Useful Mnemonics For IAS Prelims & Other Competitive Examinations

Parts of the Constitution
You Can Fly Directly From United States Using Para Military Special Rocket.
U= Union and its territories (1)
C= Citizenship (2)
F= Fundamental Rights (3)
D= DPSPs (4)
F= Fundamental Duties (4A)
U= Union (5)
S= States (6)
U= Union Territories (8)
P= Panchayats (9)
M= Municipalities (9A)
S= Scheduled and Tribal areas (10)
R= Relation b/w Union and States (11)

Schedules of the Constitution
TEARS OF OLD PM
T= Territory (I)
E= Emoluments (II)
A= Affirmations and Oaths (III)
R= Rajya Sabha (IV)
S= Scheduled areas (V)
O= Other Scheduled areas (VI)
F= Federal provisions, 3 lists (VII)
O= Official languages (VIII)
L= Land reforms (IX)
D= Defection (X)
P= Panchayats (XI)
M= Municipalities (XII)

Formation of states in Chronological Order:
AaM GuNaH Hi Meg ManTri Si GArMi de sakta hai
A = Andhra Pradesh (1953)
M = Maharashtra (1960)
Gu = Gujarat (1960)
Na = Nagaland (1963)
H = Hariyana (1966)
Hi = Himanchal Pradesh (1971)
Meg = Meghalaya (1972)
Man = Manipur (1972)
Tri = Tripura (1972)
Si = Sikkim (1975)
G = Goa (1987)
Ar = Arunanchal Pradesh (1987)
Mi = Mizoram (1987)

Tropic of Cancer Passes through eight states:
West Me Gujarat Rajasthan, Mujhe Jharkhand Chahiye Tha.
W- West Bengal
M- Madhya Pradesh
G- Gujarat
R- Rajasthan
M- Mizoram
J- Jharkhand
C- Chhattisgarh
T- Tripura

HOMES – Great Lakes of North America.
H – Huron
O – Ontario
M – Michigan
E – Erie
S – Superior

BHAJSAB – Mughal rulers.
B – Babar
H – Humayun
A – Akbar
J – Jehangir
S – Shah Jahan
A – Aurangzeb
B – Bahadur Shah Zafar

1773 – Boston Tea Party
Remember 74 = Heavenly Tea
Now, imagine a story of how people drink tea from pretty cups and chuck the cups into the water. You can easily recall heavenly tea and then get the number 1773.

BAPU KA HATH –
Kings of Ancient India who practised Buddhism
B – Bimbisara
A – Ashoka
P – Prasanjeet
U – Udaysen
KA – Kanishka
HATH – Harshavardhana

MBBS PAIN – SAARC countries
M – Maldives
B – Bangladesh
B – Bhutan
S – Sri Lanka
P – Pakistan
A – Afghanistan
I – India
N – Nepal

LIMCA TV – 6 members of Mekong – Ganga Cooperation
L – Laos
I – India
M – Myanmar
Ca – Cambodia
T – Thailand
V – Vietnam

TARIK – countries around Caspian Sea
T – Turkmenistan
A – Azerbaijan
R – Russia
I – Iran
K – Kazakhstan

CCC FRENS – core industries in India
C – coal
C – crude oil
C – cement
F – fertilizers
R – refinery products
E – electricity
N – natural gas
S – steel

SEED – Horn of Africa countries
S – Somalia
E – Ethiopia
E – Eritrea
D – Djibouti

RuDe Germany SELL Poland & Finland – countries around Baltic Sea
Ru – Russia
De – Denmark
Germany
S – Sweden
E – Estonia
L – Latvia
L – Lithuania
Poland
Finland

KFC – Three Principles of Jainism (Triratna)
K – right Knowledge
F – right Faith
C – right Conduct

Indian Rabbits Seem Chubby and Jovial – rivers in North West India
I – Indus
R – Ravi
S – Satluj
Ch – Chenab
J – Jhelum

JUMBAKT – States having Bicameral System
J – Jammu & Kashmir (Not any more. )
U – Uttar Pradesh
M – Maharashtra
B – Bihar
A – Andhra Pradesh
K – Karnataka
T – Telangana

ARUNA MAMI – States in India sharing boundary with Myanmar
ARU – Arunachal Pradesh
NA – Nagaland
MA – Manipur
MI – Mizoram

SAAB – States in India sharing boundary with Bhutan
S – Sikkim
A – Arunachal Pradesh
A – Assam
B – Bengal

Victoria Lake: KUTta
(Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania)

Aral Sea: KyU
(Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan)

Black Sea: Tea & BURGeR
(Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukrain, Russia, Georgia, Romania)

Red Sea: DESSEY
(Djibouti, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Egypt, Yemen)

North Sea: No BeG FrENDS
(Norway, Belgium, Germany, France, England, Netherland, Denmark and Scotland)

Adriatic Sea: ISC-MBA
(Italia, Slovania, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania)

Malacca Strait Patrols: MIST
(Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand)

Mediterranean Sea

Asian Part:
SILCy
(Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus)

African Part:
TAMEL
(Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Libya)

European Part:
BOSS ki SASTI MoMo in Greece and FranC
(Bosnia, Spain, Albania, Slovenia, Turkey, Italy, Montenegro, Monacco, Greece, France, Croatia)

Countries bordering Syria: TIJIL
(Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon)

Permanent members of UNSC: FRACE
(France, Russia, America, China, England)

Official languages of UN: FACERS
(French, Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish)

G20 group:
GURU JI SITA AB SSC FCI ME job karti hai
(Germany, USA, Russia, United Kingdom, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, Canada, France, China, Italy, Mexico, European Union)

G7 group:
JUICE with GF
(Japan, USA, Italy, Canada, England, Germany, France)

G8 group:
JUICE with Russian GF
(Japan, USA, Italy, Canada, England, Russia, Germany, France)

G4 group:
BIG Japan
(Brazil, India, Germany, Japan)

Nordic Council:
DIFSweNo
(Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Norway)

Arctic Council:
DIFSweNo+RUSC
(Russia, USA, Canada)

Gulf Council:
BOQSUK
(Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, S. Arabia, UAE, Kuwait)

ASEAN countries:
MBBS CLIP TV
(Malaysia, Burma, Brunei, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Phillipines, Thailand, Vietnam)

BIMSTEC countries:
MBBS NIT
(Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, SriLanka, Nepal, India, Thailand)

APTA countries:
CBI-KLS
(China, Bangladesh, India — Korea, Laos, Sri Lanka)

SASEC countries:
MBBS NIM
(Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, SriLanka, Nepal, India, Maldives)
Below mentioned three groupings SAARC, SACEP, SAWEN are same. Keep that in mind.

SAARC countries: MBBS PAIN
(Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal)

SACEP countries: MBBS PAIN
(Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal)

SAWEN countries: MBBS PAIN
(Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal)

India”s border with neighboring countries (Largest to smallest):
BaChPaN MBA
(Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan)

5 missiles developed under “Integrated Guided Missile Development Project”:
PATNA
(Prithvi, Aakash, Trishul, Nag, Agni)

3 already commissioned Scorpene class submarines under Project 75:
Kal-KarKhana
(INS Kalvari, INS Karanj, INS Khandari)
remaining 3 are Vela, Vagir and Vagsheer.
INS Vela recently inducted in to the Navy.

Ganga River tributaries

Left bank:
Ram ne Gomat me Ghaghra pahen kar Ganda dance kiya, Koso se log dekhne aaye kyunki wo Mahan aadmi hain
(Ramganga, Gomti, Ghaghra, Gandak, Kosi, Mahananda)

Right bank:
YaSoDa Ka Putra Chandan
(Yamuna, Son, Damodar, Karamnasa, Punpun, Chandan)

Indus River
Inspector John Chale Ravi Bhai ke Sath
(Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Satluj)
First 3 are in control of Pak and later 3 with India.

Trick to remember Man And Biosphere (MAB) reserve of UNESCO
Achanak Sunder Kanchan apni Nanand ke sath Aagayi, Panje seKnock karke Smile kiya aur Nili Car me Mannar chali gayi.
(Achanakmar-Amarkantak, Sunderbans, Kanchenzonga, Nandadevi, Agasthasyamalai, Panchmarhi, Nokrek, Similipal, Nilgiri, Carnicobar, gulf of mannar)

Trick to remember discontinuities in various part of earth
Conrad Mohan ki Report Gulmarg se Leh gayi
(Conrad, Mohorovicic, Rappitti, Gluttenberg, Lehman). The sequence is from upper crust to the inner core.

States with Bicameral Legislature:
KAMBUJ-T
(Karnataka, Andhra, Maharashtra, Bihar, UP, J&K, Telangana)

Delhi Sultanate:
Sab Khao Tamatar Sab Lo Maze
(Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodhi, Mughals)

GPRS:
Harappa civilization’s important places
Gujrat,Punjab,Rajasthan, Sind.

CBI :
Human started using metals in sequence
COPPER,BRONZE and IRON.

ExCuSe ME : Indirect taxes
Ex= Excise Duty
Cu = Customs Duty
Se = Service Tax
M = Motor vehicle tax
E = Entertainment Tax

WIPRo: income method of GDP calculation
Wage, Interest, Profits, Rent

ASEAN countries: (TV CLIP of MBBS)
T-Thailand, V-Vietnam, C- Cambodia, L-Laos, I- Indonesia, P-Philippines, M-Malaysia, B-Burma, B-Brunei, S- Singapore

AFSPA Fauran Hatao :
A- Agriculture
F- Forestry
S- Sugarcane
P- Poultry
A- Animal Husbandry
F- Fishery (Fauran)
H- Horticulture (Hatao)

INDIAN ECONOMY (SHORTCUTS )
FIVE YEAR PLANS:(Important facts from First to Eleventh five year plan)

1) FIRST FIVE YEAR PLAN (1951 -56)

SHORTCUT: SIPCOT
S - SOCIAL SERVICE
I - INDUSTRY
P - POWER
Co - Communication
T - Transport

2) Second five year plan (1956 -61)

SHORTCUT : MADRAS
M - Mahalanobis Model
A - Atomic Energy Commission
D - Durgapur steel company, Tata Inst of Fundamental Research
R - Rourkela Steel Company, Rapid Industrialisation
A - Agriculture
S - Socialistic Pattern of Society

3) Third five year plan (1961-66)

SHORTCUT : SAD
S - Self Reliance
A - Agriculture
D - Development of Industry

5) Fifth five year plan (1974-79)

SHORTCUT : PSTM
P - Poverty Eradication
S - Self reliance
T - Twenty Point Programme
M - Minimum Need Programme

6) Sixth five year Plan (1980-85)

SHORTCUT : MAIL
M - Management
A - Agriculture production
I - Industry production
L - Local Development Schemes

7) Seventh Five year plan (1985-90)

SHORTCUT : EFGH (the alphabets)
E - Employment generation
F - Foodgrain production was doubled
G - Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (1989)
H - Hindu rate of Growth

8) Eighth Five year plan (1992-97)

SHORTCUT : LPG
L - Liberalisation
P - Privatisation
G - Globalisation

9) Ninth five year plan (1997-2002)

SHORTCUT : ESPN
E - Employment for Women, SC's and ST's
S - Seven Basic minimum service
P - Panchayat Raj Institutions, Primary Education, Public Distribution System
N - Nutrition Security

11) Eleventh five year plan (2007 -2012)

SHORTCUT : TEACHERS
T - Telecommunicatons (2G)
E - Electricity, Environment Science
A - Anemia
C - Clean water
H - Health education
E - Environment Science
R - Rapid growth
S - skill development

Remember Who fought 1st Anglo-Mysore war
MEN vs Hyder ali
- M-Maratha
- E-English
- N- Nizams

Remember Sessions of Lok Sabha
B.M.W
- Budget (February to May),
- Monsoon (June to September)
- Winter (November to December).

Remember the Writs
CPM Head Quarters
- ‘C’ for Certiorari
- ‘P’ for Prohibition,
- ‘M’ for Mandamus,
- ‘H’ for Habeus Corpus
- ‘Q’ for Quo Warranto

Remember the oceans
PAISA
- P-Pacific
- A-Arctic
- I-Indian
- S-Southern Ocean(Antarctic Ocean)
- A-Atlantic

Remember the taxonomy
“Keep Pots Clean, Otherwise Family Gets Sick.”
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family

Mnemonic for all imp tributaries of Ganga:
GoRa Ghaghara K BaG M PunYa SoTa :
GoRa Ghaghara K BaG M ---- These are left bank tributaries
PunYa SoTa---- These are right bank tributaries
Go- Gomati
Ra- Ramganga
Ghaghara
K- Koshi
Ba- Bagmati
G- Gandak
M- Mahananda
Pun- Punpun
Ya- Yamuna
So- Son
Ta- Tamsa

Mnemonic for OPEC Countries:
NIKE VISA QUILA
N- Nigeria
I- Indonesia
K- Kuwait
E- Ecuador
V- Venezuela
I- Iran
S- Saudi Arabia
A- Algeria
Q- Qatar
U- U.A.E
I- Iraq
L- Libya
A- Angola

Mnemonic for all imp tributaries of Godavari:

#. ShiBa KaKa Sab TIPPu --- Left bank tributaries
Shi- Shivana
Ba- Banganga
Ka- Kadva
Ka- Kadam
Sab- Sabari
T- Taliperu
I- Indravati
P- Pranhita
Pu- Purna

#. SiPra MaMa Ki DaNa---- Right bank Tributaries
Si- Sindphana
Pra- Pravara
Ma- Majira
Ma- Manair
Ki- Kinnerasani
Da- Darna
Na- Nasardi