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General Awareness for IBPS PO Mains 2023

General Awareness for IBPS PO Mains 2023: The IBPS PO Mains 2023 will be on 5th November 2023. Currently, candidates must be preparing for the IBPS PO Prelims 2023 which will be on 23rd and 30th September 2023. This article will provide a guide to prepare for the General Awareness section in IBPS PO Mains 2023. You can understand the previous year’s questions, their difficulty, and what you can expect for this year’s GA section as well.

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General Awareness for IBPS PO Mains 2023 – Overview

Candidates interested in taking the IBPS PO 2023 exam should register for the same, as the date of application has been extended to 28 August 2023. Candidates can find further details below.

Particulars	Details
Exam Name	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer Examination (IBPS PO)
Conducting Authority	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Exam Level	National
Frequency	Annually
Exam Mode	Online
Vacancy	3049
Online Registration Dates	Start: 1st August 2023 Ends: 28th August 2023
Selection Process	Preliminary, Main, and Interview
Educational Qualification	Graduate in any discipline.
Notification Status	Released
Official Website	ibps.in

IBPS PO Mains 2023 Exam Pattern

The General Awareness section is a part of the IBPS PO Mains exam. Candidates can find the exam pattern for IBPS PO Mains 2023 below-

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Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Version of Tests	Time	Type of Test
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude Section A Section B	45	60	English & Hindi	60 minutes	Objective
General/ Economy / Banking Awareness	40	40	English & Hindi	35 minutes
English Language Section A Section B	35	40	English	40 minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation Section A Section B	35	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes
TOTAL	155	200		3 Hours
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)	2	25	English	30 minutes	Descriptive
GRAND TOTAL		225		3 Hours 30 minutes

As seen from the table above, the GA section makes up 40 marks of the paper with 40 questions. Candidates should also remember that there’s a 0.25 negative mark for each wrong answer.

IBPS PO General Awareness Syllabus

Candidates should also check the General Awareness syllabus for IBPS PO Mains. This will help understand the overall topics that will be covered and tested and will make it easier to narrow down the key focus areas.

Financial Awareness
Current Affairs
General Knowledge
Static Awareness
Sports News
Superlatives – India & World
Science and Tech related to current events
Important Days
Govt. Schemes
Important Appointments
Economic current affairs
Important Bank
Economic and Corporate Appointments
Bank names, headquarters, and Chairpersons
Annual Budget
Economic Survey
Important Awards & Honours
Important Days

General Awareness for IBPS PO Mains 2023 – IBPS PO 2022

First, let’s get a brief idea about the General Awareness section in IBPS PO Mains 2022. The exam was held on 26th November 2022. The following points will tell you more about the exam and the GA section in particular.

Level – Easy
Most questions were from Current Affairs, particularly from June-October 2022.

Now for candidates to prepare for the IBPS PO Mains GA 2023, starting your General Awareness, especially Current Affairs preparation from June to October will be great. If you’re already preparing, extend it a bit to include Current Affairs from April 2023.

How to Prepare for General Awareness for IBPS PO Mains 2023

Candidates should first know the different topics included in General Awareness.

As you can see, the General Awareness section consists of three distinct parts – Current Affairs, Banking Awareness, and Static GK.

In IBPS PO 2022, the question breakdown was as follows:

Current Affairs	Banking Awareness	Static GK
34	4	2

Important Topics to Cover for GA for IBPS PO Mains 2023

Candidates should make sure to thoroughly cover the following topics and their related areas.

Government Schemes (State or GOI)
- Amrit Dharohar
- MISHTI
- PM PRANAM
- Deen Dayal Antyoday Yojna (DAY) – National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM)
- Gem Portal
- MAHIR Scheme
States in the news (Schemes and News of National Importance)
International News (India or India-related)
News related to Banking and the Economy
Appointments and Resignations (More important for Banking Field)
Summits – G20, SCO, BRICS, ASEAN, SAARC, BISMTEC
Maharatna, Navratna, and Miniratna
The rank of Indians in different Index
Budget 2023 and Static Budget
RBI and RBI in News
Business Acquisition and Merger
UPI recent news and CDBC News
Fine imposed by RBI, SEBI, and CCI
Awards, Inaugurations, and City Renaming