General Knowledge and Current Affairs
General Knowledge and Current Affairs in the Kerala PSC Plus Two Level paper tests durable static facts and recent developments that a higher secondary candidate can link to Kerala, India and the world. The exam usually asks for the event, place, person and significance together, so learn facts in clusters rather than as isolated names.
Core clusters
- Space: Chandrayaan-3 landed near the Moon's south pole in August 2023; its lander was Vikram and rover Pragyan. Aditya-L1 was India's first solar observatory mission.
- Summits: India hosted the 2023 G20 summit in New Delhi; the theme was 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - One Earth, One Family, One Future'; the African Union became a permanent G20 member.
- Awards and culture: keep Bharat Ratna, Padma awards, Jnanpith and Kerala-linked recipients separate; note the award, year and field.
- Schemes and institutions: learn the implementing ministry and target group for major central schemes.
Worked example
If asked which Indian mission first landed near the lunar south pole, reject Chandrayaan-1 (orbiter/impactor) and Chandrayaan-2 (lander crashed); the correct answer is Chandrayaan-3 because its Vikram lander soft-landed on 23 August 2023.
Traps
Do not mix the 2023 G20 theme with the 2022 Bali theme. Do not treat every space mission as a lander. For awards, a person may be famous for one field but honoured for another; read the question's exact wording.