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SSC STENOGRAPHER STATIC AWARENESS COMPLETE NOTES
SSC STENOGRAPHER STATIC AWARENESS COMPLETE NOTES
1. NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF INDIA
National Flag
Indian National Flag is called Tiranga.
Designed by Pingali Venkayya.
Adopted on 22 July 1947.
Ratio of length to breadth → 3:2.
The Ashoka Chakra has 24 spokes.
Ashoka Chakra is navy blue in colour.
National Emblem
Based on the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath.
Adopted on 26 January 1950.
Motto → Satyameva Jayate.
“Satyameva Jayate” is taken from the Mundaka Upanishad.
National Anthem
Jana Gana Mana
Written by Rabindranath Tagore.
First sung at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress in 1911.
Adopted as National Anthem → 24 January 1950.
National Song
Vande Mataram
Written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Taken from the novel Anandamath.
National Animal
Bengal Tiger
National Bird
Indian Peacock
National Flower
Lotus
National Tree
Banyan
National Fruit
Mango
National Aquatic Animal
Ganges River Dolphin
National River
Ganga
National Heritage Animal
Indian Elephant
National Calendar
Saka Calendar
2. IMPORTANT DAYS
January
12 January → National Youth Day
15 January → Army Day
24 January → National Girl Child Day
25 January → National Voters' Day
26 January → Republic Day
30 January → Martyrs' Day
February
4 February → World Cancer Day
28 February → National Science Day
National Science Day
Associated with the discovery of the:
Raman Effect
by:
C. V. Raman
March
8 March → International Women's Day
15 March → World Consumer Rights Day
22 March → World Water Day
23 March → Shaheed Diwas
April
7 April → World Health Day
14 April → Ambedkar Jayanti
22 April → Earth Day
24 April → National Panchayati Raj Day
May
1 May → International Labour Day
11 May → National Technology Day
31 May → World No Tobacco Day
June
5 June → World Environment Day
21 June → International Yoga Day
23 June → International Olympic Day
July
11 July → World Population Day
26 July → Kargil Vijay Diwas
August
6 August → Hiroshima Day
9 August → Quit India Movement Day
15 August → Independence Day
29 August → National Sports Day
National Sports Day
Associated with:
Major Dhyan Chand
September
5 September → Teachers' Day
8 September → International Literacy Day
14 September → Hindi Diwas
15 September → Engineers' Day
16 September → World Ozone Day
27 September → World Tourism Day
Teachers' Day
Birthday of:
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Engineers' Day
Birthday of:
M. Visvesvaraya
October
2 October → Gandhi Jayanti
8 October → Indian Air Force Day
24 October → United Nations Day
31 October → National Unity Day
National Unity Day
Birthday of:
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
SSC STENOGRAPHER STATIC AWARENESS COMPLETE NOTES
November
11 November → National Education Day
14 November → Children's Day
26 November → Constitution Day
Children's Day
Birthday of:
Jawaharlal Nehru
National Education Day
Birthday of:
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
December
4 December → Indian Navy Day
7 December → Armed Forces Flag Day
10 December → Human Rights Day
16 December → Vijay Diwas
23 December → National Farmers' Day
3. IMPORTANT RIVERS OF INDIA
Ganga
Origin → Gangotri Glacier
Main tributaries include:
Yamuna
Ghaghara
Gandak
Kosi
Yamuna
Origin → Yamunotri Glacier
Major tributary of Ganga.
Brahmaputra
Origin → Tibet.
Known as Tsangpo in Tibet.
Narmada
Flows mainly towards the west.
Drains into the Arabian Sea.
Tapi/Tapti
Flows towards the west.
Drains into the Arabian Sea.
Godavari
Known as the Dakshin Ganga.
Longest river of Peninsular India.
Krishna
Important peninsular river.
Flows into the Bay of Bengal.
Kaveri
Important river of South India.
Flows into the Bay of Bengal.
4. IMPORTANT DAMS AND RIVERS
Bhakra Nangal Dam → Sutlej
Tehri Dam → Bhagirathi
Hirakud Dam → Mahanadi
Sardar Sarovar Dam → Narmada
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam → Krishna
Tungabhadra Dam → Tungabhadra
Koyna Dam → Koyna
SSC Trick
Hirakud → Mahanadi
Sardar Sarovar → Narmada
Bhakra Nangal → Sutlej
5. IMPORTANT LAKES
Wular Lake
Jammu & Kashmir
One of the largest freshwater lakes in India.
Dal Lake
Jammu & Kashmir
Famous for houseboats and shikaras.
Chilika Lake
Odisha
Famous brackish water lagoon.
Important habitat for migratory birds.
Sambhar Lake
Rajasthan
India's largest inland salt lake.
Pulicat Lake
Andhra Pradesh/Tamil Nadu
Brackish water lagoon.
Loktak Lake
Manipur
Famous for phumdis.
6. IMPORTANT MOUNTAINS AND PEAKS
Himalayas
Major divisions:
Himadri
Himachal
Shiwalik
Important peaks
Kanchenjunga
Located in the Himalayas.
India’s highest peak within Indian territory.
Nanda Devi
Uttarakhand.
Second-highest mountain peak in India.
7. INDIAN STATES AND THEIR CAPITALS
Northern India
Punjab → Chandigarh
Haryana → Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh → Shimla
Uttarakhand → Dehradun
Uttar Pradesh → Lucknow
Rajasthan → Jaipur
Central India
Madhya Pradesh → Bhopal
Chhattisgarh → Raipur
Western India
Gujarat → Gandhinagar
Maharashtra → Mumbai
Goa → Panaji
Eastern India
Bihar → Patna
Jharkhand → Ranchi
Odisha → Bhubaneswar
West Bengal → **Kolkata
Southern India
Andhra Pradesh → Amaravati
Telangana → Hyderabad
Karnataka → Bengaluru
Tamil Nadu → Chennai
Kerala → Thiruvananthapuram
North-East India
Assam → Dispur
Arunachal Pradesh → Itanagar
Manipur → Imphal
Meghalaya → Shillong
Mizoram → Aizawl
Nagaland → Kohima
Tripura → Agartala
Sikkim → Gangtok
8. UNION TERRITORIES AND CAPITALS
Andaman & Nicobar Islands → Port Blair
Chandigarh → Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu → Daman
Delhi → New Delhi
Jammu & Kashmir → Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)
Ladakh → Leh
Lakshadweep → Kavaratti
Puducherry → Puducherry
9. STATE FORMATION – IMPORTANT FACTS
Andhra Pradesh
First state created primarily on a linguistic basis after independence.
Gujarat and Maharashtra
Created on 1 May 1960.
Maharashtra Day → 1 May.
Gujarat Day → 1 May.
Haryana
Created on 1 November 1966.
Chhattisgarh
Created on 1 November 2000.
Uttarakhand
Created on 9 November 2000.
Jharkhand
Created on 15 November 2000.
Telangana
Created on 2 June 2014.
10. IMPORTANT NATIONAL PARKS
Jim Corbett National Park
Uttarakhand
Famous for tigers.
India's oldest national park.
Kaziranga National Park
Assam
Famous for one-horned rhinoceros.
Gir National Park
Gujarat
Famous for Asiatic lions.
Ranthambore National Park
Rajasthan
Famous for tigers.
Kanha National Park
Madhya Pradesh
Famous for barasingha and tigers.
Bandipur National Park
Karnataka
Important tiger habitat.
Sundarbans National Park
West Bengal
Famous for Royal Bengal Tiger and mangrove forests.
Periyar National Park
Kerala
Famous for elephants and diverse wildlife.
11. BIOSPHERE RESERVES
Important biosphere reserves:
Nilgiri → Tamil Nadu/Kerala/Karnataka
Nanda Devi → Uttarakhand
Sundarbans → West Bengal
Gulf of Mannar → Tamil Nadu
Great Nicobar → Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Pachmarhi → Madhya Pradesh
Simlipal → Odisha
12. IMPORTANT WATERFALLS
Jog Falls
Karnataka
Located on the Sharavathi River.
Dudhsagar Falls
Goa
Located on the Mandovi River.
Shivasamudram Falls
Karnataka
Located on the Kaveri River.
Athirappilly Falls
Kerala
Located on the Chalakudy River.
13. IMPORTANT PORTS
Western Coast
Kandla/Deendayal Port → Gujarat
Mumbai Port → Maharashtra
JNPT/Nhava Sheva → Maharashtra
Mormugao → Goa
New Mangalore → Karnataka
Kochi → Kerala
Eastern Coast
Kolkata/Haldia → West Bengal
Paradip → Odisha
Visakhapatnam → Andhra Pradesh
Chennai → Tamil Nadu
V.O. Chidambaranar Port → Tamil Nadu
14. INDIAN SPORTS – STATIC GK
National Sports Day
29 August
Birthday of:
Major Dhyan Chand
Important Sports Cups/Trophies
Ranji Trophy → Cricket
Duleep Trophy → Cricket
Irani Cup → Cricket
Vijay Hazare Trophy → Cricket
Thomas Cup → Badminton – Men's team
Uber Cup → Badminton – Women's team
Sudirman Cup → Badminton – Mixed team
Davis Cup → Tennis – Men's team
Billie Jean King Cup → Tennis – Women's team
Durand Cup → Football
Santosh Trophy → Football
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup → Hockey
SSC STENOGRAPHER STATIC AWARENESS COMPLETE NOTES
15. IMPORTANT SPORTS STADIUMS
Eden Gardens
Kolkata
Cricket
Wankhede Stadium
Mumbai
Cricket
Narendra Modi Stadium
Ahmedabad
Cricket
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Bengaluru
Cricket
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Delhi
Multi-purpose stadium
16. IMPORTANT INDIAN AWARDS
Bharat Ratna
Highest civilian award of India.
Instituted in 1954.
Padma Awards
Three categories:
Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Order of precedence among civilian awards
Bharat Ratna → Padma Vibhushan → Padma Bhushan → Padma Shri
17. GALLANTRY AWARDS
Wartime
Param Vir Chakra
Highest wartime gallantry award.
Maha Vir Chakra
Second highest wartime gallantry award.
Vir Chakra
Third highest wartime gallantry award.
Peacetime
Ashoka Chakra
Highest peacetime gallantry award.
Kirti Chakra
Second highest.
Shaurya Chakra
Third highest.
SSC STENOGRAPHER STATIC AWARENESS COMPLETE NOTES
18. IMPORTANT INDIAN PERSONALITIES
Father of the Nation
Mahatma Gandhi
Iron Man of India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Missile Man of India
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Nightingale of India
Sarojini Naidu
Grand Old Man of India
Dadabhai Naoroji
Frontier Gandhi
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Punjab Kesari
Lala Lajpat Rai
Lokmanya
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Deshbandhu
Chittaranjan Das
Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose
19. IMPORTANT BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Discovery of India → Jawaharlal Nehru
An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth → Mahatma Gandhi
Gitanjali → Rabindranath Tagore
Anandamath → Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
India Wins Freedom → Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Wings of Fire → A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
My Experiments with Truth → Mahatma Gandhi
20. IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
United Nations — UN
Headquarters → New York
Founded → 1945
WHO
World Health Organization
Headquarters → Geneva, Switzerland
UNESCO
Headquarters → Paris, France
IMF
International Monetary Fund
Headquarters → Washington, D.C.
World Bank
Headquarters → Washington, D.C.
WTO
World Trade Organization
Headquarters → Geneva
UNICEF
Headquarters → New York
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
Headquarters → Rome, Italy
ILO
International Labour Organization
Headquarters → Geneva
21. IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL GROUPINGS
SAARC
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
Headquarters:
Kathmandu, Nepal
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Headquarters:
Jakarta, Indonesia
BRICS
Originally:
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
BRICS membership has expanded, so for current-affairs questions always check the latest membership.
G7
Group of major advanced economies.
22. IMPORTANT INDIAN FIRSTS
First President of India → Dr. Rajendra Prasad
First Prime Minister → Jawaharlal Nehru
First Vice-President → Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
First Indian Governor-General → C. Rajagopalachari
First Chief Justice of India → Justice H. J. Kania
First Indian to win Nobel Prize → Rabindranath Tagore
First Indian woman to become President → Pratibha Patil
First woman Prime Minister → Indira Gandhi
First woman Governor of an Indian state → Sarojini Naidu
First woman IPS officer → Kiran Bedi
First Indian in space → Rakesh Sharma
First Indian woman in space → Kalpana
SSC STENOGRAPHER STATIC AWARENESS COMPLETE NOTES
23. IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation
Headquarters:
Bengaluru
DRDO
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Headquarters:
New Delhi
BARC
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Location:
Mumbai
CSIR
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Headquarters:
New Delhi
24. IMPORTANT UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES
Important Indian sites frequently useful for SSC:
Taj Mahal → Uttar Pradesh
Agra Fort → Uttar Pradesh
Ajanta Caves → Maharashtra
Ellora Caves → Maharashtra
Elephanta Caves → Maharashtra
Sanchi Stupa → Madhya Pradesh
Khajuraho Group of Monuments → Madhya Pradesh
Konark Sun Temple → Odisha
Mahabodhi Temple → Bihar
Qutb Minar → Delhi
Red Fort → Delhi
Group of Monuments at Hampi → Karnataka
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram → Tamil Nadu
🔥 25. SSC STENO STATIC AWARENESS – MUST REMEMBER
These are especially worth memorising:
National Animal → Bengal Tiger
National Bird → Peacock
National Flower → Lotus
National Tree → Banyan
National Aquatic Animal → Ganges River Dolphin
National River → Ganga
National Heritage Animal → Indian Elephant
National Emblem → Lion Capital of Ashoka
National Motto → Satyameva Jayate
National Anthem → Jana Gana Mana
National Song → Vande Mataram
National Calendar → Saka Calendar
National Youth Day → 12 January
National Science Day → 28 February
World Environment Day → 5 June
International Yoga Day → 21 June
National Sports Day → 29 August
Teachers' Day → 5 September
Hindi Diwas → 14 September
Gandhi Jayanti → 2 October
National Unity Day → 31 October
Children's Day → 14 November
Constitution Day → 26 November
Army Day → 15 January
Navy Day → 4 December
Air Force Day → 8 October
Ganga → Gangotri
Yamuna → Yamunotri
Godavari → Dakshin Ganga
Narmada → West-flowing
Hirakud → Mahanadi
Bhakra Nangal → Sutlej
Sardar Sarovar → Narmada
Kaziranga → One-horned Rhino
Gir → Asiatic Lion
Jim Corbett → Tiger
Sundarbans → Royal Bengal Tiger
Sambhar → Salt Lake
Chilika → Brackish Water Lagoon
Kumbh Mela → Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik, Ujjain
Bharat Ratna → Highest civilian award
Param Vir Chakra → Highest wartime gallantry award
Ashoka Chakra → Highest peacetime gallantry award
Thomas Cup → Men's Badminton
Uber Cup → Women's Badminton
Davis Cup → Men's Tennis
Durand Cup → Football
SAARC HQ → Kathmandu
WHO HQ → Geneva
UNESCO HQ → Paris
UN HQ → New York
IMF HQ → Washington, D.C.
ISRO HQ → Bengaluru
DRDO HQ → New Delhi
🎯 SSC Steno Static Awareness Priority
National Symbols → Important Days → States/Capitals → Rivers/Dams/Lakes → National Parks → Awards → Books & Authors → Sports/Trophies → Important Organisations → Famous Personalities → UNESCO Sites.
These are the core static-awareness notes you should revise repeatedly for SSC Steno.