Static GK is the part of General Awareness that does not change every month, which makes it the easiest place to secure marks. These 50 facts cover the topics that appear most often in SSC, railway and bank exams. Each section links to a full revision page with a quiz.
Indian Constitution and polity (1–10)
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950. |
| 2 | Dr B. R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee. |
| 3 | Dr Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Constituent Assembly and India’s first President. |
| 4 | Fundamental Rights are in Part III (Articles 12–35). |
| 5 | Directive Principles of State Policy are in Part IV (Articles 36–51). |
| 6 | Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) were added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976. |
| 7 | Article 32 (constitutional remedies) was called the “heart and soul” of the Constitution by Dr Ambedkar. |
| 8 | Article 370 gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir; it was made inoperative in 2019. |
| 9 | The Eighth Schedule lists 22 official languages. |
| 10 | The 73rd Amendment (1992) gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions. |
Revise more: The Constitution of India · Schedules & committees
Modern Indian history (11–20)
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 11 | The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885; A. O. Hume was a founder and W. C. Bonnerjee its first president. |
| 12 | The Partition of Bengal took place in 1905 under Lord Curzon. |
| 13 | The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar. |
| 14 | The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in 1920 and withdrawn after the Chauri Chaura incident (1922). |
| 15 | The Dandi March (Salt Satyagraha) began on 12 March 1930. |
| 16 | The Quit India Movement was launched on 8 August 1942. |
| 17 | Lord William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India (1833). |
| 18 | Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India (1858). |
| 19 | C. Rajagopalachari was the only Indian Governor-General of independent India. |
| 20 | The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757. |
Revise more: National Movement · Governors-General & Viceroys
Geography (21–30)
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 21 | The Ganga is the longest river flowing within India. |
| 22 | Kanchenjunga is the highest peak located in India. |
| 23 | Tehri Dam (Uttarakhand) is India’s highest dam. |
| 24 | Bhakra Nangal Dam is on the Sutlej river. |
| 25 | Jim Corbett National Park (1936) is India’s first national park. |
| 26 | The Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states of India. |
| 27 | Chilika Lake (Odisha) is India’s largest brackish-water lagoon. |
| 28 | Wular Lake (Jammu and Kashmir) is one of India’s largest freshwater lakes. |
| 29 | Majuli (Assam), on the Brahmaputra, is one of the world’s largest river islands. |
| 30 | Mawsynram (Meghalaya) is among the wettest places on Earth. |
Revise more: Rivers, ports & plants
General science (31–38)
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy; Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets. |
| 32 | The SI unit of force is the newton; of power, the watt. |
| 33 | Sound cannot travel through a vacuum. |
| 34 | Insulin is produced by the pancreas. |
| 35 | Hydrochloric acid is present in the stomach. |
| 36 | The femur (thigh bone) is the longest bone in the human body. |
| 37 | Normal human body temperature is about 37 °C (98.6 °F). |
| 38 | Aryabhata (1975) was India’s first satellite. |
Revise more: ISRO & India in space
Art, culture and firsts (39–45)
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 39 | Bharatanatyam is a classical dance of Tamil Nadu; Kathakali of Kerala; Kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh. |
| 40 | Bihu is the main festival of Assam; Onam of Kerala; Pongal of Tamil Nadu. |
| 41 | The Ajanta and Ellora caves are in Maharashtra. |
| 42 | Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize (Literature, 1913). |
| 43 | Indira Gandhi was India’s first woman Prime Minister. |
| 44 | Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin in space. |
| 45 | Arunachal Pradesh gets the first sunrise in India (Dong Valley). |
Revise more: Dances & festivals · First in India
Sports (46–50)
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 46 | The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award was renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021. |
| 47 | August 29 (Dhyan Chand’s birthday) is celebrated as National Sports Day. |
| 48 | Neeraj Chopra won India’s first Olympic gold in athletics (javelin, Tokyo 2020). |
| 49 | Durand Cup (football) is one of the oldest football tournaments in Asia. |
| 50 | Ranji Trophy is India’s premier domestic first-class cricket tournament. |
Revise more: Sports
How to use this list
- Read 10 facts a day and close the page.
- Next day, write the 10 facts from memory before reading the next 10.
- Take the quiz on each linked revision page.
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