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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

Q561.EnvironmentMedium

In the name of CAQM's new command centre, what does PAVAN stand for?

  1. A.Pollution Alert and Vigilance Agency Network
  2. B.Platform for Air quality Vigilance and Analytics for NCR
  3. C.Programme for Air Ventilation and Atmospheric Nowcasting
  4. D.Platform for Ambient Verification and Air Numbers
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Correct answer: B. Platform for Air quality Vigilance and Analytics for NCR

The Commission for Air Quality Management built this Integrated Command and Control Centre in New Delhi as a single-window digital nerve centre for the capital region, and the Union Environment Minister reviewed its technological framework and operational readiness.

Q562.Science & TechnologyMedium

Infrared Focal Plane Arrays developed by DRDO perform which function in a tactical missile?

  1. A.They provide thrust in the boost phase
  2. B.They encrypt the data link to the launch platform
  3. C.They act as sensing elements for detecting and tracking the target
  4. D.They generate electrical power for onboard systems
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Correct answer: C. They act as sensing elements for detecting and tracking the target

Infrared Focal Plane Arrays were described as the eyes of tactical missiles: working through an imaging infrared seeker, they allow the missile to find and follow its target during the terminal phase of flight, and the exhibits covered the short-wave, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands.

Q563.Science & TechnologyHard

Which DRDO laboratory developed the Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits and Infrared Focal Plane Arrays displayed at the conclave?

  1. A.Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi
  2. B.Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad
  3. C.Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad
  4. D.Instruments Research and Development Establishment, Dehradun
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Correct answer: A. Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi

At the thematic exhibition on semiconductors, DRDO showed its achievements in two critical areas, both developed at this laboratory.

Q564.Science & TechnologyMedium

What is the theme of the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave 2026?

  1. A.Science for Self-Reliance, Innovation for All
  2. B.Creative Minds, Catalysing Science, Empowering Society
  3. C.Young Minds, New Science, New India
  4. D.Research to Reality, Science to Society
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Correct answer: B. Creative Minds, Catalysing Science, Empowering Society

The conclave was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from 27 to 29 October 2026 and was inaugurated by the Prime Minister.

Q565.Government SchemesEasy

Which state corporation signed the BharatNet utilisation agreement along with Digital Bharat Nidhi and the state government?

  1. A.Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation
  2. B.Bharat Broadband Network Limited
  3. C.RailTel Corporation of India
  4. D.Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation
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Correct answer: A. Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation

The agreement at Sanchar Bhawan was a three-way one: Digital Bharat Nidhi under the Department of Telecommunications, the Government of Tamil Nadu, and TANFINET, which is the state agency that will carry the work on the ground under the state-led model.

Q566.Government SchemesMedium

On which date did the Union Cabinet approve the Amended BharatNet Programme?

  1. A.4 August 2021
  2. B.15 August 2022
  3. C.4 August 2023
  4. D.1 April 2019
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Correct answer: C. 4 August 2023

The Union Cabinet approved the Amended BharatNet Programme on that day, with the stated aim of upgrading, consolidating and expanding the BharatNet network already laid, so that every gram panchayat and, on a demand basis, every village gets robust and future-ready broadband.

Q567.Government SchemesMedium

Digital Bharat Nidhi, one of the parties to the Tamil Nadu BharatNet agreement, is the renamed form of which fund?

  1. A.Universal Service Obligation Fund
  2. B.National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
  3. C.Telecom Technology Development Fund
  4. D.National Broadband Mission Fund
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Correct answer: A. Universal Service Obligation Fund

Digital Bharat Nidhi is that fund under a new name. It was set up under the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act of 2003, and the Telecommunications Act of 2023 rechristened it Digital Bharat Nidhi.

Q568.Government SchemesEasy

Under the utilisation agreement signed for Tamil Nadu, how many villages are to be given connectivity on a demand basis?

  1. A.2,767 villages
  2. B.4,767 villages
  3. C.5,767 villages
  4. D.3,476 villages
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Correct answer: B. 4,767 villages

The utilisation agreement signed at Sanchar Bhawan in New Delhi carries two separate commitments for Tamil Nadu: subsidy support for more than five lakh fibre connections reaching rural homes, and connectivity on a demand basis for 4,767 villages so that the remaining last-mile gaps in the state are closed.

Q571.Reports & IndicesMedium

The TRAI drive test released on 30 October 2026 covering Hyderabad and Adoni-Mantralayam belonged to which licensed service area?

  1. A.Telangana
  2. B.Andhra Pradesh
  3. C.Karnataka
  4. D.Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: B. Andhra Pradesh

Both legs of the drive test, the city drive around Hyderabad and the longer stretch across Adoni, Mantralayam and nearby areas in Kurnool district, were reported under that service area, and the work was supervised by the regional office of the regulator at Hyderabad.

Q575.Science & TechnologyMedium

By which date were stakeholders asked to send written comments on the TRAI draft on AI in telecom?

  1. A.15 November 2026
  2. B.27 November 2026
  3. C.10 December 2026
  4. D.31 December 2026
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Correct answer: B. 27 November 2026

TRAI invited written comments from stakeholders up to that date, preferably in electronic form, addressed to the Advisor for Networks, Spectrum and Licensing, Akhilesh Kumar Trivedi, who is also the officer to be approached for clarification.

Q577.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which body released the draft Guidelines on Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Telecommunication Networks on 30 October 2026?

  1. A.NITI Aayog
  2. B.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
  3. C.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  4. D.Department of Telecommunications
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Correct answer: B. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

The regulator, which works under the Ministry of Communications, placed the draft on its own website and invited written comments from stakeholders so that artificial intelligence is applied in a consistent and responsible way across telecom networks and services.

Q578.NationalMedium

Which book was released by the Vice-President at the Gandhigram Rural Institute event?

  1. A.Rural India at Seventy
  2. B.Inclusivity of India's Ageing Population
  3. C.Gandhian Thought and Modern India
  4. D.Villages of a Developed Nation
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Correct answer: B. Inclusivity of India's Ageing Population

The Vice-President released this book at the Golden Jubilee celebrations and also unveiled a Golden Jubilee commemorative postage stamp along with a postal cover, marking the completion of fifty years by the institution as a deemed to be university.

Q579.NationalMedium

Which former ISRO aerospace scientist received an honorary doctorate at the 39th convocation of Gandhigram Rural Institute?

  1. A.S. Nambi Narayanan
  2. B.K. Sivan
  3. C.S. Somanath
  4. D.G. Madhavan Nair
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Correct answer: A. S. Nambi Narayanan

He was one of three people on whom honorary doctorates were conferred at the convocation; the other two were Thavathiru Kundrakudi Ponnambala Adigalar, a spiritual leader and Tamil scholar, and Professor S. S. M. Sundaram, an academician.

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