“What is the full form of CIAA?” “What does UNESCO stand for?” Abbreviation questions are quick marks in any Lok Sewa paper. This note groups the most common abbreviations into Nepali institutions, international organisations, computer terms and banking and economics, so you can revise them fast.
1. Nepali institutions
Abbreviation
Full form
CIAA
Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority
PSC
Public Service Commission (Lok Sewa Aayog)
NPC
National Planning Commission
NRB
Nepal Rastra Bank
NHRC
National Human Rights Commission
NEA
Nepal Electricity Authority
NEPSE
Nepal Stock Exchange
SEBON
Securities Board of Nepal
CAAN
Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
IRD
Inland Revenue Department
NTA
Nepal Telecommunications Authority
TU
Tribhuvan University
DAO
District Administration Office
CDO
Chief District Officer
2. International organisations
Abbreviation
Full form
UN
United Nations
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
WHO
World Health Organization
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
ILO
International Labour Organization
IMF
International Monetary Fund
WTO
World Trade Organization
SAARC
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
BIMSTEC
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
NAM
Non-Aligned Movement
SDG
Sustainable Development Goals
3. Computer and internet
Abbreviation
Full form
CPU
Central Processing Unit
RAM
Random Access Memory
ROM
Read Only Memory
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol
HTML
HyperText Markup Language
WWW
World Wide Web
PDF
Portable Document Format
USB
Universal Serial Bus
LAN / WAN
Local Area Network / Wide Area Network
ISP
Internet Service Provider
AI
Artificial Intelligence
4. Banking and economics
Abbreviation
Full form
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GNI
Gross National Income
VAT
Value Added Tax
PAN
Permanent Account Number
CRR
Cash Reserve Ratio
SLR
Statutory Liquidity Ratio
IPO
Initial Public Offering
ATM
Automated Teller Machine
KYC
Know Your Customer
CPI
Consumer Price Index
FDI
Foreign Direct Investment
LDC
Least Developed Country
HDI
Human Development Index
5. More Nepali institutions
Abbreviation
Full form
OPMCM
Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
MoFAGA
Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration
OAG
Office of the Auditor General
NNRFC
National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission
PPMO
Public Procurement Monitoring Office
NSO
National Statistics Office (formerly CBS)
DoNIDCR
Department of National ID and Civil Registration
IBN
Investment Board Nepal
CTEVT
Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training
NARC
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
NAST
Nepal Academy of Science and Technology
NOC
Nepal Oil Corporation
NTB
Nepal Tourism Board
FNCCI
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry
6. More international organisations
Abbreviation
Full form
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
WFP
World Food Programme
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
ICJ
International Court of Justice
ADB
Asian Development Bank
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (part of the World Bank)
IOM
International Organization for Migration
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
BRICS
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (and newer members)
G20
Group of Twenty major economies
7. More computer and internet terms
Abbreviation
Full form
OS
Operating System
GUI
Graphical User Interface
HDD / SSD
Hard Disk Drive / Solid State Drive
DBMS
Database Management System
SQL
Structured Query Language
IP
Internet Protocol
DNS
Domain Name System
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
OCR
Optical Character Recognition
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
8. Tips to remember abbreviations
Group them by subject, as in this note, instead of learning a random list.
Watch for look-alikes: WTO (World Trade Organization) vs WHO (World Health Organization); UNDP (development) vs UNEP (environment).
Learn the Nepali name too for Nepali bodies, for example CIAA = अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोग, NPC = राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोग.
Link to a fact: SAARC secretariat is in Kathmandu; UNEP headquarters is in Nairobi; WTO is in Geneva.
9. How this topic is asked in the exam
Direct: “What is the full form of CIAA?” or “BIMSTEC stands for …”
Reverse: “Which abbreviation is used for Nepal’s securities regulator?” (SEBON).
Odd one out: pick the abbreviation that does not belong to a group, for example a computer term in a list of UN agencies.
📌 Key points to remember
CIAA: Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority.
PSC: Public Service Commission; NPC: National Planning Commission; NRB: Nepal Rastra Bank.
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund; UNDP: United Nations Development Programme.
SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
BIMSTEC: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
URL: Uniform Resource Locator; HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol.
KYC: Know Your Customer; FDI: Foreign Direct Investment; LDC: Least Developed Country.
📝 Quiz
Test yourself: Important Abbreviations and Full Forms for Lok Sewa
50 questions check what you read about Nepali institutions, Computer and internet and Banking and economics. Each attempt picks 25 at random.
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