RBI General Awareness: The Reserve bank of India is going to release the notification for the RBI Assistant Exam 2021. Everyone who is preparing and aiming for an RBI Assistant job must be knowing that the General Awareness section plays an important role in the RBI Assistant mains examination. Through this blog, we will provide you all the tips and details about the RBI General Awareness section in the examination.
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RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern
| Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 135 minutes |
*Note-Penalty for Wrong Answers: 0.25 marks will be deducted for every answer attempted wrong by a candidate. No deduction will be made for the question left blank or un attempted by a candidate.
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General Awareness Syllabus
Here we have added RBI General Awareness 2021 syllabus topics.
| Current Affairs | Indian Financial System |
| Indian Banking System | Banking Awareness |
| Banking History | Monetary Plans |
| Economic News | National and International Institutions |
| Bank Terms & Abbreviations | Government Schemes |
| Banking Agreements | Sports News |
| Awards | Books and Authors |
*Also cover Static GK topics like–General Knowledge about Dams, Sanctuaries, National Parks, Stadiums, Airports, Country, Capital & Currency, prime ministers, etc in the RBI GA syllabus.
RBI General Awareness Preparation Tips
For current affairs, you must read newspapers. Start preparing early, say 4-5 months before the exam. So, you will not have to cram or incorporate rot-learning at the last moment. Check out our YouTube channel for daily current affairs.
Make your own notes while reading the newspaper. Write important points and keep revising on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Cover the static information of the current affair simultaneously.
Make sure you go through previous year’s questions and mock question papers to get an idea as to what is more important and relevant from the exam point of view.
For covering banking awareness topics, make a daily timetable and cover one topic each day and keep revising. You can also follow any of the live courses for better learning.
Take sectional tests on RBI general awareness topics to gauge your weaknesses and strengths and to understand how much and where you need to improve to meet the sectional cut off.
Last-minute Preparation Strategy
Follow the given strategy for the RBI Assistant general awareness preparation.
- As the RBI Assistant examination is scheduled for next month, you should start revising the current affairs of at least 6 months.
- In the last few days, you can also focus more on the most important questions from the exam point of view.
- Take sectional tests to check your performance and analyze your weak areas and avoid attempting such questions in the examination as there is a provision of negative marking in the examination.
RBI General Awareness FAQs
Q. What is the weightage of the General Awareness section in the RBI Assistant mains examination?
A. General awareness section in RBI Assistant mains examination carries 40 marks (1 mark for every question)
Q. How many months of current affairs should be covered while preparing for RBI jobs?
A. It is advised to cover at least 6 months of current affairs prior to the examination.
Q. When is the RBI Assistant 2021 examination scheduled?
A.RBI Assistant 2021 examination will be announced soon.
