This IBPS current affairs quiz puts 18 multiple-choice questions to you from 6 stories published on 8 September 2026 that matter for the IBPS general awareness section. The questions are the same verified MCQs that accompany GK24's articles, chosen here for their relevance to IBPS, and every one carries a full explanation of the correct option and of why the other options are wrong. Attempt the quiz within the timer, review the explanations at the end, and read the stories behind the questions on their articles or the day's edition page. Bookmark it for a quick revision before the exam.
18 questions with answers and explanations
In which city was the 7th Global Fintech Fest 2026 inaugurated by the Prime Minister?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the seventh edition of the Global Fintech Fest there on 8 September 2026, and the festival continues in the same city until 11 September 2026.
Read the full explanation →The Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) has been developed by which department?
The FRI is a telecom intelligence framework built by that department and offered to financial institutions through its Digital Intelligence Platform, and on 8 September 2026 it was reported to have prevented suspected cyber fraud of more than five thousand crore rupees since its launch on 22 May 2025.
Read the full explanation →What was the all India kharif sown area as on 4 September 2026, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare?
The weekly progressive sowing report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, issued on 8 September 2026, gives this as the total area under kharif crops for the position as on 4 September 2026.
Read the full explanation →Which institute has prepared the Comprehensive CSR Framework for Indian Coal Companies?
The framework launched by the Union Minister of Coal and Mines in New Delhi on 8 September 2026 was drafted by this institute and is meant to guide outcome-oriented corporate social responsibility spending for people living around coal mines.
Read the full explanation →The inaugural meeting of the India-Morocco Joint Defence Committee was held in which city?
The first meeting of the Joint Defence Committee between India and Morocco took place in the Indian capital on 8 September 2026, and the Moroccan delegation was in India from 7 to 10 September 2026 for the purpose.
Read the full explanation →How many members are there in the Indian contingent for the Asian Games 2026?
At the send-off ceremony in New Delhi on 8 September 2026, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports said that a contingent of this size, made up of athletes together with support staff, is going to the Asian Games in Japan.
Read the full explanation →Which three technologies form the pillars of the theme of the Global Fintech Fest 2026?
The theme of this edition is Potential to Impact, and these three technologies are described as the foundations that are moving global finance towards autonomous, programmable and secure systems for inclusive finance.
Read the full explanation →Under which platform of the Department of Telecommunications does the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator work?
The FRI is developed under this platform, which classifies mobile numbers as medium, high or very high risk and securely shares the result with banks, payment service providers, insurers, securities intermediaries and pension entities.
Read the full explanation →Which two crop groups recorded higher area coverage than the corresponding period of last year in the kharif report of 8 September 2026?
Pulses were sown on 117.13 lakh hectares against 115.30 lakh hectares a year earlier, and jute and mesta on 6.34 lakh hectares against 6.24 lakh hectares, so these are the only two groups of the report standing above last season.
Read the full explanation →Under which Act did corporate social responsibility become a statutory obligation in India, making the new coal sector framework the first sector-specific one since then?
The launch described the coal sector document as the first sector-specific corporate social responsibility framework since statutory CSR came in under that Act, which is the legal anchor of the entire CSR system for Indian companies.
Read the full explanation →The India-Morocco Joint Defence Committee was created under an agreement signed during whose visit to Morocco?
A Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation was signed when Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited Morocco in September 2025, and the Joint Defence Committee is the institutional mechanism established through that MoU.
Read the full explanation →Who was named the Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent for the Asian Games 2026?
At the send-off he unveiled the official jersey of the contingent along with three other office bearers, and the release identifies him as the Chef de Mission, the person who leads the contingent at the Games themselves.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is a principal organiser of the Global Fintech Fest?
The fest is organised principally by the Payments Council of India, the National Payments Corporation of India and the Fintech Convergence Council, and it receives support from several ministries and regulators, among them the Reserve Bank of India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, NITI Aayog, the International Financial…
Read the full explanation →How much suspected cyber fraud had been prevented through the FRI up to August 2026?
That is the cumulative amount of suspected fraud stopped through the indicator up to August 2026, which is why the announcement speaks of more than five thousand crore rupees saved in fifteen months.
Read the full explanation →Kharif crops in India are generally sown in which season?
That is why the agriculture ministry publishes a weekly progressive sowing report through the monsoon months and why the position as on 4 September 2026, when the sown area stood at 1086.31 lakh hectares, is treated as an important signal for the year's foodgrain supply.
Read the full explanation →Nanha Sa Dil, whose milestones were marked at the same event, addresses which health problem in children?
Nanha Sa Dil is run by Coal India Limited with the Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust, began in four districts of Jharkhand in March 2024, and has completed more than 1,500 corrective surgeries that are free for the family, including the cost of travel and hospital stay.
Read the full explanation →In which year will India-Morocco bilateral cooperation complete its 70th anniversary, as noted at the Joint Defence Committee meeting?
Both sides noted at the meeting that bilateral cooperation between India and Morocco is moving towards its seventieth anniversary in that year, and they agreed to expand defence ties ahead of the milestone.
Read the full explanation →Which year did the Union Sports Minister name as India's target for hosting the Olympic Games?
Speaking at the send-off of the Asian Games contingent, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said the target is that year, by which India hopes to host the Olympic Games and to be firmly established on the world stage, and he described a ten-year plan with more than thirty six thousand crore rupees…
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