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Why Static GK is Important
Exam Weightage:
IBPS PO Mains: 10-15 questions from Static GK (out of 40 GA questions)
IBPS Clerk Mains: 8-12 questions from Static GK
SBI PO/Clerk: 15-20 questions from Static GK
Advantage:
Can be prepared in advance (unlike current affairs which require daily reading)
Questions repeat across different exams
One-time effort, lifetime benefit
Study Strategy:
Dedicate 2-3 hours weekly to Static GK
Create flashcards for quick revision
Revise monthly to retain information
Focus on high-frequency topics (marked with ⭐⭐⭐)
📍 Indian States & Union Territories - Complete Data
States (28) - Capitals & Chief Ministers
State
Capital
Chief Minister (2025)
Governor (2025)
Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati (Executive), Visakhapatnam (Executive), Kurnool (Judicial)
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
S. Abdul Nazeer
Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar
Pema Khandu
Lt. Gen. K.T. Parnaik
Assam
Dispur
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Gulab Chand Kataria
Bihar
Patna
Nitish Kumar
Rajendra Arlekar
Chhattisgarh
Raipur
Vishnu Deo Sai
Biswabhusan Harichandan
Goa
Panaji
Pramod Sawant
P.S. Sreedharan Pillai
Gujarat
Gandhinagar
Bhupendra Patel
Acharya Devvrat
Haryana
Chandigarh (shared with Punjab)
Nayab Singh Saini
Bandaru Dattatreya
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter)
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Shiv Pratap Shukla
Jharkhand
Ranchi
Hemant Soren
Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Karnataka
Bengaluru
Siddaramaiah
Thaawarchand Gehlot
Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
Pinarayi Vijayan
Arif Mohammed Khan
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Mohan Yadav
Mangubhai C. Patel
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Eknath Shinde
Ramesh Bais
Manipur
Imphal
N. Biren Singh
Anusuiya Uikey
Meghalaya
Shillong
Conrad Sangma
Phagu Chauhan
Mizoram
Aizawl
Lalduhoma
Hari Babu Kambhampati
Nagaland
Kohima
Neiphiu Rio
La. Ganesan
Odisha
Bhubaneswar
Naveen Patnaik
Ganeshi Lal
Punjab
Chandigarh (shared with Haryana)
Bhagwant Mann
Banwarilal Purohit
Rajasthan
Jaipur
Bhajan Lal Sharma
Kalraj Mishra
Sikkim
Gangtok
Prem Singh Tamang (P.S. Golay)
Lakshman Prasad Acharya
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
M.K. Stalin
R.N. Ravi
Telangana
Hyderabad
A. Revanth Reddy
C.P. Radhakrishnan
Tripura
Agartala
Manik Saha
Indra Sena Reddy Nallu
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
Yogi Adityanath
Anandiben Patel
Uttarakhand
Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer)
Pushkar Singh Dhami
Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh
West Bengal
Kolkata
Mamata Banerjee
C.V. Ananda Bose
Union Territories (8) - Capitals & Lt. Governors
Union Territory
Capital
Lt. Governor / Administrator (2025)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Port Blair
Admiral D.K. Joshi
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Banwarilal Purohit
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Daman
Praful Patel
Delhi (NCT)
New Delhi
V.K. Saxena
Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
Manoj Sinha
Ladakh
Leh
Brigadier (Retd.) B.D. Mishra
Lakshadweep
Kavaratti
Praful Patel
Puducherry
Puducherry
C.P. Radhakrishnan
Important Notes:
Total States: 28
Total Union Territories: 8
Total: 36 (28 states + 8 UTs)
Largest State (Area): Rajasthan
Smallest State (Area): Goa
Most Populous State: Uttar Pradesh
Least Populous State: Sikkim
🌍 World Countries - Capitals & Currencies ⭐⭐⭐
Neighboring Countries of India (IMPORTANT!)
Country
Capital
Currency
Border with India
Pakistan
Islamabad
Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat
China
Beijing
Renminbi (Yuan - CNY)
Ladakh, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal
Nepal
Kathmandu
Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim
Bhutan
Thimphu
Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)
Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
Bangladesh
Dhaka
Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
Myanmar
Naypyidaw
Kyat (MMK)
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram
Afghanistan
Kabul
Afghan Afghani (AFN)
Ladakh (disputed border via Pakistan)
Sri Lanka
Colombo (Commercial), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative)
Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Separated by Palk Strait (sea border)
Maldives
Malé
Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)
Sea border (Indian Ocean)
Memory Trick: “PANCHAMB” = P akistan, A fghanistan, N epal, C hina, H imalayan (Bhutan), A rakan (Myanmar), M aldives, B angladesh
G7 Countries ⭐⭐
Country
Capital
Currency
USA
Washington D.C.
US Dollar (USD)
UK
London
Pound Sterling (GBP)
Germany
Berlin
Euro (EUR)
France
Paris
Euro (EUR)
Italy
Rome
Euro (EUR)
Canada
Ottawa
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Japan
Tokyo
Japanese Yen (JPY)
G20 Countries ⭐⭐⭐
Country
Capital
Currency
Region
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Argentine Peso (ARS)
South America
Australia
Canberra
Australian Dollar (AUD)
Oceania
Brazil
Brasília
Brazilian Real (BRL)
South America
Canada
Ottawa
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
North America
China
Beijing
Renminbi/Yuan (CNY)
Asia
France
Paris
Euro (EUR)
Europe
Germany
Berlin
Euro (EUR)
Europe
India
New Delhi
Indian Rupee (INR)
Asia
Indonesia
Jakarta
Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
Asia
Italy
Rome
Euro (EUR)
Europe
Japan
Tokyo
Japanese Yen (JPY)
Asia
Mexico
Mexico City
Mexican Peso (MXN)
North America
Russia
Moscow
Russian Ruble (RUB)
Europe/Asia
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Saudi Riyal (SAR)
Asia (Middle East)
South Africa
Pretoria (Administrative), Cape Town (Legislative), Bloemfontein (Judicial)
South African Rand (ZAR)
Africa
South Korea
Seoul
South Korean Won (KRW)
Asia
Turkey
Ankara
Turkish Lira (TRY)
Europe/Asia
UK
London
Pound Sterling (GBP)
Europe
USA
Washington D.C.
US Dollar (USD)
North America
European Union
Brussels (Belgium)
Euro (EUR)
Europe
African Union
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
-
Africa
Total G20 Members: 19 countries + EU + African Union = 21 members
BRICS Countries ⭐⭐
Country
Capital
Currency
Brazil
Brasília
Brazilian Real (BRL)
Russia
Moscow
Russian Ruble (RUB)
India
New Delhi
Indian Rupee (INR)
China
Beijing
Renminbi/Yuan (CNY)
South Africa
Pretoria/Cape Town/Bloemfontein
South African Rand (ZAR)
New Members (2024): Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Memory Trick: BRICS = B razil, R ussia, I ndia, C hina, S outh Africa
Other Important Countries ⭐⭐
Country
Capital
Currency
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore Dollar (SGD)
UAE
Abu Dhabi
UAE Dirham (AED)
Israel
Jerusalem (disputed), Tel Aviv (administrative)
Israeli Shekel (ILS)
Iran
Tehran
Iranian Rial (IRR)
Iraq
Baghdad
Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
Egypt
Cairo
Egyptian Pound (EGP)
Nigeria
Abuja
Nigerian Naira (NGN)
Kenya
Nairobi
Kenyan Shilling (KES)
New Zealand
Wellington
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Spain
Madrid
Euro (EUR)
Portugal
Lisbon
Euro (EUR)
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Euro (EUR)
Switzerland
Bern
Swiss Franc (CHF)
Sweden
Stockholm
Swedish Krona (SEK)
Norway
Oslo
Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Poland
Warsaw
Polish Zloty (PLN)
Thailand
Bangkok
Thai Baht (THB)
Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietnamese Dong (VND)
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Philippines
Manila
Philippine Peso (PHP)
🏞️ National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries ⭐⭐
Famous National Parks (State-wise)
National Park
State
Famous For
Jim Corbett National Park
Uttarakhand
First National Park of India (1936), Tigers
Kaziranga National Park
Assam
One-horned Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gir National Park
Gujarat
Asiatic Lions (only habitat in world)
Ranthambore National Park
Rajasthan
Tigers, Ranthambore Fort
Sundarbans National Park
West Bengal
Royal Bengal Tigers, Mangrove forests, UNESCO Site
Kanha National Park
Madhya Pradesh
Tigers, Barasingha (Swamp Deer), inspired “The Jungle Book”
Bandhavgarh National Park
Madhya Pradesh
Highest density of tigers in India
Periyar National Park
Kerala
Elephants, Tiger Reserve
Bandipur National Park
Karnataka
Tigers, Elephants
Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv Gandhi NP)
Karnataka
Tigers, Elephants
Nanda Devi National Park
Uttarakhand
UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nanda Devi Peak
Valley of Flowers National Park
Uttarakhand
UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alpine flowers
Hemis National Park
Ladakh
Snow Leopards, Highest altitude NP in India
Great Himalayan National Park
Himachal Pradesh
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Manas National Park
Assam
UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tigers, Elephants, Rhinoceros
Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary)
Rajasthan
Migratory birds, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Silent Valley National Park
Kerala
Tropical rainforest, Lion-tailed Macaque
Sariska Tiger Reserve
Rajasthan
Tigers, Sariska Palace
Pench National Park
Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra
Tigers, inspired “The Jungle Book”
Tadoba National Park
Maharashtra
Tigers
Fastest Revision:
First National Park: Jim Corbett (Uttarakhand) - 1936
Largest National Park: Hemis (Ladakh) - 4,400 sq km
Only Asiatic Lions: Gir (Gujarat)
One-horned Rhino: Kaziranga & Manas (Assam)
UNESCO Sites: Kaziranga, Sundarbans, Keoladeo, Manas, Nanda Devi, Valley of Flowers, Great Himalayan
🏛️ Important Dams & Rivers ⭐⭐
Major Dams in India
Dam
River
State
Type
Tehri Dam
Bhagirathi
Uttarakhand
Highest dam in India (260 m), Hydroelectric
Bhakra Nangal Dam
Sutlej
Himachal Pradesh/Punjab
Second highest dam (226 m)
Sardar Sarovar Dam
Narmada
Gujarat
Second largest reservoir, Hydroelectric
Hirakud Dam
Mahanadi
Odisha
Longest dam in India (26 km)
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Krishna
Telangana/Andhra Pradesh
Masonry dam
Indira Sagar Dam
Narmada
Madhya Pradesh
Largest reservoir by volume
Koyna Dam
Koyna
Maharashtra
Hydroelectric
Mettur Dam
Kaveri
Tamil Nadu
Largest dam in Tamil Nadu
Tungabhadra Dam
Tungabhadra
Karnataka
Multi-purpose dam
Idukki Dam
Periyar
Kerala
Arch dam
Rihand Dam
Rihand
Uttar Pradesh
Largest dam in UP
Srisailam Dam
Krishna
Andhra Pradesh
Hydroelectric
Quick Facts:
Tallest Dam: Tehri Dam (260 m) - Uttarakhand
Longest Dam: Hirakud Dam (26 km) - Odisha
Largest Reservoir: Indira Sagar Dam - Madhya Pradesh
Major Rivers of India ⭐⭐⭐
River
Origin
Length (km)
Flows Through
Meets
Ganga
Gangotri Glacier (Uttarakhand)
2,525
Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
Bay of Bengal
Yamuna
Yamunotri Glacier (Uttarakhand)
1,376
Uttarakhand, Himachal, Haryana, Delhi, UP
Ganga at Prayagraj
Brahmaputra
Tibet (Angsi Glacier)
2,900
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Bay of Bengal (as Jamuna in Bangladesh)
Godavari
Trimbakeshwar (Maharashtra)
1,465
Maharashtra, Telangana, AP, Chhattisgarh, Odisha
Bay of Bengal
Krishna
Western Ghats (Maharashtra)
1,400
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, AP
Bay of Bengal
Narmada
Amarkantak (MP)
1,312
MP, Maharashtra, Gujarat
Arabian Sea
Tapi (Tapti)
Satpura Range (MP)
724
MP, Maharashtra, Gujarat
Arabian Sea
Kaveri
Talakaveri (Karnataka)
800
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Bay of Bengal
Mahanadi
Chhattisgarh
858
Chhattisgarh, Odisha
Bay of Bengal
Indus
Tibet (Mansarovar)
3,180
Ladakh, flows through Pakistan
Arabian Sea
Memory Trick:
East-flowing rivers (Bay of Bengal): Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Mahanadi
West-flowing rivers (Arabian Sea): Narmada, Tapi, Indus
✈️ Important Airports in India ⭐⭐
Airport Name
City
State
Code
Indira Gandhi International Airport
New Delhi
Delhi
DEL
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Mumbai
Maharashtra
BOM
Kempegowda International Airport
Bengaluru
Karnataka
BLR
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Hyderabad
Telangana
HYD
Chennai International Airport
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
MAA
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Kolkata
West Bengal
CCU
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
AMD
Cochin International Airport
Kochi
Kerala
COK
Pune Airport (Lohegaon Airport)
Pune
Maharashtra
PNQ
Goa International Airport (Dabolim)
Goa
Goa
GOI
Jaipur International Airport
Jaipur
Rajasthan
JAI
Trivandrum International Airport
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
TRV
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Guwahati
Assam
GAU
Biju Patnaik International Airport
Bhubaneswar
Odisha
BBI
Chandigarh International Airport
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
IXC
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
VNS
Special Airports:
Busiest Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)
Highest Airport: Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (Leh, Ladakh)
First Fully Solar-powered Airport: Cochin International Airport (Kerala)
Largest Airport (Area): Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad)
🏟️ Famous Sports Stadiums ⭐⭐
Stadium
City
State
Sport
Capacity
Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera)
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Cricket
132,000 (World’s largest cricket stadium)
Eden Gardens
Kolkata
West Bengal
Cricket
66,000
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Bengaluru
Karnataka
Cricket
40,000
Wankhede Stadium
Mumbai
Maharashtra
Cricket
33,000
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk)
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
Cricket
50,000
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Hyderabad
Telangana
Cricket
55,000
Arun Jaitley Stadium (Feroz Shah Kotla)
New Delhi
Delhi
Cricket
41,000
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
New Delhi
Delhi
Athletics, Football
60,000
Salt Lake Stadium (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan)
Kolkata
West Bengal
Football
85,000 (Largest football stadium in India)
Kalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar
Odisha
Hockey
15,000
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
New Delhi
Delhi
Hockey
17,000
📚 Important Books & Authors (Indian) ⭐⭐
Book
Author
Genre
The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
Fiction (Booker Prize 1997)
Midnight’s Children
Salman Rushdie
Fiction (Booker Prize 1981)
The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
Fiction (Booker Prize 2008)
A Suitable Boy
Vikram Seth
Fiction
Train to Pakistan
Khushwant Singh
Historical Fiction
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
Fiction
The Inheritance of Loss
Kiran Desai
Fiction (Booker Prize 2006)
Wings of Fire
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Autobiography
My Experiments with Truth
Mahatma Gandhi
Autobiography
Discovery of India
Jawaharlal Nehru
History
Gitanjali
Rabindranath Tagore
Poetry (Nobel Prize 1913)
The Guide
R.K. Narayan
Fiction
Malgudi Days
R.K. Narayan
Short Stories
Untouchable
Mulk Raj Anand
Fiction
🏆 Important Awards & Honors ⭐⭐⭐
Civilian Awards (India)
Award
Field
Importance
Bharat Ratna
Any field
Highest civilian award
Padma Vibhushan
Any field
Second highest
Padma Bhushan
Any field
Third highest
Padma Shri
Any field
Fourth highest
Order of Precedence: Bharat Ratna > Padma Vibhushan > Padma Bhushan > Padma Shri
Recent Bharat Ratna Recipients:
2024: Karpoori Thakur (posthumous), L.K. Advani
2019: Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh, Bhupen Hazarika
2015: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malaviya
Sports Awards (India)
Award
Field
Significance
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna)
Sports
Highest sporting honor
Arjuna Award
Sports
Outstanding performance
Dronacharya Award
Coaching
Outstanding coaches
Dhyan Chand Award
Sports
Lifetime achievement
International Awards
Award
Field
Country
Nobel Prize
Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics
Sweden/Norway
Booker Prize
Literature (English fiction)
UK
Pulitzer Prize
Journalism, Literature, Music
USA
Oscar (Academy Award)
Films
USA
Grammy Award
Music
USA
Man Booker International Prize
Literature (translated fiction)
UK
Indians Who Won Nobel Prize:
Rabindranath Tagore (1913) - Literature
C.V. Raman (1930) - Physics
Har Gobind Khorana (1968) - Medicine (US citizen)
Mother Teresa (1979) - Peace
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1983) - Physics (US citizen)
Amartya Sen (1998) - Economics
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (2009) - Chemistry (US/UK citizen)
Kailash Satyarthi (2014) - Peace
Abhijit Banerjee (2019) - Economics (US citizen)
🌐 International Organizations ⭐⭐⭐
Organization
Headquarters
Head
Established
Members
United Nations (UN)
New York, USA
António Guterres (Secretary-General)
1945
193
UNESCO
Paris, France
Audrey Azoulay
1945
194
UNICEF
New York, USA
Catherine Russell
1946
195
WHO (World Health Organization)
Geneva, Switzerland
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
1948
194
World Bank
Washington D.C., USA
Ajay Banga
1944
189
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
Washington D.C., USA
Kristalina Georgieva
1945
190
WTO (World Trade Organization)
Geneva, Switzerland
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
1995
164
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Brussels, Belgium
Jens Stoltenberg
1949
32
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Vienna, Austria
Haitham Al Ghais
1960
13
Red Cross / Red Crescent
Geneva, Switzerland
Mirjana Spoljaric
1863
192
Interpol
Lyon, France
Jürgen Stock
1923
195
ICC (International Cricket Council)
Dubai, UAE
Greg Barclay (Chairman)
1909
108
FIFA
Zurich, Switzerland
Gianni Infantino
1904
211
🗓️ Important National & International Days ⭐⭐⭐
January
Date
Day
January 10
World Hindi Day
January 12
National Youth Day (Swami Vivekananda’s birthday)
January 15
Army Day (India)
January 23
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti (Parakram Diwas)
January 25
National Voters’ Day (India)
January 26
Republic Day (India)
January 30
Martyrs’ Day (India) - Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary
February
Date
Day
February 4
World Cancer Day
February 13
World Radio Day
February 20
World Day of Social Justice
February 21
International Mother Language Day
February 28
National Science Day (India) - C.V. Raman’s discovery
March
Date
Day
March 3
World Wildlife Day
March 8
International Women’s Day
March 15
World Consumer Rights Day
March 20
International Day of Happiness
March 21
World Poetry Day
March 22
World Water Day
March 23
World Meteorological Day
March 24
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
March 27
World Theatre Day
April
Date
Day
April 5
National Maritime Day (India)
April 7
World Health Day
April 18
World Heritage Day
April 21
Civil Services Day (India)
April 22
Earth Day
April 23
World Book Day
May
Date
Day
May 1
International Labour Day / May Day
May 3
World Press Freedom Day
May 8
World Red Cross Day
May 11
National Technology Day (India)
May 12
International Nurses Day
May 15
International Day of Families
May 17
World Telecommunication Day
May 21
Anti-Terrorism Day (India) - Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary
May 22
International Day for Biological Diversity
May 31
Anti-Tobacco Day
June
Date
Day
June 5
World Environment Day
June 8
World Ocean Day
June 14
World Blood Donor Day
June 15
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 20
World Refugee Day
June 21
International Yoga Day
June 23
International Olympic Day
July
Date
Day
July 1
Doctor’s Day (India)
July 6
World Zoonoses Day
July 11
World Population Day
July 18
Nelson Mandela International Day
July 28
World Hepatitis Day
August
Date
Day
August 6
Hiroshima Day
August 9
Nagasaki Day / Quit India Movement Day
August 12
International Youth Day
August 15
Independence Day (India)
August 19
World Photography Day
August 20
Sadbhavana Diwas (India) - Rajiv Gandhi’s birthday
August 29
National Sports Day (India) - Major Dhyan Chand’s birthday
September
Date
Day
September 2
Coconut Day (India)
September 5
Teachers’ Day (India) - Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday
September 8
International Literacy Day
September 14
Hindi Diwas (India)
September 15
Engineers’ Day (India) - M. Visvesvaraya’s birthday
September 16
World Ozone Day
September 21
International Day of Peace
September 26
World Contraception Day
September 27
World Tourism Day
September 29
World Heart Day
October
Date
Day
October 1
International Day for Older Persons
October 2
Gandhi Jayanti (India) / International Day of Non-Violence
October 4
World Animal Welfare Day
October 5
World Teachers’ Day
October 8
Indian Air Force Day
October 9
World Post Day
October 10
World Mental Health Day
October 11
International Day of the Girl Child
October 16
World Food Day
October 24
UN Day
October 31
National Unity Day (India) - Sardar Patel’s birthday (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas)
November
Date
Day
November 7
National Cancer Awareness Day (India)
November 9
Legal Services Day (India)
November 11
National Education Day (India) - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s birthday
November 14
Children’s Day (India) - Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday
November 17
National Epilepsy Day (India)
November 19
World Toilet Day
November 21
World Television Day
November 26
Constitution Day (India) / National Law Day
December
Date
Day
December 1
World AIDS Day
December 2
National Pollution Control Day (India)
December 3
World Disabled Day / International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 4
Indian Navy Day
December 7
Armed Forces Flag Day (India)
December 10
Human Rights Day
December 16
Vijay Diwas (India) - 1971 India-Pakistan war victory
December 18
Minorities Rights Day (India)
December 22
National Mathematics Day (India) - Srinivasa Ramanujan’s birthday
December 23
Kisan Diwas (Farmers’ Day) - Chaudhary Charan Singh’s birthday
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Must-Know for Exams:
✅ 28 States + 8 UTs = 36 (Total)
✅ India’s neighboring countries: 7 land borders + 2 sea borders
✅ G20 countries: 21 members (19 + EU + African Union)
✅ BRICS countries: 5 original + 6 new (2024)
✅ National Parks: Jim Corbett (First), Hemis (Largest), Gir (Lions), Kaziranga (Rhinos)
✅ Dams: Tehri (Tallest), Hirakud (Longest)
✅ Rivers: East-flowing vs West-flowing
✅ Airports: Delhi (Busiest), Leh (Highest), Kochi (Solar-powered)
✅ Awards: Bharat Ratna (Highest), Nobel Prize Indians (9 total)
✅ Important Days: Republic Day (Jan 26), Independence Day (Aug 15), Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2)
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Practice Resources:
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Study Tips:
Create flashcards for quick revision
Revise Static GK weekly (don’t leave it for last minute)
Practice 50-100 MCQs monthly on Static GK
Make mnemonics for lists (G20, BRICS, neighboring countries)
Last Updated: April 2025