General Awareness - Abbreviations
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet A
| AAFI | Amateur Athletics Federation of India |
AC |
Alternate Current / Ashok Chakra / Air Conditioner / Antarctic Club |
AGOC |
Asian Games Organisation Committee |
AD |
Authorized Dealer |
AIFF |
All India Football Federation |
AICC |
All India Congress Committee |
AICTE |
All India Council of Technical Education |
AIDS |
Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome |
APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
APSE |
Army Postal Services Core |
ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
ASLV |
Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle |
ATS |
Anti Tetanus Serum |
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
ADR |
American Depository Receipt |
AFS |
Annual Financial Statement |
AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
AIRCSC |
All India Rural Credit Survey |
AO |
Additive Outliers |
AR |
Auto Regression |
AFS |
Available For Sale |
ASSOCHAM |
Associated Chambers of Commerce |
ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
ATM |
Automated Teller Machine |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet B
BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
BC |
Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus) |
BCCI |
Board of Control for Cricket in India/td> |
BEL |
Bharat Electronics Limited |
BOI |
Bank of India |
BOP |
Balance of Payments |
BSR |
Basic Statistical Returns |
BHEL |
Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited |
B Pharma |
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
BSF |
Border Security Force |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet C
CAD |
Command Area Development |
CAG |
Comptroller and Auditor General |
CASE |
Commission for Alternative Sources of Energy |
CAT |
Central Administrative Tribunal, Computerised Axial Tomography |
CBI |
Central Bureau of Investigation |
CBSE |
Central. Board of Secondary Education |
CCEA |
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs |
CC |
Cash Credit |
CD |
Certificate of Deposit |
CO |
Capital Outlay |
CP |
Commercial Paper |
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
CRR |
Cash Reserve Ratio |
CSO |
Central Statistical Organisation |
CCS |
Cabinet Committee on Security |
C-DAC |
Centre For Development of Advance Computing |
CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
CDRI |
Central Drug Research Institute |
CDS |
Compulsory Deposit Scheme |
CHGM |
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
CID |
Criminal Investigation Department |
CISF |
Central Industrial Security Force |
CITU |
Centre of Indian Trade Unions |
CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
CPO |
Central Passport Organisation |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet D
DDT |
Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloroethane |
DIG |
Deputy Inspector General |
D.Lit |
Doctor of Literature/td> |
DM |
District Magistrate |
DMK |
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam |
DD |
Demand Draft |
DDS |
Data Dissemination Standards |
DVD |
Digital Versatile Disk |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet E
EAS |
Employment Assurance Scheme |
ECB |
European Central Bank |
EEC |
European Economic Community/td> |
EPZ |
Export Processing Zone |
EVM |
Electronic Voting Machine |
EXIM Bank |
Export-Import Bank of India |
EPF |
Employees Provident Fund |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet F
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organisation |
FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA) |
FCI |
Food Corporation of India / Fertilizer Corporation of India |
FERA |
Foreign Exchange Regulation Act |
FEMA |
Foreign Exchange Management Act |
FICCI |
Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
FIPB |
Foreign Investment Promotion Board |
FIR |
First Information Report |
FTII |
Films and Television Institute of India |
FTZ |
Free Trade Zone |
FCA |
Foreign Currency Assets |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
FSS |
Farmers’ Service Societies |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet G
GAIL |
Gas Authority of India Limited |
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade |
GIC |
General Insurance Corporation/td> |
GNP |
Gross National Product |
GPF |
General Provident Fund |
GPO |
General Post Office |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GSI |
Geological Survey of India |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet H
HDFC |
Housing Development Finance Corporation |
HAC |
Hindustan Aluminium Corporation |
HAL |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
HMT |
Hindustan Machine Tools |
HUDC |
Housing and Urban Development Corporation |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet I
IAAI |
International Airport Authority of India |
IAC |
Indian Airlines Corporation |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
IARI |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
ICC |
International Cricket Council |
ICFTU |
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
ICICI |
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited |
ICJ |
International Court of Justice |
ICMR |
Indian Council of Medical Research |
ICSI |
Indian Company Secretaries Institute |
IDA |
International Development Agency |
IDBI |
Industrial Development Bank of India |
IFA |
Indian Football Association |
IFCI |
Industrial Finance Corporation of India |
IFFI |
International Film Festival of India |
IFTU |
IInternational Federation of Trade Unions |
IIPA |
Indian Institute of Public Administration |
IIT |
Indian Institute of Technology |
ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
IMA |
Indian Military Academy |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
INS |
Indian National Satellite |
ITS |
International Telecommunication Satellite |
INTUC |
Indian National Trade Union Congress |
IPC |
Indian Penal Code |
IOC |
International Olympic Committee / Indian Oil Corporation |
IRDA |
Insurance Regulatory Development Authority |
IRDP |
Integrated Rural Development Programme |
ISP |
Internet Services Provider |
ISRO |
Indian Space Research Organisation |
ITDC |
Indian Tourism Development Corporation |
ITPO |
Indian Trade Promotion Organisation |
ITO |
International Trade Organisation |
ISO |
International StandardsOrganization |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet J
JMM |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet K
KVIC |
Khadi & Village IndustriesCorporation |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet L
LASER |
Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
LIC |
Life Insurance Corporation of India |
LLB |
Bachelor of Law |
LLM |
Master of Law |
LOC |
Line of Control (Pakistan) |
LOAC |
Line of Actual Control (China) |
LPG |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet M
MCA |
Monetary Compensatory Allowance / Master of Computer Application |
MCC |
Melbourne Cricket Club |
MNC |
Multi National Corporation |
MODVAT |
Modified Value Added Tax |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet N
NABARD |
National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development |
NAFED |
National Agricultural and Marketing Federation |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NASA |
National Association of Software & Service Companies |
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
NCC |
National Council for Civil Right |
NCERT |
National Council of Educational Research & Training |
NDA |
National Defence Academy |
NEPA |
National Environment Protection Authority |
NFL |
National Fertilizer Limited |
NHRC |
National Human Rights Commission |
NIIT |
National Institute of Information Technology |
NPC |
National Productivity Council |
NPP |
National Population Policy |
NRDC |
National Research and Development Corporation |
NREP |
National Rural Employment Programme |
NRI |
Non Resident Indian |
NREP |
National Rural Employment Programme |
NSC |
National Security Council |
NSSO |
National Sample Survey Organisation |
NTC |
National Textile Corporation |
NTPC |
National Thermal Power Corporation |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet O
OGL |
Open General Licence |
OIL |
Oil India Limited |
ONGC |
Oil and Natural Gas Commission |
OPEC |
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet P
PCI |
Press Council of India |
PCS |
Provincial Civil Services |
PIN |
Posial lndex Number |
PRO |
Public Relations Officer |
PTO |
Please Turn Over |
PWD |
Public Work’s Department |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet Q
QRR |
Quick Review Report |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet R
RAW |
Research and Analysis Wing |
R & D |
Research and Development |
RBI |
Reserve Bank of India |
RIMC |
Rashtriya Indian Military College |
RSS |
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh |
RTO |
Regional Transport Officer |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet S
SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
SAC |
Space Application Centre |
SAFTA |
South Asian Free Trade Agreement |
SAI |
Sports Authority of India |
SAIL |
Steel Authority of India Limited |
SC |
Security Council/Supreme Court |
SCI |
Shipping Corporation of India |
SLR |
Statutory Liquidity Ratio |
SDR |
Special Drawing Rights |
SEBI |
Security Exchange Board of India |
SGPC |
Siromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee |
SIDBI |
Small Industries Development Bank of India |
SIS |
Secret Intelligence Service |
SLV |
Satellite Launch Vehicle |
STD |
Subscribers Trunk Dialing |
STPI |
Software Technology Parks of India |
SWA |
South West African People’s Organisation |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet T
TA |
Travelling Aliowance / Territorial Anmy |
TC |
Transfer Certificate, Trusteeship Council |
TISCO |
Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited |
TRAI |
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |
TTE |
Travelling Ticket Examiner |
TTFI |
Table Tennis Federation of India |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet U
UGC |
University Grants Commission |
UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programmer |
UNEF |
United Nations Emergency Force |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Economic Social and Cultural Organisation |
UNICEF |
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund |
UNO |
United Nations Organisation |
UPS |
Uninterrupted Power Supply |
UPSC |
Union Public Service Commission |
USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic |
UTI |
Unit Trust of India |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet V
VAT |
Value Added Tax |
VC |
Vice-Chancellor / Victoria Cross |
VIP |
Very Important Person |
VRS |
Voluntary Retirement Scheme |
VSNL |
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited |
VDIS |
Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet W
WHO |
World Health Organisation |
WLL |
Wireless in Local Loop |
WPI |
Wholesale Price Index |
WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet X
X-tian |
Christian |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet Y
YMCA |
Young Men’s Christians Association |
| YWCA | Young Women's Christians Association |
Abbreviations Starting with Alphabet Z
ZBB |
Zero Based Budgeting |
ZPG |
Zero Population Growth |
ZSI |
Zoological Survey of India |
Important Dates in Indian History || Indus Valley Civilization || Indian Freedom || Struggle (Quick Glance) || Indian Economy || Five Years Plan of India || Indian Geography || List of Cabinet Ministers of India 2014 & New Appointments || First in India (Women) || Antonyms for SSC & CGL Papers || Synonyms For SSC & CGL Papers || First in India || Nick Names of some important Indian Cities || Major Indian Independence Movements || List of Famous Indian Authors and their Books (A-Z) || Bharat Ratna Award Information || Dances of India || List of Countries, Capitals, Currencies, and Languages || Important Days and Years || Important Banking TermsMost Impotant Discoveries In World || Some Famous Characters in Literature || List of Famous Authors and their Books (A-Z) ||First time in the world || Famous Places in the world || Famous Towns in the World || Electronics and Computers || Questions asked in Recent SBI, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO Exams
