GA Questions asked in IBPS PO Mains Exam 12 October 2025

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By Smartkeeda
16 Dec 2025

GA Questions Asked in IBPS PO Mains Exam highlighted the growing importance of Current Affairs in the IBPS PO Mains held on 12 October 2025, where the GA section carried 35 questions for 40 marks. CA MockDrill students confidently attempted 18–20 questions, with 17 questions were directly asked from Smartkeeda CA MockDrill PDFs. Additionally, 5 questions came from Banking Awareness (BA) Static, while 3 questions were from Static GK. Around 3 questions were uncertain, and 7 questions were completely missed., nearly 62% of the GA questions came from CA MockDrill, making it a strong success in a moderate to difficult section — GA Analysis IBPS PO Mains 2025.

NOTE:

- Our Daily, Weekly & Monthly MockDrill PDFs comprise same news.

- (Blue Points) means blue-coloured Smart Points in Mockdrill PDFs.

- (BA Static) means the question is asked from Banking Static GK, but not from Current Affairs.

- (Missed) means the news was not covered in CA Mockdrill PDFs.

- (Uncertain) means the received question is either incomplete or not specific. So it is uncertain to decide whether it was covered or skipped.

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35 GA Questions Asked in IBPS PO Mains Exam (October 12, 2025)

17/40 Questions Come from CA MockDrill

 

1. Which organisation launched the “PRAVAAH” portal?

- RBI  (Reserve Bank of India) [April Monthly CA PDF]

 

2. Which scheme’s 2.0 version was approved by the Union Cabinet to provide working capital loans up to ₹50,000?

- PM SVANidhi Scheme 2.0 [August Monthly CA PDF]

 

3. Which countries are members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)?

- Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Russia  [August Monthly CA PDF]

 

4. The multilateral joint military exercise “ZAPAD 2025” was hosted by which country?

- Russia  [September Monthly CA PDF]

 

5. What is the name of the RBI committee that submitted a report on Responsible and Ethical Enablement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the financial sector?

- RBI Committee on Responsible and Ethical Enablement of Artificial Intelligence (FREE-AI) in the financial sector [August Monthly CA PDF]

 

6. What is the full form of SGB?

- Sovereign Gold Bonds  [August Monthly CA PDF]

 

7. Which cities will host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games?

- Italy’s two cities Milan & Cortina d’Ampezzo  [March Monthly CA PDF]

 

8. What sovereign credit rating was assigned to India by S&P Global in its first sovereign ratings of global economies?

- BBB+ rating  [June Monthly CA PDF]

 

9. Which international organisation released the Fintech Note titled “Growing Retail Digital Payments: The Value of Interoperability”?

- IMF  [July Monthly CA PDF]

 

10. C.P. Radhakrishnan, elected as Vice-President of India, was earlier the Governor of which state?

- Maharashtra  [September Monthly CA PDF]

 

11. Arunachal Pradesh government launched “e-Bhavishya”, a reform initiative related to which section?

- Pension  [August Monthly CA PDF]

 

12. Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) is operated by which organisation?

- National Payments Corporation of India  [July Monthly CA PDF]

 

13. At the Swachh Survekshan 2024–25 Awards, which city was not included in the ‘Swachh Shahar / Clean City’ category (population above 10 lakh)?

- Cities were given in options (Ahmedabad, Bhopal & Lucknow are included in this category)  [July Monthly CA PDF]

 

14. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), what is the maximum amount Indian residents can remit abroad per financial year?

Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), Indian residents can remit up to USD 2,50,000 per financial year [September Monthly CA PDF]

 

15. Which two entities signed a Letter of Intent to supply fortified rice for global humanitarian needs?

- The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of India signed a Letter of Intent to supply fortified rice for global humanitarian needs. [August Monthly CA PDF]

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16. Which two organisations jointly launched Phase-2 of the “Niveshak Didi” initiative?

- The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) jointly signed a Memorandum of Agreement to launch Phase 2 of the “Niveshak Didi” initiative. [April Monthly CA PDF]

 

17. Through which platform has RBI integrated services under its updated Citizen’s Charter?

- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has integrated services under its updated Citizen’s Charter through the PRAVAAH platform. [Missed]

 

18. Phase-II of the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP-II) was approved for implementation till which financial year?

- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, J&K, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, UP & WB, until FY29  [April Monthly CA PDF]

 

19. On which date is the International Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage observed every year?

- 17 October [missed - as the day is yet to come]

 

20.  APPLE (Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment) is India’s first experimental satellite related to which category?

- Geostationary communication satellite [Missed]

 

21. Which banks are covered under the Lead Bank Scheme (LBS) as per the RBI Master Circular issued in April 2025?

- Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) [Missed]

 

22. An EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) number consists of how many characters?

- 10 characters (alphanumeric) [Missed]

 

23. The “e-Bhavishya” initiative launched by the Arunachal Pradesh government is related to which sector?

- e-Bhavishya [Missed]

 

24.  From which date did the updated Framework of Incentives for Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES) come into effect?

- 1 October 2025 [Missed]

 

25. DICGC is related to which banking function?

- Deposit insurance and credit guarantee [BA Static]

 

26. What is the maximum credit facility allowed to a borrower with an escrow account?

- ₹50 crore  [BA Static]

 

27. A question related to AI chatbots was asked in the exam – it pertains to which domain?

- Artificial Intelligence / Digital Technology [Uncertain]

 

28. The Padma Awards question in the exam was based on which format?

- True or False format [Uncertain]

 

29. What is the minimum balance requirement for e-RUPI / e-Wallet?

- Minimum balance? – Zero  [BA Static]

 

30. A question related to counterfeit currency was asked under which awareness area?

- Banking Awareness (BA Static) [BA Static] 

 

31. Kisan Credit Card (KCC) cannot be issued by which type of bank?

- Payments Bank [Static GK]

 

32. Soil Health Cards are available in how many languages and dialects combined?

- 27 (22 languages + 5 dialects) [Missed]

 

33. The question on Typhoon Ragasa was related to which type of natural phenomenon?

Tropical Cyclone / Typhoon [Uncertain]

 

34. How many islands are there in the Gulf of Mannar?

- 21 islands  [Static GK]

 

35. What is the incentive amount paid on the exchange of soiled notes per packet?

- 2 Rs per packet  [BA Static]

 

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