General GK topics for GDPI

Preparing for GDPI (also called GWPI)? Focus on the following general knowledge areas.

Global political & social issues

• Donald
  Trump & American politics


• Russian
  role in U.S. elections – hacking, funding


• China – South
  China Sea, political & military muscle-flexing; 


• Syrian
  crisis – civil war, Islamic State;


• Israel-Palestine
  imbroglio;


• Rising authoritarianism
  in Turkey




• Failed coup


• Purge against followers of Fethullah Gulen


• Stand on Armenian genocide




• Korean
  peninsula




• North Korea’s nukes, missiles, nature of state; 


• South Korea – corruption scandal, impeachment, leadership crisis,
  business scandal (Samsung)




• Terrorism
  in Afghanistan & Pakistan;


• War in
  Yemen


• Cyprus


• Refugee
  crisis in EU and changing attitudes towards refugees. 

National political & social issues

• State
  politicso  
  Assembly elections in five states 
  o  
  UP political dramao  
  Changes in TNo  
  Delhi & AAPo  
  Drug crisis in Punjabo  
  Chit scams in Bengal

•  J&K o   Article 370o  Jammu-Valley tussle;
  


• Naxalism
  – origin, ideology, reach, methods;


• Cauvery &
  other river water dispute


• Sport o  
  BCCI & Lodha Committeeo  
  Poor governance, infrastructure & performance o  
  Social
  Media - freedom of speech & curbs;
  


• Gender-related
  issues, including safety issues, and


• Religion – conversions & reconversions debate.
  
  
  Also read Economic Issues for GDPI.