Contemporary Issues and Current Affairs
Contemporary Issues and Current Affairs tests recent national and international developments, Nepal's development agenda, climate issues, federal governance, and economic indicators. Because facts change, anchor answers in dated sources and distinguish census years.
Core rules
- Census 2078 BS (2021 AD): Nepal's population was 29,164,578; this was the first census after federalization.
- Sustainable Development Goals: 17 goals and 169 targets; Nepal integrates them into periodic plans and local budgets.
- Climate: Nepal is highly vulnerable to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), landslides, and erratic monsoon.
- Foreign policy: Nepal follows non-alignment, Panchsheel, and peaceful settlement of disputes.
- Economy: remittance, agriculture, and tourism are major foreign-exchange sources; budget and monetary policy change annually, so check the fiscal year.
Worked example
Question: "Nepal's population according to Census 2078 BS?" Reason: the census was held in 2078 BS (2021 AD); the recorded total is 29,164,578. Do not use the 2068 BS figure of 26,494,504. Answer: 29,164,578.
Traps
- Mixing 2068 and 2078 census figures.
- Using pre-federal 75 districts or 5 development regions.
- Quoting undated GDP or inflation figures as current.
- Confusing SDG goals with targets.