IBPS PO General Awareness Syllabus

General Awareness syllabus — full chapter and topic list

Expand any chapter to see its topics and sub-topics. This is the whole examinable outline for General Awareness in IBPS PO, not a summary of it.

1. 1

   Current Affairs

   4 topics

   • National News
   • International News
   • Sports
   • Awards
2. 2

   Banking Awareness

   3 topics

   • Banking Terms
   • Banking History
   • RBI and its Functions
3. 3

   Static GK

   3 topics

   • Important Dates
   • Countries and Capitals
   • Books and Authors

General Awareness flashcards for IBPS PO

19 of 50 cards from the General Awareness deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. What scheme did the Indian government launch to provide universal banking access by opening basic savings accounts with zero balance, and in what year?

   Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), launched on 28 August 2014, providing zero-balance basic savings accounts with RuPay debit cards, overdraft facility and accident insurance.

2. What is the name of India's flagship financial inclusion scheme for collateral-free micro-loans to small businesses, and its three loan categories?

   Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY); categories are Shishu (up to Rs 50,000), Kishore (Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh), and Tarun (Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh).

3. Which government initiative aims to make India a cashless, faceless and paperless digital economy, and what does its UPI platform stand for?

   Digital India; UPI stands for Unified Payments Interface, a real-time instant payment system developed by NPCI.

4. What is the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and its key features?

   A government life insurance scheme offering Rs 2 lakh life cover for ages 18-50 at an annual premium of Rs 436 (revised), renewable yearly, linked to a bank account.

5. Under which mission did India aim to provide piped drinking water to every rural household, and by what target year?

   Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal), launched in 2019, aiming to provide functional tap water connections to all rural households by 2024.

6. What is the name of the international group of major emerging economies originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa?

   BRICS; South Africa joined in 2010, expanding the original BRIC group. The bloc later added new members including Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE.

7. Where is the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and who is its current Managing Director?

   The IMF is headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA; its Managing Director is Kristalina Georgieva.

8. What does the SWIFT system used in international banking stand for, and what is its primary function?

   Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication; it is a secure messaging network banks use to send standardized international payment and transfer instructions.

9. Which global body sets international banking regulatory standards including the Basel Accords, and where is it based?

   The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), under the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), based in Basel, Switzerland.

10. What is the World Bank's lending arm that provides loans to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, and where is the World Bank headquartered?

    The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD); the World Bank is headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA.

11. In cricket, which trophy is contested between India and Australia in Test series?

    The Border-Gavaskar Trophy, named after Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar.

12. How often are the Summer Olympic Games held and where were the 2024 Summer Olympics hosted?

    Every four years (a quadrennial event); the 2024 Summer Olympics were hosted in Paris, France.

13. Which trophy is awarded to the winner of the football FIFA World Cup, and how often is the tournament held?

    The FIFA World Cup Trophy; the tournament is held every four years.

14. In tennis, what are the four Grand Slam tournaments in calendar order?

    Australian Open (January), French Open / Roland Garros (May-June), Wimbledon (June-July), and US Open (August-September).

15. What is India's highest sporting honour award, and what was it renamed to in 2021?

    It was the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, renamed in 2021 to the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

16. What is the highest civilian award of India, and which is the second highest?

    The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award; the Padma Vibhushan is the second highest.

17. Which is the highest literary award in India, conferred by the Sahitya Akademi or the Jnanpith trust?

    The Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary honour, given for outstanding contribution to literature in Indian languages and English.

18. What is the highest peacetime gallantry award of India, and the highest wartime gallantry award?

    The Ashoka Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award; the Param Vir Chakra is the highest wartime gallantry award.

19. Which prize is awarded annually in categories including Peace, Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine and Economic Sciences, and in which two cities are they presented?

    The Nobel Prize; most prizes are presented in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is presented in Oslo, Norway.

See more General Awareness flashcards →

Planning General Awareness for IBPS PO

General Awareness (IBPS PO) FAQ