ABBREVIATIONS (BASED ON INDIA AND COMMON TO THE WORLD )

• A/c-----ACCOUNT
• ADB-----ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
• AICC-----ALL INDIA CONGRESS COMMITTEE
• AIDS-----ACQUIRED IMMUNO DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
• AIIMS-----ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
• ASEAN-----ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NATIONS
• BA-----BACHELOR OF ARTS
• BBC-----BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
• CA-----CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
• CAG-----COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL
• CBI-----CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
• CIA-----CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (USA)
• CPI-----COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA 
• CPI (M)-----COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST)
• DNA-----DI-OXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
• ECG-----ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
• FBI-----FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (USA)
• FRCS-----FELLOW OF ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
• GATE-----GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERING
• GATT-----GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE