General Knowledge and Current Affairs
General Knowledge and Current Affairs
This domain tests stable institutional facts and the current political calendar, not gossip. For the Assembly exam, know the composition and term of the National Assembly, Korea's membership in major international organisations, and the main offices and parties.
Core rules
- The 22nd National Assembly began in May 2024 and runs to May 2028; it has 300 members-254 elected in constituencies and 46 elected through proportional representation.
- The Speaker is elected by the Assembly and serves a two-year term; for the first half of the 22nd Assembly (2024–2026), the Speaker is Woo Won-shik.
- Korea joined the United Nations in 1991, the OECD in 1996, and APEC in 1989; it hosted the G20 summit in 2010.
- Korea hosted APEC in 2025 in Gyeongju, a fact worth linking to the 2025 chairmanship.
- Current-affairs questions often test the sequence of a bill, a budget, or an impeachment, so connect news to procedure.
Worked example
A news report says 'the 22nd Assembly has 300 members, so 150 form a quorum.' That is correct for ordinary business under Art. 49. But if the report says '150 votes can impeach the President,' it is wrong: presidential impeachment requires 200 votes. The same number can be a quorum and insufficient for a supermajority.
Traps
Do not mix the 21st and 22nd Assemblies, or district and proportional seats. Do not assume a quorum equals a decision threshold. Avoid relying on unverified 'current' numbers; use the Constitution and the National Assembly Act for thresholds.