General Knowledge and Current Affairs
General Knowledge and Current Affairs tests static facts about India and Uttar Pradesh plus recent developments: appointments, schemes, awards, sports, summits, books, days, and organisations. The paper rewards a reliable monthly log, not scattered memorisation.
Building a usable base
- Keep a one-page monthly current-affairs sheet: new appointments, schemes, awards, sports results, summits, and obituaries.
- Anchor current events to static facts: a new scheme is easier to remember when linked to its ministry and constitutional provision.
- For Uttar Pradesh, revise districts, divisional headquarters, state schemes, universities, and major festivals.
- Learn constitutional articles by subject: appointment, tenure, powers, and removal are separate facts.
- Use one verified source for office-holders and update it; do not rely on an old PDF.
Worked example
A question asks which article deals with the appointment of a State Governor. The answer is Article 155; Article 156 deals with tenure, and Article 161 with the pardoning power. Reasoning: eliminate options by matching each article to its subject rather than guessing from the wording. If the question instead asks who appoints the Governor, the answer is the President, by warrant under the Constitution.
Traps
Quoting an office-holder who has since changed; confusing similarly named schemes; mixing "first" with "largest"; and forgetting that static facts such as articles and capitals are also fair game.