General Awareness
General Awareness
This domain checks static general knowledge with a Gujarat and India focus, plus polity, economy, science and recent events. Electricity-sector questions often connect constitutional provisions with regulatory bodies.
Core rules
- The Seventh Schedule divides subjects into Union, State and Concurrent Lists. Electricity is Entry 38 of the Concurrent List, so both Parliament and state legislatures can legislate. Central Electricity Authority, CERC and state electricity regulatory commissions operate within this framework.
- Fundamental Rights are in Part III; Directive Principles in Part IV; Fundamental Duties in Part IVA. The Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950.
- Gujarat was formed on 1 May 1960 with Gandhinagar as capital. The Narmada, Tapi and Sabarmati are major rivers; Sardar Sarovar is on the Narmada. Major ports include Deendayal (Kandla) and Mundra; Alang is known for shipbreaking.
- Economy basics: RBI manages monetary policy; GST is a destination-based indirect tax; NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission.
- Science basics: the SI unit of power is the watt; energy is the kilowatt-hour; frequency is hertz.
Worked example
Question: Electricity is placed in which list of the Seventh Schedule? Answer: the Concurrent List, Entry 38. Reasoning: this allows both the Union and states to make laws, which is why central bodies such as CEA and state regulators such as GERC both exist.
Traps
Read negative questions carefully. Do not confuse similar scheme names, constitutional articles or Gujarat districts. For current affairs, use a dated monthly compilation rather than undated social-media posts.