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IBPS GK Questions 2026

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.

IBPS GK Questions with Answers

Q6822.Science & TechnologyHard

How many countries adopted the WAVES Declaration at the first WAVES Summit?

  1. A.47 countries
  2. B.60 countries
  3. C.77 countries
  4. D.100 countries
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Correct answer: C. 77 countries

The declaration was one of the chief outcomes of the first edition of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit, held in Mumbai, and the backgrounder lists it alongside the other results of the event, including the business transactions generated by the WAVES Bazaar.

Q6823.Science & TechnologyHard

When was MyWAVES launched within the WAVES OTT platform?

  1. A.20 November 2024
  2. B.1 May 2025
  3. C.23 March 2026
  4. D.21 July 2026
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Correct answer: C. 23 March 2026

MyWAVES was opened inside the existing streaming platform on that date, and it changed the service from something people only watched into something they could contribute to, by letting citizens make, upload and share original short, vertical and episodic content.

Q6824.Science & TechnologyMedium

At which event was Prasar Bharati's WAVES OTT platform launched?

  1. A.The 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa
  2. B.The first WAVES Summit in Mumbai
  3. C.The India International Trade Fair in New Delhi
  4. D.The Kolkata International Film Festival
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Correct answer: A. The 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa

The first WAVES Summit in Mumbai is wrong, and is the most tempting distractor because the summit carries the same name: it was held later, in May of the following year, and the streaming platform already existed by then.

Q6825.NationalHard

Under the Telecommunications Act, 2023, what punishment can tampering with a telecommunication identifier attract?

  1. A.Imprisonment up to one year or a fine up to Rs 10 lakh
  2. B.Imprisonment up to three years or a fine up to Rs 50 lakh, or both
  3. C.Only a fine, with no provision for imprisonment
  4. D.Imprisonment up to seven years with no fine
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Correct answer: B. Imprisonment up to three years or a fine up to Rs 50 lakh, or both

The prohibition itself sits in Section 42(3)(c) of the Act, which bars tampering with telecommunication identifiers, while the neighbouring clause covers obtaining SIMs or identifiers through fraud, cheating or impersonation.

Q6827.NationalEasy

How many digits does an IMEI number contain?

  1. A.Ten digits
  2. B.Twelve digits
  3. C.Fifteen digits
  4. D.Eighteen digits
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Correct answer: C. Fifteen digits

The International Mobile Equipment Identity is described as a unique number of that length which identifies a mobile device on a telecom network, and the first eight of those digits make up the Type Allocation Code that identifies the model or type of the handset.

Q6828.EconomyHard

How many semiconductor projects have been approved under the Semicon India programme, and how many commercial units were operational as of September 2026?

  1. A.Ten approved, three operational
  2. B.Twelve approved, five operational
  3. C.Fifteen approved, six operational
  4. D.Twenty approved, eight operational
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Correct answer: B. Twelve approved, five operational

The backgrounder states that the government has cleared this many semiconductor projects under the Semicon India programme, and that five commercial semiconductor units were already running by September of that year.

Q6829.EconomyEasy

How many exhibitors took part in SEMICON India 2026?

  1. A.More than 400
  2. B.More than 600
  3. C.More than 800
  4. D.More than 1,000
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Correct answer: B. More than 600

The backgrounder records that the event brought together this many exhibitors, of whom close to three hundred were international companies, and treats that mix as a sign of the global interest now being shown in the country's semiconductor and electronics ecosystem.

Q6830.EconomyMedium

Who moderated the panel discussion 'Industry Associations Advancing India's National Agenda' at SEMICON India 2026?

  1. A.The Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog
  2. B.Amitesh Kumar Sinha, CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission
  3. C.The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
  4. D.The Chairman of ISRO
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Correct answer: B. Amitesh Kumar Sinha, CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission

The backgrounder names him as the moderator of the session, which brought senior representatives of the leading industry associations together to discuss how deeper cooperation could speed up the country's semiconductor and electronics plans.

Q6831.Government SchemesMedium

Which of the following statements about Ayushman Bharat was made by the Prime Minister on its eighth anniversary?

  1. A.It is the largest healthcare scheme in the world
  2. B.It is being wound up and merged into a new programme
  3. C.It covers only government employees
  4. D.It offers cover only for outpatient consultations
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Correct answer: A. It is the largest healthcare scheme in the world

The Prime Minister said the annual cover now reaches more than sixty crore beneficiaries, and on that basis described the initiative as the biggest of its kind anywhere.

Q6833.Government SchemesEasy

What is the annual health cover available to a beneficiary under Ayushman Bharat, as cited by the Prime Minister on its eighth anniversary?

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

In his anniversary message the Prime Minister said that more than sixty crore beneficiaries now have access to an annual health cover of this amount, and that the reach of the cover is what makes the initiative the largest healthcare scheme in the world.

Q6834.NationalMedium

Over which period is the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign being observed?

  1. A.1 September to 30 September
  2. B.15 August to 15 September
  3. C.17 September to 2 October
  4. D.2 October to 31 October
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Correct answer: C. 17 September to 2 October

The Ministry of Textiles stated that the campaign is being celebrated across all its organisations over this period, and the activities reported by other departments, such as the Swachhata pledge taken on the opening day, fit the same window.

Q6835.NationalMedium

Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 is jointly organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and which other body?

  1. A.Department of Rural Development
  2. B.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
  3. C.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  4. D.Department of Health and Family Welfare
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Correct answer: B. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting release states plainly that the campaign is being organised jointly by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and that department, which together cover urban and rural sanitation.

Q6836.NationalEasy

What is the theme of the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign?

  1. A.Swachhata Mein Sahbhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat
  2. B.Sampoorna Swachhata
  3. C.Swabhav Swachhata, Sanskaar Swachhata
  4. D.Swachh Bharat, Swasth Bharat
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Correct answer: A. Swachhata Mein Sahbhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat

Both the Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Ministry of Textiles named this as the theme of the current campaign, and described it as an appeal to treat cleanliness as a collective effort and a festival of community involvement.

Q6840.Government SchemesEasy

What does NAMASTE stand for in the context of the sanitation workers scheme?

  1. A.National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem
  2. B.National Mission for Advanced Sanitation and Technology
  3. C.National Agency for Municipal Sanitation and Training Enterprise
  4. D.National Authority for Mechanized Sewerage and Treatment
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Correct answer: A. National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment defines NAMASTE exactly this way, and describes its aim as ensuring the safety and dignity of sanitation workers by creating an enabling ecosystem that recognises their contribution to the operation and maintenance of sanitation infrastructure.