Static GK in IBPS exams means banking awareness first. The awareness tests of PO, Clerk and RRB Mains name banking, economy, financial and digital awareness, and the questions that return every year are about the RBI and its functions, the monetary policy tools (repo, SDF, MSF, CRR, SLR), types of banks and accounts, NPAs, Basel norms, priority sector lending, payment systems such as UPI, NEFT, RTGS and IMPS, deposit insurance, financial inclusion schemes, and the regulators SEBI, IRDAI and PFRDA and institutions such as NABARD and SIDBI. Headquarters and taglines of banks, capitals and currencies, national parks, dams and important days appear too, though with a smaller share than in SSC. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for banking exams, written as short facts and tables so that a topic can be revised in one sitting, with the terms and abbreviations that IBPS papers use. Read a topic, then solve its previous-year questions and quiz on this site to check what you retained, and come back to the notes for the facts you missed.
Which meeting of the GST Council recommended the next-generation GST process reforms?
The backgrounder states that the process reforms covering registration, return filing, refunds, input tax credit and dispute resolution were recommended at the 57th meeting of the GST Council, held in October 2026.
Read the full explanation →NCEL, NCOL and BBSSL, discussed at the workshop, are national cooperative bodies respectively for:
NCEL is National Cooperative Exports Limited, NCOL is National Cooperative Organics Limited and BBSSL is Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited, the national seed cooperative.
Read the full explanation →Who delivered the concluding address at the 9th National Review Workshop on cooperatives?
The correct answer is Dr Ashish Kumar Bhutani, Secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation, who closed the workshop by calling the discussions productive and asking states to move from discussion to implementation.
Read the full explanation →By when is the first phase of PACS computerisation to be completed, as stated at the workshop?
The Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperation set that deadline for finishing the first phase of computerising Primary Agricultural Credit Societies, and asked in the same breath that audits for the years 2024-25 and 2025-26 be completed by October 2026.
Read the full explanation →The 9th National Review Workshop of the Ministry of Cooperation concluded at which place?
The correct answer is Bastar in Chhattisgarh, where the two-day workshop was held on 8 and 9 October 2026 and ended with a call for state-specific and time-bound action plans.
Read the full explanation →Which initiative is the Health Ministry taking forward as a community awareness drive on mental health?
It is a structured community engagement initiative meant to strengthen mental health literacy, cut the stigma attached to mental illness and prompt people to seek help early rather than late.
Read the full explanation →The District Mental Health Programme has been sanctioned for how many districts?
The programme runs under the National Mental Health Programme with support to states and union territories through the National Health Mission, and it funds outpatient care, counselling, psychosocial help, medicines, follow-up, outreach, referral and inpatient treatment at the district level.
Read the full explanation →World Mental Health Day 2026 was observed on which date, and on what theme?
The day falls on 10 October every year, and the theme for the 2026 observance asks that the voices of those who have lived with mental health conditions be heard and allowed to shape policy and services.
Read the full explanation →What is the toll-free helpline number of Tele-MANAS, India’s tele mental health service?
Tele-MANAS, which stands for Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States, offers free and confidential counselling on this number at any hour of the day, in several languages, without the caller having to reach a hospital.
Read the full explanation →According to the minister, how many fraudulent mobile connections have been disconnected with the help of Sanchar Saathi?
The minister said the platform, which pairs artificial intelligence with data analytics, has facilitated the disconnection of more than 7.14 crore fraudulent mobile connections.
Read the full explanation →How many high-end GPUs have been onboarded under the IndiaAI Mission, as stated at the workshop?
The minister said more than 38,000 high-end GPUs have been onboarded under the IndiaAI Mission at roughly a third of the global average cost.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the three pillars of the AI for Good Lab framework?
The three interconnected pillars are AI Readiness and Policy, which assesses policy gaps and sets up practical governance frameworks; AI Skills Development, which scales national talent through capacity building and training; and Public AI Infrastructure, which creates standards-based, interoperable sandbox environments for testing, validating, scaling and reusing locally relevant solutions.
Read the full explanation →Which two bodies jointly organised the "AI for Good Lab Workshop: From Strategy to Impact" at India Mobile Congress 2026?
The workshop was organised jointly by the department, which sits in the Ministry of Communications, and the Union, and was inaugurated by Jyotiraditya M. Scindia at India Mobile Congress 2026 in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →At which event was the ITU Roundtable on combating fraudulent communications held?
The roundtable on implementing standards of the International Telecommunication Union against fraudulent communications was held on the sidelines of that Congress, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated on 8 October 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →How many organisations does the Digital Intelligence Platform connect?
The Digital Intelligence Platform is the intelligence-sharing layer of India’s approach and links more than 1,600 organisations, among them telecom operators, banks and law-enforcement agencies.
Read the full explanation →How much did Indians lose to organised telecom and cyber fraud in 2024, as stated by the minister?
Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani cited this figure for losses suffered by Indians in 2024 to organised, cross-border fraud, which includes impersonation, digital arrest scams, voice cloning generated by artificial intelligence and deepfakes.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation developed the artificial-intelligence based ASTR tool used to identify fraudulent mobile connections?
ASTR is described as the artificial-intelligence based tool of C-DOT and forms one layer of India’s defence against fraudulent communications; it has helped disconnect over 82 lakh fraudulent mobile connections.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian Member of Parliament took part in the panel discussion on artificial intelligence and the future of work at the 153rd IPU Assembly?
The correct answer is Dr Lata Wankhede, a Member of the Lok Sabha, who attended the meeting of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development and joined the panel discussion on artificial intelligence and the future of work.
Read the full explanation →Which country proposed the emergency item on climate-related disasters and resilience in the Himalayan region at the 153rd IPU Assembly?
The emergency item, titled "Urgent parliamentary action to address climate-related disasters and strengthen resilience in the Himalayan region and other vulnerable regions", was proposed by Nepal and adopted on the third day of the Assembly.
Read the full explanation →Where was the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held?
The 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union was held in Arusha in the United Republic of Tanzania, and the election of the new President took place there on the closing day.
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