Static Awareness: Concepts, Videos and Practice Questions

Most of the competitive exams test you on your general knowledge and current affairs. However, there is also a section called the static awareness section. This is a general knowledge section. The only difference here is that the static awareness section covers most of the facts that are static or constant.

Static Awareness

When you speak of current affairs, the information can change from time to time depending on how these events unfold. But, when it comes to static general knowledge topics, these topics remain unchanged. For example different countries and their capitals or even the regional dances, some important historical places etc.

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List of different areas under static awareness

Static Awareness

There are many areas that can be covered under this heading. Questions can be asked from any of the different areas. Here is a short compilation of the different areas that are usually asked under this section.

Countries, their capitals and currency
Constitution articles and schedules
Important organization in the world and their headquarters
National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries
Discoveries
Inventions
River and their tributaries
Power plants
Regional dances
Different days and their importance
Chief ministers of different states
Famous places in India and the world

Some Important firsts in India

Dam in India – Kallanai Dam, on the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu.
Nobel Prize – 1913, Literature for Rabindranath Tagore
President of Indian Republic – Dr Rajendra Prasad
Prime Minister of Indian Republic – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Vice President of Indian Republic – Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
President of the Indian National Congress – Womesh Chandra Bannerjee
Women’s court in India – Malda, West Bengal
Woman Prime Minister – Mrs Indira Gandhi

Some International organizations and their headquarters

Amnesty International – London
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)- Beijing, China
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Jakarta, Indonesia
International Monetary Fund (IMF)- Washington DC, US
World Health Organization – Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – New York, US
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry – Zurich, Switzerland
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – Vienna, Austria
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)- Kathmandu, Nepal
International Court of Justice – The Hague, The Netherland

Sample Questions

1. “The Argumentative Indian” is a book written by

Amartya Sen
Khushwant Singh
Chetan Bhagat

Ans. Option A –Amartya Sen

Where is the International Organization, Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) headquartered?

Vienna
Katmandu
Jakarta

Ans. Option C – Jakarta

Which among these is not a dance form?

Kathakali
Kalaripayattu
Kathak

Ans. Option B – Kalaripayattu (It is a martial arts form)

Kathakali

What is the name of the e-paper launched by former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam?

Success Stories
Billion Beats
Daring Dreams

Ans. Option B – Billion Beats

The Mughal empire in India was established by

Babar
Akbar
Humayun

Ans. Option A – Babar

Which among these is used in pencils?

Silicon
Charcoal
Graphite

Ans. Option C – Graphite

Practice Questions

1. The first woman to have got the Nebel prize was?

Ans. Marie Curie. She won the Nobel Prize in Physics in the year 1903.

2. Is Xenon a noble gas?

Ans. Yes, Xenon is a noble gas, which was discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers.

3. What is the currency of Spain?

Ans. Euro.

4. Yellowstone National Park is located in which country?

Ans. It is located in the United States of America.

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