SBI CBO General Awareness Questions
SBI CBO General Awareness: The SBI Circle-Based Officer exam will be held in January 2024. With a total of 5447 vacancies out, candidates should make sure to check out the opportunity and apply if they are eligible. The last day to apply is today, 12th December, and candidates can apply here. This blog will help you understand the topics to tackle and cover for the SBI CBO General Awareness section.
SBI CBO GA – Exam Pattern and Syllabus
Before getting into the detailed breakdown of the general awareness section for the SBI CBO exam, let’s understand the exam pattern and syllabus of the exam. These are covered in this section below.
SBI CBO Exam Pattern
The total time duration for SBI CBO Online test is 2 hours and 30 minutes. Check the section-wise exam pattern for the online examination below.
SBI CBO Online test
The exam pattern for the SBI CBO online test is as follows-
| Name of Test | No of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 30 mins |
| Banking Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 40 mins |
| General Awareness/Economy | 30 | 30 | 30 mins |
| Computer Aptitude | 20 | 20 | 20 mins |
| Total | 120 | 120 | 2 hours |
SBI CBO Descriptive test
The descriptive test will test the candidate’s ability to write long-form content. The type of questions will be as given below.
| Descriptive Test | No of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| Letter Writing | 1 | 25 | 30 min |
| Essay-250 words on banking related | 1 | 25 | |
| Total | 2 | 50 | 30 min |
Penalty for Wrong Answers: There will be no penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question too.
SBI CBO Syllabus
The exam for SBI CBO consists of 4 subjects – English, Banking Knowledge, Computer Aptitude, General/Economic Awareness. Here the SBI CBO syllabus 2023 is tabulated below.
| English Language | Banking Knowledge | General Awareness/Economy | Computer Aptitude |
| Cloze Test Reading Comprehension Spotting Errors Sentence Improvement Sentence Correction Para Jumbles Fill in the Blanks Para/Sentence Completion Grammar Vocabulary Word Association | Latest Banking updates Important banking concepts Government schemes related to Banking sector Monetary Policy Types of money and measures of money supply Financial institutions and Financial regulators in India Currency circulation and management Financial inclusion | Financial Awareness Current Affairs General Knowledge Static Awareness Banking and Financial Awareness Preventive Vigilance Legal Issues | Internet Memory Keyboard Shortcuts Computer Abbreviation Microsoft Office Computer Hardware Computer Software Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies Networking Operating System Basic of Logic Gates |
SBI CBO General Awareness – Weightage
The first thing to understand about the GA section for SBI CBO is it is covered under two sections-
- Banking Knowledge
- General Awareness/Knowledge
From the exam pattern, we can see that this constitutes 70 marks out of the total 120. This is more than half the paper in its weightage. The importance of these two sections cannot be overstated. Hence, it is necessary to cover these sections as thoroughly as possible during your preparation so that you can easily score high on these two sections. The first step to preparing is knowing what to prepare so here are the likely topics from where SBI CBO General Awareness questions can be asked.
SBI CBO General Awareness – Banking Awareness Topics
The topics stated below are all based on the previous year’s papers. This not only narrows down the target topics but also emphasizes their importance for the SBI CBO exam in particular. Since these have been tested before, you can be assured that questions will be asked about these topics again. Here are the SBI CBO Banking Awareness topics tested in previous year papers:
- RBI Monetary Policy and PSL
- NPA, SMA, and IBC (Wilful defaulter, Lien Concept)
- Basel Norms and PCA
- Types of account (Basic and Advanced)
- Types of Cheque and Positive Pay System
- Payment system: UPI, IMPS, BHIM
- Types of Risks in the Banking Sector
- SBI in News
- Collaterals and Types of Loans
SBI CBO General Awareness – Current Affairs Topics
The following are the top 5 current affairs topics for SBI CBO that you have to make sure to prepare. As these topics are based on the previous year, this means, these are important and will be tested again.
- RBI Circulars in the Last 6 Months
- Other Regulatory Bodies in News
- Government Schemes
- News of National and International Importance: Summits, MoUs
- Banking, Finance, and Business News
SBI CBO GA Questions – Video Analysis
Check out the video analysis by our current affairs and general knowledge expert faculty Aditya Sir.
SBI CBO General Awareness – Frequently Asked Questions
A1. SBI CBO has 40 questions of 40 marks from banking awareness and knowledge.
A2. There are 30 questions from the general awareness section for SBI CBO.
A3. SBI CBO has only one exam stage – the online test. It has a total of 120 questions for 120 marks.
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