Coal India 2026 MT | GK + Current Affairs | Most Expected Questions | GK/CA Score Booster Day 9

Main ideas / concepts covered

• The session is GK + current affairs question practice aimed at exam preparation (explicitly for the CIL exam).
• It uses multiple-choice questions followed by answer discussion.
• Questions cover a mix of:
  • State-level GK and news (e.g., AI news anchor, seed parks, mini-ratna status)
  • Sports events (e.g., Khelo India Youth Games location; National Games medal tally)
  • Defense & international exercises (e.g., drone-swarm counter system; India–Maldives exercise)
  • Science & geography (e.g., ozone layer, fold mountains, rivers behind waterfalls)
  • Polity & constitutional history (e.g., Preamble and Article 368, CAG appointment, Interstate Council, Basic Structure Doctrine)
• The instructor emphasizes exam strategy, including:
  • Subscribe/Like/Share
  • Using the Exam on Education app for PDFs and batches
  • Using coupon codes for discounts

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Methodology / structure of the session

Start of session

• The host welcomes viewers and introduces “most expected GK/GS questions.”
• Viewers are asked to:
  • Like the session
  • Share it
  • Subscribe to the channel

Connecting with the teacher

• Follow on Instagram: “Current Affairs by Anjana Ma’am”
• Download the Exam on Education app:
  • Session PDFs are available in the app
  • PDFs are also shared on Telegram

Question practice loop

For each GK/GS question:

• Read the question and options (typically A/B/C/D)
• Ask viewers for a quick answer (“Tell me quickly”)
• Provide the correct answer with brief reasoning/mnemonics (when applicable)

Follow-up / learning resources

• Promotes app courses/batches, including:
  • Diamond Batch: Paper One
  • Carbon Batch: Paper One + Paper Two (technical + non-technical)
  • Video Course + Test Series
• Mentions a coupon code for discounts

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Detailed list of concepts and answers discussed (from subtitles)

Note: The subtitles contain some glitches/duplicate phrasing. The points below reflect the main intended Q → A.

Current Affairs / GK (State & national)

• AI-powered virtual news anchor “Ankita”: unveiled by Assam
• Establishment of five seed parks: announced for Uttar Pradesh
• 7th Khelo India Youth Games (IYG): held at Patna, Rajgir, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Begusarai, and New Delhi
• Territorial Army honorary rank for javelin throw athlete: Neeraj Chopra (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Ghazala Hashmi (appointed Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2025): born in Hyderabad
• “Stree Summit 2025” (women safety & empowerment summit): held in Hyderabad
• Mini Ratna status granted in 2025: Hindustan Shipyard Limited
• ₹100 commemorative coin (100th birth anniversary): Mohammad Rafi
• 38th National Games 2025 medal tally (top position): Service Force Control Board Army
• 15th Aero India 2025 location: Bengaluru

Defense / Technology

• Indigenous system to destroy drone swarm: Indrajal
• 13th India–Maldives joint military exercise (“Ekuvaran/Ekuvaran”):
  • Asked: where conducted in Maldives
  • Answer given: Honey Madhu Maldives

International / Strategic exercise names (context cues)

• Mentions remembering other exercises/summits (some references like “Pragati/Progress” in Meghalaya and “India + 12 countries” appear), but the exact mapping is partially unclear due to subtitle noise.

Policies / Constitution (Indian polity)

Preamble amendment & Article 368

• Statement 1: “Preamble is part of Constitution and can be amended under Article 368.” → Correct
• Based on Kesavananda Bharati case (1973):
  • Parliament can amend
  • But cannot change the basic structure
• Statement 2 in subtitles was framed incorrectly (the instructor clarifies):
  • Preamble changed only once
  • Added/altered words including “Socialist” and “Secular”
  • Final conclusion: Only statement 1 is correct

Who appoints CAG and tenure

• CAG is appointed by the President
• Options discussed: instructor indicates 6 years and age 65

Inter-State Council under Article

• Establishing an Interstate Council to investigate/discuss disputes between states: Article 263

Basic Structure Doctrine landmark judgment

• Options mentioned include:
  • Golaknath (1967)
  • Kesavananda Bharati (1973)
  • Minerva Mills
  • Shankari Prasad
• Correct answer given: Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)

History & events

• Incident inspiring Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement (1920):
  • Mentioned: Jallianwala Bagh massacre
• Poona Pact (1932):
  • Signed between Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar
  • Resolved: reservation of seats for the depressed classes in the legislature

Geography / Science / Environment

• Ozone layer with highest ozone concentration: Stratosphere
• Dhuandhar Falls (formed by river near Jabalpur): Narmada
• Line dividing Earth into two nearly equal latitude halves: Equator
• Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states (as concluded by instructor)
• Oldest fold mountain range in India + highest peak:
  • Aravalli Range
  • Highest peak: Guru Shikhar (near Mount Abu, Rajasthan)

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Speakers / sources featured

Speaker / host

• Anjana Ma’am (“welcome back to the exam on education…”)

Students / audience members (mentioned during Q&A)

• Ayush
• Rahul
• Sudhanshu
• World Story
• Jagannath
• Aman Srivastava
• Rahul Roy

Organizations / entities referenced

• CIL (exam context)
• IYG (Khelo India Youth Games)
• Territorial Army
• Government of India
• RBI (mentioned in context of prior questions)
• Indian Armed forces (general context)
• Maldives (exercise location context)
• Supreme Court of India / Parliament / Constitution (polity content)

Cases referenced

• Kesavananda Bharati (1973)
• Golaknath (1967)
• Minerva Mills (1980)
• Shankari Prasad (1951)