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Current Affairs is a very important section in a GD-PI-WAT process. Current affairs topics can be asked in GD & WAT, where you have to discuss with other participants or write a small article on it. Though only a few questions are asked from the candidate during the interview, it tells a lot about the candidate. Also, many times current affairs are asked from candidates with low or no work experience. So, when an interviewer asks a question related to current affairs, his/her motive is to identify whether the candidate has knowledge about his/her surroundings and world affairs or not. After analyzing your knowledge on current affairs, the interviewer moves to another aspect of current affairs, i.e., “ What is your opinion about it?” because till now, you were stating facts, and now the interviewer wants to know about how you perceive the world around you. They want to know your thought process.
Given below are the three examples where the interviewer can ask you a series of questions on current affairs:
Interviewer: Do you know about any recent happenings regarding Delhi-UP Border?
(Here the interviewer is judging whether you know about the topic recent happenings)
Answer: Yes, ma’am/sir. Farmers are protesting for many days at the Delhi-UP border.
Interviewer: Why are they protesting?
(Here the interviewer is judging whether you have in-depth knowledge)
Answer: Details on three farm bills passed in 2020
Interviewer: What is your opinion on this whole scenario? Who are the right farmers or government?
(Here, the interviewer is judging how you analyze things and what is your rationale behind the statements you made.)
Answer: In my opinion, ...statements ...rational behind statements
Interviewer: If you were a part of the policymaking, what recommendations will you suggest?
(Here the interviewer is judging do you have the potential to give solutions to real-life problems)
Answer: I will recommend...
Interviewer: Do you know about any recent happenings regarding the UK and EU?
Answer: Yes, ma’am/sir. Uk has recently withdrawn from the EU (Brexit).
Interviewer: Why Brexit happened? What is custom union, transition period...?
Answer: the UK wanted…
Interviewer: What is your opinion on this whole scenario? Who is at a loss, EU or the UK?
Answer: In my opinion, ...statements ...rational behind statements
Interviewer: What will be the impact on the Indian economy? What are the opportunities India has after Brexit?
Answer: Some significant impacts will be…
Interviewer: Do you know about any recent happenings regarding Whatsapp?
Answer: Yes, ma’am/sir. Recently, Whatsapp released its privacy policies that we all had to sign...
Interviewer: Why and What of Privacy Policy by Whatsapp?
Answer: Whatsapp…
Interviewer: What is your opinion on this whole scenario? Is Whatsapp using its dominant position to penetrate our privacy?
Answer: In my opinion, ...statements ...rational behind statements
Some of the important current affairs topics that can be asked during the GD-PI-WAT process:
I hope all this helps you in clearing the GD-PI-WAT process with flying colours and you get into your dream B-school.
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