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1.

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

A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 35%
D. 75%
Answer» B. 50%
2.

Which is India s first Payment bank?

A. PayTM Payments Bank
B. JIO Payments Bank
C. Airtel Payments Bank
D. Fino Payments Bank
Answer» D. Fino Payments Bank
3.

Which of these accounts can be opened in a Payment Bank?

A. Savings Account
B. Current Account
C. Both a and b
D. None
Answer» D. None
4.

Who headed the committee to evaluate the license applications for Payment banks?

A. C Rangarajan
B. Usha Thorat
C. Nachiket Mor
D. B S Mehta
Answer» D. B S Mehta
5.

Which of these cannot be issued by a Payment bank?

A. ATM card
B. Debit card
C. Credit card
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
6.

How much percentage of its funds can be held by payments banks in current and time deposit with Scheduled Commercial Bank?

A. 25%
B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 75%
Answer» B. 40%
7.

What is the deposit limit on saving accounts in the Payment banks?

A. Rs 1 lakh
B. Rs 50000
C. Rs 5 lakhs
D. Rs 10 lakhs
Answer» B. Rs 50000
8.

How many payments banks have actually started operations since RBI has granted the in-principle approval?

A. 11
B. 10
C. 9
D. 6
Answer» E.
9.

How many Payment banks were approved by RBI in 2015?

A. 7
B. 11
C. 41
D. 9
Answer» C. 41
10.

Under what section of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 the payments banks are licensed?

A. 22
B. 2
C. 19
D. 11
Answer» B. 2
11.

How many applicants had been granted in-principle approval by RBI to start payments banks?

A. 11
B. 10
C. 9
D. 6
Answer» B. 10
12.

A payments bank will be recognized as Systematically Importatant when the net worth of the bank reaches _____

A. Rs 350 crore
B. Rs 500 crore
C. Rs 550 crore
D. Rs 800 crore
Answer» C. Rs 550 crore
13.

For first five years how much paid-up equity capital needs to be maintained by promoters in payments bank?

A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 60%
Answer» D. 60%
14.

Payments Bank are required to invest minimum _____ per cent of its demand deposit balances in Government securities/Treasury Bills with maturity up to one year.

A. 25 %
B. 50 %
C. 75 %
D. 100 %
Answer» D. 100 %
15.

What is the minimum paid-up equity capital of the payments bank?

A. Rs 100 crore
B. Rs 200 crore
C. Rs 500 crore
D. Rs 800 crore
Answer» B. Rs 200 crore
16.

The payments bank will be required to use the words ________ in its name in order to differentiate it from other banks.

A. Payments
B. Payments Bank
C. Payments Branch
D. P Banks
Answer» C. Payments Branch
17.

A payments bank is licensed under ______ of Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

A. Section 6
B. Section 21
C. Section 22
D. Section 32
Answer» D. Section 32
18.

What is the maximum balance that any account of payments bank can hold?

A. Rs 2,50,000
B. Rs 1,50,000
C. Rs 1,00,000
D. Rs 50,000
Answer» D. Rs 50,000
19.

Which of the following activities cannot be undertaken by a Payments Bank?

A. Accept Deposits
B. Payment of Utility Bills
C. Lending Money
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
20.

A Payments Bank is licensed under which Act?

A. Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
B. Banking Regulation Act, 1949
C. Companies Act, 1956
D. Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
Answer» C. Companies Act, 1956
21.

How much percentage of its funds is required to be invested by payments banks in government securities or T-bills with maturity up to 1 year?

A. 25%
B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 75%
Answer» E.
22.

Which of these entities surrendered their Payments Bank license?

A. Cholamandalam Distribution Services
B. Sun Pharmaceuticals
C. Tech Mahindra
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
23.

What is the minimum capital required to set up payments bank?

A. Rs 100 crore
B. Rs 75 crore
C. Rs 50 crore
D. Rs 25 crore
Answer» B. Rs 75 crore
24.

Which committee mooted the idea of payments banks?

A. Bimal Jalan Committee
B. Nachiket Mor Committee
C. P J Nayak Committee
D. YV Reddy Committee
Answer» C. P J Nayak Committee
25.

What is the maximum amount of balance can be maintained an individual in payments bank?

A. 150000
B. 100000
C. 50000
D. 25000
Answer» C. 50000
26.

Which among the following activities are not permitted to payments banks?

A. Remittance services
B. Issuing ATM cards
C. Issuing credit cards
D. Accepting demand deposits
Answer» D. Accepting demand deposits
27.

Customers can open a saving account in Payment Bank with deposits up to Rs ___ ?

A. 50,000
B. 1,00,000
C. 75,000
D. 2,00,000
Answer» C. 75,000
28.

The Voting Rights in Payment Banks will be regulated by ___ ?

A. Banking Regulation Act, 1949
B. Companies Act, 2013
C. RBI Act, 1934
D. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Answer» B. Companies Act, 2013
29.

The Voting Right of any shareholder in Payment Banks is capped at __ ?

A. 15 %
B. 18 %
C. 12 %
D. 10 %
Answer» E.
30.

In Payment Banks, the stake of the promoters for the first fiver years should remain at least __ ?

A. 25 %
B. 40 %
C. 50 %
D. 60 %
Answer» C. 50 %
31.

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

A. Gadgil Committee
B. M L Dhantwala Committee
C. Nachiket Mor Committee
D. P J Nayak Committee
Answer» D. P J Nayak Committee
32.

Minimum Capital Requirement for Payment Bank is ___ ?

A. 100 Cr
B. 50 Cr
C. 500 Cr
D. 1000 Cr
Answer» B. 50 Cr
33.

Consider the following statements

1. A payments bank will not be allowed to lend and will invest 75 percent of funds in government securities.
2. Its main focus is to offer remittance services and simple financial products.
3. The minimum capital requirement is set at Rs 100 crore.
4. It will be allowed to accept savings deposits up to Rs 1 lakh a customer.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. 1,2,3
B. 2,3
C. 1,3,4
D. All
Answer» E.
34.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about Payments Bank?

1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently gave a license to India Post to function as a payments bank.
2. Payment banks allow mobile firms, supermarket chains, and others to cater to individuals and small businesses.

A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
35.

Every Payment Banks are required to invest ___ % of its demand deposit balance into government securities.

A. 75 %
B. 50 %
C. 60 %
D. 40 %
Answer» B. 50 %
36.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about Payment bank?

1. Payment bank will have to keep CRR (Cash reserve ratio) just like other Scheduled commercial banks.
2. The highest balance a bank can hold per customer Rs 50,000.

A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both
D. None
Answer» B. Only 2
37.

Headquarter of India Post Payment Bank is ___ ?

A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Hyderabad
Answer» B. Mumbai
38.

Jiyo Payment Bank is Joint Venture Between the Reliance Industries and State Bank of India with Stake of ___ ?

A. 60 : 40
B. 50 : 50
C. 75 : 25
D. 70 : 30
Answer» E.
39.

Who among the following appointed as MD and CEO of Paytm Payment Bank ? ( October 2018 )

A. Vivek Bhandari
B. Satish Kumar Gupta
C. Mahendra Kumar Chauhan
D. Suresh Sethi
Answer» C. Mahendra Kumar Chauhan
40.

Which among the following was the first entity to Receive Payment Bank Licence ?

A. Aditya Birla Payment Bank
B. Airtel Payment Bank
C. Fino Payment Bank
D. Paytm Payment Bank
Answer» C. Fino Payment Bank
41.

___ % Branches of Payment Bank must be in unbanked rural area ?

A. 30 %
B. 40 %
C. 25 %
D. 15 %
Answer» D. 15 %
42.

Payment Bank can sell financial products like mutual fund units and insurance policies.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
43.

Which of the following facility cannot be provided by Payment Banks ?

A. Saving Account
B. Current Account
C. Credit Cards
D. Debit Cards
Answer» D. Debit Cards
44.

Which of these payments system is not managed by NPCI?

A. NACH
B. BHIM
C. NEFT
D. CTS
Answer» D. CTS
45.

In 2015, RBI gave in-principle licence to eleven entities to launch payment banks. The licence was valid for __ months ?

A. 12 Months
B. 24 Months
C. 18 Months
D. 36 Months
Answer» D. 36 Months
46.

The promoter s minimum initial contribution to the paid-up equity capital of payments bank shall at least be ____ per cent for the first five years from the commencement of its business.

A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%
Answer» D. 50%
47.

Any shareholder s voting rights in Payments bank are capped at 10 per cent. This limit can be raised to ___ %

A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 26%
D. 40%
Answer» D. 40%
48.

Which of the following undertakes the Oversight function of the payment and settlement systems in India?

A. NPCI
B. RBI
C. GOI
D. IBA
Answer» C. GOI
49.

What is the maximum amount of loan can be extended by payments banks?

A. 25000
B. 50000
C. 100000
D. No lending power
Answer» E.
50.

There are how many core promoter banks of NPCI ?

A. 5
B. 12
C. 10
D. 56
Answer» D. 56