RRB JE GK GS Marathon Class | GK GS Marathon Class for RRB JE CBT 1 | GK GS for RRB JE by Aman Sir

Summary

Aman Sir conducts a broad, question-led General Knowledge and General Studies revision session aimed mainly at RRB JE preparation. He notes that much of the material may also help candidates preparing for SSC JE and other exams. The class moves topic by topic through static GK, using practice questions, explanations, memory aids, and related facts rather than treating each question in isolation.

Teaching and revision approach

• Study topic by topic: The instructor organizes the session around common GK areas and aims to cover key facts likely to be tested.
• Learn connected facts, not just one answer: A question about a dam, for example, may lead to its river, state, tributary system, or nearby geography.
• Practice actively: Students are repeatedly asked to answer in the comments and recall facts before the instructor explains them.
• Use memory cues: The instructor uses word associations, short stories, and informal mnemonics to help students remember names and pairings.
• Be cautious with guesses: He warns students to consider negative marking and not rely on random guessing in the exam.
• Revise the notes and question file: He says a question file and further topic material will be shared with students who follow the stated comment-and-message process. He also announces a later practice and revision session.

Topics covered

1. Dams and rivers

The class reviews dams by linking each one to its river and location. Examples discussed include:

• Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar: Associated with the Krishna River.
• Koyna Dam: In Maharashtra; the Koyna is discussed as a tributary of the Krishna.
• Bhakra Nangal: On the Sutlej River.
• Tehri Dam: On the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand; the instructor also explains the Bhagirathi–Bhilangana connection.
• Tungabhadra Dam: In Karnataka, on the Tungabhadra River.
• Supa Dam: On the Kali River.
• Gandhi Sagar: In Madhya Pradesh, on the Chambal.
• Baglihar: On the Chenab River.
• Pong Dam: On the Beas River.
• Ranjit Sagar: On the Ravi River.
• Bansagar: On the Son River in Madhya Pradesh.
• Indira Sagar: On the Narmada River.
• Hirakud: On the Mahanadi River in Odisha; the instructor highlights its length and historical significance.
• Maithon: On the Barakar River in Jharkhand.
• Mata Tila: On the Betwa River.

The instructor also revisits tributaries and river confluences, including the meeting of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi at Devprayag and tributaries associated with the other Prayags.

2. International organizations

The session emphasizes headquarters, membership, functions, and distinctions between organizations and their component bodies.

• World Bank Group: The instructor lists its five constituent institutions and emphasizes knowing their full forms, including IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA, and ICSID.
• United Nations: He distinguishes its 17 specialized agencies from its six principal organs. He also reviews the Security Council’s 15 members—five permanent and ten non-permanent—and notes that non-permanent membership changes.
• Other organizations: The class covers headquarters and basic facts about bodies such as UNESCO, the World Meteorological Organization, the IMF, the WTO, and the International Criminal Court.
• Regional groupings: The instructor reviews BIMSTEC’s membership and formation, SAARC’s members and the distinction between its founding location and headquarters, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s membership, languages, and secretariat.

3. Books and authors

A large portion of the session is devoted to exam-style author–book pairings. Examples discussed include:

• J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter series.
• Arundhati Roy: The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.
• Salman Rushdie: Shame and The Golden House.
• Jawaharlal Nehru: The Discovery of India and Glimpses of World History.
• Mahatma Gandhi: Hind Swaraj, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, and Key to Health.
• Lala Lajpat Rai: Unhappy India.
• Sarojini Naidu: The Golden Threshold and other writings mentioned in the lesson.
• Subhas Chandra Bose: The Indian Struggle.
• B. R. Ambedkar: Waiting for a Visa.
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: India Wins Freedom.
• A. P. J. Abdul Kalam: Wings of Fire, India 2020, and Ignited Minds.
• Shashi Tharoor: An Era of Darkness and other works.
• Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist.
• Chetan Bhagat: Five Point Someone, 2 States, Half Girlfriend, and other titles.
• The instructor also reviews sports-related books by writers and athletes including Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Sunil Gavaskar, Milkha Singh, Sania Mirza, and Yuvraj Singh.

The teaching emphasis is on matching familiar titles to their authors and distinguishing easily confused works.

4. Capitals and currencies

The instructor practices country-capital and currency recall, including:

• Cambodia — Phnom Penh.
• Vietnam — Hanoi.
• Qatar — Doha; its currency is the riyal.
• Belarus — Minsk; the ruble is mentioned.
• Bhutan — Thimphu; the ngultrum is mentioned.
• Uzbekistan — Tashkent and its currency.
• Other examples include capitals and currencies associated with countries such as Thailand, China, Malaysia, Switzerland, South Korea, and Azerbaijan.

The broader lesson is to prepare for less obvious capital-and-currency questions, not only familiar ones.

5. Cities and rivers

The class links well-known Indian cities with rivers and encourages students to identify the river near their own city. Examples discussed include:

• Patna — Ganga.
• Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad — Sabarmati.
• Lucknow — Gomti.
• Kota — Chambal.
• Guwahati — Brahmaputra.
• Cuttack — Mahanadi.
• Panaji — Mandovi.
• Hyderabad — Musi.
• Siliguri — Mahananda.

The instructor also reviews major rivers and their relative lengths, including the Ganga, Godavari, Krishna, and Yamuna. He reminds students that river questions may involve origins, tributaries, or city locations.

6. Lakes

The class distinguishes lakes by type and by superlatives such as “largest” and “deepest”—categories that can easily be confused in exam questions. Examples covered include:

• Wular Lake: A major freshwater lake in Jammu and Kashmir, connected with the Jhelum.
• Chilika Lake: In Odisha; discussed as a major brackish-water lake and lagoon.
• Sambhar Lake: An inland saline lake.
• Vembanad Lake: In Kerala; discussed in relation to lake size.
• Manasbal Lake: Highlighted for depth.
• Loktak Lake: In Manipur; noted for its floating features.
• Pangong Tso: A lake on the India–China border.
• Lonar Lake: In Maharashtra; identified as a crater lake.
• Kolleru Lake: In Andhra Pradesh.
• Sasthamkotta Lake: In Kerala; also discussed as a freshwater lake.
• Tso Lhamu Lake: Mentioned as a high-altitude lake.

The key revision point is to read the exact wording of a question: “largest freshwater,” “largest by area,” “deepest,” “saline,” and “floating” refer to different distinctions.

7. Constitution and important articles

The instructor reviews constitutional articles through short prompts and related concepts. Areas discussed include:

• Articles 315–318: Public Service Commissions, including their establishment, appointments, removal, and powers.
• Article 14: Equality before the law.
• Article 19: Freedoms, including assembly, association, movement, and related rights.
• Articles 21 and 21A: Right to life and the right to education; the lesson also refers to the 86th Amendment.
• Articles 25–28: Freedom of religion.
• Articles 29–30: Minority rights and educational institutions.
• Article 32: Constitutional remedies.
• Article 40: Village panchayats.
• Article 43B: Cooperative societies.
• Articles 74–75: The Council of Ministers and the Prime Minister’s role.
• Articles 79–81: Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, and the Lok Sabha.
• Articles 168–170: State legislatures, legislative councils, and legislative assemblies.
• Article 105: Parliamentary privileges.
• Article 108: Joint sitting of Parliament.
• Article 110: Money Bills.
• Article 112: Annual financial statement.
• Article 115: Additional grants.
• Article 120: Language used in Parliament.
• Article 131: Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
• Article 253: Parliament’s power concerning international agreements.
• Article 256: State compliance with laws made by Parliament.
• Articles 324–325: The Election Commission and electoral rolls.
• Article 343: Hindi and the official-language provisions, including the continued use of English.
• Articles 352, 356, and 360: National, state, and financial emergencies.
• Article 370: The former special provisions for Jammu and Kashmir, along with the 2019 reorganization date.
• Articles 72 and 161: The President’s and Governor’s pardoning powers.

Throughout this section, the instructor stresses distinguishing nearby articles that sound similar or cover related topics—for example, provisions for Parliament versus state legislatures, and the distinction between the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.

Speakers and sources featured

• Aman Sir: The instructor and the only identifiable speaker in the subtitles.
• Students and viewers: Referenced through comments and responses, but no individual student is clearly identifiable as a separate speaker.