How to Prepare for GK Section of CMAT Exam 2022

The CMAT 2022 Exam notification is not released yet. We will inform you immediately whenever they release the CMAT notification. We expect the CMAT exam to be held towards the end of March 2022. So, All the MBA aspirants must start their preparation. The GK Section of the CMAT is one of the most important sections in the CMAT Exam. This article will discuss how to prepare for the GK section for CMAT Exam 2022.

Take a few Previous Papers of CMAT and check out the GK section. Check how comfortable you are with the type of questions that appear. Also, take free GK tests to check your preparation level from time to time.

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CMAT 2022 Exam Pattern

In the CMAT exam, there will be four sections (Quantitative Techniques, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness) PLUS the additional optional section (Innovation &Entrepreneurship). General Awareness is nothing but the General Knowledge Section.

Each section has 25 questions, and each question carries 4 marks and a negative marking of -1 for a wrong answer.

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How to prepare for GK Section for CMAT 2022?

Preparing for the General Knowlege section for CMAT is very difficult if you don’t know where or how to start your preparation. As we see, the questions of the General Knowlege section can be given from various topics. This can lead to being highly choosy while preparing for the GK section.

As I mentioned before in the exam pattern, the exam duration is about 3 hours. If you have a well-built grasp of this section, you can manage your valuable time during the exam. Also, the scope of the errors in this section is immeasurable. So the aspirants must need a firm grip on this section.

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Topics to Prepare in the GK Section

Normally the General Knowledge questions can be classified into two categories Static GK and Dynamic GK.

• Static GK questions are questions from topics that cannot be changed like the facts from History, Geography, and some ‘superlatives‘ like First, Largest, etc.
• The Dynamic GK questions are those questions that change with time like Current Affairs, Business Affairs, Politics, etc. These are the major topics to be covered by the exam aspirants. Reading a business newspaper daily will make the aspirants easily become aware of the latest updates that can have a higher possibility of questions in the exam.
• There is no specific weightage for both categories. Almost the weightage will be similar for both categories. So, aspirants must concentrate on both Static and Dynamic GK questions.
• One can expect some questions from Counties, Capitals and Currencies. Headquarters of some International Organizations is another crucial topic from which questions appears. Learn the venues that have been selected to host the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, FIFA world cup and ICC World Cup.
• Anything related to India’s recent position in the ranking is significant. Try to know the ranking of India in various surveys.
• Read about Oscar winners and Nobel laureates, especially in the past year. Also, have thorough knowledge about the recent initiatives taken by the Indian Government.
• Avoid guesswork while attempting the test because the wrong answers carry a negative mark. Attempt only those questions you are confident of. Also, make sure that you read the questions properly before marking the options.

We hope this article will help you to get an idea about how to prepare for GK Section in CMAT Exam 2022.

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