General Awareness is an important section of the RBI Assistant Mains exam. It carries 40 marks in total. To score qualifying marks, aspirants must aim to crack this section with full marks or atleast more than 35. A streamlined strategy is crucial to realise that score. Therefore, we have provided some tips and strategies to score more than 35 in the GA section of the RBI Assistant Exam.

Strategies to score 35+ in the GA section of the RBI Assistant Exam

1. Try to cover the majority of topics.

Devote proper time to each section in the subject and evaluate your understanding and performance of the key sections in General Awareness. Refer to good GK books keeping in mind the topics of the RBI Assistant Mains 2023 syllabus for General/Financial Awareness. Also, focus on related topics during the preparation of the General Awareness Section. But, keep in mind not to digress much from the syllabus and waste time on unnecessary topics.

Candidates can check the RBI exam pattern in the linked article.

2. Be updated on current affairs and important events.

Aspirants must read any popular newspaper to stay updated with the day-to-day events happening around us. It boosts not only GK but also vocabulary and also lets the aspirants get into a habit of being consistent. Reading a newspaper daily will update aspirants with trending topics happening in India and around the world.

3. Read magazines and stay updated on National & International events.

The most significant advantage of reading a magazine is that it provides you with new knowledge on current events in politics, technology, and science in India and throughout the world. The language style usually used in magazines ensures that you actually find the content interesting, and you don’t even feel bored reading it. Also these are also one of the best ways to stay updated with trending topics and events.

4. Focus on important current affairs topics.

Aspirants must focus on important topics from current affairs, such as

• Economic events 
• Sports related updates
• Important Business events
• Government Schemes (Central and State)
• Bank related news
• Budget Allocations
• Acquisitions and Mergers
• Index and Reports (National &International)
• Science & Tech
• Summits and Conferences
• Important Appointments

5. Do not miss out on the static gk section.

Learning static GK can help you improve your overall test performance because the questions are real and direct. It helps applicants save time while studying for tests, which they may then use to prepare for difficult portions.

A substantial chunk of the GA section in the RBI Assistant Mains exam is devoted to current affairs and static GK questions solely. Keeping up with static GK also helps applicants sail comfortably through their interview rounds.

6. Practice the previous years’ questions.

Practising the previous year’s question papers needs to be taken seriously for RBI Assistant exam preparation. Aspirants must always value time and the importance of using it effectively. One such is solving previous years’ question papers. It helps them understand and analyse the RBI Assistant exam pattern better. Analyzing question papers from previous years will help us understand the following:

• The types of questions asked in the exam 
• Frequently asked questions

7. Work on time management skills.

Aspirants must try solving questions with a timer to gauge their pace and accuracy. This will help you a lot during the exam in real-time. Regular practice with a timer can boost your accuracy of getting maximum answers correct. 

8. Prepare notes while studying any topic.

Taking down notes can impact a lot on your memorization power. This helps you recollect events and updates during revision. Taking notes actively involves you in the learning process, and your mind is not distracted anywhere other than that concept. Therefore, aspirants must always take notes to recollect topics better and also to keep track of what they have covered or missed.

9. Attempt mock tests.

Aspirants often undermine the value of mock tests for the general awareness section and that leads to overconfidence and ultimately leads to a loss of marks. Taking mock tests and solving previous year’s papers might help you figure out which parts of the General awareness syllabus require additional attention. We all have our share of strengths and weaknesses. Solving such exam papers allows you to analyse your degree of preparation and work on your shortcomings. This allows you to manage your preparation time better.

To learn more about the RBI Assistant Syllabus, visit the linked article.

10. Stay calm and do not be overconfident if you have an optimal preparation strategy.

Aspirants often commit the mistake of being overconfident in this section. Therefore, it is a must to avoid any possible mistakes during the General awareness section and score optimal marks in this section, i.e. more than 35, to get a qualifying score overall.

 Out of 200 questions, 40 will be from the General Awareness segment. The General Awareness portion should not be overlooked because it is easier to get better scores in the GA section than in the other sections.

Furthermore, the General Awareness section can be a good opportunity for candidates who need more confidence in other areas. Following the pointers mentioned above will help you ace the GA part and become an RBI Assistant with flying colours.