IBPS conducted Probationary officer Main exam 2015 at various centres across the country. The test mode is online i.e. candidates have to select their answers from five choices given by computer.
Huge number of candidates have applied for these posts. Candidates can apply for both office assistant and officer posts since educational qualifications required for both was same. Here we are providing you GK Questions asked in IBPS PO exam. These are important for upcoming Exams as they will let the candidates understand the pattern of the test.
IBPS PO GK Questions 2015 2014 asked in 31.10.2015 & 11, 12, 18, 19 October and 1,2 November 2014
These questions will let candidates understand what topics to prepare. As far as the difficulty level is concerned, it was moderate to difficult. But it was not that hard if you have prepared well.
GK Questions 31.10.2015 Evening Session
2. Lima is the capital of - Peru
3. Currency of Egypt - Egyptian pound
4. Rupay was launched by - NPCI
5. Betla National Park is situated at - Jharkhand
6. Ravindra Jain who passed recently was a - Music Composer
7. Full form of C in MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
8. 1st dec is celebrated as - Aids Day
9. 1st baharat ratna awardee posthumously - Lal Bahadur Shastri
10. The committee which framed the RRB Act - Narsimham Committee
11. Where is BIS located - Switzerland
12. Where is Central bank of India headquarters - Mumbai
13. Nobel prize in literature - Svetlana Alexievich
14. Federal Reserve is the Central Bank of which country -
15. India the future is now book written by - Shashi Tharoor
16. Bank with head office in Kolkata - Bandhan Bank
17. For Make in India initiative, 1000 crores reserved is made by-
18. Nitin Gadkari Constituency - Nagpur
19. Scheme of Skill Development for minorities - Nai Manzil
20. Highest rural populated state as per Census 2011 - Uttar Pradesh
21. World custom organisation - Brussels, Belgium
22. Which scheme registered its name in Guinness book for record one day registrations -- PMJDY
23. Bank Board Bureau appoints head of - Public Sector Banks
24. RRB are funded by central / state govt and - Sponsored bank
25. Cost of Delhi National Memorial Cost - 500 crore
26. Bi-monthly policy by is formed by - RBI
GA Questions 31.10.2015 Morning Session
- Currency of Egypt - Egyptian pound
- Capital of Syria - Damascus
- DSIB Banks
- Headquarters of IBRD are at -
- FDI in White label atm - 100 per cent
- Where is the Headquarter of Indian Bank
- Time limit given to Small Banks to be in Operation
- NPS focus on
- 25 December is - good governance day
- Shishu Kishor are a part of
- The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 was awarded jointly to ------ "for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass". - Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald
- Better Business Bureau (BBB) is in - United States
- Arvind Kejriwal book - Swaraj
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award winner - Sania Mirza
- 5. Indian Bank headquarters in - Chennai
- The Reserve Bank of India announced the designation of State Bank of India and which bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs). - ICICI Bank Ltd.
- PMJDY account holders will be provided zero-balance bank account with RuPay debit card, in addition to accidental insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh, to be given by - HDFC Ergo
- DRDO Highest in which state
- A Web-Based Portal launched for providing Single Window for Students to Access Information and Make Application for Educational Loans - Vidya Lakshmi (www.vidyalakshmi.co.in)
- Lock period of KVP -
- Function of a payment Bank -
- The 1st Micro Finance Company to change into Bank
- First Indian Civil Servant to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1943 by the British Raj authorities - Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh
- Question was from Basel Committee
GK Questions 02.11.2014
1. Algeria's currency - Dinar.
2. Capital of South Korea - Seoul.
3. What ‘E’ in NRE stands for - External (NRE - Non Resident External)
4. Gold Medal won by India in Asian games - 11
5. MOM (Mars Orbit Mission) used a - Space Craft
6. Mars Orbiter reached on Mars on - 24 September 2014.
7. The year in which India's first nuclear explosion named Smiling Buddha- 1974.
8. Which PSU Bank to starts cardless cash withdrawal –
9. Kuchipudi dance is related to - Andhra Pradesh.
10. Hewllet Packard company is related with - IT.
11. Full form of GDR – Global Depository Receipts
12. O in NRO means - Ordinary.
13. M in OMO is - Market.
14. C in CAMELS means - Capital.
15. Cairo is Captial of - Egypt.
16. Reason behind crossing of Cheque in the Corner -.
17. Banking ombudsman Scheme launched by - RBI.
18. National Housing Bank is a subsidiary of - RBI.
19. Repo rate & Reverse Repo rate -.
20. Tribal Affairs minister – Jual Oram
21. Full form of IRDA – Insurance Regulatory Development Authority.
22. Runner-up In Kabaddi game in Asian Games– Iran.
23. Axis Bank previous name - UTI Bank.
24. Tagline of Syndicate Bank - Your Faithful And Friendly Financial Partner.
25. Dollar is not the currency of - Sweden.
26. Hundi is -.
27. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award is given in the field of – Science & Technology
28. NPA Time limit- 90 Days.
29. Govt. share in Bhartiya Mahila Bank -.
30. PPF Minimun amount - Rs 500.
31. Kathakali Dance belongs to - Kerala.
32. Most Valuable player in 2014 Asian Games - Mary Kom.
33. Name of Committee to examine the current monetary policy - Urijit Patel Committee.
34. Swachta Udyami Yojna launched by - Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.
35. Universal Banking is -.
36 Two lives book is written by - Vikram Seth
37. Alfred Nobel invented - Dynamite.
38. The State which recently launched Nutrition Mission - Uttar Pradesh
39. Founder of Red Cross Foundation - Henry Dunant, Gustave
Moynier
40. ‘Aapke Sachche Advisor’ is tagline of - Max Life Insurance
41. Head of the panel that recommended diluting govt. share in PSU banks to below 50% - P J Naik.
42. 1 Question related to Interest on Loan –
43. On an angle, Security thread in rupee note changes to – Blue
44. Lok Nayak is the popular name of - Jayaprakash Narayan.
45. HDFC Standard Life is – Life Insurance Company
46. Full form of MICR – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition.
47. SBI launched multi-currency card in association with - Master Card.
48. Saving & Current Bank Accounts help in maximising -
49. Least Female Literacy Rate in which state – Rajasthan.
50. 1 Question on the name of power project in UP.
51. One question was asked on Basel III -.
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GK Questions asked in 01 November 2014 Morning and Evening Session
1. Peso is currency of - Argentine
2. PM Modi addressed which session of UN general assembly - 69th
3. Hum hain naa is tagline of which bank- ICICI Bank
4. Penicillin was discovered by- Alexander Fleming
5. Women and child development minister - Maneka Gandhi
6. Max Life Insurance tie up with which company - Toyota finance services
7. PIO - Person of Indian Origin.
8.NPS full form- National Pension Scheme
9. NRLM Full Form- National Rural
Livelihoods Mission.
10. CIBIL- Credit Information Bureau Limited
11. Beirut is Capital of - Lebanon
12. HDFC Ergo related with - JanDhan Yojna
13. My years with Rajiv and Sonia is written by - R. D Pradhan
14. FAO headquarters are situated in - Rome
15. Founder of Wipro is - Azim Premji
16. Prathma Bank on which place - Moradabad
17. India's number in Successfully reach mars mission in Asia- 1st
18. Bajpai committee is related with which system - New Pension System
19. Star Series Notes issued by RBI for - Replacement of defectively printed notes
20. World Investment Report issued by - UNCTAD
21. In Asian Games, Number of Gold medals won by India - 11
22. RIDF full form- Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
23. GUI - Graphical User Interface
24. Border between India and China is called as - Macmohan Line.
25. how many country participated in fifa world cup 2014 ? - 32.
26. currency of Germany ? - Euro
27. What does K stands for in KCC- -Kisan.
28. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is - Bollywood Director.
29. Which bank has largest number of mobile application user ? - SBI
01.11.2014 Evening Session
- Axis Bank tagline - Badhti ka naam Zindagi
- Ram Naik is governor of - Uttar Pradesh
- C in CRR stands for - Cash reserve ratio
- Chief Minister of Tamilnadu is - O. Panneerselvam
- Currency of Egypt - Egyptian Pound
- H. L. dattu is – Chief Justice of India
- Full form of IFSC - Indian Financial System Code
- Bank gives loan to another bank on which rate - MSF (Marginal Standing Facility).
- SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA and FMC to be merged into - Unified Financial Agency (UFA)
- Credit Card is - A small plastic card issued by a bank, building society, etc., allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit.
- Messi is a - Football Player
- UN declare Ebola as - Universal Calamity.
- In Asian games, wrestling gold in 65 kg category is won by - Yogeshwar Dutt
- Original name of Canara Bank -
- "Unbreakable" is biography of - Mary Kom
- Presidnet of Belgium is -
- One question on Bermuda -
- SBI tie with - BNP Paribas.
- 1 question on Payment bank -
- One question related to Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna.
- 1 question on SBI multi currency card -
IBPS PO 19 October 2014 GA/GK Question asked in both shift
- 'A' in ATM – Automated.
- “S” in CDSL stands for – Securities [CDSL - Central depository Securities depository Ltd.].
- Full form of CVV – Card Verification Value.
- PKI – Public Key Infrastructure.
- EBW - Export Bills Permitted to be Written off
- DNA - Deoxyribo Nucleic acid
- PMJDY – Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.
- CBS - Core Banking Solution
- C stand for what in CP - Commercial paper.
- Currency of Cambodia – Riel.
- Which country is part of European Union but do not use euro currency - Denmark.
- Capital of Tanzania – Dodoma
- Capital of Afghanistan – Kabul.
- Taskant is capital of – Uzbekistan.
- Capital of Argentina - Buenos Aires.
- Author of Hard Choice author - Hillary Clinton.
- Who is Author of Revolution 2020 - Chetan Bhagat.
- Dynamite is invented by – Alfred Nobel.
- Cyrus Mistry is the CEO of – TATA group.
- Which actor's father is a famous badminton player - Deepika Padukone.
- A scheme related to Deen Dayal Upadhya -
- Banks use which method to readcodes on cheque - MICR.
- The Purpose of starting Minor account for 10 years old children - Financial inclusion
- Kundankulam nuclear plant is an agreement between India and which country - Russia.
- Kakrapar power plant is situated at - Gujarat
- Who won the first gold in squash in Asian games -
- According to census what % of population is below 35 yrs of age -
- Minority affair minister is – Najma Heptulla.
- Railway minister is - Sadanand Gowda.
- President of Iran - Hassan Rouhani.
- Yogakshemam Vahamyaham is the
- slogan of which – LIC.
- Tagline of HDFC bank - We understand your world
- Bank of International Settlement headquarter – Switzerland
- Smart star account is opened by ___ bank – ICICI bank.
- Varistha Pension Bima scheme is administrated by – LIC
- Singham Returns movie Director is – Rohit Shetty.
- Sati pratha abolished by – Raja Ram Mohan Rai.
- Maximum credit amount in a year in Basic saving bank deposit account is – 1 lakh.
- As per WHO, Highest rate of Child marriage in which country – Bangladesh
- Three ATM transaction usage limit from other
- banks in a month is applies to which cities -
- Initial minimum paid-up capital for Private bank is - Rs.200 crore
- Home rule league moment leader - Annie Besant / Bal Ganga Dhar Tilak.
- First women president of Indian National Congress - Anni Basent.
- Committee on Banking Ombudsman is – Suman Verma Committee.
- MTSS used in - personal remittance
- RBI given Banking licence to IDFC and whom - Bandhan
- How many digits in IFSC Code - 11 alphanumerics
- On tap licensing mean what -
- BSE is given trade facility of type – online
- The country which won gold medal in 25 m air rifle in Asian games -
- The state which belongs to Agaria Tribe – Madhya Pradesh.
- DIGC insurance cover is headed by whom – Central Government.
IBPS PO 18.10.2014 GK, Banking Awareness Questions asked in Online exam Evening Session
- Capital of Turkey- Ankara.
- Full form of CPI - Consumer Price Index.
- SBI tagline is - Pure banking nothing else
- Currency of Vatican city- Euro
- 'S' in NSDL stand for - Securities (NSDL stand for National Securities Depository Limited).
- Poverty elevation minister is – Ramvilas Paswan.
- Urban Development and Poverty Minister is - Venkaiah Naidu.
- Cheque amount written by customer is called - Exchange of notes done.
- 'Jai Hind' slogan is coined by - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
- Which Indian won Swimming Bronze medal in Asian games - Sandeep Sejwal Shanti
- Swaroop Prize in Mathematical Sciences is given to - Dr Kaushal Kumar Verma.
- The Bank which celebrates 150 years of operation in Srilanka - SBI.
- NEFT limit to Nepal - Rs 50,000 per trasaction.
- As per Census 2011, Lowest density ratio state - Arunachal pradesh.
- On which rate bases, RBI give Overnight money needed by bank - Marginal Standing Facility.
- L in SLR stands for- Liquidity.
- Nuku’alofa is the capital of - Tonga
- Mogdishu is capital of – Somalia.
- Full form of FII- Foreign Institutional Investor
- NIM full form- Net Interest Margin
- MTSS full form - Money Transfer Service Scheme
- MIFF stand for - Mumbai International Film Festival
- Currency of Spain- Euro
- Basic saving bank deposit account maximum credit - 50,000
- Author of The Mother I Never Knew - Sudha Murty
- In how days KYC custom fill identity proof - Not exceeding 5 working days
- Number of Medals won by Abhinav Bindra in Asian Games before his retirement - Two Bronze.
- From India, Which movie is selected for Oscar this Year - Liar's Dice
- When did Mangalyaan reach mars - 24 September.
- Nitin Gadkari has ministry of - Transport.
- Money Laundering is done to - Avoid Tax
- Benefits of Jan Dhan Yojana – Overdraft Loan in Bank Account
- Largest Hydro Electric Power Plant in India - Koyna
- PPF changed from - 1 to 1.5 lakh.
- Vishal Sikka is CMD of - Infosys.
- RBI issued which permission to mutooth finance - Set up white label ATM.
- Fusion points agreement of 118 countries related to -
- SLR - Statutory liquidity ratio.
- Abhinav Bindra is related to - Shooting.
- SBI life insurance partnered with -
- NRLP - National Rural livelihood Projects
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 -
- Merchant payments in India is controlled by -
- Difference in import and export -
- If a body immersed in water is lighter but when pulled out becomes heavier. Name of this principle - Archimedes' principle.
- 1 question on call notice and fortnight -
- Housing loan limit in Non Metro cities - Rs. 40 lakh.
- CEO of Heidelberg Cement India - Ashish Guha.
- As per census 2011, Every ---- in the world population is an Indian -
- Kisan Vikas Patra was closed by Govt. earlier, Why -
GK Questions 12 October 2014 - Evening Session
(1) Reit full form - Real State Investment (2) Lisbon is capital - Portugal
(3) Current pm of UK- David Cameroon
(4) BRICS bank name - New Development Bank
(5) Current Repo Rate- 8%
(6) Shivasundram hydro power project is located in ____ state -
(7) Asiad 2014 games were organised in which city - Icheon
(8) Pension scheme for uorganised sector - Swavalamban
(9) Cantolania referendum from which country- Spain
(10) One question on Pahla kadam , pahli udan -
(11) Upallu srinivas –Madolin
(12) Govt going to sell stakes in 3 PSU, one of them is – ONGC
(13) RBI recently limited ATM facility on 5 cities, who are not come under this term- BSBDA account holder
(14) Currency of Saudi Arabia - Riyal
(15) 1 que on solar project
(16) C means in "KYC" - Customer
(17) Rupay set up for which banks - Selected few banks
(18) Which motor company ceo visited india recently - General Motors
(19) 1 question on ozone layer
(20) Northern railway started - Go india smart card
(21) In Mary kom movie, Priyanka Chopra is playing role of a – Boxer
(22) One on senior citizen account
(23) One question on real state infrastructure fund
(24) Minimum capital required for foreign bank to open branch
(25) 1 on Woman Card
Morning Session:
- Full form of EBT - Electronic Benefits Transfer.
- Full form of ABSA - Application supported by blocked account
- Hanoi is capital of which country –Vietnam
- Who is Najeeb Jung – Lieutenant governor (LG) of Delhi
- Insurance Cover in PM Jan Dhan Yojna is - 30000
- Which place has nuclear power plant (select from list)-Kakrapar
- Pre shipment and post shipment is related to - Finance.
- PMGSY is - Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
- Time limit fixed by RBI for resolution of complaints of ATM not withdrawing money-7 days
- RBI release draft guidelines for licensing of Payments Banks, Small Banks - 100 cr.
- In case of basic savings bank deposit account (BSBDA) the total of debits by way of cash withdrawals and transfers will not exceed ten thousand rupees in ____ time - Month
- RRCAT rajaraman is located in - Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- The Bank that Begins With u’ is tagline of –United bank of India.
- Banking account that has not been claimed for 10 years - Unclaimed or Dormant account
- Individual Borrower can check their credit report from –CIBIL
- Banking Codes and Standards Board of India is related to - Banks
- Settlement in RTGS to settle with in -1 Day
- RBI has recently mandate 2 step mobile authentification for e-commerce-
- car rental company-UBER.
- State with lowest population density - Arunachal Pradesh.
- Authorised dealer is authorised by RBI to deal in - Foreign Exchange
- Inter-governmental body that develops and promotes policies to protect the global financial system against money laundering and terrorist financing is - Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
- Largest desert - Sahara
- Author of Half girlfrnd - Chetan Bhagat
- Currency of china - yuan
- PPF allocated amount is - 150000
- Director of Finding Fanny is - Homi Adajania
- RTGS Limit –
- Expenditure to establish bank minimum amount -
- Definition of Repo rate -
- Hafeez is a leader of which Group - Member of terrorist Group
- Governor of assam - Janaki Ballav patnaik
- PDF Full form - Portable Document Format.
- In MICR ‘R’ Represent – Recognition
- Linux is a - Operating System
- Banks get loan through repo by pledging ____ -
- John Kerry is - US finance secretary
IBPS PO 11.10.2014 GK questions Evening Shift
- Winner of US Open Male - Marin Cilic
- Governer of Maharashtra - Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
- State which has high density of population – Bihar
- Ebola disease spread in which region-West africa
- Father of industrialization in India- Jamsetji Tata.
- Author of The lives of others book - Neel Mukherjee
- India's first mute film was - Alam ara Which of the following countries does not have Euro as its currency - Denmark
- Full form of CASA- Current and Saving account
- Capital of UAE is - Abu Dhabi
- Nikkei index is - Tokyo Stock Exchange
- RBI 10 Rs. plastic note is not in which state - Kerala
- Name of Father of industry in India -Jamesdji tata
- Bank which started Cardless Transaction- ICICI
- Padma Vibhusan award is won by - Dr. Ragunath Mashelkar
- Name of Neel Mukherjee's Book selected for man booker prize - The
- lives of others
- 1 Question on RFID (RFID radio frequency
- identification)
- 1 question on Sbi card less scheme
Morning Session:
- Full form of NPCHE - National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly
- 1st architecture of atomic energy in India - Homi J. Bhabha
- Place in India from where most students sent to US for higher studies - Hyderabad
- Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO
- 1 question on Banking Ombudsman -
- Current CRR and SLR -
- An RBI approved agency dealing In Foreign Currency is called - Authorized Dealer
- full form of ADR is – American Depositary Receipt.
- FAT full form - File Allocation Table.
- Currency of Spain – Euro.
- What is capital of Arunachal Pradesh – Itanagar
- Father of atomic bomb – J. Robert Oppenheimer.
- Mr Donald Tusk is – Former Prime Minister of Poland.
- BKS Iyengar was awarded with which award – Padma Vibhushan.
- Head of Unclaimed funds of PPF – HR khan.
- Music director of Mile Sur Mera Tumhara song – Ashok Patki.
- Main Objective of Jan Dhan Yojana is – Financial Inclusion
- India’s International Bank Tag Line for which bank- Bank of Baroda.
- Who is Author of Curtain Raiser- Kandathil Sebastian.
- E-Commerce is - Trading of Services through online mode.
- L in LAF means - Liquidity Adjustment Facility
- S in RTGS Stands for- Real Time Gross Settlement
- Name the person who started ganesh puja festival - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Vijay Malya defaulter for which of his company - Kingfisher
- RBI prints currency (notes) in how many languages - 17 Languages
- Serena Williams is related to ___ sport- Tennis
- Rupay Card was launched by - National Payments 20.Corporation of India (NPCI)
- Prime Minister want to make which city like Kyoto - Varanasi
- Difference between Atm card and memory card -
- One on E commerce?
- Curtain raisers is written by - Kandathil Sebestian
- NPA time limit - 90 days
- saving bank interest is decided by -
- SIMON commission lathi charge was on -
- monetory policy includes -
- One on Swach bharat yojna -
- 1 question on Cheque Truncation System
- 1 on Pehla kadam pehli Udan?
- 1 from Mutual Funds
- 1 on KYC?
- One on Unclaimed PPF committee.
In online exam on 11 October, 12-15 questions are asked from Banking and remaining from GA.
IBPS PO GK Questions 2013
- SLR Rate - 23%.
- Bank Rate - 9%.
- MSF - 9%.
- GDP in 1st quarter of 2013-14 - 4.4%.
- Population growth rate in 2001-2011 - 17.64%.
- RBI will issue plastic notes of - 10 rs.
- Banking Ombudsman Scheme issued by - Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- Maximum amount of money allowed by RBI to take abroad -
- Chairman of FMC (Forward Market Commission) - Ramesh Abhishek
- Food grain scheme of Himachal Pradesh - Rajeev Gandhi Ann Yojna.
- Countries in BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.
- Sundarban is located in - West Bangal.
- New Chairman of SBI - Arundhati Bhattacharya.
- Full form of BTM - Banking through Module.
- NOFHC Full form - Non-operative Financial Holding Company.
- Full form of IFSC - Indian Financial System Code.
- Which bank opens 15000 branches - SBI.
- New President of Iran - Hassan Rouhani.
- First Women Chief Information Commissioner - Deepak Sandhu.
- Rajeev Gandhi SadBhawna Award - Amjad ali khan.
- Pullela Gopichand is related to - Badminton.
- The Committee suggested on customer service - Damodaran Committee.
- President of Pakistan - Mamnoon Hussain.
- Prime Minister of Bhutan - Tshering Tobgay.
- Food security bill is to give right to food to how much %age of population - 67%.
- Headquarters of women bank - New Delhi.
- Raghuram Rajan book - Fault Lines.
- Bangali film director who was a national award winner, died recently - Rituparno Ghosh.
Those aspirants who are going to appear for future IBPS or SBI or other competitive online exams, the above given questions will be helpful for them to understand the type of exam. Thus they can perform better and score higher if they prepare well along with these.