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 of the following is NOT one of the Five Cs of Purposeful Leadership?
The Five Cs of Purposeful Leadership are Consistency, Culture, Contribution, Community and Curiosity, so options A, B and D all belong to the set and only the third does not.
Read the full explanation →Which department has launched an Interaction Series for its officers and officials?
The correct answer is the Legislative Department, which works under the Ministry of Law and Justice and has begun the Interaction Series so that senior officers can pass on their experience and professional judgement on leadership, administration and personal effectiveness.
Read the full explanation →What is the maximum permissible trade margin on these anti-cancer medicines?
That is the ceiling on the trade margin which sellers of these anti-cancer medicines must observe, and a company may take the annual price increase allowed by Paragraph 20(1) of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 only while it continues to respect that limit.
Read the full explanation →What is the estimated annual saving to consumers from the revised anti-cancer drug prices?
The figure follows from price cuts reported in 1031 anti-cancer formulations, out of 1225 for which 76 companies filed revised prices, covering 121 drugs in all.
Read the full explanation →Which authority has capped the trade margins on non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines?
The correct answer is the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), which works under the Department of Pharmaceuticals in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and fixed the ceiling on trade margins for 137 anti-cancer drugs.
Read the full explanation →From which date do the revised prices of the 137 anti-cancer drugs take effect?
NPPA capped the trade margin on the maximum retail price of 137 anti-cancer drugs, and the lower prices that follow from that cap begin on that day.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following categories of pending matters was taken up by the Ministry of Steel under SCDPM 6?
The campaign set out to institutionalise Swachhta and to address pending matters across these several categories, which is why its reporting covers both paperwork and public grievances.
Read the full explanation →Roughly how much office space did the Ministry of Steel free during SCDPM 6 through disposal of scrap, e-waste and redundant files?
The ministry reported that approximately this much office space was released during the campaign by clearing scrap, electronic waste and files that were no longer required.
Read the full explanation →How many physical files were reviewed by the Ministry of Steel during SCDPM 6, and what share of the target did this represent?
The ministry reviewed that many physical files during the campaign and recorded the achievement slightly above the number planned, which is why it is reported as 101 per cent of the set target.
Read the full explanation →The Ministry of Steel conducted the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters (SCDPM) 6 during which period?
The Ministry of Steel conducted SCDPM 6 across that month-long window along with the Central Public Sector Enterprises under it, with the campaign directed at streamlining governance through the effective disposal of pending matters and at promoting cleanliness and efficiency in official functioning.
Read the full explanation →Since ethanol supply year 2014-15, how much foreign exchange has the ethanol blending programme saved?
The ministry listed four cumulative outcomes of the blending programme since ethanol supply year 2014-15: foreign exchange savings above that amount, substitution of about 316 lakh metric tonnes of crude oil, avoidance of about 952 lakh metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, and transfers of more than Rs 1.66 lakh crore…
Read the full explanation →What ethanol content was recorded on average in the samples tested in Karnataka?
All 56 samples tested in Karnataka, taken from different locations and from all three oil marketing companies, conformed to the prescribed specification, with ethanol content ranging between 19 and 20 per cent and averaging that figure.
Read the full explanation →Which Bureau of Indian Standards specification applies to ethanol-blended motor gasoline?
This is the Bureau of Indian Standards specification for ethanol-blended motor gasoline, and E20 petrol supplied by the three public sector oil marketing companies across the country is required to conform to it.
Read the full explanation →How many E20 petrol samples were tested and found compliant across 27 States and Union Territories?
Under the Quality Coordination Cell exercise of the oil marketing companies and the Centre for High Technology, 893 E20 samples were drawn from depots and retail outlets in 27 States and Union Territories and tested for ethanol content, and every one of them fell inside the prescribed band of 19…
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the 14th India Chem 2026 held in Mumbai?
The 14th edition of India Chem was organised in Mumbai from 22 to 24 October 2026 as a three-day event aimed at drawing investment and promoting sustainable growth in chemicals and petrochemicals.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of India's three operational Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions?
India has three operational PCPIRs: Dahej in Gujarat, Visakhapatnam-Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh and Paradeep in Odisha. Haldia is not among them, so option D is the exception.
Read the full explanation →What is the total financial outlay of the BHAVYA Rasayan scheme for dedicated chemical parks?
The Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan scheme, approved in July 2026, carries that total outlay, of which Rs 3,000 crore is earmarked for common infrastructure and basic utilities and Rs 30 crore for administrative expenditure.
Read the full explanation →India is the world's how-manieth largest producer of chemicals?
India is the sixth-largest producer of chemicals in the world, and separately the fourth-largest in Asia, which is why option B is a tempting but wrong choice: fourth is India's Asian rank, not its global one.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillar II thematic clusters of Horizon Europe named as matching India's research priorities?
The clusters listed under Pillar II of Horizon Europe in the announcement are health; digital technologies, industry and space; climate, energy and mobility; and food and the bioeconomy.
Read the full explanation →The exploration of India's association with Horizon Europe was launched after a summit held on which date?
According to the announcement, an exploration of the possible association was launched after the India-EU Summit held on that date, which the Ministry of Science and Technology calls historic.
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