General Knowledge and Current Affairs
General Knowledge and Current Affairs tests Pakistan’s geography, constitutional and defence facts, international organisations, and events in the news during the test cycle. For PN Cadet, expect questions on the Pakistan Navy, Pakistan’s maritime interests, and basic world affairs.
Core rules
- Pakistan: capital Islamabad; four provinces plus Gilgit-Baltistan and AJK administered territories; longest river Indus; highest peak K2; Gwadar port is central to CPEC and Pakistan’s maritime economy.
- Pakistan joined the UN in 1947; UN headquarters New York; OIC headquarters Jeddah; SAARC secretariat Kathmandu.
- Pakistan Navy Day is 8 September, commemorating the 1965 defence of Pakistan’s coast; do not confuse it with Army or Air Force days.
- For current affairs, revise the last 12 months from official sources: sitting President, Prime Minister, service chiefs, UN Secretary-General, major elections, treaties, and Pakistan’s external relations.
- Know one-line facts: Pakistan’s nuclear status, peacekeeping contributions, and role in maritime security.
Worked example
Question: The OIC has its headquarters in which city? Answer: Jeddah. Reason: the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was founded in 1969 in Rabat but its permanent secretariat is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. If you remembered only “founded in Rabat”, you could pick the wrong city; separate founding place from headquarters.
Traps
Do not rely on old current-affairs notes: officeholders and cabinet posts change. Do not mix up Pakistan Navy, Army, and Air Force commemorative days or chiefs. In geography, distinguish highest peak from second-highest and longest river from longest border. If a fact is volatile and you cannot verify it, leave it and revise from an official source.