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.
By what percentage have postgraduate medical seats increased, as stated by the Vice-President?
Postgraduate seats have risen by 177 per cent, from about 31,000 earlier to more than 86,000 now.
Read the full explanation →According to the Vice-President, how many medical colleges does India have at present?
The Vice-President said the number of medical colleges in the country has more than doubled, rising to 846 at present.
Read the full explanation →The Vice-President addressed the Ruby Jubilee celebrations of which university in October 2026?
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed its 40th anniversary, called the Ruby Jubilee, in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, released a souvenir on the university's forty-year journey and asked its researchers to aim for global recognition in medical science.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the commitments made in the Integrity Pledge?
A quarterly declaration of movable and immovable property is not part of the Integrity Pledge; the pledge is a statement of personal commitment, not a disclosure requirement.
Read the full explanation →Who administered the Integrity Pledge at the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the start of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026?
The correct answer is J. P. Nadda, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, who read out the Integrity Pledge to senior officers at Kartavya Bhawan-1 in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →Vigilance Awareness Week is observed every year in the week that covers the birth anniversary of which leader?
The week is deliberately placed around his birthday, which falls on 31 October, and that is why this year's observance runs from 26 October to 1 November 2026 rather than on fixed calendar dates.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026?
The theme set for the week is 'Satyanishtha se Samriddhi', which the government renders in English as Probity for Prosperity, and it treats honesty, integrity and openness as the pillars that hold up good governance and public trust in institutions.
Read the full explanation →'One Nation, One Time', referred to at the CIML meeting, is the name of which Indian project?
Smt. Nidhi Khare, Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs, described 'One Nation, One Time' as this project, whose aim is to make accurate, reliable and traceable Indian Standard Time available throughout the country.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the international seminar held at the opening of the CIML meeting in New Delhi?
The programme in New Delhi began with an international seminar on that theme, and the first session of the committee followed it.
Read the full explanation →The International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) is the governing committee of which international organisation?
CIML is the committee of the OIML, and the meeting in New Delhi brings together delegates, officials and technical experts from member countries to take forward cooperation on measurement standards, protection of consumers and fair trade.
Read the full explanation →Which edition of the Meeting of the International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) is India hosting in New Delhi in October 2026?
India is hosting the 61st Meeting of the International Committee of Legal Metrology at New Delhi, and the sittings run from 26 to 28 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →At whose request were two questions added to identify handloom, power-loom and handicraft establishments?
The statistics ministry stated that these two questions were added at that Ministry's request, so that establishments engaged in handloom, power-loom and handicraft work can be identified within the survey frame.
Read the full explanation →Which information will the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises capture for the first time?
The revised schedule introduces, for the first time, questions on the constraints women face in operating and managing their establishments, to build an evidence base on the factors affecting female-led enterprises in the unincorporated sector.
Read the full explanation →ASUSE 2027-28 is proposed to be conducted over which period?
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has proposed moving the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises from the calendar-year cycle it has followed so far to the financial year, so that its reference period matches that of other enterprise surveys such as the Annual Survey of Industries and the…
Read the full explanation →Which two countries were cited as already making wide use of flex fuel technology?
While explaining the amendment, the Ministry noted that flex fuel technology is already in use in these countries, where vehicles are built to operate on a range of ethanol and petrol blends drawn from a single fuel tank.
Read the full explanation →E85 fuel contains up to what share of ethanol by volume?
E85 is a blend of petrol and ethanol in which ethanol forms up to that share by volume. In this notation the letter E denotes ethanol while the number indicates the proportion of ethanol present in the fuel, which is why E100 refers to a fuel consisting predominantly of ethanol.
Read the full explanation →Which rules has the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amended to support E85 and E100 flex fuel vehicles?
The Ministry notified amendments to these rules so that vehicles capable of running on E85 and other high ethanol fuels can be certified and brought into use.
Read the full explanation →Who unveiled the Vision Document on Narcotic Control: 2026-2029, under which this training mandate was given?
Shri Amit Shah, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, unveiled the Vision Document on Narcotic Control for 2026 to 2029 in June 2026.
Read the full explanation →Which institution will coordinate the capacity building programme for professionals in drug de-addiction services?
The training will be delivered through six central government institutions under the Drug De-addiction Programme, and the NDDTC at AIIMS, which is located at Ghaziabad, will coordinate the overall implementation of the initiative.
Read the full explanation →How many service providers is the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to train in de-addiction services by March 2029?
Under the Vision Document on Narcotic Control for the period 2026 to 2029, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been entrusted with building the capacity of this many service providers, including medical and allied healthcare personnel engaged in de-addiction services, by March 2029.
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