How to tackle GA section for Bank Exams
Published on Nov 03, 2020
A lot of aspirants appear for the mains examination of Bank examinations. There are four major sections which are asked in the examinations viz Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, English language and General Awareness. The GA part is very important from the examination point of view and it constitutes a major part in the examination. The GA section qualifies for 1/4th of the total marks hence it cannot be overlooked if you wish to qualify for the examination.
There are a lot of students who have cracked the mains examination because they were able to score good marks in the General awareness section. In this article, we will discuss how a student can tackle general awareness for bank exams.
What to study in the General Awareness section?
The GA part asked in bank exams consist of 2 parts which are current affairs and second static GK. The major questions are asked from these two sections only now we shall see which are the hot topics in the two parts:
Current Affairs
- Last 6 months Current Affairs.
- Latest announcements by RBI.
- Latest news, schemes announced by public and private Banks.
- World news
- National news
- Important schemes and agreements by the Indian government
- Sports news
- Important days along with their themes.
Static GK
The static GK portion is divided into two parts viz banking static awareness and national/international static GK.
Banking static awareness
- History of Banking
- RBI and its function
- Important acts and schemes of RBI
- Major reforms of the banking sector
- Day to day activities of banks
- Important terms used in banks
- Banks HQ and tagline
- International Financial Institutions and their HQ
Static General Knowledge
- Important parks, sanctuaries.
- Important Airports
- Rivers and its banks
How to tackle GA section for Bank Exams
The students who will be appearing in the mains examinations can follow the following steps to tackle the GK section for bank exams:
- Always follow Current affairs of last 6 months before the exam.
- Make short notes and then revise it till the examination.
- Follow GA news and quizzes by Team Livolearn.
- Put emphasis on more banking and financial news.
- Do not skip the static part of the current news as it is asked more in the examination.