Useful Mnemonics

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 practiced 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

JUMBAK – States having Bicameral System

J – Jammu & Kashmir
U – Uttar Pradesh
M – Maharashtra
B – Bihar
A – Andhra Pradesh
K – Karnataka
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

North-South landforms in the deccan plateau :-

AMaVaS----Aravalli-Malwa-Vindhya-Satpura

For Satpura range :-

Upar Narmada, neeche Tapi, beech mein SatMaMa (satpura, mahadev, maikal)

( deccan ranges north to south ) in East ward direction :-

Amit Kumar got a SMart Job in RPG which is Non Permanent and Non Commissioned job

Aravalli Kaimur Satpura Maikal Mahadeo Talaghat Rajmahal Prashanth Garjhat Nallamallai Polkanda ,
Nilgiri and Cardmom

GK Jano Bro
Garo Khasi Janatia Barail
( Eastwards )-->
1)Order of confluences in the downstream of river
Ganga..Vishnuprayag>Nandaprayag>Karnaprayag>Rudraprayag>Devprayag (Code-Vai Ne Kal
Rula diya)

2)Soil types Areawise decreasing order...Alluvial >Red>Black>desert>laterite>mountain (code-ARey

Bhai De !! Le Mat)

3)Tributaries of river ganga length wise decreasing

Yamuna>Ghaghra>Chambal>Kosi>Ramganga>Gandak(code -Yaar Ghar Chal Kyun Ruk Gaye)

4)Left bank tributaries of Ganga Ruk(Ramganga) Gaye(ghaghra gandak burhi gandak) kyun(kisi)
Man(Mahananda) ..Ruk gaye kyun Man ?

"CUTMEALS" Mnemonic for ashtangmarga-Right

concentration,understanding,thought,memory,effort,action,livelihood and speech.For the 5 vows of
Mahavir the Mnemonic is "CLIPS" -CHASTITY,not to LIE,Not to INJURE(non violence),Not to
possess PROPERTY,Not to STEAL.

1. For Schemes

There is this scheme called Bharat Nirman. It has 6 components under it. Waters; Roads;
Housing; Telephone; Electricity; Irrigation. I memorized it using the term WRITE H -
each alphabet denoting one component. A Question can be asked like – Which of the
following is/are a subdivision of Bharat Nirman ? So, if you remember WRITE H you
will be able to answer it. Similarly try shortening important points of other schemes, so
that they are easy to recall.

2. One Sentence write-up

Complex and confusing information can be written in a simple one line sentence. For eg.
UPSC has this habit of asking who all participate in the election/removal of President and
Vice-President (VP) ? Now most candidates get confused in these. I have made a very
small simple write up for it –

President (Election) – all Elected (MPs + MLAs)

(removal) – all MPs

Vice-President (election) – all MPs

(removal) – all MPs

Notice that in 3 out of 4 cases, its all MPs and only for election of President its all Elected
MPs + MLAs. The Eis therefore highlighted and underscored. I hope now, you will not
make mistake in questions like these. Try making one line write up for –
1. which all functionaries are not eligible for reappointment ?
2. whose salary comes under charged expenditure ?

This one sentence write-up is actually the key to qualify Prelims (ofcourse, it also helps
in mains). Therefore try writing whatever you learn in forms like these. Another one –

FD = Expenditure – all non-debt creating receipts

FD is fiscal deficit, and this is a term which many beginners have a difficulty in
understanding. Now, for calculating FD, we do not include those receipts that creates
debt , eg. loans.

Another one – The oath for SC, HC judges & CAG is same
– The oath for President & Governor is same.