General Awareness: notes & practice

Static GK, current affairs, Indian polity, history, geography, economy, banking awareness and basic science.

Key topics

• Indian Polity

  Constitution articles, Fundamental Rights (Art. 12-35), DPSP, Parliament, President, Supreme Court, constitutional bodies.

• History

  Indus Valley, Mauryas, Guptas, Delhi Sultanate, Mughals, freedom struggle milestones (1857, 1905, 1920, 1942, 1947).

• Geography

  Rivers and dams, national parks, soils, monsoon, states and capitals, important passes.

• Economy & Banking

  RBI functions, repo/reverse repo, CRR/SLR, budget terms, GDP, inflation, financial inclusion schemes.

• General Science

  Units, human body systems, vitamins and diseases, basic physics and chemistry facts.

• Current Affairs

  Last 6-8 months: government schemes, appointments, awards, sports, summits, reports and indices.

Practice questions

Our own practice questions in the style of past papers.

1. 1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?

   A. Article 14B. Article 17C. Article 19D. Article 21

2. 2. Who regulates the repo rate in India?

   A. SEBIB. Ministry of FinanceC. Reserve Bank of IndiaD. NITI Aayog

3. 3. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?

   A. 1920B. 1930C. 1942D. 1947

4. 4. Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy?

   A. Vitamin AB. Vitamin B12C. Vitamin CD. Vitamin D

5. 5. Which is the longest river flowing entirely within India?

   A. GodavariB. GangaC. KrishnaD. Narmada

6. 6. CRR is the share of deposits a bank must keep with:

   A. Itself as cashB. The RBIC. SBID. The Finance Ministry