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SBI Clerk General/Financial Awareness Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General/Financial Awareness as it is examined in SBI Clerk. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the General/Financial Awareness deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Budget: What FRBM target does the government aim for regarding the fiscal deficit, and what does FRBM stand for?
FRBM = Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003. It was enacted to institutionalise fiscal discipline; it targets reducing the fiscal deficit to sustainable levels (originally 3% of GDP).
Budget: What is the difference between Revenue Expenditure and Capital Expenditure?
Revenue Expenditure does not create assets or reduce liabilities (e.g., salaries, interest, subsidies); Capital Expenditure creates assets or reduces liabilities (e.g., building roads, buying machinery, loan repayment).
Country Capitals and Currencies: What are the capital and currency of Japan?
Capital: Tokyo; Currency: Japanese Yen.
Country Capitals and Currencies: What are the capital and currency of Switzerland?
Capital: Bern; Currency: Swiss Franc.
Country Capitals and Currencies: What are the capital and currency of Bangladesh?
Capital: Dhaka; Currency: Bangladeshi Taka.
Country Capitals and Currencies: What are the capital and currency of South Africa (legislative/judicial/executive seats)?
Currency: South African Rand. It has three capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial).
Country Capitals and Currencies: What are the capital and currency of Saudi Arabia?
Capital: Riyadh; Currency: Saudi Riyal.
Country Capitals and Currencies: What are the capital and currency of Russia?
Capital: Moscow; Currency: Russian Ruble (Rouble).
Important Days: On what date is World Savings Day / World Thrift Day observed, relevant to banking?
World Savings Day (World Thrift Day) is observed on 31 October to promote the importance of saving money.
Important Days: On what date is International Day of Banks observed by the UN?
The International Day of Banks is observed on 4 December, recognising the role of banks and multilateral development banks in financing sustainable development.
Important Days: On what date is World Consumer Rights Day observed?
World Consumer Rights Day is observed on 15 March.
Important Days: On what date is World Health Day observed and by which organisation?
World Health Day is observed on 7 April, marking the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948.
Important Days: On what date is International Yoga Day observed?
International Day of Yoga is observed on 21 June, first celebrated in 2015 after a proposal by India at the UN.
Important Days: On what date is National Statistics Day observed in India and in whose honour?
National Statistics Day is observed on 29 June in honour of Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis, the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute.
Books and Authors: Who wrote the influential economics book 'The Wealth of Nations'?
Adam Smith, the 'Father of Economics', published 'The Wealth of Nations' in 1776.
Books and Authors: Who authored 'The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money'?
John Maynard Keynes, the founder of Keynesian economics, published it in 1936.
Books and Authors: Who wrote the autobiography 'Wings of Fire'?
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (co-authored with Arun Tiwari).
Books and Authors: Who authored 'The Argumentative Indian' and won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998?
Amartya Sen, who won the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on welfare economics.
Awards and Honours: What are India's highest civilian award and highest gallantry (military) award in peacetime, respectively?
The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award; the Param Vir Chakra (wartime) and Ashoka Chakra (peacetime) are the highest gallantry awards.
Awards and Honours: What is the order of precedence of the four Indian civilian awards?
Bharat Ratna, followed by Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri (in descending order).
Awards and Honours: What is the highest award in the field of literature in India, and who confers it?
The Jnanpith Award (Gyanpith) is the highest literary honour in India, conferred by the Bharatiya Jnanpith for outstanding contribution to Indian literature.
Sports: How many players are on the field per team in cricket, hockey, and kabaddi, respectively?
Cricket: 11 players; Field Hockey: 11 players; Kabaddi: 7 players per team on the field.
Sports: With which sports are the terms 'Bunker', 'Birdie', and 'Eagle' associated?
All three terms are associated with Golf ('Bunker' is a sand hazard; 'Birdie' is one under par; 'Eagle' is two under par).
Sports: The Durand Cup, Santosh Trophy, and Ranji Trophy are associated with which Indian sports?
Durand Cup - Football; Santosh Trophy - Football; Ranji Trophy - Cricket (domestic first-class).
What this deck covers
The General/Financial Awareness deck follows the SBI Clerk General/Financial Awareness syllabus — 4 chapters and 13 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.5 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 102 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
General/Financial Awareness flashcards FAQ
How many General/Financial Awareness flashcards are in this SBI Clerk deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these SBI Clerk flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the General/Financial Awareness cards cover?
They follow the SBI Clerk General/Financial Awareness syllabus — 4 chapters and 13 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.