General Knowledge and Current Affairs (Nepal and international)
What is tested
General knowledge in the TSC paper is not random trivia: it rewards stable, verifiable facts about Nepal's geography, polity, economy, international organisations, sports and awards, together with current affairs from roughly the past year.
Anchor facts (Nepal)
- 7 provinces, 77 districts, 753 local levels (6 metropolitan, 11 sub-metropolitan, 276 municipalities, 460 rural municipalities).
- Federal legislature: House of Representatives with 275 seats (165 first-past-the-post, 110 proportional); National Assembly with 59.
- Area 147,516 sq km; the 2021 census recorded about 29.16 million people; literacy around 76%.
- Joined the United Nations in 1955; the SAARC secretariat is in Kathmandu, while the BIMSTEC secretariat is in Dhaka.
Worked example
Which city hosts the headquarters of the World Health Organization? Eliminate by pairing: UN in New York; UNESCO in Paris; FAO in Rome; ILO and WTO in Geneva; IMF and World Bank in Washington DC. WHO sits in Geneva. A mental headquarters map is faster and safer than memorising isolated facts.
Traps that cost marks
- Swapping SAARC (Kathmandu) with BIMSTEC (Dhaka).
- Choosing an option that is true but does not answer the question asked.
- Relying on memorised names of office-holders; if a question concerns a current minister or award, check how recent your source is.
- Extreme options containing always, never or first without supporting evidence.
Revision method
Keep one page per area - geography, polity, economy, international - and update it monthly from a newspaper index rather than social media.