PERA CET: General Awareness / General Knowledge

Domain overview

PERA CET General Awareness / General Knowledge samples static GK and current affairs: Indian polity, economy and banking, geography, science, awards, sports, and important days. Breadth matters more than deep specialisation.

Core rules

• Polity: know Articles 12–35 (Fundamental Rights), Article 51A (Fundamental Duties, added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976), and Article 32 (writs) versus Article 226 (High Court writs).
• Economy/banking: RBI monetary policy tools include repo rate, reverse repo, CRR, and SLR; the Monetary Policy Committee has six members.
• Geography: match capitals and currencies carefully; do not confuse a country with its largest city.
• Science: revise SI units, common diseases and vitamins, and basic chemical formulas.
• Current affairs: prefer stable facts from the last 12–18 months; avoid unverified 'first' claims.

Worked example

Which Article of the Indian Constitution lists Fundamental Duties? Fundamental Duties are in Article 51A, Part IVA, inserted by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee. Article 51 is a Directive Principle about international peace, so it is a distractor.

Traps

Mixing Article 32 with 226; swapping capitals and currencies; choosing an outdated current-affairs option; and confusing 'first' with 'oldest' or 'largest.'