General Awareness and Current Affairs
General Awareness and Current Affairs
This domain checks factual awareness of Indian polity, economy, geography, public schemes, awards, sports and recent events. Questions usually require one precise identification rather than a long explanation.
Core rules and facts
- The Reserve Bank of India, under the RBI Act, 1934, conducts monetary policy; the Monetary Policy Committee sets the policy repo rate.
- The Election Commission of India is a constitutional body under Article 324 and supervises Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Assembly elections.
- Fundamental Rights are in Part III of the Constitution; Directive Principles are in Part IV and are not directly enforceable in court.
- For current affairs, tie each answer to an event date and an official source, because rankings, appointments and award winners change.
Worked example
A question asks which body decides India's policy repo rate. The answer is the Monetary Policy Committee, not the Finance Ministry or SEBI. Reasoning: the RBI Act was amended in 2016 to create a six-member MPC; it sets the benchmark rate, the government handles fiscal policy, and SEBI regulates securities markets.
Traps that cost marks
Do not confuse the RBI with the Finance Ministry, or SEBI with stock-exchange trading. In polity, Article 356 deals with President's Rule in a state, not a financial emergency. For dynamic current affairs, verify the event date rather than relying on an undated memory.