How to Prepare General Awareness for Bank Exams? IBPS PO

The banking competitive exams are a great source of opportunity to be part of Indian banking system. In banking competitive exam, the section of General Awareness has a significant role to play. It’s not about attaining cut-off marks and qualifying but also a matter of understanding banking and financial world in a better way. 

According to the latest exam pattern, the questions in General Awareness section in banking exam are primarily related to the banking industry and its working. The terminologies, reports, schemes, policies etc related to banking industry have played a pivotal role in this section. Therefore, the students should always remain updated on news related to banking industry on regular basis.

Besides this information, General Awareness section is one such section that tests candidate’s knowledge in important global and national news, events, sports, persons, awards etc. It means that students have to be always aware of the world events going around the world which have great impact on India. The important political and economic developments in India, sports events and achievements by Indian sportsmen have always been favorite topic of examiner every year. The exam pattern of this section demand good grasping power of fresh and important events and significance and knowledge related to them. So, students are supposed to prepare the Current Affairs of last 6 months to 1 year properly.

In this article, we will discuss important tips to prepare General Awareness section in detail.

1. Usage of Digital Platform

The digital platform is proving to be most useful platform of learning. It can be mode of online coaching classes or Android App, the mode of interactive learning is the new development in education sector. If you are techno-savvy person and using internet frequently then you can visit lots of informative and educative website to gather information and knowledge. The medium of Android App is the most advanced form of gaining knowledge. It will keep you updated on all latest current affairs worldwide. It has categorized all types of information under one platform and you can navigate to the topic of your choice. So, a pile of information is just a click away, to attain a plethora of information.

2. Work hard on Banking Terminologies, policies and facts

As discussed earlier, the main focus will be on banking sector, so students should be well-versed with all important banking terminologies, policies, acts, facts which have made strong impact in Indian economy. It is because it is banking job exam and you have to proficient in all information related to banking sectors. Similarly, the information related to the important economic and banking policies which have affected global economy will also be of great importance. 

The students are advised to become regular reader of economic newspapers (The Economic Times), competitive magazines (Competition Success Review) to gather information on all relevant financial and banking topics. The Government of India polices related to financial and industrial sector should be thoroughly read and understood with their facts and figures. The main objective of this learning process is to grasp important and new information related to banking sector. It will test the ability, aptitude and interest of a candidate towards banking sector.

3. Work on Basics

With growing interest on Current Affairs and knowledge related to Banking world by the examiners, the topic of static General Knowledge should not be neglected. The students should try to consult reputed textbooks on static GK to acquire authentic knowledge on various topics like important historical events, places, abbreviations, sporting events, awards, authors etc. The information may be elaborate in size but try to stay updated with all types of information regarding static GK.

In revision stages, do attempt maximum online mock test through Bank exam preparation Android App, to check your knowledge and performance. Do work hard on your weakness and try to improvise on it.

All the Best!!!  

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In English Section of Banking and other Government Job Exams, how to approach spotting error questions?

In last few years, it has been observed that around 5 to 10 questions has been asked on spotting errors in every banking and SSC competitive exams. If you practice and master them properly then they can fetch you good marks in the exams. The questions based on Spotting Errors are designed to test candidate’s ability to draft letters or reports according to the requirements of the departments.

The main objective is to test candidate’s grammar base and the ability to write English which is free from errors. It is believed that communications in every Government office or department is carried out through drafting letters, official memos and order etc.

Therefore, you have to be perfect in it in such a manner that your English is free from any grammatical errors. Therefore, students have to be very good to find out errors and should be proficient enough to rectify it with proper English.

In this write-up, we will discuss important tips to approach questions based on “Spotting Errors” in detail.

1. The whole sentence holds the solution to the question

In questions based on “Spotting the Errors”, the whole sentence is divided into four parts. While attempting the questions, the students should read the whole sentence at once and then try to find out the error, if any. The error will be based on the whole sentence and not on any particular part.  

2. Read the sentence louder and clearer

The students are advised to read the sentence louder and clearer. This method will help you a lot as you can hear the sentence properly. It will help you to detect the error easily. It will help you to detect the part of the sentence which has error. The speech therapy will be helping very much because that sound will help in answering the question. 

3. Polish your Grammar Skills

The questions based in English Section tests your English Grammar Skills in almost every topic. So, you should polish your grammar skills to perfection so that you should be able to spot the error instantly. It will enhance your answering speed and will help you score well in the exam.

4. Study, examine and practice previous year papers

To crack any examination, it is important to understand its exam pattern and so it is important to study, examine and practice previous year papers. As far as spotting the error questions are concerned, you will find that examiner have particular style of asking questions. You should focus hard and try to follow and practice it hard to perfection. It will enhance your confidence level and make you more alert in answering questions based on this topic in the examination hall.

5. Develop habit of reading Newspapers on daily basis

If you develop habit of reading English newspaper on daily basis then you are developing habit of reading articles in perfect English. While daily reading newspaper, you will develop good sense of English grammar which will be very helpful in solving questions based on “spotting the error”.

6. Practice harder

The students should practice different kinds of questions on “spotting the error” so that they become accustomed to solving different kinds of questions with perfection in the exam. It will help you in spotting the error quickly and efficiently and build your confidence.

For mastering “Spotting the Error” questions in banking exams, it is important to polish your Grammar skills and work hard on it. It holds the key to score well in English section or crossing the sectional cut-off marks which will ultimately make big impact in your final score.

In case you are located nearby Chandigarh and looking for excellent coaching to improve English Section and other subjects related to public sector competitive job exams such as SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, etc then IBT CHANDIGARH is the best coaching where you will get coaching from highly experienced subject experts. You can take the help of Android App makemyexam for any doubts arising while doing self study on any of the subjects. 

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