GK Based Current Affairs

Static GK Based on Current Affairs

1. According to the Public Affairs Index 2022, Haryana has emerged as the best-governed among 18 big states in India.

• Haryana has topped among the major states with a score of 0.6948, followed by Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka.

➤ Static GK About Haryana: -

• Capital: Chandigarh

• Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya

• Chief minister: Manohar Lal Khattar

➤ Geographical Features: - 

• State surrounding New Delhi on 3 sides

• The Yamuna River runs along its eastern border

• Statehood - 1 November 1966

➤ Very Famous: - The Three Battle of Panipat

• The First Battle of Panipat in 1526, fought between the Timurids under Babur and Ibrahim Lodi.

• The second Battle of Panipat in 1556, fought between Emperor Hemchandra Vikramaditya and the Mughals under Akbar.

• The Third Battle of Panipat in 1761, fought between the Maratha Empire and the Durrani Empire under the Afghan king Ahmad Shah Abdali.

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2. India's biggest-ever defense exhibition "DefExpo 2022" will be organized in Gujarat's Gandhinagar between October 18 and 22.

➤ This is the 12th edition of the event that has been organized on the theme 'Path to Pride'.

➤ Static GK About Gujarat: -

• CM - Bhupendra Patel

• Governor - Acharya Devvrat

• Capitol – Gandhinagar

• Nageshwar Temple

• Somnath Temple

• Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant

• Sardar Sarovar Hydro Electric Power Plant

➤ National Park And Wildlife Sanctuary: -

• Marine (Gulf of Kachchh) WLS 

• Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

• Narayan Sarovar wildlife sanctuary

• Porbandar Lake wildlife sanctuary

• Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary

• Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary

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3. INS Arihant carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM).

• The test is significant for the SSBN program, which is a crucial element of India’s nuclear deterrence capability.

➤ Static GK About INS Arihant: - 

• INS Arihant Commissioned in 2016

• A nuclear-powered ballistic missile-capable submarine

• Classified under the SSBN program.

• SSBN - a hull classification symbol for nuclear-powered ballistic missile-carrying submarines.

➤ Static GK About Indian Navy: - 

• Founded - 26 January 1950

• Headquarters - Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi

• Motto - शं नो वरुणः (Sanskrit), or 'May the Lord of Water be auspicious unto us'.

• Anniversaries - Navy Day: 4 December

• Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) - Admiral R. Hari Kumar

➤Static GK About Ministry of Defense: -

• Headquarters - New Delhi

• Founded - 15 August 1947

• Minister of Defense - Rajnath Singh 

• Chief of the Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari

• Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral R. Hari Kumar

• Chief of the Army Staff - General Manoj Pande

• Defense Secretary - Dr. Ajay Kumar

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4. The iconic cable-stayed-cum-suspension "bridge" across the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has been approved by the Central government at a total cost of ₹1,082.56 crores with a construction period of 30 months.

➤ Static GK About Andhra Pradesh: - 

• Capital: Amaravati

• Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan

• Chief minister: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

• Founded: 1 November 1956

➤ National Park in Andhra Pradesh: - 

• Sri Venkateswara National Park

• Papikondalu National Park

• Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh

• Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh

➤ Static GK About Telangana: -

• Founded: 2 June 2014

• CM - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR)

• Governor - Tamilisai Soundararajan

• Capital - Hyderabad

• Language - Telegu

• Major Rivers - Godavari, Krishna, Tungbhadra, Musi Tungbhadra

➤ National Park And Wildlife Sanctuary in Telangana: - 

• KBR National Park

• Amrabad Tiger Reserve

• Kawal Tiger Reserve

• Pakhal Lakes and Wildlife Sanctuary

• Pocharam Dam And Wildlife Sanctuary

• Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

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5. India has improved its ranking by 6 places in the recently released Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII) 2022.

• It has been ranked 123rd in the world out of 161 countries.

• India was ranked 129 in the 2020 Index.

➤ India’s Ranking in Different Index 2022: -

➤ Index - RANKING - Released By

• Global Innovation Index 2022 - 40th - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

• Global Hunger Index - 107th - Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe

• Human Development Index – 2021-22 - 132nd - UNDP

• Global Environment Performance Index – 2022 - 180th - Yale and Columbia University researchers

• World Happiness Report 2022 - 136th - United Nation Sustainable Development Solution Network

• World Press Freedom Index -2022 - 150th - Reporters Without Borders

• Energy Transition Index-2021 - 87th - World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture

• Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 - 20th - Startup Blink

• World Competitiveness Index 2021 - 43th - Institute for Management Development’s (IMD)

• Global Gender Gap Report 2022 - 135th -World Economic Forum

• International Intellectual Property Index 2022 - 43rd - US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre