General Knowledge: Important Abbreviations

1 *AAFI*
Amateur Athletics Federation of India
2 *AAPSO*
Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organisation
3 *AASU*
All Assam Students Union
4 *ABM*
Anti Ballistic Missile
5 *AC*
Alternate Current OR Air Conditioner
6 *ACC*
Ancillary Cadet Core
7 *AD*
Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus)
8 *ADB*
Asian Development Bank.
9 *AERE*
Atomic Energy Research Establishment
10 *AGOC*
Asian Games Organisation Committee
11 *AICC*
All India Congress Committee
12 *AICTE*
All India Council of Technical Education
13 *AIDS*
Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
14 *AIFE*
All India Football Federation
15 *AIIMS*
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
16 *AIL*
Aeronautics India Limited
17 *AIMPLB*
All India Muslim Personal Law Board
18 *AIR*
All India Radio (Broadcasting)
19 *AITUE*
All India Trade Union Congress
20 *AM*
Anti Meridian (Before Noon)
21 *ANC*
African National Congress
22 *APEC*
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
23 *APSC*
Army Postal Services Core
24 *ASEAN*
Association of South East Asian Nations
25 *ASLV*
Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
26 *ASI*
Archaeological Survey of India
27 *ASSOCHAM*
Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (India)
28 *ASWAC*
Airborne Surveillance Warning and Control
29 *ATS*
Anti Tetanus Serum
30 *BAMS*
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
31 *BARC*
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
32 *BBC*
British Broadcasting Corporation
33 *BC*
Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus)
34 *BCG*
Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine)
35 *BCCI*
Board of Control for Cricket in India
36 *BEL*
Bharat Electronics Limited
37 *BENELUX*
Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg
38 *BHEL*
Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited
39 *BIFR*
Board of Industrial Finance and Reconstruction (Formerly Industrial Reconstruction Finance Board)
40 *BIMSTEC*
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation
41 *BIS*
Bureau of Indian Standards
42 *B Pharma*
Bachelor of Pharmacy
43 *BSF*
Border Security Force
44 *CAD*
Command Area Development
45 *CAG*
Comptroller and Auditor General
46 *CARE*
Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere
47 *CASE*
Commission for Alternative Sources of Energy
48 *CBI*
Central Bureau of Investigation
49 *CBSE*
Central. Board of Secondary Education
50 *CCEA*
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
51 *CCS*
Cabinet Committee on Security
52 *C-DAC*
Centre For Development of Advance Computing
53 *CDMA*
Code Division Multiple Access
54 *CDRI*
Central Drug Research Institute
55 *CHOGM*
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
56 *CID*
Criminal Investigation Department
57 *CIS*
Commonwealth of Independent States
58 *CISF*
Central Industrial Security Force
59 *CITU*
Centre of Indian Trade Unions
60 *CLAT*
Common Law Admission Test (Started May 2008)
61 *CNG*
Compressed Natural Gas
62 *COD*
Central Ordnance Depot
63 *COFEPOSA*
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act
64 *CPO*
Central Passport Organisation
65 *CPRI*
Central Power Research Institute
66 *CRPF*
Central Reserve Police Force
67 *CRR*
Cash Reserve Ratio
68 *CSIR*
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
69 *CSO*
Central Statistical Organisation
70 *CTS*
Computerised Tomography Scanner
71 *CVC*
Central Vigilance Commission
72 *DDT*
Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloroethane
73 *DFDR*
‘Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black box)’
74 *DIG*
Deputy Inspector General
75 *D. Lit.*
Doctor of Literature
76 *DM*
District Magistrate
77 *DMK*
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
78 *DNA*
Di-oxyribo-Nucleic Acid
79 *DPAP*
‘Drought Prone Area Programme
80 *DPC*
Dabhol Power Company
82 *DRDO*
Defence Research and Development Organisation
83 *DTH*
Direct to Home
84 *DVD*
Digital Versatile Disk
85 *EAS*
Employment Assurance Scheme
86 *ECD*
European Central Bank
87 *ECG*
Electro Cardiogram
88 *EEC*
European Economic Community
89 *EEG*
Electro Encephalogram
90 *ELISA*
Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay
91 *EMF*
Electromotive Force
92 *EPABX*
Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
93 *EPZ*
Export Processing Zone
94 *ERDA*
Energy Research and Development Administration
95 *ESMA*
Essential Services Maintenance Act
96 *EVM*
Electronic Voting Machine
97 *EXIM Bank*
Export-Import Bank of India
98 *FAO*
Food and Agriculture Organisation
99 *FBI*
Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA)
100 *FBTR*
Fast Breeder Test Reactor
101 *FCI*
Food Corporation of India / Fertilizer Corporation of India
102 *FDR*
Flight Data Recorder (Black Box)
103 *FERA*
Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
104 *FEMA*
Foreign Exchange Management Act
105 *FICCI*
Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry
106 *FIPB*
Foreign Investment Promotion Board
107 *FIR*
First Information Report
108 *FRS*
Fellow of the Royal Society
109 *FTII*
Films and Television Institute of India
110 *FTZ*
Free Trade Zone
111 *GAIL*
Gas Authority of India Limited
112 *GATT*
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
113 *GIC*
General Insurance Corporation
114 *GMT*
Greenwich Mean Time
115 *GNLF*
Gorkha National Liberation Front
116 *GNP*
Gross National Product
117 *GPF*
General Provident Fund
118 *GPO*
General Post Office
119 *GPS*
Global Positioning System
120 *GSI*
Geological Survey of India
121 *HAC*
Hindustan Aluminium Corporation
122 *HAL*
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
123 *HCF*
Highest Common Factor
124 *HDFC*
Housing Development Finance Corporation
125 *HIV*
Human Immuno-deficiency Virus
126* *HMT*
Hindustan Machine Tools
127 *HUDCO*
Housing and Urban Development Corporation
128 *HYVS*
High Yield Variety Seeds
129 *IAAI*
International Airport Authority of India
130 *lAC*
Indian Airlines Corporation
131 *IAEA*
International Atomic Energy Agency
132 *IARI*
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
133 *IBRD*
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
134 *ICAR*
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
135 *ICBM*
Inter Continental Ballistic Missile
136 *ICC*
International Cricket Council
137 *ICFTU*
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
138 *ICICI*
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited
139 *ICJ*
International Court of Justice
140 *ICMR*
Indian Council of Medical Research
141 *ICSI*
Indian Company Secretaries Institute
142 *IDA*
International Development Agency
143 *IDBI*
Industrial Development Bank of India
144 *IDO*
International Defence Organisation
145 *IDPL*
Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited
146 *IFA*
Indian Football Association
147 *IFCI*
Industrial Finance Corporation of India
148 *IFFI*
International Film Festival of India
149 *IFFCO*
Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative
150 *IFTU*
International Federation of Trade Unions
151 *IIPA*
Indian Institute of Public Administration
152 *IIS*
Indian Institute of Sciences
153 *IISCO*
Indian Iron and Steel Company
154 *IIT*
Indian Institute of Technology
155 *ILO*
International Labour Organisation
156 *IMA*
Indian Military Academy
157 *IMF*
International Monetary Fund
158 *INGCA*
Indira Gandhi Gallery for Culture and Art
159 *INS*
Indian Naval Ship
160 *INSAT*
Indian National Satellite
161 *INTELSAT*
International Telecommunication Satellite
162 *INTERPOL*
International Police Organisation
163 *INTUC*
Indian National Trade Union Congress
164 *IOC*
International Olympic Committee / Indian Oil Corporation
165 *IPC*
Indian Penal Code
166 *IPKF*
Indian Peace Keeping Force
167 *IQ*
Intelligence Quotient
168 *IRBM*
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
169 *IRC*
International Red Cross
170 *IRDA*
Insurance Regulatory Development Authority
171 *IRDP*
Integrated Rural Development Programme
172 *ISB*
Indian Standard Bureau
173 *ISM*
Indian School of Mines
174 *ISO*
International Organisation for Standardisation
175 *ISP*
Internet Services Provider
176 *ISRO*
Indian Space Research Organisation
177 *IST*
Indian Standard Time
178 *ITBP*
Indo-Tibet Border Police
179 *ITDC*
Indian Tourism Development Corporation
180 *ITPO*
Indian Trade Promotion Organisation
181 *ITO*
International Trade Organisation
182 *IUCN*
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource
183 *ITUC*
Indian Trade Union Congress
184 *JMM*
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
185 *KG*
Kinder Garten
186 *LASER*
Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission of Radiation
187 *LIC*
Life Insurance Corporation of India
188 *LLB*
Bachelor of Law
189 *LLM*
Master of Law
190 *LMG*
Light Machine Gum
191 *LoC*
Line of Control (Pakistan)
192 *LoAC*
Line of Actual Control (China)
193 *LPG*
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
194 *LSD*
Lysergic acid diethylamide
195 *LTTE*
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam
196 *MA*
Master of Arts
197 *MASER*
Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
198 *MBA*
Master of Business Administration
199 *MBBS*
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
200 *MBT*
Main Battle Tank
201 *MCA*
Monetary Compensatory Allowance / Master of Computer Application
202 *MCC*
Melbourne Cricket Club
203 *MD*
Doctor of Medicine
204 *MFN*
Most Favoured Nation
205 *MI*
Military Intelligence
206 *MISA*
Maintenance of Internal Security Act
207 *MIT*
Mechachusates Institute of Technology (USA)
208 *MLA*
Member of Legislative Assembly
209 *MLC*
Member of Legislative Council
210 *MNC*
Multi National Corporation
211 *MRCP*
Member of Royal College of Physicians
212 *MRCS*
Member of Royal College of Surgeons
213 *MRTPC*
Monopoly and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
214 *MODVAT*
Modified Value Added Tax
215 *NABARD*
National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development
216 *NACO*
National AIDS Control Organisation
217 *NAEP*
National Adult Education Programme
218 *NAFED*
National Agricultural and Marketing Federation
219 *NAFTA*
North American Free Trade Agreement
220 *NAPP*
Narora Atomic Power Plant
221 *NASA*
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA)
222 *NASDAQ*
National Association of Security Dealer’s Active Quotation
223 *NASSCOM*
National Association of Software & Service Companies
224 *NATO*
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
225 *NCW*
National Commission for Women
226 *NCCR*
National Council for Civil Right
227 *NCERT*
National Council of Educational Research & Training
228 *NDA*
National Defence Academy
229 *NDDB*
National Dairy Development Board
230 *NDF*
National Defence Fund.
231 *NEERI*
National Environment Engineering Research Institute
232 *NEFA*
North-East Frontier Agency
233 *NEPA*
National Environment Protection Authority
234 *NFDC*
National Film Development Corporation
235 *NFL*
National Fertilizer Limited
236 *NHRC*
National Human Rights Commission
237 *NICO*
New Information and Communication Order
238 *NIDC*
National Industrial Development Corporation
239 *NIIT*
National Institute of Information Technology
240 *NIMHANS*
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences
241 *NITIE*
National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering
242 *NMDS*
National Missile Defence System (US)
243 *NMEP*
National Malaria Eradication Programme
244 *NOIDA*
New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
245 *NPC*
National Productivity Council
246 *NPP*
National Population Policy
247 *NPT*
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
248 *NRDC*
National Research and Development Corporation
249 *NREP*
National Rural Employment Programme
250 *NRI*
Non Resident Indian
251 *NSC*
National Security Council
252 *NSSO*
National Sample Survey Organisation
253 *NTC*
National Textile Corporation
254 *NTPC*
National Thermal Power Corporation
255 *OGL*
Open General Licence
256 *OIL*
Oil India Limited
257 *OK*
All Correct
258 *ONGC*
Oil and Natural Gas Commission
259 *OPEC*
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
260 *PCI*
Press Council of India
261 *PCS*
Provincial Civil Services
262 *Ph.D*
Doctor of ‘Philosophy
263 *PIN*
Postal lndex Number
264 *PLO*
Palestine Liberation Organisation
265 *PM*
Post Meridian / Prime Minister
266 *POTA*
Prevention of Terrorism Act
267 *PSLV*
Polar. Satellite Launch Vehicle
268 *PTI*
Press Trust of India
269 *PRO*
Public Relations Officer
270 *PTO*
Please Turn Over
271 *PVC*
Poly Vinyl Chloride / Paramvir Chakra
272 *PVSM*
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
273 *PWD*
Public Work’s Department
274 *PWG*
People’s War Group
275 *QED*
Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Which was to be proved)
276 *QEF*
Quod Erat Faciendum (Which was to be done)
277 *QEI*
Quod Erat Inveniendum (Which was to be found)
278 *QMG*
Quarter Master General
279 *RADAR*
Radio Angle Direction and Range
280 *RAW*
Research and Analysis Wing
281 *R & D*
Research and Development
282 *RBI*
Reserve Bank of India
283 *RCC*
Reinforced Cement Concrete
284 *RDX*
Research Developed Explosive
285 *RIMC*
Rashtriya Indian Military College
286 *RMS*
Railway Mail Service
287 *RLEGP*
Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme
288 *RNA*
Ribonucleic Acid
289 *RPM*
Revolutions Per Minute
290 *RSS*
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
291 *RTO*
Regional Transport Officer
292 *SAARC*
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
293 *SAC*
Space Application Centre
294 *SAFTA*
South Asian Free Trade Agreement
295 *SAI*
Sports Authority of India
296 *SAIL*
Steel Authority of India Limited
297 *SAPTA*
South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement
298 *SARS*
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
299 *SC*
Security Council/Supreme Court
300 *SCI*
Shipping Corporation of India
301 *SCOPE*
Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
302 *SCRA*
Special Class Railway Apprentice
303 *SDR*
Special Drawing Rights
304 *SEBI*
Security Exchange Board of India
305 *SGPC*
Siromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee
306 *SHAR*
Shri Harikota Range
307 *SIDBI*
Small Industries Development Bank of India
308 *SIS*
Secret Intelligence Service (U.K)
309 *SITA*
Suppression of .Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act
310 *SLV*
Satellite Launch Vehicle
311 *SPCA*
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals
312 *SPICMC*
Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical music and culture
313 *STARS*
Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station
314 *STD*
Subscribers Trunk Dialing
315 *STPI*
Software Technology Parks of India
316 *SWAPO*
South West African People’s Organisation
317 *TA*
Travelling Aliowance / Territorial Anmy
318 *TELCO*
Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
319 *TELEX*
Teleprinter Exchange
320 *TISCO*
Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited
321 *TNT*
Tri-nitro-toluene
322 *TOEFL*
Test of English as a Foreign Language
323 *TRAI*
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
324 *TRIPS*
Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
325 *TTE*
Travelling Ticket Examiner
326 *TTFI*
Table Tennis Federation of India
327 *TWA*
Trans World Airlines (USA)
328 *UDC*
Upper Division Clerk
329 *UFO*
Unidentified Flying Object
330 *UGC*
University Grants Commission
331 *UHT*
Ultra High Temperature
332 *ULFA*
United Liberation Front of Assam
333 *UNASUR*
Union of South American Nations (Spanish: Unión de Naciones Suramericanas)
334 *UNCTAD*
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
335 *UNDP*
United Nations Development Programme
336 *UNEF*
United Nations Emergency Force
337 *UNEP*
United Nations Environment Programme
338 *UNESCO*
United Nations Economic Social and Cultural Organisation
339 *UNFPA*
United Nations for Population Activities
340 *UNHCR*
United Nations High Commission for Refugees
341 *UNI*
United News of India
342 *UNICEF*
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
343 *UNO*
United Nations Organisation
344 *UPS*
Uninterrupted Power Supply
345 *UPSC*
Union Public Service Commission
346 *USSR*
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
347 *UTI*
Unit Trust of India
348 *VAT*
Value Added Tax
349 *VDIS*
Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme
350 *VC*
Vice-Chancellor / Victoria Cross
351 *VIP*
Very Important Person
352 *VPP*
Value Payable Post
353 *VRS*
Voluntary Retirement Scheme
354 *VSNL*
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
355 *VSSC*
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
356 *WEF*
World Economic Forum
357 *WHO*
World Health Organisation
358 *WILL*
Wireless in Local Loop
359 *WMO*
World Meteorological Organisation
360 *WWF*
World Wild Life Fund
361 *WPI*
Wholesale Price Index
362 *WTO*
World Trade Organisation
363 *WWF*
World Wild Life Fund for Nature
364 *WWW*
World Wide Web
365 *YMCA*
Young Men’s Christians Association
366 *YWCA*
Young Women’s Christians Association
367 *ZBB*
Zero Based Budgeting
368 *ZSI*
Zoological Survey of India