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1751.

M-wallet (mobile wallet) application calledBuddy lauched by which of the following bank?

A. Axis
B. State bank of Travancore
C. ICICI
D. SBI
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
1752.

When it comes to money market instruments, which among the following is not true?

A. Treasury bills
B. Term money
C. Certificate of deposits
D. Corporate securities
E. Commercial paper
Answer» E. Commercial paper
1753.

Where is the head quarter of world Healthorganization (WHO)?

A. New York
B. Jeneva
C. Peris
D. London
E. None of these
Answer» C. Peris
1754.

What does RTGS enable?

A. Immediate transfer of money from customer of one bank to customer of another bank
B. Immediate transfer of money from customer of one bank to customer of another branch within the same bank
C. Immediate transfer of money from customer of one bank to customer of another country
D. Immediate transfer of money from customer of one bank to customer of RBI
E. None of these
Answer» B. Immediate transfer of money from customer of one bank to customer of another branch within the same bank
1755.

IDBI Bank is a ?

A. Public Sector Bank
B. Private Sector Bank
C. Foreign Bank
D. Cooperative Bank
E. None of these
Answer» B. Private Sector Bank
1756.

Which of the following types of banks are NOT allowed to provide credit facilities to their customers?

A. Small Banks
B. Payments Banks
C. Universal Banks
D. Cooperative Banks
E. Regional Rural Banks
Answer» C. Universal Banks
1757.

Finance Ministry advised RBI to allow common ATMs to be owned and managed by Non Banking Institutions. Such ATMs are called:

A. NBFC ATMs
B. Off Site ATMs
C. Third Party ATMs
D. White Label ATMs
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
1758.

RWA stands for ?

A. Real Weight Assets
B. Range Weighted Assets
C. Risk Weighted Assets
D. Risk Wire Assets
E. None of these
Answer» D. Risk Wire Assets
1759.

The main foreign exchange reserves in the country are:

A. Foreign Currency assets
B. Gold Stock
C. Special Drawing Rights
D. All of the above
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
1760.

What kind of Treasury Bills (T-Bills) is/ are issued by State Government?

A. No Treasury Bills issued by State Government
B. 182 - days
C. 91 - days
D. 364 - days
E. None of these
Answer» B. 182 - days
1761.

FEMA 1999 stands for .

A. Foreign Economy Management Act 1999
B. Foreign External Management Act 1999
C. Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999
D. Financial Exchange Management Act 1999
E. None of these
Answer» D. Financial Exchange Management Act 1999
1762.

In which circumstance Dear money policy will be adopted by Reserve Bank of India?

A. Inflation
B. inflatable
C. disinflation
D. Ostentation
E. none of these
Answer» B. inflatable
1763.

Initial repayment holiday given to borrowerfor repayment of loan is called as

A. EMI
B. moratorium
C. Amortization
D. Subvention
E. None of these
Answer» C. Amortization
1764.

ICICI Bank and Axis Bank has sold Rs.1, 800 crores of loans to paper maker Ballarpur Industries Ltd to Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company.Who is present CEO of Axis Bank?

A. Arundhati Bhattacharya
B. Chanda Kochhar
C. Shikha Sharma
D. Naina Lal Kidwai
E. Manjula Chellur
Answer» D. Naina Lal Kidwai
1765.

An ECS transaction gets bounced and you are1862. Money deposited at a bank that cannot withdrawn for at fixed period of time is known as a          :

A. Term deposit
B. Checking Account
C. Saving Bank deposit
D. No Frills Accounts
E. Current deposit
Answer» B. Checking Account
1766.

Buying and selling of eligible securities by RBIin the money market can be termed as

A. Open Economy Operations
B. Open Market Operations
C. Credit Control Measures
D. Credit Creation Measures
E. None of these
Answer» C. Credit Control Measures
1767.

Bill of lading is a :

A. Negotiable Instrument
B. Non- negotiable Instrument
C. Quasi-Negotiable Instrument
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
1768.

C V R Rajendran is the MD and CEO of which private sector bank?

A. Federal Bank
B. Catholic Syrian Bank
C. Karur Vysya Bank
D. South Indian Bank
E. None of these
Answer» C. Karur Vysya Bank
1769.

Sub Prime lending" is a term applied to the loans made to

A. Those borrows who do not have a good credit history
B. Those who wish to take loan against the mortgage of tangible assets
C. Those who have a good credit history and are known to bank since 10 years
D. Those borrowers who are most preferred customers of the bank
E. None of these
Answer» B. Those who wish to take loan against the mortgage of tangible assets
1770.

The debit card holder can perform which of the following functions ?

A. Make Point of Sale (POS) purchase
B. Recharge Prepaid mobile phones
C. Pay Life Insurance premium
D. Make donation
E. All of the above
Answer» F.
1771.

Reserves which can act as a liquidity buffer forcommercial banks during crisis times are

A. CAR
B. SLR
C. CAR and CRR
D. CRR and SLR
E. None of these
Answer» C. CAR and CRR
1772.

Basic Objective of SEBI is/are:

A. To promote the interests of investors in securities
B. To promote the development of Securities Market
C. To regulate the securities market
D. To protect the interest of the investors to improve the stock market investments
E. All of the above
Answer» F.
1773.

Insurance companies in India are regulated by

A. RBI
B. AMFI
C. SEBI
D. IRDA
E. NABARD
Answer» E. NABARD
1774.

In the context of banking system, what does productivity means?

A. Production of service
B. Business per employee
C. Quality of customer service
D. Both (a) and (b)
E. None of these
Answer» C. Quality of customer service
1775.

If the rupees depreciate, what is the effect onthe exporters?

A. They are unaffected
B. They are in loss
C. They are in profit
D. They get credit crunch
E. None of these
Answer» D. They get credit crunch
1776.

In banking, CORE stands for .

A. Centralized Online Real-Time Exchange
B. Centre for Online Real Exchange
C. Centralized Online Real Time Express
D. Centre for Online Real Express
E. None of these
Answer» B. Centre for Online Real Exchange
1777.

In India, it is necessary to have license from the RBI for opening a new branch. This is a requirement under _ Act

A. Section 22 of banking Regulation Act
B. Section 22 of RBI Act
C. Section 22 of NABARD
D. KYC Guidelines by RBI
E. a and b above
Answer» B. Section 22 of RBI Act
1778.

With which of following types of loans are teaser rates related?

A. Home loans
B. Personal loans
C. Auto loans
D. Reverse mortgage loans
E. None of these
Answer» B. Personal loans
1779.

RBI has introduced ―Marginal Standing Facility‖ with the objective of:

A. Controlling Inflation
B. Containing instability in long term inter-bank rates
C. Containing instability in the overnight inter-bank rates
D. All of the above
E. None of these
Answer» D. All of the above
1780.

When was IDBI delinked from the RBI and taken over by Government of India?

A. 1976
B. 1977
C. 1978
D. 1980
E. None of these
Answer» B. 1977
1781.

Reserve Bank of India is?

A. Commercial bank
B. Central bank
C. Cooperative bank
D. Rural bank
E. None of these
Answer» C. Cooperative bank
1782.

The Reverse Mortgage scheme is launched to give benefit to which of the following groups of society?

A. Persons below 60 yrs
B. Senior Citizens
C. Unemployed youth
D. Orphans
E. All
Answer» C. Unemployed youth
1783.

If credit facility applied for is rejected, the reasons therefore should be briefly mentioned in the-

A. Loan Applications Received and Disposal Register
B. Opinion Reports
C. Loan Rejection Register
D. All of the above
E. Other than the given options
Answer» B. Opinion Reports
1784.

The reserves held by Commercial Banks over and above the statutory minimum, with the RBI are called

A. Cash reserves
B. Deposit reserves
C. Excess reserves
D. Momentary reserves
E. None of these
Answer» D. Momentary reserves
1785.

Loan for fish rearing is covered under Prirority Sector as advances

A. Self Employment Scheme
B. Self Employment Scheme
C. Indirect Agriculture
D. Direct Agriculture
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
1786.

When it comes to electronic banking whichamong the following are not coming under the purview of electronic banking?

A. Debit cards
B. credit cards
C. mobile banking
D. safe deposit locker
E. internet banking
Answer» E. internet banking
1787.

The ratio of deposits to loans of a bank is known as

A. NPA coverage Ratio
B. Return on asset ratio
C. Asset Coverage ratio
D. CD Ratio
E. Other than those given as options
Answer» F.
1788.

If a bank needs to attract Provident Fund Deposits, what are the criteria that banks must possess?

A. Profitability in preceding 3 years
B. Minimum of Rs.200 crores as net worth
C. Capital adequacy of 9%
D. All the above
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
1789.

is a way of transferring personalremittances from abroad to beneficiaries in India

A. RDA
B. MTSS
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. All of the Above
E. None of the Above
Answer» C. Both (A) and (B)
1790.

is basically charged when aperson uses a credit card to obtain cash.

A. Early Repayment Charge
B. Redemption Fee
C. Transaction Fee
D. Cash Advance Fee
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
1791.

Authorized Dealers for foreign exchange transactions are appointed by:

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Government of India
C. Individual Banks
D. FEDAI
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Government of India
1792.

A promissory note that is not secured by any collateral or not secured by a mortgage or lien marked on any property is instrument.

A. Debenture
B. Bill of exchange
C. Commercial bill
D. Currency bill
E. None of these
Answer» B. Bill of exchange
1793.

Special Drawing Rights (SDR) are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by

A. Asian Development Bank
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. World Bank
D. International Monetary Fund
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
1794.

Government has infused Rs 2,229 crore into which public sector bank in lieu of preferential allotment of shares?

A. Bandhan Bank
B. IDBI
C. Canara Bank
D. SBI
E. None of these
Answer» C. Canara Bank
1795.

―Multi-currency basket‖ means?

A. a number of international currencies to which the value of SDRs is linked
B. selected international currencies to which the value of Asian Monetary Unit is linked
C. number of major international currencies to which the external value of the Indian rupee is linked
D. the name given to a group of West European currencies.
E. None of these
Answer» D. the name given to a group of West European currencies.
1796.

The term plastic money applies to

A. Bank draft made of plastic coated paper
B. Currency notes impregnated with plastic thread
C. Currency notes printed on plastic coated paper
D. Credit cards mainly issued by the banks
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
1797.

When was the 2nd phase of nationalization ofbanks done?

A. 15th April 1980
B. 25th june 1969
C. 20th Aug. 1979
D. 15th Aug. 1980
E. None of these
Answer» B. 25th june 1969
1798.

Which of the following is not Non Commercial Bank ?

A. SIDBI
B. National Housing Bank
C. IDBI
D. NABARD
E. None of these
Answer» B. National Housing Bank
1799.

What is the term used for a deposit with a bank that locks up money for a certain period but also provides an option of premature withdrawal which may attract a penalty?

A. Savings bank deposit
B. Term deposit
C. Recurring deposit
D. Current deposit
E. None of these
Answer» C. Recurring deposit
1800.

Banking Ombudsman Scheme is applicable to thebusiness of .

A. All scheduled commercial banks excluding RRBs
B. All scheduled commercial banks including RRBs
C. Only Public Sector Banks
D. Only Private Sector Banks
E. All scheduled banks except private banks
Answer» C. Only Public Sector Banks