General Awareness
General Awareness covers static Indian polity, geography, history, economy, awards, sports, and international organisations. For NPCIL, questions may also touch on Indian energy institutions and public-sector undertakings, so link static facts to national infrastructure where possible.
Core rules
- The Constitution lists Fundamental Rights in Articles 12–35; Article 32 provides the right to constitutional remedies.
- The Seventh Schedule divides powers into the Union, State, and Concurrent Lists.
- Panchayati Raj is covered by the 73rd Amendment; municipalities by the 74th Amendment.
- The RBI manages monetary policy; the Finance Ministry presents the Union Budget.
- Know headquarters: UN in New York, IAEA in Vienna, WHO in Geneva, WTO in Geneva.
- Match dances, festivals, and national parks to their states.
Worked example. Which Article empowers a citizen to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights? Article 32. Dr B. R. Ambedkar called it the "heart and soul" of the Constitution because it makes rights enforceable. Article 226 gives similar power to High Courts, but Article 32 is the Supreme Court remedy.
Traps. Article 32 and Article 226 are not interchangeable; Article 14 is equality before law, Article 15 prohibits discrimination, and Article 19 covers freedoms; do not confuse the Union List with the Concurrent List; headquarters of specialised agencies are often confused with those of the UN itself.