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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

Q1901.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2020, GS Paper IMedium

Under the Kisan Credit Card scheme, short-term credit support is given to farmers for which of the following purposes ?

1. Working capital for maintenance of farm assets

2. Purchase of combine harvesters, tractors and mini trucks

3. Consumption requirements of farm households

4. Post-harvest expenses

5. Construction of family house and setting up of village cold storage facility

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1, 2 and 5 only
  2. B.1, 3 and 4 only
  3. C.2, 3, 4 and 5 only
  4. D.1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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Correct answer: B. 1, 3 and 4 only

The short-term part of the Kisan Credit Card covers working capital for farm assets, household consumption needs and post-harvest expenses.

Q1902.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2020, GS Paper IMedium

Which of the following factors/policies were affecting the price of rice in India in the recent past ?

1. Minimum Support Price

2. Government's trading

3. Government's stockpiling

4. Consumer subsidies

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

All four policies shape the market price of rice in India, because the government is the biggest buyer, holder and seller of the grain.

Q1912.Science & TechnologyMedium

Since which year, as stated at the conclave, has STPI supported the growth of India's IT and ITeS industry?

  1. A.1986
  2. B.1991
  3. C.1998
  4. D.2005
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Correct answer: B. 1991

Shri Arvind Kumar, Director General of STPI, said at the conclave that the organisation has had a pivotal part in the growth of the country's industry in information technology and IT-enabled services since that year, and that the same success can now be repeated in artificial intelligence through innovation and…

Q1913.Science & TechnologyMedium

Shri S. Krishnan, who delivered the keynote address at the Tech Conclave, holds which post?

  1. A.Director General, STPI
  2. B.Director, IIT (BHU)
  3. C.Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  4. D.Chief Executive Officer, Uttar Pradesh Startup Mission
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Correct answer: C. Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Shri S. Krishnan spoke in that capacity, holding that artificial intelligence can make health care easier to reach, strengthen clinical decision-making and improve the delivery of services, particularly for communities with little access to health facilities.

Q1914.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which organisation, working under MeitY, held the Tech Conclave on AI for Health and Assistive Technologies with CIIE, IIT (BHU)?

  1. A.National Informatics Centre
  2. B.Software Technology Parks of India
  3. C.Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
  4. D.Education and Research Network
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Correct answer: B. Software Technology Parks of India

It is a science and technology organisation under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and it held the conclave on AI for Health and Assistive Technologies jointly with the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship of IIT (BHU) on the institute's campus at Varanasi.

Q1915.InternationalMedium

Which of the following is NOT listed among the focus areas of the 25th SCO CHG meeting?

  1. A.Trade, economy and investment
  2. B.Connectivity and innovation
  3. C.Cultural and humanitarian exchanges
  4. D.Admission of new member states
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Correct answer: D. Admission of new member states

The fields set out for the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government are the strengthening of multilateral cooperation among the member countries in trade, the economy, investment, connectivity, innovation and cultural as well as humanitarian exchange; the delegations are also to review how ongoing cooperation programmes are…

Q1916.InternationalMedium

Who represents India at the 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in October 2026?

  1. A.The Prime Minister
  2. B.The External Affairs Minister
  3. C.The Defence Minister
  4. D.The Commerce and Industry Minister
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Correct answer: C. The Defence Minister

Rajnath Singh, who holds the defence portfolio, visits Dushanbe in Tajikistan to speak for India at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on 19 and 20 October 2026.

Q1917.InternationalEasy

Which city is hosting the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?

  1. A.Tashkent
  2. B.Dushanbe
  3. C.Astana
  4. D.Bishkek
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Correct answer: B. Dushanbe

The Ministry of Defence has said that the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation takes place in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, on 19 and 20 October 2026, and that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh travels there to speak for India.

Q1918.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKMedium

Indexation is a method whose use can be associated with which one of the following ?

  1. A.Controlling inflation
  2. B.Nominal GDP estimation
  3. C.Measurement of savings rate
  4. D.Fixing of wage compensation
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Correct answer: D. Fixing of wage compensation

Indexation links a payment to a price index so that its real value is protected when prices rise. Under indexation, wages, pensions or other payments are adjusted automatically in line with a price index.

Q1919.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Consider the following statements regarding instruments of monetary policy :

1. Standing deposit facility (SDF) rate was introduced in April 2022.

2. SDF rate replaced fixed reverse repo rate as the floor of the LAF corridor.

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: C. Both 1 and 2

The RBI brought in the Standing Deposit Facility in April 2022 and made its rate the new floor of the policy corridor.

Q1920.Computer AwarenessAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements is not correct with regard to the UNIX operating system ?

  1. A.It is written in C.
  2. B.It is portable to a variety of computers.
  3. C.It is a multi-user operating system.
  4. D.It cannot be time-shared by several users.
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Correct answer: D. It cannot be time-shared by several users.

UNIX was designed from the start as a time-sharing system, so this statement is false. UNIX was developed at Bell Labs from 1969 by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie.

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