Banking & Financial Awareness July 2026 Quiz, FREE PDF

1. On which date did the RBI launch three key surveys for monetary policy formulation in July 2026?

2. Which of the following surveys was launched by RBI in July 2026?

3. RBI’s Rural Consumer Confidence Survey covers how many States and Union Territories?

4. RBI’s Financial Inclusion (FI) Index increased to what value in FY26?

5. The RBI Financial Inclusion Index was introduced in which year?

6. Which parameter carries the highest weight in RBI’s Financial Inclusion Index?

7. India’s outward FDI in June 2026 declined to approximately:

8. RBI imposed the highest penalty in July 2026 on:

9. Bank of Baroda was penalized mainly for:

10. RBI imposed a ₹5.80 lakh penalty on:

11. Which type of notes has the Government approved for field trials?

12. Which country first introduced polymer banknotes?

13. Paytm Payments Bank’s banking licence was cancelled under which Act?

14. Federal Bank received its inaugural international issuer credit rating from:

15. Which bank was named World’s Best Corporate Bank 2026 by Global Finance?

16. NPCI partnered with HSBC India and which company for real-time FX conversion on international UPI transactions?

17. UPI is currently accepted in how many countries according to the July 2026 update?

18. UPI went live in which European country in July 2026?

19. Which bank became the first Indian regulated entity to implement Visa Payment Passkey?

20. Visa Payment Passkey replaces which authentication method?

21. Glomo operates from:

22. Which company introduced India’s first meal card with UPI payment capability?

23. Which bank processed India’s first cross-border remittance under SWIFT’s new retail payments scheme?

24. PayGlocal enabled which payment service on its International Payment Gateway?

25. Paytm Europe Payments received a payment institution licence from which country’s regulator?

26. Viyona received approval from which payment system to operate as a Customer Operating Unit?

27. OmniCard launched India’s first Flexi Benefits Basket on:

28. NSE launched Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) representing ownership of:

29. Which bank launched the FinSpark-26 cybersecurity hackathon?

30. FinSpark-26 offers a prize pool of over:

31. Axis Finance launched which in-house Business Rules Engine?

32. Axis Max Life Insurance launched which retirement plan?

33. Edelweiss Mutual Fund launched India’s first REIT-oriented:

34. Which bank planned to become the first to tap the perpetual bond market in 2026?

35. NSE launched India’s first benchmark-based natural gas futures called:

36. Delhivery Financial Services received RBI approval to register as:

37. Kakinada Cooperative Town Bank attained which RBI status?

38. IMF projected India’s GDP growth for FY2026-27 at:

39. IMF projected global economic growth in 2026 at:

40. CBDT notified the Cost Inflation Index (CII) for FY2026-27 as:

41. India’s total exports in Q1 FY27 were estimated at:

42. Which sector recorded the highest export growth in June 2026?

43. The Government increased the Special Additional Excise Duty on diesel exports to:

44. Press Note 3 of 2026 relaxed FDI rules for which sector?

45. India ranked ____ among global FDI destinations in 2025.

46. Which company announced the world’s largest greenfield investment in India worth $14.5 billion?

47. Vizhinjam International Seaport is located in:

48. Vizhinjam Port received approval to commence Exim cargo operations from:

49. The Cabinet approved two railway multitracking projects costing:

50. Prudential HCL Health Insurance became India’s:

51. Prudential HCL Health Insurance is a joint venture between Prudential Group and:

52. Prudential Group holds what percentage stake in Prudential HCL Health Insurance?

53. Bharat Taxi, announced by Amit Shah, operates on which model?

54. Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of InsuranceDekho?

55. Rajiv Kumar was named the part-time non-executive chairman of:

56. Rajiv Kumar succeeded whom as the interim chairman of HDFC Bank?

57. CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal’s tenure was extended until:

58. NPCI CEO Dilip Asbe was appointed to the supervisory board of:

59. India’s passport ranked ____ in the Global Passport Index 2026.

60. Which country topped the Global Passport Index 2026?

61. New Delhi ranked ____ in the EIU Global Liveability Index 2026.

62. Which city topped the EIU Global Liveability Index 2026?

63. According to WIPO, India was the fastest-growing major economy for:

64. Approximately what percentage of India’s intangible investment goes into software and databases?

65. The Insurance Division of DFS secured which position in the GRAI for May 2026?

66. The Digital Threat Report 2025-26 for the BFSI sector was released by CSIRT-Fin and:

67. NIPU-2026 stands for:

68. NIPU-2026 introduced a Return on Equity band of:

69. NABARD launched which entrepreneurship development programme on its 45th Foundation Day?

70. Gramodyam aims to create how many rural entrepreneurs over three years?

71. India’s first trial Index of Services Production (ISP) uses which base year?

72. The trial Index of Services Production covers how many sub-sectors?

73. The Corporate Mitra scheme course includes how many hours of online learning?

74. Under revised CBDT Income-tax Rules 2026, the tax-free employer-provided meal limit per meal was increased to:

75. NITI Aayog projects India’s bioeconomy to reach what value by 2035?

76. The proposed BioEconomy Growth Fund has an outlay of:

77. Phase-III of the Biomedical Research Career Programme has a total outlay of:

78. Which UK-based organization is partnering in Phase-III of BRCP?

79. Kutch Copper Ltd received Good Delivery registration from:

80. Kutch Copper Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of:

81. The India-Israel Bilateral Investment Agreement came into force on:

82. India-Mali bilateral trade in FY2025-26 crossed:

83. India signed an MoU on water resources management with:

84. During the India-Japan summit, how many landmark documents were signed?

85. The India-Japan Joint Declaration focused on Economic Security and:

86. The 49th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted how many Codex standards and guidelines under India’s leadership?

87. India received approval to develop a Codex standard for:

88. MECON Limited achieved which status in July 2026?

89. RBI’s Financial Inclusion Index ranges from:

90. Which parameter contributes 20% to the RBI Financial Inclusion Index?

91. International UPI transaction volumes crossed which milestone in FY26?

92. Which Indian bank planned to raise ₹50 billion through Basel III-compliant Additional Tier-I bonds?

93. The NATGASIND futures contract is linked to the price at which hub?

94. Which organization launched Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs)?

95. Which organization partnered with NSDC to implement Gramodyam?

96. The revised tax-free employer meal benefit can amount to approximately how much annually?

97. India’s bioeconomy was valued at approximately how much in 2025?

98. The Biomedical Research Career Programme is primarily intended to:

99. India’s outward FDI commitments for FY26 stood at:

100. The Banking & Financial Current Affairs July 2026 compilation broadly covers which of the following areas?