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GA Questions asked in IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 – October 12

Dear Aspirants,

As you Know, the “IBPS PO Mains Examination” was conducted across the country on October 12 2025. Affairscloud Team has provided the complete set of General Awareness Questions asked in the IBPS PO Mains Examination 2025 in the post below. We hope Aspirants have performed well in the exam.

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GA Questions asked in Exam 35Q:  Collected 35 –    Covered29

Level: Moderate

Current Affairs –   29 Questions

  • Covered – 24
  • Not Covered – 5 (Q21, Q27, Q29, Q31 & Q32)
  • Note: Most of the Questions are from Last 5

Current Static Banking & Finance –  1 Question

  • Covered – 1

Current Static GK –  1 Questions

  • Covered – 1

Static Banking & Finance –  4 Question

  • Covered – 3
  • Not Covered – 1 (Q30)

*Total Number Question Covered in APP Quiz : 21

Total Number Question Covered in HandWritten Note: 15

Takeaways:

The Analysis is purely based on the feedback from aspirants, It may vary from the actual question asked in Examination.

Apart from News related current affairs particularly Banking, we can see some conceptual Question in Static Banking

  • Banking Awareness has highest weightage in the exam, we have mostly covered all the Banking news and for static banking follow our Static Banking Awareness Course (Curated for Bank exams)
  • National Affairs News particularly cabinet approvals and Schemes
  • Questions Related to recent issues also asked like EPIC number

1.In April 2025, the Union Cabinet approved the 2nd phase of the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP-II) to be implemented in select strategic villages. How many states and Union Territories are covered under this phase? – 17
Content-https://affairscloud.com/cabinet-approvals-on-april-04-2025/
App Quiz- April 6&7 2025, Q1

2.What is the total budgetary outlay and the revised lending period end date of the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme, as approved by the Union Cabinet in August 2025? – Rs. 7,332 crore – 31 March 2030
Content-https://affairscloud.com/govt-approves-restructuring-extension-of-pm-svanidhi-scheme-till-31-march-2030/
App Quiz- August 29 2025, Q4
Handwritten Notes –  Covered
 

3.Which of the following countries hosted the 9th edition of the ‘Zapad’, a joint strategic military exercise held in September 2025? Russia and Belarus
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-12-september-2025/
App Quiz- Sep 12 2025, Q10
Handwritten Notes –  Covered
 

4.Chandrapuram Ponnusamy (C.P.) Radhakrishnan, sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India on September 12, 2025, was the former Governor of which state? Maharashtra
Content- https://affairscloud.com/c-p-radhakrishnan-sworn-in-as-15th-vice-president-of-india/
App Quiz- Sep 13,14 & 15 2025, Q1
Handwritten Notes –  Covered
 

5.Which organisation launched the PRAVAAH Portal for authorisation and regulatory approvals? – Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Content-https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-30-april-2025/
App Quiz- Apr 30 2025, Q8
Handwritten Notes –  Covered
 

6.What is the annual remittance limit for resident individuals under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), as of May 2025? – USD 2,50,000 per financial year
Content-https://affairscloud.com/rbi-data-outward-remittances-under-lrs-decline-6-85-to-usd-29-56-billion-in-fy25/
App Quiz- May 25 & 26 2025, Q10
 

7.Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme – Who issues it and what is its purpose?
Content- Static Banking Awareness Course – Chapter (Important factors in Banking-2)
 

8.Which bank is not eligible to issue Kisan credit cards? Payment Bank
Content- Static Banking Awareness Course – Chapter (Banking Innovation)

9.When and where will the 2026 Winter Olympics Paralympic Winter Games be held? March 6-15, 2026 Milano Cortina, Italy
Content-https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-19-august-2025/
App Quiz- Aug 19 2025, Q10
 

10.Which among the following are correct about Padma Awards?
i.Not awarded posthumously
ii.The cash prize of Padma Vibhushan is Rs. 5,00,000
iii.Self-nomination can be done
Content-https://affairscloud.com/padma-awards-2025-president-approves-139-padma-awards-list-includes-7-padma-vibhushan-19-padma-bhushan-and-113-padma-shri/
App Quiz- Jan 28 2025, Q8
 

11.Which institution operates the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS), for which the RBI issued final guidelines in June 2025 to streamline onboarding and enhance fraud risk management for Touchpoint Operators (ATOs)?- NPCI
Content-https://affairscloud.com/rbi-issued-final-guidelines-on-due-diligence-of-aeps-touchpoint-operators/
App Quiz- July 1 2025, Q10
Handwritten Notes –  Covered

12.To which rating did S&P Global Ratings upgrade India’s credit rating in August 2025? – BBB

13.Which country is supplying 200,000 tonnes of fortified rice for World Food Programme? India
Topic Name- National
Content-https://affairscloud.com/india-signed-loi-with-wfp-to-combat-global-hunger/
App Quiz- August 27&28, Q1
Handwritten Notes –  Covered

14.In August 2025, India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) to launch negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Which of the following countries are member states of the EAEU? – Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia
Content-https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-22-august-2025/
App Quiz- August 22 2025, Q6
Handwritten Notes –  Covered

15.RBI guidelines on Guarantee and Co-acceptance – What do they regulate?
Content-https://affairscloud.com/rbi-issued-final-co-lending-norms-to-enhance-risk-sharing-and-transparency/
App Quiz- August 8 2025, Q5
Handwritten Notes –  Covered

16.Which among the following is not 7 sutras of RBI’s Free-AI framework? Productivity
Content-https://affairscloud.com/india-commits-to-ethical-ai-with-new-eoi-initiative/
App Quiz- October 25 2024, Q1

17.What is QIP (Qualified Institutional Placement)?
Content-https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-20-21-october-2024/
https://affairscloud.com/rbi-annual-report-2024-25-rbis-balance-sheet-for-fy25-expands-by-8-2-to-rs-76-25-lakh-crores/
App Quiz- October 20&21, Q11
Handwritten Notes –  Covered

18.Which of the following is not correct – Google Gemini, OpenAI ChatGPT, NPCI PAI, or Apple Co-pilot, SEVA – SEBI?
Content-https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-1-september-2025/
https://affairscloud.com/cognizant-ceo-ravi-kumar-featured-in-2025-time100-ai-list-of-the-worlds-most-influential-people-in-ai/  
https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-12-3-december-2024/
App Quiz- September 1 2025, Q1
Handwritten Notes –  Covered

19.Which type of deposits are not insured by DICGC (Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation)?
Content-https://affairscloud.com/highlights-of-rbis-4th-bi-monthly-monetary-policy-fy2025-26/
Static Banking Awareness Course – Chapter 4 Reserve Bank of India

App Quiz- October 2&3 2025, Q7
Handwritten Notes –  Covered

20.The BHAVISHYA Portal is an integrated online system for __________. – Pension Sanction & Pension Tracking System
Content-https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-30-april-2024/
App Quiz- April 30 2025, Q1

21.According to RBI circular on Counterfeit notes, 2025, when a bank receives counterfeit note, what should they do
i.credit the amount to customer
ii. Return the note to customer
iii. call the police
iv. do not return the note to customer
v. destroy the note
Content-Not Covered

22.Abbreviation of A in APPLE satellite launched by ISRO – (Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment)
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-19-february-2025/

23.Question related to Soil Health Card
Content-https://affairscloud.com/soil-health-cards-swasth-dharaa-khet-haraa-successfully-completed-10-years/

24.Citizens’  Charter – How many services by RBI? 204
Content-https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-22-23-december-2024/ 

25.Swachh vayu Survekshan 2024-2025 – Which city did not rank first?
Content-https://affairscloud.com/swachh-survekshan-2024-25-awards-indore-retains-top-cleanest-city-title-for-8th-time/

26.IEPFA and IPPB Sign MoA to Launch Phase 2 of “Niveshak didi
Content-https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-11-april-2025/
Handwritten Notes –  Covered

27.UN State Day – Which day is observed for the Intangible Cultural Heritage?
Content-Not Covered

28.What is the minimum balance required to maintain a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) eRupee wallet? No minimum balance
Content-https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-24-september-2025/

29.Typhoon Ragasa – Which country was recently affected? Phillipines
Content-Not Covered

30.What are the committees under the Lead bank scheme?
Content – Not Covered

31.Under the Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES), what is the incentive per packet for banks exchanging soiled notes up to ₹50 denomination?
Content-Not Covered

32.e-EPIC Card, the digital version of voter ID card issued by the Election Commission — How many digits does it contain – 10
Content-Not Covered

33.What is the limit of transactions in a Small Account as per RBI norms
Content-Covered Static Banking Awareness Course – Chapter 1 Banking Operations

34.How many Islands are in the Gulf of Mannar? 21
Content-Covered in Static GK for Bank Exam Course – National Park 

35.Who released the “Growing Retail Digital Payments: The value of Interoperability” report in 2025 – IMF
Content-https://affairscloud.com/india-leads-the-world-in-fast-payments-with-upi-surge-transactions-cross-18-billion-monthly-imf-report/
App Quiz- July 15 2025, Q7
Handwritten Notes –  Covered