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General Awareness — Paper-I · Official 2026 Coverage

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Overview

Tier-II current events need the same disciplined method as Tier-I but with deeper background and wider coverage.

Key points

Cover national policy, international relations, economy, science, environment, sports and awards.
Record date, event, actors, place and significance.
Link each item to its static concept (constitutional article, ministry, organisation).
Revise weekly; consolidate monthly.
Prefer official releases over secondary summaries.

Explanation

International organisations: note headquarters and India’s role (UN, WHO, WTO, IMF, BRICS, SCO).
Summits and agreements: note venue, theme and outcome.
Indices and reports: note the publishing body and India’s position only from official releases.
Keep a separate list of firsts and records.

Step by step

Check the source.
Record and link.
Revise.

Examples

Note format: "[month] — [summit] held at [place]; theme [x]; India’s role [y]".
For a new law: record the Act’s name, year, ministry and key provisions.
For an index: record the publisher and what it measures.

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Mixing up organisers of indices.
Trap: Ignoring background context.
Trap: Learning ranks without the year.

Quick revision

Date every note.
Background link for every item.
Official source only.

Practice MCQs

NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in
1. 2014
2. 2015
3. 2017
4. 2010
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Answer: (b) 2015. It was set up on 1 January 2015.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into force on
1. 1 January 2016
2. 1 April 2017
3. 1 July 2017
4. 15 August 2018
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Answer: (c) 1 July 2017. It was introduced by the 101st Constitutional Amendment.
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) was developed by
1. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
2. State Bank of India
3. SEBI
4. NABARD
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Answer: (a) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). NPCI was set up by RBI and the Indian Banks' Association.
The Election Commission of India is provided for under Article
1. 148
2. 280
3. 324
4. 356
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Answer: (c) 324. It conducts elections to Parliament, state legislatures and the offices of President and Vice-President.
The Finance Commission, which recommends sharing of taxes between the Union and states, is set up under Article
1. 324
2. 280
3. 312
4. 370
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Answer: (b) 280. It is constituted every five years.
India's Census is conducted by the office of the
1. NITI Aayog
2. Election Commission
3. Registrar General and Census Commissioner
4. RBI
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Answer: (c) Registrar General and Census Commissioner. It is under the Ministry of Home Affairs.