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This section includes 1347 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Banking And Financial Awareness knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1301. |
Where is the headquarters of World Bank situated? |
A. | Paris |
B. | Basel |
C. | Vienna |
D. | Washington D.C. |
Answer» E. | |
1302. |
NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) established JLG to extract the productive capability from rural population. JLG stands for ? |
A. | Junior Link Group |
B. | Join Life Group |
C. | Joint Line Group |
D. | Joint Liability Group |
Answer» E. | |
1303. |
The main business of banks is to accept deposits from the public. However, a bank can refuse to permit opening an account on behalf of _______: |
A. | Undesirable persons |
B. | Artificial persons |
C. | Arrested persons |
D. | Convicted persons |
Answer» B. Artificial persons | |
1304. |
___ assumed charge as the Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) on 11th November 2014. |
A. | Gopal Singh |
B. | Veerabhadra Singh |
C. | Manoj Tiwari |
D. | Giriraj Singh |
Answer» E. | |
1305. |
The first Indian bank to open a branch outside India in London in 1946? |
A. | SBI |
B. | PNB |
C. | BOB |
D. | BOI |
Answer» E. | |
1306. |
Credit risk to the bank is high from which of these card ? |
A. | ATM cards |
B. | Debit cards |
C. | Credit cards |
D. | All of these |
Answer» D. All of these | |
1307. |
Which is incorrect with regard to powers of RBI |
A. | Holds cash reserve banks |
B. | Controls banking system through licensing |
C. | Supervises Banking system through inspection |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
1308. |
Which of the following can be categories as a Merchant Banking service? |
A. | Consultancy on finance to a company |
B. | Advance in capital structure |
C. | Managing mergers |
D. | Helping in finalizing take over |
E. | All the above |
Answer» F. | |
1309. |
Which of the following terms is used in the field of banking and finance? |
A. | Investment |
B. | Genetics |
C. | Resistance |
D. | Metabolic Reaction |
Answer» B. Genetics | |
1310. |
Public Sector Banks include ? |
A. | 20 Nationalized Banks + State Bank of India + 5 SBI Associates + IDBI |
B. | 20 Nationalized Banks + 6 Private Banks |
C. | 14 Nationalized Banks + 6 SBI Associates + 7 Private Banks |
D. | 20 Nationalized Banks + State Bank of India + 5 Private Sector Banks + IDBI |
Answer» B. 20 Nationalized Banks + 6 Private Banks | |
1311. |
What is ‘STT’?$ |
A. | Standard Transaction Tax |
B. | Securities Transaction tax |
C. | Securities Transfer tax |
D. | Standard Transfer tax |
Answer» C. Securities Transfer tax | |
1312. |
The beneficiaries of Micro finance business are _____________ |
A. | Land Less labour |
B. | Marginal farmers |
C. | Vendors in the small markets |
D. | Hawkers |
E. | All the above |
Answer» F. | |
1313. |
Who among the following is the primary regulator of Banking business? |
A. | Reserve Bank of India |
B. | Central Government |
C. | State Government |
D. | Parliament |
Answer» B. Central Government | |
1314. |
Mortgage is a: |
A. | Security on movable property for a loan |
B. | Security on immovable property for a loan |
C. | Concession on immovable property |
D. | Facility on immovable property |
E. | Security on loan sanctioned against fixed deposits |
Answer» C. Concession on immovable property | |
1315. |
The market which expects the prices of shares go up in the market is called |
A. | Depressed market |
B. | Bull market |
C. | Duck market |
D. | Bear market |
Answer» C. Duck market | |
1316. |
Which of the following is not classified as a commercial Bank ? |
A. | Regional Rural Bank |
B. | Private Sector Bank |
C. | Foreign Bank |
D. | Co-operative Bank |
Answer» E. | |
1317. |
These days RBI uses Selective credit control measures rather infrequently because of: |
A. | Deregulation of functions |
B. | Autonomy given to banks |
C. | Comfortable liquidity |
D. | Reasonable inflation level |
E. | All the above |
Answer» F. | |
1318. |
Committee, launched the process of reforms of financial system in India |
A. | Gadgil committee |
B. | Nariman committee |
C. | Narasimham committee |
D. | Khanna Committee |
Answer» D. Khanna Committee | |
1319. |
When a bank returns a cheque unpaid, it is called? |
A. | Payment of cheque |
B. | Dishonor of cheque |
C. | Cancelling of cheque |
D. | Drawing of cheque |
Answer» C. Cancelling of cheque | |
1320. |
Loan taken by the person, not telling the purpose of taking loan is called ? |
A. | Impersonal Loan |
B. | NPA |
C. | Personal Loan |
D. | Concealed Loan |
Answer» D. Concealed Loan | |
1321. |
Banking sector comes under which sector? |
A. | Services sector |
B. | Manufacturing sector |
C. | Realty sector |
D. | Industrial sector |
Answer» B. Manufacturing sector | |
1322. |
Which of the following conducts the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI)? |
A. | Central Statistics Office |
B. | National Sample Survey Organisation |
C. | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
D. | Ministry of Economy |
Answer» B. National Sample Survey Organisation | |
1323. |
A fixed deposit receipt is kept with the bank for its safety, is known as ___? |
A. | Safe custody |
B. | Safe deposit |
C. | Locker |
D. | Valid safe deposit |
Answer» B. Safe deposit | |
1324. |
Which of the following types of accounts are known as "Demat Accounts"? |
A. | Zero Balance Accounts |
B. | Accounts which are opened to facilitate repayment of a loan taken from the bank. No other business can be conducted from there |
C. | Accounts in which shares of various companies are traded in electronic form |
D. | Accounts which are operated through internet banking facility |
Answer» D. Accounts which are operated through internet banking facility | |
1325. |
RHP means |
A. | Read Herring Prospectus |
B. | Roll Hearing Prospectus |
C. | Red Herring Prospectus |
D. | Red Herring Proposals |
Answer» D. Red Herring Proposals | |
1326. |
Which of the following is the best option to park money for a long period of time to earn a high rate of interest? |
A. | Savings account |
B. | Current account |
C. | Deposit account |
D. | Recurring account |
Answer» D. Recurring account | |
1327. |
RBI known as lender of last resort because: |
A. | It has to meet the credit need of citizens to whom no one else is willing to lend |
B. | Banks lend to go to RBI as a last resort |
C. | It comes to help banks in times of crisis |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
1328. |
Regional Rural Banks were set up on the recommendations of |
A. | Nariman committee |
B. | Narasimham committee |
C. | Gadgil committee |
D. | Puri committee |
Answer» C. Gadgil committee | |
1329. |
Which of the following is a fully-owned subsidiary of RBI? |
A. | NHB |
B. | DICGC |
C. | BRBNMPL |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
1330. |
One of the delivery channel for Micro Finance is SHG model. SHG means ? |
A. | Soar Help Group |
B. | Sake Help Group |
C. | Self Hope Group |
D. | Store Help Group |
E. | Self Help Group |
Answer» F. | |
1331. |
FD in a commercial bank can be done for a maximum period of |
A. | 15 years |
B. | 25 years |
C. | 10 years |
D. | No limit |
Answer» D. No limit | |
1332. |
Currency notes deposited in the currency chest are the property of ____? |
A. | Respective bank |
B. | RBI |
C. | SBI |
D. | Government of India |
Answer» C. SBI | |
1333. |
Which of the following organizations/ agencies has sought an emergency fund of Rs.1000 crore from banks to tackle acute liquidity crisis, which is coming in the way to give loans to micro borrowers? |
A. | Regional Rural & Cooperative Banks |
B. | RBI |
C. | Micro Finance Institutions |
D. | NABARD |
Answer» E. | |
1334. |
FPO means? |
A. | Follow on Public Offer |
B. | First Public Offer |
C. | Follow on Private Offer |
D. | Firm on Public Offer |
Answer» B. First Public Offer | |
1335. |
A debit card holder cannot perform which of the following functions? |
A. | Make Point of Sale (POS) purchase |
B. | Recharge pre-paid mobile phones |
C. | Pay Life insurance premium |
D. | Make donation |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» F. | |
1336. |
RBI Provides ____ for meeting day - to - day receipt and expenditure mismatch to both Central and State Governments. |
A. | Treasury bills |
B. | Ways and Means advance |
C. | Date and securities |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Date and securities | |
1337. |
In India, forex rates are determined by |
A. | Exporters |
B. | Demand and supply forces |
C. | Importers |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Importers | |
1338. |
Monetary Policy as an arm of the economic policy is administered by |
A. | Government of India |
B. | Reserve Bank of India |
C. | State Bank of India |
D. | Governments of the respective states |
Answer» C. State Bank of India | |
1339. |
Which of the following is not the name of a Banking Organisation? |
A. | HDFC |
B. | IDBI |
C. | YES |
D. | SEBI |
Answer» E. | |
1340. |
Which of the following is NOT classified as a commercial bank? |
A. | Public sector bank |
B. | Foreign bank |
C. | Private sector bank |
D. | Regional rural bank |
E. | Urban cooperative bank |
Answer» F. | |
1341. |
The Banking Ombudsman–$ |
A. | is in charge of bank loans for buses |
B. | fixes the rates of interest for loans |
C. | resolves complaints of customers |
D. | issues license for new bank branches |
E. | is the head of all nationalised banks |
Answer» D. issues license for new bank branches | |
1342. |
In the opening of Savings Account (few other accounts also) bank ask to write Nominee name. Who shall be nominee? |
A. | Any person |
B. | Known person only |
C. | Female only |
D. | Close blood relation only |
Answer» E. | |
1343. |
Accounts are allowed to operated by Cheques in respect of |
A. | Both Savings Accounts and Fixed Deposit accounts |
B. | Savings account and Current Accounts |
C. | Both Savings and Loan Accounts |
D. | Both savings bank accounts and cash accounts only |
Answer» C. Both Savings and Loan Accounts | |
1344. |
Interest Rate payable on Saving Bank account is |
A. | Regulated by RBI |
B. | Regulated by State Government |
C. | Regulated by Central Government |
D. | Not regulated by RBI |
Answer» E. | |
1345. |
Which of the following statement is true about Bank? |
A. | Banks can accept only time deposit from public |
B. | Banks can accept only demand deposit from public |
C. | Banks can accept both demand and time deposit from Public |
D. | Banks can accept demand and time deposit from Government only |
E. | Banks cannot accept demand and time deposit from Public |
Answer» B. Banks can accept only demand deposit from public | |
1346. |
Which of the following is a foreign bank having branches in India? |
A. | HDFC Bank |
B. | ICICI Bank |
C. | Yes Bank |
D. | Standard Chartered Bank |
E. | Syndicate Bank |
Answer» E. Syndicate Bank | |
1347. |
The facility not available in the BSBDA is ? |
A. | Deposit amount |
B. | Withdrawing of cash |
C. | ATM Card |
D. | Withdrawal form facility |
E. | All above facilities are available. |
Answer» F. | |