[Updated 2026] All Important General Knowledge & Daily Life Full Forms List

General Knowledge & Daily Life Full Forms: We encounter abbreviations every single day—from receiving an OTP on our phone to using an ATM, showing our PAN card, or setting an alarm for AM and PM. Whether you are appearing for general knowledge quizzes, school exams, civil services prelims, or simply curious about the origin of everyday terms, here is the ultimate guide to daily life abbreviations.

Sr.No.	Short Name	Full Form
01	PIN	Personal Identification Number
02	OTP	One Time Password
03	ATM	Automated Teller Machine
04	SIM	Subscriber Identity Module
05	PAN	Permanent Account Number
06	KYC	Know Your Customer
07	GST	Goods and Services Tax
08	AM	Ante Meridiem (Before Noon)
09	PM	Post Meridiem (After Noon)
10	BC	Before Christ
11	AD	Anno Domini (In the year of the Lord)
12	BCE	Before Common Era
13	CE	Common Era
14	SOS	Save Our Souls / Save Our Ship (International Distress Signal)
15	OK	Oll Korrect (All Correct) / Ola Kala
16	NEWS	North, East, West, South
17	DATE	Day And Time Evolution
18	TIME	Things I Must Earn / Time Interval Measured Exactly
19	BYE	Be With You Everytime (Originally God Be With Ye)
20	PDF	Portable Document Format
21	VIRUS	Vital Information Resources Under Siege
22	WIFI	Wireless Fidelity
23	URL	Uniform Resource Locator
24	HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol
25	HTTPS	Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
26	GPS	Global Positioning System
27	CCTV	Closed-Circuit Television
28	FIR	First Information Report
29	RTI	Right to Information
30	RTE	Right to Education
31	DOB	Date of Birth
32	CV	Curriculum Vitae
33	FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
34	DIY	Do It Yourself
35	VIP	Very Important Person
36	VVIP	Very Very Important Person
37	RIP	Rest In Peace
38	IQ	Intelligence Quotient
39	EQ	Emotional Quotient
40	RSVP	Répondez S'il Vous Plaît (Please Respond in French)
41	e.g.	Exempli Gratia (For Example in Latin)
42	i.e.	Id Est (That Is in Latin)
43	etc.	Et Cetera (And Other Things in Latin)
44	P.S.	Post Scriptum (Written After in Latin)
45	ASAP	As Soon As Possible
46	ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
47	ETD	Estimated Time of Departure
48	EMI	Equated Monthly Installment
49	UPI	Unified Payments Interface
50	QR Code	Quick Response Code
51	CVV	Card Verification Value
52	POS	Point of Sale
53	TDS	Tax Deducted at Source
54	ITR	Income Tax Return
55	EPF	Employees' Provident Fund
56	PPF	Public Provident Fund
57	NPS	National Pension System
58	NGO	Non-Governmental Organization
59	WHO	World Health Organization
60	UN / UNO	United Nations / United Nations Organization
61	UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
62	UNICEF	United Nations Children's Fund
63	IMF	International Monetary Fund
64	WTO	World Trade Organization
65	INTERPOL	International Criminal Police Organization
66	NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
67	ISRO	Indian Space Research Organisation
68	DRDO	Defence Research and Development Organisation
69	AIIMS	All India Institute of Medical Sciences
70	IIT	Indian Institute of Technology
71	IIM	Indian Institute of Management
72	NIT	National Institute of Technology
73	UPSC	Union Public Service Commission
74	SSC	Staff Selection Commission
75	RRB	Railway Recruitment Board

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is the full form of PIN, OTP, and ATM?

PIN stands for Personal Identification Number. OTP stands for One Time Password. ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine.

What do AM and PM stand for in time?

AM stands for Ante Meridiem (Latin for "before midday" or before noon). PM stands for Post Meridiem (Latin for "after midday" or afternoon).

What is the full form of SOS in emergencies?

SOS stands for "Save Our Souls" or "Save Our Ship". Technically, it was chosen in Morse code (... --- ...) as a universal distress signal because the sequence of three dots, three dashes, and three dots is unambiguous and easy to transmit.

What is the full form of SIM and PDF?

SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module. PDF stands for Portable Document Format (developed by Adobe).

What is the full form of OK?

OK originated as a humorous abbreviation for "Oll Korrect" (an intentional comical misspelling of "All Correct") popular in Boston newspapers in 1839. In Greek, it also aligns with "Ola Kala" (meaning all is well).