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Last-Minute Static GK and Current Events

Highest-yield static GK and durable current-events facts for final revision: international organisations and HQs, indices and publishers, awards, sports, and important days in compact tables

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SubjectCurrent Events

One screen per section. Cover the right column and test yourself. These are durable facts, not week-old news; always pair with your six to twelve month current-affairs reading.

International organisations and headquarters

Organisation Headquarters
United Nations New York
WHO Geneva
ILO Geneva
WTO Geneva
IMF and World Bank Washington DC
UNESCO Paris
Interpol Lyon
OPEC Vienna
IAEA Vienna
ICJ The Hague
ASEAN Jakarta
SAARC Kathmandu
NATO Brussels

Indices and their publishers

Index Publisher
Human Development Index UNDP
World Economic Outlook IMF
Ease of Doing Business (historical) World Bank
Global Hunger Index Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe
Corruption Perceptions Index Transparency International
Global Competitiveness (historical) World Economic Forum
Press Freedom Index Reporters Without Borders
World Happiness Report UN SDSN

Awards

Award Field / note
Bharat Ratna Highest civilian award of India
Padma Vibhushan, Bhushan, Shri Civilian awards in descending order
Param Vir Chakra Highest wartime military gallantry award
Ashoka Chakra Highest peacetime gallantry award
Nobel Prize Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics
Jnanpith Indian literature
Dadasaheb Phalke Indian cinema

Sports facts

Item Fact
Cricket World Cup ICC
Olympics International Olympic Committee; every 4 years
FIFA World Cup Football; every 4 years
Davis Cup Tennis (team)
Thomas Cup Badminton (men)
Ranji Trophy Domestic cricket (India)
Durand Cup Football (India, oldest)

Important days

Date Day
26 January Republic Day
15 August Independence Day
2 October Gandhi Jayanti; International Day of Non-Violence
5 June World Environment Day
7 April World Health Day
8 March International Women's Day
10 December Human Rights Day
21 June International Day of Yoga
5 September Teachers' Day (India)

How to read current events for CAPF

  • Track a six to twelve month window of national and international affairs, not just the latest week.
  • Prioritise: government schemes, defence and space, summits and organisations, appointments, awards, sports.
  • Convert news into static facts (who, what, where) since the paper tests recall, not analysis.

Cross-references

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