General Knowledge and Current Affairs
What this domain tests
General Knowledge and Current Affairs checks whether you can place Nepal's Constitution, geography, economy and foreign policy in context, and whether you follow verifiable recent developments. Questions mix static facts with event-based items, so learn frameworks rather than isolated headlines.
Core rules and concepts
- Constitutional architecture: Nepal is a federal democratic republic under the Constitution promulgated in 2015 (2072 BS). There are seven provinces and 753 local levels; districts remain 77.
- Federal Parliament: bicameral - House of Representatives (275 members) and National Assembly (59 members).
- Executive: the President is head of state and Supreme Commander of the Nepal Army; the Prime Minister is head of government. The President is elected by an electoral college of Federal Parliament and Provincial Assembly members.
- Geography: eight of the world's ten highest peaks are in Nepal; the Terai, Hill and Mountain belts drive agriculture, hydropower and tourism narratives.
- International profile: Nepal is a UN member (1955), hosts the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu, and is a major troop contributor to UN peacekeeping.
- Current affairs method: for each event, note date, institution, decision and Nepal's stake. Verify from official sources; discard unverified social-media claims.
Worked example
Question: Who elects the President of Nepal? Reasoning: The Constitution does not use a direct popular vote. The electoral college comprises members of the Federal Parliament and the Provincial Assemblies. The Prime Minister is not the elector. Answer: the electoral college.
Traps
Mixing BS and AD dates; confusing the 275-member House with the 59-member National Assembly; treating provincial and federal powers as identical; and memorising a headline without its date. In current affairs, an old fact can be a wrong answer.