{"id":674,"date":"2016-07-14T13:22:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T13:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/?p=674"},"modified":"2017-10-16T14:31:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T09:01:21","slug":"general-awareness-ibps-po-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cracku.in\/blog\/general-awareness-ibps-po-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"General Awareness for IBPS PO 2016 – 6 Must know tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

General Awareness is a key element for IBPS PO<\/a>. It is excluded from the prelims but has a significant weightage in mains exam as well as the interview. This article discusses the 6 most important points to note when preparing for General Awareness for IBPS PO.<\/p>\n

No all-in-one-book<\/strong><\/span>: Things would have been much easier with one book to prepare from. But unfortunately, inspite of the inordinate promises from textbook publishers, there is NO one book with all the general knowledge portion. Preparation for GK questions in IBPS involves reading through lots of books and magazines. Remember that reading through multiple books requires patience as well as judgment. You need to be patient when you don\u2019t find the required information in the given books. You have to exercise judgement to ensure you read only the important topics. Cracku is offering FREE daily tests for IBPS PO<\/a> which contain several General Awareness questions. Bookmark the link today!<\/p>\n

Read newspapers:<\/strong><\/span> Reading newspapers everyday is very essential to succeed in General Awareness for IBPS PO. News papers are the best source for current affairs, which is an important component of GK in exams. News channels also provide lots of General Awareness information within a short span of time. They are also current and presented in an easily absorb-able format.<\/p>\n

Practice from Old test papers<\/strong><\/span>: GK is like an ocean. We need to prepare strategically and ensure that we spend our time in a way that’s useful for the exam. Practicing from old test papers increases our sense of what is important for the exam. Also, you can get a lot of information on banking awareness by going through previous papers. Banking Awareness is an important part of General Awareness subject for IBPS PO exam. So, it is a good idea to practice from as many previous papers as you can before you start preparing for General Awareness. Make good notes of all important topics that you come across. It helps a great deal when you start revision of the topics. Cracku is providing 25 FREE previous years’ banking papers<\/a> with detailed solutions, which have lots of general awareness questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take a free Mock for IBPS PO (in the latest pattern)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Subscribe to an online study room<\/strong><\/span>: Staying on top of current affairs isn’t everything. Online study rooms are important for General Awareness as they are a very good source of static general knowledge. ie. facts that don’t change over a period of time.<\/p>\n

For example: “When was Taj Mahal built?” is a static question as the answer can’t change with time. “Who is the Prime Minister of India?” is a dynamic question. The answer changes every 5 years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A good study room provides information on all static gk topics of importance like:<\/p>\n