SBI Clerk 2020: Important General Awareness (GA) Questions & Answers for Mains Exam based on Syllabus
State Bank of India (SBI) is going to conduct the SBI Clerk Mains 2020 exam on 31 October for the recruitment of around 8000 vacancies of Clerk (Junior Associates) in the bank. It is the right time for the candidates to prepare well for the SBI Clerk Mains exam and target for scoring high marks in the bank exam. In this article, we have shared the most important General and Financial Awareness questions that have high chances to be asked in the upcoming mains exam. Go through the SBI Clerk General Awareness questions given below along with answers and be sure about the types of questions that will be asked in the exam.
The General and Financial Awareness Section is one of the high scoring sections of the SBI Clerk Mains exam. The SBI Clerk Mains General Awareness section tests candidates knowledge of general awareness, banking awareness and latest current affairs related to India and the world. Thorough preparation and practice can help candidates attempt the general awareness section of the Mains exam with high accuracy and in less time. This will negate the chances of inviting the negative marking and thus will fetch you good marks in the SBI Clerk Mains 2020 exam.
Before going through the expected general awareness questions, lets first have a look at the exam pattern of the SBI Clerk Mains 2020 exam:
| Name of Test |
Total Questions |
Total Marks |
Time |
| General/Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
| General English |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
50 |
60 |
45 minutes |
| Total |
190 |
200 |
2 hours 40 minutes |
- In General/Financial Awareness section, a total of 50 multiple choice questions will be asked
- Each question will be of 1 mark
- There is negative marking of 1/3rd marks or 0.25 marks
- Time duration for this section is 35 minutes
SBI Clerk Mains General Awareness Questions 2019
SBI Clerk Mains General/Financial Awareness Questions 2020
1. Who is the Chief of Defence Staff of India?
a) Manoj Mukund
b) Bipin Rawat
c) Karambir Singh
d) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
Answer. (b) Bipin Rawat
2. Who was appointed as the RBI Deputy Governor in January 2020?
a) Michael Debabrata Patra
b) N. S. Vishwanathan
c) M. K. Jain
d) B.P. Kanungo
Answer. (a) Michael Debabrata Patra
3. Which Article of Indian Constitution has provision for Financial Emergency?
a) Article 352
b) Article 370
c) Article 360
d) Article 35A
Answer. (c) Article 360
4. Who is the Chairman of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
a) Rahul Johri
b) Jay Shah
c) Shashank Manohar
d) Sourav Ganguly
Answer. (d) Sourav Ganguly
5. Who was awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020?
a) Naseeruddin Shah
b) Amitabh Bachchan
c) Asha Parekh
d) Rekha
Answer. (b) Amitabh Bachchan
6. Who was appointed as the CEO of YES Bank in 2020?
a) Prashant Kumar
b) Rana Kapoor
c) Ravneet Gill
d) Sunil Mehta
Answer. (a) Prashant Kumar
7. 3rd May is celebrated as:
a) World Press Freedom Day
b) World Intellectual Property Day
c) International Day of Light
d) World TB Day
Answer. (a) World Press Freedom Day
8. RBI’s Mega Bank Consolidation Plan of Merger of 10 banks into 4 came effective from which date?
a) 1 January 2020
b) 1 March 2020
c) 31 March 2020
d) 1 April 2020
Answer. (d) 1 April 2020
9. When was the first ever case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) reported?
a) October 2019
b) December 2019
c) January 2020
d) February 2020
Answer. (b) December 2019
10. Which of the following has been announced as worst ever crisis after World War 2 by UN Chief?
a) Global Recession
b) COVID-19
c) Amazon Rainforest wildfires
d) None of the above
Answer. (b) COVID-19
11. Where are the headquarters of National Development Bank (NDB) located?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Belgium
d) India
Answer. (b) China
12. Who was appointed as the Chief of Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 2020?
a) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
b) Lalji Tandon
c) Kamal Nath
d) Jyotiraditya Scindia
Answer. (a) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
13. Which organization monitors the flow of agriculture credit or arrange agricultural credit in India?
a) NABARD
b) SIDBI
c) RBI
d) SEBI
Answer. (a) NABARD
14. Which organisation prints Re 1 currency notes in India?
a) RBI
b) SEBI
c) Ministry of Finance
d) NITI Aayog
Answer. (c) Ministry of Finance
15. What does 'P' stands for in PFRDA?
a) Pension
b) Provident
c) Payment
d) Passbook
Answer. (a) Pension