Column: Your approach to current affairs for TSPSC exams
Hyderabad: Current Affairs, perhaps, is one of the most feared components of the syllabus of any competitive examination by the students. Often, there is a feeling amongst students that current affairs is very vast and difficult to comprehend. This article basically aims to decode current affairs for competitive exams by giving a complete insight into […]
Hyderabad: Current Affairs, perhaps, is one of the most feared components of the syllabus of any competitive examination by the students. Often, there is a feeling amongst students that current affairs is very vast and difficult to comprehend.
This article basically aims to decode current affairs for competitive exams by giving a complete insight into how students should approach and prepare on current affairs for competitive examinations.
To understand how to prepare for current affairs, one must first understand what current affairs is. Current affairs is not a separate subject. It is basically events that are happening in various spheres – social, economic, political and so on – in the present times. Hence a candidate must understand the event in news along with the background of the subject.
State PSC examinations usually focus on factual information related to current events. A candidate is generally expected to know about the following details about a current event:
The subject specific approach to current affairs is discussed below:
Indian Polity – is one of the most dynamic subjects as there will be many developments on a day to day basis in the government, governance and so on. The most important developments that a student should focus on in polity are:
Constitutional Amendments –
1. New amendments – amendment number, article amended or inserted and purpose; Example – 127th Constitutional Amendment Bill deals with the state list of OBCs.
2. Old amendments – in news; example – if based on Supreme Court Judgement – the case name; having achieved a milestone – completion of 10 years, 25 years or 50 years.
Ordinary Laws – also known as Statutes
1. Any new law enacted by Parliament – its purpose and key features (follow only those legislations that are widely discussed in news); if recommended by a committee – name of the committee; if based on Supreme Court Judgement – the case name
2. Any amendments made to the existing legislation. Example: The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 aims to increase the age of marriage of girls from 18 years to 21 years.
Committees
1. Newly appointed committees – Name of the Committee and its purpose.
Eg: A high level committee on administrative reforms appointed by the Telangana government headed by Stamps and Registrations Inspector General and Commissioner V Seshadri and members – CMO Secretary Smita Sabharwal, GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar and Women and Child Welfare Commissioner Divya Devarajan.
2. Important recommendations recently submitted by Committees.
3. Committees in news – any reference to previous committees in any current event
Eg: Government has initiated several measures for farmers on the basis of the recommendations of Ashok Dalwai Committee on doubling farmers’ income.
Court Judgements
1. The name of the case law of any important judgement of the Supreme Court or High Courts in recent times, especially related to Fundamental Rights will be asked.
2. Articles in the Constitution on the basis of which judgement is given by the SC.
Eg: Supreme Court declared that Right to Privacy is part of Article 21 of the Constitution.
3. Any new doctrine proposed by the Supreme Court and the case in which the doctrine is proposed.
Authorities
Newly formed authorities –
1. Type – Constitutional or statutory or extra-legal;
2. Functions – regulatory/quasi-judicial/advisory
3. Composition – number of members;
4. Appointed by
5. Purpose
6. Authorities in news – Ex: authorities having completed 10 years, 25 years and so on
History & Culture
• Milestones – all important events in history, historical places, heritage monuments and so on which are completed 10 years, 25 years, 50 years and 75 years are important.
Ex: Jallianwala Bagh incident happened in 1919; 2019-20 marked 100 years of the incident.
Q. Who amongst the following were associated with the Jallianwala Bagh incident?
1. General Dyer
2. Satyapal
3. Rabindranath Tagore
Code:
A. All the above
B. 1 Only
C. 1 and 2
D. 1 and 3
Answer: B
• Recognition of Heritage Sites – Any international or national recognition of a heritage site. Example – the most important development in recent times in Telangana is the recognition of Ramappa Temple as a UNESCO world heritage site. Questions may be asked as follows:
Q. Consider the following statements about Ramappa Temple and identify the correct statement/s
1. Ramappa temple is the first heritage site in Telangana to be recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site.
2. The carvings of Perini dance are found on the walls of the temple
Code:
A. 1 Only
B. 2 Only
C. Both 1and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C
• Festivals – All important cultural festivals in the news are important.
Eg: Sammakka Sarakka Jatara is being conducted this year.
Q. Consider the following statements on Sammakka Sarakka Jatara and identify the correct statement/s
1. It is the largest tribal religious congregation in the world, held every two years
2. The jatara symbolises the traditions and heritage of the Koya tribal people.
3. The festival begins during the month of Magha, on Suddha Pournami i.e. full moon day in the evening when Sarakka is traditionally brought from Kanneboyinapalle village in the forest, and then placed on an earthen platform which is raised under a tree.
Code:
A. All the above
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 3 Only
Answer: A 
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