The static part of RBI exams is mostly economics and finance. The Grade B advertisement lists the syllabus of Paper-I, Economic and Social Issues: growth and development, national income, poverty and employment, sustainable development, the Indian economy since the reforms of 1991, money and financial markets, the role of banks and the Reserve Bank, public finance, agriculture, industry and services, the balance of payments, the IMF, the World Bank and the WTO, and India's social structure. Paper-III, General Finance and Management, adds the functions of the RBI, the banking system, SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB and NaBFID, financial markets, financial inclusion, the Union Budget and inflation. These topics also feed the General Awareness tests of Grade B Phase-I and the Assistant Main, alongside static facts such as the heads and headquarters of institutions. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for RBI exams, written as short facts and tables so that a topic can be revised in one sitting, in English and Hindi. Read a topic, then solve its quiz and previous-year questions on this site to check what you retained. For the descriptive part of ESI, turn each note into a one-page answer outline.
According to the PLFS bulletin for July-September 2026, the all-India unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above stood at:
For persons aged 15 years and above, the overall unemployment rate improved to 5.1% in July-September 2026.
Read the full explanation →As per the PLFS Quarterly Bulletin for July-September 2026, what was the Labour Force Participation Rate for persons aged 15 years and above?
The bulletin reports that the Labour Force Participation Rate for people aged 15 years and above rose to 55.5% in the quarter July-September 2026, and it was also higher than the 55.1% recorded in the same quarter of 2025.
Read the full explanation →The port charges that TRAI has now amended were first prescribed by a regulation of which year?
The Telecommunication Interconnection (Port Charges) Regulation of that year laid down what an interconnection seeker pays an interconnection provider for terminating interconnection links at its point of interconnection, and it was framed around legacy E1 or TDM port technology.
Read the full explanation →What is the annual ceiling fixed by TRAI for the charge on a 1 Gbps IP port?
The amendment prescribes annual ceilings on IP port charges of Rs 5.6 lakh for a 1 Gbps port and Rs 42.3 lakh for a 10 Gbps port, and allows an interconnection provider and seeker to agree on lower charges or on other capacities computed by the same transparent method.
Read the full explanation →From which date do the Telecommunication Interconnection (Port Charges) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026 take effect?
TRAI released the amendment regulations and stated that they would come into force from that date. The amendment introduces a framework of port charges for interconnection based on internet protocol, adding to the provisions that already applied to ports used for E1 or TDM based interconnection.
Read the full explanation →The MoA signed by the IAF Software Development Institute with IIT Madras in November 2026 is meant to develop:
Under the Memorandum of Agreement, the IAF's Software Development Institute, IIT Madras and the IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation will jointly design and develop such a system, working on advanced algorithms for communication systems and networking.
Read the full explanation →Who signed the MoA between the IAF and IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation on behalf of the foundation?
He signed the Memorandum of Agreement with the Indian Air Force's Software Development Institute for developing an indigenous digital secure communication system for airborne use.
Read the full explanation →Which unit of the Indian Air Force signed an MoA with IIT Madras and IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation in November 2026 for an indigenous airborne secure communication system?
The SDI of the Indian Air Force signed a Memorandum of Agreement with IIT Madras and the IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation for the joint design and development of an indigenous digital secure communication system for airborne applications; its Commandant, Air Vice Marshal Sarabjit Singh, signed the document.
Read the full explanation →As of 6 November 2026, how many equipment items were listed on the I-STEM portal?
As of 6 November 2026, the day its API integration with the Startup India Portal was launched, I-STEM listed 31,540 equipment items across 4,044 registered institutions, giving researchers and innovators a large national pool of scientific resources.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the launch of the API integration between the Startup India and I-STEM portals on 6 November 2026?
He described the integration as an institutional convergence that can lower R&D costs, avoid duplication of capital-intensive facilities and raise the use of publicly funded infrastructure.
Read the full explanation →What does the acronym I-STEM, whose portal was integrated with the Startup India Portal in November 2026, stand for?
I-STEM is the portal that maps scientific equipment and research facilities across academic and research institutions so that they can be shared.
Read the full explanation →Where was the two-day National Review Meeting on AB PM-JAY and ABDM held on 5–6 November 2026?
The National Health Authority, which functions under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, convened the two-day National Review Meeting in Kolkata on 5–6 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →BODH, presented at the November 2026 review of AB PM-JAY and ABDM, is a platform for which purpose?
BODH stands for the Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI. It was presented by Prof. Phaneendra Yalavarthy of TANUH, IISc Bengaluru, at the National Health Authority's review meeting in Kolkata on 5–6 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →Which State joined Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) as the 36th State, launching the scheme on 16 August 2026?
At the National Review Meeting of the National Health Authority in Kolkata on 5–6 November 2026, Narayan Swaroop Nigam, Principal Secretary of West Bengal's Department of Health and Family Welfare, said the State joined AB PM-JAY as the 36th State.
Read the full explanation →The Register of Interconnect Agreements is maintained by TRAI under which provision?
Sub-sections (vii) and (viii) of this clause empower TRAI, among other things, to maintain a register of interconnect agreements and make it available for public inspection on payment of the prescribed fee.
Read the full explanation →Under the amended regulations, what is the revised fee for inspecting TRAI's Register of Interconnect Agreements?
The amendment also fixes ₹500 per page as the charge for copies or extracts of the register, and the regulator says the revised fees are broadly aligned with the TRAI (Access to Information) Regulation, 2005.
Read the full explanation →From which date will TRAI's Register of Interconnect Agreements (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026 come into effect?
TRAI released the amendment regulations on 6 November 2026 and fixed 1 January 2027 as the date from which they take effect.
Read the full explanation →Which state received the largest amount in this instalment of tax devolution?
In the state-wise break-up published with the release, Uttar Pradesh was allotted the largest amount of the Rs 1,09,019 crore shared among twenty-eight states, which follows from its being the biggest claimant on the states' share of central taxes.
Read the full explanation →Why did the Union Government advance the November instalment of tax devolution?
The Ministry of Finance said the early transfer would also let states finance expenditure related to development and welfare.
Read the full explanation →How much tax devolution did the Union Government release to state governments on 5 November 2026?
This was the regular instalment of tax devolution that the Union Government transferred to the state governments, and it was released on 5 November 2026.
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