GD Topics for CAT 2012

Here’s a handy guide to help you out.

The Economy

•How the stock market works
•The foreign exchange rate, liquidity, basic economic theory
•Economic reforms in India
•How banking works; common banking terms
•Know how the stock market works – bonds, investment, etc.
•The global economic scenario
•Derivatives trading
•Scandals such as Enron, Worldcomm, Arthur Andersen and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
•The role of technology in business
•The pros and cons of globalization
•Emerging communication technologies
•Foreign exchange rates, convertibility, currencies and per capita incomes

Political events, opinions and situations

•India’s case for a permanent seat on the security council of UN
•The present situation in Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon
•The India-US Nuclear deal – is it beneficial or not?
•The Sri Lankan Peace Process
•Basic structure of government systems
•Current politics of India
•Basic political theory and ideologies such as capitalism (Adam Smith), communism (Marx), socialism, democracy, egalitarianism, libertarianism, etc.
•Principles of political theories, pros and cons of each ideology, how the most important governments function
•Currencies and per capita incomes
•India’s 5-Year Plans
•The Indian space programme

Debatable topics – issues concerning:

•Advertising – fairness, company responsibility, unbiased information
•Technology – the replacement of human workers, management, the telecommunications sector, its role in the economy, problems with technology
•Social issues – education, taxation, social programs, income distribution
•Gender issues in society and in the workplace
•The emancipation of women
•Language issues in society and in the workplace
•The effects of globalization and trade on the world and in India
•Problems which plague developing nations
•The “brain drain”
•Immigration
•Issues within the education system
•The preservation of heritage, culture or customs
•Various rhetoric statements – are they true or not?