General Awareness Power Capsule for IBPS- RRB PO | PO & SBI PO Mains 2021 Table of Contents Most Important Current Affairs January (2021) & December-November-October-September .............................................. 3 Banking Current Affairs ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Economy/Financial/Business Current Affairs ................................................................................................................................ 22 India’s GDP Reports by Different Organization ........................................................................................................................... 23 Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings ............................................................................................................................. 23 New Appointments: National ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 New Appointments: International .................................................................................................................................................... 28 Awards & Recognition ........................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Summits |Events |Festivals (National/International) .................................................................................................................. 32 Committees in News ........................................................................................................................................................................... 35 National Current Affairs .................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Current Affairs Related to States in India ....................................................................................................................................... 40 International Current Affairs ............................................................................................................................................................. 44 Obituaries (National/International) ................................................................................................................................................. 46 List/Indexes (Ranks & Reports) ......................................................................................................................................................... 49 Important Days (October to March) ................................................................................................................................................. 51 Books & Authors .................................................................................................................................................................................. 55 Defense Current Affairs ..................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Sports Current Affairs ......................................................................................................................................................................... 59 Science & Technology ......................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Schemes Launched By Union & State Governments .................................................................................................................... 63 Miscellaneous Current Affairs .......................................................................................................................................................... 65 STATIC TAKEWAYS | January (2021) & December-November-October-September 2020.................................................. 69 BANKING AWARENESS .................................................................................................................................................................. 75 Topic 1: Reserve Bank of India & its Functions ................................................................................................................................ 75 Topic 2: Policy Rates decided by the RBI ........................................................................................................................................... 76 Topic 3: Banking Regulation Act 1949|Schedule Banks| Other Types of Banks ........................................................................ 76 Topic 4: What are the different types of accounts that can be opened in a Bank? ....................................................................... 76 Topic 5: Negotiable Instrument Act & Cheques ............................................................................................................................... 77 Topic 6: Financial Inclusion & the initiatives launched to achieve it ............................................................................................. 78 Topic 7: All about the Priority Sector Lending Norms (Updated) ................................................................................................. 79 Topic 8: Financial Market| Important Points on Money Market, Capital Market & their Instruments ................................... 80 Topic 9: All about the DICGC (Deposit Insurance & Credit Guarantee Corporation of India) ................................................ 82 Topic 10: NPAs & SARFAESI Act ....................................................................................................................................................... 82 Topic 11: A Brief on ATMs in India .................................................................................................................................................... 83 Topic 12: Currency System in India .................................................................................................................................................... 83 Topic 13: A close look at the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) ...................................................................................................... 84 Topic 14: All about the Products of NPCI ......................................................................................................................................... 84 Topic 15: Small Finance Banks & its Headquarters .......................................................................................................................... 85 Topic 16: Payments Banks & its Headquarters ................................................................................................................................. 85 Topic 17: What are the Risks in Banking Sector? .............................................................................................................................. 86 Topic 18: What are the BASEL-3 Norms & a brief on the 3 Pillars of Basel? ................................................................................ 86 Topic 19: Most Important Miscellaneous Banking Terms ............................................................................................................... 86 1 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | Adda247.com | Adda247 App Report the Errors in Capsule at [email protected] General Awareness Power Capsule for IBPS- RRB PO | PO & SBI PO Mains 2021 Topic 20: How the amount can be transferred from one Bank A/c to the other? ........................................................................ 87 Topic 21: What are the types of Accounts that can be opened by Foreign (Person) in India? ................................................... 88 Topic 22: A Brief on CAMELS rating for Domestic Banks? ............................................................................................................ 88 Topic 23: BANKING OMBUDSMAN SCHEME 2006 ...................................................................................................................... 89 Topic 24: NBFC OMBUDSMAN SCHEME ....................................................................................................................................... 89 Topic 25: What is Base Rate, MCLR & Other rates of Lending? ..................................................................................................... 89 Topic 26: What is Reverse Mortgage Loan? ...................................................................................................................................... 89 Topic 27: What is Hypothecation & Pledge? ..................................................................................................................................... 90 Topic 28: What is NBFC & how it differs from Banks? .................................................................................................................... 90 Topic 29: What are the types of Money? ............................................................................................................................................ 90 Topic 30: What are the Different types of Banking? ........................................................................................................................