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1201.

As a part of financial inclusion, Bank on Wheels is a banking kiosk in a mobile van which goes to various rural villages as per the predetermined schedule to provide the banking services to the rural Indians. This Vehicle Tracking through GPRS. GPRS stands for

A. General Packet Radio Service
B. General Packet Running Service
C. Gross Packet Radio Service
D. Gain Packet Radio Service
Answer» B. General Packet Running Service
1202.

Whose signature is found on a 50 rupee currency note in India?

A. President of India
B. Governor, RBI
C. Finance Minister
D. Prime Minister of India
Answer» C. Finance Minister
1203.

CRR refers to the share of _____ that rural banks have to maintain with RBI of their net demand and time liabilities ?

A. Liquid cash
B. Gold
C. Forex reserves
D. Illiquid cash
Answer» B. Gold
1204.

Objective of monetary policy of RBI is to

A. control inflation
B. discourage hoarding of commodities
C. encourage flow of credit into neglected sector
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1205.

When a banker talks about CDR, what is he talking about?

A. Corporate Debt Restructuring
B. Corporate Debt Rollover
C. Company Debt Rollover
D. Corporate Deposit Restructuring
Answer» B. Corporate Debt Rollover
1206.

Which of the following is a correct statement ?

A. Normally no interest is paid on current deposit accounts.
B. Interest is paid on current accounts at the same rate as term deposit accounts.
C. The rate of interest on current account and savings account are the same.
D. No interest is paid on any deposit by the bank.
Answer» B. Interest is paid on current accounts at the same rate as term deposit accounts.
1207.

According to "Micro small medium enterprise development Act - 2006 (MSME Act - 2006)" investment limit for micro enterprise in manufacturing sector is

A. Less than Rs. 10 lakh
B. Less than Rs. 25 lakh
C. Rs. 50 lakh
D. Rs. 20 crore
Answer» C. Rs. 50 lakh
1208.

Which among the following accounts deposit fetch the highest rate of interest?

A. Savings deposit
B. Recurring deposit
C. Fixed deposit
D. Current account deposit
Answer» D. Current account deposit
1209.

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

A. CAR
B. SLR
C. CAR and CRR
D. CRR and SLR
Answer» E.
1210.

Which of the following organization finance the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund?

A. NABARD
B. SEBI
C. SIDBI
D. RBI
Answer» B. SEBI
1211.

Which of the following stock exchange is derecognized by SEBI on 19.11.2014 on the allegations of serious irregularities in its functioning?

A. Bombay Stock Exchange
B. Delhi Stock Exchange
C. Calcutta Stock Exchange
D. Bangalore Stock Exchange
Answer» C. Calcutta Stock Exchange
1212.

Consider the following with respect to the term 'Core Inflation': A) Core Inflation is the inflation rate of a particular basket of commodities. B) Core Inflation is the sudden increase in prices of certain items of food grains.C) Core inflation is caused by supply shock in certain essential commodities.

A. Only A
B. Only B
C. Only C
D. Only A and B
Answer» B. Only B
1213.

Which of the following will not help you in reducing your budget deficit?(A)Trimming of unnecessary expenses.(B) Creating a spending plan and monitoring expenses.(C)Borrow from friends to meet daily expenses.(D)Taking a money management course.

A. Only A
B. Only B
C. Only C
D. Only D
Answer» D. Only D
1214.

Which of these should be practiced when using a credit card?

A. Pay only the minimum balance since it is allowed
B. Throw away the receipt signed by you immediately after receiving from the cashier
C. Memories your PIN number and do not leave your PIN number in your wallet
D. Maintain as many cards as possible for convenience
Answer» D. Maintain as many cards as possible for convenience
1215.

Slogan of Federal Bank is _________?

A. For all your needs
B. One family one bank
C. Together we can
D. Your Perfect Banking Partner
Answer» E.
1216.

The network for common data communication for banks and FIs launched by RBI :

A. BANKNET
B. INFINET
C. SWIFT
D. INTERNET
Answer» B. INFINET
1217.

Which of the following is not a credit rating agency?

A. WADA
B. Fitch
C. CRISIL
D. Moody
Answer» B. Fitch
1218.

The sensitive Index of National Stock Exchange of India is popularly known as-

A. Sensex
B. CRIS
C. Nifty
D. CSE
Answer» D. CSE
1219.

What is Money Laundering?

A. Conversion of assets into cash
B. Conversion of Money which is illegally obtained
C. Conversion of cash into gold
D. Conversion of gold into cash
Answer» C. Conversion of cash into gold
1220.

Which one of the following constitutes the largest percentage of Retail loans in India?

A. Consumer loans
B. Personal loans
C. Auto loans
D. Home loans
Answer» E.
1221.

NEFT means–$

A. National Electronic Funds Transfer system
B. Negotiated Efficient Fund Transfer system
C. National Efficient Fund Transfer solution
D. Non Effective Fund Transfer system
Answer» B. Negotiated Efficient Fund Transfer system
1222.

What is current coverage of bank account of population (approx)?

A. 60%
B. 80%
C. 40%
D. 50%
Answer» D. 50%
1223.

After the recommendations of which of the following committee the Regional Rural Banks were setup?

A. Sarayya Committee
B. Kapoor Committee
C. Narasimhan Committee
D. Rangarajan Committee
Answer» D. Rangarajan Committee
1224.

The Capital Market of Indian financial system deals with which of the following funds?

A. Hedge funds
B. Short-term funds
C. Long-term Funds
D. Government Funds
Answer» D. Government Funds
1225.

Which of the following institution is meant for small and medium enterprises?

A. RBI
B. SIDBI
C. IFCI
D. NABARD
Answer» C. IFCI
1226.

Expand AEPS in terms of banking.

A. Aadhaar-enabled Payment Service
B. Aadhaar-enabled promotion scheme
C. Automated engineered payment service
D. Aadhaar-enabled Payment system
Answer» E.
1227.

Authorized Dealers for foreign transactions are appointed by:

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Government of India
C. Individual Banks
D. FEDAI
Answer» B. Government of India
1228.

CEPI stands for?

A. Council of Environmental Pollution of India
B. Centre for Environmental Pollution in India
C. Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index
D. Centre for Environmental Pollution and Industries
Answer» D. Centre for Environmental Pollution and Industries
1229.

The Deposit insurance facility provided by the DICGC is not available for which of the following

A. LIC
B. GIC
C. SIDBI
D. NBFCs
Answer» E.
1230.

The branding line of Bank of Baroda is ______

A. International bank of India
B. India’s International bank
C. Indian’s Multinational Bank
D. World’s local Bank
Answer» C. Indian‚Äö√Ñ√¥s Multinational Bank
1231.

Which of the following statements is correct about soiled/mutilated note?

A. All banks are authorized to accept soiled notes across their counters and pay the exchange vale
B. All public senor bank branches and currency chest branches of private sector banks are authorised to adjudicate and pay value in respect of mutilated notes
C. The RBI has also authorised all Commercial Bank branches to treat certain notes in ‘two pieces’ as soiled notes and pay exchange value
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1232.

A cheque is considered as stale when if has been in circulation for

A. More than forty eight hours
B. More than one year
C. More than six months unless otherwise specified
D. More than three months
Answer» E.
1233.

The provisions contained in section 138 of the negotiable instruments act 1881 shall

A. be attracted whether the cheques is ante-dated or post-dated provided it is presented within 3 months of the date of cheques or the period of validity, whichever, is earlier
B. not be attracted if the cheques is ante-dated
C. not be attracted if the cheques is post-dated
D. All of the above
Answer» B. not be attracted if the cheques is ante-dated
1234.

The society for world-wide inter-bank financial telecommunication (SWIFT)

A. was registered as a company in Belguim
B. is a bank-owned non-profit co-operative society
C. became operational in May 1977
D. None of these
Answer» C. became operational in May 1977
1235.

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

A. is a society registered under the societies Registration Act
B. is a company registered under the Companies Act. 1956
C. is an NGO
D. was constituted by an act of parliament under the IRDA Act. 1999
Answer» E.
1236.

Digital signature are

A. legally valid signatures as per the information technology act. 2000 and acceptable in Indian courts at par with paper signatures
B. required for authentication of e-mail and SFMS
C. required for authentication of settlement applications of clearing coupan of India Ltd.
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
1237.

Which of the following are intermediaries are not working for Banks?

A. Direct sales agents
B. Automatic dealers
C. Whole sellers
D. Merchant establishments
Answer» D. Merchant establishments
1238.

Any note, which is wholly or partially, obliterated, shrunk, washed, altered or indecipherable is a/an

A. Mutilated note
B. Imperfect note
C. Soiled note
D. Mismatched note
Answer» C. Soiled note
1239.

Which committee proposed to raise the compulsory insurance of bank deposits up to 5 Lakhs?

A. Aravind Mayaram
B. Usha Thorat
C. Damodaran
D. Syamala Gopinath
Answer» D. Syamala Gopinath
1240.

On 19th July 1969, 14 banks were nationalized, these banks had deposits of more than

A. Rs 25 crore
B. Rs 50 crore
C. Rs 85 crore
D. Rs 100 crore
Answer» E.
1241.

The approach of ‘Micro-Credit’ or ‘Banking with the poor’ is comparatively a new concept in the field of rural credit. This approach has been tried very successfully in which of the following countries?#

A. India
B. China
C. Japan
D. Bangladesh
Answer» E.
1242.

Who sets up the Bench Mark Interest Rate for Germany?

A. German Central Bank
B. Deutsche Bundes Bank
C. European Central Bank (ECB)
D. Deutsche Bank
Answer» D. Deutsche Bank
1243.

RBI is lender of last resort which reveals

A. RBI advances money to public whenever there is any emergency
B. Commercial banks give fund to the RBI
C. RBI advances necessary credit against eligible securities to financial institutions
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
1244.

The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per which of the following Act

A. Reserve bank Act
B. Banking Regulation Act – 1949
C. Negotiable instrument Act –1881
D. Companies Act – 1956
Answer» D. Companies Act ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ 1956
1245.

Idea of insuring deposits kept with banks received attention for the first time in the year 1948 after the banking crises in?

A. Maharashtra
B. Karnataka
C. AP
D. Bengal
Answer» E.
1246.

Which committee recommended the establishment of the RRBs?

A. Tarpore Committee
B. Narasimham Committee
C. Karmakar Committee
D. Kelker Committee
Answer» C. Karmakar Committee
1247.

Bank rate policy, open market operations, variable reserve requirements and statutory liquidity requirements employed by Reserve Bank as measures by Reserve of credit control are classified as

A. Quantitative methods
B. Qualitative methods
C. Both of the above
D. None of these
Answer» B. Qualitative methods
1248.

Bank of America situated at New York is opening an account with State Bank of India at Kolkatta and what do you mean this?

A. Nostro account
B. Vostro account
C. Loro account
D. RFC account
Answer» C. Loro account
1249.

Which of the following statement is/are true about fiat money?

A. Fiat money includes physical token like certificates
B. Fiat money's value is not derived from any intrinsic value are relative value is based only on government order
C. Fiat money can be converted in to valuable commodity (like gold)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Fiat money can be converted in to valuable commodity (like gold)
1250.

In the matter of handling bills of exchange for collection, the relationship between customer and the bank is:

A. Trustee and the beneficiary
B. Principal and agent
C. Bailor and Bailee
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Bailor and Bailee