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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

Q1201.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a memorandum of understanding at the National Urban Conclave 2026 with which Indian organisation?

  1. A.Central Public Works Department (CPWD)
  2. B.All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
  3. C.Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO)
  4. D.NITI Aayog
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Correct answer: C. Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO)

The memorandum of understanding signed with JICA strengthens technical cooperation in promoting the circular use of treated used water, which is the same theme as the Used Water Marketplace opened under AMRUT 2.0 on that day.

Q1204.NationalHard

Which frequency band is exempt from the licensing requirement for personal mobile radios in India?

  1. A.433.0 to 434.8 MHz
  2. B.446.0 to 446.2 MHz
  3. C.865.0 to 867.0 MHz
  4. D.2400 to 2483.5 MHz
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Correct answer: B. 446.0 to 446.2 MHz

Under the rules of 2018 on the use of low power and very low power short range radio frequency devices, personal mobile radios working within this narrow band are exempt from the requirement of a licence, subject to the conditions laid down.

Q1205.NationalMedium

Under which law were the penalties for misleading walkie-talkie advertisements imposed?

  1. A.Consumer Protection Act, 1986
  2. B.Consumer Protection Act, 2019
  3. C.Legal Metrology Act, 2009
  4. D.Information Technology Act, 2000
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Correct answer: B. Consumer Protection Act, 2019

The order against M/s Hogar Technologies and Innovations LLP, which carried a penalty of one lakh rupees, was passed under this Act, as were the earlier orders in the same matter against e-commerce platforms and sellers.

Q1206.NationalEasy

Which authority imposed penalties on e-commerce entities for misleading walkie-talkie advertisements?

  1. A.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
  2. B.Bureau of Indian Standards
  3. C.Central Consumer Protection Authority
  4. D.Competition Commission of India
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Correct answer: C. Central Consumer Protection Authority

It is the body set up under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 to act against misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices, and it is headed by a Chief Commissioner, at present Nidhi Khare, sitting with Commissioner Anupam Mishra.

Q1208.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Who led the Russian parliamentary delegation that met the Lok Sabha Speaker ahead of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum?

  1. A.Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister
  2. B.Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma
  3. C.Valentina Matviyenko, Chairperson of the Federation Council
  4. D.Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister
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Correct answer: B. Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma

He led the delegation in a bilateral meeting with Speaker Om Birla before the forum, where the two sides discussed cooperation at global fora, joint efforts against terrorism, and closer links between the two legislatures.

Q1209.Summits & ConferencesEasy

What is the overarching theme of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum hosted by India?

  1. A.Strengthening Parliaments for People-Centric Development
  2. B.Parliaments for a Greener Planet
  3. C.One Earth, One Family, One Future
  4. D.Reforming Multilateralism for a Just World
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Correct answer: A. Strengthening Parliaments for People-Centric Development

That is the theme under which the forum, hosted by the Parliament of India at the Parliament House Complex in New Delhi, will deliberate on 26 and 27 October 2026.

Q1211.NationalMedium

Operation Trident searched 38 locations spread across which three States?

  1. A.Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram
  2. B.Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura
  3. C.Assam, Mizoram and Manipur
  4. D.Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland
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Correct answer: C. Assam, Mizoram and Manipur

The teams moved on city hubs and border stretches in these three States: Aizawl and Champhai in Mizoram, the Indo-Myanmar border trading town of Zokhawthar, operative bases at Churachandpur in Manipur, and the Cachar transit corridor in Assam.

Q1212.NationalEasy

Which agency led Operation Trident, the anti-narcotics strike carried out in the North East in October 2026?

  1. A.National Investigation Agency
  2. B.Narcotics Control Bureau
  3. C.Central Bureau of Investigation
  4. D.Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
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Correct answer: B. Narcotics Control Bureau

The bureau planned the operation and led it in the early hours of 23 October 2026, working under a single command with Mizoram Police and the Enforcement Directorate.

Q1213.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The report 'Moving Towards Effective City Governance' has been prepared by NITI Aayog along with which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Home Affairs
  2. B.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  3. C.Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  4. D.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Rajiv Gauba referred to Moving Towards Effective City Governance as a report developed jointly by NITI Aayog and that ministry, and he used its recommendations as the backbone of his address: directly elected mayors with terms of five years, a Mayor-in-Council system, municipal elections held on time, and the devolution…

Q1215.Summits & ConferencesMedium

How many functions did NITI Aayog ask States to devolve to urban local bodies in line with the 74th Amendment?

  1. A.11
  2. B.15
  3. C.18
  4. D.29
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Correct answer: C. 18

Drawing on the report Moving Towards Effective City Governance, prepared jointly by NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Rajiv Gauba said States must devolve all 18 functions to urban local bodies in line with the 74th Amendment, naming master planning, water supply, fire services and traffic…

Q1216.Summits & ConferencesEasy

India's urban population is projected to rise from about 50 crore at present to how many by 2050?

  1. A.65 crore
  2. B.75 crore
  3. C.85 crore
  4. D.95 crore
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Correct answer: C. 85 crore

Addressing the closing session of the 2nd National Urban Conclave, Rajiv Gauba, Member of NITI Aayog, said that nearly half of all Indians are expected to be living in urban areas by 2050, and that the urban population would therefore climb from roughly 50 crore at present to 85 crore.

Q1218.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKMedium

Which of the following are considered to be the four pillars of human development?

  1. A.Equity, inclusion, productivity and empowerment
  2. B.Equity, productivity, empowerment and sustainability
  3. C.Productivity, gender, inclusion and equity
  4. D.Labour, productivity, inclusion and equity
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Correct answer: B. Equity, productivity, empowerment and sustainability

These are the four pillars of human development set out by the economist Mahbub ul Haq, who led the team that prepared the first Human Development Report for the UNDP in 1990, working closely with Amartya Sen.

Q1219.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. A price index captures the change in the average price of a constant basket of commodities.

2. If the price index takes values 100, 110 and 121 in three consecutive years respectively, then the inflation rates in the 2nd and 3rd years are 10% and 21% respectively.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

Statement 1 defines a price index correctly, but statement 2 gets the third year's inflation wrong. A price index such as the Consumer Price Index tracks the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services over time, compared with a base year whose value is set at 100.

Q1220.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Which of the following is/are social security scheme(s) ?

1. Atal Pension Yojana

2. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

3. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 3
  4. D.1 and 3 only
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Correct answer: C. 1, 2 and 3

All three are social security schemes, launched together by the Government of India on 9 May 2015 to give pension and insurance cover to ordinary people, especially in the unorganised sector.

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