The General/Financial Awareness section is an easy and scoring section of the SBI Clerk Exam, if prepared well. Unlike QA & Reasoning section where you may get surprised with tricky and tough questions, this section will ask you simple informative questions. Therefore, you just need to cover the syllabus (especially via Mock Tests) and keep updated in order to fetch maximum marks in the actual exam. This section can also take little time to attempt the questions, because of the uncomplicated questions it tests you with. But to score maximum marks in it, you need to cover the complete syllabus, every topic, especially all the important topics that often get repeated in the Exam. In this article, we will discuss all those important topics for General/Financial Awareness and more to speed up your SBI Clerk 2021 preparation.
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But, before taking a look at the important topics, let us shed some light on the marking scheme of the SBI Clerk 2021 Exam to get an idea of the SBI Clerk Mains Reasoning and Computer Ability section.
SBI Clerk 2021 syllabus for mains exam is divided into four sections:
The question paper will ask you a total of 190 questions worth 200 marks. The total duration of the Exam is 2 hours 40 minutes.
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| Serial Number | Section | No. of Question | Total Marks | Duration |
| 1. | General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4. | General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Note: Each test will have separate timing. The above Exam Pattern exhibits that the reasoning and computer ability section has a maximum weightage of 50 marks where you will have to solve 50 questions in 45 minutes. Therefore, it will test your time management skill, your ability to pick the right question, your subject knowledge, and lastly, your ability to handle and solve new type/pattern questions.
Given below is the table with the topics that make up the SBI Clerk syllabus 2021 for the mains exam.
| General English | Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | General/Financial Awareness |
| Reading Comprehension | Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart | Syllogism | Current Affairs – news on the banking industry, awards and honours, books and authors, latest appointments, obituaries, new schemes of central and state governments, sports, etc. |
| Fillers | Inequalities (Quadratic Equations, Quantity 1, Quantity 2) | Blood Relation | Static GK – country-capital, country-currency, headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies), constituencies of ministers, dance forms, nuclear and thermal power stations |
| New Pattern Cloze Test | Number Series | Direction Sense | Banking and Financial Awareness |
| Phrase Rearrangement | Approximation & Simplification | Inequalities | Banking/Financial terms |
| Old Sentence out cum Para Jumbles | Data Sufficiency | Puzzles | Static Awareness |
| Inference | Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF, LCM, Profit-Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Word & Time, Speed Distance & time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation & Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns) | Coding-Decoding | – |
| Sentence Completion | – | Ranking | – |
| Connectors | – | Statement & Assumptions | – |
| Paragraph Conclusion | – | Internet | – |
| Phrasal Verb Related Questions | – | Machine Input/Output | – |
| Error Detection | – | Hardware & Software | – |
| Word Usage/Vocab Based Questions | – | Generation of Computers | – |
| – | – | DBMS | – |
| – | – | Networking | – |
| – | – | MS Office | – |
| – | Important Abbreviations | – | |
| – | – | Input-Output Devices | – |
1. History and Culture
2. Geography
3. Economics
4. General Policy
5. Budget – 5 Year plans Books and Authors Awards
6. Scientific Research Banking Awareness Financial Awareness Current Affairs Appointments
7. Inventions & Discoveries
8. National & International Organizations
9. Abbreviations
10. Important days
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Important Organizations | 0-2 |
| Government Schemes & policies | 2-4 |
| Games & Sports | 4 |
| Static GK | 5-6 |
| Indian Conferences & Treaties | 2-3 |
| Ministers & Constituency | 1-2 |
| Countries, Capitals & Currencies | 1-2 |
| Science & Technology | 1-3 |
| Honours & Awards | 2-3 |
| Census | 0-1 |
| Rank of India | 2-3 |
| Current Affairs | 4-6 |
| Famous Roads, Parks, Stadiums, etc., | 1-2 |
Note: Prepare all the topics given in the table and practice related questions.
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GA is a crucial section of SBI Clerk 2021 because it is scoring and can decide the final merit list. So, it is important to perform well in it. In contrast to other sections, General Awareness is that corner of the SBI Clerk Main exam that can be covered easily and in less time. You need to cover the facts and statistics to easily grab a good score in it.
You should follow and explore the RBI website to learn about static banking language. In addition, you can also use the internet to learn about topics like;
You must subscribe to a newspaper and follow an authentic news channel and a current affairs magazine to regularly update your information regarding national and international issues.
Static questions are made from current affairs. For instance, suppose you come across a question that reads- ‘The French President Visits India,’ the static question will be related to that information, like:
Given below are some topics you need to explore:
While the General awareness section focuses on current affairs, Financial Awareness appears with around 4 to 5 questions in the SBI Clerk Exam. In case, you find the questions time-taking or tough, you can skip this section and just concentrate on current affairs, which will single-handedly help you in clearing the cut-off. You need to cover questions from the topics given below:
Financial/Banking Awareness Important Topics:
Financial or Banking Awareness is an important topic that can help you in cracking the General awareness section. To achieve that goal easily, you need to cover all the important topics of financial awareness given below:
Given below are a few sample questions that reflect the types of questions that form the financial awareness section:
The topics and questions given above give you an overview of the type of section Financial Awareness is going to be, so cover all these topics given above and prepare accordingly.
The SBI Clerk 2021 Main Exam will happen soon. So, it is important to make the most of the limited time and develop your winning strategy. You need to concentrate on giving Mock Tests to improve your weak areas and know your key strengths. It will also help you in building up your confidence. Make sure you are familiar with the SBI Clerk examination pattern and syllabus and leave no important topic behind and. Review previous year’s question papers to undertint the types of questions that make their way into the exam every year and practice them well with the topics mentioned in this article. Pen short and easy notes on the most important topics, so you may revisit them for a review just before the exam.
Do not forget that all four sections of the exam have a certain time limit, as mentioned in the exam pattern above, for attempting the questions. Hence, you need to ensure you have developed a habit of keeping track of your time and solving the paper with speed and accuracy in the actual exam with confidence.
In the actual exam, you should efficiently utilize your time, and accurately answer as many questions as possible and approach the paper strategically. With practice and the right mindset, you can achieve your goal.
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