State Bank of India has already issued a notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officers. As it is the largest bank in the country the recruitment procedure is equally difficult for this. Every year lakhs of candidates takes part in the examination but a few of them are actually able to crack the recruitment procedure. Candidates, who have applied for the post in the bank this year, must be looking for some of the essential tips for preparing for the examination. In this article, we are going to discuss some of the best tips for the preparation tips for the General Awareness section.

This section comprises of 40 marks and it is there in the mains examination. Below we are providing the details about the syllabus and preparation tips for this section.

Syllabus

Current Affairs:

In General Awareness section, current affairs play a vital role. Candidates for clearing the GA section in the mains examination should pay special attention to current affairs. One should pay attention to the incidents of the past 6 months for clearing the section.

Static GK:

There are some important topics from the point of view of General Awareness section like currencies of the different countries, national parks and sanctuaries in India, thermal power stations in India. Such types of questions are given in the examination to test the general awareness and retention capacity of the subject.

Banking and Economy:

In order to solve the questions based on these topics you only need to know the basics of the Indian Economy and Banking industry. You only need to buy a one standard book on Indian economy to know everything about the subject.

How to Score More in GA?

Read Newspaper Daily:

For staying updated with the happenings across the world one should read newspaper daily. It is the first thing that one should do in the morning. Start studying with the newspapers of the last six months.

Static Economy and GK should be Read Regularly:

For this purpose one should choose a standard book and study from this book for getting aware with the basic terms and definitions of the simple words of economics. You can also make some small notes from these topics and should keep on revising these till the last moment for remembering these for a long time.

Revision:

For scoring good marks in this section the candidates need to possess good retention power and for this they need constant revision of whatever they have learnt. As the syllabus is vast and undefined of this section the candidates need to revise what they have studied again and again, and as much as they can.

By following all the above the candidates will easily be able to score good marks in this section. They should pay special attention to this paper as this does not involve any kind of calculations so the candidates can finish it in a few minutes.