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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

Q1861.Indian HistoryMedium

The Shimla Agreement of 2 July 1972 was signed between Indira Gandhi and which leader of Pakistan?

  1. A.Ayub Khan
  2. B.Yahya Khan
  3. C.Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  4. D.Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
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Correct answer: C. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

After the war of December 1971 and the creation of Bangladesh, the two countries met at Shimla and agreed on 2 July 1972 to settle their differences bilaterally and by peaceful means, to respect the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir resulting from the ceasefire, and to work towards…

Q1862.Indian HistoryEasy

How many major commercial banks were nationalised in India in 1969?

  1. A.Six
  2. B.Fourteen
  3. C.Twenty
  4. D.Twenty-one
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Correct answer: B. Fourteen

In July 1969 the government of Indira Gandhi nationalised the fourteen largest commercial banks, each with deposits above fifty crore rupees, in order to take banking to the villages and to direct credit towards agriculture, small industry and the weaker sections, which were together termed the priority sectors.

Q1863.Indian HistoryMedium

The Tashkent Agreement of January 1966, which ended the Indo-Pak war of 1965, was mediated by the Premier of which country?

  1. A.The United States of America
  2. B.The Soviet Union
  3. C.The United Kingdom
  4. D.Egypt
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Correct answer: B. The Soviet Union

The agreement was signed at Tashkent, then in Soviet Uzbekistan, on 10 January 1966 by Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and President Ayub Khan of Pakistan, with the Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin acting as host and mediator.

Q1866.Indian EconomyMedium

Which of the following was introduced for the first time by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019?

  1. A.The three-tier redressal machinery
  2. B.Product liability of the manufacturer and the seller
  3. C.The right to be heard
  4. D.Consumer Protection Councils
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Correct answer: B. Product liability of the manufacturer and the seller

The Act of 2019 devotes a separate chapter to it, making a manufacturer, a product seller or a product service provider liable to pay compensation for harm caused by a defective product or a deficient service, whether the defect lies in manufacture, design, the deviation from specifications, a warranty or…

Q1868.Indian EconomyHard

An appeal against an order of the Competition Commission of India lies to which body?

  1. A.The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
  2. B.The Securities Appellate Tribunal
  3. C.The High Court of the state concerned
  4. D.The Central Consumer Protection Authority
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Correct answer: A. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal

Appeals from the Commission were earlier heard by the Competition Appellate Tribunal, and that work was transferred to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, from whose order a further appeal lies to the Supreme Court.

Q1869.Indian EconomyMedium

The Competition Act, 2002 replaced which earlier law?

  1. A.The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951
  2. B.The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969
  3. C.The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973
  4. D.The Companies Act, 1956
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Correct answer: B. The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969

The MRTP Act treated size itself as a danger and required large undertakings to obtain approval for expansion, which suited a controlled economy.

Q1870.Indian EconomyEasy

National Consumer Day is observed in India on which date?

  1. A.15 March
  2. B.5 June
  3. C.24 December
  4. D.14 November
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Correct answer: C. 24 December

National Consumer Day marks the day on which the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 received the assent of the President of India, and it is observed every year with campaigns on consumer rights and on the machinery available for redressal.

Q1873.Indian EconomyEasy

Which Act governs consumer protection in India at present?

  1. A.The Consumer Protection Act, 1986
  2. B.The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
  3. C.The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969
  4. D.The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
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Correct answer: B. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

The new Act widened the definition of a consumer to cover online, teleshopping and multi-level marketing purchases, created the Central Consumer Protection Authority, introduced product liability and rules for electronic commerce, allowed mediation and e-filing, and renamed the three redressal bodies as Commissions.

Q1874.Indian EconomyAsked in: Delhi · 15 Nov, 2023, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following is NOT an element of the Competition Act 2002?

  1. A.Prohibition of anti-competitive agreements
  2. B.Regulation of combination
  3. C.Abuse of dominant position
  4. D.Prohibition of trade
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Correct answer: D. Prohibition of trade

The Competition Act, 2002 rests on three pillars, and freedom of trade is the very thing it protects, so no provision of it prohibits trade; on the contrary, the Act opens by stating that it seeks to ensure freedom of trade carried on by other participants in markets in India.

Q1875.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC MTS · 12 Oct 2021, Shift 3Medium

As per the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 a complaint can be filed in the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum if the value of the claim is up to:

  1. A.Rs. 5 lakh
  2. B.Rs. 15 lakh
  3. C.Rs. 20 lakh
  4. D.Rs. 10 lakh
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Correct answer: C. Rs. 20 lakh

The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 created a three-tier machinery and fixed a money limit for each tier: the district forum could hear a complaint where the value of the goods or services and the compensation claimed did not exceed twenty lakh rupees, the state commission took claims above that limit…

Q1876.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements : Human capital formation as a concept is better explained in terms of a process which enables

1. individuals of a country to accumulate more capital.

2. increasing the knowledge, skill levels and capacities of the people of the country.

3. accumulation of tangible wealth.

4. accumulation of intangible wealth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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

Human capital formation means raising people's knowledge, skills and abilities, which is a form of intangible wealth. Human capital is the stock of education, skill, health and experience that makes people productive.

Q1877.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2020, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. In the case of all cereals, pulses and oil-seeds, the procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP) is unlimited in any State/UT of India.

2. In the case of cereals and pulses, the MSP is fixed in any State/UT at a level to which the market price will never rise.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  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: D. Neither 1 nor 2

Procurement at MSP is limited, and MSP is a floor price that market prices often exceed. The Government announces MSPs for 22 mandated crops on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).

Q1878.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

Increase in absolute and per capita real GNP do not connote a higher level of economic development, if

  1. A.industrial output fails to keep pace with agricultural output.
  2. B.agricultural output fails to keep pace with industrial output.
  3. C.poverty and unemployment increase.
  4. D.imports grow faster than exports.
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Correct answer: C. poverty and unemployment increase.

Economic development means better lives for people, so rising income alone is not development if poverty and joblessness are growing.

Q1879.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. Coal sector was nationalized by the Government of India under Indira Gandhi.

2. Now, coal blocks are allocated on lottery basis.

3. Till recently, India imported coal to meet the shortages of domestic supply, but now India is self-sufficient in coal production.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

The coal industry was nationalised under Indira Gandhi, but coal blocks are not given by lottery and India still imports coal.

Q1880.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements in respect of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) :

I. It provides loans and guarantees to middle income countries.

II. It works single-handedly to help developing countries to reduce poverty.

III. It was established to help Europe rebuild after the World War II.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Statement II is wrong because the IBRD works alongside other World Bank Group institutions and partners, not single-handedly. The IBRD was set up at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944, together with the IMF.

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