Common sense. It is a matter of interest to someone, a cause of fear to someone. Whatever the interest or fear, the point is, in the case of competitive exams, i.e. BCS, you have to be outstanding in general knowledge. Not just preliminary, but its impact on writing and viva is far-reaching. So it should be read with enough importance. The foundation of common sense begins to be laid during the preliminary preparation. Time is also relatively available at this stage. So time must be used. The more tactful he is at this time, the better he will do. Remember, not having time is the same as not using time.
There are two parts to common sense. Namely: 1) Bangladesh affairs, so that number 30; 2) International affairs, so that the number 20. That is, a total of 50 or one-fourth of the questions come from general knowledge. So we have to move forward seriously. You can follow the steps below to do better in this part.
A) You have to make a habit of reading magazines every day. One hour daily should be given. Take a good look at the five pages. First, last, editorial, economics and international. Note important information if necessary.
B) Bangladesh and world identity books of 8th and 9th-10th class, history and politics books of 9th-10th class should be read.
C) You can also follow a guide for general knowledge. That could be the new world.
D) Constitution is one of the most important part of general knowledge. It has to be read from three perspectives. Namely: 1) History of constitution making, 2) Important articles and 3) Amendments. The following paragraphs should be read carefully in paragraph 153. Namely: 2 (a), 3, 4, 4 (a), 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 17 (a), 19, 20, 21 22 52, 55, 56, 59, 60, 64, 65, 6, 7, 80, 7, 8, 81, 8, 91, 93, 94102, 106, 106, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 126, 138, 138, 139, 140, 141, 141 (a), 141 (b), 141 (c), 142, 147, 153.
E) Some issues of British rule till 1905 must be read carefully. Such as: Palashi War, Boxer War, Permanent Settlement, Blue Rebellion, Sepoy Rebellion etc.
F) The British rule from 1905 to 1947 should be read seriously. Because at this time the main areas of India's independence were created. The important events are: Partition of Bengal, Partition of Bengal Partition, Lucknow Agreement, Simon Commission, 14 points of Jinnah, Lahore resolution, Indian Independence Act etc.
G) The period from 1947 to 1972 should be given the most importance in the history part. For this you said. Abu Md. You can read the book History of Bangladesh: 1905-1971 written by Delwar Hossain.
H) Keep two maps of Bangladesh and the world in the collection. It’s not something to read too much. See a little sometimes.
I) Informational monthly magazines are available in the market. You will collect any one and drop it at the beginning of the month. Because, if he is older, he does not want to read anymore.
J) General knowledge changes all the time. Meanwhile, care must be taken. And there is no need to read what is currently losing relevance.K) International events that you will pay a little attention to — the American War of Independence, the unification of fragmented Germany, the First World War, the Second World War, the Cold War, the rise of the United Nations and its affiliates, etc.
L) To know more information in the international part. You can see Tareq Shamsur Rehman's book 100 Years of World Politics.
M) Try to read with the context of a historical event. It can be remembered as a story.
6) You can memorize geographical issues, location of countries, islands, wars, capitals, currencies, names of members of an organization, etc. in the form of rhyme.
O) There will be questions from recent issues. The most talked about at the moment are the Rohingya issue and the genocide, the deterioration of North Korea-US relations, the Syrian crisis, the role of IS, and so on.
T) If you find any new important information in the newspaper, on the net or anywhere else, keep it in a notebook. Otherwise you will forget after a while.
Q) You can do group study on topics if you have the opportunity. That is, one day one person presented a specific topic. It becomes a lot easier.
D) Some information has to be read by selecting from Bangladesh Economic Survey-2018.
S) There are many general knowledge based pages or groups on Facebook. You can stay connected to it. Because, you spend a significant amount of time on Facebook. Then look at the work thing.
N) Any event that happens very close to the test will work even if it is not so stressful.
P) Allocate time every day to read Bangladesh affairs and international affairs. If you are not on practice, forget.
F) Remember the names of the current heads of important national and international organizations and where their last conference was.
If you can read in this way, the position of general knowledge will go to a better place. And it is natural that some questions will remain unknown. No need to be too frustrated with it. Make sure that what you have mastered is not wrong. If you leave it a little, you will see confusion. So master it well. Then it will be a good test.
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