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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , CONTENTS, List of National Parks in India ................................................................................................................................................ 5, List of dams in India ............................................................................................................................................................. 13, List International Airports in India ......................................................................................................................................... 8, Major Ports with key Facts: ................................................................................................................................................... 9, SOME INTERESTING FACTS: .............................................................................................................................................. 10, List of Waterfalls in India ..................................................................................................................................................... 17, List of Waterfalls in World With Country & Area ................................................................................................................ 10, Important Power Plants in India .......................................................................................................................................... 12, List of Thermal Power Plants/Stations in India ................................................................................................................... 22, Nuclear Power Plants in India List ....................................................................................................................................... 24, Hydro Electric Power Plants in India.................................................................................................................................... 12, Rivers in India - Length, Touching States and Facts ............................................................................................................ 13, Important Facts related to Rivers .................................................................................................................................... 17, Important Sports Stadiums in India ..................................................................................................................................... 19, List of Museums in India ...................................................................................................................................................... 25, Complete List of Mountain Peaks in India........................................................................................................................... 20, Mountains and Hills in India ................................................................................................................................................ 22, Hill Ranges in India and their locations:........................................................................................................................... 22, Important Passes in India: ................................................................................................................................................ 24, Important hill stations of India: ....................................................................................................................................... 25, Important Mountain ranges in Himalayas: ...................................................................................................................... 30, Pir Panjal Range ............................................................................................................................................................ 30, DhaulaDhar Range ........................................................................................................................................................ 31, Zanskar Range ............................................................................................................................................................... 31, Ladakh Range ................................................................................................................................................................ 31, UNESCO World Heritage Sites In India ................................................................................................................................ 31, Cultural Sites ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31, Natural Sites...................................................................................................................................................................... 32, Indian States Bordering Countries ....................................................................................................................................... 32, List of Hill Stations in India................................................................................................................................................... 38, Nicknames of Indian Cities/States - Complete List ............................................................................................................. 33, List of Nicknames of Indian Cities .................................................................................................................................... 33, List of Nicknames of Indian States ................................................................................................................................... 38, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 1

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Important Tribal Groups In India ......................................................................................................................................... 46, 91 Popular Festivals of India - State Wise List ..................................................................................................................... 38, River Side Indian Cities ......................................................................................................................................................... 46, State-wise list of Crops in India ........................................................................................................................................... 51, CROPS OF INDIA ................................................................................................................................................................ 52, LARGEST Crop Producing States of India ......................................................................................................................... 53, Food Grains ................................................................................................................................................................... 53, Cash Crops ..................................................................................................................................................................... 53, Oil Seed.......................................................................................................................................................................... 54, Fruit Crops ..................................................................................................................................................................... 54, Major Types of Soils found in India ..................................................................................................................................... 55, 1. Alluvial Soil .................................................................................................................................................................... 55, 2. Black Soil ....................................................................................................................................................................... 55, 3. Red Soil.......................................................................................................................................................................... 55, 4. Laterite Soil ................................................................................................................................................................... 55, 5. Mountain Soil................................................................................................................................................................ 56, 6. Saline and Alkaline Soil................................................................................................................................................. 56, 7. Desert Soil ..................................................................................................................................................................... 56, 8. Peaty and Marshy Soil .................................................................................................................................................. 56, List of Indian Folk Dances - Statewise ................................................................................................................................. 56, Scientific names of Animals ................................................................................................................................................. 57, Scientific Names of Birds ...................................................................................................................................................... 59, Scientific Names of vegetables ............................................................................................................................................ 59, Scientific Names of Fruits ..................................................................................................................................................... 60, Scientific Names of Dry Fruits .............................................................................................................................................. 61, Scientific Names of Spices .................................................................................................................................................... 62, Scientific Names of Some plants and trees ......................................................................................................................... 62, Scientific Names of Cereal, Millets, Pulses .......................................................................................................................... 63, Important Bird Sanctuaries in India ..................................................................................................................................... 63, List of Lakes in India ............................................................................................................................................................. 64, List of Lakes In The World .................................................................................................................................................... 68, Wildlife Sanctuaries in India list .......................................................................................................................................... 73, 50 Famous Temples in India with Locations ........................................................................................................................ 73, Important Places in India ..................................................................................................................................................... 70, Longest, Largest, Tallest & Highest in India ......................................................................................................................... 70, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 2

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Longest, Largest, Tallest Bridges, Roads and Rail Route ................................................................................................. 71, Longest, Largest, Highest: coasts, Borders....................................................................................................................... 71, Longest, Largest, Tallest Man Made Structures .............................................................................................................. 71, Longest, Largest, Highest Lakes and Water Bodies ......................................................................................................... 71, Longest, Largest, and Highest Natural Resources............................................................................................................ 71, Longest, Largest, Tallest & Highest in World ....................................................................................................................... 72, Longest, Largest, and Highest Creatures .......................................................................................................................... 72, Longest, Largest, and Highest Man made Structures ...................................................................................................... 72, Longest, Largest, and Highest Natural Creation .............................................................................................................. 72, International Organizations - Headquarters, Chiefs and Purpose ...................................................................................... 78, List of International Boundary Lines between Countries ................................................................................................... 73, National Symbols of India: Flag, Emblem, Anthem, Song, Tree ......................................................................................... 85, 1.National Flag .................................................................................................................................................................. 85, 2. National Emblem .......................................................................................................................................................... 85, 3. National Anthem:- Jan- Gan -Mana ............................................................................................................................. 86, 4. National Song:- Vande-Mataram ................................................................................................................................. 86, 5. National Calendar ......................................................................................................................................................... 86, National flower - lotus ...................................................................................................................................................... 87, National Fruit - Mango ..................................................................................................................................................... 87, National River - Ganga ...................................................................................................................................................... 87, National Tree - Bnayan ..................................................................................................................................................... 88, National Bird - Peacock..................................................................................................................................................... 88, National Animal- Lion ....................................................................................................................................................... 88, List of First in India ............................................................................................................................................................... 89, First Persons in India ............................................................................................................................................................ 95, List of First Women in India ................................................................................................................................................. 92, Popular Books by Indian Politicians................................................................................................................................... 100, List of Satellites Launched by ISRO ...................................................................................................................................... 94, Satellites Launched From GSLV: (FIRST LAUNCH IN 2001) ............................................................................................ 101, Upcoming Satellite............................................................................................................................................................ 95, SAARC Satellite ................................................................................................................................................................. 99, What is a satellite? ........................................................................................................................................................... 97, Points to be Noted ............................................................................................................................................................... 98, History of Satellites in India ............................................................................................................................................. 98, Quick Facts ........................................................................................................................................................................ 99, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 3

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, TAKEAWAY POINTS: ....................................................................................................................................................... 100, Most Popular Zoos in India ................................................................................................................................................ 101, 1. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK ............................................................................................................................... 102, 2. JAIPUR ZOO ............................................................................................................................................................. 102, 3. PATNA ZOO ............................................................................................................................................................. 103, 4. KANPUR ZOO ........................................................................................................................................................... 104, 5. LUCKNOW ZOO........................................................................................................................................................ 104, 6. ALIPORE ZOO ........................................................................................................................................................... 105, 7. THRISSUR ZOO......................................................................................................................................................... 105, 8. CHATTBIR ZOO......................................................................................................................................................... 106, 9. MAHARAJBAGH ZOO............................................................................................................................................... 107, 10. VANDALUR ZOO .................................................................................................................................................... 107, 11. GUWAHATI ZOO .................................................................................................................................................... 108, 12. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ZOO ............................................................................................................................ 108, 13. RAJIV GANDHI ZOO ............................................................................................................................................... 109, 14. SAKKARBAUG ZOO ................................................................................................................................................ 110, 15. PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOO..................................................................................................................... 110, 16. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK ................................................................................................................................... 110, 17. MARBLE PALACE ZOO ........................................................................................................................................... 111, 18. INDIRA GANDHI ZOOLOGICAL PARK .................................................................................................................... 111, 19. NANDANKANAN ZOO............................................................................................................................................ 112, 20. MYSORE ZOO ......................................................................................................................................................... 113, National Highways of India: Length, Route & Distance .................................................................................................... 117, Important Ranges, Volcanoes, Deserts & Lakes in the World .......................................................................................... 113, Important Mountain Ranges: ......................................................................................................................................... 113, Important Volcanos: ....................................................................................................................................................... 114, Important Deserts: ............................................................................................................................................................. 116, Important Lakes: ................................................................................................................................................................ 117, List of Sports Stadiums in World ........................................................................................................................................ 117, List of Mountain Ranges In The World .............................................................................................................................. 121, List of First in World ........................................................................................................................................................... 123, Famous Food Festival around the World .......................................................................................................................... 122, Countries - Capital, Currency and Languages .................................................................................................................... 123, Important Deserts of the World ........................................................................................................................................ 114, Deserts in The World Map.............................................................................................................................................. 115, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 4

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Mangalore, , Karnataka, , 1974, , Western, , Cochin, , Kerala, , 1926, , Western, , Haldia, , West Bengal, , 1967, , Eastern, , Paradip, , Odisha, , 1962, , Eastern, , Vishakhapatnam, , Andhra Pradesh, , 1933, , Eastern, , Chennai, , Tamil Nadu, , 1881, , Eastern, , Ennore, , Tamil Nadu, , 2001, , Eastern, , Tuticorin, , Tamil Nadu, , 1974, , Eastern, , SOME INTERESTING FACTS:, , , , , , , , , Kandla Port is situated on the Gulf of Kutch. It is the biggest port of India by volume of freight handled. The, Kandla Port has been renamed as Deendayal Port from 25th September 2017., Mormugoa port is the foremost iron ore exporting port., Panambur is the location of sea port called New Mangalore Port. It is an all-season port., Paradip port is an artificial & deep water port., Ennore Port is also known as Kamarajar Port Limited & is the only major port registered as a company., Jawaharlal Nehru port is previously known as Nhava Sheva Port & is the largest container port in India., Tuticorin or Thoothukudi Port is an artificial deep-sea dock & is officially known as VO Chidambaranar Port, , LIST OF WATERFALLS IN WORLD WITH COUNTRY & AREA, WATERFALL, , CITY, , COUNTRY NAME, , AREA OR MEASUREMENT, , Niagara falls, , Ontario/ New York Between, Border of two countries., , Canada/ USA., , Capacity of 7000 Cubic, meters, , Victoria falls, , Zambia, , Zimbabwe., , Height 108 metre, , Kaieteur falls, , Potaro, , Guyana, , 741 ft tall & 370 ft wide., , Yosemite falls, , National Park, California, , USA, , One of tallest in world 2425, ft.(739 m), , Angel falls, , Canaima, , Venezuela, , -, , Iguazu falls, , Puerto, , On border of Brazil &, Argentina., , Height 979 metre, , Kaieteur falls, , Guyana, , Guyana, , Height 226 metre, , Golden falls, , Iceland, , Iceland, , -, , Sutherland falls, , Fiordland, , New zealand, , Height 580 metre, , Nohkalikai falls, , Cheerapunji, , India, , Height 335 metre, , Ban gioc detain falls, , -, , On Border between, China & vietnam., , Height 60 metre, , Dudhsagar falls, , Goa, , India, , Height 310 metre, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 10

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Bhutan, , Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, , Myanmar, , Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, , NICKNAMES OF INDIAN CITIES/STATES - COMPLETE LIST, LIST OF NICKNAMES OF INDIAN CITIES, Name of the City, , Nicknames, , State, , Agra, , o, o, , City of Taj, Petha Nagari, , Uttar Pradesh, , Ahmedabad, , o, o, , Boston of India, Manchester of India, , Gujarat, , Allahabad or Prayagraj, , o, o, o, , Abode of the God, City of Prime Ministers, Sangam City, , Uttar Pradesh, , Amritsar, , Golden City of India, , Punjab, , Asansol, , Land of Black Diamond, , West Bengal, , Bengaluru or Banglore, , o, o, o, o, o, o, , Electronic City of India, Garden City of India, IT Capital of India, Science city of India, Silicon Valley of India, Space City, , Karnataka, , Bhagalpur, , The Silk City of India, , Bihar, , Bhopal, , City of Lakes, , Madhya Pradesh, , Indore, , Mini Mumbai, , Madhya Pradesh, , Bhimavaram, , o, o, , City of Prawns, Second Bardoli of India, , Andhra Pradesh, , Bhubaneswar, , Temple City of India, , Odisha, , Chandigarh, , The City Beautiful, , Chandigarh, , Chennai, , o, o, o, o, o, o, , Auto Hub of India, Detroit of Asia, Gateway of South India, Health Capital of India, Banking Capital of India, Motor city of India, , Tamil Nadu, , Coimbatore, , o, , Textile City of India, , Tamil Nadu, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 33

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, o, o, o, , Manchester of South India, Capital of Kongunadu, Engineering City of India, , Coorg, , Scotland of India, , Karnataka, , Darjeeling, , Queen of the Hills, , West Bengal, , Dhanbad, , The Coal Capital of India, , Jharkhand, , Shillong, , Scotland of East, , Meghalaya, , Dibrugarh, , Tea City of India, , Assam, , Durgapur, , Rur of India, , West Bengal, , Gandhinagar, , Green City, , Gujarat, , Guntur, , City of Chillies , City of Spices, , Andhra Pradesh, , Guwahati, , Gateway of North East India, , Assam, , Nilgiri, , Blue Mountains, , Tamil Nadu, , Hyderabad, , Hyderabad-Secunderabad, Jaipur, , Jaisalmer, , o, o, o, o, o, , City of Pearls, City of Nizams, Hightech City, World Capital of Biryani, Bangle City, , Telangana, , Twin City, , Telangana, , o, o, o, , Rajasthan, , City of Palaces, Paris of India, Pink City, , Golden City of India, , Rajasthan, , Jamshedpur, , o, o, , Pittsburgh of India, Steel City of India, , Jharkhand, , Jodhpur, , o, o, , Blue City, Sun City, , Rajasthan, , Kakinada, , o, o, , City of Kaja, Pensioners Paradise, , Andhra Pradesh, , Kanpur, , o, o, , Leather City of the World, Manchester of North India, , Uttar Pradesh, , Kashmir, , Switzerland of India, , Jammu and Kashmir, , Kochi or Cochin, , o, o, o, , Gateway to Kerala, Queen of the Arabian Sea, Garden of Spices, , Kerala, , Kolkata, , o, o, o, o, o, o, o, , City of Joy, City of Palaces, Cultural Capital of India, Gateway of Eastern India, Heaven of the Aged, City of Castles, City of Buildings, , West Bengal, , Kolhapur, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , City of Wrestlers, , Maharashtra, , Page 34

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Kollam, , o, o, o, , Cashew Capital of the World, Gateway to Backwaters, Prince of Arabian sea, , Kerala, , Lucknow, , o, o, o, o, , City of Nawabs, Constantinople of the East, Shiraz-e-Hind, The Golden City of India, , Uttar Pradesh, , Madurai, , o, o, o, o, o, , Athens of the East, City of Festivals, City of Four Junctions, Sleepless City, Temple City, , Tamil Nadu, , Malda, , Mango City, , West Bengal, , Mangalore, , o, o, o, , Cradle of Indian Banking, Gateway of Karnataka, Rome of the East, , Karnataka, , Mumbai, , o, o, o, o, o, o, o, , City of Dreams, City of Seven Islands, Financial Capital of India, Gateway of India, Hollywood of India, Maximum City, Maya Nagari, , Maharashtra, , Mundi, , Power Hub City, , Madhya Pradesh, , Mussoorie, , Queen of the Mountains,Hill Queen City, , Uttarakhand, , Mysore, , o, o, o, , Green City, Heritage City, Sandal Wood City, , Karnataka, , Nagpur, , Orange City, , Maharashtra, , Nainital, , City of Lakes, , Uttarakhand, , Nasik, , o, o, o, , California of India, Grape city of India, Wine capital of India, , New Delhi, , City of Rallies, , Patiala, , Royal City, , Maharashtra, , Delhi, Punjab, , Panipat, Palanpur, , City of Handloom, City of Weavers, o, o, , City of Diamonds, Flower City, , Haryana, Gujrat, , Pondicherry, , Paris of the East, , Puducherry, , Prayag, , Abode of the God, , Uttar Pradesh, , Pune, , Queen of Deccan, , Maharashtra, , Purulia, , Manbhum City, , West Bengal, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 35

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , 91 POPULAR FESTIVALS OF INDIA - STATE WISE LIST, Name of Festival, , Background, , Andhra Pradesh, Ugadi, , New Year's Day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Chaitra, , Deccan festival, , Celebrated in Hyderabad for 5 days, , Lumbini festival, , The Lumbini Festival in Andhra Pradesh is celebrated every year to relive the, Heritage of Buddhism in the state. It celebrated in Nagarjunasagar., , Rayalaseema Food and Dance, festival, , Celebrated every year in the month of October. The main aim of the festival is to, honor and celebrate the flourishing and exquisite art and cuisine of Rayalaseema, area of Tirupati in the Chitoor District of Andhra Pradesh., , Visakha Utsavam, , Visakha Utsav is a tourism event . Main aim of the utsav is to promote the culture,, arts, crafts, music and dance of Andhra Pradesh, , Arunachal Pradesh, Boori Boot Nyishi, , Boori Boot is celebrated for successful harvest by the Hill-Miris of Nyishi, community., , Reh- Idu Festival, , Reh is one of the important festivals celebrated by the people of Indus., , Oriah festival, , The yearly Oriah festival is held in March or April each year and it typically lasts for, a week to 12 days. The Wanchos celebrate this festival as they believe it is a way to, pay homage to their deities., , Mopin, , The Mopin is an agricultural festival celebrated by the Galo tribe of Arunachal, Pradesh to cebrate harvest., , Nyokum, , This festival is celebrated by Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Nyok means Earth, and kum means togetherness., , Sanken Festival, , Sanken festival is also regarded as the festival of water. It is believed that sprinkling, water shows a sign of respect and a cleansing ritual to welcome the New Year. It is a, three day long festival and it is celebrated on 14th February every year. This festival, is mainly celebrated by the Khampti tribe of Arunachal Pradesh., , Mohmol festival, , Mohmol is a pre-harvest festival celebrated by the Tangsa community of, Arunachalrunachal Pradesh., , Dree festival, , The Dree Festival is celebrated by Apatani tribe. It is an agricultural festival to bring, huge amount of harvest., , Solung, , Solung is a popular agriculture festivals, celebrated by the Adi Tribes of Arunachal, Pradesh. The festival is celebrated in the first week of September, after the sowing, of seeds, to seek prosperity and a good harvest., , Chalo Loku, , Chalo Loku is a colourful harvest festival, celebrated in the month of OctoberNovember,right after the harvest of the paddy field, and before the start of the new, Jhum cultivation. Cha -paddy; Lo means season, and Loku means festival, , Assam, Magh - Biju, , Magh Bihu is a harvest festival celebrated in Assam, which marks the end of, harvesting season in the month of Jan - Feb, , Dehing Patkai, , This festival is named after the majestic Patkai range and the Dihing River.It is, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 42

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, organized by the Government of Assam, providing the tourists with boundless, chances for fun and feast., Pragjyoti International Dance, Festival, , It is an annual festival organised by Kalpa, a Society for Promotion of Literature, Art,, Culture and Social Harmony., , Bohag Bihu, , Bohag Bihu also as called Haat Bihu is a festival celebrated in the state of Assam,, which marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year. It usually falls on April 13., , Baishagu festival, , Baishagu is one of the most popular seasonal festival of the Bodos tribe of Assam., , Bihar, Rajgir Dance Festival, , Rajgir Dance festival is takes place every year at Rajgir in Bihar for 3 days, , Chhath Puja, , Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival , which is dedicated to the Sun and his, wife Usha in order to thank them for bestowing the bounties of life on earth, , Bihula, , Bihula, who was widowed on her marriage night by snake bite. She is worshipped, like a goddess on Nag Panchami day, the fifth day of Shravan month., , Sonepur Cattle fair, , Sonpur Cattle Fair is held on Full Moon Day in November month at Sonpur., , Gujarat, Saptak music, , The Saptak Music Festival is an annual thirteen-day Indian classical music festival, held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is organised by Saptak School of Music from January, 1 to 13 every year, , Uttarayan Kite/ International Kite, festival, , During this festival, each and every family in Gujarat will start manufacturing kites,, before a month., , Modhera Dance, , Modhera is a place located in Gujarat. Modhera Dance Festival attracts national and, international tourists every year., , Dangs Darbar, , This festival is celebrated to honor the forefathers of five kings namely, Gadhavi,, Pimpri, Amala-Linga, Vasurana and Daher, , Vad festival, , This Art festivalis celebrated to promote Vadodara as a cultural capital of India. It is, one of India's biggest art and cultural festivals, held in the month of January., , Tarnetar, , The Tarnetar is held at Tarnetar, near the town of Thangadh, Gujarat. It takes place, along with the festival held at Trineteshwar Temple, celebrating the wedding of, Arjuna with Draupadi, , Haryana, Suraj Kund Craft mela, , Suraj Kund Craft mela held for 15 days in February.It showcases the traditional, Indian handicrafts, music, dance & food., , Pinjore Heritage Festival, , It is celebrated to promote the rich culture and historic tradition of Pinjore., , Himachal Pradesh, Halda festival, , Halda festival is celebrated by the Lamas tribe in the month of January. Halda is a, festival of lights celebrated in Magha Poornima., , Nawala festival, , Nawala is usually celebrated by the Gaddis tribe, as a thanks-giving ceremony to, Lord Shiva., , Jammu and Kashmir, Leh Sindhu Darshan, , This festival is celebrated on full moon day in the month of June., , Guru Tse Chu, , Stok Guru Tsechu is an unique monastic festival that takes place in Ladakh.It is held, in the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar., , Dosmoche festival, , This festival takes place in Leh and was started by the royals of Ladakh. During this, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 43

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, a collective. They have mixed-sex, dormitories where adolescents are, sent to practice premarital sex,, sometimes with a single partner, and sometimes serially. They have, an omnivorous diet, with liquor, playing a key role in their society., Madhya Pradesh. Also, in Bihar, Orissa and, A.P., , Gonds, , During the British regime in India,, Gonds challenged the Britishers in, several battles. They also gained, control over the Malwa after the, decline of the Mughals followed by, the Marathas in the year 1690., , Keslapur Jathra, , Maharashtra, , Warlis, , The Warli people are famous for, their beautiful and unique style of, painting which reflects the close, association between human, communities and nature, , Bhawada ,, Kali Puja, , Manipur, , Kuki / Khongjois, , Meghalaya, , Garo Tribes, , The Garos are one of the few, remaining matrilineal societies in, the world. The individuals take, their clan titles from their mothers., Traditionally, the youngest, daughter inherits the property, from her mother. Sons leave the, parents' house at puberty, and are, trained in the village bachelor, dormitory, , Wangala (also known, as Hundred Drums,, Wanna, Wanna, Rongchuwa) is a, harvest festival, celebrated, , Meghalaya, , Khasi people, , Khasis follow the unique culture., The property of the Khasis is, passed on from the mother to the, youngest daughter. Music plays an, important part in the life of Khasis., After marriage the groom comes to, live at the brides house., , Nongkrem ,, Shad Suk Mynsiem., , Mizoram, , Lushai, , Lushai tribes have developed, expertise in swimming and hunting., That they are good archers are, apparent from the fact that they, can nicely handle 'Sairawkher'. It is, a bow made locally that is, discerned by its utility of clay shots, instead of arrows., , Chapcharkut/ Mimkut /, Palkut, , North West India., (Gujarat, Madhya, Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,, , Bhils (the bow men of, Rajasthan), , They form the largest tribe of the, whole South Asia, The name Bhil is mentioned in the, , Baneshwar fair, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , -, , Lawm Se' Neh, , Page 48

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Dublin, , Ireland, , Liffey, , Glasgow, , Scotland, , Clyde, , Hamburg, , Germany, , Elbe, , Haridwar, , India, , Ganga, , Ho Chi Minh City, , Vietnam, , Saigon, , Hong Kong, , China, , Pearl, , Jakarta, , Indonesia, , Liwung, , Kabul, , Afghanistan, , Kabul, , Karachi, , Pakistan, , Indus, , Kiev, , Ukraine, , Dnieper, , Kolkata, , India, , Hooghly, , Lisbon, , Portugal, , Tagus, , Lima, , Peru, , Rimac, , London, , England, , Thames, , Madrid, , Spain, , Manzanares, , Melbourne, , Australia, , Yarra, , Montreal, , Canada, , St. Lawrence, , Moscow, , Russia, , Moskva, , New Castle, , UK, , Tyre, , New Orleans, , US, , Mississippi, , New York, , US, , Hudson, , Paris, , France, , Seine, , Philadelphia, , US, , Delaware, , Prague, , Czech Republic, , Moldau, , Quebec, , Canada, , St. Lawrence, , Rome, , Italy, , Tiber, , Saint Petersburg, , Russia, , Neva, , Santiago, , Chile, , Mapocho, , Sao Paulo, , Brazil, , Tiete, , Seoul, , South Korea, , Han, , Shanghai, , China, , Huangpu, , Tokyo, , Japan, , Sumida, , Vienna, , ustria, , Danube, , Warsaw, , Poland, , Vistula, , Yangon, , Myanmar, , Irawady, , Zagreb, , Croatia, , Sava, , Zurich, , Switzerland, , Limmat, Sihl, , STATE-WISE LIST OF CROPS IN INDIA, www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 51

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , CROPS OF INDIA, States, , Crops, , Soil Used, , Punjab, , Wheat, Rice, Maize, Barley, Pulses,, Rapeseed and Mustard, Sunflower, Oil, Seeds, Sugarcane, Cotton, Fruits,, Vegetables, , Flood plain soil, Loamy soil, Sandy, soil, Desert soil, Kandi Soil,, Sierozems, Sodic and Saline soil, , Haryana, , Sugarcane, Barley, Jowar, Bajra, Gram,, Rice, Wheat, Mustard, Cotton, , Salt Affected soil, Alkali Soil, Saline, soil, , Rajasthan, , Wheat, Sugarcane, Bajra, Baley, Jowar,, Maize, Chili, Cotton, Mango, Rice,, Vegetables, Groundnut, Oil seeds,, Pulses, , Sandy soil, Saline soil, Alkaline soil,, Chalky soil, Clay soil, Loamy soil,, Black Lava soil, Nitrogenous soil, , Uttar Pradesh, , Fruits, Vegetables, Spices, Floriculture,, Medicinal/aromatic plants, others like, Betel vine, Mushroom, Honey, production, , Alluvium soil, Sandy soil, Clayey Soil,, Red & Black soil, , Bihar, , Rice, Wheat, Maize, Pulses, Vegetables,, Fruits, Sugarcane, Jute, , Sandy Loam soil, Loam soil, Clay soil,, Clay Loam soil, , Gujarat, , Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra, Maize, tur,, Gram, Cotton, Groundnuts, Dates,, Sugarcane, , Black soil, Alluvial soil, Hill soil,, Desert soil, , Madhya Pradesh, , Wheat, Maize, Jowar, Gram, Tur, Urad,, Moong, Soybean, Groundnuts, Mustard,, Cotton, Sugarcane, , Black soil, Red & Yellow soil, Alluvial, soil, Laterite soil, Mixed soil, , Maharashtra, , Rice, Jowar, Bajra, Wheat, Pulses,, Cotton, Sugarcane, Several Oil Seeds,, Sunflower, Groundnuts & Soybean, , Black-Cotton soil, Kali soil, Morad, soil, Pather soil,, , Chhattisgarh, , Rice, Maize, Wheat, Niger, Groundnut,, Pulses, , Red & Yellow soil, Red Sandy soil,, Red Loam soil, Black Cotton soil,, Laterite soil,, , Jharkhand, , Rice, Ragi, Maize, Wheat, Redgram,, Niger, Fruits, , Red soil, Micacious soil, Sandy soil,, Black soil, Laterite soil, , Himachal Pradesh, , Off-season vegetables, vegetables, seeds, potato & ginger besides soybean,, oilseeds, pulses, fruits, , Sedimentary soil, Brown soil,, Brownish soil, , Jammu & Kashmir, , Paddy, Wheat, Maize, Barley, Bajra,, Jowar, Gram, Apple, Walnuts, , Brown Forest soil, Grey Brown, Podzolic soil, Red & Yellow Podzolic, soil, Hills Forest soil, Mountain, Meadow soil, Saline Alkali soil,, Alluvial soil, , West Bengal, , Rice, Jute, Tea, Potatoes, Oilseeds,, Betel, Vine, Tobacco, Wheat, Barley,, Maize, , Laterite soil, Red soil, Alluvial soil,, Coastal soil, Terai soil, Colluvial soil, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 52

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Mosambi, , Maharashtra, , Papaya, , Andhra Pradesh, , Pineapple, , Karnataka, , Pomegranate, , Maharashtra, , Sapota or Chikoo, , Andhra Pradesh, , MAJOR TYPES OF SOILS FOUND IN INDIA, 1. ALLUVIAL SOIL, , , , , , Alluvial soil constitutes of 42 % of the total soil area in India., It is formed as a result of deposition of rivers and thus it is more fertile and rich in organic material., Alluvial Soil is found in plenty in the states - Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Punjab, Haryana and, Brahmaputra Valley in Assam etc. of India., Alluvial Soil is best for crops like - Wheat, Rice, Cotton, Jute, Barley, Corn, Oilseed, Coffee, Potatoes, Chili, Cloves, etc., , 2. BLACK SOIL, , , , , , , Black soil constitutes of 15% of the total soil area in India., It is formed as a result of weathering of lava rocks of Deccan plateau and thus rich in Iron, magnesium, Silica,, Lime and potash., It has high clay content and has high water retaining property., Black Soil is found in plenty in the states - Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil, Nadu, Uttar Pradesh., Black Soil is best for crops like - Mulberry Cotton Plant Ground Nut, Chili, Cotton, Tobacco, Chili, Oil Seeds,, Jowar, Ragi, Maize, Castor, Sugarcane, Safflower etc., , 3. RED SOIL, , , , , , , , Red soil constitutes 25 % of the total soil area in India and is the most widely spread soil., It is formed a s a result of erosion of Granite and Gneissic rocks., It is rich in Iron, phosphate, lime, potash and humus and supports wide crop diversity., Major areas of Red soil in India is - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Puducherry,, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram,, Tripura, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh., Red Soil is best for crops like - Cotton, Wheat, Pulses, Tobacco, Jowar, Linseed, Millet, Potatoes and Some Fruits, etc., , 4. LATERITE SOIL, , , Laterite soil constitutes 4.5 % of the total soil area in India and is the most acidic soil., , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 55

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , , , , , It gets quickly eroded on deforestation, mining and plantation., It is not suitable for agriculture but suitable for special crops like tapioca and cashew., Major areas of laterite soil in India is Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya, West, Bengal ., Laterite soils is best for crops like Tea, Coffee, Coconuts, Rice, Wheat, Cotton, Maize, Sugarcane, Jute Oil Seeds,, Millets, Pulses etc., , 5. MOUNTAIN SOIL, , , , , , , Mountain soil is a thin layer of soil formed under cold humid climate., It is not suitable for agriculture but suits best for forestry., The humus content is high in this soil due to the climate., Major areas of mountain soils in India are - Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim,, Assam., Mountain Soil is best for crops like Coffee, Tea, Wheat, Maize, Blueberries, Saffron etc., , 6. SALINE AND ALKALINE SOIL, , , , , , Saline-Alkaline soil is found in canal areas., In moderate arid condition, calcification occurs and in extreme arid conditions, salinity occurs., Major areas of Saline and Alkaline soils in India are - Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab,, Maharashtra etc., The soil is best for crops like Seem, Rice, Sugarcane, Fruits, Spices etc., , 7. DESERT SOIL, , , , , , , Desert soil is sandy and loose soil., Due to its coarse structure, the water holding capacity is very less., As it has low nutrients, it is not suitable for agriculture., Major areas of Desert soils in India are -Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, The soil is best for crops like Xerophytes only., , 8. PEATY AND MARSHY SOIL, , , , , , These are black coloured, heavy and highly acidic soils., When the vegetation growing in such wet places dies, it decomposes and a layer of partly decayed organic, matter accumulates on the surface, giving rise to such peaty and marshy soils., Major areas of Peaty and Marshy soils are - Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttaranchal., This soil is best for crops like Rice, Oilseeds, Citrus, Tobacco, Sugarcane etc., , LIST OF INDIAN FOLK DANCES - STATEWISE, State of Origin, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Dance Form, , Page 56

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Name, , Location, , Area, , Fish, , Lake Baikhal, , Siberia, Russia, , 31,722, km², , Omul, Arctic grayling, Baikal sturgeon, , Lake Superior, , North America, , 82,103, km², , Burbot, Trout, Northern pike, Muskellunge,, Walleye, , Lake Huron, , North America, , 59,600, km², , Northern pike, Walleye, Smallmouth bass, Lake, trout, , Lake, Tanganyika, , Bujumbura, Kigoma, Kalemie, , 32,900, km², , Lamprichthys, Lake Tanganyika sardine,, Tanganyika lates, , Caspian Sea, , Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan,, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey,, Georgia, Armenia, , 371,000, km², , Caspian kutum, Round goby, Brown trout, Wels, catfish, Alosa braschnikowi, , Lake Malawi, , Africa, , 29,600, km², , Kampango, Redbreast tilapia, , Great Bear, Lake, , Northwest Territories, , 31,153, km², , Arctic char, Trout, Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Lake, whitefish, , Lake Michigan, , Chicago, Milwaukee, Traverse City,, Ludington, Holland, , 58,000, km², , Bowfin, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Lake, trout, Yellow perch, , Great Slave, Lake, , Northwest Territories, , 27,200, km², , Northern pike, Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Lake, whitefish, , Crater Lake, , United States, , 53.35 km², , Rainbow trout, Sockeye salmon, , Lake Victoria, , East Africa, , 68,800, km², , Nile perch, Nile tilapia, , Lake Titicaca, , Puno, Copacabana, , 8,372 km², , Titicaca orestias, , Lake Erie, , North America, , 25,744, km², , Rainbow trout, Smallmouth bass, Walleye,, Common carp, Brown trout, Yellow perch,, Alewife, White perch, Rainbow smelt, , Peyto Lake, , Banff National Park, Alberta,, Canada, , 5.2 km², , ---, , Aral Sea, , Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan, Central, Asia, , 17,160, km², , Common carp, Zander, Common bream, Ide, , Lake Tahoe, , The Sierra Nevada of the U.S, along, the state border of California and, Nevada, , 496.2 km², , Mosquitofish, Rainbow trout, Brown trout,, Largemouth bass, , Dead Sea, , Israel; Jordan; Palestine, , 605 km², , None, , Great Salt, Lake, , Utah, United States, , 4,400 km², , Brine Shrimp, , Lake Ontario, , North America, , 18,960, km², , Chinook salmon, Walleye, Coho salmon, , Lake of the, Woods, , North America, , 4,349 km², , Walleye, Northern pike, Muskellunge,, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Lake trout,, Lake sturgeon, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 69

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , , , , , , , , , , Highest Peak of India- Kangchenjunga, Altitude 8586 mtr, Largest Desert of India- Thar Desert, Largest Delta of India- Sundarban Delta, State with Maximum Forest Area- Madhya Pradesh, State with maximum percentage of Forest area- Mizoram (about 75%), Highest Waterfall of India- Jog Falls, Karnataka, Longest River which Flows entirely in India- Godavari, Most Populous city in India- Mumbai, Biggest River Island- Majuli, Brahmaputra River, Assam, , LONGEST, LARGEST, TALLEST & HIGHEST IN WORLD, LONGEST, LARGEST, AND HIGHEST CREATURES, , , , , , Largest sea bird- Albatross, Fastest bird of world- Peregrine Falcon, Largest bird of the world- Ostrich, Largest Mammal- Whale, , LONGEST, LARGEST, AND HIGHEST MAN MADE STRUCTURES, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Longest Railway Bridge of the world- Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, China(164.8 Km), Tallest Building of the world- Burj Khalifa, UAE (height 828m), Longest Ship Canal of the world- Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (1930 Km long), Largest Dam of the world- Three Gorges Dam on Yangtze River, Chin (Capacity 22500 MW), Biggest Library of the world- Library of Congress, Washington DC, Largest Mosque of the world- Masjid al-haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Biggest Museum of the world- British Museum, London, Tallest Minaret (free standing) of the world- Qutub Minar, Delhi (height 238 ft), Busiest Port of world- Port of Shanghai, China, Longest Railway route in world- Trans Siberian Railway, Moscow to Vladivostok (6000 Miles Long), Longest River Dam of the world- Hirakud Dam, Odisha, India, Tallest Statue of the world- Statue of Liberty, Longest road Tunnel- Laerdal, Norway, Biggest Bell of the world- Great Bell at Moscow (Tsar Bell ), , LONGEST, LARGEST, AND HIGHEST NATURAL CREATION, , , , , , Highest City of the world- La Rinconada (Height about- 16,700 ft), Largest city in population- Tokyo, Biggest city in world in terms of area- Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (41,225 Sq Km), Largest coral formation of the world- Great barrier Reef (Australia), , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 72

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Largest Island of the world- Greenland, Largest Artificial lake of the world- Lake Kariba (on Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe), Highest Lake of the world- Lhagba Pool, 6368 m (Tibet-China), Largest Freshwater lake of the world- Lake Superior,USA, Largest saline water lake- Caspian Sea, Largest Living Tree- German Sherman, the Giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US (83 m tall, 11.1, m trunk dia), Highest Capital City of world- La Paz, Bolivia 3600 m height, Highest Mountain range of the world- Himalayas, Longest mountain Range of the world- Andes (South America, Length 5500 miles), Biggest Ocean of the world- Pacific Ocean, Largest Palace of the world- Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Largest Peninsula of the world- Arabian Peninsula (32,50,000 sq km), Largest Planet- Jupiter, Highest Plateau- Pamir, Tibet aslo known as Roof of World, Longest River of the world- Nile (6690 Km), Largest Inland sea- Mediterranean Sea, Highest Volcano of world- Mauna Loa (Hawaii), Highest Fall of world- Angel falls (Venezuela), Longest Strait of world- Tatar Strait (between sakhalin Island and the Russian mainland), Largest Bay of the world- Hudson Bay, Canada(Shore line 7623 miles), Largest Gulf world- Gulf of Mexico, Largest Archipelago of world- Indonesia(more than 3000 islands), Largest Gorge of world- Grand Canyon, USA, Biggest Flower of world- Rafflesia (java), Largest Stadium of world- Strahov Stadium in Prague (Czech Republic ), Largest Church of world- Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City, Italy, Largest Temple of world- Angkor Wat (Cambodia), Largest Diamond mine of world- Kimberley (South Africa), Longest Corridor of world- Rameshwaram Temple (5000 ft), Highest Capital city of world- La Paz (Bolivia), Largest Asian Desert- Gobi, Mongolia, Largest Democracy of world- India, , 50 FAMOUS TEMPLES IN INDIA WITH LOCATIONS, Temple, , Location, , Akshardham Temple, , Delhi, , Amarkantak Temple, , Chhattisgarh, , Amarnath Cave Temple, , Jammu&Kashmir, , Angrabadi Temple, , Jharkhand, , Annamalaiyar Temple, , Tamil Nadu, , Badrinath Temple, , Uttarakhand, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 73

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - HEADQUARTERS, CHIEFS, AND PURPOSE, Name, , Headqua, rters, , Heads, , Foundation Year, , No. of, Members, , The Shanghai, Cooperation, Organisation (SCO), , Beijing, China, , SecretaryVladimir, Norov, , 15 June 2001, , 8 member, states, 4, observer, states, 6, dialogue, partners, 4, guest, attendances, , The organisation of, Islamic Cooperation, (OIC), , Jeddah, Saudi, Arabia, , SecretaryGeneral, Yousef AlOthaimeen, , 1969, , 57, , Paris,, France, , SecretaryGeneral Jose, Angel Gurria, , Reformed Sep., 1961, , 36, , Organisation of the, Petroleum, Exporting Countries, (OPEC), , Vienna, , SecretaryGeneral HE, Mohammad, Sanusi, Barkindo, , Sept 1960, , 15, , Organisation of, Arab Petroleum, Exporting Countries, (OAPEC), , Kuwait, , SecretaryGeneral, Abbas Ali AlNaqi, , 1968, , 11, , Organisation for, Economic, Cooperation, Development, (OECD) (formerly, OEEC, Formed: 16, April 1948), , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Purpose, A Eurasian political,, economic, and security, alliance for cooperation in, political affairs, economics, and trade, scientifictechnical, cultural,, educational spheres and, safeguard regional peace., To preserve Islamic social, and economic values;, promote solidarity amongst, member states and, increase cooperation in, areas of development., To stimulate economic, growth and world trade by, raising the standard of, living in member countries, and by coordinating aid to, less developed countries., To unify the petroleum, policies of its Member, Countries and ensure the, stabilization of oil markets, to secure a regular supply, of petroleum to consumers,, a steady income to, producers and a fair return, on capital for those, investing in the petroleum, industry., Organise cooperation in oil, development and regional, integration, provide, legitimate means to, preserve the members’, individual and collective, interest within the industry, and provide access to, , Page 78

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, consumer markets on fair, and reasonable terms., North Atlantic, Treaty Organisation, (NATO), , Brussels, Belgium, , SecretaryGeneral Jens, Stoltenberg, , 4 April 1949, , 29 states, (intergovern, mental, military, alliance for, collective, defence)., , New Development, Bank (NDB), , Shanghai,, China, , President:, K.V. Kamath, , July 2014, , Established by, BRICS (5), , Mutual defence in response, to an attack by any external, party., , To contribute to, development plans, established nationally, through projects that are, socially, environmentally, and economically, sustainable., To promote safe, regular, and economical air, transport and to provide a, forum for collaboration., , The International, Air Transport, Association (IATA), , Montreal, , Canada, , DirectorGeneral, alexander de, Junia, , 1945, , International, and domestic, airlines., , Group of Twenty, (G20), , Cancún,, Mexico, , Chairman –, Mario Draghi, , 26 Sept 1999, , 20, , To bring together, industrialized and, developing economies to, discuss key issues in the, global economy and, promote international, financial stability., , Group of 24, (G-24), , Washingt, on, D.C.,, United, States, , DirectorMarilou Uy, , 1971, , A chapter of, the G-77., , To coordinate the positions, of developing countries on, international monetary and, development finance issues, and to ensure that their, interests were adequately, represented in negotiations, on international monetary, matters. Every member of, the G-24, except for, Mexico, is also a member of, the G77., , Group of 77, , New, York,, New, York,, United, States, , Chairmanshi, p Palestine, Jan. 2019, , 15 June 1964, , 134, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , To promote collective, economic interest and, increase negotiating, capacity in UN., , Page 79

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Group of Seven, (G7, earlier G8), , 1973, , 7, , Gulf Cooperation, Council (GCC), , Riyadh,, Saudi, Arabia, , Secretary, General Nayef bin, Falah AlHajraf, Supreme, Council, Presidency:, Kuwait, , 25 May 1981, , 6, , Commonwealth of, Independent States, (CIS), , Minsk, Russia, , Executive, Secretary Sergey, Lebedev, , 1991, , 9 member, states and 1, associate, state, , BRICS, , Shanghai, , Head Marcos, Prado Troyjo, , 2009, , 5, , The Arab League, , Al Tahrir, Sq.,, Cairo,, Egypt, , Sec. General, Ahmed, Aboul Gheit, , 22.03.1945, , Addis, Ababa,, Ethiopia, , ChairmanAbdel Fattah, el-Sisi, , Beijing,, China, , President Jin Liqun, , Jakarta,, Indonesia, , Sec.General: Lim, , African Union, , Asian Infrastructure, Investment Bank, (AIIB), , The Association of, South-East Asian, Nations (ASEAN), , www.BankExamsToday.com, , 22, , 26.05.2001, , 55 countries, on the African, continent., , 25.12.2015, , 86, , 08.08.1967, , 10, , To tackle global challenges, through discussion and, action with no, headquarters, budget or, permanent staff., To boost economic, cooperation between, members and, through, collective security, to guard, against any threat from, neighbouring states and, from Islamic terrorism., , Military and Economic, alliance and to reach a, supranational union., Also called the Russian, Commonwealth; was, established through, Belavezha Accords (1991), and subsequent the AlmaAta Protocol (1991) and, Free Trade Area agreement, (2012)., To achieve regional, economic growth and work, as a bridge between the, developed and developing, countries., To strengthen interest,, independence and, sovereignity of Arab, member-states, To strengthen ties between, African countries and, safeguards their, independence., It is an international, multilateral development, institution to provide, finance to infrastructure, projects in the Asia region., To accelerate economic, progress and maintain the, economic stability of SE, , Page 80

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Jock Hoi, International, Criminal Police, Organization, (INTERPOL), , Lyon,, France, , SecGeneral: Jurg, en, Stock, Presid, ent: Kim, Jong-yang,, , Asia., 7 September 1923, , 185, , Motto: Connecting Police, for a safer world, , Crediting, Working for a, world free of Poverty, , World Bank, , Washingt, on D.C., (U.S.A.), , President: D, avid Malpass, , July 1944, , 189, , IBRD, , Washingt, on D.C., (U.S.A.), , President: D, avid Malpass, , 1944, , 189, , Development Assistance,, Poverty Reduction, , ICSID (International, Centre for, Settlement of, Investment, Disputes), , Washingt, on D.C., (U.S.A.), , Sec., Gen: Meg, Kinnear, , 1957 (But, operating starts in, 1966), , 163, , International Arbitration, , International, Finance, Corporation (IFC), , Washingt, on D.C., (U.S.A.), , Head Makhtar, Diop, , 24 July 1956, , 184, , Private Sector, Development, Poverty, Reduction, , Multilateral, Investment, Guarantee Agency, (MIGA), , Washingt, on D.C., (U.S.A.), , Executive, Vice Preside, nt - Hiroshi, Matano, , 1988, , 181, , Political Risk Insurance,, Foreign Direct Investment, , World Trade, Organization (WTO), , Geneva,, Switzerla, nd, , Director, General Ngozi, OkonjoIweala, , 1 January 1995, , 164, , Regulate International, Trade, , International, Monetary Fund, (IMF), , Washingt, on D.C., (U.S.A.), , Managing, Director, (MD) and, Chairwoman, - Kristalina, Georgieva, , 27 December, 1945, , 189, , To promotes international, economic cooperation, , Bank for, International, Settlements (BIS), , Basel,, Switzerla, nd, , General, Manager –, Agustin, carstens, , 17 May 1930, , 60 Central, Banks, , To provide banking services, to central banks and other, international organizations., (fosters international, monetary and financial, cooperation), , Asian Development, Bank (ADB), , Metro, Manila,, Philippin, es, , President Masatsugu, Asakawa, , 22 August, 1966, , 67, , Crediting, ADB launched the, Asian Development Fund, (ADF) with a view to, providing concessional, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 81

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, credits to needy members., World Intellectual, Property, Organization, (WIPO), , Geneva, Switzerla, nd, , Director, General Daren Tang, , 14 July, 1967, , 188, , To promote the protection, of intellectual property, throughout the world, , World Health, Organization (WHO), , Geneva, Switzerla, nd, , Director, General Tedros, Adhanom, , 7 April, 1948, , 193, , Health For All, , International, Labour, Organization (ILO), , Geneva, Switzerla, nd, , Director, General Guy Ryder, , 1919, , 186, , International Fund, for Agricultural, Development (IFAD), , Rome,, Italy, , President Gilbert, Houngbo, , 1977, , 173, , UNICEF, , New York, , Henrietta H., Fore, , 11-Dec-1946, , 191, , To provide food and, healthcare to, children of those countries, devastated by world war II., , UN International, Training and, Research Center, (UNITAR), , Geneva, Switzerla, nd, , Executive, Director Nikhil Seth, , 1963, , --, , To achieve the major, objectives of UN through, training and research, , UN Environmental, Program (UNEP), , Nairobi,, Kenya, , Inger, Andersen, , 5 June, 1972, , 193, , Protect our environment, and conserve our future, , UN Development, Program (UNDP), , New York, , Achim, Steiner, , 1965, , 166, , Overall development, , UN Capital, Development Fund, (UNCDF), , New York, , Preeti Sinha, 1966, , For 48 least, developed, countries, , Eradicate extreme hunger, poverty, Promotes equality,, Ensures Environment, Sustainability, , International, Cricket Council, , Dubai,, United, Arab, Emirates, , Chairman Manu, Sawhney, , 15 June 1909, , 104, , Great Sport, Great Spirit, , North Atlantic, Treaty Organization, (NATO), , Brussels,, Belgium, , Jens, Stoltenberg, , 4 April 1949, , 30, , A mind unfettered in, deliberation, , International, Atomic Energy, Agency (IAEA), , Vienna, , Rafael Grossi, , 1957, , 171, , To promote peaceful, Energy uses of atomic, energy, , United Nations, Conference on, Trade &, Development, (UNCTAD), , Geneva, , Mukhisa, Kituyi, , 1964, , 195, , Promote international trade, to accelerate the economic, growth of developing, countries, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Enabling the Rural Poor to, Overcome Poverty, , Page 82

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, United Nations, Industrial, Development, Organisation, (UNIDO), , Vienna, A, ustria, , Li Yong, , 1966, , -, , Sets international, regulations for radio,, telegraph, telephone and, space radio communication, , World, Meteorological, Organization, (WMO), , Geneva, , Gerhard, Adrian, , 1950, , 185, , Promote international, exchange of weather, reports., , World Hindu, Economic Forum, (WHEF), , Delhi, , Shri Swami, Vigyananand, , 2010, , --, , To bring together eminent, Hindu intellectuals and, businesses for the purposes, of collaboration, , Organization for the, prohibition of, Chemical Weapons, , Hague, , Fernando, Arias, , 1997, , 193, , Food & Agricultural, Organization (FAO), , Rome,, Italy, , DirectorGeneral - Qu, Dongyu, , 1945, , 197, , FIFA (Federation, International de, Football, Association), , Zurich, , Gianni Infant, ino, , 1904, , 211, , International, Olympic Committee, , Lausanne, , Thomas, Bach, , 1894, , 138, , International Court, of Justice, , Hague, , President Joan, Donoghue, , 1945, , 15, , Asia Pacific, Economic, Cooperation, , Singapor, e, , Executive, Director Rebecca, Fatima Sta, Maria, , 1989, , 21, , SAARC (South Asian, Association for, Regional, Cooperation), , Kathman, du, , Sec., Gen: Esala, Ruwan, Weerakoon, , Commonwealth of, , London, , Majesty, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , 1985, , 8 members 9, observers, , 1960, , 54 members, , Implementing body for the, Chemical Weapons, Convention, which entered, into force on 29 April 1997., To defeat hunger and, improve nutrition and food, security., Its goal is constant, improvement in Football, , To develop, promote and, protect the Olympic, Movement in their home, countries., functions: To settle, in, accordance with, international law, legal, disputes submitted by, States, and. To give, advisory opinions on legal, questions referred to it by, authorized UN organs, To further enhance, economic growth and, prosperity for the region, and to strengthen the AsiaPacific community, To promote the welfare of, the peoples of South Asia,, strengthen collective selfreliance, promote active, collaboration, To advance economics,, , Page 83

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Nations, , Queen, Elizabeth II, , social development, and, human rights in member, countries., , LIST OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN, COUNTRIES, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 17th Parallel is the boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam before the two were united., 24th Parallel is the line which according to Pakistan is the boundary between India and Pakistan. This, however,, is not recognised by India., 26th Parallel south is latitude which crosses through Africa, Australia and South America., 30th Parallel north stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole., 33rd Parallel north cuts through the southern United States, parts of North Africa, parts of the Middle East and, China., 35th Parallel north forms the boundary between the State of North Carolina and the State of Georgia, the State, of Tennessee and the State of Georgia the State of Alabama., 36030’ Parallel north is the boundary between the Tennessee and Commonwealth of Kentucky between the, Tennessee River and the Mississippi., 37th Parallel north formed the southern boundary of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson., 38th Parallel is the parallel of latitude which separates North Korea and South Korea., 39th Parallel north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 39 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane., 40th Parallel north is the boundary of the British Colony of Maryland., 41th Parallel north is the boundary between Nebraska and Wyoming and the southern boundary of Wyoming, with Colorado and Utah., 42nd Parallel north is at the New York - Pennsylvanian Border., 43rd Parallel north lies between the State of Nebraska and the State of South Dakota., The Parallel 440 north is 44 degrees north of the equatorial plane., 45th Parallel north also called the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole., 45th parallel is the boundary between Wyoming and Montana., 49th Parallel is the boundary between USA and Canada., Radcliffe Line was drawn by Sir Radcliffe. It marked the boundary between India and Pakistan., Marginal Line was the 320 km line of fortification built by France along its border with Germany before World, War II, to protect its boundary from German attack., Mannerheim Line is the line of fortification on the Russia Finland border. Drawn up by General Mannerheim., Medicine Line is the border between United States and Canada., Hindenburg Line is the boundary dividing Germany and Poland., Mason-dixon Line is a line of demarcation between four states in the United States., Order-neisse Line is the border between Poland and Germany, running along the Order&Beisse rivers, adopted, at the poland Conference (August 1945)., Siegfried Line is the line of fortification drawn up by Germany on its border with France., Durand Line is the boundary line between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was drawn up in 1896 by Sir Mortimer, Durand., , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 84

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , , Macmahon Line was drawn up by Sir. Henry MacMahon, demarcating the frontier of India&China. China did not, recognize the MacMahon line and crossed it in 1962., , NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF INDIA: FLAG, EMBLEM, ANTHEM, SONG,, TREE, 1. NATIONAL FLAG, , Adopted on, , 22 July 1947, , Designed by, , Pingali venkayya, o, , The national flag consists of three horizontal and parallel strips with kesariya at the top,, white in the middle and green color at the bottom with Ashoka Chakra at the centre., , o, o, o, o, , The Ashok Chakra has 24 spokes. It was derived from lion, capitol of Ashok at Sarnath, Bihar., The width to length ratio of the flag is 2:3., All the rules and regulations regarding flag hosting of the national flag is given in Flag, Code of India 2002., It was adopted on 26 January 2002., It emphasizes on the freedom of the flag hosting in educational and private institutions, as per Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 and Prevention of, Insult of Symbols Act, 1971., , Description, , o, o, , 2. NATIONAL EMBLEM, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 85

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , Adopted on, , 26 January 1950, , Adopted from, , lion capitol of Ashok at Sarnath, Bihar, , Description, , o, o, o, o, , It depicts 4 lions facing 4 different directions along with a bull, an elephant and a horse., ‘Satyamev Jayate’ is written in Devnagari script means, ‘Truth only Triumphs’., It is taken from Mundak Upnishad., , 3. NATIONAL ANTHEM:- JAN- GAN -MANA, Adopted on, , 24 January 1950, , Written by, , Rabindranath Tagore, , Language, , Bangla, , Playing time, , 52 sec, , Description, , o, o, , First time sung in Kolkata session of Indian National congress in 22 December 1911., It originally have 5 stanzas., , 4. NATIONAL SONG:- VANDE-MATARAM, Adopted on, , 24 January 1950, , Written by, , Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, , Language, , Bangla, , Playing time, , 52 sec, , Description, , o, o, , First time sung in Kolkata session of Indian National congress in 22 December 1911., It originally have 5 stanzas., , 5. NATIONAL CALENDAR, National, Calendar, , o, o, o, , There are two national calendars, Saka calendar, Gregorian calendar, , Adopted on, , o, , Gregorian calendar was official calendar during British rule, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 86

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , Description, , o, , Saka calender on 22 March 1957, , o, o, o, o, , First month of saka calendar is Chaitra., 22 March is the first day of Chaitra month., 21 March is the first day of a leap year., First month of Gregorian calendar is January., , NATIONAL FLOWER - LOTUS, , , , Indian lotus is the national flower. It is the Representative of purity as it remains flawless despite growing in, mud and water., , NATIONAL FRUIT - MANGO, , , , Mango, also known as the 'king of Fruits', is the National Fruit of India., , NATIONAL RIVER - GANGA, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 87

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , , , Ganga is the National River of India. It is also the longest river in the country., , NATIONAL TREE - BNAYAN, , , , The Indian Bnayan ( Ficus bengalensis) is the national tree., , NATIONAL BIRD - PEACOCK, , , , Indian peacock (pavo cirstatus) is the national bird of India., , NATIONAL ANIMAL- LION, www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 88

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , , , The tiger known as the bird of the jungle is the national animal of India., , LIST OF FIRST IN INDIA, Things Happened For the First Time, , Place, , India received the first consignment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) From US, , Dabhol terminal in Maharashtra, , Longest Elevated Road of India, , Uttar Pradesh, , First Indian District with 100% Solar Powered Health Centres, , Surat,Gujrat, , First International Exhibition(Print Biennale), , New Delhi, , First Sign Language Dictionary of 3000 Words, , New Delhi, , India's First National Coasting Policing Academy, , Gujarat, , India's First Helicopter Taxi Service, , Bengaluru, , India's First Atomic Energy Venture Built in Abroad, , Bangladesh, , India's First Aviation Multi Skill Development Centre, , Chandigarh, , MCX of India Launches First Brass Future Contracts, , Mumbai, , Personalities With Field, , Name, , First Indian architect to win prestigious Pritzker Prize, , Balkrishna Doshi, , Governor General of Independent India, , Lord Lewis Mountbatten, , Indian Governor General of Independent India, , Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, , Commander in Chief, , General K.M. Cariappa,1949, , Field Marshall, , General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw, , Speaker of Lok Sabha, , G.V Mavalankar(1952 to 56), , President, , Dr. Rajendra Prasad(26-Jan-1950), , Vice President, , Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (13-may-1952), , Prime Minister, , Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, , Home Minister, , Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel, , Finance Minister, , R.K Shanmukham Chetty, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 89

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Chief of the Army Staff, , Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji, , Indian member of the Viceroy’s executive council, , S.P. Sinha, , PM of India who did not face Parliament, , Charan Singh, , Indian Air Chief Marshal, , S. Mukherjee, , Indian Naval Chief, , Vice Admiral R.D. Katari, , Person to receive Paramveer Chakra, , Major Somnath Sharma, , Person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in, Medicine, , Hargovind Khurana, , Chinese traveller to visit India, , Fahein, , Person to receive Stalin Prize, , Saifuddin Kitchlu, , Person to resign from the central cabinet, , Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, , Person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics, , Amartya Sen, , The first woman Ambassador, , Miss C.B. Muthumma, , First woman to climb Mount Everest twice, , Santosh Yadav, , First woman Pilot in Indian Air Force, , Harita Kaur Deol, , First woman chairman of Union Public Service, Commission, , Roze Millian Bethew, , LIST OF FIRST WOMEN IN INDIA, Female Personality, , Year, , Role, , Savitribai Phule, , 1848, , Savitribai Phule became the first woman teacher in India., , Annie Besant, , 1917, , First female president of the Indian National Congress., , Pandita Ramabai, , 1919, , First Indian woman to be awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind Medal, by the British Raj., , Sarojini Naidu, , 1925, , First Indian born female president of the Indian National, Congress., , Sarla Thakral, , 1936, , the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft, , Asima Chatterjee, , 1944, , First Indian woman to be conferred the Doctorate of Science, by an Indian university., , Amrit Kaur, , 1947, , First female Cabinet minister of India in the country's first, cabinet., , Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi, , 1887, , the first Indian female physician, , Shila Dawre, , 1988, , country's first woman autorickshaw driver when she first, stepped into the 'male-dominated' zone, , Arunima Sinha, , 2013, , the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. She is also, the first Indian amputee to climb the Everest., , Reita Faria Powel, , 1966, , Reita Faria Powel is an Indian model, doctor and beauty, queen, who won Miss World also the first Asian woman to, win the title, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 92

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Arati Saha, , 1959, , the first Indian and Asian woman to swim across English, Channel. She also became the first female sportsperson to, be awarded Padma Shri in 1960., , Mother Teresa, , 1979, , the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, , Indira Gandhi, , 1966, , the first woman Prime Minister of India and served from, 1966 to 1977. In 1971, she became the first woman to, receive the Bharat Ratna award., , Pratibha Patil, , 2007-2012, , the first woman President of India and held office from July, 2007 to July 2012., , Kalpana Chawla, , 1997, , the first Indian woman who reached in space. As a mission, specialist and a primary robotic arm operator, she went into, space in 1997., , Kiran Bedi, , 1972, , Kiran Bedi became the first woman officer in India., Moreover, later in 2003, Kiran Bedi also became the first, woman who was appointed as the United Nations Civil, Police adviser., , Anjali Gupt, , 2001, , Anjali Gupta is the first female flying officer in the Indian Air, Force to be court-martialled, , Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, , 1953, , the first woman (and first Indian) president of the United, Nations General Assembly, , Anna Chandy, , 1959, , the first Indian woman judge of a High Court (Kerala High, Court), , Sucheta Kriplani, , 1963, , the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the first woman to hold, that position in any Indian state, , Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, , 1966, , Ramon Magsaysay award for community leadership, , Kamaljit Sandhu, , 1970, , the first Indian woman to win a Gold in the Asian Games, , Bachendri Pal, , 1984, , Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to climb, Mount Everest., , Surekha Yadav, , 1986, , the first Asian woman loco-pilot or railway driver., , Justice M. Fathima Beevi, , 1989, , the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India, , Priya Jhingan, , 1992, , the first lady cadet to join the Indian Army (later, commissioned on 6 March 1993, , Meira Kumar, , 4 June 2009, , the first female Speaker of Lok Sabha., , Priyanka N., , 20 October 2011, , drove the inaugural train of the Namma Metro becoming, the first female Indian metro pilot., , Mitali Madhumita, , 2011, , the first woman officer to win a Sena Medal for gallantry., , Tanushree Pareek, , 25 March 2017, , the first female combat officer commissioned by the Border, Security Force, , Sania Mirza, , 2005, , the first ever Indian woman to win the Women's Tennis, Association (WTA) title in 2005., , Saina Nehwal, , 2012-2015, , Saina Nehwal becamethe first Indian women to win a medal, in Badminton at 2012 Olympic Games. Later in 2015, she, became the first Indian woman to secure no. 1 position in, world rankings., , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 93

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Mary Kom, , 2002,2005,2006,2008, 2010, , 5-time World Amateur Boxing Champion. she is the only, Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer, Olympics, , Deepa Malik, , 2016, , First medal and that’s Silver won by her in Paralympics, games in Summer Paralympics 2016., , Sushmita Sen, , 1994, , The First Miss Universe, , Tashi and Nancy Malik, , 2013, , First twins ever to conquer Mount Everest together, , Dr. Neeru Chadha, , 2017, , First Indian Woman to be Elected as Judge of the, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), , Premlata Aggarwal, , 2008-2013, , First Indian Woman Mountaineer to Scale the Seven, Continental Peaks, , Nita Ambani, , 2016, , First Indian Woman Who Become an Individual Member of, International Olympic Committee, , Mahel Musa, , 1977, , First Indian Woman Who Reached Antarctica, , Ashapurna Devi, , 1976, , First Woman to Receive jnanpith Award, , Neerja Bhanot, , 1987, , First Woman to Receive Ashoka Chakra, , Razia Sultan, , 1236 to 1240, , First & Last Muslim Woman Ruler of Delhi, , Sushma Chawla, , 2005, , First Woman chairperson of Indian Airlines, , P. Bandopadhyaya, , 1978, , First Woman Air Vice Marshal, , Puneeta Arora, , 2005, , First Woman Lieutenant General, , Miss C.B. Muthumma, , 1970, , The first woman Ambassador, , Santosh Yadav, , 1993, , First woman to climb Mount Everest twice, , Mrs. Leela Seth, , 1991, , First woman chief justice of a high Court, , Harita Kaur Deol, , 1994, , First woman Pilot in Indian Air Force, , Roze Millian Bethew, , -, , First woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission, , Kanchan Chaudhary, Bhattacharya, , -, , First woman Director General of Police (DGP), , LIST OF SATELLITES LAUNCHED BY ISRO, SATELLITE, , YEAR, , Launch vehicle, , Purpose, , IRNSS-1A, , 2013, , PSLV-C22, , 1st in Indian Regional Navigation Satellite, System (IRNSS), , IRNSS-1B, , 2014, , PSLV-C24, , 2nd in Indian Regional Navigation Satellite, System, , IRNSS-1C, , 2014, , PSLV-C26, , 3rd in Indian Regional Navigation Satellite, System, , IRNSS-1D, , 2015, , PSLV-C27, , 4th Indian Regional Navigation Satellite, System, , Astrosat, , 2015, , PSLV-C30, , ASTROSAT is India's first, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 94

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, dedicated space Observatory., IRNSS-1E, , 2016, , PSLV-C31, , 5th in IRNSS, , IRNSS-1F, , 2016, , PSLV-C32, , 6th in IRNSS, , IRNSS-1G, , 2016, , PSLV-C33, , 7th and final in IRNSS, , Cartosat-2c, , June 2016, , PSLV-C34, , Earth observation/remote sensing satellite, (already one launched in 2005), , SCATSAT-1, , Sep 2016, , PSLV-C35, , Miniature satellite to provide weather, forecasting, cyclone prediction, and tracking, services to India, , RESOURCESAT-2A, , 15Feb 2017, , PSLV-C36, , a Remote Sensing satellite intended for, resource monitoring, , CARTOSAT-2D, , 15Feb 2017, , PSLV-C37, , Highest number of satellites launched by a, single launch vehicle (104 satellites), , PSLV-C38 / Cartosat2 Series Satellite, , June 23,2017, , PSLV-XL, , The Cartosat will provide remote sensing, services for about five years., , PSLV-C40/Cartosat-2, Series Satellite, Mission, , Jan 12, 2018, , PSLV-XL, , Providing high resolution scene specific spot, imageries., , PSLV-C41/IRNSS-1I, , Apr 12, 2018, , PSLV-XL, , Navigation satellite constellation, , NovaSAR and S1-4, , Sep 16, 2018, , PSLV-C42, , It will help for forestry mapping, land use and, ice cover monitoring, flood and disaster, monitoring, environment monitoring, urban, management., , Hyper Spectral, Imaging Satellite, (HysIS), , Nov 29, 2018, , PSLV-C43, , To study earth's surface in visible near, infrared and shortwave infrared regions of, electromagnetic spectrum within a, bandwidth of 400nm-2500nm wavelength, , Microsat-R, and Kalamsat-V2, , Jan 25, 2019, , PSLV-C44, , It is a communications satellite for ham radio, transmission, a form of wireless, communication used by amateurs for noncommercial activities, , , , , , , , CHANDRAYAN-1 was India’s first lunar probe launched using PSLV-XL., Astrosat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory. It was launched on a PSLV-XL on 28, September 2015, The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September, 2014. It is India's first interplanetary mission] and ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after, the Soviet space program, NASA, and the European Space Agency. PSLV C25 carried it to space , The total cost of, the mission was approximately ₹450 Crore (US$73 million) making it the least-expensive Mars mission to date, The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission is a joint project between NASA and ISRO to codevelop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite to be launched in 2020., , FIRST PERSONS IN INDIA, , , President - Dr. Rajendra Prasad, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 95

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , First Indian Pilot : J R D Tata, First Indian Scientist who received Nobel Prize : C V Raman, First Indian who was honoured with Bharat Ratna : Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, First Person who received Gyanpeeth Award : G Shankara Kurup, First Indian who went to the space : Rakesh Sharma, First Indian who crossed English Channel : Mihir Sen, First Muslim President of India – Dr. Zakir Hussain, First British Governor General of India – Lord William Bentinck, First Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing full term – Morarji Desai, First Chief of the Army Staff - Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji, First Indian member of the Viceroy’s executive council – S.P. Sinha, First Prime Minister of India who did not face Parliament – Charan Singh, First Indian Air Chief Marshal – S. Mukherjee, First Indian Naval Chief – Vice Admiral R.D. Katari, First Person to receive Paramveer Chakra – Major Somnath Sharma, First Person to reach Mount Everest without oxygen – Phu Dorjee, First Person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine – Hargovind Khurana, First Chinese traveller to visit India – Fahein, First Person to receive Stalin Prize – Saifuddin Kitchlu, First Person to resign from the central cabinet – Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, First Person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics – Amartya Sen, First woman Ambassador - Miss C.B. Muthumma, First woman to climb Mount Everest twice - Santosh Yadav, First woman chief justice of a high Court - Mrs. Leela Seth, First woman Pilot in Indian Air Force - Harita Kaur Deol, First woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission - Roze Millian Bethew, First woman Director General of Police (DGP) - Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, , UPCOMING SATELLITE, , , , , , India is planning to launch 32 space missions in 2019., Missions include the second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a satellite exclusively for the Union Home Ministry to help, it in strengthening its frontiers with Pakistan and Bangladesh among others., The plan for an exclusive satellite has been formulated based on the recommendations made by a task force on, the use of space technology in improving border management., , WHAT IS A SATELLITE?, , , A satellite is an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth, they can be either natural or artificial serving, different purposes like communication, navigation, weather, earth observation, military etc The example for, natural satellite is Moon , which keeps orbiting the Earth. Jupiter has 63 moons while Mercury and Venus have, no moon., , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 97

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , , In 1957, Russia became the first country to launch an artificial satellite “SPUTNIK 1” rocketed by “SPUTNIK, 8K71PS”., , ISRO, , , The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the space research and exploration agency of the government, of India (GOI) headquartered at Bengaluru (Karnataka) aiming to develop and sharpen space research and, technology for national development. ISRO was formed in 1969 displacing the Indian national committee for, space research (INCOSPAR) established in 1962 with the combined efforts of first prime minister Jawaharlal, Nehru and his close aide scientist Vikram Sarabhai ,regarded widely as the Father of the Indian space, programme., , POINTS TO BE NOTED, , , , , , Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM (Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam ) is known as the missile man of India for his work, on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology., ISRO comes under the authority of the department of space of GOI and the PM, managing agencies and, institutes., It has its own commercial wing named “ANTRIX” a marketing arm, its job is to promote products, services and, tech development., It was Dr.Vikram Sarabhai’s continuous efforts which persuaded the Indian government to concentrate on space, research work and make a place in the elite club of leading space agencies., , HISTORY OF SATELLITES IN INDIA, , , , , , , , , , , India launched its first satellite ”ARYABHATA” in 1975 with the help of “KAPUSTIN YAR“ Russian rocket launch, site., In 1970s, the project SLV (satellite launch vehicle) headed by Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam with ISRO to develop the, technology for launching satellites was in the initial stage and made its first launch in the year 1979 carrying, “ROHINI” named satellite to the orbit. The launch vehicle throws the rocket carrying the satellite into different, orbits., Subsequently, it has developed PSLV (Polar satellite launch vehicle) and GSLV ( Geosynchronous satellite launch, vehicle )., The PSLV took its first flight in 1993 and is breaking records since then, with its latest successful flight on 15, February 2017,carved its name in the history by launching 104 satellites in polar orbit at one go in just a single, rocket “PSLV C37” from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC),surpassing Russian record of 37 satellites in 2014., It carried 3 Indian satellites 1)CARTOSAT-2 series, India’s weather observation satellite2)INS-1A and INS-1B, (Indian national satellite ) and other nations satellites including 96 from US alone., With this Indian satellites launched in space now stands at 46 and the total number of customer satellites from, abroad launched by India’s workhorse launch vehicle PSLV has reached 180., It has launched various satellites for historic missions like Chandrayan-1, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), Space, Capsule Recovery Experiment, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, etc., , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 98

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , SAARC SATELLITE, , , , , , , , The South Asian Satellite, also known as GSAT-9, is a geostationary communications and meteorology satellite, operated by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, (SAARC) region., It was announced by the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi in August 2014, in line with his foreign policy, objective of strengthening India’s relations and cooperation with neighboring countries., o The satellite launched by 5th May, 2017., o GSAT-9 is a Ku-band broadcasting and telecommunications spacecraft which India has developed to, provide services to members of SAARC., o The GSAT-9 spacecraft is a 2,230-kilogram (4,920 lb) satellite based on ISRO’s I-2K bus., Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch three communication satellites — GSAT-19 and GSAT-20 —, in the coming 18 months to boost internet speed across the nation., NISAR or the NASA-ISRO (American space agency NASA and India's ISRO ) Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite, could possibly be the world's most expensive Earth imaging satellite and will cost the two countries over 1.5, billion dollars., NISAR satellite will monitor the Earth; It will be launched in 2021 from India using the Geosynchronous Satellite, Launch Vehicle (GSLV), In what will be its next step to reach, land on and explore the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation, (Isro) is gearing up to launch its space science and planetary exploration mission, Chandrayaan-2, on a GSLV MKII, launch vehicle, in the first quarter of 2018., , QUICK FACTS, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ISRO- headquarters- Bengaluru ( Karnataka), Established in 1969, Vikram Sarabhai –father of Indian space programme, APJ Abdul Kalam- the missile man of India, ANTRIX – commercial wing of ISRO, First artificial satellite launched by Russia in 1957 named ‘SPUTANIK1”, First Indian satellite ( other countries launch site) “ARYABHATA” in 1975, First Indian satellite (launch site in India) – “ROHINI” by SLV in 1979, NASA: ( National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ,US, CHANDRAYAN-1 was India’s first lunar probe launched using PSLV-XL., ASTROSATIS India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory. It was launched on a PSLV-XL on 28, September 2015, The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September, 2014. It is India's first interplanetary mission] and ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after, the Soviet space program, NASA, and the European Space Agency. PSLV C25 carried it to space , The total cost of, the mission was approximately Rs. 450 Crore (US$73 million) making it the least-expensive Mars mission to date, The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission is a joint project between NASA and ISRO to codevelop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite to be launched in 2020., ISRO Chairman – Kailasavadivoo Sivan, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 99

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , MOST POPULAR ZOOS IN INDIA, , , India is a big country with plenty of species of mammals, reptiles and fauna. Today I am going to share, most Popular Zoos in India., , 1. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK, , o, o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo is also known as Delhi Zoo situated near Old Fort in Delhi., The zoo was opened in 1959., Area occupied by zoo is 176 Acres., 1347 Animals of 127 Species are kept in the zoo., Incident - A man name Maqsood fell in the White Tiger's Cage accidentally. The people started throwing stones, at the Tiger. The man was carried away and mouled by enraged tiger after some minutes., Different animals and Birds are kept in the zoo for public attraction like - Chimpanzees, Hippopotamus, Spider, Monkey, African Wild Buffaloes, Giraffes, Gir Lion, Zebras, Peafowl, Hyenas, Macaques, Jaguars, Bengal Tigers,, Indian Rhinoceros, Swamp Deer, Asiatic Lion, Brow Antlered Deer and Red Jungle Fowl etc., , 2. JAIPUR ZOO, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 102

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , o, o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo was opened in 1877., The zoo is located in Jaipur, Rajasthan., Jaipur zoo is located near Albert Hall Museum., Area occupied by zoo is 35 acres., 550 animals are kept in zoo., Endangered animals like Large Indian Civet, Black Panther, Flamingo, Guineafow etc. can be seen easily. Which, are attractions for public at large., o The zoo also provide shelter to many different Mammals,Birds and Reptiles., , 3. PATNA ZOO, , o, o, , The zoo is also known as Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan or Sanjay Gandhi Botanical and Zoological Garden., The park was first established as Botanical Garden in 1969., , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 103

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, o, o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo is located in Patna, Bihar., The park was open to public as zoo in 1973., Area occupied by zoo is 152.95 acres., 800 animals of 110 speciesare kept in the zoo., Species of animals are 70, Fish - 35, Snakes - 5., Animals like Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Hippopotamus, Crocodile, Elephants, Himalayan Black Bear,, Jackal, Black Bucks, Spotted Deer, Peafowl, Hill Myna, Gharial, Phython, Indian Rhinoceros, Giraffe, Zebra, Emu,, White Peacock etc. take shelter under this zoo., , 4. KANPUR ZOO, , o, o, o, o, , o, o, , The zoo is also known as Allen Forest Zoo located at Uttar Pradesh., The zoo was opened in 1974., Area occupied by zoo is 190 acres., Mammals in the zoo include White Asian Tigers, Cheetah, Leopard, Jaguar, Hyena, Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, Sloth, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Monkeys, Langur, Baboons, Musk Deer, Deer and Antelope, Chimpanzees,, Orangutans etc., A rainwater lake is attraction at zoo., Life size Dinosaur Sculpture also attract people., , 5. LUCKNOW ZOO, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 104

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, o, o, o, o, o, o, o, o, o, , o, , The zoo is also known as Prince of Wales Zoological Garden or Lucknow Zoological Garden., The zoo was established in 1921., It is located in the heart city of Uttar Pradesh., Area occupied by zoo is 71.6 acres., 911 animals are kept in the zoo., 102 species are available in the zoo., Only Kanpur Zoo and Lucknow Zoo has Orangutans in all over India., The Zoo is home to 463 mammals, 298 birds, and 72 reptilesrepresenting 97 species., Kind of species includes- Royal Bengal Tiger, White Tiger, Lion, Wolf, Hoolock Gibbon, Himalayan Black Bear,, Indian Rhinoceros, Black buck, Swamp Deer, Barking Deer, Hog Deer, Asiatic Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Common, Otters, Hill Mynahs, Giant Squirrels, Great Pied Hornbill, Golden Pheasant, Silver Pheasant etc., Breed of these species are successful such as Swamp Deer, Black Buck, Hog Deer and Barking Deer, White Tiger,, Indian Wolf and several pheasants., , 6. ALIPORE ZOO, , o, o, o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo is also known as Alipore Zoological Garden or Calcutta Zoo., The garden was opened as zoo since 1876., The zoo is situated at Kokata, West Bengal., Area occupied by zoo is 46.5 acres., 1,266 animals are kept in the zoo and number of species are 108., Rare Species also get shelter under this zoo like - Banteng, Great Indian One horned Rhinoceros, Crowned Crane,, Lion Tailed Macaque, southern Cassowary, Wild Yak, Giant Eland, Slow Loris, Echidna etc., The zoo set a record when around 75,000 people visited the zoo on 1 January, 2015., , 7. THRISSUR ZOO, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 105

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , o, o, o, o, o, o, , Formerly known as TRICHUR ZOO situated at Thrissur city of Kerala., The zoo was opened in 1885., Area occupied by zoo is 13.5 acres., The zoo has Botanical Garden, Zoological Garden, Art Museum and Natural History Museum in its compound., The zoo providing shelter to Lions, Tigers, Deer, Sloth Bears, Monkeys, Hippopotamus, Camels, Cobras, Kraits,, Vipers, Rat, Snakes, Pink Flamingos, Mithun of north-eastern hills and Lion tailed Macaques., Special building is maintained only for snakes known as Snakes House., , 8. CHATTBIR ZOO, , o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo is also known as 'Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park located near Zirakpur in Chandigarh., The zoo was opened in 1977., The Royal Bengal Tiger is pride of Chattbir Zoo., The zoo is open every day Except Mondays., Lion Safari is also major attraction for visitors., , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 106

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, o, , Hundreds of different Mammals, Birds, Reptiles are kept in the zoo., , 9. MAHARAJBAGH ZOO, , o, o, o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo is situated in Nagpur, Maharasthra., Formerly it was known as Bhosala Dynasty., The zoo was established in 1894., The zoo is one of the smallest but famous zoo in India., About 600 species of different animals are kept in the zoo., Leopards, Lions, Tigers, Peacock etc. are major attractions for public., Sculptures also increases its beauty., , 10. VANDALUR ZOO, , o, o, o, o, o, o, , Vandaur Zoo is also known as Arignar Anna Zoological Park located at Chennai, Tamil Nadu., The zoo was opened on 24 July, 1985., The zoo is located within the Vandalur Forest Reserve Area., Total area of park is 1,490 acres and zoo area is of 1,300 acres., It is Largest Zoological Garden in India., Total number of animals in zoo are 1,657 of 163 species., , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 107

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, o, , o, , Major attraction of animals in zoo are - Tiger, Leopard, Lion, Wild Dog, Lion Tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Langur,, Hyena, Jackal, Black bucks, Indian Bison, Barking Deer, Sambhar, Spotted Deer, Crocodiles, Snakes, Water Birds, etc., As on 2010, there were about 47 species of mammals, 63 species of birds, 31 species of reptiles, 5 species of, amphibians, 25 species of fishes and 10 species of insects., , 11. GUWAHATI ZOO, , o, o, o, o, o, o, o, , Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden popularly known as Guwahati Zoo., The zoo is located in the Guwahati, Assam., Area occupied by zoo is 432 acres., The zoo is largest in north -east regjon., The zoo is located within the Hengrabari Reserve Forest, Guwahati in Assam., The zoo is home to 895 animals, birds and reptiles representing almost113 species of animals and birds from, around the world., Animals of attraction are Chimpanzees, White Rhinos, Black Rhinos, Zebras, Ostriches, Giraffes of Africa, Puma,, Jaguar, Liama of South America and Kangaroos of Australia., , 12. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ZOO, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 108

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , o, o, o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo is also known as Trivandrum Zoo located in Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala., Area occupied by zoo is 55 acres., The zoo was open to general public in 1857., Woodlands, Lakes, Lawns etc. increases its beauty., 82 species of different animals are available in the zoo., Major attractions of animals includes - Lion-tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Langur, Indian Rhinoceros, Asiatic Lion, Royal, Bengal Tiger, White Tiger, Leopard, Nine Asian Elephants etc., The zoo has also kept African animals like - Giraffes, Hippos, Zebras, Cape Buffaloes etc., , 13. RAJIV GANDHI ZOO, , o, o, o, o, o, o, o, o, o, , The another name of zoo is Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park., The zoo is located in the city of Pune, Maharashtra., The zoo was opened on 14 March, 1999., Area occupied by zoo is 130 acres., The zoo is managed by Pune Municipal Corporation., 362 animals are kept in the zoo., Reptiles includes Indian Rock Python, Cobra, Snakes, Vipers, Indian Crocodiles,, White Tiger and Bengal Tiger is also a big attraction for public., 22 species of Snakes are available., , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 109

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, 14. SAKKARBAUG ZOO, , o, o, o, o, o, , Sakkarbaug Zoo is also known as Junagadh Zoo located at Junagadh City of Gujarat., The zoo was established in 1863., Area occupied by zoo is 490 acres., 1,223 animals are kept in the zoo., In 2008, zoo was providing home to 525 Mammals, 597 Birds and 111 Reptiles., , 15. PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOO, , o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo is also known as Darjeeling Zoo located in Darjeeling City of West Bengal., The zoo was established on 14 August, 1958., Area occupied by zoo is 67.56 acres., 156 animals are kept in the zoo., The zoo is successful to take conservation of endangered species likeSnow Leopards, Red Pandas which is big, attraction of the zoo., , 16. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 110

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , o, o, o, o, o, , Another names of zoo are Hyderabad Zoo or Zoo Park located inHyderabad, Telangana., The zoo was established on 26 October, 1959 but opened to public on 6 October, 1963., Area occupied by zoo is 380 acres., 1100 animals of 100 species are kept in the zoo., Animals like Indian Rhinos, Asiatic Lion, Bengal Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Indian Elephants, Slender Loris, Python,, Deer, Antelopes, Birds etc. are big attraction for public., , 17. MARBLE PALACE ZOO, , o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo is located at Kolkata, West Bengal., The zoo was built by Raja Rajendra Mullick in 1835., The zoo was opened in 1854., It is famous for Marble Walls, Floors, Antiques, Paintings, Marble Statues, Floor to Ceiling Mirrors, Collection, of rare birds., Attractions to general public in the zoo are Peacocks, Toucans, Storks, Cranes etc., , 18. INDIRA GANDHI ZOOLOGICAL PARK, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 111

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , o, o, o, o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo was opened to general public on 19 May, 1977 located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh., The zoo name is kept on the name of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi., Area occupied by zoo is 625 acres., The zoo is surrounded by Eastern Ghats from three sides and by Bay of Bengal from Fourth Side., 850 animals of 75 species are kept in the zoo., Biosphere Learning center and Library is available near Canteen in the zoo., 80 species of Animals, Birds and Reptiles are kept in the zoo for public attraction., Some kinds of species are like Love Birds, Painted Storks, Peafowls, Spotted Doves, Bonnet Monkey, Rhesus, Monkey, Common Languor, Ring tailed Remur, Hippopotamus, Baboons, Bengal Tiger, Leucistic, Asiatic Lions,, Leopards, Puma, Jaguar, Striped Hyenas, Sloth Bear, Himalayan Black Bear, Pythons, Snakes, Land Tortoise,, Water Monitor Lizards, Mugger Crocodile, Owls, Porcupines, Civets etc. are very much attract the people far and, near., , 19. NANDANKANAN ZOO, , o, o, o, o, o, o, , The zoo was opened on 29 December, 1960 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha., But zoo was opened to general public in 1979., It is first zoo which has joined World Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 2009., Area occupied by zoo is 990 Acres., 1580 animals of 120 species are kept in the zoo., Major attraction of zoo is Butterfly Park, Orchid House, Lion Safari, White Tiger Safari etc., , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 112

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, o, o, o, o, , Animals and Birds like Mouse Deer, Leopard Cat, Flying Squirrel, Racket Tailed Drongo, Hornbill, Mynah,, Mongoose etc are big attraction for public., Endangered Species like Asiatic Lions, Indian Crocodiles, Sangal Lion Tailed Macaque, Nulgiri Languor, Indian, Pangolin, Mouse Deer and many Fishes, Reptiles, Birds are kept successfully., 34 Aquariums are also available where numbers of Fresh Water Fishes are kept., About 130 species of Orchids are also available., , 20. MYSORE ZOO, , \, o, o, o, o, o, o, o, o, , Mysore Zoo is located in Karnataka., Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens is another name of Mysore Zoo. Sri Chamaraja Wodeyar was the king on, whose name zoo is established., Area occupied by zoo is 157 acres., Mysore Zoo was originally created in 1892 on 10 acres but open to general public in 1902., Currently Zoo is provided home to Ten Elephants. It has more elephants than any other zoo in India., In year 1956, Rhinos were added to Zoo., 1,320 animals of 168 species are kept in zoo., Species of zoo includes Swan, American White Pelican, Zebras,Giraffes, Hamadryas Baboon etc., , India is a big country with plenty of reptile, mammals, flora and fauna species. There are plenty of zoos spread all across, the country. Today I am going to list 20 popular zoos in India., , IMPORTANT RANGES, VOLCANOES, DESERTS & LAKES IN THE, WORLD, IMPORTANT MOUNTAIN RANGES:, , , , Andes : South America, Himalayas : Karakoram :Hindukush :South Central Asia, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 113

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Rockies : North America, Great Dividing Range : East Australia, Western Ghats : Western India, Caucasus Europe : Asia, Alaska : USA, Alps : Europe, Apennines : Europe, Ural : Asia, Pennines : Europe, Pyrenees : Europe, Appalachian : North America, Atlas : Africa, Kilimancharo : Africa, Appalechian : America, Ural : Europe, Alps : Europe, Karpathyan : Europe, Mount Eribus : Antartica, , IMPORTANT DESERTS OF THE WORLD, Continent, , Desert Name, , Type of Desert, , Position, , Surface Area, , Remarks, , Antarctica, , Antarctic, , Polar, , South Pole, , 1,38,29,430 square, km, , Largest Desert, and Cold Desert, in the World., , Asia, Europe &, North America, , Arctic, , Polar, , North Pole, , 1,37,26,937 square, km, , Second Largest, Desert on the, World., , Asia, , Kara Kum, , Cold Winter, , Central Asia, , 3,50,000 square km, , Kyzyl Kum, , Cold Winter, , Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, , 3,00,000 square km, , Gobi, , Cold Winter, , Mongolia, , 1,300,000 square km, , Taklamakan, , Cold Winter, , China, , 2,70,000 square km, , Thar-Cholistan, , Subtropical, , India and, Pakistan, , 2,00,000 square km, , Kalahari, , Subtropical, , Southern, Africa, , 9,00,000 square km, , Namib, , Cool Coastal, , Southern, Africa, , 81,000 square km, , Sahara, , Subtropical, , Northern, Africa, , 94,00,000 square km, , Gibson, , Subtropical, , Central, , 1,56,000 square km, , Africa, , Australia, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Largest Hot, Desert in the, World, , Page 114

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Australia, , Europe, , North America, , South America, , Great Sandy, , Subtropical, , North-Western, Australia, , 4,00,000 square km, , Great Victoria, , Subtropical, , Central, Australia, , 6,47,000 square km, , Simpson, , Subtropical, , Central, Australia, , 1,45,000 square km, , Tanami, , Subtropical, , Northern, Australia, , 184,500 square km, , Arabian, , Subtropical, , Arabian, Peninsula, , 23,30,000 square km, , Dasht-e Kavir, , Subtropical, , Central Iran, , 77,000 square km, , Dasht-e Lut, , Subtropical, , Southeastern, Iran, , 52,000 square km, , Chihuahuan, , Subtropical, , North America, , 4,50,000 square km, , Great Basin, , Cold Winter, , US, , 4,92,000 square km, , Mojave, , Subtropical, , US, , 1,24,000 square km, , Sonoran, , Subtropical, , North America, , 3,10,000 square km, , Atacama, , Cool Coastal, , Chile, , 1,40,000 square km, , Patagonian, , Cold Winter, , Southern Part, of South, America, , 6,73,000 square km, , The Driest, Desert on the, Earth, , DESERTS IN THE WORLD MAP, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 115

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Warmest desert : Sahara, Driest desert : Attakkama, Great Indian desert : Thar, Roob Asavali : Asia, Attakkama : South America, Sahara : Africa, Kalahari : Africa, Nameeb : Nameebia, Great Sandy : Australia, Great Victoria : Australia, Thakkala Makkan : China, Sahel : China, Thar : India, , IMPORTANT LAKES:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Superior : North America, Ladol : Europe, Caspian : Asia, Victoria : Africa, Ayar : Australia, Marakkoiba : South America, Vozthok : Antartica, Azad : Syria, Nazar : Egypt, Land of ten thousand lakes : Minazotta, Land of thousand lakes : Finland, Oldest lake, Deepest lake : Baikkal (Russia), Largest Island Lake : Manitollin, Largest freshwater lake : Superior, Largest salt water lake : Caspian sea, Largest artificial lake : Volta (Ghana), , NATIONAL HIGHWAYS OF INDIA: LENGTH, ROUTE & DISTANCE, TYPE, , LENGTH (IN KMS), , Expressways, , 2000, , Total National Highways, , 1,00,087, , NH (4/6 laned), , 22,900, , NH (which are being 4 or 6 laned), , 25,000, , State Highways, , 1,54,522, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 117

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Gaddafi Stadium-, , Lahore, , Cricket, , Manuka Oval-, , Canberra, , Cricket, , Marrara Cricket Ground-, , Darwin, , Cricket, , Melbourne Cricket Ground-, , Melbourne, , Cricket, , Adelaide Oval-, , Adelaide, , Cricket, , Bundaberg Rum Stadium-, , Cairns, , Multipurpose, , Telstra Dome-, , Melbourne, , Multipurpose, , Sydney Cricket Ground-, , Sydney, , Cricket, , W.A.C.A. Ground-, , Perth, , Cricket, , Jade Stadium-, , Christchurch, , Rugby, , John Davies Oval, , Queenstown, , Multipurpose, , McLean Park-, , Napier, , Cricket, , Basin Reserve-, , Wellington, , Cricket, , Eden Park-, , Auckland, , Multipurpose, , Lord's- L, , London, , Cricket, , Etihad Stadium-, , Manchester, , Football, , St Lawrence Ground-, , Canterbury, , Cricket, , The Brit Oval-, , London, , Cricket, , Old Trafford-, , Manchester, , Football, , Sophia Gardens-, , Cardiff, , Cricket, , Trent Bridge-, , Nottingham, , (Cricket), , Edgbaston- Birmingham (Cricket), , Birmingham, , Cricket, , Headingley-, , Leeds, , Cricket, , Stamford Bridge, , Chelsea, , Football, , Newlands-, , Cape Town, , Rugby, , St George's Park, , Port Elizabeth, , Cricket, , Kingsmead, , Durban, , Cricket, , New Wanderers Stadium, , Johannesburg, , Cricket, , Centurion Supersport Park-, , Pretoria, , Cricket, , Guyana Cricket Stadium Georgetown-, , Guyana, , Cricket, , Kensington Oval Bridgetown, , Barbados, , Cricket, , Mindoo Phillip Park Castries-, , St Lucia, , Multipurpose, , Sabina Park Kingston-, , Jamaica, , Cricket, , Antigua Recreation Ground St John's, , Antigua, , Cricket and Football, , Australia, , New Zealand, , England, , South Africa, , West Indies, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 120

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, Albion Sports Complex Berbice-, , Guyana, , Cricket, , Kwekwe Sports Club-, , Kwekwe, , Cricket, , Queens Sports Club-, , Bulawayo, , Cricket, , Bulawayo Athletic Club-, , Bulawayo, , Cricket, , Harare Sports Club-, , Harare, , Multipurpose, , Sheikh Zayed Stadium, , Abu Dhabi, , Cricket, , Sharjah Cricket Stadium-, , Sharjah, , Cricket, , Zimbabwe, , United Arab Emirates, , LIST OF MOUNTAIN RANGES IN THE WORLD, Name, , Location, , Elevation, , Highest Peak, , Andes, , Peru, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina,, Ecuador, Bolivia, , 6,961 m, , Aconcagua, , Himalayas, , Asia, , 8,848 m, , Mount Everest, , Hindukush, , South-Central Asia, , 7,690 m, , Tirich Mir, , Rockies, , British Columbia; Alberta; Idaho; Montana;, Wyoming; Utah; Colorado; New Mexico, , 4,401 m, , Mount Elbert, , Great Dividing Range, , Australia, , 2,228 m, , Mount Kosciuszko, , Sierra Nevada, , United States, , 4,421 m, , Mount Whitney, , Caucasus, , Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Abkhazia, , 5,642 m, , Mount Elbrus, , Alaska, , USA, , 6,190 m, , Denali, , Alps, , Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland,, Slovenia, , 4,810 m, , Mont Blanc, , Apennines, , Italy, , 2,912 m, , Corno Grande, , Ural, , Russia, , 1,895 m, , Mount Narodnaya, , Pennines, , UK, , 893 m, , Cross Fell, , Pyrenees, , France, Spain, , 3,404 m, , Aneto, , Appalachian, , North America, , 2,037 m, , Mount Mitchell, , Atlas, , Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, , 4,167 m, , Toubkal, , Carpathian, , Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Czech, Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, , 2,655 m, , Gerlachovský štít, , Karakoram, , Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh, Xinjiang and, Badakhshan, , 8,611 m, , K2, , Tian Shan, , China, , 7,439 m, , Jengish Chokusu, , Eastern Ghats, , Eastern India, , 1,680 m, , Jindhagada Peak, , Western Ghats, , Western India and Southern India, , 2,695 m, , Anamudi, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 121

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , FAMOUS FOOD FESTIVAL AROUND THE WORLD, Famous Food Festival Name, , Country, , Chinchilla Melon Festival, , Australia, , La Tomatina, , Spain, , Battle of the Oranges, , Italy, , Waikiki Spam Jam, , Hawaii, , Galway Oyster Festival, , Europe, , Menton Lemon Festival, , France, , Maine Lobster Fest, , USA, , Bug Eating Festival, , America, , Wildfoods Festival, , New Zealand, , Savour, , Singapore, , Alba White Truffle Festival, , Italy, , Taste Festival, , London, , Taste Festival, , Ireland, , Galway Oyster & Seafood Festival, , Ireland, , Grillstock, , UK, , Gilroy Garlic Festival, , United States, , Hatch Chile Festival, , United States, , Vegetarian Festival, , Thailand, , San Francisco Street Food Festival, , USA, , Potato Festival, , Sweden, , Pancake Festival, , Russia, , Orange Festival, , Poland, , Onion Eating Festival, , Spain, , Oktoberfest, , Germany, , Monkey Buffet Festival, , Thailand, , Abergavenny Food Festival, , UK, , Baltic Herring Festival, , Finland, , Chocolate Festival, , UK, , International Mango Festival, , New Delhi, India, , Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, , Australia, , Mooncake Festival, , China, , Slow Food Festival, , Italy, , Shrimp Festival, , France, , Autumn Festival, , Switzerland, , Nantwich Food Festival, , UK, , Mistura Food Festival, , Peru, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 122

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, , LIST OF FIRST IN WORLD, Significance, , Personalities, , First Woman to Head UN Political Chief, , Rosemary Dicarlo, , First Player to Score 100 Goals for One Club, , Christiano Ronaldo, , Nepal’s First Woman President, , Bidya Devi Bhandari, , First Person to Reach Mount Everest, , Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary, , First Person to Reach North Pole, , Robert Peary, , First Person to Reach South Pole, , Amundsen, , The First Person to Sail Round the World, , Ferdinand Magellan, , The First Person to Fly Aeroplane, , Wright Brothers, , The first person to land on the moon, , Neil Armstrong followed by Edwin E. Aldrin, , The First Person to Fly Aeroplane, , Wright Brothers, , First Woman President of a Country, , Marma Estella ‘Isabel’ Martinez Cartas de Peron, , The First Person to Reach in Space, , Yuri Gagarin, , First Person Perform the Heart Transplantation, , Dr.Christian Bernard, , The First Person to Win Nobel Prize Twice, , Marie Curie, , First Person to Swim Across English channel, , Captain Mathew Web in 1875, , First Woman to Climb Mount Everest, , Junko Tabei, , First Woman Prime Minister of Any Muslim Country, , Benazir Bhutto, , First Person to Draw the Map of Earth, , Anaximander, , First Ever Woman Prime Minister of Country, , Sirimavo Bandaranaike, , First Woman President of a Country, , Maria Estela Piron, , First Space Tourist, , Dennis Tito, , Significance, , Achievers, , First country to legalise Euthanasia, , Netherland, , First country to recognise ‘third gender’ on census forms, , Nepal, , First country to require SMS for aircraft entry, , Bermuda, , First country to draft its constitution on iPad, , Hungary, , First country to account for natural assets globally, , India, , First country to ban fur for fashion week events, , Norway, , First country to slap ‘Fat tax’ on food products, , Denmark, , First country to use the Arabic language for domain name, , Egypt, , First country to sign biodiversity protocol, , Colombia, , First country to block 100000 websites, , Thailand, , First country to monitor every car journey, , Britain, , First country to ban amalgam fillings, , Norway, , First country to ban use of animal circuses, , Bolivia, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 123

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, First country to have cruise manoeuvrable Missile, , India, , First country to approve stem cell therapy, , South Korea, , First country in the world to introduce internet voting, , Estonia, , First country to launch secret, , Denmark, , First country to use bivalent polio vaccine, , Afghanistan, , First country to adopt the International Labour Organisation (ILO), , Brazil, , First crossword puzzle in the world was published, , By London Sunday Express, , First country to make a constitution, , United States of America, , First country to appoint Lokpal, , Sweden, , First Asian city to host Olympic game, , Tokyo, Japan, , First country printed book, , China, , First country to start paper currency, , China, , First country to start civil service commission, , China, , First country to make education compulsory, , Prussia, , First country to win world cup football, , Uruguay, , First country to organize NAM summit, , Belgrade, , First country to host modern Olympic, , Greece, , First country to set radio telescope satellite into space, , Japan, , First country to ban capital punishment, , Venezuela, , First country to give constitutional status to animal rights, , Switzerland, , First country to give voting right to women, , New Zealand, , First country to set carbon tax, , New Zealand, , First country to start VAT (Value Added Tax), , Brazil and Germany, , First country to start plastic currency, , Australia, , First country to sign nuclear agreement with India, , France, , First country to send human to moon, , USA, , First spaceship landed on Mars, , VIKING – 1, , First space shuttle launched, , Columbia, , First religion of the world, , Sanatan Dharma, , First University of the world, , Taxila University, , First country to brings out the FIAT, , Italy, , First country to issue stamps, , Great Britain, , First animated colour cartoon of full feature length, , Snow white and seven dwarf, , First country in Asia to have a UNESCO category one institute, , India, , First country to sign enforcement for sentences, , Italy, , First country to be affected by industrial revolution, , Great Britain, , First country to sign agreements to set up nuclear reactors in India, , France, , First country to use iris scans on ID cards, , Mexico, , First developing country to receive doses of donated H1N1 swine flu vaccines, , Mongolia, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 124

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Static GK Capsule: 2021, First Developing country to contribute to crop Benefit Sharing Fund, , Indonesia, , First country in the world to limit banker’s bonuses, , France, , First European country to directly receive Azerbaijani gas, , Greece, , COUNTRIES - CAPITAL, CURRENCY AND LANGUAGES, Country, Name, , Capital, , Currency, , Official, Language, , Head of Government, , Afghanistan, , Kabul, , Afghani, , Dari Persian;, Pashto, , President - Ashraf Ghani, , Albania, , Tirane, , Lek, , Albanian, , Prime Minister – Edi Rama, , Algeria, , Algiers, , Dinar, , Arabic;, Tamazight;, French, , Prime Minister – Abdelaziz Djerad, , Andorra, , Andorra la Vella, , Euro, , Catalan, , Prime Minister - Xavier Espot Zamora, , Angola, , Luanda, , New Kwanza, , Portuguese, , President – João Lourenço, , Antigua and, Barbuda, , Saint John's, , East, Caribbean, dollar, , English, , Prime Minister – Gaston Browne, , Argentina, , Buenos Aires, , Peso, , Spanish, , President – Alberto Fernández, , Armenia, , Yerevan, , Dram, , Armenian, , President – Armen Sarkissian, , Australia, , Canberra, , Australian, dollar, , English, , Prime Minister – Scott Morrison, , Austria, , Vienna, , Euro, (formerly, schilling), , German, , President - Alexander Van der Bellen, , Azerbaijan, , Baku, , Manat, , Azerbaijani, , Prime Minister – Ali Asadov, , The Bahamas, , Nassau, , Bahamian, dollar, , English, , Prime Minister – Hubert Minnis, , Bahrain, , Manama, , Bahrain dinar, , Arabic, , Prime Minister – Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, , Bangladesh, , Dhaka, , Taka, , Bangla, , Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, , Barbados, , Bridgetown, , Barbados, dollar, , English, , Prime Minister – Mia Mottley, , Belarus, , Minsk, , Belorussian, ruble, , Belarusian;, Russian, , President - Alexander Lukashenko, , Belgium, , Brussels, , Euro, (formerly, Belgian, franc), , Dutch; French;, German, , Prime Minister – Alexander De Croo, , Belize, , Belmopan, , Belize dollar, , English, , Prime Minister – Johnny Briceño, , Benin, , Porto-Novo, , CFA Franc, , French, , President - Patrice Talon, , Bhutan, , Thimphu, , Ngultrum, , Dzongkha, , Prime Minister – Lotay Tshering, , www.BankExamsToday.com, , Page 125