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Static GK
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Static GK - Revision Sheet
5-10 questions on capitals and currencies, national parks, dams, headquarters of international organisations, important days, firsts and books.
1. Neighbours and important countries
| Country | Capital | Currency |
|---|
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Taka |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Ngultrum |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Nepalese rupee |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw | Kyat |
| Maldives | Male | Rufiyaa |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Afghani |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Baht |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Dong |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Ringgit |
| South Korea | Seoul | Won |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Tenge |
| UAE | Abu Dhabi | Dirham |
| Turkiye | Ankara | Lira |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Naira |
| South Africa | Pretoria (exec.) | Rand |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Real |
| Poland | Warsaw | Zloty |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Hryvnia |
| Australia | Canberra | Australian dollar |
| Switzerland | Bern | Swiss franc |
2. National parks
| Park | State / UT | Known for |
|---|
| Jim Corbett (1936) | Uttarakhand | First national park; Project Tiger launch (1973) |
| Kaziranga | Assam | One-horned rhino; World Heritage Site |
| Gir | Gujarat | Asiatic lion |
| Sundarbans | West Bengal | Mangroves, Royal Bengal tiger |
| Hemis | Ladakh | Largest NP; snow leopard |
| Keibul Lamjao | Manipur | Floating park; Sangai deer |
| Dachigam | J&K | Hangul |
| Kanha | Madhya Pradesh | Barasingha |
| Kuno | Madhya Pradesh | Cheetah reintroduction (2022) |
| Eravikulam | Kerala | Nilgiri tahr |
| Keoladeo | Rajasthan | Birds (Bharatpur) |
3. Dams and rivers
| Dam | River | State |
|---|
| Tehri (tallest) | Bhagirathi | Uttarakhand |
| Bhakra Nangal | Sutlej | Himachal Pradesh / Punjab |
| Hirakud | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| Sardar Sarovar | Narmada | Gujarat |
| Indira Sagar | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh |
| Nagarjuna Sagar | Krishna | Telangana / Andhra Pradesh |
| Mettur | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu |
| Krishna Raja Sagar | Kaveri | Karnataka |
| Idukki | Periyar | Kerala |
| Koyna | Koyna | Maharashtra |
4. Headquarters of international organisations
| City | Organisations |
|---|
| Geneva | WHO, ILO, WTO, WIPO, ITU, WMO, UNCTAD |
| Paris | UNESCO, OECD, FATF, IEA |
| Rome | FAO, IFAD, WFP |
| Vienna | IAEA, UNIDO, OPEC |
| Nairobi | UNEP, UN-Habitat |
| New York | UN, UNICEF, UNDP |
| Washington DC | IMF, World Bank |
| The Hague | International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court |
| Montreal / London | ICAO / IMO, Commonwealth |
| Kathmandu / Dhaka / Jakarta | SAARC / BIMSTEC / ASEAN |
| Gurugram | International Solar Alliance |
| Dubai / Zurich / Lausanne | ICC (cricket) / FIFA / IOC |
5. Important days
| Date | Day |
|---|
| 12 January | National Youth Day (Vivekananda) |
| 25 January | National Voters' Day |
| 28 February | National Science Day (Raman Effect) |
| 15 March | World Consumer Rights Day |
| 5 June | World Environment Day |
| 21 June | International Yoga Day |
| 29 June | National Statistics Day (Mahalanobis) |
| 1 July | GST Day, CA Day, National Doctors' Day, SBI Foundation Day |
| 24 July | Income Tax Day |
| 29 August | National Sports Day (Dhyan Chand) |
| 15 September | Engineers' Day (Visvesvaraya) |
| 16 October | World Food Day |
| 26 November | Constitution Day |
| 22 December | National Mathematics Day (Ramanujan) |
| 24 December | National Consumer Day |
6. Firsts in India
- First Nobel laureate: Rabindranath Tagore (Literature, 1913).
- First Indian in space: Rakesh Sharma (1984); first Indian on the ISS: Shubhanshu Shukla (2025).
- First woman CM: Sucheta Kripalani (UP, 1963); first woman Governor: Sarojini Naidu (UP, 1947).
- First woman Supreme Court judge: M. Fathima Beevi (1989).
- First individual Olympic gold: Abhinav Bindra (Beijing 2008).
- First woman Chairperson of SBI: Arundhati Bhattacharya (2013).
7. Books and authors
| Book | Author |
|---|
| Arthashastra | Kautilya |
| Indica | Megasthenes |
| Rajatarangini | Kalhana |
| The Discovery of India | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Wings of Fire | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (with Arun Tiwari) |
| Poverty and Un-British Rule in India | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Annihilation of Caste | B.R. Ambedkar |
| Anandamath | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| Gitanjali | Rabindranath Tagore |
| The God of Small Things | Arundhati Roy (Booker 1997) |
| The White Tiger | Aravind Adiga (Booker 2008) |
| Wealth of Nations | Adam Smith (1776) |
8. Banking-flavoured static facts
- First bank fully owned and managed by Indians: Central Bank of India (1911); it also issued India's first credit card (1980).
- First Indian bank with an overseas branch: Bank of India (London, 1946).
- First ATM in India: HSBC, Mumbai (1987).
- Asia's oldest stock exchange: BSE (1875).
- First small finance bank to start: Capital Small Finance Bank (2016); first payment bank: Airtel Payments Bank.
- First Indian Governor of RBI: C.D. Deshmukh; only person to be RBI Governor, Finance Minister and Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh.
9. National symbols worth a quick look
- National Song 'Vande Mataram' (from Anandamath) and National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' (Tagore) were both adopted on 24 January 1950.
- National Calendar: Saka calendar, adopted in 1957.
- National aquatic animal: Gangetic river dolphin; national heritage animal: elephant.
Make pairs, not lists: river with dam, animal with park, organisation with city. Pair-based revision is faster and matches how options are framed.