Chapter 10
Static GK
List of Some Inventions and their Inventors
Invention Inventor
Aeroplane Wright brothers
Balloon Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier
Ball –Point pen C. Biro
Bicycle K. Macmillan
Cinematograph Thomas Alva Edison
Computer Charles Babbage
Diesel engine Rudolf diesel
Dynamite Alfred Nobel
Dynamo Michael Faraday
Electric Iron H.W. Seeley
Fountain Pen LE. Waterman
Jet Engine Sir Frank whittle
Lift E.G. Otis
Microphone David Hughes
Microscope Z. Jansen
Photography (Paper) W.H. Fox Tablot
Printing Press J. Gutenberg
Radium Marie and Pierre Curie
Radio G. Marconi
Safety Lamp Sir Humphrey
Safety pin William Hurst
Steam engine (Piston) Thomas Newcome
Steam engine (Condenser) James Watt
Telephone Alexander Graham Bell
Television John logie bared
Watch A.L. Breguet
X-ray Wilhelm Roentgen
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1st chief election commissioner of India Sukumar Sen
1st vice president of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
1st Chief Justice of India HJ Kania
1st Home minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
1st Education Minister of India Abdul Kalam Azad
1st PM of India who did not face the Parliament Charan Singh
1st President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad
1st Law Minister of India Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
1st speaker of Lok Sabha GV Mavalankar
1st woman to become President ofIndia Pratibha Patil
1st woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
1st woman foreign Minister of India Sushma Swaraj
1st woman Governor of a state in free India Sarojini Naidu
1st woman to become speaker of Lok Sabha Meira Kumar
1st womanCM of an Indian State Mrs Sucheta Kripalani
1st woman Chief Justice of High Court Mrs Leela Seth
1st woman Judge in Supreme Court of India Justice M. Fathima Beevi
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Supreme Court judge retires at 65 of age while high court judge retires at 62 years of
age.
Chief justice of India gives oath to President of India.
Chief justice of High court gives oath to Governor.
The state which has the highest no. Of Representatives in both the houses: UP
Which high court has the largest jurisdiction in term of number of states: Guwahati high
Court.
Total high courts in our country are 25.
Minimum age of President and vice-president is 35 years.
Minimum age of PM: Complete 25 years of age if he is a member of the Lok Sabha or 30
years if he is a member of the Rajya Sabha
Largest land locked country: Kazakhstan
Africa has the greatest number of countries among all continents.
Canada has the largest coastline among all the countries in the World.
Deccan Plateau is the largest plateau of India and the Ladakh plateau is the highest
plateau of India.
Andaman is the largest island of India and Majuli is the largest river island of world
located in Assam, India.
The world’s largest delta, (in West Bengal) Sundarbans, is made by Brahmaputra and
Ganga.
Aravalli’s is the oldest mountain ranges of the India.
Madhya Pradesh has the largest Forest cover in India among all other states.
Gujarat has the longest coastline among all the states in India.
Bangladesh shares maximum boundary with India.
Rajasthan is the largest state of India. UP is the most populous state of India.
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First Indian movie submitted for Oscar- Mother India
First Indian to win Oscar - Bhanu Athaiya
she got the coveted award for costume design for the Richard Attenborough directed
film Gandhi.
Important Schemes
1) PM Shri Yojana is launched to upgrade more than 14500 schools in country with modern
infrastructure and technology.
Its Full form: PM School for Rising India.
2) PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
Type: Life insurance
Age limits: 18-50
Premium: Rs. 436
Coverage: life covers of Rs. 2 lakhs
3) PM Suraksha Bima Yojana
Type: Accidental insurance
Age limit: 18-70
Premium: Rs. 20
The risk coverage: Rs. 2 lakh for accidental death and full disability and Rs. 1 lakh for partial
disability.
4) The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
Account can be opened in the name of a girl child, by her parents or legal guardians, any
time before the girl child attains 10 years of age. Only one account per girl child is allowed.
Amount deposited in Sukanya Samriddhi Account is tax free.
The scheme is meant to meet the education and marriage expenses of a girl child.
Minimum payment per year: Rs. 250 to account to keep it active.
5) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
on 1 May 2016 to distribute LPG connections to women of Below Poverty Line families.
6) Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) provides loans upto 10 lakhs to the non-
corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises.
Launch date: 8th April 2015.
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Indian City and Industries they are famous for
1) Bharuch (Gujarat): Petroleum, Petrochemicals
2) Surat (Gujarat): Textiles, Diamond
3) Rourkela (Orissa): Steel and Fertilizer
4) Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu): Safety Matches, Fireworks
5) Dibrugarh (Assam): Tea industries
6) Bokaro Steel City (Jharkhand): Steel and Coal
7) Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): Auto Parts
8) Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh): Glass and bangle works
9) Panna (Madhya Pradesh): Diamond Mines
10) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): Hand-loom
11) Bhagalpur (Bihar): Silks
String instruments and Indian musicians who play them
1. Santoor: Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Bhajan Sopori
2. Sarod: Allauddin Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali Khan
3. Sitar: Pt Ravi Shankar, Shahid Parvez Khan, Anushka Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Mustaq Ali
Khan
4. Surbahar: Annapurna Devi, Sajjad Hussain
5. Been: Asad Ali Khan, Zia Moin-ud-din Khan
6. Veena: Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Ayyagari Syamasundaram, Doraiswamy Iyengar
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7. Rudra Veena: Asad Ali Khan
8. Mohan Veena: Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhat (inventor of Mohan Veena)
9. Sarangi: Shakoor Khan, Ustad Binda Khan
10. Violin: MS Gopalakrishnan, Smt M Rajam, NR Muralidharan
11. Guitar: Braj Bhushan Kabra
12. Mandolin: U Srinivas
13. Shehnai: Bismillah Khan
14. Flute: Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghosh
15. Tabla: Zakir Hussain, Pt. Kishan Maharaj
16. Pakhawaj: Totaram Sharma, Pt Ayodhya Prasad
Timeline of Indian Independence
Year Event
1857 The Revolt of 1857
1875 Establishment of the Indian League
1885 Establishment of Indian National Congress
1897 Ramakrishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekanand
1905 Partition of Bengal was announced by Lord Curzon
1906 All-India Muslim League Founded at Dhaka
1907 Surat Split of INC
1909 Minto-Morley Reforms or Indian Councils Act 1909 was passed
1916 Home Rule by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1916 Lucknow Pact
1917 Champaran Satyagraha
1919 Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
1919 Rowlatt Act Passed
13 April 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
1920-22 Non-Cooperation Movement
1922 Chauri-Chaura Movement
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1922 -1923 Swarajya Party came into existence
1925 Kakori Conspiracy
1927 Establishment of Simon Commission
1928 Assassination of Saunders by Bhagat Singh, Nehru Report
1929 Purna Swaraj Declaration at Lahore Session
1929 Bhagat Singh & Batukeshwar Dutt bombed Central Legislative
Assembly
1930 Dandi March
1930 1st Round Table Conference
5 March 1931 • Gandhi - Irwin Pact
• Karachi Session of INC
7 September 2nd Round Table Conference
1931
1932 • Poona Act
• 3rd Round Table Conference
1935 Government of India Act
August 1940 August Offer by Lord Linlithgow
1942 Quit India Movement
1942 • Cripps Mission
• Establishment of Indian Independence League.
• Formation of Azad Hind Fauj (1st September)
1945 Wavell Plan announced in
Shimla Conference
1946 Cabinet Mission
June 1947 Mountbatten Plan
14 August 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan
15 August 1947 India Gained Freedom From Colonial Rule
Classical dances of India
The classical dance forms recognised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the Ministry of
Culture are:
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Bharatanatyam, from Tamil Nadu.
Kathak, from Uttar Pradesh.
Kathakali, from Kerala.
Kuchipudi, from Andhra Pradesh.
Odissi, from Odisha.
Sattriya, from Assam.
Manipuri, from Manipur.
Mohiniyattam, from Kerala.
Important dams and their locations
Indira Sagar Dam: Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh
Mettur Dam: Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu.
Koyna Dam: Koyna River, Maharashtra.
Maithon Dam: Barakar river, Jharkhand.
Rihand Dam: Rihand River, Uttar Pradesh.
Tungabhadra Dam: Tungabhadra River, Karnataka.
Krishna Raja Sagar dam: Cauvery river, Karnataka
Hirakund Dam: Mahanadi River, Odisha
National Parks of India
National Parks in Karnataka
Kudremukh National Park
Bandipur National Park
National Parks in Uttarakhand
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Corbett National Park
Nanda Devi National Park
National Parks in Tamil Nadu
Mukurthi National Park
Mudumalai National Park
National Parks in West Bengal
Sundarbans National Park
Neora Valley National Park
National Parks in Rajasthan
Ranthambhore National Park
Keoladeo National Park
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
National Parks in Maharashtra
Chandoli National Park
National Parks in Assam
Kaziranga National Park
Manas National Park
Names of National Parks in Gujarat
Gir National Park
Gulf of Kuchch Marine National Park
National Parks in Madhya Pradesh
Bandhavgarh National Park
Satpura National Park
Pench National Park
Panna National Park
Kanha National Park
Kuno National Park
National Parks in Manipur
Keibul Lamjao National Park
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