"Static" GK stays the same year after year, so learning it once pays off forever. Revise this sheet weekly — for Bank, SSC, RRB and Kerala PSC. From Veda Topper International, Irinjalakuda. (For current affairs that change daily, join our Malayalam & English capsule.)
Indian national symbols
- National animal: Tiger · National bird: Peacock · National aquatic animal: River Dolphin
- National flower: Lotus · National tree: Banyan · National fruit: Mango · National river: Ganga
Important national days (fixed dates)
- Jan 26 — Republic Day · Aug 15 — Independence Day · Oct 2 — Gandhi Jayanti
- Mar 8 — International Women's Day · Jun 5 — World Environment Day · Jun 21 — International Yoga Day
- Sep 5 — Teachers' Day · Nov 14 — Children's Day
Financial & sector regulators (India)
- RBI — banking & monetary policy · SEBI — securities/stock market
- IRDAI — insurance · PFRDA — pension
- NABARD — agriculture & rural development financing
SI units (physics for SSC/RRB)
- Force — Newton · Energy/Work — Joule · Power — Watt
- Pressure — Pascal · Frequency — Hertz · Electric charge — Coulomb
Currencies of key countries
- India — Rupee · USA — Dollar · UK — Pound Sterling · Japan — Yen
- UAE — Dirham · Saudi Arabia — Riyal · Qatar — Riyal · Kuwait — Dinar
Kerala basics (for PSC)
- Capital: Thiruvananthapuram · State formed: 1 November 1956
- Official language: Malayalam · Known as "God's Own Country"
- State recruitment body: Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC)
Banking terms (definitions)
- CRR — share of deposits banks keep with RBI as cash
- SLR — share of deposits banks hold in liquid assets/govt securities
- Repo rate — rate at which RBI lends short-term to banks
- NPA — a loan whose repayments are overdue (Non-Performing Asset)
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