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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

Q161.EnvironmentMedium

To which body must applications for I-OECM recognition be submitted in the first instance?

  1. A.National Biodiversity Authority
  2. B.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  3. C.UNEP-WCMC
  4. D.State Biodiversity Board
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Correct answer: A. National Biodiversity Authority

Applications from Central and State government departments, agencies and institutions, local self-governments and Biodiversity Management Committees go to the NBA, which conducts a preliminary examination.

Q162.EnvironmentEasy

The Guidelines for designation of India's Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (I-OECMs) 2026 were released at CBD COP-17 held in which city?

  1. A.Cali
  2. B.Yerevan
  3. C.Baku
  4. D.Montreal
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Correct answer: B. Yerevan

The correct answer is Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, where the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held and where Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released the guidelines at a side event on 3 November 2026.

Q163.DefenceMedium

The inaugural India-Canada Defence Dialogue reaffirmed a commitment reflected in a Joint Statement issued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and which Canadian Prime Minister?

  1. A.Justin Trudeau
  2. B.Mark Carney
  3. C.Stephen Harper
  4. D.Jean Chretien
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Correct answer: B. Mark Carney

The dialogue reaffirmed the shared commitment at the leadership level to expand defence and strategic engagement between the two countries, as reflected in the Joint Statement issued on 2 March 2026 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Q164.DefenceMedium

Which subject emerged as the most important area of engagement at the inaugural India-Canada Defence Dialogue?

  1. A.Defence industrial cooperation
  2. B.Maritime boundary demarcation
  3. C.Civil nuclear fuel supply
  4. D.Counter-terrorism financing
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Correct answer: A. Defence industrial cooperation

The correct answer is defence industrial cooperation, which came through as an important area of engagement, alongside military-technical cooperation and defence research and development, the two subjects identified as priority areas for further collaboration.

Q167.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which TRAI apps supply the user test data shown on the Network Anubhav Platform?

  1. A.MySpeed and MyCall
  2. B.BharatNet and UMANG
  3. C.DigiLocker and mParivahan
  4. D.Sanchar Saathi and eSamadhan
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Correct answer: A. MySpeed and MyCall

The user test data on the platform is made up of the results of tests run by consumers on these two TRAI apps, one measuring internet speed and the other call experience, and this is combined on the dashboard with TRAI's independent drive test data.

Q168.Science & TechnologyMedium

On the Network Anubhav Platform, what does the percentile value P50 indicate?

  1. A.The highest speed ever recorded in an area
  2. B.The median speed, with half the tests at or above that value
  3. C.The speed promised by the service provider in its tariff plan
  4. D.The average of the slowest fifty tests in an area
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Correct answer: B. The median speed, with half the tests at or above that value

The platform reports percentile values worked out from tests that users have carried out in a given area. P50 is the median: half the tests recorded a speed at or above it.

Q169.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which body launched the Network Anubhav Platform?

  1. A.Department of Telecommunications
  2. B.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
  3. C.Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
  4. D.Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
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Correct answer: B. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

TRAI launched the Network Anubhav Platform as a geospatial and analytical dashboard that brings together test data sent in by users through its MySpeed and MyCall apps and the results of its own independent drive tests, and that also opens a web interface for Do Not Disturb services.

Q170.NationalMedium

From which fund is the Central share of the Fast Track Special Courts scheme met?

  1. A.Consolidated Sinking Fund
  2. B.Nirbhaya Fund
  3. C.National Investment Fund
  4. D.Contingency Fund of India
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Correct answer: B. Nirbhaya Fund

Of the total outlay of Rs 3,788.04 crore, the Central share of Rs 2,353.15 crore is funded from the Nirbhaya Fund, while the States and Union Territories contribute Rs 1,434.89 crore in line with the funding pattern for centrally sponsored schemes.

Q178.EconomyEasy

VISTAR, the statistics scheme approved by the Union Cabinet, stands for which of the following?

  1. A.Vision for Statistical Transparency and Reform
  2. B.Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics & Research
  3. C.Village Statistics and Rural Analytics Research Initiative
  4. D.Viksit Bharat Survey Transformation and Reporting Scheme
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Correct answer: B. Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics & Research

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, cleared this central sector scheme of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs 4,371.10 crore.

Q179.Government SchemesMedium

How are beneficiaries selected under the Capex Support Scheme to Promote Critical Mineral Processing?

  1. A.By lottery among all applicants
  2. B.Technical qualification followed by financial bidding, on the least-cost criterion
  3. C.First-come, first-served registration on a portal
  4. D.Nomination by the respective State governments
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Correct answer: B. Technical qualification followed by financial bidding, on the least-cost criterion

Selection runs in two stages. In the first, applications are examined for technical qualification, and only applicants who clear that stage may take part in the second stage of financial bidding.