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SBI PO Mains 2016: What to Prepare in General Awareness

With the result of SBI PO Prelims 2016 exam, candidates won’t have enough time to prepare at the last moment. Candidates who have qualified the Prelims will find it difficult to prepare the extremely vast syllabi of General Awareness section.

Therefore, a smart and selective study that starts even before the Prelims is the only key to preparation.

As per the latest exam pattern, General Awareness section would comprise of 40 Questions to be answered within the time frame of 35 Minutes.

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We will highlight the selective topics to be prepared under this section along with their weight age from the examination perspective.

Current Affairs Section:

Expert analysis suggests that 33 to 35 % of questions are asked from this section in the exam. You must prepare current affairs of at least previous 6 months if not 1 year.

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From the examination perspective, following topics are important under this section.

National Current Affairs: Under this section, cover the following topics:

Union Budget
Schemes introduced by Government
Important Appointments
National and State Elections
India’s ranking in different indices
Agreements signed by the Centre with other countries

International Current Affairs

Awards and Honours

Personalities / Persons in News/ Deaths

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Sport news at National and Global level

Defence, Science and Technology

Banking/Economic/Financial Current Affairs Section

Expert analysis suggests that 28 to 30% of questions are asked from this section:

Awareness of Financial Organisations like SBI, RBI and SEBI with their functions
Awareness of FDI limits in different sectors
Awareness of Export & Import items
Credit Rating agencies at National and Global level
Review of RBI Monetary scheme
Awareness of Stock Exchange
Banking and Finance Schemes launched by the Government
Awareness of business news related to Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts
Announcements made by RBI and other banks

Banking/Economic/Financial Static Affairs Section

Expert analysis suggests that nearly 28 to 30 % of questions are covered under this section. Important topics are listed below:

Awareness of History of Banking system in India
Role Of RBI in Indian Banking System
Awareness of Financial Terms like GDP, GNP, Mutual Funds, PPP, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo, etc
Brief Knowledge of Foreign Exchange Reserves of India
Different types of Accounts and Interest Rates
Brief awareness about organizations like RBI, NABARD, Planning Commission, Finance Commission and World Bank
Knowledge of Banking services like Assets, Liabilities, NEFT, RTGS
Awareness of Banking Abbreviations, terms and concepts
Knowledge of Headquarters of Banks
Awareness about types of Markets, Money and Banking Instruments
Awareness of Non-Banking Financial Companies
Awareness of currency history and updates
Knowledge of Reverse Mortgage Loans
Awareness of Priority Sector Lending

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Static Affairs Section:

Only 5 to 10 % of questions are asked from this section. Important Topics from this section are listed below:

Brief Knowledge of Indian History
Brief awareness of Indian Geography with emphasis on Indian Rivers, Dams, Crops, National Parks, etc
Brief emphasis on Inventions and Discoveries
Knowledge of Books and Author

We hope these topics will help you narrow down your attention to only what is most important. This is the time for smart work so prepare intelligently.