SSB interview is the most stringent selection procedure which involves assessment of a personality at three levels namely ‘Mansa Vacha and Karmana’, the literal meaning of these terms is, how a person thinks, what and how he speaks and the way he acts in situations and with people, all these personality aspects give a wholesome idea of the person and these qualities can only be polished in the right direction with proper knowledge and awareness of happenings around us. 

The importance of current affairs in SSB has been established with activities that involve direct assessment of general awareness.

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Current affairs can help you in delivering a proper lecturette, giving supreme logics while in the group discussion and also in answering the questions asked by the interviewing officer.

So here we are giving you information about 30 current affairs topics in Part 1 of the article, information of which can help you rock the SSB interview. Please do subscribe for the upcoming second part.

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List of Latest Current Affairs Topics For SSB Interview

1. Israel- Gaza conflict: The recent Israel and Gaza conflict have caught the attention of the world, and geopolitics is again changing rapidly in the region. The importance of Israel as a strong diplomatic partner to India makes this topic even more important. 

2. Vaccine diplomacy: The Indian government in the early days of the second wave of COVID helped many countries with the vaccine supply, this move got a fair share of appreciation and criticism from all corners.

3. Ladakh standoff: This was one of the longest standoffs between India and China starting from 5 May in the Pangong-so lake regions and area nearby and how India dealt with it firmly utilising its military might.

4. Farm laws: The three farm laws passed by the central government related to free trade, the essential commodities act and contract farming. Remember “neither they are a magic wand, nor a poisonous fang” so prepare accordingly with a balanced point of view.

5. Protests in India: India has seen several protests in the past two years the most prominent of them being the Anti-CAA protest, and the protest again farm laws going on even today, An insight about the protests, demands and possible solutions will be of great help.

6. Aatmnirbhar Bharat: Last year the most commonly used word after ‘quarantine’ was ‘aatmnirbhar’ meaning self-reliance as emphasised by the government of India in its agenda of development, and how can India become a self-reliant nation.

7. The ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan: Understanding the series of events that led to these ceasefire agreements and reinitiation of trade between the two countries.

8. Myanmar coup: Myanmar as a country is very important for India when it comes to geopolitics and India’s Look East policy, India is also investing in Sittwe port located in the Rakhine state which emphasises its importance. Recently the military coup done by the Junta of Myanmar has garnered international attention.

9. Armenia- Azerbaijan conflict and treaty: Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict was also known as the Nagorno-Karabakh war and it caused unrest in the countries, later on, a peace treaty has been signed.

10. Quad grouping: India, Australia, Japan and the USA have formed a quad grouping that also participated in the combined defence exercise. 

11. US withdrawal from Afghanistan: Recently the USA decided to withdraw its troop from Afghanistan where it had launched military operations against the Taliban terror outfit. After the decision of the USA, Afghanistan has witnessed continuous violence along with the recent bombings.

12. Maoists and challenges to Internal security: The recent Maoist attack has caught everyone’s attention to the fact on whether we need to relook our policy of dealing with Maoists and understanding the deep root of the problem.

13. Social media as a threat to national security: This topic is to be prepared to keep in mind statements of various senior army and police officers where they have emphasised the role of social media in spreading fake news and even in the digital recruitment of terrorists.

14. Digitalization in the Health sector: several apps, portals and cards have been launched in an attempt to digitalise the health sector and make it more speedy.

15. DRDO and its subsidiary bodies: DRDO has done a lot of work these times ranging from defence to healthcare along with the support of other public and private entities.

16. ISRO and space missions of India: A detailed information about the space missions of India and the Indian space research organization and its work is very important.

17. Peace measures in J&K: Indian Army in J&K has been following the approach of ‘Iron Fist in a velvet glove’, knocking out terrorists each day and at the same time building trust among the awaam with citizen-centric measures and socialising activities.

18. Missile systems: there has been a large scale procurement of missile system by the Indian defence forces, understanding each of the missile systems is necessary.

19. One Belt One Road (OBOR) Policy and India’s Counter: China with its ambitious plan to revive the ancient silk route always tries to push its OBOR policy which is countered by India due to its security implications.

20. Vande Bharat mission: the mission started during the corona pandemic to bring Indian citizens stranded in foreign countries back to their homeland.

21. India’s support to other nations: Past year India supported several countries with medical supplies and vaccines, which built a positive image for India in world diplomacy.

22. International support to India: During the second wave many countries came forward to support India, in battling the pandemic.

23. Internet security: Last year the government of India decided to ban around 118 Chinese apps and also the recent rollout of Huawei from 5G trials with the reason of internet security.

24. Freedom of media: Concerns were raised on freedom of media in India after the freedom index was released.

25. Stages of Vaccine Development: Vaccines have come as a boon during these tough times as a measure to control the pandemic. Understanding the development of vaccines and the type of vaccines.

26. 5G technology: Internet speed has a great role in effective communication and technology evolution, India is going for 5G trials to bring out yet another revolution.

27. Recovery of Indian Economy: Indian economy saw a major hit because of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, efficient measures are needed to retain the economic growth.

28. The string of Pearl’s theory and India’s counter: China in its attempt to ensure dominance in the Indian Ocean region has been building ports in the countries surrounding the Indian Subcontinent which can be a threat to India’s maritime security, thus India is countering these moves.

29. Outbreak-Epidemic-Pandemic: Understanding these three terms and criteria for declaring a disease as an Epidemic and as a Pandemic.

30. The drainage system in India: The recent floods and the disasters on the site of dam construction in Uttarakhand have bought out the need for understanding drainage pattern in India.

In the next part, we will cover more current affairs topics that are being asked in the SSB interview. Keep reading SSBCrackExams.

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