HOW TO ACE CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK IN CLAT 2025

                           

                                  How to Ace Current Affairs and GK in CLAT 2025

 

The general knowledge (GK) and current affairs section can be unpredictable in the CLAT exam since the paper pattern change. In the past years, the GK section has varied in difficulty. For instance, in 2022, it was simple and based on mainstream news like Russia Ukraine and Ramsar sites, which were discussed in the newspaper. However, in 2023, the GK section was not relevant to mainstream news regularly encountered during newspaper reading. Nevertheless, the GK section of CLAT 2024 was surprisingly easy, and many answers were given in the passage asked.

 

Since the CLAT exam is unpredictable and the GK section even more so, you should not prioritize GK if you are weak in the remaining four sections. Instead, focus on improving your remaining subjects. Even if you only have 15-30 days for CLAT, you can still complete the essential and most highlighted topics. Once you have your remaining subjects covered, you can then focus on how to ace the GK section.

 

·       Newspaper: The most crucial resource for CLAT preparation, as it improves not only GK and current affairs but also English and reading speed. Follow important news from the front page, national page and international page. Make detailed notes of critical issues and add static facts related to that topic.

 

·       Compendium: Refer to a reliable source such as Clat Express or Clat Post. These compendiums are prepared from a CLAT point of view and have relevant information for the CLAT exam.

 

·       Online resources: If you have read the newspaper and compendium, you can search about current affairs online from different sources like Drishti IAS, GKToday, etc.

 

·       Make notes: Although you may have online PDF notes, handwritten notes remain in your memory for a longer time. Thus, try to make concise notes of important and relevant topics.

 

·       Revise regularly: All you have studied will come to zero, if you do not revise regularly. Revise daily, weekly, and monthly. Revision is the key to acing GK. Do not go for more resources for GK but ensure that you are done with the resources you have and remember the topics you have studied. Remember, quality is more important than quantity.

 

If you follow these five steps, then you can expect that if you do not know the answer to any question in the GK section of CLAT, 95% of the candidates also dont know the answer either. This is because you have already covered major and minor topics, and if CLAT asks any irrelevant questions, it will be irrelevant for everyone.

 

Extra tips:

 

·       Whenever you encounter any unfamiliar topic in mock tests, take note of it and research it. Add it to your notes.

 

·       Divide your topics into categories like most important (***), important (**), and less important (*). You can use stars to indicate their importance. This will save you time while revising and give you an idea of which topics you need to pay more attention to.

 

Best of luck!