General Knowledge and Current Affairs
General Knowledge and Current Affairs tests static facts and events of the past year, with a clear Kerala slant. Expect polity, geography, awards, sports, defence, science policy and state schemes such as K-FON, Life Mission and SilverLine.
Static core
- Constitutional bodies: UPSC (Art. 315), Election Commission (324), CAG (148), Finance Commission (280).
- Statutory bodies: NHRC (1993 Act), NGT (2010), CIC (RTI 2005).
- Headquarters: RBI Mumbai (1935), ISRO Bengaluru, SAARC Kathmandu.
- Kerala: 14 districts, capital Thiruvananthapuram, High Court at Ernakulam.
Current affairs
- Track scheme launch, beneficiary and ministry together; questions often pair them.
- Note award winners, sports champions, summit venues and international heads.
- For defence and space, link the mission name to the agency and outcome.
Worked example
Which is a constitutional body? (a) NHRC (b) NGT (c) CAG (d) CIC. The CAG is created by Article 148 of the Constitution. NHRC, NGT and CIC are created by Acts of Parliament, so they are statutory. Answer: (c). The reasoning is the source of the body, not its importance.
Traps
- Confusing a statutory body with a constitutional one.
- Mixing 'first in India' with 'first Indian'.
- Using stale current affairs beyond the notified cutoff.
- Guessing a scheme's ministry from its name alone.