CMAT 2024 Preparation Tips for General Awareness (GK): Important Topics, Sample Questions

CMAT 2024 Preparation Tips for General Awareness (GK): How to prepare for CMAT 2024 General Awareness section is a common query among MBA aspirants. The General Awareness section of CMAT is said to be quite difficult since there is a wide range of topics to cover. Also, it has equal weightage as other sections. However, with strategic preparation, you can easily crack the CMAT GK section.

One should start CMAT General Awareness preparation by making a list of all the important topics. CMAT GK questions are based on topics like History, Geography, Economics, Business, Awards, Sports, Corporate Events, Entertainment, Politics, Environment, etc. Newspapers, magazines, GK books, etc., are great preparation sources. The more you read and remember the information, the better you will be able to perform in the CMAT GK section.

CMAT (Common Management Admission Test) is one of the most popular MBA entrance exams in India that tests a candidate based on his General Awareness, Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship skills. Students appearing for CMAT 2024 may face some issues while preparing for the General Awareness section. But, with the help of CMAT 2024 preparation tips for General Awareness curated by our MBA experts, you can glance through this section. Take a look!

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What is the CMAT General Awareness Section?

The subjects and syllabus for the CMAT GK Section must first be reviewed by candidates who are preparing for the forthcoming CMAT. Given that it is among the most crucial sections, it shouldn't be overlooked. This part normally has a moderate to difficult overall difficulty level when taking into account the CMAT Analysis from the previous year. Try to explore a variety of subjects from history, geography, science, awards, business, and economics when preparing for the CMAT General Knowledge section. CMAT GK questions are often focused on static GK and current affairs.
There are a total of 20 questions in the CMAT General Awareness section. 4 marks will be awarded for each correct answer. There is a negative marking of 1 mark for each incorrect answer. The syllabus, major topics, analyses, study resources, and professional advice on how to prepare for the CMAT GK are all included in the section below.

CMAT 2024 Preparation Tips for General Awareness

CMAT is a difficult MBA entrance exam and cracking it successfully requires a candidate to work his fingers to the bone. Those who have no idea how to prepare GK for CMAT must have a look at the CMAT GK preparation tips provided below:

Solve Previous Year Question Papers

The best way to begin your CMAT General Awareness preparation is by going through the CMAT previous year question papers. This will help you get an idea of the type of questions asked in the exam. Note down all the topics and allocate them every day in your timetable at your convenience. Once you have prepared the important topics well, you can start solving CMAT previous year question papers.

Read Newspapers for Current Affairs

In the CMAT GK section, you may find various questions on current affairs from different areas. The best source for current affairs is a newspaper. Forming a habit of reading newspapers like The Hindu, Times of India or The Economist can help you stay updated with everything that is going on around the world. You will see a great difference in your verbal ability and vocabulary and also be able to widen your purview. You can also start a monthly subscription to magazines that can be helpful in your CMAT General Awareness preparation.

Download Useful Apps on Your Phone

While preparing for any CMAT or any other MBA entrance exam, you should limit the use of mobile phones. However, there are many mobile applications available that can notify you from time to time about the current happenings across the world. You will get quick information in 50-100 words, which will save you the time you might spend reading the newspaper. But, make sure you do not get deviated from what you are doing and end up scrolling social media apps mindlessly.

Solve Online or Offline GK Quizzes Daily

Quizzes are fun, ain’t they? You can learn a lot while having fun. There are various GK quizzes available online on almost every topic. Pick the quiz that contains questions on the topics around the CMAT GK section. You can also solve GK quizzes available in books like Lucent’s GK, Manorama Year Book, etc.

Attempt CMAT Mock Tests

Mock tests are a gateway to understanding the CMAT exam pattern and expected topics from every section. While preparing for the CMAT, you must make a point to attempt one mock test daily. It will help you get an idea of the questions that can be asked in the actual exam. By taking CMAT mock tests, you will be able to analyze your performance and know where you are lacking. It will also help you manage time and accuracy. You can take CMAT mock tests available on the official website and various other online platforms.

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CMAT 2024 General Awareness Important Topics

CMAT General Awareness section has 20 questions based on current affairs and static GK. Here are some of the most important and common areas on which you can expect GK questions in CMAT 2024:

Section-wise CMAT 2024 General Awareness Important Topics

Section	Percentage Breakup	Topics
Static General Awareness	20% to 30%	Indian History Geography Economy Books and authors Companies and Brands
Current Affairs	70% to 80%	World Records Environmental issues Major corporate events Economics current affairs News pertaining to Sports Current year award and prizes International News- Global Events Government schemes in areas of the economy Social issues, Business, Finance, Automobiles, Entertainment, Politics

Best Books for CMAT 2024 General Awareness Preparation

Since the General Awareness of CMAT is quite a vast section where many different topics are covered. So, a candidate can be versatile with the selection of books. One can refer to the GK Year Books as well as newspapers and current affairs magazines regularly. Some of the magazines and journals recommended for CMAT GK preparation are: 

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Why Is CMAT 2024 General Awareness Section Important?

The General Awareness section in the CMAT exam is considered quite crucial. The questions may seem tricky, but if a candidate prepares well, he will have a good chance of scoring well on the exam. Here are some reasons why CMAT GK is important.

• CMAT is one of those MBA entrance exams whose GK section has equal weightage as other sections (Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship). Other MBA entrance exams like IIFT, XAT, and MAT exams have different weightages for GK.
• While answering CMAT General Awareness questions, you will not need to do any calculations. It’s a black-and-white section; either you know the answer or not. So, you can save a lot of time in this section which you can invest in other calculation-intensive sections.
• CMAT doesn’t have a sectional time limit. Since you don’t have to do calculations to derive a solution, you can easily get done with this section. The time you save in the CMAT GK section can be utilized to attempt other sections like QA, DI, and LR.
• The difficulty level of the General Awareness questions in CMAT is not very difficult as compared to other MBA entrance exams like CAT or XAT. Thus, if you are prepared well, you can easily crack this section.

CMAT 2024 General Awareness Sample Questions

Here are some sample questions from the General Awareness section of CMAT that candidates can check out to get an idea of what to expect in the exam.

Past Year Questions in the CMAT General Awareness Section

There will be a total of 20 questions in this section, which will contain both CA and static GK. Some of the CMAT GK questions from the exam from the previous year are provided here.

Article 356 of Indian Constitution provides for?	Slave Dynasty Ruler
On what does the dollar rupee exchange rate in India depends?	1st country labelled as "Banana Republic"
Term Butterfly is associated with?	Vehicle Scrapping Policy
Match the Sports person and Sports	Total number of judges in the International Court of Justice
Match the following (4 points were asked match based on geography)​ Indira Point & Siachen Glacier	Which of the following dances had an influence from the Persian culture

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