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51.

What are teaser loan rates charged by banks?

A. Rate of interest which is competitively changed in relation to other banks
B. Floating rate of interest charged by banks
C. Low rate of interest in the initial period which goes up subsequently
D. Higher rate of interest in the initial period which goes down subsequently
Answer» D. Higher rate of interest in the initial period which goes down subsequently
52.

Expand the term EMI as used in banking/finance sector?

A. Easy Monthly Instalment
B. Equal Monthly Investment
C. Equated Monthly Instalment
D. Equated Mortgage Investment
Answer» D. Equated Mortgage Investment
53.

Which of the following terms is used in banking field?

A. Interest rate swap
B. Input devices
C. Sedimentary
D. Zero Hour
Answer» B. Input devices
54.

After State Bank of India, which of the following banks has the largest number of offices?

A. Punjab National Bank
B. Bank of India
C. Andhra Bank
D. Canara Bank
Answer» B. Bank of India
55.

Which of the following rates are reviewed by the RBI at the time of periodical review of the policy?

1. Bank rate

2. Repo rate

3, Savings bank rate

A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. All the three
Answer» E.
56.

Who was the first governor of Reserve Bank of India from Indian origin?

A. Osborne Smith
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. L. K. Jha
D. C.D. Deshmukh
Answer» E.
57.

When was R.B.I. nationalised?

A. 1935
B. 1949
C. 1929
D. 1914
Answer» C. 1929
58.

Who mints the coins in India?

A. Ministry of Finance
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. Prime Minister's Office
D. Commerce and Industry Ministry
Answer» B. Reserve Bank of India
59.

Which of the following is not the work of RBI?

A. Bank of the banks
B. Credit controller
C. Custodian of foreign currency
D. Allocating funds directly to the farmers for agricultural development
Answer» E.
60.

On which commission s recommendations; Reserve Bank of India was established?

A. Chamberlain Commission
B. Hilton Young Commission
C. Keynes Commission
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Keynes Commission
61.

Which of the following banks was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919?

A. Bank of Maharashtra
B. Bank of Baroda
C. State Bank of Saurashtra
D. Union Bank of India
Answer» E.
62.

The only merger of two public sector banks took place between -

A. Bank of India and New Bank of India
B. Punjab National Bank and New Bank of India
C. Allahabad Bank and United Bank of India
D. Punjab National Bank and Bank of Rajasthan
Answer» C. Allahabad Bank and United Bank of India
63.

Which of the following public sector banks has the largest number of branches in foreign countries?

A. Bank of India
B. Bank of Baroda
C. Punjab National Bank
D. Corporation Bank
Answer» C. Punjab National Bank
64.

What is the frequency of publishing of the Report on management of Forex Exchange Reserves (FER) by RBI?

A. Monthly
B. Quarter
C. Half-year
D. Annually
Answer» D. Annually
65.

What is the minimum paid up capital and reserve requirement needs to maintain by bank in order to classify as Scheduled Commercial Banks?

A. Rs 1 lakh
B. Rs 5 lakh
C.
D. D.
Answer» C.
66.

Regional Rural Banks are sponsored by

A. Nationalised Commercial Bank
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. State Bank of India
D. Government of India
Answer» B. Reserve Bank of India
67.

The Imperial Bank of India, after its nationalization came to be known as

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. State Bank of India
C. United Bank of India
D. Indian Overseas Bank
Answer» C. United Bank of India
68.

Banking in India is controlled by :

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Union Finance Commission
C. Union Ministry of Finance
D. Union Ministry of Commerce
Answer» B. Union Finance Commission
69.

In which year was the Imperial Bank of India rechristened as State Bank of India?

A. 1955
B. 1957
C. 1962
D. 1965
Answer» B. 1957
70.

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
Answer» D. Momentary reserves
71.

At which of the following cities is the Head Office of Reserve Bank of India located?

A. Mumbai
B. New Delhi
C. Kolkata
D. Dehradun
Answer» B. New Delhi
72.

What does M in M-Banking Facility being offered by banks to their customers, stand for?

A. Money
B. Marginal
C. Message
D. Mobile Phone
Answer» E.
73.

Which of the following is/are true about the Sub-Prime Crisis?

1. It is a mortgage crisis referring to credit default by the borrowers.

2. Sub-Prime borrowers were those borrowers who were rated low and were high risk borrowers.

3. This crisis originated because of negligence in credit rating of the borrowers.

A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Only 3
D. All 1, 2, and 3
Answer» E.
74.

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

A. Home loans
B. Personal loans
C. Auto loans
D. Reverse mortgage loans
Answer» B. Personal loans
75.

Bank rate is decided by which of the following?

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Government Of India
C. State Bank of India
D. Securities and Exchange Board of India
Answer» B. Government Of India
76.

The share of State Govt in the capital of Regional Rural Bank is

A. 50%
B. 35%
C. 25%
D. 15%
Answer» E.
77.

In which denomination were India's first bimetallic coins issued in the year 2009?

A. Rs. 100
B. Rs. 5
C. Rs. 10
D. Re. 1
Answer» D. Re. 1
78.

With which of the following is SARFAESI Act 2002 related?

A. Recovery of bad loans
B. Regulation of Foreign Exchange
C. Fixation of interest rates
D. Acquisition of small banks
Answer» B. Regulation of Foreign Exchange
79.

ATMs that are owned and managed by non-banking entities are known as -

A. Red Label ATMs
B. White Label ATMs
C. Green Label ATMs
D. Blue Label ATMs
Answer» C. Green Label ATMs
80.

Which of the following is not the function of the Reserve Bank of India ?

A. Acting as banker to the Government
B. Keeping of Foreign Exchange Reserve
C. Issuing of one rupee notes and coins
D. Regulating credit in the country
Answer» D. Regulating credit in the country
81.

Regional Rural Banks were established in the year

A. 1969
B. 1972
C. 1973
D. 1975
Answer» E.
82.

Which of the following is the apex institution which handles refinance for agriculture and rural development in India?

A. RBI
B. SIDBI
C. NABARD
D. SEBI
Answer» D. SEBI
83.

In which year was the Reserve Bank of India established ?

A. 1935
B. 1947
C. 1949
D. 1952
Answer» B. 1947
84.

Expand the term LIBOR as used in financial banking sectors?

A. Local Indian Bank Offered Rate
B. London-India Bureau Of Regulations
C. Liberal International Bank Official Ratio
D. London Inter Bank Offered Rate
Answer» E.
85.

Which is the country s third largest private sector lender whose name has been officially changed to the Axis Bank ltd. ?

A. HDFC Bank
B. Lord Krishna Bank
C. Centurion Bank
D. UTI Bank
Answer» E.