Best Study Material for General Awareness of Bank PO Exams

Every year, Lakhs of candidates decide to take the Bank PO Exam and try to give their best shot to qualify. But only a few of them get selected. One of the many reasons for this is their selection of bad study material. Therefore, it becomes essential for you to choose the right study material at the very beginning of your preparation to achieve sure-shot success. GA (General Awareness) or General Knowledge is a part of the syllabus in all the Bank PO exams.

Here is all you want to know about the study material that can help you beat the General Awareness section of the Bank PO Exam!

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Books as authentic guides

Books play important role in imparting the knowledge needed to beat Bank PO Exam, in the best possible way. So that, after accumulating all the required knowledge you can test your skills via Mock Tests and make further improvements.

Subject experts put lots of effort into books to make them the most sought-after study material. They proofread them to make them errorless study materials for any competitive Exam.

The market is bulging with books on General Knowledge, but the ones which cover all the sections comprehensively, are few.

Here are some of the names that stand out among all others:

Lucent’s General Knowledge

Students have been using this regularly updated knowledge book for decades to beat several Banking and even civil services exams, like UPSC, SSC, RRB, and NDA Exams. It can bring good results in Bank PO Exam as well. It comprehensively covers all the topics of the Bank PO Exam.

Read each and every topic in the book.  Lucent’s General Knowledge book covers topics some of the very important topics like:

  • Indian History
  • Indian Polity and Constitution,
  • World History
  • Geography, Indian Economy
  • Physics
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer

 I think this book really enhance the knowledge level of the readers. This book is also available in the Hindi language in leading online stores.

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Top 5 Books by Experts

1. Banking Awareness by Editorial team, Arihant:

The book is the complete preparatory Guide for Banking Awareness. It has split the entire Bank PO syllabus into 11 chapters. Each chapter contains theories and solved problems accompany every chapter. Banking Glossary has provided after every chapter. Practice Sets have been given for self-analysis. It even has a section on current affairs that will update your current knowledge with the latest National and International events and happenings that can be asked in the upcoming Bank PO Exam.

2. General Awareness, Banking & Economy Topic

wise Solved Papers &+Reasoning Ability Topic-wise Solved Papers for IBPS/ SBI Bank PO/ Clerk Prelim & Main Exam by Disha Experts, Disha Publications (Set of 2 Books): The book has General/Banking/Economy Awareness Topic-wise Solved Papers for IBPS/SBI Bank PO/Clerk Prelim & Main Exams. It covers a wide range of topics that come under the syllabus. It includes important topics like:

  • Banking system in India and
  • World Banking structure & instrument
  • Banking functions
  • Banking products
  • Money & finance in Banking
  • Marketing & computers in Banking
  • General Knowledge
  • Current Affairs 5 Practice Sets

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3. Banking Awareness by RPH Editorial Board-Ramesh Publishing House

The book is filled with lots of topics related to the Bank PO, with concise study material and, many solved multiple Choice questions. These multiple-choice questions with appropriate answers will help aspirants to be well-acquainted with the type of questions asked in the actual exam. This book covers all the relevant and important chapters and topics on Banking Awareness concisely and in a student-friendly manner.

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4. Books by R.S. Aggarwal:

R. S Aggarwal has been an expert in penning books on not just in civil services exams but in Banking Exams too.  His books on general awareness and banking awareness are regularly updated and are easy to understand. The book is divided into different sections- General Science, History, Indian Polity, Economics, Geography, General Awareness, and Additional questions. This will help you in preparing for your exams in a holistic manner. The book comprises thousands of questions that will be sufficient for you in testing your knowledge and will also give you a complete idea of the pattern and level of questions in various competitive exams.

5. Manorama Yearbook

Manorama Year Book is a widely used general knowledge book all around the country, especially by aspirants aiming at different competitive Exams. It consists of chunks of general knowledge topics, like, Indian politics, social welfare, current affairs, ethics, politics, Indian Literature, and more.

This Yearbook generally covers condensed information on people (holding public offices, receiving major awards or recognition, or involved in newsworthy events), places (demography, capital, economic data, and political status of countries, Indian states, population, literacy, etc.), events and other notable developments. Manorama Yearbook also has an Online Edition, which covers various news topics.

Banking Awareness Important Topics:

  • RBI monetary policy
  • Various rate decided by RBI
  • Inflation
  • Banking sector history
  • Tag line of Bank
  • Head office of Bank
  • Money market
  • Important news in economy
  • New scheme launched by bank
  • Capital market
  • Currency of various countries
  • Rating agency
  • Basel norms
  • Ombudsman
  • CRR,SLR, MSF, Rapo, Reverse Rapo Rate
  • Cheque , Bank account, Saving account,
  • Fixed account, RD , Loan related information
  • Bitcoin, ATM, white label ATM

If you have any other suggestions regarding Best Books for Banking Awareness, then tell us below in the comment section, we will add them also.

Mock Tests are the Key to success

You can definitely score high marks if you will go for the right study material. The books mentioned above will surely be beneficial if you will keep on revising the syllabus covered from them and test your knowledge and skills via the Mock Tests.

A good Mock Test will help you navigate properly through your GK syllabus and highlight your weaknesses at the same time. Candidates who often score more in less time in the General Awareness section always see good results in the actual Bank PO Exam.

The IBPS PO Main exam for 2021 is scheduled to be conducted in November this year. Hence, you have enough time to prepare for the General Awareness section of Bank PO via giving as many Mock Tests as possible, for the results of your choice.

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Asad Yar Khan

I write and oversee the creation of informative educational blogs centering around study strategies, exam techniques, and more, to guide aspirants in clearing SSC, banking, engineering, and other competitive exams. I ensure a range of subjects are covered with precision and clarity. With over 7 years of diverse writing experience, I share a wealth of wisdom and expertise with thousands of students, through PracticeMock every day, helping them achieve their goals.

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