GA Questions Asked in SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2025 – 10th & 12th April (Shift 1 & 2)

GA Questions Asked in SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2025 clearly reflected the strong dominance of Current Affairs across all three shifts held on 10th April (Shift-1 & Shift-2) and 12th April (Shift-1). In 10th April Shift-1, out of 50 GA questions, 30 questions were directly covered from SmartKeeda CA MockDrill PDFs, enabling well-prepared students to attempt a major portion with confidence. 10th April Shift-2 featured a slightly tricky GA section, where 15 out of 43 questions came from CA MockDrill, while the rest were mixed with Banking Awareness and Static GK.

The strongest performance was observed in 12th April Shift-1, where 36 out of 50 GA questions were directly picked from CA MockDrill, reinforcing its exam relevance. Overall, a large percentage of GA questions across all shifts were sourced from CA MockDrill, proving it to be a decisive factor in tackling a moderate to difficult GA section in SBI Clerk 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.

GA GA Questions Asked in of SBI Clerk Mains 2025 10th Apr (Shift-1)

30/50 Questions Come from CA MockDrill

1. Which organisation awarded Honorary Cricket Membership by Melbourne Cricket Club [mCC)?

- Sachin Tendulkar [December Monthly CA pdf]

2. Which country became the 10th full member of the “BRICS” group of developing economies in January 2025?

- Indonesia [January Monthly CA pdf]

3. Who is the author of the book “The Safekeep”?

- Yael van der Wouden [November Monthly CA pdf]

4. 18th Battalion Level Joint Military Exercise “Surya Kiran” was conducted between which countries?

- India & Nepal [December Monthly CA pdf]

5. Which institute housed Asia’s largest Shallow Wave Basin Research Facility?

- IIT Madras [February Monthly CA pdf]

6. On which date is ‘Lokpal Day’ observed?

- January 16 [January Monthly CA pdf]

7. Name the Indian hockey player who received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024.

- Harmanpreet Singh [January Monthly CA pdf]

8. What is the maximum age limit under LIC’s ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’?

- 70 years [January Monthly CA pdf]

9. Who is the present Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)?

- Faiz Ahmed Kidwai [January Monthly CA pdf]

10. What was the theme of the 55th Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025?

- Collaboration for the Intelligent Age [January Monthly CA pdf]

11. Which was the best-performing state in NITI Aayog’s 4th SDG India Index 2023-24?

- Kerala [July Monthly CA pdf]

12. Which country is the top export destination for Indian coffee?

- Italy [January Monthly CA pdf]

13. Which film won ‘Best Motion Picture – Drama’ at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards 2025?

- The Brutalist [January Monthly CA pdf]

14. Which country announced its withdrawal from WHO in January 2025?

- United States / Argentina [Current Affairs]

15. India’s defence exports in FY 2023-24 were?

- ₹21,083 Cr [December Monthly CA pdf]

16. RBI’s new benchmark “SORR” stands for?

- Secured Overnight Rupee Rate [December Monthly CA pdf]

17. Winner of the 78th Santosh Trophy (2024-25)?

- West Bengal [January Monthly CA pdf]

18. Who was appointed Director General of GSMA, effective from April 1, 2025?

- Vivek Badrinath [missed]

19. As per NABARD’s NAFIS (2021-22), average monthly income of rural households?

- ₹12,698 [October Monthly CA pdf]

20. RBI committee ‘FREE-AI’ is headed by whom?

- Pushpak Bhattacharyya [December Monthly CA pdf]

21. India’s estimated wheat production in 2024-25 as per Second Advance Estimates?

- 115.3 million tonnes [march Monthly CA pdf]

22. Where was the International Olympic Committee (IOC) established in 1894?

- Lausanne, Switzerland [march Monthly CA pdf]

23. ‘NPS Vatsalya’ scheme related question was from which status?

- Outdated [Current Affairs]

24. Top UPI platform in terms of volume and value?

- PhonePe [April Monthly CA pdf]

25. Top 5 countries in the 2024 Network Readiness Index (NRI)?

- USA, Singapore, Finland, Sweden & South Korea [November Monthly CA pdf]

26. Number of Marine Protected Areas in Peninsular India belongs to which category?

- Static GK [Static GK]

27. Third Launch Pad (TLP) related question was covered in which month?

- January [January Monthly CA pdf]

28. States with 100% district coverage under Digital Crop Survey (Kharif 2024)?

- Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat & Odisha [missed]

29. Odisha government announced a 3-year sponsorship deal for which Indian national team?

- Indian National Kho Kho Team [February Monthly CA pdf]

30. Top 5 cities in ‘Smart City Index 2024’ by IMD?

- Zurich, Oslo, Canberra, Geneva & Singapore [missed]

31. Reserve price of rice for sale to ethanol distilleries fixed at?

- ₹2,250 per quintal [January Monthly CA pdf]

32. ‘Maritime India Vision 2030’ related question status?

- Uncertain [uncertain]

33. What is the full form of ‘SDF’ related to RBI?

- Standing Deposit Facility [February Monthly CA pdf]

34. Members of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?

- All of the above [Static GK]

35. Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) is a joint programme of?

- IMF & World Bank [BAnking Static GK]

36. NSE CPSE index return since New PSE Policy [Jan 2021) till Nov 2024?

- 182.36% [missed]

37. Government of India decided to infuse how much capital in IFCI?

- ₹500 Cr [missed]

38. ISRO signed an MoU with which entity for astronaut training?

- European Space Agency [missed]

39. GI-tagged ‘Kasuti’ embroidery belongs to which state?

- Karnataka [missed]

40. Total outlay of WDC-PMKSY 2.0?

- ₹8,134 Cr [missed]

41. 86th session of CCEXEC of Codex Alimentarius Commission was held at?

- Rome, Italy [July Monthly CA pdf]

42. India’s export outlook value for FY 2023-24 (USd]?

- $778 billion [may Monthly CA pdf]

43. ‘Pluto’ was reclassified as a dwarf planet in which year?

- 2006 [Static GK]

44. ‘Udyami Bharat’ related question status?

- Uncertain [uncertain]

45. T20 World Cup related question status?

- Uncertain [uncertain]

46. India-Australia ECTA related question status?

- Uncertain [uncertain]

47. Which product awarded GI tag in 2024?

- Not specified [uncertain]

48. Location of ‘Glory of Allapalli’ Biodiversity Heritage Site?

- Gadchiroli, Maharashtra [Static GK]

49. Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is located in which state?

- Madhya Pradesh [Static GK]

50. National Income Committee in India was constituted in which year?

- 1949 [Static GK]

GA GA Questions Asked in SBI Clerk Mains 2025 10th Apr (Shift-2)

15/43 Questions Come from CA MockDrill

1. Union Cabinet approved the creation of the ‘Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIAT)’ with how much corpus for large-scale technology infusion in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana?

- Rs 824.77 Cr [January Daily PDF 1]

2. NPCI has extended deadline for implementing 30% volume cap on Third Party Application (TPA) providers by 2 years

- till December 31, 2026 [December Daily PDF 1]

3. Currently, UPI is available in how many countries?

- 7 countries(France, UAE, Singapore, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Mauritius & Nepal) [November Daily PDF 21]

4. The 1 st joint tabletop exercise, “CINBAX” was conducted at Foreign Training Node, Pune, between India and which country?

- Cambodia [December Daily PDF ]

5. Under the “Namo Drone Didi” scheme, a Central Financial Assistance at 80% of the cost of drone and accessories/ ancillary charges up to a maximum of _______ will be provided to the women SHGs for purchase of drones as a package.

- Rs 8 lakh [November Daily PDF 3]

6. ‘Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan’ was launched by

- All India Institute of Ayurveda, Ministry of AYUSH [December Daily PDF 14]

7. Cabinet has approved a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme to set up first-ever Offshore Wind Energy Projects in India, with a total outlay of Rs 7,453 crore for 1 GW offshore wind energy projects in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

- Missed [June Daily PDF 21]

8. India has 9 companies listed on the ‘2024 Fortune 500 List’

- RIL, LIC, IOCL, SBI, ONGC, BPCL, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, & Rajesh Exports (‘not included’ was asked] [August Daily PDF 4]

9. As per the “Second Advance Estimates of Production of Major Agricultural Crops”, the rice production in the Kharif season of 2024-25 was

- 120.68 MT [march Daily PDF 13]

10. The ‘National Steel Policy 2017’ envisages India’s steel production capacity at _____ by 2030-31.

- 300 million tonnes [may Daily PDF 20]

11. Venue of the 14 th meeting of “ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts Working Group on Counter- Terrorism (EWG on CT)”

- New Delhi [march Daily PDF 23]

12. DPIIT has partnered with various entities like HDFC Bank, Yes Bank, Flipkart, Apna, etc. to boost startup talent and create job opportunities for youth?

- Missed [covered in different MockDrill PDFs, i.e., December Daily PDF 17, January Daily PDF 23, March Daily PDF 22]

13. The RBI board comprises 4 Directors representing the 4 local boards of the RBI in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai & Delhi.

- Local board’s Director related question was asked. [December Daily PDF 10]

14. 14 th Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference (by IMd]

- New Delhi [December Daily PDF 18]

15. Which state’s Disaster Management Authority and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) signed an MoU on the Implementation of ‘Experimental Regional Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS)’?

- Assam [August Daily PDF 22]

16. How much money a joint account holder can withdraw under the ‘Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme’?

- The second account holder (spouse) in a joint account cannot withdraw any funds unless the first holder (spouse) is deceased. [BA&FA Static]

17. Which of the following is not ‘Eco-Sensitive Zone’?

- Grassland, Mangroves, Sand dunes, None [General Knowledge]

18. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) currently has how many benches in India?

- 16 [BA&FA Static]

19. Theme of ‘EASE 7.0’

- “Economic Development: Customer Delight, Resilient Banking” [missed]

20. The Central Government contributes 75% of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) allocation for general category States and 90% for special category States (North-Eastern States, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and J&K).

- SDRF percentage related question was asked [General Knowledge]

21. The limit for fishing in Indian territorial waters from the baseline of the coast

- 12 nautical miles [General Knowledge]

22. Which airport has become the first in India to connect to 150 destinations globally?

- Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport [missed]

23. Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) is chaired by

- Union Health Minister [General Knowledge]

24. The Supreme Court tightened ‘Juvenile Justice Act’ and set which timeline for appeals?

- 30 days [missed - May 2024)

25. Which of the following crops is not covered under ‘Shree Anna Scheme’? Options were like Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Linseed

- Missed [General Knowledge]

26. Satellite Communication related question

- [uncertain]

27. Promoter banks of Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL)

- SBI, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, & HDFC Bank [BA&FA Static]

28. Minimum subsequent deposit in Post Office Savings Account Scheme

- Rs 10 | Minimum deposit required while opening the account – Rs 500 [BA&FA Static]

29. Which state has the largest number of protected monuments and archaeological sites?

- Uttar Pradesh [missed]

30. Who can’t receive Tatkal passport? Options were like

- Child born by surrogacy; Child rehabilitated to India on Govt’s fund; Child with a deceased parent (either father or mother), etc. [General Knowledge]

31. “Lisbon System” is administered by which organisation?

- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) [missed]

32. Top rubber-producing state in India

- Kerala [missed]

33. Evolution of earth study institute

- which state [uncertain]

34. Metropolitan Stock Exchange [mSE)

- Full form of ‘M’ was asked [BA&FA Static]

35. Minimum age limit of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

- 18 years & 7 months [missed]

36. India has shared its EVM with how many countries?

- Nepal, Bhutan, Namibia or All [missed]

37. Tri-Junction Elephant Corridor

- Andhra Pradesh [General Knowledge]

38. Broadband Satellite related question

- [uncertain]

39. PSL export loan

- [uncertain]

40. SEBI’s shareholding in stock exchange

- Missed [BA&FA Static]

41. SFIO related question

- [uncertain]

42. NMDC partnered with?

- [uncertain]

43. Venture Capital Fund (VCF) related question

- [uncertain]

GA GA Questions Asked in SBI Clerk Mains 2025 12th April (Shift-1)

36/50 Questions Come from CA MockDrill

1. Bhashini (BHASHa INterface for India), launched in July 2022 as part of the ‘National Language Translation Mission (NLTM)’, aims to ensure seamless communication and internet accessibility for all citizens in how many Indian languages?

- 22 [January Daily PDF 30]

2. Bahadur Singh Sagoo, elected as the new President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), is associated with which sport?

- Shot Put [January Daily PDF 8]

3. Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number is a ___ unique identification number.

- 14 digit [July Daily PDF 17]

4. India’s 1 st glass bridge in the sea (77m long)

- Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu [January Daily PDF 2]

5. INS Mumbai participated in the 4 th edition of the multinational exercise “LA PEROUSE” hosted by France. Name the other participating countries

- Australia, France, UK, US, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada [January Daily PDF 18]

6. Winners at the 1 st edition of “Kho Kho World Cup 2025”

- Indian Women’s & Men’s teams [January Daily PDF 20]

7. Theme of 18 th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

- “Diaspora’s contribution to a Viksit Bharat” [January Daily PDF 10]

8. How many RBI-regulated TReDS platforms are in India?

- 5 (KredX, RXIL, Invoicemart, M1xchange & C2treds) [January Daily PDF 10]

9. HQs of Marine Products Export Development Authority [mPEDA)

- Kochi, Kerala [June Daily PDF 23]

10. India’s 1 st Organic Fisheries Cluster

- Soreng, Sikkim [January Daily PDF 9]

11. Non-official directors in the RBI’s central board include 10 government-nominated directors from various fields, 2 government officials, & 4 directors representing the RBI’s 4 local boards.

- Missed [December Daily PDF 10]

12. EESL is a JV of = NTPC Ltd + PFC + REC Ltd + POWERGRID

- Missed [February Daily PDF 18]

13. Winner of “2024 Pulitzer Prize” in Fiction category under Books, Drama and Music

- “Night Watch” by Jayne Anne Phillips [may Daily PDF 31]

14. 55 th GST made recommendations relating to changes in GST tax rates of goods & services. It recommended increasing the GST rate from 12% to 18% on the sale of

- old & used vehicles [December Daily PDF 21]

15. ‘LEADS 2024’ report evaluated logistics performance of states & UTs across

- 4 key pillars (Infrastructure, Services, Operating & Regulatory Environment & Sustainable Logistics); and 3 categories (achievers, fast movers & aspirers) [January Daily PDF 4]

16. Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled a policy for cargo promotion, “Jalvahak,” incentivising movement of long-haul cargo. It offers reimbursement of up to 35% of total operating expenditure incurred while transporting cargo via waterways on rivers Ganga (NW1), Brahmaputra (NW2) & Barak (NW16).

- Missed [December Daily PDF 15]

17. Name the only Indian city on the “Global Power City Index 2024”

- Mumbai (48 th ) [February Daily PDF 22]

18. Non-permanent members of the UNSC

- 10 (Pakistan, Denmark, Greece, Panama, Somalia, Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone & Slovenia) [January Daily PDF 6]

19. NITI Aayog, in collaboration with IIM Bangalore, Smart Freight Centre India, CALSTART/Drive to Zero, and WRI India announced the launch of “NITI GearShift Challenge” as part of the ‘Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport (e-FAST)’ initiative.

- Missed [July Daily PDF 13]

20. PM Narendra Modi commissioned two indigenously constructed frontline warships & a diesel-electric submarine into the Indian Navy on January 15, namely

- INS Surat, INS Nilgiri & INS Vagsheer [January Daily PDF 15]

21. As per India’s 4 th Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) to UNFCCC, India reported what percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2020 compared to 2019?

- 7.93% [January Daily PDF 12]

22. “Project VISTAAR” was developed by

- Centre for Research on Start-ups & Risk Financing (IIT Madras) & YNOS Venture Engine [January Daily PDF]

23. Which cities were added in the Million Plus Cities (> 10 Lakh population) category of the 9 th edition of “Swachh Survekshan”?

- Navi Mumbai, Indore & Surat [January Daily PDF 22]

24. Current No. of Member Countries in SCO

- 10 (Belarus became 10 th member last year) [October Daily PDF 24]

25. “Bharat Startup Knowledge Access Registry (BHASKAR)” platform of DPIIT

- related question [September Daily PDF 17 + also in January PDFs]

26. Cabinet approved the launching of the “National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)” as a standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme with an outlay of

- Rs 2481 Cr [November Daily PDF 25]

27. World Braille Day related question

- January 4 [January Daily PDF 4]

28. DigiLocker, a flagship initiative under the Digital India program, is developed by

- National e-Governance Division (NeGd] [October Daily PDF 11]

29. Nirmala Sitharaman announced an extension of “Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)” till 2028 with outlay of Rs 67,000 Cr. JJM was launched in Aug 2019.

- Missed [February Daily PDF 2]

30. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) was established on the 28 March 1972 by the Government of India and which institute? Or ICRISAT is a research center of which institute?

- Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) [October Daily PDF 24]

31. The RBI’s decision to introduce ‘SORR’ was based on the recommendations of the committee on the Mumbai Interbank Outright Rate [mIBOR) benchmark, headed by

- Ramanathan Subramanian [December Daily PDF 7]

32. Which of the following RRBs is sponsored by SBI?

- Madhyanchal Gramin Bank [BA&FA Static]

33. Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-INd] signed an MoU with IREDA or NHB

- both covered [January Daily PDF 7 & 18]

34. The Indian government holds what percent stake in the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)?

- 20.85% [BA&FA Static]

35. SAARC Presidency

- Md. Golam Sarwar of Bangladesh is the current Secretary General [missed]

36. The Union Cabinet has approved phase two of the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP-II) for the comprehensive development of strategic villages along all international land borders, with a total outlay of Rs 6,839 crore. VVP-I was approved by the Union Cabinet in February 2023 for 2022-23 to 2025-26 with a total outlay of Rs 4,800 crore.

- Missed [April Daily PDF 7]

37. Accidental death’s sum assured under ‘LIC Saral Jeevan Bima’ related question

- Missed [BA&FA Static]

38. Bluesky, a microblogging social media service, was initially a research project within Twitter launched by then-CEO Jack Dorsey in 2019.

- [missed]

39. Most of the post office Small Savings Schemes are allowed deductions benefits under ‘Section 80C’ of the ‘Income Tax Act, 1961’.

- Missed [October Daily PDF 8]

40. “Global Forest Watch” related question

- Missed [April’24 Daily PDF 14]

41. Under the Centrally Sponsored - “Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme”, Credit- linked capital subsidy at 35% of the eligible project cost, maximum ceiling Rs 10 lakh per unit or Credit linked capital subsidy at 35% subject to maximum of Rs 3 crore to support FPOs, SHGs, Cooperatives and any Government agency for setting up of common infrastructure.

- Missed [November Daily PDF 28]

42. Gold hallmark related fact-based question

- Missed [General Knowledge]

43. Udyam Registration Number (URN) related question

- Missed [covered more than once in various MockDrill PDFs]

44. Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana [mKSP) related question

- [uncertain]

45. Present Chair of Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA)

- Election Commission of Bhutan [missed]

46. Largest importer of Indian spices

- China [missed]

47. World Bank released “Logistics Performance Index (LPI), 2023” recently. India has improved Logistics performance across all six LPI parameters i.e. Customs, Infrastructure, Quality of logistics services, Ease of arranging shipments, Tracking and Tracing, and Timeliness

- ‘which is not among them’ was asked [February Daily PDF 12]

48. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port related question

- [uncertain]

49. Paid-up capital of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) related question

- Missed [BA&FA Static]

50. Global Market Indexes & their countries names were given

- like NIFTY & India, NASDAQ & US [BA&FA Static - majority of students could answer it easily]

GA Questions Saked in SBI Clerk Mains 2025 – [21st Nov Shift 1]