With the great Indian parenting dream comes a big burden of education that ought to be delivered to their children. And as we are taking shots at the advanced epoch of the 21st Century, the education sector has enabled and equipped itself with breathtaking transformations allied with the digital environment.
Gone are those days, where parenting seemed like a battle; and prior to the advent of digital supremacy, the battle-hardened parents of olden eras often failed miserably in raising their kids’ intellect and wisdom or intelligence.
If you are the parent who would love to provide their kids with a superior learning process to diminish the chances of failures, then this piece is just for you.
Most parents believe that general knowledge isn’t as important as Science or Mathematics in school. In fact, teachers from the General Knowledge department also don’t seem to provide ample guidance to their students to master this subject. As a result, an ill-efficient path is laid down that makes students unaware of the vast significance of general knowledge and related information.
Being thrown into such a problematic situation, numerous students grow up with poor general knowledge and information, that otherwise holds immense potential in a better learning process and better career-building opportunities.
Kids, despite having sharp skills in mathematics and science, may end up with a mediocre life because they miss out on the other important aspects of education that come with a sound comprehension of General Knowledge. So, General Knowledge is very important to offer your children/kids multiple opportunities to have an all-around knowledge of the environment.
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General Knowledge or simply GK is, usually, defined as the knowledge of a wide range of information and facts, which may come from a variety of subjects.
Hence, General Knowledge, as a whole, is not only limited to non-science-based fields but may also include facts from a plethora of scientific and technological fields.
A Twitterati explains it fairly that basic general knowledge of “The Atlas” was enough to invigorate Geography and Climate knowledge in him. However, General Knowledge usually includes the following departments or subjects as shown in the table below –
Sl. No. | Subjects | Particulars |
1 | Culture | Diverse Indian culture and traditions. |
2 | Economics | Budget, Economic process, and issues of India. |
3 | General Polity | Indian Constitution and Administration, Legislative and Judiciary of the nation including politics, and political parties and civic issues of the nation. |
4 | Geography | List of countries and their geographical details, famous landmarks, places, and climate activities, flora and fauna. |
5 | History | Ancient civilisations, Vedic culture, Independence struggle, and Historic events. |
7 | Business and Startups | Business, and startup events and activities. |
8 | Scientific Research | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology (STEM department) |
9 | Sports | Various sporting activities of India. |
NOTE: General Knowledge also includes past and present events, current affairs, and other happening things in the country.
General knowledge is required in numerous fields, where they are really meant to test your knowledge strength. A child may either use general knowledge to become a knowledge savant among his friends, or he/she may use them to edge past other competitors in Banking or Government job exams.
With kids flocking to digital devices and apps, the usual production time is often ignored. Because of this, kids may develop an inadequate level of general knowledge; however, it is imperative to push your kids to pursue general knowledge. You may either follow these 5 aforementioned steps, or do it yourself to shower general knowledge on your kids.
If you think your kid(s) is actively pursuing, gathering, and learning new information and facts (general knowledge), then don’t hesitate to test them using the following 10 sharp GK questions.
*These questions are meant for children aged below 15 years.
Conclusion: General Knowledge is an integral part of children’s education system, and skipping it may cause far-reaching chaos in their life and career. The above information represents the importance of general knowledge in the development of your kid’s intellect, wisdom, and intelligence.
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