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.
How many thematic areas does ESTIC 2026 cover?
The conclave covers twelve key thematic areas, which include System and Synthetic Biology, advanced manufacturing, energy technologies, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and advanced healthcare, and the whole exercise is tied to the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
Read the full explanation →Who was the Chief Guest at the ESTIC 2026 curtain raiser hosted by ICGEB New Delhi?
He graced the curtain raiser as Chief Guest, spoke of India's growing scientific capabilities and the potential of biotechnology to drive national development, and cited the development of COVID-19 vaccines as an instance of basic biological research leading to life-saving innovation.
Read the full explanation →Which body is organising the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC 2026)?
ESTIC 2026 is a flagship national platform organised by CSIR under the guidance of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and it is scheduled for 27 to 29 October 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →In the message, whose shared priorities did the Prime Minister say India and Brazil would advance together?
The Prime Minister wrote that the two nations would continue to strengthen their cooperation across diverse sectors, advance the shared priorities of the Global South, and work towards a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable world.
Read the full explanation →How did the Prime Minister describe the India-Brazil relationship in his congratulatory message?
The Prime Minister said he looked forward to working closely with President Lula to further deepen and expand the multifaceted India-Brazil Strategic Partnership, and that phrase is the one the message itself uses for the relationship.
Read the full explanation →Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, congratulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was re-elected President of which country?
Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the presidential election in Brazil, and the Prime Minister of India sent him his heartiest congratulations on 26 October 2026, calling the result a remarkable re-election victory.
Read the full explanation →A market situation when many firms sell similar but not identical products is termed as
Monopolistic competition is a market with many sellers whose products are close substitutes but not exactly the same, such as different brands of soap, toothpaste or restaurant meals.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the author of the famous novel, City of Joy?
The French writer Dominique Lapierre wrote The City of Joy, published in 1985.
Read the full explanation →Sudha Singh, who won the gold medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the Asian Games of 2010, comes from which state?
Sudha Singh belongs to the Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh and won the gold medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the Asian Games held at Guangzhou in 2010, going on to represent India at the Olympic Games; she is the best known woman distance runner the state has produced.
Read the full explanation →Mohammed Shahid, the hockey player who won an Olympic gold medal with India at Moscow in 1980, belonged to which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Mohammed Shahid, celebrated for his dribbling and close stick work, came from Varanasi, was a member of the Indian hockey team that won the Olympic gold at Moscow in 1980, and received the Padma Shri in 1986 after the Arjuna Award earlier in the decade.
Read the full explanation →In which years was the Formula One Indian Grand Prix held in India?
The Indian Grand Prix was run for three seasons at the Buddh International Circuit at Greater Noida, beginning with the 2011 race won by Sebastian Vettel, after which the event was taken off the Formula One calendar.
Read the full explanation →The Yash Bharti Samman is an award given by which government?
The Yash Bharti Samman, instituted in 1994, is the highest civilian honour of Uttar Pradesh and has been conferred on writers, artists, musicians, sportspersons and others for distinguished achievement, with a cash award.
Read the full explanation →Which is the highest sports award of the Government of Uttar Pradesh given to women sportspersons?
Uttar Pradesh gives its highest sporting honour under two names, the Laxman Award for men and the Rani Laxmi Bai Award for women, the latter named after the queen of Jhansi, a city of the state; both carry a cash prize and a citation.
Read the full explanation →The K. D. Singh Babu Stadium at Lucknow is named after a famous player of which sport?
Kunwar Digvijay Singh, called K. D. Singh Babu, came from Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, won Olympic gold with the Indian hockey team at London in 1948 and at Helsinki in 1952, where he was the captain, and the Lucknow stadium carries his name.
Read the full explanation →The Buddh International Circuit, which hosted the Formula One Indian Grand Prix, is in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
The circuit was built at Greater Noida, which lies in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district next to Delhi, and it held the Indian Grand Prix in 2011, 2012 and 2013, the first of them won by Sebastian Vettel.
Read the full explanation →The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is located in which city?
The Ekana stadium, named after Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee, stands at Gomti Nagar in Lucknow and is the largest and newest cricket ground of the state, used for international matches and for league cricket.
Read the full explanation →The Green Park cricket stadium, the oldest international cricket ground of Uttar Pradesh, is situated in
Green Park stands on the bank of the Ganga at Kanpur and has staged Test cricket since 1952, which makes it the oldest international ground in the state and also the home ground of the state cricket association.
Read the full explanation →The highest sporting honour of India, earlier called the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, was renamed in 2021 after whom?
In 2021 the award for the most outstanding sporting performance was renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, so his name now attaches to two national honours, this one and the older Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement.
Read the full explanation →National Sports Day is observed in India on which date?
The day marks the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, who was born on 29 August 1905 in Uttar Pradesh, and the national sports awards are conferred by the President on this day every year.
Read the full explanation →Major Dhyan Chand, the hockey player known as the wizard, was born in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Dhyan Chand was born there on 29 August 1905, joined the army and rose to the rank of Major, and became the centre forward of the Indian teams that won three successive Olympic hockey gold medals.
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