Mains - General, Economy and Banking Awareness (50Q/60M/35min) — IBPS…
Mains - General, Economy and Banking Awareness (50Q/60M/35min) for IBPS PO (Probationary Officer / Management Trainee) - CRP PO/MT-XVI: all 23 topics, with study resources and previous year questions…
Topics in Mains - General, Economy and Banking Awareness (50Q/60M/35min)
- Banking Awareness — Types of banks, banking structure, banking products, deposits, loans and advances
- Reserve Bank of India — Functions, monetary policy, policy rates, regulation and supervision
- RBI Circulars — Recent circulars, master directions, regulatory changes and customer-service guidelines
- Monetary Policy — Repo rate, SDF, MSF, CRR, SLR, liquidity and inflation management
- Financial Institutions — RBI, NABARD, SIDBI, SEBI, IRDAI, PFRDA, EXIM Bank and NHB
- Banking Regulation — Banking Regulation Act, RBI Act and major regulatory provisions
- Financial Awareness — Financial markets, money market, capital market, bonds, securities and mutual funds
- Economy — GDP, inflation, unemployment, fiscal deficit, balance of payments and economic growth
- Government Schemes — Financial inclusion, insurance, pension, employment and welfare schemes
- Union Budget — Major allocations, fiscal targets, tax announcements and banking-related measures
- Economic Survey — Economic indicators, growth projections and sector-wise findings
- Digital Banking — Internet banking, mobile banking, digital lending and neo-banking
- Digital Payments — UPI, IMPS, NEFT, RTGS, AePS, BBPS, cards and digital wallets
- FinTech — Digital lending, account aggregators, regulatory sandbox and financial technology
- Banking Technology — Core banking, API banking, blockchain, artificial intelligence and cloud banking
- Cybersecurity — Phishing, malware, data protection, digital fraud and safe banking practices
- Non-Performing Assets — NPA classification, provisioning, recovery and stressed assets
- Basel Norms — Capital adequacy, risk management and Basel framework
- Priority-Sector Lending — Categories, targets and sub-targets
- Financial Inclusion — Jan Dhan Yojana, Business Correspondents, small finance banks and payment banks
- International Organisations — IMF, World Bank, ADB, AIIB, WTO and important international reports
- Current Affairs — National and international current events
- Static Banking Awareness — Bank headquarters, taglines, mergers and important banking terminology
Other IBPS PO (Probationary Officer / Management Trainee) - CRP PO/MT-XVI sections
- Prelims - English Language (30Q/30M/20min)
- Prelims - Quantitative Aptitude (35Q/30M/20min)
- Prelims - Reasoning Ability (35Q/40M/20min)
- Mains - Reasoning (40Q/60M/45min)
- Mains - English Language (40Q/20M/35min)
- Mains - Data Analysis and Interpretation (40Q/60M/45min)
- Mains - Descriptive Paper: Essay and Comprehension (2Q/25M/30min)