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General Awareness is considered to be the high scoring section in any competitive exam. It includes two main portions, current affairs GK and static GK. In this article, we will discuss some really important Static GK topics that are covered in almost all competitive exams. Also, you can download the PDF of lists of different Static GK topics
Static Gk connotes general knowledge about the static facts, the facts that are never going to change in the future. Facts in Static GK covers people, places, things, important days, currencies, dances etc. Like history, static GK also never changes with time.
List of Important Lakes in India
| Lakes Name | River Name | Location | State Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolleru Lake | Krishna and Godavari | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh |
| Pulicat Lake | Arani River, Kalangi River and Swarnamukhi River | Chennai, Sriharikota, Sullurpeta | Andhra Pradesh |
| Deepor Beel | Brahmaputra River | Guwahati | Assam |
| Chandubi Lake | Kulsi River | Guwhatai | Assam |
| Haflong Lake | N.A | Silchar | Assam |
| Son Beel | Kakra River | Karimganj | Assam |
| Kanwar Lake | Gandak River | Begusarai | Bihar |
| Hamirsar Lake | N.A | Bhuj | Gujarat |
| Kankaria Lake | N.A | Ahmedabad | Gujarat |
| Nal Sarovar | Bhogawo River | Ahmedabad-West | Gujarat |
| Narayan Sarovar | N.A | Bhuj | Gujarat |
| Thol Lake | N.A | Ahmedabad-West | Gujarat |
| Vastrapur Lake | Narmada River | Ahmedabad-West | Gujarat |
| Lakhota Lake | N.A | Jamnagar | Gujarat |
| Sursagar Lake | N.A | Vadodara | Gujarat |
| Brighu Lake | N.A | Kullu | Himachal Pradesh |
| Dashir Lake | N.A | Keylong | Himachal Pradesh |
| Dhankar Lake | N.A | Kullu | Himachal Pradesh |
| Kareri (Kumarwah) lake | N.A | Dharamsala | Himachal Pradesh |
| Khajjiar Lake | Ravi River | Chamba | Himachal Pradesh |
| Macchial Lake | N.A | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh |
| Maharana Pratap Sagar | Beas River | Kangra | Himachal Pradesh |
| Manimahesh Lake | N.A | Chamba | Himachal Pradesh |
| Nako Lake | N.A | Kinnaur | Himachal Pradesh |
| Pandoh Lake | Beas River | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh |
| Prashar Lake | N.A | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh |
| Renuka Lake | N.A | Sirmour | Himachal Pradesh |
| Rewalsar Lake | N.A | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh |
| Seruvalsar Lake | N.A | Chamba | Himachal Pradesh |
| Manimahesh Lake | N.A | Chamba | Himachal Pradesh |
| Suraj Taal | Chandra River | Lahaul and Spiti | Himachal Pradesh |
| Chandra Taal | N.A | Lahaul and Spiti | Himachal Pradesh |
| Badkhal Lake | N.A | Faridabad | Haryana |
| Brahma Sarovar | Rajwaha River | Thanesar | Haryana |
| Karna Lake | N.A | Uchana | Haryana |
| Sannihit Sarovar | Seven Sacred Sarasvatis of Rig Veda | Thanesar | Haryana |
| Surajkund Lake | N.A | Sunam | Haryana |
| Tilyar Lake | N.A | Rohtak | Haryana |
| Blue Bird Lake | N.A | Hisar | Haryana |
| Dal Lake | Jhelum River | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Pangong Tso | N.A | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Tso Moriri | N.A | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Wular Lake | Jhelum River | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Manasbal Lake | Jhelum River | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Mansar Lake | N.A | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Sheshnag Lake | Lidder River | Anantnag | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Bellandur Lake (Bangalore) | Ponnaiyar River | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Ulsoor Lake (Bangalore) | N.A | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Sankey Lake (Bangalore) | N.A | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Hebbal Lake (Bangalore) | N.A | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Lalbagh Lake (Bangalore) | N.A | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Puttenahalli Lake (Bangalore) | N.A | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Madiwala Lake (Bangalore) | N.A | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Agara Lake (Bangalore) | N.A | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Karanji lake (Mysore) | N.A | Mysore | Karnataka |
| Kukkarahalli lake (Mysore) | N.A | Mysore | Karnataka |
| Lingambudhi Lake (Mysore) | Kaveri River | Mysore | Karnataka |
| Pampa Sarovar | Tungabhadra River | Koppal | Karnataka |
| Ashtamudi Lake | Kallada River | Kollam | Kerala |
| Maanaanchira Lake | N.A | Kozhikode | Kerala |
| Padinjare chira Lake | N.A | Thrissur | Kerala |
| Paravur Kayal | Ithikkara River | Kollam | Kerala |
| Punnamada Lake (Vembanad lake) | Achenkovil, Manimala, Meenachil, Muvattupuzha, Pamba, Periyar Rivers | Alappuzha | Kerala |
| Shasthamkotta lake | Kallada River | Kollam | Kerala |
| Vadakkechira | N.A | Thrissur | Kerala |
| Vellayani Lake | Karamana River | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| Upper Lake (Bhopal) | Kolans River | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| Lower Lake, Bhopal | N.A | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| Moti Jheel, Kanpur | N.A | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| Gorewada Lake | Pili River | Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| Lonar Lake | N.A | Lonar | Maharashtra |
| Pashan Lake | Ram Nadi | Pune | Maharashtra |
| Powai Lake | N.A | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| Rankala Lake | N.A | Kolhapur | Maharashtra |
| Shivajisagar lake | Koyna River | Satara | Maharashtra |
| Talao Pali Lake | N.A | Thane | Maharashtra |
| Upvan Lake | N.A | Thane | Maharashtra |
| Venna Lake | N.A | Mahabaleshwar | Maharashtra |
| Umiam Lake | Umiam River | Shillong | Meghalaya |
| Loktak Lake | Manipur River | Moirang | Manipur |
| Palak Dil Lake | N.A | Saiha | Mizoram |
| Tam Dil Lake | N.A | Aizawl | Mizoram |
| Anshupa Lake | Mahanadi River | Cuttack | Odisha |
| Chilka Lake | Daya River | Puri | Odisha |
| Kanjia lake | Mahanadi River | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| Kanjli Wetland | Bien River | Kapurthala | Punjab |
| Harike Wetland | Beas River and Sutlej River | Tarn Taran Sahib | Punjab |
| Ropar Wetland | Sutlej River | Rupnagar | Punjab |
| Dhebar Lake | Gomati River | Udaipur | Rajasthan |
| Kaylana Lake | N.A | Jodhpur | Rajasthan |
| Nakki Lake | N.A | Sirohi | Rajasthan |
| Pachpadra Lake | N.A | Barmer | Rajasthan |
| Pushkar Lake | Luni River | Ajmer | Rajasthan |
| Ana Sagar Lake | N.A | Ajmer | Rajasthan |
| Rajsamand Lake | Gomati River | Kankroli | Rajasthan |
| Sambhar Salt Lake | N.A | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| Ramgarh Lake | N.A | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| Siliserhlake, Alwar | N.A | Alwar | Rajasthan |
| Man Sagar lake | N.A | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| Lake Salusagar | Rajasthan | ||
| Dudh Talai | N.A | Udaipur | Rajasthan |
| Fateh Sagar Lake | Ayad River | Udaipur | Rajasthan |
| Pichola lake | N.A | Udaipur | Rajasthan |
| Rangsagar lake | N.A | Udaipur | Rajasthan |
| Swaroopsagar lake | Ayad River | Udaipur | Rajasthan |
| Gurudongmar Lake | N.A | North Sikkim | Sikkim |
| Khecheopalri Lake | N.A | Pelling, West Sikkim | Sikkim |
| Lake Tsongmo | N.A | East Sikkim | Sikkim |
| Lake Cholamu | N.A | North Sikkim | Sikkim |
| Hussain Sagar | Musi River | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Osman Sagar | Musi River | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Himayat Sagar | Musi River | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Shamirpet Lake | N.A | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Mir Alam Tank | Musi River | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake) | N.A | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Saroornagar Lake | N.A | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Alwal Cheruvu Lake | N.A | Secunderabad | Telangana |
| Berijam Lake | N.A | Dindigul | Tamil Nadu |
| Chembarambakkam Lake | Adyar River | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Kodaikanal Lake | N.A | Kodaikanal | Tamil Nadu |
| Ooty Lake | N.A | Udhagamandalam | Tamil Nadu |
| Red Hills Lake (Puzhal lake) | N.A | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Singanallur Lake | N.A | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Sholavaram Lake | N.A | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| Veeranam Lake | N.A | Cuddalore | Tamil Nadu |
| Ramgarh Taal Lake | N.A | Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| Keetham Lake | N.A | Agra | Uttar Pradesh |
| Belasagar Lake | N.A | Kulpahar | Uttar Pradesh |
| Barua Sagar Tal | N.A | Barua Sagar city | Uttar Pradesh |
| Sheikha Jheel | N.A | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh |
| Bhimtal Lake | N.A | Bhimtal | Uttarakhand |
| Dodital | N.A | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| Nainital Lake | N.A | Nainital | Uttarakhand |
| Naukuchiatal | N.A | Nainital | Uttarakhand |
| Sat Tal | N.A | Uttarakhand | |
| Rabindra Sarobar (Dhakuria Lake) | N.A | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Senchal Lake | N.A | Darjeeling | West Bengal |
| East Calcutta Wetlands | N.A | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Santragachhi Lake | N.A | Santragachhi |
