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.
Bharat Parv 2026 is being organised by which Union ministry?
The correct answer is the Ministry of Tourism, which organises Bharat Parv 2026 in partnership with Gujarat Tourism and with the support of the States and Union Territories.
Read the full explanation →Under which theme is Bharat Parv 2026 being organised at Ekta Nagar?
The Ministry of Tourism is holding Bharat Parv 2026 at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat under this unifying theme, in partnership with Gujarat Tourism and with the support of the States and Union Territories, and the festival is designed to foster cultural exchange and national integration.
Read the full explanation →How many branches does Tamilnad Mercantile Bank operate, as stated at its 105th Foundation Day?
This network figure was cited by the Vice President at Thoothukudi as a measure of how far the bank has travelled from its beginning in 1921 as Nadar Bank Limited.
Read the full explanation →Who attended the 105th Foundation Day celebrations of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank at Thoothukudi as chief guest?
The correct answer is the Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan, who graced the 105th Foundation Day celebrations of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank at Thoothukudi and called upon the bank to aspire to rank among India’s leading private sector banks.
Read the full explanation →Tamilnad Mercantile Bank, which marked its 105th Foundation Day in November 2026, was originally established under which name?
The Vice President recalled at the 105th Foundation Day celebrations that the institution now known as Tamilnad Mercantile Bank came into being in 1921 under that name, and praised its growth from a modest beginning into a major banking institution.
Read the full explanation →The 4G Saturation Project reported here is run by which Union ministry?
The Department of Telecommunications, which runs the 4G Saturation Project, sits in this ministry, and the announcement on rural connectivity was issued in its name.
Read the full explanation →The 4G Saturation Project of the Department of Telecommunications was designed to cover how many previously unconnected villages?
That was the design target of the 4G Saturation Project, which aims to bring reliable mobile communication to remote and underserved habitations that had no fourth generation signal at all.
Read the full explanation →How many Indian villages were without 4G connectivity in 2026, according to the Department of Telecommunications?
The Department of Telecommunications reported that the number of villages without 4G connectivity has come down to this figure in 2026.
Read the full explanation →Which plan of action did the first BIMSTEC Health Ministers Meeting adopt?
Along with the unanimously adopted Joint Ministerial Statement, this plan was accepted at Colombo and gives the grouping a structured roadmap for cooperation in disease surveillance, pandemic preparedness, digital health, traditional medicine, the One Health approach and the development of a health workforce.
Read the full explanation →India announced that it will host the BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine at which institution?
At Colombo the Union Health Minister announced India’s commitment to hosting the BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine at this institute, and the Joint Ministerial Statement welcomed the initiative.
Read the full explanation →The first BIMSTEC Health Ministers Meeting was held in which city?
The first meeting of the health ministers of the BIMSTEC countries took place in Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, on 11 November 2026, and Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health and Mass Media, Nalinda Jayatissa, chaired the proceedings.
Read the full explanation →The export prohibition on black mass complements an incentive scheme of what size under the National Critical Mineral Mission?
The Union Cabinet approved an incentive scheme of this size in September 2025 under the National Critical Mineral Mission, to build capacity for separating and producing critical minerals from secondary sources such as battery waste and electronic waste.
Read the full explanation →Which of these minerals is NOT listed among those recoverable from Lithium-Ion Battery Black Mass?
Black mass, the powder obtained from shredding end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery manufacturing waste, holds recoverable quantities of lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese, so options A, B and C are all named in the notification.
Read the full explanation →Under which ITC(HS) code has the export of Lithium-Ion Battery Black Mass been prohibited?
The notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade names the item as Lithium-Ion Battery Black Mass falling under this code, which covers waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, along with spent cells and accumulators that are unsorted and carry no lead, cadmium or…
Read the full explanation →How many grades of phosphatic and potassic fertilizers does the government make available at subsidised prices?
The government supplies this many grades of phosphatic and potassic fertilizers, di-ammonium phosphate among them, to farmers at subsidised prices through fertilizer manufacturers and importers.
Read the full explanation →Since when has the subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilizers been governed by the Nutrient Based Subsidy scheme?
From that date the subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilizers has been paid under the Nutrient Based Subsidy regime, in which the government fixes a per-kilogram subsidy on each nutrient rather than on each bag, and pays it to manufacturers and importers at notified rates.
Read the full explanation →What is the tentative budgetary requirement approved for Nutrient Based Subsidy for Rabi 2026-27?
The Cabinet put this figure on the Nutrient Based Subsidy for the Rabi season of 2026-27 on phosphatic and potassic fertilizers, with the rates running from 01.10.2026 to 31.03.2027.
Read the full explanation →Under CGFMU, the annual guarantee fee for lending institutions has been reduced to what level?
A lower fee reduces the cost a lending institution has to carry for buying guarantee cover, and that cost is ultimately reflected in what the micro borrower pays.
Read the full explanation →Through which body is the CGFMU guarantee extended to lending institutions?
The Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units gives lending institutions cover against default risk, and that cover is routed through NCGTC, which acts as the trustee for the fund.
Read the full explanation →What corpus has the Union Cabinet approved for the Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units?
The Cabinet cleared this corpus while extending the Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units up to 31 March 2031, and the Ministry of Finance expects it to support Mudra lending of Rs 12.6 lakh crore over the five years.
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