What is a mnemonic?
A mnemonic is a technique where a pattern of letters or ideas is designed to aid in remembering something. There is no set rule or defined way to design or form a mnemonic. You can create your own, customizing it to suit your ease of recall.
We present some mnemonics that can be beneficial in your UPSC Exam Preparation, making revision and memorization easier.
1. Technique to recall G-20 Countries (Total Number of Countries – 20)
Remembering all 20 countries in the Group 20 can be challenging. Here's a mnemonic technique based on vowels and consonants to help you memorize them.
Vowels: A, E, I, O, U
Consonants: The rest of the alphabet
The names of some of the countries in the group start with the vowels A, E, I, and U. The vowel 'O' is missing, so we substitute it with the names of countries that begin with consonants as follows:
A, E, I, BFGMCJRST, U. But how do we remember these countries that begin with consonants, which have replaced the vowel 'O'? Here's a trick.
BFGMCJRST: watching BFGM & CJ7 on RSTv ( read it as watching Big Fat Greek Marriage and CJ7 on RSTv –Rajya Saba Tv (BFGM & CJ7 movies)
You might be familiar with the movies 'Big Fat Greek Wedding' and 'CJ7'. Alter 'wedding' to 'marriage' for the mnemonic.
MNEMONIC : A, E, I, BFGM CJ RST v
- Ar- Argentina
- Au- Australia
- EU- European Union
- Id- Indonesia
- In- India
- It- Italy
- B- Brazil
- F- France
- G- Germany
- M- Mexico
- Ca Canada
- Ch- China
- J- Japan
- Ru- Russia
- Sa Ar- Saudi Arabia
- So Af- South Africa
- SK- South Korea
- Tu- Turkey
- U- U.K.
- U- U.S.
2. Trick to remember ASEAN countries (Total No. of Countries 10)
P lease T urn o V er L eft I n C ambodia to meet the MBBS
Mnemonic: PToVLICMBBS
- P- Philippines
- T- Thailand
- V- Vietnam
- L- Laos
- I- Indonesia
- C- Cambodia
- M- Malaysia
- B- Brunei
- B- Burma
- S- Singapore
3. Trick to remember G7 countries (Total No. of Countries 7)
Mnemonic : The G7 countries are affluent nations. Hence, they all drink JUICE and have GFs (Girl Friends).
JUICE GF
- J- Japan
- U- USA
- I- Italy
- C- Canada
- E- England
- G- Germany
- F- France
4. Technique to Remember SAARC Countries ( Total No. of Countries 8)
Mnemonic : MBBS PAIN
- M- Maldives
- B- Bangladesh
- B- Bhutan
- S- Sri Lanka
- P- Pakistan
- A-Afghanistan
- I- India
- N- Nepal
5. Technique to remember Rainbow Revolution ( an integrated development of crop cultivation – Total No. of RR 7)
Mnemonic: HFPASHF (HARD to find FISH, PIG, A SWEET HUSBAND in FOREST)
- H- Horticulture
- F- Fishery
- P- Poultry
- A- Agriculture
- S- Sugarcane
- H- Animal Husbandry
- F- Forestry
6. Technique to remember Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Countries (Total no. of countries 6)
Mnemonic: LIMCa TV
- L- Laos
- I- India
- M- Myanmar
- Ca- Cambodia
- T- Thailand
- V- Vietnam
7. Technique to remember 8 Core Industries in Indian Economy
Mnemonic: CCC FRENS
- C- Coal
- C- Crude Oil
- C- Cement
- F- Fertilizers
- R- Refinery Products
- E- Electricity
- N- Natural Gas
- S- Steel
8. Technique to remember countries bordering Caspian Sea (total no. of countries 5)
Mnemonic : ATRIK (Read it as A trick)
- A- Azerbaijan
- T- Turkmenistan
- R- Russia
- I- Iran
- K- Kazakhstan
9. Technique to remember countries bordering Red Sea (Total No. of countries 6)
Mnemonic: YES DES (Read it as S Days or yesterday)
- Y- Yemen
- E- Egypt
- S- Sudan
- D- Djibouti
- E- Eritrea
- S- Saudi Arabi
10. Technique to remember Countries known as Horn of Africa (Total No. of countries 4)
Mnemonic: SEED
- S- Somalia
- E- Ethiopia
- E- Eritrea
- D- Djibouti
11. Technique to remember countries bordering Black Sea (Total No. of countries- 6)
Mnemonic : BuRGURT (Read it as Burger but remember to add T at the end keep it silent)
- Bu- Bulgaria
- U- Ukraine
- R- Russia
- G- Georgia
- R- Romania
- T- Turkey
12. Technique to remember countries bordering Baltic Sea (Total no. of countries: 9)
Mnemonics: SELLurRGD&PF (read it as SELL your R ecurrin G D eposit & PF)
- S- Sweden
- E- Estonia
- L- Latvia
- L- Lithuania
- R- Russia
- G- G Germany
- D- Denmark
- P- Poland
- F- Finland
These mnemonics can be valuable tools for memorizing countries of specific groups and organizations. They are particularly useful for the UPSC Prelims examination, which requires extensive memorization.
We hope these mnemonics prove helpful for IAS aspirants. If you have your own mnemonics, feel free to share them in the comment section below.
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