Competitive exams like the exams taken by Public Service Commission (PSC) and other service commissions exams require a candidate to have thorough knowledge on basic general truths and facts on varying topics under the subject matter of General Knowledge(GK). Here we shall examine and argue regarding the relevance of GK in competitive exams for the candidates. Let's see what GK does under the following two points.

i) Increase in Burden: GK increases the burden of study among the candidates who are going to give competitive exams. The facts about current affairs, geography, history, culture, religion, peoples, and a variety of other topics simply increases burden to the examinees. They have to go through these topics even when they lack interest in it.

ii) Lack of applicability in work: GK lacks applicability in work in daily life and can just be a part of tea talks(hardly). Plus they are often forgotten with the passage of time. The facts available in GK textbooks can instantly be found on internet sources, even when applicability is sought. Thus GK in true sense lacks applicability in daily life as well as work-life.

Consequences: The consequences are wild. The candidate needs to memorize GK throughout their service period, and even for their promotion, the candidate has to read GK and this continues till he retires.

From the Point of View of Government: Government views GK as an essential subject to provide basic truth on certain subjects. However this comes with a steep price that most of the facts are subjected to change over time which again needs new memorization by the candidates. After the federalism, this argument has seemed to get valid point by the introduction of provincial PSC, which requires knowledge on certain provinces. This too doesn't make much sense by providing facts which are subjected to change over years.

Alternative Attempt: Instead of relying on the first paper on GK, PSC can introduce

a paper based on any particular subject allowing the candidate to choose based on his or her qualification. This too has been experimented, and has possibilities to keep candidates within their own field of expertise and letting them exposure to administrative and political works. During the service period, most of the candidates who have got certain academic degrees do forget what they had studied during their university level. This creates hindrance in government. procedures and government needs to seek advisors on such topics. Consider the

growing field of science and technology. A graduate student, after passing competitive exams, becomes more involved in administrative duties which kills his skills, and the government has to seek other third parties as advisors on such topics instead of its own employees. Thus seeking another paper in examination instead of GK would allow students to revise what they had studied, reduce the burden, provide applicability of knowledge and would train the manpower more efficiently. We can easily assume from the data and statistics that students who memorize GK items based on making formulas are capable of giving subjective or objective examinations for any given particular subject, which would make them more worthy and able.

Arguments: It can be fairly argued that the effort a person gives for reading GK, when applied to some other topic, would immediately boost his knowledge and expertise. What would be the use of GK when they are selected and posted in service? They would lose the value of GK, whereas adding a certain paper based on subjects would make them prepare in any particular field. Consider an example of University. University is a place where teaching-learning and research works. are conducted. A lecturer and professor is supposed to have in-depth knowledge about their fields of expertise and not some random guy who knows a lot of facts. which still has to be cited with sources being readily available. Here GK loses its value and importance and is no use to him nor his students. The same is the case for governmental bodies.

Conclusion: GK might make a person look smart, but is of no use to any service

regarding the performance in the service. As stated earlier, it increases burden, wastes precious time, lacks applicability and fools an educated manpower. Thus the author argues that when some other papers regarding particular subjects can be introduced allowing candidates to choose is introduced, it would significantly show better outcomes than the one seen by making examinees study the general knowledge.