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Static GK Digest Dear readers, This GK Digest is docket of the World Heritage Sites in India, Important national parks, Nicknames of Indian Cities,

and Indian Art & Culture which can be asked in upcoming AIIMS Exam 2019.

List of World Heritage Sites in India

Cultural Heritage sites in India

1 Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh

2 Ajanta Caves Maharashtra

3 Ellora Caves Maharashtra

4 Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh

5 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu

6 Sun Temple, Konârak Orissa

7 Churches and Convents of Goa Goa

8 Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh

9 Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka

10 Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh

11 Elephanta Caves Maharashtra

12 Great Living Chola Temples 12 Tamil Nadu

13 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka

14 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh

15 Humayun's Tomb Delhi

16 Qutb Minar and its Monuments Delhi

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Mountain Railways of India (Includes Darjeeling

Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and

the Kalka-Shimla Railway)

Himachal

Pradesh, Sikkim,

Tamilnadu

18 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar

19 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh

20 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Gujarat

21 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria

Terminus) Mumbai

22 Red Fort Complex Delhi

23 The Jantar Mantar Jaipur, Rajasthan

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Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh,

Ranthambore Fort, Gagron Fort, Amber Fort and

Jaisalmer Fort)

Rajasthan

25 Rani-ki-Vav at Patan Gujarat

26 Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda

University) Bihar

27 Capitol Building Complex - The Architectural Work of Le

Corbusier Chandigarh

28 Historic City of Ahmadabad Gujarat

29 Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles Mumbai,

Maharashtra

Natural Heritage sites in India

1 Kaziranga National Park Assam

2 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan

3 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam

4 Sundarbans National Park West Bengal

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5 Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National

Parks Uttarakhand

6 Western Ghats Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

and Maharashtra

7 Great Himalayan National Park

Conservation Area Himachal Pradesh

Mixed Heritage site in India-

1 Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim

List of Bird Sanctuaries in India

Name of the State Name of the Bird Sanctuary

Andhra Pradesh

Atapaka Bird Sanctuary

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary

Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary

Sri Peninsula Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary

Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary

Assam

Bordoibam Beelmukh Birds’ Sanctuary

Deepor beel bird sanctuary

Panidihing bird sanctuary

Bihar Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary

Nakti Dam Bird SanctuaryBhimband Wildlife Sanctuary

Delhi Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary

Goa Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

Gujarat

Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary

Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary

Kutch Bustard Sanctuary

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

Porbandar Bird Sanctuary

Thol Lake

Haryana Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary

Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary

Himachal Pradesh Gamgul

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Karnataka

Attiveri Bird Sanctuary

Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary

Bonal Bird Sanctuary

Gudavi Bird Sanctuary

Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary

Magadi Bird Sanctuary

Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary

Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka)

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Kerala

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary

Pathiramanal Kerala

Pakshipathalam Bird Sanctuary

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Maharashtra Mayani Bird Sanctuary

Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary

Mizoram Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary

Odisha Chilika Lake

Punjab Harike bird sanctuary

Rajasthan

Keoladeo National Park

Khichan Bird Sanctuary

Tal Chhapar Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu

Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary

Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary

Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary

Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary

Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

Vellode Birds Sanctuary

Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Bakhira Sanctuary

Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

Okhla Sanctuary

Patna Bird Sanctuary

Saman Sanctuary

Samaspur Sanctuary

Sandi Bird SanctuaryThasrana Bird Sanctuary

West Bengal Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary

Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary

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List of Famous Temples in India

No. Famous Temple Location Nearest River/Lake

1. Badrinath Temple Badrinath, Uttarakhand Alaknanda River

2. Kedarnath Temple Kedarnath, Uttarakhand Mandakini River

3. Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ganga River

4. Golden Temple Amritsar, Punjab Ravi River

5. Amarnath Temple Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir Amaravati River

6. Vaishno Devi Temple Jammu & Kashmir Devika River

7. Akshardham Temple New Delhi Yamuna River

8. Konark Sun Temple Konark, Odisha Chandrabhaga River

9. Brihadeeswara Temple Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Kollidam River

10. Lingaraj Temple Bhubaneshwar, Odisha -

11. Somnath Temple Saurashtra, Gujarat -

12. Jagannath Temple Puri, Odisha Chilika Lake

13. Kamakhya Temple Guwahati, Assam Brahmaputra River

14. Shani Shingnapur Temple Ahmednagar, Maharashtra -

15. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Shirdi, Maharashtra -

16. Dilwara Temples Mount Abu, Rajasthan Banas River

17. Khajuraho Temples Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh -

18. Tirupati Balaji Temple

(Tirumala Venkateshwara) Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh Pushkarini River

19. Virupaksha Temple

(Pampapathi temple) Hampi, Karnataka Tungabhadra River

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20.

Siddhivinayak Temple-

(Dedicated to Lord

Ganesha)

Mumbai, Maharashtra Bhima River

21. Meenakshi Temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu Vaigai River

22. Vitthala Temple Hampi, Karnataka Tungabhadra River

23. Ramanathaswamy Temple Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu Rameswaram

24. Airavateswara Temple Darasuram, Tamil Nadu Kollidam River

25. Sanchi Stupa Raisen, Madhya Pradesh -

26. Yamunotri Temple Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Yamunotri River

27. Bahai Temple New Delhi -

28. Padmanabhaswamy

Temple Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -

29. Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly River

30. Kandariya Mahadeva

Temple Madhya Pradesh -

31. Gomateshwara Bahubali

Temple Hassan district, Karnataka -

32. Nataraja Temple Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu -

33. Sabarimala Temple Pathanamthitta, Kerala Pamba River

34. Mahakaleshwar Temple Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Shipra River

35. Dwarkadhish temple Dwarka, Gujarat Gomti River

IMPORTANT DAMS WITH RIVERS

Some Facts about dams-

• Longest dam in the world- Hirakund dam (Orissa)

• Longest dam in India- Hirakund dam (Orissa)

• Highest dam in India- Tehri dam (Uttarakhand)

• Highest straight gravity Dam in India- Bhakra dam

• First dam of India-Kallanai Dam (Grand Anicut) on river kaveri (Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu)

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LIST OF IMPORTANT DAMS IN INDIA

State Dam River

Andhra Pradesh Srisailam Dam

Polavaram Project Godavari

Somasila Dam Penna

Arunachal Pradesh Ranganadi Dam

Ranganadi River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra

River

Bihar Nagi Dam Nagi

Kohira Dam Kohira

Chhattisgarh

Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango

Dam Hasdeo

Dudhawa Dam Mahanadi

Gujarat Ukai Dam Tapti

Kadana Dam Mahi

Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada

Karjan Dam Karjan

Mitti Dam Mitti

Aji Dam Aji

Sipu Dam Sipu

Himachal Pradesh Pong Dam Beas

Bhakra Dam Satluj

Kol Dam Satluj

Chamera Dam Ravi

Nathpa Jhakri (Sjvnl) Dam Satluj

Jammu and Kashmir Baglihar Dam Chenab

Salal Dam Chenab

Uri Dam Jhelum

Pakal Dul Dam Marusudar

Nimoo Bazgo Dam Indus

Kishenganga Dam KISHANGANGA

Jharkhand Panchet Dam Damodar

Maithon Dam Barakar

Tenughat Dam Damodar

Konar Dam Konar

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North Koel North Koel

Karnataka Krishnarajasagar Dam Cauvery

Basava Sagar Dam

(Narayanpur Dam) Krishna

Hemavathy Dam Hemavathy

Kabini Dam Kabini

Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra

Hidkal Dam Ghataprabha

Almatti Dam Krishna

Bhadra Dam Bhadra

Supa dam Kalinadi

Lakhya Dam Lakhya hole

Kerala Cheruthoni Dam Cheruthoni

Kakki Dam Kakki

Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar

Idukki Dam Periyar

Kulamavu Dam Kilivillithode

Madhya Pradesh Ban Sagar Dam Son

Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal

Indira Sagar Dam Narmada

Omkareshwar Dam Narmada

Tawa Dam Tawa

Maharashtra Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa and chorna

Koyna Dam Koyna

Warna Dam Varna

Ujjani Dam Bhima

Aruna Dam Aruna

Upper Wardha Dam Wardha

Odisha Hirakud Dam Mahanadi

Indravati Dam Indravati

Kapur Dam Kapur

Podagada Dam Podagada

Rengali Dam Brahmani

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Upper Kolab Dam Kapur

Haladia Dam Haladia

Lower Indra Dam Indra

Punjab Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi

Rajasthan Bisalpur Dam Banas

Jawahar Sagar Dam Chambal

Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam Mahi

Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Chambal

Jaswant Sagar Dam Luni

Jakham Main Dam Jakham (Mahi)

Sikkim Rangit III Dam Ranjit

Tamilnadu Bhavani Dam Bhavani

Mettur Dam Kaveri

Sholaiyar Dam Sholaiyar

Pillur Dam Bhavani

Telangana Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)

Srisailam Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)

Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira

Musi Dam Musi

Singur Dam Manjira

Sri Rama Sagar (Pochampadu

Project) Godavari

Uttarakhand Jamrani Dam Gola

Lakhwar Dam Yamuna

Koteshwar Bhagirathi

Ramganga Dam Ramganga

Tehri Dam Bhagirathi

Uttar Pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand

West Bengal Kangsabati Kumari Dam Kasai

LIST OF NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

States National park Remarks

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Andhra Pradesh Papikonda National Park -

Sri Venkateswara National Park -

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary

Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary

Arunachal

Pradesh Mouling National Park -

Namdapha National Park -

Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary

Assam Kaziranga National Park One-Horned Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Feral horse, Golden Langur

Manas National Park

Golden Langur, Red Panda, UNESCO World Heritage

Site

Nameri National Park -

Orang National Park -

Bihar Valmiki National Park -

Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary

Chhattisgarh Indravati National Park -

Kanger Valley National Park -

Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay)

National Park -

Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary

Goa Mollem National Park -

Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

Gujarat Gir Forest National Park Asiatic lion

Blackbuck National Park Black Buck

Marine National Park, Gulf of

Kutch -

Vansda National Park -

Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary

Haryana Kalesar National Park -

Sultanpur National Park -

Himachal

Pradesh Pin Valley National Park -

Great Himalayan National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site

Inderkilla National Park -

Khirganga National Park -

Simbalbara National Park -

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Jammu &

Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kashmir stag

Hemis National Park -

Kishtwar National Park -

Salim Ali National Park -

Jharkhand Betla National Park Forest owlets, Sloth bear, Bison

Karnataka Dandeli National Park -

Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv

Gandhi National Park) -

Bandipur National Park -

Bannerghatta National Park Sloth Bear

Kudremukh National Park -

Anshi national park -

Kerala Pambadum Shola National Park -

Eravikulam National Park Nilgiri Tahr (found in western ghats)

Mathikettan Shola National Park -

Silent Valley National Park Lion-tailed macaque (found in western ghats)

Anamudi Shola National Park -

Periyar National Park -

Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park -

Pench National Park -

Kanha National Park -

Panna National Park

Madhav National Park -

Mandla Plant Fossils National

Park -

Pench National Park -

Sanjay National Park -

Satpura National Park -

Van Vihar national park -

Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary

Maharastra Sanjay Gandhi National Park -

Chandoli National Park -

Navegaon National Park -

Tadoba National Park -

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Gugamal national park -

Manipur Keibul Lamjao National Park

Sangai or Dancing Deers, Only floating park in the

world

Sirohi National Park -

Meghalaya Balphakram National Park Red Panda

Nokrek National Park Red Panda, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve

Mizoram Murlen National Park -

Phawngpui Blue National Park -

Dampa Tiger Reserve

Nagaland Ntangki National Park -

Odisha Similipal National Park -

Bhitarkanika National Park Mangroves, Salt water crocodile

Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sariska National Park -

Ranthambore National Park -

Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National

Park -

Desert National Park Great Indian bustard

Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary

Sikkim Khangchendzonga National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Musk Deer

Tamil Nadu Mudumalai National Park -

Mukurthi National Park Nilgiri tahr

Indira Gandhi (Annamalai)

National Park -

Guindy National Park -

Gulf of Mannar Marine National

Park -

Telangana

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy

National Park -

Mahavir Harina Vanasthali

National Park -

Mrugavani National Park -

Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary

Tripura Bison(Rajbari) National Park -

Clouded Leopard National Park -

Uttarakhand Rajaji National Park -

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Jim Corbett National Park -

Gangotri National Park -

Valley of Flowers National Park -

Govind Pashu Vihar -

Nanda Devi National Park

UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World

Biosphere Reserve, Snow Leopard (Himalayan region)

Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa National Park -

West Bengal Buxa Tiger Reserve

Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Bengal Tigers

Jaldapara National Park Indian rhinoceros

Buxa National Park -

Neora Valley NationalPark -

Singalila National Park -

Gorumara National Park -

Andaman and

Nicobar

Mahatama Gandhi Marine

(Wandoor) National Park -

Middle Button Island National

Park -

Mount Harriett National Park -

North Button Island National

Park -

Rani Jhansi Marine National Park -

Saddle Peak National Park -

South Button Island National

Park -

Campbell Bay National Park -

Galathea Bay National Park -

LIST OF AWARDS IN VARIOUS 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): 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): 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.

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5. Vyas Samman (Literature): The award

annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in

recognition of the Hindi literary work published

in past 10 years.

6. Bihari Puraskar (Literature): It is 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): It 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): 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): It 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 (sports): Outstanding

performance from the sportspersons in sports

and games.

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): 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 (sports): 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: It is the

highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson

for his/her achievements in India.

14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (for

Science & Technology): It 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): It is an award given

by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting

scientific ideas to lay people.

16. Pulitzer Prize (Journalism): It is an award

for achievements in newspaper and online

journalism, literature, and musical composition

in the United States.

17. Abel Prize (Mathematics): It is an

international prize awarded annually by the

Government of Norway to one or more

outstanding mathematicians.

18. Grammy Award (Music): It 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): The Royal

Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a

British prize for excellence in architecture.

20. Aga Khan Award (Architecture): It is an

architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV

in 1977. It aims to identify and reward

architectural concepts that successfully

address the needs and aspirations of Islamic

societies in the fields of contemporary design,

social housing, community development and

improvement.

21. Pritzker Prize (Architecture): It is awarded

annually "to honour a living architect.

NUCLEAR & THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN INDIA Andhra Pradesh

• Simhadri Super Thermal power plant • Sri Damodaram Sanjeeviah Thermal power plant

Assam • Bongaigon Thermal power plant

Bihar

• Barauni Thermal Power Station • Kahalgon super thermal power plant • Barh super thermal power station

Chhattisgarh • Korba Super Thermal power plant • Sipat Thermal power plant

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• Bhilai Expansion Power plant • Hasedo Thermal Power plant

Gujarat • Mundra Thermal power plant • Ukai Thermal power plant • Sikka Thermal Power plant • Karkapar Nuclear Power plant • Akirmota Thermal power station

Haryana • Deenbandu Chhotu Thermal power plant • Rajiv Gandhi Thermal power plant • Gorakhpur Atomic Power plant

Himachal Pradesh • Girinagar Hydel Project • Binwa Hydel Project • Shong tong Hydel Project

Jammu & Kashmir • Salal Hydro Electric Power plant

Jharkhand • Patratu Thermal power plant • Bokaro Thermal power station • Chandrapura Thermal power station • Koderama Thermal power station

Karnataka • Udupi Thermal power plant • Bellary Thermal power plant • Raichur Thermal Power plant • Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant

Kerala

• Kayamkulam power station • Brahmapuram power station • Idukki Hydro Electric Power plant

Madhya Pradesh • Vindhyachal Super Thermal power plant • Sant Singaji Thermal power plant

• Satpura Thermal Power Plant • Amarkantak Thermal Power station • Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project • Essar Mahan Power Plant

Manipur • Loktak Hydro Electric Power plant

Maharashtra • Tirora Thermal power plant • Chandrapura super Thermal power plant • Khaperkhada Thermal Power station • Tarapur Atomic Power Station • Jaitapur Nuclear Power project

Nagaland • Dikhu Hydro Electric power plant

Odisha • Talcher super Thermal power plant • Hirakund Hydro Electric Power plant

Punjab • Gurgobind Singh Super Thermal power plant

Rajasthan • Chabbra Thermal power plant • Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant

Sikkim • Rangit Hydro Electric Power Project • Teesta Hydro Electric Power plant

Tamil nadu • Mettur Thermal power plant • Neyveli Thermal power plant • Tuticorin Thermal Power plant • Kundankulam Nuclear power plant

Uttar Pradesh • Narora Nuclear Power Plant • Obra Thermal Power Station • Anapara Thermal Power Station • Rosa Thermal Power Plant

LIST OF AIRPORTS WITH THEIR CITIES AND STATES

Airport City State

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Telangana

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati Assam

Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Delhi

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad Gujarat

Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai Maharashtra

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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Nagpur Maharashtra

Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Lucknow Uttar Pradesh

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi Uttar Pradesh

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata West Bengal

Agatti Airport - Lakshadweep (UT)

Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Bihar

Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur Chhattisgarh

Dabolim Airport Goa

Raja Bhoj Airport Bhopal Madhya Pradesh

Dimapur Airport Dimapur Nagaland

Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur Rajasthan

Veer Savarkar International Airport

Andaman and

Nicobar

Jolly Grant Airport Or Dehradun Airport renamed

after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee Dehradun Uttarakhand

LIST OF STATE, FOLK DANCE, AND CLASSICAL DANCE

State Folk Dance Classical Dance

Andhra Pradesh Changu Kuchipudi

Assam Bihu Sattriya

Bihar Jat-Jatin

Gujarat Garba

Jammu and Kashmir Dumhal

Kerala Padayani, Chakyar Koothu Kathakali, Mohiniyattam

Karnataka Dollu Kunitha, Veeragase

Maharashtra Lavani

Madhya Pradesh Gaur, Grida, Maanch

Manipur Manipuri

Odisha Chhau, Goti Pua, Ghumra Odissi

Punjab Bhangra, Giddha

Rajasthan Kalbelia, Ghoomar, Tera Tali

Tamil Nadu Karagam, Kolattam, Thappattam,

Bommalattam

Bharatanatyam

Uttar Pradesh Rasleela Kathak

West Bengal Gambhira, Nacni, Domni, Chow

Arunachal Pradesh Bardo Chham

Goa Fugdi

Himachal Pradesh Nati

Haryana Dhamal Dance, Manjira Dance

Mizoram Cheraw dance

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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

JSCA International Cricket Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand

Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Moti Bagh Stadium Vadodara, Gujarat

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana

Cricket Stadium

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra

Barsapara Stadium Guwahati, Assam

LIST OF SPORTS AND TROPHIES/CUPS

Sports Trophies/ Cups

Cricket

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

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

Hockey

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

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

Wellington Cup etc, Stanley Cup

Football

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

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

Badminton

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

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Golf Augusta Masters, British Open, US Maters

Horse Racing Derby

Rowing Wellington trophy

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-Trick, 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 IMPORTANT DATES – NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

January

4th January World Braille Day

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

24th January National Girl Child Day

25th January National Voters Day

National Tourism Day

26th January India’s Republic Day

International Customs day

29th January National Immunization Day

February

1st Feb Indian Coast Guard Day

2nd Feb World Wetland Day

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4th Feb World Cancer Day

10th Feb National Deworming Day

13th Feb World Radio Day

21st Feb International Mother Language Day

28th Feb National Science Day

March

1st March Zero Discrimination Day

3rd March World Wildlife Day

National Defence Day

8th March International Women’s Day

14th March Pi Day (Greek letter “π”)

15th March World Consumer Rights 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

International Children’s Book Day

5th April National Maritime Day

6th April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

7th April World Health 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

Women’s Political Empowerment Day, India

25th April World Malaria Day

26th April World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day)

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

30th April International Jazz Day

Anti-Child Labour Day

May

1st May International Labour Day

May Day

Maharashtra Day

3rd May World Press Freedom Day

International Sun Day

International Energy Day

08th May

World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second

World War

08th May World Thalassaemia Day

11 th May National technology day

12th May International Nurses Day

17th May World Tele-communication and Information Society Day,

Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day,

International day against Homophobia and Transphobia

20th May World Meteorology Day

21th May National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development

22th May International Day for Biological Diversity

24th May Commonwealth Day

31th May World Anti Tobacco Day

June

01 Jun World Milk Day

05 Jun World Environment Day

08 Jun World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day

12 Jun World Day Against Child Labor

14 Jun World Blood Donor Day

3rd Sunday of

June World Father’s Day

20 Jun World Refugee Day

21 Jun World Music Day

International Yoga Day

23 Jun

International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows

Day

26 Jun

International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in

support of Victims of torture

July

01 Jul International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day

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07 Jul World Chocolate Day

11 Jul World Population Day

12 Jul International Malala Day

18 Jul International Nelson Mandela Day

26 Jul Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day

28 Jul World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day

29 Jul International Tiger Day

August

06 Aug Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day

09 Aug Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day

12 Aug International Youth Day

14 Aug Pakistan’s Independence Day

15 Aug India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day

19 Aug World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day

20 Aug

National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain

Akshay Urja Diwas

23 Aug International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition

29 Aug National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday

September

05 Sep National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day

08 Sep World Literacy Day

14 Sep Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day

15 Sep International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day

16 Sep World Ozone Day

21 Sep

World Peace Day or International day for Peace an Nonviolence (UN), World

Alzheimer’s Day

27 Sep World Tourism Day

28 Sep World Rabies Day

October

1st Monday of

October World Habitat Day

01 Oct World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly

02 Oct Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Nonviolence

03 Oct World Nature Day

04 Oct World Animal Day

05 Oct World Teacher’s Day

06 Oct World Wildlife Day

08 Oct Indian Air Force Day

09 Oct World Postal or Postoffice Day

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10 Oct World Mental Health Day, National Postoffice Day

11 Oct International Day of the Girl Child

13 Oct International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

16 Oct World Food Day

17 Oct International Poverty Day for it's Eradication

20 Oct World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day

24 Oct UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day

28 Oct International Animation Day

November

06 Nov

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and

Armed Conflict

10 Nov World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day

11 Nov National Education Day

12 Nov World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day

14 Nov Children’s Day (India), World Diabetes Day

17 Nov

International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy

day

19 Nov World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day

20 Nov Universal Children’s Day

26 Nov National Law Day or National constitution Day

30 Nov National Flag Day

December

01 Dec World AIDS Day

02 Dec World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

03 Dec International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day

04 Dec Indian Navy Day

07 Dec International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day

09 Dec The International Anticorruption Day

10 Dec World Human Rights Day, International Children's Day of Broadcasting

11 Dec International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day

14 Dec National Energy Conservation Day (India)

16 Dec Vijay Diwas

18 Dec International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day

23 Dec National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas

25 Dec Good Governance day

LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL AND CURRENCIES

Country Name Capital Currency

1. Afghanistan Kabul Afghani

2. Algeria Algiers Dinar

3. Angola Luanda New Kwanza

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4. Argentina Buenos Aires Peso

5. Armenia Yerevan Dram

6. Australia Canberra Australian dollar

7. Austria Vienna Euro (formerly schilling)

8. Azerbaijan Baku Manat

9. Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar

10. Bangladesh Dhaka Taka

11. Belarus Minsk Belorussian Ruble

12. Belgium Brussels Euro (formerly Belgian

franc)

13. Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum

14. Bolivia La Paz

(administrative);

Sucre (judicial)

Boliviano

15. Botswana Gaborone Pula

16. Brazil Brasilia Real

17. Brunei Bandar Seri

Begawan Brunei dollar

18. Bulgaria Sofia Lev

19. Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc

20. Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel

21. Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar

22. Central African Republic Bangui CFA Franc

23. Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc

24. Chile Santiago Chilean Peso

25. China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi

26. Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso

27. Cuba Havana Cuban Peso

28. Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound

29. Czech Republic Prague Koruna

30. Denmark Copenhagen Krone

31. Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc

32. Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso

33. Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar

34. Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound

35. El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar

36. Eritrea Asmara Nakfa

37. Estonia Tallinn Kroon

38. Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr

39. Fiji Suva Fiji dollar

40. Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly markka)

41. France Paris Euro (formerly French

franc)

42. The Gambia Banjul Dalasi

43. Georgia Tbilisi Lari

44. Germany Berlin Euro

45. Greece Athens Euro

46. Guinea Conakry Guinean franc

47. Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar

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48. Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde

49. Hungary Budapest Forint

50. India New Delhi Rupee

51. Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah

52. Iran Tehran Rial

53. Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar

54. Ireland Dublin Euro

55. Israel Jerusalem Shekel

56. Italy Rome Euro

57. Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar

58. Japan Tokyo Yen

59. Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar

60. Kazakhstan Astana Tenge

61. Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling

62. Korea, North Pyongyang Won

63. Korea, South Seoul Won

64. Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar

65. Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som

66. Laos Vientiane New Kip

67. Latvia Riga Lats

68. Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound

69. Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar

70. Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar

71. Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc

72. Lithuania Vilnius Litas

73. Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro

74. Macedonia Skopje Denar

75. Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc

76. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit

77. Maldives Male Rufiya

78. Mali Bamako CFA Franc

79. Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya

80. Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee

81. Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso

82. Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik

83. Montenegro Podgorica Euro

84. Morocco Rabat Dirham

85. Mozambique Maputo Metical

86. Myanmar Naypyidaw or

Nay Pyi Taw Kyat

87. Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee

88. Netherlands Amsterdam; The

Hague (seat of

government)

Euro

89. New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar

90. Nigeria Abuja Naira

91. Norway Oslo Norwegian krone

92. Oman Muscat Omani rial

93. Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee

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94. Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. dollar

95. Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina

96. Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991)

97. Philippines Manila Peso

98. Poland Warsaw Zloty

99. Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly escudo)

100. Qatar Doha Qatari riyal

101. Romania Bucharest Leu

102. Russia Moscow Ruble

103. Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal

104. Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee

105. Sierra Leone Freetown Leone

106. Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar

107. Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling

108. South Africa

Pretoria

(administrative);

Cape Town

(legislative);

Bloemfontein

(judiciary)

Rand

109. South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound

110. Spain Madrid Euro

111. Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee

112. Sudan Khartoum Dinar

113. Sweden Stockholm Krona

114. Switzerland Bern Swiss franc

115. Syria Damascus Syrian pound

116. Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar

117. Tanzania Dar es Salaam;

Dodoma

(legislative)

Tanzanian shilling

118. Thailand Bangkok baht

119. Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar

120. Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL)

121. Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat

122. Tuvalu Vaiaku village,

Funafuti

province

Australian dollar

123. Uganda Kampala Ugandan new shilling

124. Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna

125. United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham

126. United Kingdom London Pound sterling

127. United States of America Washington D.C. dollar

128. Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso

129. Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum

130. Vatican City Vatican City Euro

131. Venezuela Caracas Bolivar

132. Vietnam Hanoi Dong

133. Yemen Sanaa Rial

134. Zimbabwe Harare -

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LIST OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HEADQUARTER

International Organizations Headquarter

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Beijing, China

New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank Shanghai, China

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mandaluyong, Philippines

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, US

World Bank Washington DC, US

United Nations Organization (UN) New York, US

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) New York, US

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

United Nations Conference on Trade & Development

(UNCTAD)

Geneva, Switzerland

World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland

World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland

International Labour Organisation (ILO) Geneva, Switzerland

World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland

World Meteorological Organisation Geneva, Switzerland

World Intellectual Property Organisation Geneva, Switzerland

International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva, Switzerland

United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organisation

(UNESCO)

Paris, France

Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development

(OECD)

Paris, France

International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Vienna, Austria

Amnesty International London, UK

International Maritime Organisation London, UK

Commonwealth of Nations London, UK

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Kathmandu, Nepal

Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) Jakarta, Indonesia

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Singapore

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Brussels, Belgium

International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE

Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome, Italy

International Court of Justice The Hague, The Netherland

International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Zurich, Switzerland

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland,

Vaud, Switzerland

Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and

Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Important Cities on River Bank

City River

Agra, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati

Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Saryu

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Ganges

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ganges

Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Gomti

Ahmedabad, Gujarat Sabarmati

Surat, Gujarat Tapi

Vadodara, Gujarat Vishwamitri, Mahi, Narmada

Bhagalpur, Bihar Ganges

Patna, Bihar Ganges

Gaya, Bihar Falgu (Neeranjana)

Dibrugarh, Assam Brahmaputra

Guwahati, Assam Brahmaputra

Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly

Pune, Maharashtra Mula, Mutha

Nashik, Maharashtra Godavari

Cuttack, Odisha Mahanadi

Rourkela, Odisha Brahmani

Bengaluru, Karnataka Vrishabhavathi

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Chambal

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Narmada

Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Shipra

Madurai, Tamil Nadu Vaigai

Chennai, Tamil Nadu Cooum, Adyar

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Noyyal

Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Tungabhadra River

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Krishna

New Delhi Yamuna

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Haridwar, Uttarakhand Ganges

Hyderabad, Telangana Musi

Kota, Rajasthan Chambal

Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum

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