Explore topic-wise MCQs in Current Affairs.

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201.

Mortgage is defined under

A. contract act
B. sale of goods act
C. transfer of property act
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
202.

The banker has a lien on........

A. Bonds given for collection
B. Bonds given for safe custody
C. Bonds left by mistake
D. (a) and (b) together
Answer» B. Bonds given for safe custody
203.

In case a collecting banker has realized the cheque, he should pay the interest to the customer as perhis (customer’s) direction.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. none
Answer» B. False
204.

ADR techniques include arbitration, conciliation, mediation and negotiation.

A. yes
B. no
C. none
D. none
Answer» D. none
205.

Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Actpopularly known as SARFAESI Act was enacted in which of the following year:

A. 21st Day of June 2002
B. 30th Day of May 2002
C. 21st Day of July 2002
D. 21st Day of April 2002
Answer» B. 30th Day of May 2002
206.

Hypothecation is a mode of security provided in

A. Indian contract act 1872
B. transfer of property act 1882
C. banking regulation act 1949
D. SARFAESI Act 2002
Answer» E.
207.

Name the person to whom the amount of the cheque is payable?

A. Drawer.
B. Payee.
C. Drawee.
D. Acceptor
Answer» D. Acceptor
208.

The best procedure for opening an account in the name of a minor X and the guardian Y would beunder the style.............

A. 'X' Account
B. 'b'-Account- Minor
C. 'y' in trust for X
D. 'y' account
Answer» D. 'y' account
209.

Arbitration can be ad-hoc, contractual, institutional or statutory.

A. yes
B. no
C. none
D. none
Answer» B. no
210.

The primary relationship between a banker and customer starts from the time.

A. when customer visits that bank
B. when customer opens account
C. when customer visits that bank to made queries
D. All of the above
Answer» C. when customer visits that bank to made queries
211.

The Reserve Bank of India is given the responsibility of regulating and supervising the _________under Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

A. Insurance Companies
B. Transport Companies
C. Banking Financial Companies
D. Non-Banking Financial Companies
Answer» E.
212.

Collecting a cheque payable to the firm to the private account of a partner without enquiryconstitutes.......

A. gross negligence
B. Negligence under remote grounds
C. Negligence connected with immediate collection of a cheque
D. Contributory Negligence
Answer» D. Contributory Negligence
213.

There is legal obligation for a banker to collect the bills of exchange for its customer.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. none
Answer» C. none
214.

As per the provisions of which act all financial institutions have to maintain a record for all form oftransactions?

A. Companies Act, 1956
B. Credit Information (Companies Regulation Act, 2005)
C. Information Technology Act, 2000
D. PMLA Act, 2002
Answer» E.
215.

Who can file a criminal case against the drawer of a dishonored cheque?

A. The payee
B. The holder in due course
C. Both of the above
D. The paying banker
Answer» D. The paying banker
216.

How many branches of Payment banks must be in the unbanked rural area?

A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 35%
D. 75%
Answer» B. 50%
217.

If cheque is crossed an account payee, this is direction of, ------------- to---------------.

A. Payee, paying banker
B. Payee, collecting bank
C. Drawer, paying bank
D. Drawer, collecting bank
Answer» E.
218.

Banks are required to maintain SLR under which act?

A. Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act
B. Section 35 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
C. Section 24 of RBI Act
D. Section 40 of Indian Contract Act, 1872
Answer» B. Section 35 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
219.

Neither possession nor ownership is transferred in....

A. Pledge
B. mortgage
C. Hypothecation
D. none
Answer» D. none
220.

RAM a transporter has been granted a loan for purchase of a truck. You will create which of thefollowing charge.

A. Assignment
B. a mortgage
C. pledge
D. hypothecation
Answer» E.
221.

Indian ADR system is based on the Common law system

A. False
B. True
C. none
D. none
Answer» C. none
222.

The Three Stages of Money Laundering are:

A. Layering, Placement, Refining
B. Placement, Refining, Integration
C. Layering, Placement, Integration
D. Layering, Refining, Integration
Answer» D. Layering, Refining, Integration
223.

When a financial institution sells a mortgage with recourse, the financial institution retains a credit riskliability in the event the buyer returns the mortgage.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. none
Answer» B. False
224.

Bank A grants an overdraft to ABC Ltd against book debts. This is secured by:

A. hypothecation
B. pledge
C. mortgage
D. assignment
Answer» E.
225.

Before which for a can an asset reconstruction company file an application for enforcement of itssecurity interest:

A. Debt Recovery Tribunal
B. High Court
C. District Court
D. National Company Law Tribunal
Answer» B. High Court
226.

Form of Balance sheet of banking Companies includes Reserve & Surplus in

A. Schedule 1
B. Schedule 2
C. Schedule 3
D. Schedule 4
Answer» C. Schedule 3
227.

FHA mortgages and VA mortgages are conventional mortgages.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. none
Answer» C. none
228.

The services rendered by a banker as an agent of his customers are called

A. Principal services
B. Agency services
C. General utility services
D. Social services
Answer» C. General utility services
229.

The liability of the mortgager is gradually reduced in the case of _______?

A. Equitable mortgage
B. Legal mortgage
C. Usufructuary mortgage
D. Conditional mortgage
Answer» D. Conditional mortgage
230.

An Example of smurfing:

A. Wiring money to the foreign country
B. A drug dealer asking a stranger to buy a money order with drug money.
C. A broker buying pesos with US Dollars
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. A drug dealer asking a stranger to buy a money order with drug money.
231.

The Short-Term Crop Loan given to Farmers are generally for a period of _____?

A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
D. 12 months
Answer» E.
232.

Which of the following Committee recommended to form a new category of Bank Called PaymentBanks?

A. Gadgil Committee
B. M L Dhantwala Committee
C. Nachiket Mor Committee
D. P J Nayak Committee
Answer» D. P J Nayak Committee
233.

Stamp duty on which of the following documents does not vary from state to state.

A. Mortgage of agreements
B. hypothecation agreements
C. guarantees
D. bills of exchange
Answer» E.
234.

Which one of the following is the most important relationship between banker and customer.

A. Debtor and Creditor
B. Bailee and Bailor
C. Agency and Principal
D. Trustee and Beneficiary
Answer» B. Bailee and Bailor
235.

How many Payment banks were approved by RBI in 2015?

A. 7
B. 11
C. 41
D. 9
Answer» C. 41
236.

Protection to the Paying Bank in case of alteration in a cheque is available under.

A. Sec 85 of NI act
B. Sec 89 of NI act
C. Sec 90 of NI act
D. Sec 98 of NI act
Answer» C. Sec 90 of NI act
237.

In a bill of exchange, drawee is the person

A. who draws the bill
B. on whom the bill is drawn
C. to whom the payment of the bill is to be made
D. to whom the payment of the bill is not to be made
Answer» C. to whom the payment of the bill is to be made
238.

The rate of interest charged for the loan by the banker compared to overdraft and cash credit isgenerally.

A. High
B. Low
C. Same
D. Based on the amount
Answer» C. Same
239.

What is the minimum period of medium and long-term loans?

A. 12 months
B. 18 months
C. 24 months
D. 36 months
Answer» C. 24 months
240.

The most risky charge from a banker’s point of view is ______?

A. Pledge
B. Hypothecation
C. Mortgage
D. Lien
Answer» C. Mortgage
241.

Discounting of bills of exchange is

A. Clean advance
B. Secured advance
C. Neither clean advance nor secured advance
D. Unsecured advance
Answer» D. Unsecured advance
242.

Conciliator would independently investigate into the dispute and draft his report indicating the method of settlement of disputes.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. none
Answer» B. False
243.

In case of an Indian banking company, the sum of its paid-up capital and reserves if it has places ofbusiness in more than one State shall not be less than

A. 5 Lakhs
B. 12 Lakhs
C. 15 Lakhs
D. 18 Lakhs
Answer» B. 12 Lakhs
244.

The endorsement on the cheque is fictitious and the collecting banker failed to check it the cheque ispaid by the paying banker

A. collecting banker is not protected
B. paying banker is protected
C. collecting banker & paying banker are protected
D. both are not protected
Answer» C. collecting banker & paying banker are protected
245.

Which section of Banking Regulation Act 1949 relates with the Power of Reserve Bank to issuedirections in respect of stressed assets?

A. Section 35AA
B. Section 35AB
C. Section 35B
D. Section 35 BB
Answer» C. Section 35B
246.

The right of set-off customers account can be exercised only by a-----

A. Creditors
B. Debtors
C. Banker
D. Customer
Answer» D. Customer
247.

Bargaining is a common feature of the negotiation process.

A. The negotiation process provides the parties an opportunity to exchange ideas, identify the irritant points of differences, find a solution, and get commitment from each other to reach an agreement.
B. Even if a third party negotiator is involved in the process of negotiation, his role would be limited to inducing the parties to the process of negotiation.
C. Mediators would have higher level of involvement in the settlement of disputes when compared to that of negotiators.
D. All are true
Answer» E.
248.

The award made by the Lok Adalat is deemed to be a decree of the civil court like arbitration Award.

A. No
B. Yes
C. none
D. none
Answer» C. none
249.

Bankers undertake the duty of collection of cheques and bills because......

A. Sec.131 of the NI Act compels them to do so
B. Sec.85 of the NI Act compels them to do so
C. They want to do it as a service
D. Collection is a must for a crossed cheque
Answer» D. Collection is a must for a crossed cheque
250.

In the case of a joint stock co the registration of a charge is not required with registrar of companies for

A. Pledge of moveable property
B. hypothecation of moveable property
C. assignment of book debts
D. mortgage of fixed assets
Answer» B. hypothecation of moveable property