The static part of banking awareness is mostly banking and the economy; history and geography get a smaller share than in SSC exams. The test names say so: General/Economy/Banking Awareness including RBI circulars in IBPS PO, General Awareness/ Economy/ Banking Knowledge in SBI PO, and General/Financial Awareness in the clerk exams. Questions keep returning to the RBI and its functions, monetary policy tools such as the repo rate, CRR and SLR, types of banks and accounts, NPAs, KYC, priority sector lending, payment systems such as UPI, NEFT and RTGS, regulators such as SEBI, IRDAI and PFRDA, development institutions such as NABARD and SIDBI, the Budget and the Economic Survey. RBI Grade B and NABARD Grade A go further, with full papers on Economic and Social Issues, and NABARD on Agriculture and Rural Development: agronomy, irrigation, animal husbandry, climate change and rural development schemes. Some static GK still appears: headquarters and heads of banks, currencies and capitals, and important days. This page gathers GK24's topic-wise GK notes for banking exams, in English and Hindi, in short facts and tables. Read one topic at a sitting, then take its topic quiz to see what you remember.
Which commodity recorded the highest percentage growth in rail freight loading in September 2026?
The correct answer is food grain, whose loading grew 25 per cent during September 2026, the steepest rise among the commodity groups listed by the Ministry of Railways.
Read the full explanation →How much freight did Indian Railways load in September 2026?
The Ministry of Railways reported that loading in September 2026 reached 135.35 million tonnes, which was 6.14 per cent higher than the same month a year earlier.
Read the full explanation →Under the Sevottam Scheme, how many officers have been trained over the last five financial years, according to the September 2026 CPGRAMS report for States and UTs?
The 50th CPGRAMS report on States and Union Territories states that 1,312 training courses were completed under the Sevottam Scheme over the last five financial years, training roughly 43,738 officers in grievance handling and service delivery.
Read the full explanation →Which State recorded the highest number of public grievance disposals in September 2026 under CPGRAMS?
The 50th CPGRAMS report on States and Union Territories records that Uttar Pradesh closed the largest number of cases in September 2026 at 45,970, far ahead of every other State.
Read the full explanation →How many grievances were redressed by Central Ministries and Departments in September 2026, as per the 53rd CPGRAMS monthly report?
The 53rd monthly CPGRAMS report brought out by DARPG for September 2026 puts the number of grievances closed by Central Ministries and Departments at 2,38,579 for the month.
Read the full explanation →If the Cash Reserve Ratio is lowered by the RBI, supply of money in the economy will :
A lower CRR means banks must park less money with the RBI, so they have more to lend, and lending creates more money.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following statements is not correct?
The G20 was formed in 1999, not 2001, as a forum of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. The Group of Twenty was set up in 1999 after the Asian financial crisis, so that finance ministers and central bank governors of major developed and emerging economies could meet regularly.
Read the full explanation →Suppose an Indian citizen makes an investment abroad and earns a positive return on her investment. Which of the following is correct?
Her return is earned outside India, so it is not in India's GDP, but it is earned by an Indian resident, so it counts in India's national income.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements about the Special Drawing Facility (SDF) : 1. It makes provision of short-term loans by the RBI to the State Governments/UT Governments against Government Securities. 2. Interest rate charged by the RBI on it is the same as Repo Rate. 3. It can be availed by the State Governments/UT Governments only after exhausting the normal Ways and Means Advances limit. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Special Drawing Facility is short-term, secured lending to States, but it is cheaper than the repo rate and comes before ordinary WMA, not after it.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following schemes focuses on developing modern infrastructure and optimizing supply chain from farm to retail in Indian agriculture sector?
It is the umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries for building modern infrastructure and an efficient supply chain from farm gate to retail outlet.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements about Ways and Means Advances (WMA) : 1. WMA is a provision in which the Reserve Bank of India provides long-term loans to the State Governments/UT Governments and Central Government. 2. WMA is a provision in which the Reserve Bank of India provides short-term loans to the State Governments/UT Governments and Central Government. 3. WMA was introduced in 1997. 4. Interest rate charged by the RBI on WMA is the same as the bank rate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Ways and Means Advances are short-term loans from the RBI, and the scheme began in 1997. Governments often spend before their receipts arrive.
Read the full explanation →The capacity building programme on urban service delivery at Mussoorie is organised by NCGG under which department?
The National Centre for Good Governance works under this department and organises the Capacity Building Programme on Urban Service Delivery for Civil Servants of Multiple Countries, held at Mussoorie from 12 to 23 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →BHASHINI-enabled language technologies have been integrated across how many government platforms?
BHASHINI, which serves as India's Language Digital Public Infrastructure, has had its language technologies built into that many government platforms, and these include more than 800 government websites, so option D names only the websites and not the full count of platforms.
Read the full explanation →Which BHASHINI platform provided real-time English to Spanish translation at the NCGG programme in Mussoorie?
During the ice-breaking session of the capacity building programme on urban service delivery, the Digital India BHASHINI Division deployed Shrutlekh to translate speech as it was spoken, working in both directions between English and Spanish so that delegates from Spanish-speaking countries could take part without a language barrier.
Read the full explanation →According to the Prime Minister's address, what was India's growth rate in the April-June quarter this year?
Speaking at the forum, the Prime Minister said India's growth rate in the April-June quarter of this year stood at that level, and he described the growth as resting on a strong base.
Read the full explanation →India became the first G20 nation to source 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuels. When did it reach this mark?
Under the Paris Agreement, India committed in 2015 to meeting 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030, and the Prime Minister told the forum that the country touched that level in November 2021 itself, nine years ahead of the deadline, becoming the first G20…
Read the full explanation →In which city was the Bloomberg New Economy Forum held when it came to India for the first time?
The Bloomberg New Economy Forum, which gathers business leaders, policymakers and delegates from many countries for discussions on the economy, technology, energy and global affairs, was held in India for the first time, and the Prime Minister addressed the gathering in the national capital.
Read the full explanation →In khadi spinning, one hank of yarn is equal to how much in length?
A hank is the unit in which a khadi spinner's work is measured, and one hank equals 840 yards of yarn in length and one pound by weight.
Read the full explanation →The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is a statutory body set up under an Act of which year?
KVIC is a statutory body established under the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of that year, and the Act is what gives the commission its mandate to plan, promote, facilitate, organise and assist village industries.
Read the full explanation →What were the sales of khadi and village industry products in 2025-26?
Sales of khadi and village industry products in 2025-26 reached this level, the highest ever recorded for the sector, with the count taken up to May 2026.
Read the full explanation →