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Banking GK Questions 2026

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.

Banking GK Questions with Answers

Q4161.EconomyMedium

Which category of enterprises will receive the majority of the allocation from the SME Growth Fund?

  1. A.Early-stage technology startups
  2. B.Micro enterprises in rural areas
  3. C.Small and medium manufacturing enterprises
  4. D.Export houses and trading firms
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Correct answer: C. Small and medium manufacturing enterprises

The approval states that the majority of the allocation from the fund will go to small and medium enterprises focused on manufacturing, and that enterprises operating in industrial clusters in Tier-II and Tier-III cities will also be considered.

Q4162.EconomyMedium

Through which kind of vehicle will the SME Growth Fund make its investments?

  1. A.A public sector bank
  2. B.An Alternative Investment Fund
  3. C.A sovereign wealth fund
  4. D.A regional rural bank
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Correct answer: B. An Alternative Investment Fund

Under the approved scheme the Government of India will provide its aggregate commitment of Rs 10,000 crore to an Alternative Investment Fund established within the SME Growth Fund framework, and that fund will take direct equity positions in small and medium enterprises.

Q4163.EconomyEasy

How much has the Union Cabinet committed towards the establishment of the SME Growth Fund?

  1. A.Rs 5,000 crore
  2. B.Rs 7,500 crore
  3. C.Rs 10,000 crore
  4. D.Rs 25,000 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 10,000 crore

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved an aggregate commitment of this size by the Government of India towards setting up the SME Growth Fund, and the money will be placed in an Alternative Investment Fund raised under the fund framework.

Q4164.EconomyMedium

Which of the following was NOT among the areas the council deliberated upon at its first meeting?

  1. A.Research and development, including new-age fibres and technical textiles
  2. B.Exports and market access
  3. C.Minimum support price for sugarcane
  4. D.Investment, skilling and sustainability
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Correct answer: C. Minimum support price for sugarcane

The council took up five areas: production and productivity, covering capacity addition, modernisation and cost competitiveness across fibre, yarn, fabric, processing and apparel; research and development, including industry and research linkages, new-age fibres and technical textiles; exports and market access, covering diversification of products and markets and the quality, compliance…

Q4165.EconomyEasy

At which venue was the first meeting of the Development Council for Textile Industry held?

  1. A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  2. B.Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
  3. C.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
  4. D.Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
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Correct answer: C. Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

The Development Council for Textile Industry held its first meeting there on 6 October 2026, chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles, with senior officers of the ministry, industry associations, export promotion councils, research associations, state governments and sector experts in attendance.

Q4166.EconomyMedium

Who chaired the first meeting of the Development Council for Textile Industry?

  1. A.The Union Minister of Textiles
  2. B.The Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
  3. C.The Chairman of the Cotton Corporation of India
  4. D.The Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog
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Correct answer: B. The Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

The council met for the first time at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi under her chairpersonship, and in her address she stressed that textiles and apparel are among the largest employment generators and export earners for the country and called for a whole-of-value-chain approach to production, innovation and global market…

Q4167.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The IndOBIS portal, discussed at a workshop alongside the curtain raiser, supports research under which mission?

  1. A.Deep Ocean Mission
  2. B.National Mission on Himalayan Studies
  3. C.National Supercomputing Mission
  4. D.Blue Revolution Mission
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Correct answer: A. Deep Ocean Mission

IndOBIS, which stands for the Indian Ocean Biodiversity Information System, was developed to augment the biodiversity research being carried out under that mission, and its stakeholder engagement workshop ran as a parallel event to the ESTIC curtain raiser at the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology in Kochi.

Q4168.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Where and when will ESTIC 2026 be held?

  1. A.Kochi, from 10 to 12 September 2026
  2. B.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from 27 to 29 October 2026
  3. C.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, from 6 to 8 October 2026
  4. D.Hyderabad, from 27 to 29 November 2026
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Correct answer: B. Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from 27 to 29 October 2026

The curtain raiser at Kochi informed its audience of the programmes the Ministry of Earth Sciences will run at the conclave on those dates, with a keynote by Dr Kilaparti Ramakrishna of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, invited talks by ocean science experts and a panel discussion on bridging knowledge…

Q4169.Summits & ConferencesMedium

What is the full form of ESTIC, whose ocean theme curtain raiser was held at Kochi?

  1. A.Earth Sciences and Technology Innovation Congress
  2. B.Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave
  3. C.Engineering Sciences and Technology Industry Conference
  4. D.Exploration of Seas, Technology and Innovation Convention
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Correct answer: B. Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave

The curtain raiser for its ocean theme was hosted by the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology at Kochi, an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, and the theme being previewed was Ocean Sciences and Maritime Technologies.

Q4170.InternationalMedium

Who declared the 153rd IPU Assembly open at its inaugural ceremony?

  1. A.The Speaker of the Parliament of Tanzania
  2. B.The President of the United Republic of Tanzania
  3. C.The Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
  4. D.The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia
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Correct answer: B. The President of the United Republic of Tanzania

The Parliament of Tanzania organised the formal inaugural ceremony of the assembly, she addressed the gathering and she declared the 153rd Assembly open.

Q4171.InternationalEasy

Who led the Indian parliamentary delegation to the 153rd IPU Assembly?

  1. A.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  2. B.The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
  3. C.The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
  4. D.The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Correct answer: C. The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

He headed the delegation at the assembly and attended the inaugural ceremony along with members of Parliament Aparajita Sarangi, Anurag Singh Thakur, N. K. Premachandran and Dr Sasmit Patra, and he also led the bilateral meetings with the Speakers of the Australian House of Representatives and the Tanzanian Parliament.

Q4173.Science & TechnologyHard

What minimum mass was estimated for the central black hole of OJ 287 in the study?

  1. A.3.89 million solar masses
  2. B.3.89 billion solar masses
  3. C.18 billion solar masses
  4. D.106 million solar masses
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Correct answer: B. 3.89 billion solar masses

Using eight optical spectra recorded at Steward Observatory in the United States during low-brightness phases of the object in October and November 2017, the team estimated the central black hole to weigh no less than that, reading the figure from the width of the oxygen emission line.

Q4175.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which Indian institute coordinated the decade-long optical study of the blazar OJ 287?

  1. A.Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
  2. B.Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital
  3. C.Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
  4. D.Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
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Correct answer: B. Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital

The multi-institutional campaign on the blazar OJ 287 was coordinated by scientists of this institute, which is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology, and the study was led by Dr Alok C. Gupta of the same institute.

Q4177.DefenceMedium

The upgraded Slipway-4 at Hindustan Shipyard Limited now allows the yard to build and launch ships of what maximum size?

  1. A.Up to 25,000 DWT
  2. B.Up to 35,000 DWT
  3. C.Up to 45,000 DWT
  4. D.Up to 60,000 DWT
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Correct answer: C. Up to 45,000 DWT

Slipway-4 at Hindustan Shipyard Limited was extended and strengthened so that the yard could take on larger hulls, and the Defence Minister inaugurated the upgraded slipway on the same day he launched Surya and laid the keel of FSS-5.

Q4179.EconomyMedium

SAIL has signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint development of two coal blocks in West Bengal with which company?

  1. A.Coal India Limited
  2. B.Bharat Coking Coal Limited
  3. C.NMDC Limited
  4. D.Damodar Valley Corporation
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Correct answer: B. Bharat Coking Coal Limited

The agreement covers the joint development and operation of two blocks in West Bengal, the Indikatta Ramnagore coal block held by SAIL and the East of Damagoria or Kalyaneshwari block held by BCCL.

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