Banking | Bank of Baroda PO
Bank of Baroda PO sets 40 Banking Awareness questions for 40 marks in the Online Examination, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.
Almost pure recall, and almost pure current affairs: RBI policy, regulatory changes, financial terms and the institutions behind them. A little every day, anchored to the actual RBI and PIB releases, is worth far more than a fact sheet read once.
How much Banking Awareness is worth in each Bank of Baroda PO stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Examination | 40 | 40 | 35 min | 26% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the Bank of Baroda PO pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.
Banking institutions · solved example
The registered head office of Bank of Baroda is located in which city?
Solution
Bank of Baroda's registered head office is in Vadodara (formerly Baroda), Gujarat, where the bank was founded in 1908; its corporate office is in Mumbai.
Deposit insurance · solved example
Under DICGC cover, what is the maximum amount insured per depositor per bank?
Solution
The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) insures bank deposits up to Rs 5 lakh per depositor per bank, a limit raised from Rs 1 lakh in 2020.
Monetary policy · solved example
The repo rate is the rate at which:
Solution
The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends short-term funds to commercial banks against government securities. The rate at which the RBI borrows from banks is the reverse repo rate.
International · solved example
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are associated with which institution?
Solution
SDRs are an international reserve asset created by the IMF to supplement member countries' official reserves.
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Bank of Baroda PO Recurring recruitment sets 40 Banking Awareness questions for 40 marks in the Online Examination.
Yes. Bank of Baroda PO deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, Banking Awareness included, so unsure guesses cost you. One fourth of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer in the objective sections. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.
The Bank of Baroda PO syllabus lists Banking and financial awareness, RBI, monetary policy and regulators, Government schemes and the Union Budget, Indian economy and current affairs, Static general knowledge. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.
Every Banking Awareness question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the Bank of Baroda PO mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.