Current Affairs

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Current Affairs — Key Facts for CUET CUET General Test includes questions on recent national and international events from the past 1–2 years Key areas: Appointments, Awards and Honours, Summits and Conferences, Sports Events, Government Schemes, International Organisations Important indices: GDP ranking (India = 5th), Global Hunger Index, Human Development Index (HDI), Ease of Doing Business, World Happiness Report Recent summits: G20 (India hosted 2023 in New Delhi), BRICS, SCO, ASEAN, NATO (summitry) Key organisations: UN (193 members), WHO, WTO, IMF, World Bank, NATO, EU Important days: International Day formats (联合国), National Important Days for India ⚡ Exam tip: Focus on Indian events and awards in the last 1–2 years — CUET rarely asks about events older than 2 years

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Current Affairs — CUET General Test Study Guide

Current Affairs in CUET tests your awareness of recent events in the world, with particular emphasis on India. The CUET General Test section (Domain-Agnostic part) includes questions on recent developments in politics, economics, science and technology, environment, sports, and culture. Since the exam is conducted annually, you should focus on events from approximately the past 18 months to 2 years before each exam cycle.

Important International Organisations and India-related Facts:

United Nations:

• Principal organs: General Assembly (193 members), Security Council (15 members, 5 permanent with veto), Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (The Hague), Secretariat
• India’s position: elected to Security Council for 2023-24 term as non-permanent member (14th time)
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 17 goals adopted in 2015, target year 2030
• India and UN: Permanent representative at UNHQ in New York; India is the largest troop-contributing country to UN peacekeeping missions

G20 (Group of Twenty):

• Members: 19 countries + EU (representing ~85% of global GDP)
• India hosted G20 Summit in 2023 in New Delhi (theme: “One Earth, One Family, One Future”)
• G20 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, UK, USA, EU
• Achievements under India’s presidency: inclusion of African Union as permanent member (declaration only)

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa):

• Expanded in 2023 to include Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, Egypt, Ethiopia (5 new members)
• BRICS+ format: now represents ~37% of global GDP
• India has sought expansion of security council membership and trade in local currencies

World Bank and IMF:

• World Bank: Provides loans for development projects; President traditionally American; India is a borrower
• IMF: Provides balance of payments support; Managing Director (currently Kristalina Georgieva — Bulgarian)
• India in IMF: quota system determines voting power; India’s quota ~2.7%

Sports Events (2022–2024):

• Cricket: India won ICC T20 World Cup 2024 (defeated South Africa in final); ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India (Australia beat India in final)
• Commonwealth Games 2022: India finished 4th with 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver, 23 bronze)
• Asian Games 2023 (Hangzhou): India won 107 medals (28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze) — best ever
• Paris Olympics 2024: India won 6 medals (1 silver, 5 bronze); Neeraj Chopra won silver in javelin

Important Awards (2022–2024):

• Nobel Prizes 2023: Physics (Anthony Hagert, Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz for attosecond physics); Chemistry (Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, Alexei Ekimov for quantum dots); Peace (Narges Mohammadi); Literature (Jon Fosse)
• Padma Awards 2023: 1067 recipients; Padma Vibhushan to Zakir Hussain (posthumous), S. M. Krishna, etc.
• Bharat Ratna 2024: awarded to P. V. Narasimha Rao (posthumous), Lal Krishna Advani

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Current Affairs — Comprehensive CUET General Test Notes

Government Schemes and Policies (Recent):

• PM-KISAN: Income support of ₹6000/year to farmer families (9th installment 2023)
• Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY: Health insurance cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for bottom 40% of population
• Digital India: Broadband in villages, Wi-Fi hotspots, digital literacy
• UJJWALA Yojana: Free LPG connections to women from BPL households (10 crore connections)
• PM Awas Yojana: Housing for all — ₹1.8 lakh to ₹2.2 lakh grant for rural houses
• National Education Policy (NEP) 2020: 5+3+2+3 structure, multilingualism, holistic development
• Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme: Manufacturing incentives in 14 sectors (electronics, pharma, semiconductors)

Science and Technology Developments:

• Chandrayaan-3 (2023): India became first country to land near lunar south pole; Pragyan rover confirmed presence of sulphur on Moon
• Aditya-L1 (2023): India’s first solar mission; placed at Lagrange Point 1 (1.5 million km from Earth)
• Gaganyaan Programme: India’s human spaceflight programme; planned for 2025
• BrahMos Missile: Supersonic cruise missile jointly developed with Russia; world fastest missile
• 5G rollout in India (2022): Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio; India aims for 6G by 2030
• Semiconductor Mission: India approved ₹76,000 crore for semiconductor manufacturing (Tata, Micron projects)

Economic Indices and Rankings (2023–2024):

• GDP: India is world’s 5th largest economy (GDP ~$3.7 trillion); expected to become 3rd largest by 2030
• IMF World Economic Outlook: India projected to grow at 6.5% (2024), fastest among major economies
• Global Hunger Index 2023: India ranked 111th out of 125 countries (serious hunger level)
• World Happiness Report 2024: India ranked 126th (Finland = 1st, Afghanistan = last)
• Ease of Doing Business: Removed from rankings by World Bank (replaced with Business Ready Index)
• India’s forex reserves: ~$650 billion (2024), among world’s largest

Important International Summits and Decisions (2022–2024):

• COP28 UAE (2023): First Global Stocktake of Paris Agreement; transition away from fossil fuels “in transition systems”
• NATO Summit Vilnius (2023): Ukraine’s membership path opened; Sweden admitted
• SCO Summit (2023): India emphasized terror-free region; expansion discussed
• ASEAN Summit: India-East Asia Summit engagement
• Quad (India, USA, Japan, Australia): Maritime cooperation in Indo-Pacific; Malabar exercises

India’s Foreign Policy:

• Non-Alignment Movement (NAM): India founding member (Belgrade Conference 1961)
• Look East/Act East Policy: Engagement with Southeast Asia; ASEAN central to Act East
• International Solar Alliance (ISA): India and France co-founded in 2015; headquartered in Gurugram
• Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI): India launched at COP24 (2018)

Important Days for India (dates to remember):

• 26 January: Republic Day (1950 — Constitution came into effect)
• 15 August: Independence Day (1947 — independence from British rule)
• 10 December: Human Rights Day (UDHR adopted 1948)
• 5 June: World Environment Day
• 2 October: International Non-Violence Day (Gandhi Jayanti)
• 8 March: International Women’s Day
• 14 November: Children’s Day (Pt. Nehru’s birthday)

CUET Exam Patterns (2022–2024):

• Current Affairs questions focus on events 12–18 months before exam
• G20 summit, India’s position in international forums, and recent achievements are commonly tested
• Government schemes are frequently asked — know 3–4 major schemes
• Awards (especially international) are common MCQ material
• Sports events and prominent appointments (CEC, CAG, Chief Justice) appear regularly
• Common mistakes: focusing on very old events; not knowing India’s exact rank in international indices; confusing one summit with another

⚡ Key insight: Current Affairs for CUET is different from UPSC CSE prelims — focus is narrower. Prioritise: Indian government schemes, international events with Indian participation (G20, BRICS, Quad), recent achievements in space/science, major awards, and significant global rankings. Keep a daily newspaper habit for the months before the exam.

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