The Economic Survey is usually tabled the day before the Union Budget, which is presented on 1 February. Republic Day is 26 January and Independence Day is 15 August.
G20 brings together major economies, BRICS the large emerging ones, and the Quad is India, the US, Japan and Australia. Learn what each is for.
Nobel Prizes are announced each October. The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian honour, followed by the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The Summer Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games each come round every four years. Note the host city, the year and India's headline results.
Expect questions on the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice and RBI Governor. Note each name with the date you checked it.
The Human Development Index comes from UNDP. The Global Hunger Index is published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. Transparency International publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index.
Remember each scheme as year, purpose and ministry. Jan Dhan (2014) is bank accounts, Ujjwala (2016) is LPG connections and Ayushman Bharat (2018) is health cover.
Read one national and one international headline, note the who, what, where and when, and revisit your notes once a week.
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