General Knowledge and Current Affairs
General Knowledge and Current Affairs rewards organised, dated knowledge: Bangladesh first, then South Asia, then the wider world, plus recent science, sports and awards.
Core areas
- Bangladesh: Independence in 1971, the Language Movement of 1952, the 1972 Constitution and its four fundamental principles, divisions and districts, the main rivers and the Sundarbans.
- Geography: capitals, currencies, straits and canals, climate zones, basic map reading.
- International bodies: the UN (1945), SAARC (1985), ASEAN, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, major treaties and summits.
- Science and technology: space missions, vaccines, renewable energy, landmark inventions.
- Awards and sport: Nobel Prizes, Ekushey Padak, Swadhinata Padak, Olympic and cricket records.
Worked example
"Which of these is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bangladesh?" with options Cox's Bazar, Sundarbans, Saint Martin's Island, Rangamati. The answer is Sundarbans, inscribed in 1997, alongside Bagerhat's Sixty Dome Mosque and the Paharpur Buddhist Vihara. Cox's Bazar is a popular beach but not a World Heritage Site. The method is elimination by category, not by familiarity.
Traps
- Mixing up 1947 (Partition), 1952 (Language Movement) and 1971 (Liberation War).
- Pairing a country with the wrong currency or capital.
- Memorising office-holders or "latest" statistics, which change; learn the institution and the date instead.
- Confusing similar names such as Slovakia and Slovenia, or Nepal and Bhutan.