General Awareness preparation tips for IBPS PO mains


Overview
The IBPS conducts examinations every year for the recruitment of IBPS PO position. There are limited vacancies with thousands of candidates applying for this post. IBPS PO Main exam for the year 2018 is scheduled for 18 November. This exam is conducted in three stages mainly:
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  1. IBPS PO Prelims
  2. IBPS PO Mains
  3. IBPS PO Personal Interview
Majority of the competitive government jobs have a general awareness section in any one phase of their examination. This section is also introduced in the Mains exam of the IBPS PO exam. This section is introduced to evaluate the candidates on their current affairs knowledge of international and national events and basic banking and general knowledge of the candidates. General Awareness section consists of 40 questions carrying one mark each. The time allocated to answer this section is 35 minutes.
Candidates have an idea of what questions can be expected from other sections but this general awareness section is very tricky as this section has vast topic coverage. Here the candidates either know the answers or not. Candidates always are confused about what topics to focus on priority and what to omit
General awareness Section Syllabus
This section in IBPS PO Syllabus Mains  can be classified into three subtopics. There are as given below:
1.    Current Affairs Section: In this category, around 20 to 25 questions are asked. They include subtopics like sports, national and international issues and events, awards, budgets, science, technology, and other topics related to the current affairs of the country.
2.    Banking Awareness Section: In this category, around 12 to 15 questions are expected all relating to banking. The topics may include abbreviations related to banking, banking institutes of India, bank history, banking rules and regulations, and various bank-related topics.
3.    Static General Knowledge Section: In this category, we can expect 8-10 questions. This category is considered to have the least weightage between the other two categories. Topics include geography, history, discoveries, inventions, sports, Book author’s name, and many such general topics.

Preparation Tips to Crack General Awareness Section In Mains
In IBPS exam, no stage of the exam is considered to be taken lightly. These exams have sectional cutoffs and the candidates are required to score minimum marks in each section to qualify to the next round. This section is usually tricky and we can expect the unexpected questions as it is a wide ocean of syllabus and questions cannot be predicted.

Some of the IBPS PO mains preparation tips to clear this section are mentioned below:

1.    Candidates have to make note of the frequently asked questions in this section by referring to the previous year's question papers
2.    Candidates need to make it a habit to watch NEWS channels on daily basis. This improves their knowledge on the current affairs and latest events happening. It also helps them to crack the interview as well
3.    Regularly take quizzes online which helps the candidate to evaluate their performances and also improve in areas of improvement
4.    Read many magazines related to general knowledge and newspapers as well. Note down the important points which would make revision easy at the end moment
5.    Note down all the important dates for all events in past and present
6.    Take many mock tests that would boost your confidence and helps you in managing time.
7.    On regular basis, take time to revise on all the topics you have covered. This helps in analyzing and evaluating yourself on the portions covered and portions to be covered
8.    Go through various GK books and previous year question papers to have an idea of what can be expected and what type of questions are asked for each section in general awareness. For static GK section, it is advisable to practice only previous years papers as the weightage of this section is small compared to the other two.
To conclude, to crack this section one must be a good reader and must memorize things. Candidates must have all the answers at their fingertip before the examinations conducted. Candidates need to manage time well and answer the questions quickly. Clearing this section is compulsory for moving to next round.



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