Understanding the most important topics of General Awareness for the RBI Grade B exam allows you to prioritize them and better strategize your RBI Grade B current affairs preparation.
Furthermore, understanding the difficulty level of GA in the RBI Grade B exam allows you to set realistic target score for this section.
Below, we have provided the most important topics, difficulty level and topic-wise questions distribution of General Awareness for the RBI Grade Grade B exam.
General Awareness Analysis of RBI Grade B
We have analyzed the trend of the number of questions asked from each topic of GA in the RBI Grade B exams held from 2017 to 2023 to identify the difficulty level and most important topics.
Here is the RBI Grade B GA PYQ analysis.
| RBI Grade B GA Current Affairs PYQ Analysis | ||||||
| Number of Questions | ||||||
| Topics | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Phase 1 Specific GA* | 25 | 30 | 31 | 46 | 30 | 26 |
| Schemes | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ESI Current Affairs | 19 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Finance/RBI Notifications | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Reports | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phase 1 Specific GA*: It includes first in news, government initiatives, MOUs and agreements, partnerships and alliances, summits and conferences, etc.
| RBI Grade B GA Static PYQ Analysis | ||||||
| Number of Questions | ||||||
| Topics | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Finance Static | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESI Static | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International Organization | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Places in News | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Parks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Festivals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Location of lakes/waterfalls | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Location of headquarters | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Banking Awareness | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Countries/Capitals/Currencies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Location of Airports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Defence and Science & Tech. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Personalities in News | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Events – International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Events – National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Important Topics of General Awareness for RBI Grade B
Based on our analysis, here are the most, moderately, and least important GA topics for RBI Grade B 2024.
Most Important Topics of GA for RBI Grade B
- Government Schemes related to the syllabus which include schemes of Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social Justice, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Rural Development, etc.
- *ESI Current Affairs topics: Social Justice, Sustainable Development and Environmental Issues, Regional Economic Cooperation and Indian Agriculture.
- *Finance Current Affairs topic: Primary and Secondary Market, Recent/Key Development in Financial Sector, Fintech, Banking System in India.
- General Awareness topics: Sports, First in News, Science and Technology, Days in News, Banking and Finance, Government Initiatives
- Reports Mentioned in Syllabus: Trends and Progress of Banking in India, Financial Stability Report, Report on Currency and Finance, World Economic Outlook, World Development Report, RBI Annual Report and Union Budget and Economic Survey.
Moderately Important Topics of GA for RBI Grade B
- Reports: Released by National, International and Private Organizations related to the syllabus other than the reports mentioned above. Example: Reports released by WTO, IMF, Niti Aayog, FICCI, WHO, etc like World Malaria Report, Women Business and Law Index Report, etc.
- *ESI Current Affairs topics like the Indian Political System, Measurement of Growth.
- General Awareness topics like Appointments, Persons in News, MOUs and Agreements.
Least Important Topics of GA for RBI Grade B
- Reports related to Agriculture.
- Reports like Forbes 100 list, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Arm’s Report, etc.
- General Awareness topics like Places in News, Fairs and Festivals.
- Government Schemes related to the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Defence, etc.
*Current affairs based on these chapters are important and PYQ analysis is the best way to identify those.
Here, you can download the RBI Grade B PYQs from 2023 to 2019.
Download Solved RBI Grade B PYQs: 2023 to 2019
Difficulty Level of General Awareness (GA) for RBI Grade B
The table below contains the year-wise distribution of easy, moderate, and difficult questions out of the total number of GA questions from RBI Grade B exams held from 2017 to 2023.
| RBI Grade B GA Difficulty Level | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||
| Total Questions | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |
| Difficulty Level | Easy | 15 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 30 |
| Moderate | 40 | 35 | 31 | 40 | 45 | 42 | |
| Difficult | 25 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
Overall GA Difficulty Level of RBI Grade B
Here is the overall difficulty level of RBI Grade B GA:
- 2023: Moderate
- 2022: Easy to Moderate
- 2021: Easy to Moderate
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The ideal amount of study time depends on your strengths and weaknesses. Take RBI Grade B GA mock tests to pinpoint the topics in which you excel and those that require more focus. Allocate a significant portion of your study time to improve your weaker areas while maintaining your grasp on the stronger topics.
We are not suggesting any book here and providing the most effective resources for GA preparation.
1. Static GK: The Hindu ePaper
2. Reports: The Hindu ePaper
3. Schemes: Press Information Bureau Government of India
4. Finance Current Affairs: Livemint
5. ESI Current Affairs: The Hindu ePaper
6. RBI Notifications: RBI Website
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