FIFA WC

Les Bleus rule the world (1)

1. The title is France’s second and the first since it won on

home soil in 1998.
2. Didier Deschamps, a midfielder on the 1998 team who
became the third man to win the World Cup as a player and
head coach
STATE IN NEWS - KERALA
Kerala

1. Capital - Thiruvanathapuram
2. Districts - 14
3. Governor - P. Sathasivam
4. Literacy - 93.9% - 1st
5. Official Language - Malayalam
6. State Animal/Bird/Flower/Fruit/Tree - Indian Elephant/Great Hornbill/
Golden Rain Tree/ Jackfruit/Coconut Tree
7. Important dances: Mohiniyattam Kathakali Kolkali Koodiyattam
Thirvathirakali
8. Main Airports - Trivandrum International Airport Thiruvananthapuram
Kannur International Airport Kannur
Cochin International Airport Kochi
Calicut International Airport Karipur
9. Ports: Cochin Port Kottayam Port and Container Terminal
Vizhinjam International Seaport Kozhikkode Port
STATE IN NEWS - KERALA
STATE IN NEWS - KERALA
DANCE IN NEWS
Classical Dances

1. Bharatnatyam - Tamil Nadu

2. Kathakali - Kerala
3. Kathak - Uttar Pradesh
4. Manipuri - Manipur
5. Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh
6. Odissi - Orissa
ONLY FOR SSC/RAILWAYS/CLAT/UPSC
Rajya Sabha

1. Rajya Sabha has 250 members. Among these 250 members,

238 are representatives of States and union territories. Other
12 members are selected by Indian president according to
their achievement in science, arts, literature. Currently Rajya
Sabha has only 245 members. 233 elected and 12 nominated.
2. A person is eligible as a member of Rajya Sabha only if a) he/
she ïs a citizen of India b) his/her age is greater than 30 years
c) he/she must be an elector from the state,for which he/she
is representing.
3. Vice president of India acts as the chairman of Rajya Sabha.
In his absence deputy chairman take care the job of
chairman of Rajya Sabha. The person for the post of deputy
chairman is elected from the members of Rajya Sabha.
4. The tenure of the member of Rajya Sabha is six years. After
every two years, one third of the total members of Rajya
Sabha retires.
COUNTRY IN NEWS
Bahrain

1. Capital - Manama
2. Official Language - Arabic
3. King - Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
4. Currency - Bahraini Dollar
5. Situated Between Qatar and Saudi Arabia
ORGANISATION IN NEWS
Peak hour flights may get costlier with new AAI plan (1)

1. The government is THINKING over a proposal to impose a

surcharge on airlines for operating flights during peak hours.
2. It will enhance airport capacity and to avoid flight delays,
according to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman
Guruprasad Mohapatra.
3. Currently, landing fees paid by airlines are determined by
the weight of an aircraft and do not vary according to the
time of the day.
4. Heathrow introduced the formula in 1972 to check air traffic
congestion, when it was already witnessing 72 movements
during peak hours
5. These are approximately between 6 a.m.-8.30 a.m., 10.30
a.m.-noon, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9.30 p.m.
6. Founded - 1995 + HQ - New Delhi
STATE IN NEWS
HARYANA

1. Capital - Chandigarh
2. Governor - Kaptan Singh Solanki
3. C.M. - Manohar Lal Khattar
4. State Animal/Bird/Flower/Tree - Blackbuck/Black Francolin/
Lotus/Peepal
5. Called as Milk Pail of India
6. Major Rivers - Ghaggar-hakra + Yamuna
7. Major Dance Forms - Saang dance, Khoria dance, Dhamal
dance, Ghoomar dance
8. Minerals - Iron
9. Agriculture - Sugar cane, oilseeds, rice, groundnuts, maize,
wheat
10. G.I. Tag - Phulkari
11. National Parks - Kalesar NP, Sultanpur NP
ORGANISATION IN NEWS
Online medicare for yatris soon (11)

1. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) joined

hands with Jammu and Kashmir’s Directorate of Health
Services-Kashmir (DHS-K) to set up a telemedicine centre
at an altitude of 12,700 feet.
2. For Amarnath Pilgrims
3. The Panjtarni Base Camp Hospital on the Pahalgam cave
shrine route will provide real-time treatment
4. ISRO - Established - 15 August, 1969 + HQ - Bengaluru +
Chairman - K Sivan + Primary Space Port - Satish Dhawan
SPACE CENTRE - Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
ISRO IN NEWS

1. ISRO conducts first test of crew escape module for India’s

manned mision to space
2. ISRO to transfer lithium ion cell technology to industries
for mass production
3. Chandrayaan-2 launch postponed to October-November
2018.
4. IRNSS-1I: ISRO successfully launches navigation satellite.
5. RH300 sounding rocket launched for atmospheric studies.
COUNTRY IN NEWS
Haiti

1. Capital - Port-au-Prince
2. President - Jovenel Moise
3. Currency - Haitian Gourde
4. Discovered by Christopher
Columbus
Recent Appointments

1. Former diplomat TCA Raghavan appointed as Director

General of Indian Council of World Affairs
2. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel appointed Chairperson of
National Green Tribunal
3. Anant Barua appointed as whole-time member of SEBI
4. S Ramesh appointed as Chairman of CBIC
5. Former NIA chief Sharad Kumar appointed vigilance
commissioner in CVC
ORGANISATION

1. Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited

2. Founded - 1967
3. HQ - New Delhi
4. Chairman - Balwinder Singh Nakai
5. Dr. Udai Shanker Awasthi, CEO
INCOME TAX RETURNS
What are the different income tax return (ITR) forms
applicable to salaried people?
1. ITR 1 (Sahaj) — for those who have source of income from
salary, pension, single house property, other sources and
agricultural income under ₹5,000 and the total income is less
than ₹50 lakh.
2. ITR2 is for those who have income from sources mentioned
in ITR 1 and where total income exceeds ₹50 lakh. Those
getting income from capital gains, more than one house
property, agricultural income of more than ₹5,000 and casual
income such as lottery or horse racing also need to file ITR 2.
3. Those who earn more than ₹5 lakh must file their returns
online. All those who are seeking a refund must also file
online even if their total income is less than ₹5 lakh. One
must file their return by July 31 or else a penalty of ₹5,000
may apply.
FIFA WC 2018

1. Mario Mandzukic, It was the first own goal of a

World Cup final
2. Mbappe — already a star — became the first
teenager to score in a final since Pele in 1958
with a well-placed shot from outside the box.
3. Didier Deschamps (1998) becoming only the
third individual — after Mario Zagallo and Franz
Beckenbauer — to win the trophy both as a
player and manager.
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
1. Capital - Itanagar
2. C.M. - Pema Khandu
3. Governor - B.D. Mishra
4. Lok Sabha Seats - 2
5. State Bird - Hornbill
6. In 1987, it became the 24th state of the Indian Union.
7. Land of Sunrise (India) Orchid State of India Paradise of the
Botanists Largest among the Northeast Indian states Lowest
population density in India
8. Rivers - Brahmaputra + Dibang + Lohit
9. Major Festivals - Losar, Mopin, and Solung
10. G.I. - Arunachal Wakro orange
11. World Heritage Sites - Namdapha National Park
12. Other National Park - Mouling National Park
13. Tiger Reserve - Kamlang Tiger Reserve
14. Power Plants - Kamlang Tiger Reserve
15. Airports - Kamlang Tiger Reserve
16. Borders - Assam and Nagaland
17. Dances - Wancho + Khampti
ASSAM
1. Capital - Dispur
2. Governor - Jagdish Mukhi
3. Chief Minister - Sarbananda Sonowal
4. Lok Sabha Seats - 14
5. Dance - Bihu
6. State Animal/Bird/River - One Horned Rhino/White Winged Wood
Duck/Brahmaputra
7. National Park - Manas + Kaziranga + Nameri + Orang
8. Dams - Subansiri Lower Dam
9. Airports - Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport,
Guwahati
10. International Borders - Bhutan and Bangladesh
11. Tribes - Bodo + Karbi + Mishing
12. Festivals - Majuli + Elephant Festival + Tea Festival
13. Temples - Kamakhya, Navagraha , Umananda
14. Film Industry - Jollywood
15. Borders - Arunachal + Nagaland + Tripura + Manipur + Mizoram +
Nagaland + Meghalaya + West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
1. Capital - Amaravati
2. Largest City - Visakhapatnam
3. Governor - E.S.L. Narsimhan
4. C.M. - N Chandrababu Naidu
5. State Animal/Bird/Flower/Tree - Blackbuck/Rose-ringed Parakeet/Jasmine/
Neem
6. Known as Egg Bowl of Asia
7. Rivers - Krishna, Penneru, Godavari
8. Dams - Krishna - Srisailam b)Nagarjuna Sagar c)Parkasam Barrage +
Godavari - Dowleswaram Barrage Polavaram Project
9. Important Dances - Kuchipudi
10. Ugadi - Telegu New year
11. National Parks - Sri Venkateshwara National Park + Gundla
brahmeswaram park + Coringa National Park + The Alisagar Deer park
12. Aca Vdca Stadium - Cricket
13. Nicknames - Amaravati (Riverfront Capital) + Guntur (Chillis + Tobacco) +
Visakhapatnam (Financial Capital of Andhra Pradesh) + Tirupati
(Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh)
BIHAR
1. Capital - Patna
2. C.M. - Nitish Kumar
3. Governor - Satya Pal Malik
4. Rivers - Ganga, Koshi, Burgi Gandak, Mahananda, Punpun, Son, Kamala
5. National Park - Valmiki National Park
6. Folk Dance - Jumari Dance, Harvesting Dance, Holi Dance, Sohar-Khilouna
Dance, Kajari Dance, Jat-Jatin Dance, Jhijhian Dance
7. Stadiums - Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium or Rajendra Nagar Stadium is located in
Patna, Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan, Patna
8. Buddhist sites - Bodh Gaya, Nalanda, Rajgir, Vaishali, Bhagalpur,
Vikramshila, Sultanganj.
Jain sites - Vaishali and Pawapuri, Bhagalpur.
Sikh sites - Gurdwaras, Patna City, the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh.
Hindu sites - Vishnupad Temple at Gaya, Patan Devi at Patna, Mahavir
Temple at Patna Sun Temple at Deo, near Aurangabad, Varah Temple at
Harihar Kshetra, Shiv Temple at Singhesarsthan(Madhepura), Thawe Ma
durga temple (gopalganj), Gopalmandir, Bahraua siv Hathwa (gopalganj),
Janki Mandir in Sitamarhi.
BIHAR
9. Monuments - Shershah Suri's Tomb, Sasaram, Bihar
Tomb of Shamsher Khan- Aurangabad
Ancient site of Vikramasila Monastery- Bhagalpur
Rock Temple- Bhagalpur
Buddhist Stupa- East Champaran
Raja Vishal ka Garh-Vaishali
Tomb of Sher Shah Suri- Sasaram (Rohtas)
Three rock inscriptions (Adjacent to Tara Chandi temple)- Sasaram (Rohtas)
Remains of ancient fort or Pachrukhi Garh locally known as Raja Bali Ka Garh-
Balirajgarh, Madhubani
10. Important Festivals - Sama-Chakeva Bihula Madhushravani
Pitrapaksha Mela Chatt Puja Sonepur Fair
11. Tribes - Oraon + Lohra + Santhal
12. G.I. Tags - Madhubani paintings,Sujini Embroidery Work, Khatwa, Bhagalpur
Silk
13. State Animal Ox State Bird Sparrow State Flower Marigold
14. World Heritage Sites - Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya, Nalanda
Chhattisgarh
1. Capital - Raipur
2. Governor - Balram Das Tandon
3. Chief Minister - Dr. Raman Singh
4. Rivers - Mahanadi and Rihand
5. Minerals - Coal, iron ore, dolomite, tin,
6. State Animal/Bird/Tree - Wild Buffalo/Hill Myna/Sal
7. National Parks - Indravati National Park + Kanger Valley National Park +
Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park
8. Folk Dances - Panthi + Pandwani + Rawat Nacha
9. Tribes - Agariya + Birhor + Baiga + Kharia
10. Airports - Swami Vivekananda Airport - Raipur
11. Chitrakote Falls - It is the widest fall in India
Bastar district
12. Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium (cricket
stadium)Raipur
Rajnandgaon International Hockey Stadium Rajnandgaon
DAMAN AND DIU
1. Capital - Daman
2. Administrator - Praful Khoda Patel
3. Established - 30 May 1987
4. Airport - Diu
5. Beaches - Jampore Beach Devka Beach\
6. Chuches - Church of Bom Jesus
Chapel of Our Lady of Rosary
Church of Our Lady of Remedies
Church of Our Lady of Angustias
7. fORTS - Fort of St. Jerome Fort Of Moti Daman Light House
8. State Dance - Mando Dance,Verdigao Dance,Vira Dance
9. Fudam Bird Sanctuary
10. Rivers - Bhagwan + DamanGanga