Countries, their capital cities and currencies are one of the most crucial topics, particularly in the General Awareness/Financial Awareness/Static General Knowledge section in various government competitive exams such as Bank, Insurance, SSC, Railways, PSC and other recruitment exams. These information are comprehensively covered under the Static GK part, in particular focusing on the names of the countries, their capital cities and official currencies.
This General Awareness/Financial Awareness/Static GK forms an integral part of almost all major government competitive exams. This part forms a significant portion in RBI Grade B Prelims Exam where 80 marks is dedicated to General Awareness/Financial Awareness. It is also crucial in exams such as SBI PO Mains Exam, SBI Clerk Mains Exam, IBPS PO Mains Exam, IBPS Clerk Mains Exam, IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam, IBPS RRB Clerk Exam, RBI Assistant Exam, SSC CGL Exam, SSC CHSL Exam and many other government competitive exams.
Scoring full marks in this section should be the ultimate aim of the competitive exam aspirants as this section include no complex calculations or formulae to memorise. But candidates should be very careful to prepare this section to the fullest extent possible to score the maximum marks without missing their marks.
Questions in this General Awareness/Static GK section are usually aimed to test the capacity of the exam candidates about their awareness about the global landscapes. By assessing the recent Bank, SSC, Railways and other PSC exams, it is imperative to not miss even a single mark in this crucial section. Given the rising competitiveness in major government recruitment exams, acing the General Awareness/Static GK section must remain your top-most priority as this would boost your scores to a considerable level giving the necessary leverage over your competitive peers.
Veranda RACE, as a part of our Static GK Series focusing on major government competitive exams, has prepared this article as a comprehensive blog post along with a downloadable PDF offering you a exhaustive list of major countries of the world, their capital cities and their official currencies. We’ve also come up with a novel approach to easily remember countries that have a common currency name and focused on important countries that have hit the headlines due to their geopolitical importance in current times.