Static GK Capsule: National Symbols, Firsts & Superlatives of India

The most-repeated static GK facts in government exams, in one place. Read once, revise often — these appear in almost every General Awareness section. NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF INDIA • National Animal: Royal Bengal Tiger • National Bird: Indian Peacock • National Flower: Lotus • National Tree: Banyan • National Fruit: Mango • National River: Ganga • National Aquatic Animal: Gangetic River Dolphin • National Emblem: Lion Capital of Ashoka (Sarnath) • Currency Symbol: ₹ (designed by Udaya Kumar) FIRST IN INDIA • First President: Dr. Rajendra Prasad • First Prime Minister: Jawaharlal Nehru • First woman Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi • First woman President: Pratibha Patil • First Indian to win a Nobel Prize: Rabindranath Tagore (1913, Literature) • First Indian in space: Rakesh Sharma (1984) • First Field Marshal: Sam Manekshaw SUPERLATIVES OF INDIA • Largest state by area: Rajasthan • Smallest state by area: Goa • Most populous state: Uttar Pradesh • Longest river: Ganga • Highest mountain peak: Kangchenjunga • Largest freshwater lake: Wular Lake (J&K) • Largest saltwater lagoon: Chilika Lake (Odisha) • Highest waterfall: Kunchikal Falls (Karnataka) WORLD SUPERLATIVES • Largest ocean: Pacific Ocean • Largest desert: Sahara • Longest river: Nile • Highest mountain: Mount Everest • Largest country by area: Russia Revise this capsule weekly, and lock it in with a quick daily quiz on Govt Exam Center — recognition turns into recall.