDS transfer platform

“KayPay”

Kotak Mahindra Bank

M-Wallet Canara Bank

Maha Millionaire”, “Maha Lakhpati” Bank of Maharashtra

China’s first online Banking “webank” Tancet Holdings

India’s first credit card exclusively for

GOLF LOVERS

RBL Bank

Some Important Committees -

1. to revisit civil services examination pattern - B S Baswan committee

2. review the existing agricultural tenancy laws of states, including hilly states and schedule areas - T Haque

Expert Group on Land Leasing

3. restructuring water agencies- Mihir Shah Committee

4. assess situation in FTII by Union Government - SM Khan-headed team

5. to review PPP Cell functioning - Ministry of Railways constituted Ajay Shankar Committee

6. to reinvestigate 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases - The SIT was constituted on recommendation of Mathur

Committee

7. to classify Caste Census data, 2011 - Panagariya Committtee

Some Famous Temples in India

Badrinath Temple

Situated close to the Alaknanda River, the abode of Lord Badrinath is located in the Chamoli district,

a small town of Badrinath (Uttarakhand).

The Konark Sun Temple

The Sun temple is situated in the small town of Konark, which is situated in the Puri district of

Odisha.

Brihadeeswara Temple

Also known as Peruvudaiyar Kovil and RajaRajeswaram, this 11th century temple was built by the

Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola I. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, Brihadeeswara temple is the largest

temple in India that is situated at Thanjavur city of Tamil Nadu.

Somnath Temple

The temple is located in Prabhas Kshetra in Saurashtra (Gujarat). Prabhas Kshetra is also the region

in which, it is believed that, Lord Krishna left his mortal body.

Kedarnath Temple

Situated in the Himalayan range of Garhwal area (Uttarakhand), Kedarnath temple is one of the most

sacred Shiva temples in the world.

Sanchi Stupa

Sanchi is a village in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, which is a home to several Buddhist

structures built in between 3rd century BC to 12th century AD.


Ramanathaswamy (Rameshwaram) Temple

Rameshwaram (or Rameswaram) is a small island town in Tamil Nadu and is one of the four holiest

pilgrimage places (Char Dhams) of the Hindus.

Siddhivinayak Temple

Located in Prabha Devi, Mumbai, Siddhivinayak Temple was built in the 18th century.

Gangotri Temple

The sacred origin of Ganga Maa (mother) is worshipped at Gangotri temple, which is situated in the

Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.

Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Located in the ancient and holy city of Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Lord Jagannath Temple

Built in the 12th century, Jagannath temple is situated in Puri (Orissa) and is popularly called

Jagannath Puri.

Yamunotri Temple

Yamunotri temple was built in the 19th century in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand

Meenakshi Temple

This architectural wonder is situated in Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

Amarnath Cave Temple

The holy cave of Amarnath is located at an altitude of 3,888 meters in the state of Jammu and

Kashmir.

Lingaraja Temple

Lingaraja temple is one of the oldest and largest temples of the ‘Temple City of India’ – Orissa.

Tirupati Balaji

Located in the hilly town of Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh), the temple is also known as Tirumala

Venkateshwara temple.

Kanchipuram Temples

‘The City of Thousand Temples’ – Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) is one of the seven sacred places in

India wherein the people can attain Moksha, as per the Hindu religion.

Khajuraho Temple

Khajuraho is a town in the state of Madhya Pradesh

Virupaksha Temple

Located in the village of Hampi, it is one of the most famous temples among the various other temples

of Hampi.

Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir is the oldest Jain temple in Delhi.

Gomateshwara Temple

Situated in the Shravanabelagola town of Karnataka, Gomateshwara temple is dedicated to Lord

Bahubali also known as Gomateshwara.

Ranakpur Temple

Ranakpur is a village in the Pali district of Rajasthan and falls between Udaipur and Jodhpur.


Shirdi Sai Baba Temple

The holy temple of Sai baba was built in 1922, in the Shirdi town of Maharashtra.

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala is the place where one of the 108 Divya Desams

(sacred dwellings of Lord Vishnu) is situated in the form of Lord Padmanabhaswamy.

Dwarkadhish Temple

The holy abode of Lord Krishna, Dwarkadhish temple is situated in the Dwarka city (Gujarat).

Laxminarayan Temple

Inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939, the temple was built by the industrialist Baldeo Das Birla

in Delhi.

"Important Defence Exercises between India & World"

Garuda: India-France

Hand-Hand: India-China

Indra: India-Russia

JimexIndia-Japan

Malbar: Us-India

Shade: Naval Forces Of India, Japan And China

Surya Kiran: India And Nepal

Varuna: France And India

Simbex: Indian Navy With Republic Of Singapore Navy

Ibsamar: India with Brazil And South African Navy

Konkan: Indian Navy and Royal Navy Of Britain

Ausindex: Indian & Australian Navy

Indradhanush Or Rainbow: India-Uk Air Exercises

Nomadic Elephant: Indian Army Exercises with Mongolia

Ekuverin: Maldives & India

Garuda Shakti: India & Indonesia

Mitra Shakti: India-Sri Lanka

Naseem Al-Bahr: India-Oman

Chiefs of Armed Forces -

1. Chief of the Army Staff - General Dalbir Singh

2. Chief of the Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha

3. Chief of the Naval Staff - Admiral R K Dhowan

4. Chief of the Integrated Defense Staff - Air Marshal PP Reddy

"Indian Folk Dances"

States and their Folk Dances

Jharkhand Chhanu, Sarahul, Jat-Jatin, Karma, Danga, Bidesia, Sohrai.

Uttarakhand Gadhwali, Kumayuni, Kajari, Jhora, Raslila, Chappeli.

Andra Pradesh Kuchipudi (Classical), Ghantamardala, (Ottam Thedal,

Mohiniattam, Kummi, Siddhi, Madhuri, Chhadi.

Chhattisgarh Goudi, Karma, Jhumar, Dagla, Pali, Tapali, Navrani, Diwari,

Mundari.


Arunachal Pradesh Mask dance (Mukhauta Nritya), War dance.

Himachal Pradesh Jhora, Jhali, Chharhi, Dhaman, Chhapeli, Mahasu, Nati, Dangi,

Chamba, Thali, Jhainta, Daf, Stick dance etc.

Goa Mandi, Jhagor, Khol, Dakni etc.

Assam Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, Bagurumba, Naga

dance, Khel Gopal, Tabal Chongli, Canoe, Jhumura Hobjanai etc.

West Bengal Kathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Marasia, Mahal, Keertan etc.

Kerala Kathakali (Classical), Ottam Thulal, Mohini-attam, Kaikottikali,

Tappatikali, Kali Auttam.

Meghalaya Laho, Baala etc.

Manipur Manipuri (Classical), Rakhal, Nat Rash, Maha Rash, Raukhat etc.

Nagaland Chong, Khaiva, Lim, Nuralim etc.

Orissa Odissi (Classical), Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari, Chhau,

Chadya Dandanata etc.

Maharashtra Lavani, Nakata, Koli, Lezim, Gafa, Dahikala Dasavtar or Bohada,

Tamasha, Mauni, Powara, Gouricha etc.

Karnataka Yakshagan, huttar, Suggi, Kunitha, Karga, Lambi

Gujarat Garba, Dandiya Ras, Tippani Juriun, Bhavai.

Punjab Bhagra, Giddha, Daff, Dhaman etc.

Rajasthan Ghumar, Chakri, Ganagor, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini, Ghapal,

Panihari, Ginad etc.

Mizoram Khanatm, Pakhupila, Cherokan etc.

Jammu & Kashmir Rauf, Hikat, Mandjas, kud Dandi nach, Damali.

Tamil Nadu Bharatnatyam, Kumi, Kolattam, Kavadi,

Uttar Pradesh Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri, Jhora, Chappeli, Jaita.

Bihar Jata-Jatin, Bakho-Bakhain, Panwariya, Sama-Chakwa, Bidesia,

Jatra etc.

Haryana Jhumar, Phag Dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khor, Gagor

etc.

"Largest/Longest/Highest in India"

The Longest River Bridge Mahatma Gandhi Setu Patna (5.575 km.)

The Largest Lake Wular Lake (J & K)

The Largest Dam Bhakra Dam, on Sutlej river (Punjab)

The Largest Desert Thar (Rajasthan)

The Largest cave temple Kailash Temple ( Ellora, Maharastra)

The Largest mosque Jama Masjid (Delhi

The Longest tunnel Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass (J & K)

The Largest Delta Sunderbans (W. Bengar)

The State with maximum forest area Madhya Pradesh

The Longest Corridor Corridor of Ramnathswami Temple at

Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu)

The highest Waterfall Jog or Garsoppa (Karnataka)


The Longest Road Grand Trunk Road (Kolkata to Delhi)

The highest Gate way Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri( U.P.)

The Longest River The Ganga (2640 km. long)

The Largest Museum Indian Museum, Kolkata

The largest Dome Gol Gumbuz, Bijapur (in Karantaka)

The tallest Statue Gomateswara (Karnataka)

The largest Public Sector Bank State Bank of India

The biggest canti lever Bridge Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)

The Longest Canal Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal

(Rajasthan)

The Longest Railway Platform Gorakhpur (U.P.)

The biggest Stadium Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium Kolkata

The most populous City Mumbai (Maharashtra)

The largest Sea Bridge Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge (Tamil Nadu)

The longest Passenger Train Route Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari

The Oldest Church St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur

(Kerala)

The Longest National Highway NH-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari)

The State with Longest Coast Line Gujarat

The highest Lake Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand)

The largest Saline Water Lake Chilka Lake (Orissa)

The Largest Fresh Water Lake Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)

Largest Cave Amarnath (J & K)

The Longest River of Southern India Godawari

The Longest Dam Hirakud Dam (Orissa)

The highest Gallantry Award Param Vir Chakra

The highest Award Bharat Ratna

The largest Gurudwara Golden Temple, Amritsar

The longest Sea Beach Marina Beach (Chennai)

The Highest Road Road at Khardungla, (in Leh-Manali Sector)

The Largest Artificial Lake Govind Sagar ( Bhakhra Nangal)

The Highest Batttle field and the Longest

Glacier

Siachen Glacier

The Biggest River Island Majuli Bramhaputra river, (Assam)

The Largest Planetarium Birla Planetorium (Kolkata)

The Highest Airports Leh Airport (Ladakh)


"Sports - Cups, Trophies, stadiums and related terms"

Cups and Trophies (Associated with Sports/Games)

Sport Cups and Trophies

Hockey Aga Khan Cup, Begam Rasul Trophy (women’s), Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Gold Cup, Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (women’s), Gurunanak Championship

(women’s) Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold Cup,

Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc.

Football Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup,

Confederation Cup, D C M Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B.C. Rai

Trophy (National Championship), FIFA World Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy,

Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy (National Championship), IFA shield, Scissor

Cup, Subroto Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd

Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc.

Cricket Anthony D’ Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup,

Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy, Charminar Challenger Cup, C.K. Naidu

Trophy, Cooch-Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar-

Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Irani Trophy, Interface Cup,

Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Lomboard World Challenge Cup, Mc Dowells

Challenges Cup, Merchant Cup, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup, Nat West Trophy,

Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton

Baria Trophy, Rothmans cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal

Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir Frank Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup,

Titan Cup, Vijay Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy

Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup.

Table Tennis Berna Bellack cup(men), Corbillion Cup (women), Jai Laxmi up (women),

Rajkumari Challenge Cup (women junior), Ramanuja Trophy (men junior),

Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men) etc.

Badminton Aggrawal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Australasia Cup, Chaddha Cup,

European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenger Cup, Konica

Cup, Narang Cup, Tunku Abdulrahman Cup, Uber Cup, World Cup, Yonex

Cup etc.

Basket Ball Basalat Jha Trophy, B.C. Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, S.M. Arjuna Raja

Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, William Jones Cup, Bangalore Blues

Challenge Cup, Nehru Cup, Federation Cup

Bridge Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy. Etc

Polo Ezra Cup, Gold Cup, King’s Cup, Prithi Pal Singh Cup, Radha Mohan Cup,

Winchester Cup etc.

Athletics Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup etc.

Air Racing Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, King’s Cup, Schneider Cup

Billiards Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup etc.

Boxing Aspy Adjahia Trophy, Federation Cup, Val Baker Trophy etc.

Golf Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy,

President’s Trophy, Prince of Wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup,

Topolino Trophy, walker Cup, World Cup etc.


Chess Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy, Lin Arec City Trophy, World

Cup etc.

Horse Racing Baresford Cup, Blue Riband Cup, Derby, Grand National Cup

Netball Anantrao Pawar Trophy etc.

Rugby Football Bledisloe Cup, Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy, etc.

Shooting North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Prix etc.

Volleyball Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, Indira pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi Gold

Cup, etc.

Yatching America Cup etc.

Famous Stadiums and Sports

Government of India has recently constituted “National Playing Fields Association of India (NPFAI)” under

an ambitious scheme of ‘Kendriya Yuva Evam Khel Mantralay’ to sater to the development of Games &

Sport and the players as well.

Stadium Sports Places

Indraprastha Stadium Indoor Games Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Athletics Delhi

Ferozeshah Kotla Ground Cricket Delhi

Ambedkar Stadium Football Delhi

Shivaji Stadium Hockey Delhi

National Stadium Hockey Delhi

National Stadium Hockey & others Mumbai

Wankhede Stadium Cricket Mumbai

Brabourne Stadium Cricket Mumbai

Eden Gardens Cricket Kolkata

Green Park Stadium Cricket Kanpur

Keenan Stadium Cricket Jamshedpur

Nehru (Chepak ) Stadium Cricket Chennai

Varabati Stadium Cricket Cuttack

Aintree, Doncaster, Epsom Horse racing England (U.K.)

Flemington Horse racing Melbourn (Australia)

Headingley Manchester Cricket England (U.K.)

Lords, Oval, Leeds Cricket England (U.K.)

Black Heath Rugby Football London (U.K.)

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis London (U.K.)

Wembley Stadium Football London (U.K.)

Brookland Football England (U.K.)

Twickenham Rugby Football England (U.K.)

Putney Mart Lake Boat race England (U.K.)

Trent Bridge Cricket England (U.K.)

White City Dog race England (U.K.)

Hurlington Polo England (U.K.)

Henlay Regata England (U.K.)

Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Syndey Cricket Australia

Yankee Stadium Boxing New York (USA)

Brooklyn Baseball New York (USA)

Forest Hill Tennis USA

Sendy Lodge Golf Scotland


National Games and Sports of Some Countries

Court, Campus or Field Associated with Sports

Court/ Campus/ Field Games Sports

Court Tennis, Badminton, Net Ball, Handball, Volleyball,

Squash, Kho-kho, Kabaddi

Diamond Baseball

Ring Sketing, Boxing

Course Golf

Pool Swimming

Board Table tennis

Mat Judo, Karate, Taikwondo

Arena Horse riding

Vellodrome Cycling

Field Polo, Football, Hockey

Track Athletics

Pitch Cricket

Greens Bowls

Rink Curling, Ice hockey

Range Shooting, Archery

Number of Players in Some Popular Sports/Games

Sports Number of Players (on each side or in each

team)

Baseball 9

Rugby football 15

Polo 4

Water polo 7

Kho Kho 9

Kabaddi 7

Hockey, Football and Cricket 11

Netball 7

Volleyball 6

Badminton, Tennis and Table

Tennis

1 or 2

(Singles & Doubles respectively)

Basketball 5

Country Sports

United States of America Baseball

Spain Bull-fighting

Canada Ice Hockey

India Hockey

Russia Chess

Scotland Rugby Football

England Cricket

Japan Ju-Jitsu

Australia Cricket

Pakistan Hockey

China Table Tennis


Gymnastic Several individuals compete simultaneously

Billiards/ Snooker 1

Boxing/ Chess 1

Bridge 2

Croquet 13 or15

Gold Several individuals compete simultaneously

Locrosse 12

AIRPORTS IN INDIA- PART 1

S.no Name of the Airport City

Maharashtra

1. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai

2. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International

Airport

Nagpur

Karnataka

1. Kamapagowada (Bengaluru) International

Airport

Bengaluru

2. Mangalore Airport Mangalore

UTTAR PRADESH

1. Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport Varanasi

2. Choudhary Charan Singh International

Airport

Lucknow

3. Amausi Airport Lucknow

WEST BENGAL

1. Subhash Chandra Bose Airport (DumDum

Airport)

Kolkata

2. Bagdogra Airport Siliguri

TAMIL NADU

1. Chennai International Airport Chennai

2. Tiruchirapalli International Airport Tiruchirapalli

3. Anna (Meenambkam) International Airport Chennai

KERALA

1. Trivendram International Airport Thiruvananthpuram

2. Calicut International Airport Kozhikode(Kerala)

3. Aranmula International Airport Pathanamthitta

GUJARAT

1. Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel International

Airport

Ahmedabad

AIRPORTS IN INDIA- PART 2

S.no Name of the Airport City State/UT

1. Indira Gandhi


Delhi New Delhi

2. Guru Ramdasji (Rajasansi)


Amritsar Punjab

3. Devi Ahiyabai Holkar Indore MP



4. Veer Savarkar


Port Blair A&N

5. Rajeev Gandhi


Hyderabad Telangana

6. Lokpriya Gopinath

Bordoloi International

Airport

Guwahati Assam

7. Loknayak Jai Prakash

Narayan International

Airport

Patna Bihar

8. Goa International Airport Goa Goa

9. Raja Bhoj International

Airport

Bhopal MP

10. Gaya Airport Gaya Bihar

11. Tulihal Airport Imphal Manipur

12. Shillong Airport Shillong Meghalaya

13. Birsa Munda Airport Ranchi Jharkhand

14. Agatti Aerodrome Agatti Lakshadweep

15. Dabolim Airport - Goa

16. Swami Vivekananda

Airport

Raipur Chhattisgarh

17. Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun Uttrakhand

18. Dimapur Airport Dimapur Nagaland

19. Patnaik Airport Bhubaneswar Odisha

20. Pakyong Airport Gangtok Sikkim

21. Lengpui Airport Aizawl Mizoram

Awards List - Final Part

Important Gallantry Awards

PARAM VIR CHAKRA :

It is the highest decoration of valour awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent

act of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy on land, sea or air.

The first awardee of this award was Somnath Sharma.

MAHA VIR CHAKRA :

It is the second highest decoration. It is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the

enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.

The first awardee of this award this was Dewan Ranjit Rai.

VIR CHAKRA : It is the third in the order of awards for acts of gallantry in the face of the enemy on land,sea or air. The first

awardee of this award this was Nadikerianda Bheemaiah.


ASHOK CHAKRA: Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring act of valour or self-sacrifice on land, at sea or in

the air. The first awardees of this were Naik Nar Bahadur Thapa, Havildar Bachittar Singh, Flt Lt Suhas

Biswas.

Some Important Awards in the World

Awards and Honours

Prize Field

Nobel Prize Peace, Literature, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry (From 1901)

and Economics (From 1969)

Pulitzer Prize Journalism (From 1917)

Academy (Oscar) Awards Film (From 1929)

Booker Prize Literature (From 1929)

Grammy Award Music (From 1958)

Ramon Magasaysay Award Government (Public) Service, Social Service, Journalism,

Literature, Communication and International Understanding

(From 1957)

Bourlog Award Agriculture (From 1992)

Some Important Awards in the India

Dada Saheb Phalke Award Film (From 1969)

Jnanpith Award Literature (From 1965)

Saraswati Samman Literature (From 1991)

Vachaspati Samman Sanskrit Literature (From 1992)

Shankar Award Indian Philosophy, Culture and Art

Vyasa Samman Literature

Kabir Samman Socio – communal Harmony

Dronacharya Award Sports Coaching/Training (From 1985)

Arjuna Award Sports (From 1961)

Kalinga Award Science (From 1952)

First Awardees..

1. Firsts in India (Male)

1. First Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

2. First Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award: G. Shankar Kurup

3. First Person to get Paramvir Chakra : Major Somnath Sharma

4. First Indian Scientist to get Nobel Prize: C.V. Raman (Physics)

5. First Scientist of Indian origin, to get Nobel : Dr. Hargovind Khurana

Prize in the field of Medical Science

6. First Scientist of Indian origin to win Nobel : Subrahmanium Chandrashekhar

Prize in Physics

7. First Indian to win Magsayasay Award : Acharya Vinoba Bhave (1958)

8. First foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna : Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

9. First Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics : Dr. Amartya Sen

2. Firsts in Indian (Female)

1. First Woman to get Ashok Chakra: Nirja Bhanot

2. First Indian Woman to get the Noble Prize : Mother Teresa (1979)


3. First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna : Smt. Indira Gandhi

4. First Woman to get Jnanpith Award : Ashapurna Devi

5. First Indian Woman to win the Booker Prize : Arundhati Roy

6. First Woman Musician to get ‘Bharat Ratna’ : M.S. Subbulakshmi

3. Firsts in the world (Male & Female)

1. First man to win Nobel Prize for Literature: Rena F.A. & Sulli Pradhom (France)

2. First man to win Nobel Prize for Peace: Jin F. Dunant (Switzerland) & Frederic Peiry (France)

3. First man to win Nobel Prize for Physics: W.K. Roentgen (Germany)

4. First man to win Nobel Prize for Chemistry:J.H. Wenthoff (Howlland)

5. First man to win Nobel Prize for Medicine: A.E. Wonn Behrig (Germany)

6. First man to win Nobel Prize for Economics: Rangar Fish (Norway) & John Tinbergen (Holland)

Awards List - Part I

International Gandhi Peace Prize a) The Government of India launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the

125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi.

b) This award given to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and

political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.

c) The first awardee of this prize was Julius Nyerere.

d) In 2014, this award was given to ISRO i.e. Indian Space Research Organization.

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize a) The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is

accorded annually by India to individuals or organizations in recognition of creative efforts toward

promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific

discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.

b) It was firstly awarded in 1986 to Parliamentarians for Global Action. PGA is a non-profit, non-partisan

international network of committed legislators, informs and mobilizes parliamentarians in all regions of the

world to advocate for human rights and the rule of law, democracy, human security, non-discrimination, and

gender equality.

c) The first person to be awarded this award was Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, he was awarded.

d) In 2014, Indian Space Research Organisation was awarded with this award.

Civilian Awards

Bharat Ratna, Padma Vubhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are the various civilian awards.

Bharat Ratna a) It is the premier civilian award, to serve the nation.

b) The various fields are scientific achievements literary, scientific accomplishment, as well as the gratitude

of community service of the highest category. From 2011, the Prime Minister and the Home Minister of

India changed the qualified criterion to permit sportsmen for receiving the award.

c) This was first given to C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan & C. V. Raman in 1954.

d) In 2015, this was given to Madan Mohan Malaviya(posthumous) & Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Padma Vubhushan a) Ranking wise the second award is the Padma Vibhushan in the Indian Republic. It awarded people from

various fields including government service to distinguish extraordinary service for the country.

b) It was firstly awarded to Satyendra Nath Bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji

Wangchuk, Nand Lal Bose, V. K. Krishna Menon in 1954.


c) In 2015 it was awarded to, L. K. Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, Parkash Singh Badal, Veerendra Heggade,

Dilip Kumar, Rambhadracharya, M.R. Srinivasan, Kottayan Katankot Venugopal & Aga Khan IV.

Padma Bhushan

a) The Padma Bhushan is the highest civilian award third in rank in the Indian Republic,and comes after the

Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan. The President of India launched this award on 2nd January 1954.

b) In 1954, 23 were given Padma Bhushan and in 2015, 20 were given Padma Bhushan award.

Padma Shri a) Padma Shri or Padmashree is the fourth award high in order in the Indian Republic, after the Bharat

Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.

b) It is awarded by the Government of India.

c) It is awarded to citizens of India for their distinguished contribution in several fields including Education,

Literature, Arts, Science, Industry, Social Service, Medicine, Sports and Public Affairs.

d) In 1954, 18 were given Padma Shri award and in 2015, 75 were selected for Padma Shri award.

Sports Awards

Dronacharya Award a) Instituted in 1985, the Dronacharya Award is presented by the Indian Government for brilliance in sports

coaching.

b) This was first given to O.M. Nambiar, Om Prakash Bhardwaj & Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat. In 2014,

this was given to Jose Jacob & N.Lingappa.

Dhyan Chand Award a) The Dhyan Chand Award is the highest lifetime achievement award in sports and games in India and is

presented by the Indian Government.

b) It was initiated in 2002.

c) It was firstly given to Aparna Ghosh, Ashok Diwan & Shahuraj Birajdar. In 2015, this was given to

Romeo James, Shiv Prakash Mishra & T.P.P.Nair.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

a) In India, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the highest honor given for accomplishment in sports.

b) The award was initiated in 1991-92 to offer a highest national tribute in the field of sports.

c) It was first given in 1991-92 to Viswanathan Anand & in 2014-15, it is given to Sania Mirza.

Literary Awards

Jnanpith Award: It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the publishers of the The

Times of India. The award was instituted in 1961, and its first recipient, in 1965, was the Malayalam writer

G. Sankara Kurup. For the year 2014, it was awarded to Bhalchandra Nemade.

Vyas Samman: First awarded in 1991, it is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation. To be eligible

for the award, the literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been published in the past 10 years.

In 1991, it was given to Dr. Ram Vilas Sharma & for the year 2014 it was given to Kamal Kishore

Goyenka.

Saraswati Samman: for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language listed in

Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. Instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation.

In 1991, it was given to Harivansh Rai Bachchan & for the year 2014, Veerappa Moily was awarded with

this award.


Stadiums Around the World

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

• 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

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 • 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

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