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.
FIDE is the international governing body of which sport?
FIDE stands for Federation Internationale des Echecs, the French name by which the world chess federation is known, and it is the body that runs the Chess Olympiad as well as the authority that confers titles such as Grandmaster.
Read the full explanation →Indian players were congratulated by the Prime Minister for their success at which edition of the FIDE Chess Olympiad?
The message issued by the Prime Minister's Office on 28 September 2026 congratulated India's chess players on their success at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, and it is that edition number which is the examinable fact in this item.
Read the full explanation →On which day does Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 culminate with a nationwide Shramdaan?
The campaign began on 17 September 2026 and closes on 2 October 2026 with Shramdaan across the country, honouring the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi and carrying forward the aim of making cleanliness a way of life.
Read the full explanation →Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 has been launched jointly by which two bodies?
The correct answer is the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, the urban and the rural arms of the sanitation effort respectively, which launched this edition together.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of Swachhata Hi Seva 2026?
That is the theme of the 10th edition of Swachhata Hi Seva, which is being observed from 17 September to 2 October 2026 and was launched jointly by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Read the full explanation →Where is the Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC), in the news for upgrades under PM E-DRIVE, located?
The Global Automotive Research Centre sits at Oragadam on the outskirts of Chennai and works under the National Automotive Board of the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
Read the full explanation →What is the total outlay of the PM E-DRIVE scheme?
That is the total outlay of the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement scheme, and within it Rs 780 crore has been earmarked for upgrading the testing agencies that certify vehicles in India.
Read the full explanation →Under which central scheme is the Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) upgrading its vehicle testing infrastructure?
GARC, which works under the National Automotive Board, is modernising its laboratories with funds from this scheme, and it has been allotted Rs 221.13 crore for the purpose.
Read the full explanation →The BHIM app was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the BHIM app on 30 December 2016, a few weeks after the note ban of November 2016, to push people towards digital payment.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT included in inventory investment when calculating national income?
Inventory investment, also called change in stock, measures the physical stock of goods a firm holds at the end of the year minus the stock it held at the start.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following microfinance institutions was established in India at the time of independence?
Rural cooperative credit societies were the microfinance structure already in place when India became independent.
Read the full explanation →Who is the author of the book 'A Better India: A Better World'?
A Better India: A Better World was written by N R Narayana Murthy, the co-founder of Infosys, and published in 2009.
Read the full explanation →Which section of the RBI Act empowers the Central Government to supersede the RBI board and issue directions considered to be 'necessary in public interest' to the RBI, after consulting the Governor of the bank?
Section 7 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 lets the Central Government, after consulting the Governor, give the Reserve Bank such directions as it thinks necessary in the public interest, and it also allows the Governor and the Central Board to be superseded in that sense.
Read the full explanation →'The Name you can Bank Upon' is the slogan of which of the following banks?
The slogan The Name you can Bank Upon belongs to Punjab National Bank. PNB was set up in 1894 at Lahore and was the first Indian bank started wholly with Indian capital, with Lala Lajpat Rai among those behind it; its head office is now in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →The UNNATI portal, which anchors the transformation of training institutes, connects more than how many training institutions?
UNNATI, the Unified New-Age National Training Initiative portal, brings more than 900 training institutions on to a single platform, and the implementation of the transformation framework is anchored there.
Read the full explanation →In which city does the Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026 regional workshop series begin on 29-30 September 2026?
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu, graces the inaugural event in the presence of the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, and officials and training institutes from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry take part.
Read the full explanation →Which body is organising Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026, the series of regional consultations on training institutes?
The Commission is running Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026, a nationwide series of regional consultative engagements meant to carry the transformation of government Training Institutes under Mission Karmayogi into competency-driven Capacity Building Institutions.
Read the full explanation →On which date did the Government of India approve the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)?
The government approved PM-MKSSY on that date as a sub-scheme meant to formalise the fisheries sector and to manage the risks its farmers carry, and the aquaculture insurance push described on 28 September 2026 is its Component 1-B. Delivery runs through the National Fisheries Digital Platform so that the incentive…
Read the full explanation →India recorded a fish production of 19.8 million tonnes in 2024-25. What is its rank in world fish production?
India is the second largest fish producing nation in the world with a share of about 8%, and its annual production touched a record 19.8 million tonnes in 2024-25.
Read the full explanation →Within how many days must an aquaculture insurance claim for shrimp culture be settled under PM-MKSSY?
The claim process begins when the insured farmer informs the insurance company of the peril and submits the documents the policy requires; the insurer then appoints a loss assessor, the damage is evaluated and payment is made on that report, with status updates shown on the insurer portal.
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