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1401.

______ percentage of Foreign share holding will be allowed in small finance banks as per the rules for FDI in private banks in India

A. 64%
B. 74%
C. 71%
D. 50%
Answer» C. 71%
1402.

An external advisory committee headed by _______ evaluated the license applications for small finance banks.

A. NR Madhawan Menon
B. Usha Thorat
C. Nachiket Mor
D. Y.H. Melagam
Answer» C. Nachiket Mor
1403.

The small finance banks will be licensed under ______ of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

A. Section 21
B. Section 22
C. Section 23
D. Section 24
Answer» C. Section 23
1404.

Minimum paid-up capital of small finance banks is _______

A. 100 crore
B. 200 crore
C. 500 crore
D. 1000 crore
Answer» B. 200 crore
1405.

Reserve Bank of India gave provisional licences to _______ entities to launch small finance banks.

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
Answer» B. 11
1406.

According to RBI Regulations, which of the following are allowed to set up small finance banks?

A. NBFC
B. MFI
C. LAB
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
1407.

Which of the following service(s) is/are available in small finance banks?

A. Providing loans
B. Acceptance of deposits
C. Setting up of Subsidiaries
D. Both (A) and (B)
Answer» E.
1408.

Small finance banks are a type of ______ banks in our country.

A. niche
B. investment
C. industrial
D. All of the Above
Answer» B. investment
1409.

Which of the following section of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 deals with Cheques?

A. Section 4
B. Section 5
C. Section 6
D. Section 7
Answer» D. Section 7
1410.

The section 4 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 deals with ________

A. Cheque
B. Bills of Exchange
C. Promissory Note
D. All of the Above
Answer» D. All of the Above
1411.

Credit rating _______

A. is used to rate the borrowers while giving advances
B. is used to work out performance of the employees
C. is used to calculate the number of excellent audit rated branches
D. is not used in any bank
Answer» B. is used to work out performance of the employees
1412.

Which of the following services is NOT provided by the post offices in India ?

A. Savings Bank Scheme
B. Retailing of Mutual Funds
C. Sale of stamp Papers (Judicial)
D. Issuance of Demand Drafts
Answer» E.
1413.

The Monetary Authority in India, viz Reserve Bank of India is bound to maintain a reserve against the notes issued, Whatever may be the mount. This system is called as __________

A. Minimum Reserve System
B. Proportional Reserve System
C. Maximum Fiduciary Issue system
D. Simple deposit system
Answer» B. Proportional Reserve System
1414.

Which of the following is a function of SEBI?

A. to approve by−laws of stock exchanges.
B. inspect the books of accounts of financial intermediaries.
C. to require the stock exchange to amend their by−laws.
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
1415.

Securities Appellate Tribunal is a/an __________ established under the provisions of Section 15K of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992

A. Constitutional body
B. Advisory body
C. non-statutory body
D. Statutory body
Answer» E.
1416.

Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India ?

A. RBI
B. SEBI
C. SIDBI
D. GOI
Answer» C. SIDBI
1417.

Which of the following policies is known as Annual Policy Statement?

A. Annual budget of central government
B. Credit and Monetary Policy of RBI
C. Foreign trade policy of DGFT
D. Regulations issued by SEBI
Answer» C. Foreign trade policy of DGFT
1418.

SEBI is a/an ________

A. Constitutional body
B. Advisory body
C. non-statutory body
D. Statutory body
Answer» E.
1419.

BSBDA Small accounts are valid for a period of _________

A. 3 months
B. 4 months
C. 12 months
D. 6 months
Answer» D. 6 months
1420.

The total of debits by way of cash withdrawals and transfers will not exceed ten thousand rupees in _________

A. One month
B. Two month
C. Three month
D. All of the Above
Answer» B. Two month
1421.

Maximum balance in the BSBDA small account should not exceed ______ rupees at any time

A. 50000
B. 100000
C. 200000
D. 300000
Answer» B. 100000
1422.

What are the other deposit accounts can be opened by an individual in where one holds ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’?

A. Fixed Deposit
B. Recurring Deposit
C. Another BSBDA
D. Both A and B
Answer» E.
1423.

How many Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account(BSBDA) can be opened by an individual?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer» B. Two
1424.

____is a Current Account Maintained by one Domestic Bank on behalf of other domestic bank in foreign bank in foreign currency

A. BSBDA
B. CA
C. LORO Account
D. Mirror Account
Answer» D. Mirror Account
1425.

Local currency account maintained by a local bank for a foreign (correspondent) bank is termed as _________

A. Nostro Account
B. Vostro Account
C. LORO Account
D. Mirror Account
Answer» C. LORO Account
1426.

Which of the following refers to an account that a bank holds in a foreign currency in another bank?

A. Nostro Account
B. Vostro Account
C. LORO Account
D. Mirror Account
Answer» B. Vostro Account
1427.

“Hawala transactions” in India are prohibited under the provision of which of the following acts?

A. Banking Regulation Act
B. Financial Action Task Force Act
C. Foreign Exchange Management Act
D. All of the Above
Answer» D. All of the Above
1428.

Currency swap is an instrument to manage _______

A. Interest Rate Risk
B. Currency Risk
C. Cash flows in different countries
D. All of the Above3
Answer» D. All of the Above3
1429.

RBI sold its stake in NABARD to the Government of India, which now holds _____ stake

A. 65%
B. 70%
C. 95%
D. 99%
Answer» E.
1430.

NABARD was established on the recommendations of the ______________

A. Public Accounts Committee
B. Shivaraman Committee
C. Narasimham Committee
D. All of the Above
Answer» C. Narasimham Committee
1431.

Loan and Advances of a bank come under which of the following category?

A. Assets
B. Liabilities
C. Deposits
D. All of the Above
Answer» B. Liabilities
1432.

Paper Money issued on the credit of a bank or government is called ______

A. Commodity Money
B. Representative Money
C. Fiat Money
D. Fiduciary currency
Answer» E.
1433.

Which of the following is a form of money that has an intrinsic value, like gold coins?

A. Commodity Money
B. Representative Money
C. Fiat Money
D. fiduciary currency
Answer» B. Representative Money
1434.

Which of the following is a currency established as money by government regulation or law but it is not backed by any commodity, such as gold, silver etc., but only by the faith of the bearer?

A. Commodity Money
B. Representative Money
C. Fiat Money
D. fiduciary currency
Answer» D. fiduciary currency
1435.

A market established for the buying and selling of precious metals such as Gold and Silver is termed as ________

A. Bullion Market
B. Capital Market
C. Money Market
D. All of the Above
Answer» B. Capital Market
1436.

________ are financial markets for the buying and selling of long-term debt or equity-backed securities.

A. Bullion Market
B. Capital Market
C. Money Market
D. All of the Above
Answer» C. Money Market
1437.

A fund that tracks an index but can be traded like a stock is known as _______

A. Exchange Traded Funds(ETF)
B. Mutual Funds
C. Energy Funds
D. Investment Fund
Answer» B. Mutual Funds
1438.

IFC is a non-banking finance company with Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio (CRAR) of _____

A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%
Answer» B. 20%
1439.

According to accepting public deposits, NBFCs can be classified into ____ broad categories.

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. All of the Above
Answer» B. Three
1440.

RNBCs cannot accept deposits for a period less than ______ months and more than ____ months

A. 12, 84
B. 12, 60
C. 24, 60
D. 24, 84
Answer» B. 12, 60
1441.

RNBC stands for _______

A. Residuary Non Banking Companies
B. Reserve Non Banking Companies
C. Reserve New Banking Companies
D. Residuary New Banking Companies
Answer» B. Reserve Non Banking Companies
1442.

Which of the following does not guarantee the repayment of deposits accepted by NBFCs?

A. RBI
B. GOI
C. SEBI
D. NABARD
Answer» B. GOI
1443.

NBFCs whose asset size is of _____ or more as per last audited balance sheet are considered as systemically important NBFCs.

A. Rs.100 Crore
B. Rs.200 Crore
C. Rs.500 Crore
D. All of the Above
Answer» D. All of the Above
1444.

Infrastructure Finance Company (IFC) is a non-banking finance company has a minimum Net Owned Funds of _______

A. Rs.100 Crore
B. Rs.200 Crore
C. Rs.500 Crore
D. Rs.300 Crore
Answer» E.
1445.

NBFCs include ______

A. loan company
B. investment company
C. asset finance company
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
1446.

Which of the following is not available to depositors of NBFCs?

A. Deposit Insurance facility
B. Acquisition of shares
C. Loans and Advances
D. All of the Above
Answer» B. Acquisition of shares
1447.

________ is a temporary pass through account held by a third party during the process of a transaction between two parties.

A. Savings Bank Account
B. Current Account
C. Deposit Account
D. Escrow Account
Answer» E.
1448.

Which of the following can become ACCs?

A. Scheduled Banks
B. Insurance Majors
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Both (A) and (C)
Answer» E.
1449.

Authorised Collection Center(ACC) is an agent appointed by SHCIL?

A. SU-UTI
B. GOI
C. GIC
D. SHCIL
Answer» E.
1450.

Maximum value of transaction for e-SBTR should be _________

A. Rs.1000
B. Rs.2000
C. Rs.3000
D. No limit
Answer» E.