Introduction
SBI PO 2019 - Main Examination, Objective Tests conducted in online Mode, has: a duration of 3 hours, 4 Sections, a total of 155 questions, a Maximum score of 200 marks, and, is followed by a Descriptive Test (English language) for a duration of 30 minutes. The 4 Sections are timed: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and English language. The section wise details are as shown below.
The Objective Tests are followed by a Descriptive Paper (Letter Writing + Essay Writing). There is a Negative marking in SBI PO General Economy Banking Awareness Main exam and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates must clear the cut-off in all the sections to qualify for the Group Exercises & Interview.
Pattern
| S.No. | Name of Test | Number of Questions | Mark | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | Total Max. Marks 200 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 45 minutes | |
| 3 | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 35 minutes | |
| 4 | English Language | 35 | 40 minutes | |
| Total | 155 | 3 Hours |
Syllabus
| Banking/Economy/Finance Awareness | Current Affairs | Static GK |
|---|---|---|
| News related to Reserve Bank of India | National | Important dates |
| Banking Awareness | International | Business and Economy |
| Financial Awareness (Union Budget/ Railway Budget) | Awards | Countries and their capital & currency |
| Economics News | Sports | Art & Culture |
| Budget | Defense | Books and authors |
| Railway budget | Summits | Sports |
| Economic survey | Appointment | Roles and functions of institutions like RBI |
| NABARD, SIDBI, and related organizations | Marketing: Basics of Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Market Segmentation etc. | |
| Currencies of various countries | Politics | |
| International Trade | ||
| Acquisitions and Deals | ||
| New Policies and Pacts | ||
| Trade Deficits | ||
| Exchange Rate | ||
| GDP growth of various countries | ||
| Banking related facts |
Note: Penalty for Wrong Answers.
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Samples
Q1. ___________ is vested with the responsibility of conducting monetary policy.
- (a) RBI
(b) SBI
(c) NABARD
(d) SIDBI
(e) Finance Ministry
- (a) May 2013
(b) May 2014
(c) May 2015
(d) May 2016
(e) May 2012
- (a) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
(b) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
(c) Securitization Act 2002
(d) FEMA
(e) Banking Ombudsman Scheme
- (a) 1991
(b) 1995
(c) 1990
(d) 2002
(e) 2006
- (a) International
(b) Institute
(c) Investment
(d) Indian
(e) Increase
- (a) Indian Banks' Allocation
(b) Indian Banks' Association
(c) Institute Banks' Association
(d) Indian Banks' Assembly
(e) Indian Billing Association
- (a) 7.00%
(b) 6.25%
(c) 6.50%
(d) 6.75%
(e) None of the above
- (a) Repo Rate
(b) Reverse Repo Rate
(c) Bank Rate
(d) Marginal Standing Facility Rate
(e) Cash Reserve Ratio
- (a) Indian Government
(b) President of India
(c) Chief Justice of India
(d) Reserve Bank of India
(e) Finance Ministry
- (a) 20
(b) 19
(c) 18
(d) 17
(e) 16
- (a) 1946
(b) 1955
(c) 1934
(d) 1921
(e) 1961
- (a) Assist and provide common services to members.
(b) Promote sound and progressive banking principles and practices.
(c) Co-ordinate and co-operate on procedural, legal, technical, administration, professional matters.
(d) Build Image of banking industry through publicity and public relations.
(e) All of the above
- (a) 4 percent
(b) 3 percent
(c) 5 percent
(d) 2 percent
(e) None of the above
- (a) Customer Price Index
(b) Consumer Price Index
(c) Consumer Product Index
(d) Consumer Price Indian
(e) Custom Price Index
- (a) The Government of India on policy related issues
(b) Industry unions on wage negotiations and improving industrial relations
(c) Foreign counterparts to widen the horizon and perspectives
(d) Members to encourage inter-bank co-operation and co-ordination
(e) All of the above
Q1. What is P in APBS?
Answer: Payment (Aadhaar Payment Bridge System)
Q2. As per report of SIPRI, India’s military expenditure in 2016 grew by?
Answer: 8.5%
Q3. For 2017-18, target of digital transactions through UPI, USSD, Aadhar, IMPS?
Answer: 2,500 crore digital transactions
Q4. Fiscal deficit target for 2017-18 pegged at ______ % of GDP?
Answer: 3.2%
Q5. Kavinder Singh, Satish Kumar related to sports?
Answer: Boxing
Q6. Cheque written by drawer and dated at some point in past is called?
Answer: Ante-dated cheque
Q7. As per RBI norms on small banks, initial promoter stake for first 5 years should not be less than?
Answer: 40%
Q8. As per GST regime, an offense of tax evasion is slated to be a non-baliable offense if amount exceeds?
Answer: Rs 5 crore
Q9. MSF is window of banks… S in MSF?
Answer: Marginal Standing Facility
Q10. C in PCA?
Answer: prompt corrective action
Q1. Eminent personality Raees Khan died recently. He was famous ______________.
- (a) Classical Singer
(b) Kathak Dancer
(c) Sitar Player
(d) Shehnai Player
(e) Music Director
- (a) China
(b) Chile
(c) Japan
(d) India
(e) Sri Lanka
- (a) Microsoft
(b) Oracle
(c) IBM
(d) SAP
(e) QuickHeal
- (a) 7.2 and 7.7
(b) 7.1 and 7.6
(c) 7.0 and 7.8
(d) 7.3 and 7.4
(e) 7.0 and 7.3
- (a) Integrated
(b) Information
(c) Import
(d) Industrial
(e) Investment
- (a) Olive Tortoise
(b) Olly Turtle
(c) King Kong Turtle
(d) Steady Turtle
(e) Purple Turtle
- (a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Himachal Pradesh
- (a) Reliance Comm.
(b) Vodafone India
(c) TATA
(d) Idea
(e) Bharti Airtel
- (a) Scarlett Johansson
(b) Johnny Depp
(c) Mila Kunis
(d) Emma Watson
(e) Jannifer Aniston
- (a) Takehiko Nakao
(b) Ban Ki Moon
(c) Christine Lagarde
(d) Sung San Ki
(e) Adams Pattinson