Preparing for the General/Financial Awareness sections of any exam can be tricky and with SEBI Grade A Exam around 18 days away it is important that you take this section seriously and start preparing for it if you haven’t yet started already. We wish to remind you that the General/Financial Awareness section has a considerable weightage and consist of a certain number of questions in total (it had 20 questions in 2020), which needs to be solved in 60 minutes along with questions of other sections as there was no sectional timing. This section can be a tricky piece to prepare as there is no fixed syllabus that you may refer to. However, at the same time, it can also help you score well provided you approach this section smartly. Hence, before we get into the tips for preparing this section, let us look at some of the possible topics that you should be looking at.
Below are the few topics that we suggest you look into while preparing for the General/Awareness sections for your SEBI Grade A Exam 2022. Although, this may not be an exhaustive list, the questions in exams generally revolve around these.
Current Affairs | -Current Affairs National and International -Indian Economy -Basic Economic terminologies -Award and Honours -Books and Authors -Recent appointments in various government organizations -Schemes announced by central/state governments recently -Sports news -Information about important organization like the RBI, SEBI, MCA, and other regulatory bodies. -Structure and Functions of RBI Electoral Bonds -Credit rating agencies, both national and international -FDI limits in various sectors -RBI monetary policies of 2021-22 and any other announcements made by it -News related to Mergers and Acquisitions and Buyouts -Important Financial Terms |
Static Affairs | -Indian Finance System -General Knowledge related to Banking -Important Banking Terminologies -Information about NBFCs and how it is different from any other banks -NPAs and SARFAESI -BASEL guidelines -Information about organizations like NABARD, Planning Commission, Finance Commission, World Bank, etc. -Economic/ Financial terms & concepts such as GDP, GNP, PPP, HDI, Inflation, WPI, CPI, IIP, SLR, CRR, Repo rate, Reverse Repo, Bank rate, Mutual Funds, Open Market Operations, Money supply, Reserve Mortgage Loan, Priority Sector Lending, NEFT, RTGS, Banking Correspondence agents, Bancassurance, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana -BASEL norms and GST -Assets, liabilities and working capital of a bank; -India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves -Balance of Trade and Balance of Payment -Budget 2022, Companies Bills 2013 and any recent important amendments in it -Stock markets and bond markets -Primary markets and Secondary markets -Financial Inclusions and various initiatives towards it |
We are sure you would now be wondering how to prepare for this section. Well, you may follow the below-mentioned points to prepare for the General/Financial Awareness section.
Finally, it goes without saying that this section is important as it can actually be a differentiating factor between you and your competitors and can reserves a berth for you in the final merit list if you do well here. Hence, taking this section lightly will be a big mistake you will be making. Also, as we already mentioned earlier, this section can be tricky but can be cracked with a little bit of smart study. So, pull up your socks and start investing at least an hour and a half daily in preparing for this section.
We hope this article was helpful to you and wish you luck for your exam.
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