General Knowledge and Current Affairs
General Knowledge and Current Affairs tests stable constitutional and institutional facts plus recent events. Expect questions on the Constitution, police organisation, national symbols, geography, economy, awards, sports, defence exercises, summits and government schemes.
Core rules
- Separate static facts from current facts. Static: Article 52 creates the President; Article 74 provides the Council of Ministers; Article 124 deals with the Supreme Court; Article 324 creates the Election Commission.
- Learn offices by function: the President is constitutional head of state; the Prime Minister heads the government and the Council of Ministers.
- For current affairs, track categories rather than isolated headlines: budget figures, appointments, awards, sports champions, defence exercises, space missions and international meetings.
- Note the cut-off date and the source. A fact that was correct last year may be outdated now.
Worked example
"Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?" The appointment is vested in the President under Article 124(2), acting on the collegium's recommendation. Parliament does not elect the CJI, and the Chief Justice does not appoint his or her successor. The reasoning is constitutional text first, current practice second.
Traps
- Confusing head of state with head of government.
- Mixing up the Attorney General of India with a state Advocate General.
- Using outdated current-affairs data after a new appointment or budget.
- Confusing "first" with "latest" in awards and sports questions.
- Guessing a scheme's ministry from its name instead of its notified purpose.
Revise through dated one-line notes and link each current event to its static background.