State Bank of India PO is one of the most sought after jobs in India by the youngsters of India. Every year millions of candidates appear for entrance examination for this job as it offers really lucrative salary package, several leaves, allowances and social reputation. SBI issues recruitment notification for this post every year and the recruitment is done through Preliminary Examination, Mains Examination and GD/Personal Interview. As the salary package is quite high for this post, and several other benefits are attached with the post, the recruitment procedure is quite difficult especially written examination. From the candidates, who had taken the examination earlier, we got to know that one of the most troublesome section in this entire examination is General Awareness. Through this article, we are going to suggest some of the tips through which the candidates will be able to perform well in this section.

Make Newspaper Reading a Daily Habit:

This is the best way to get good marks in this section. It will help you in knowing about the events taking place at national and international level. If you inculcate this habit, then you will be able to cover 80% of the syllabus of this section.

Questions from the Last Six Months:

Most of the questions in this section are framed from the events and developments made in the last 6 months as the examiner wants to check your awareness about your surroundings. So, the majority of the questions are framed from this topic.

Questions Relevant to Banking and Finance Industry:

As the candidates are appearing the banking examination, so the knowledge about the banking and finance sector is tested through this section. So, the aspirants must prepare everything happening in the banking industry like Repo Rate, Reserve Repo Rate, Bank Rate, etc.

Prepare About Newly Formed Committees:

Several questions are framed regarding the newly constituted committees related to the banking sector. Every year 1-2 questions are constituted from this topic.

Details about the Recent World Summits:

Every year several world summits take place and this forms an important section of this subject. Examiner can ask you about the venues of these summits and other details also. So, you need to prepare these really well.

Stop Guess Work:

As there is a provision for negative marking against every wrong answer made by the aspirants, you need to stop guessing the answer. As with every wrong answer your score will keep on getting deducted.

Know about the People in News:

Candidates need to know about the people, who are recently in ews. They should prepare everything about them and the events related to them. Through this you can fetch extra marks.

Learn Simple Banking Terms:

Several questions are framed in this section that are based on the terms related to the banking sector. One should be well versed with the banking terms, and rules and regulations of the bank.