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Static GK Digest
Dear Readers,
This Static GK Digest is a complete docket of important news and events. The Static GK Digest is
important and relevant for all competitive exams like Banking, Insurance, SSC and UPSC Exams.
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Himachal
Pradesh Pin Valley National Park -
Great Himalayan National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site
Inderkilla National Park -
Khirganga National Park -
Simbalbara National Park -
Jammu &
Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kashmir stag
Hemis National Park -
Kishtwar National Park -
Salim Ali National Park -
Jharkhand Betla National Park Forest owlets, Sloth bear, Bison
Karnataka Dandeli National Park -
Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv
Gandhi National Park) -
Bandipur National Park -
Bannerghatta National Park Sloth Bear
Kudremukh National Park -
Anshi national park -
Kerala Pambadum Shola National Park -
Eravikulam National Park Nilgiri Tahr (found in western ghats)
Mathikettan Shola National Park -
Silent Valley National Park Lion-tailed macaque (found in western ghats)
Anamudi Shola National Park -
Periyar National Park -
Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park -
Pench National Park -
Kanha National Park -
Panna National Park
Madhav National Park -
Mandla Plant Fossils National
Park -
Pench National Park -
Sanjay National Park -
Satpura National Park -
Van Vihar national park -
Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
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Telangana Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)
Koteshwar Bhagirathi
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3. Saraswati Samman (Literature): The award mentioned in the epic of India known as the
was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Mahabharata. This very award is not related
Foundation. It is an annual award given for with the sportspersons who are still playing in
outstanding prose or poetry literary works in the field; instead this is related to those
any 22 Indian languages. eminent coaches of any particular sport.
4. Jnanpith award (Literature): The award was 12. Dhyan Chand Award (sports): The award
instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by that is given to the veteran sportspersons of
the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the India for their lifetime achievement in their
Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan
newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in
award given for outstanding prose or poetry Sports and Games.
literary works in any 22 Indian languages. 13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: It is the
5. Vyas Samman (Literature): The award highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson
annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in for his/her achievements in India.
recognition of the Hindi literary work published 14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (for
in past 10 years. Science & Technology): It is a science award
6. Bihari Puraskar (Literature): It is Bihari in India given annually by the Council of
Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for
Birla Foundation. The award is named after the notable and outstanding research, applied or
famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an fundamental, in biology, chemistry,
outstanding work published in Hindi or environmental science, engineering,
Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. mathematics, medicine and Physics.
7. Moorti Devi Award (Literature): It is an 15. Kalinga Prize (Science): It is an award given
annual literary award in India presented by the by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting
Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work scientific ideas to lay people.
which emphasizes Indian philosophy and 16. Pulitzer Prize (Journalism): It is an award
culture. for achievements in newspaper and online
8. Booker Prize (Literature): It is an annual journalism, literature, and musical composition
award for the best original novel, written in the in the United States.
English language, and published in the UK 17. Abel Prize (Mathematics): It is an
literary award international prize awarded annually by the
9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award Government of Norway to one or more
(Cinema/Films): It is India's highest award outstanding mathematicians.
in cinema. It is presented annually at the 18. Grammy Award (Music): It is an accolade by
National Film Awards ceremony by the the National Academy of Recording Arts and
Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation Sciences of the United States to recognize
set up by the Ministry of Information and outstanding achievement in the music industry.
Broadcasting. 19. Stirling Prize (Architecture): The Royal
10. Arjuna Award (sports): Outstanding Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a
performance from the sportspersons in sports British prize for excellence in architecture.
and games. 20. Aga Khan Award (Architecture): It is an
The Government has modified the format of architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV
Arjuna Award very recently and as per the in 1977. It aims to identify and reward
revised schematic guidelines a sportsperson architectural concepts that successfully
must have very good consistent performances address the needs and aspirations of Islamic
for the previous 3 years at the international societies in the fields of contemporary design,
level to be considered as eligible for the Award. social housing, community development and
11. Dronacharya Award (eminent coaches of improvement.
any particular sport): The award is named 21. Pritzker Prize (Architecture): It is awarded
after the very famous archery coach, annually "to honour a living architect.
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Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim
Badminton Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Malaysian
Open, Thomas Cup (men) Uber Cup (women)
Table Tennis Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men), Bama Belleck Cup
Lawn Tennis Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Heineken Cup
Golf Augusta Masters, British Open, US Maters
Horse Racing Derby
Rowing Wellington trophy
Cabinet Ministers
Portfolio Minister Name
Prime Minister, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Narendra Modi
Ministry of Home Affairs Raj Nath Singh
Ministry of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj
Ministry of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu
Ministry of Finance, Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation Uma Bharati
Ministry of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Forest and Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Climate Change
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January
4th January World Braille Day
9th January Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (NRI Day)
10th January World Hindi Day
World Laughter Day
12th January National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
15th January Army Day
24th January National Girl Child Day
25th January National Voters Day
National Tourism Day
26th January Indias Republic Day
International Customs day
29th January National Immunization Day
February
1st Feb Indian Coast Guard Day
2nd Feb World Wetland Day
4th Feb World Cancer Day
10th Feb National Deworming Day
13th Feb World Radio Day
21st Feb International Mother Language Day
28th Feb National Science Day
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March
1st March Zero Discrimination Day
3rd March World Wildlife Day
National Defence Day
8th March International Womens Day
14th March Pi Day (Greek letter )
15th March World Consumer Rights Day
20th March World Sparrow Day
International Day of Happiness
21st March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21st March World Poetry Day, International Day of Nowruz
21st March International Day of Forests
World Down Syndrome Day
22nd March World Water Day
23rd March World Meteorological Day
24th March World Tuberculosis Day
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic
25th March Slave Trade
27th March World Theatre Day
28th March Earth Hour
April
2nd April World Autism Awareness Day
International Childrens Book Day
5th April National Maritime Day
6th April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7th April World Health Day
18th April World Heritage Day
21st April National Civil Services Day
22nd March World Earth Day
23rd April World Book and Copyright Day, English Language Day
24th April National Panchayati Day
Womens Political Empowerment Day, India
25th April World Malaria Day
26th April World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day)
29th April World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30th April International Jazz Day
Anti-Child Labour Day
May
1st May International Labour Day
May Day
Maharashtra Day
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26 Jul Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day
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August
06 Aug Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day
09 Aug Nagasaki Day, International Day of the Worlds Indigenous People, Quit India Day
12 Aug International Youth Day
14 Aug Pakistans Independence Day
15 Aug Indias Independence Day, International Mourning Day
19 Aug World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain
20 Aug Akshay Urja Diwas
23 Aug International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
29 Aug National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday
September
05 Sep National Teachers Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
08 Sep World Literacy Day
14 Sep Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
15 Sep International Day of Democracy, International Engineers Day
16 Sep World Ozone Day
World Peace Day or International day for Peace an Nonviolence (UN), World
21 Sep Alzheimers Day
27 Sep World Tourism Day
28 Sep World Rabies Day
October
1st Monday of World Habitat Day
October
01 Oct World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly
02 Oct Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Nonviolence
03 Oct World Nature Day
04 Oct World Animal Day
05 Oct World Teachers Day
06 Oct World Wildlife Day
08 Oct Indian Air Force Day
09 Oct World Postal or Postoffice Day
10 Oct World Mental Health Day, National Postoffice Day
11 Oct International Day of the Girl Child
13 Oct International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
16 Oct World Food Day
17 Oct International Poverty Day for it's Eradication
20 Oct World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day
24 Oct UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
28 Oct International Animation Day
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November
06 Nov International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
Armed Conflict
10 Nov World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day
11 Nov National Education Day
12 Nov World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
14 Nov Childrens Day(India), World Diabetes Day
17 Nov International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy
day
19 Nov World Toilet Day, International Mens Day, National Integration Day
20 Nov Universal Childrens Day
26 Nov National Law Day or National constitution Day
30 Nov National Flag Day
December
01 Dec World AIDS Day
02 Dec World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03 Dec International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day
04 Dec Indian Navy Day
07 Dec International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day
09 Dec The International Anticorruption Day
10 Dec World Human Rights Day, International Children's Day of Broadcasting
11 Dec International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day
14 Dec National Energy Conservation Day (India)
16 Dec Vijay Diwas
18 Dec International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day
23 Dec National Farmers Day or Kisan Diwas
25 Dec Good governance day
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Belorussian - -
11. Belarus Minsk
Ruble
Euro (formerly - -
12. Belgium Brussels
Belgian franc)
King- Jigme Tshering Tobgay
13. Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Khesar Namgyel
Wangchuck
La Paz - -
14. Bolivia (administrative); Boliviano
Sucre (judicial)
15. Botswana Gaborone Pula - -
16. Brazil Brasilia Real Michel Temer -
Bandar Seri - -
17. Brunei Brunei dollar
Begawan
18. Bulgaria Sofia Lev - -
19. Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc - -
20. Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel - -
21. Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar - Justin Trudeau
22. Central African - -
Bangui CFA Franc
Republic
23. Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc - -
24. Chile Santiago Chilean Peso - -
25. China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi Xi Jinping Li Keqiang
26. Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso - -
27. Cuba Havana Cuban Peso - -
28. Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound - -
29. Czech Republic Prague Koruna - -
30. Denmark Copenhagen Krone - -
Ismail Omar Abdoulkader
31. Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc
Guelleh Kamil Mohamed
32. Dominican - -
Santo Domingo Dominican Peso
Republic
33. Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar - -
34. Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound - -
Coln; U.S. - -
35. El Salvador San Salvador
dollar
36. Eritrea Asmara Nakfa - -
37. Estonia Tallinn Kroon - -
Mulatu Hailemariam
38. Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr
Teshome Desalegn
39. Fiji Suva Fiji dollar - -
Euro (formerly - -
40. Finland Helsinki
markka)
Euro (formerly Emmanuel -
41. France Paris
French franc) Macron
42. The Gambia Banjul Dalasi - -
43. Georgia Tbilisi Lari - -
44. Germany Berlin Euro - -
45. Greece Athens Euro - -
46. Guinea Conakry Guinean franc - -
47. Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar - -
48. Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde - -
49. Hungary Budapest Forint - -
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93. Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee
Abbasi
balboa; U.S. - -
94. Panama Panama City
dollar
95. Papua New - -
Port Moresby Kina
Guinea
Nuevo sol - -
96. Peru Lima
(1991)
97. Philippines Manila Peso - -
98. Poland Warsaw Zloty - -
Euro (formerly - -
99. Portugal Lisbon
escudo)
100. Qatar Doha Qatari riyal - -
101. Romania Bucharest Leu - -
Vladimir -
102. Russia Moscow Ruble Vladimirovich
Putin
King-Salman bin -
103. Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal Abdulaziz Al
Saud
Seychelles - -
104. Seychelles Victoria
rupee
105. Sierra Leone Freetown Leone - -
106. Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar Halimah Yacob -
107. Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling - -
Pretoria Jacob Zuma -
(administrative);
Cape Town
108. South Africa Rand
(legislative);
Bloemfontein
(judiciary)
109. South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound - -
110. Spain Madrid Euro - -
Maithripala Ranil
111. Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee
Sirisena Wickremesinghe
112. Sudan Khartoum Dinar - -
113. Sweden Stockholm Krona - -
114. Switzerland Bern Swiss franc - -
115. Syria Damascus Syrian pound - -
116. Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar - -
Dar es Salaam; - -
Tanzanian
117. Tanzania Dodoma
shilling
(legislative)
118. Thailand Bangkok baht - -
119. Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar - -
Turkish lira - -
120. Turkey Ankara
(YTL)
121. Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat - -
Vaiaku village, - -
122. Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar
province
Ugandan new - -
123. Uganda Kampala
shilling
124. Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna - -
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Current Chief
States Capital Minister Current governor
Hyderabad (Proposed Capital N. Chandrababu
Andhra Pradesh Amaravati) Naidu E. S. L. Narasimhan
Arunachal
Pradesh Itanaga Pema Khandu B. D. Mishra
Assam Dispur Sarbananda Sonowal Jagdish Mukhi
Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar Satya Pal Malik
Chhattisgarh Raipur Raman Singh Balram Das Tandon
Goa Panaji Manohar Parrikar Mridula Sinha
Gujarat Gandhinagar Vijay Rupani Om Prakash Kohli
Haryana Chandigarh Manohar Lal Khattar Kaptan Singh Solanki
Himachal Pradesh Shimla, Dharamsala (2nd capital) Virbhadra Singh Acharya Dev Vrat
Jammu and Srinagar (summer), Jammu
Kashmir (winter) Mehbooba Mufti Narinder Nath Vohra
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