General Knowledge and Current Affairs
General Knowledge and Current Affairs tests Gujarat's geography, culture, economy, national institutions and recent events. Static questions reward exact names and numbers; current-affairs questions reward awareness of the notification period.
Gujarat anchors
- Statehood: 1 May 1960, carved from Bombay State; capital Gandhinagar.
- Districts: 33; administrative units include talukas and villages. Municipal corporations are urban bodies, not panchayats.
- Geography: Rann of Kutch salt desert; Gir lions; Girnar is the highest peak in Gujarat; Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati and Mahi are major rivers.
- Culture: Navratri garba, Bhavai, Asiatic lions, Patola weave and Modhera Sun Temple.
National anchors
- Preamble, fundamental duties and constitutional bodies; ISRO, RBI and GST Council.
- Current affairs: schemes, appointments, sports, awards and Gujarat government programmes in the year before the exam.
Worked example
Question: Which is the highest peak in Gujarat? Answer: Girnar, not Saputara. Reasoning: Girnar rises above 1,100 m in Junagadh district; Saputara is a hill station in Dang, but its elevation is lower. The qualifier 'highest' decides the answer.
Traps
Do not mix Ahmedabad (former capital and largest city) with Gandhinagar (capital). Do not count municipal corporations as panchayats. In current affairs, an old CM or Governor name is a common distractor; check the date in the question.