Strategy to prepare GA section for LIC Assistant Main 2019 Exam

Name of tests	No. of Ques.	Duration	Min. Qual Marks (SC/ST/PWD)	Min. Qual Marks (Other)
General English	40	30 mins	14	16
Hindi Language	40	30 mins	14	16
Quantitative Aptitude	40	30 mins	14	16
Reasoning Ability and Computer Ability	40	30 mins	14	16
General/Financial Awareness	40	30 mins	14	16
Total	200 ques.	150 mins	-	-

Eastern/South Central/Southern

Name of tests	No. of Ques.	Duration	Min. Qual Marks (SC/ST/PWD)	Min. Qual Marks (Other)
General English	40	35 mins	18	20
General/Financial Awareness	50	35 mins	14	16
Quantitative Aptitude	50	40 mins	18	20
Reasoning Ability and Computer Ability	60	40 mins	22	24
Total	200 ques.	150 mins	-	-

Some Important points about the exam pattern: • The candidates have to qualify each of the tests
• There will be a penalty for every wrong answer in the objective tests for the main examination. 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
• The preliminary exam is of qualifying nature, .i.e., marks obtained here (Phase I) will not be added for the selection and the final selection will be based on the marks obtained by a candidate in Main Examination (Phase II). The General/Financial Awareness section comprises of 40 questions in the exam of North Central Zone and 50 questions in the other zones. The good thing is that you have got sectional timing in this exam. It happens sometimes that you forget things, events, etc related to Current affairs. So, here you have got sufficient time to recall things. if you score very good in this section, you can improve and get a good overall score in the exam and remain ahead of all your competitors. In this article, we are going to share some useful tips and strategies to prepare this section well. If you follow these preparation tips, you will definitely score better in the exam. As we all know, the General Awareness section in any competitive exam comprises of 3 major sections:

• Banking Awareness
• Static Awareness
• Daily Current Affairs

Now we will discuss these sub-topics one by one:

Banking Awareness:

This section consists of information and events from the Banking industry. This can be best understood by following points:

• New initiatives by banks or government
• Latest bi-monthly policy and its impact on people
• History of the Banking System in India
• Details related to ATM, cheques, Loans, Primary ad Secondary, etc

Some important links to prepare this section are as below:

Static Banking Awareness

Banking Awareness Quiz

Current Affairs:

This is a very important section. You need to prepare this section on a daily basis. Jott down all the important points separately and revise them on a daily basis. Some important tips to prepare this section are mentioned below:

Important Points:

• Make a habit of daily reading a newspaper and noting down important points
• Start your preparation for the Mains exam at the earliest
• Taking into consideration the recently held mains exams, the current affairs are asked from the last 5-6 months.

Source for preparation:

It becomes very crucial to study from the right source only for any competitive exam. Considering this we are suggesting some below-mentioned sources:

Other important sources are as follows -

• Daily GK Update
• Quizzes based on Current Affairs, Banking & Static GK
• Newspapers - Students should make a habit of reading a newspaper daily. Reading the newspaper will give you many advantages. You will develop a sense of reading fast and that will help you in solving the English section also
• Monthly Digest PDF
• Weekly One-liner PDF
• You should also make your own notes. daily read the newspaper and jot down important points and revise them rigorously
• Make separate notes for topics like Important National events, International events, Sports, Awards, New Appointments, Resignations, Promotions, Obituaries, etc. This way it will become easy to learn these facts.

Further, below are some important links to help you out in your preparation:

Daily GK Quiz

Weekly One-liners

Monthly Digests

Current Awareness Notes

Static Awareness:

In this subsection, the information and facts that generally do not change with time i.e. static in nature. Components of this sub-section are given below:

• Capitals and currencies of the countries which are in the news for any reason
• Names and authors of books which are recently released
• Places where the International events are to be held
• Headquarters and Chairpersons of the major Organizations
• Newly appointed Chief Ministers/Governors
• Players which are in the news
• Place of National Parks, wildlife sanctuaries, airports, etc
• Learn important days, dates and their themes
• Award events, sports events, etc

Practice a daily Static quiz to update your knowledge. Go through the previous year's papers to know the type of questions asked from this topic. Click below the link to Static GK Notes and quiz.

Static GK Notes

Static GK Quiz