How do I prepare banking awareness for SBI PO Mains exam?

General Awareness has always been a limiting factor to score high in the exam as the syllabus is very vast. Time is less and work is more, as one gets hardly 2-3 months to prepare for SBI PO Exam after the official notification. Though one can join any bank coaching in Pathankot or elsewhere even then one should follow his or her own strategy to prepare for the exam.

One needs to follow some essential tips to effectively prepare for General Awareness Section. It will make your exam preparation easy for SBI PO Exam 2018.

#Tip 1- Reading Newspaper daily

One should be regular in touch with the general awareness section by reading daily newspaper. It helps to learn the latest developments taken place in our country and the world. Make it a habit for atleast 5-6 months and this will help you cover more than 90 percent of your general awareness topics.

#Tip 2- For Current affairs last 6 months are important

Give more importance to current affairs related to six months as most of the questions are based on it. It will help you score well.

#Tip 3- Give more importance to Questions based on the banking industry

Since you are going to appear in banking exam and most of the awareness questions will be asked from the banking sector, such as questions related to Governor of the RBI, current Repo Rate, etc. Besides these, SBI Exam can also have questions based on new policies launched by the banks.

#Tip 4- Read extensively on various new committees being formed by Government

Generally questions on committees are asked by the examiner with as much as 2-3 questions on average. Therefore it is better to go through such news thoroughly and note down the important features of the same.

#Tip 5- Make a note of the venues of recent World Summits

World Summits held round the year should be noted down carefully especially related to financial sector. Any partnership entered by India a certain nation with respect to investment and such like summits should be noted down and learned carefully with facts and figures.

#Tip 6- No Guess work

Guess work can lead to blunder, never mark any answer if you are not sure about the facts or else you will be penalized for every mistake. It is advisable to skip that question rather than making a wild guess.

#Tip 7- Take help from online educational portals

You can subscribe any educational portal run by established educational institute. They regularly update their pages and sometimes give quizzes to solve by the visitors. It will help you to get the updates without any extra effort with possible questions which can be asked by the examiner.

#Tip 8- Focus on People in the headlines of latest News

Persons making recent headlines should be remembered. Keep a track of the reason for which he or she was in the headlines.

#Tip 9- Revise the topics already covered on daily basis

One cannot mug up the entire syllabus of general awareness in a day or week’s time. It needs dedication and consist efforts to attain proficiency in the section. Therefore revise them daily so that you do not forget it otherwise.

#Tip 10- Learn various banking terms

Go through various banking terms and operations as most of the time questions related to it are also asked.

These tips will definitely work wonders if adopted religiously.

Hope to see you in flying colors!!!

Author : This content is published by IBT - Best Coaching Institute for SSC & Bank Coaching in Pathankot.