General Knowledge and Current Affairs: Static Facts and Recent Events
General Knowledge and Current Affairs checks a broad base of Indian polity, history, geography, science, economy, sports, awards and recent government decisions. The current-affairs portion usually covers the months before the advertisement, so revise a rolling twelve-month window rather than an old yearbook.
High-yield static areas
- Polity: Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, constitutional articles, President and Governor, Panchayati Raj, emergency provisions, amendments.
- History: freedom movement, important sessions and acts, social reformers.
- Geography: rivers, passes, soils, climate, states and capitals, North-East India.
- Science: human body, vitamins, SI units, common diseases, basic physics and chemistry.
- Economy and schemes: budget terms, banking basics, flagship welfare schemes.
Worked example
“Which Article of the Constitution deals with the formation of new States and alteration of boundaries?” The answer is Article 3. Article 1 names the Union and its territory; Article 2 deals with admission or establishment of new States; Article 3 covers formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names; Article 4 says such laws are not constitutional amendments for the purposes of Article 368. Reasoning by article number prevents guessing.
Traps that cost marks
Do not confuse Article 32 (Supreme Court writs) with Article 226 (High Court writs), or Article 356 (President’s Rule) with Article 360 (financial emergency). Current-affairs questions often use exact names, ranks and dates; a near-correct scheme name can be wrong. Avoid outdated district, cabinet or award data.
Revision method
Group facts by theme and test yourself with “who, when, where, which article” questions.