1. Who is the Chairman of NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development)?
a) Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
b) Mrs V.R.Iyer
c) HR Kamath
d) B Bhattacharya
e) R Rajendran
2. For recovery of NPA from the defaulted borrowers, SARFAESI Act 2002, is implemented. What does the letter ‘S’ stands for in SARFAESI
a) Social
b) Security
c) Seasonal
d) Stamp
e) Systematic
3. Bank holidays under Sec.25 of N.I. Act are declared by
a) RBI
b) State govt. for the respect state
c) Central govt.
d) LHO
e) Prime Minister
4. One rupee coin issued under _____ Act
a) Coinage Act 1906
b) RBI
c) BR
d) All the above
e) None of these
5. Clean Note policy has been introduced as per
a) Banking Regulation Act
b) RBI Act
c) SBI Act
d) PNB Act
e) None of these
6. Under prevention of Money laundering Act 2002, the financial transaction records have to be preserved for _____ years.
a) 5
b) 10
c) 20
d) 40
e) None of these
7. Under prevention of Money laundering Act 2002, banks have to report suspicious transaction to _____
a) RBI
b) CBI
c) FIU-IND
d) LHO
e) Central Govt.
8. RBI Has relaxed KYC norms for small account holders who do not intend to make deposits over Rs.50,000/- and total credits in the account in a year is limited to Rs. 1 lakh. Total withdrawls/ Transfer in a month does not exceed Rs. ____
a) 10,000
b) 20,000
c) 50,000
d) 60,000
e) None of these
9. When form15-H has been received, the bank shall forward the same to I.T. Department on or before ____ day of next month.
a) 3rd
b) 5th
c) 7th
d) 15th
e) 17th
10. In which of the following transaction PAN should be quoted?
a) A time deposit exceeding Rs.50,000
b) Payment in cash to purchase bank draft or banker’s cheque for an amount aggregating Rs.50,000 or more during any one day
c) Deposit cash aggregating Rs. 50,000 or more during any one day
d) All the above
e) None of these
11. Currency Notes are printed at:
a) Nasik
b) Dewas
c) Mysore
d) Salboni
e) All of these
12. If the customer does not cooperate for making their accounts KYC compliant, despite repeated communication/ contacts, their accounts should be _____.
a) Frozen
b) Closed
c) Close the account only after
compliance of KYC
d) a or c
e) a & b
13. As per KYC Norms / AML measures risk categorization of all customer accounts should be done and review of risk categorization should be cared out at ____ months intervals every year.
a) 3
b) 6
c) 9
d) 12
e) 15
14. SLR has to be maintained by banks under _______
a) Sec. 24 of BR Act
b) Sec. 24 of RBI Act
c) Sec. 42 of RBI Act
d) Sec. 42 of BR Act
e) None of these
15. Who is the Chairman of IRDA?
a) T.S.Vijayan
b) Dr. Rangarajan
c) M.V.Nair
d) J.S. Bhatnagar
e) HR Khan
16. Who is the authority for referring appeals against the award of banking ombudsman?
a) Deputy Governor, RBI
b) RBI Governor
c) CMD of concerned bank
d) Group of CMDs formed by RBI
e) None of the above
17. The sponsoring bank’s share in RBIs is:
a) 50%
b) 35%
c) 15%
d) 75%
e) None of these
18. Can a HUF join as a partner in a partnership firm?
a) Can be included
b) Can be included with company
c) Cannot join
d) Can join subject to the approval of CMD
e) None of the above
19. Bank’s Lien is:
a) General lien
b) Particular lien
c) Contingent lien
d) b & c
e) None of these
20. Within how many days the CPIO (Central Public Information Officer) has to provide information under RTI Act?
a) 30 days
b) 15 days
c) 45 days
d) 10 days
e) 60 hours
21. Which of the following is not a negotiable instrument as per N.I. Act?
a) Promissory note
b) Draft
c) TDR (Term Deposit Receipt)
d) Cheque
e) None of the above
22. Which of the following is not correct in respect of issue of CP:
a) It can now be issued as a standalone facility
b) Minimum issue is Rs. 5 lakh
c) CPs can be underwritten by a bank
d) Minimum Tangible net worth of the Corporate should be Rs. 4 crore
e) All the above
23. The maximum period for which a CD can be issued is _____
a) 1 month
b) 3 months
c) 180 days
d) 1 year
e) None of these
24. What is not true about CDs?
a) It is transferable from the data issues
b) It can be issued for a minimum period of 7 days
c) It is not all transferable
d) It can be issued in demat form only
e) None of these
25. Gilt edged securities refer to ___
a) Govt. securities
b) Shares of first class companies
c) Securities issued by first class companies
d) Duplicate securities
e) Securities issued by RBI Identified Companies
26. The standard rate at which the RBI is prepared to buy or rediscount export bills or other commercial
paper eligible for purchase from banks under the RBI Act is known as _____
a) Bank rate
b) Repo Rate
c) Card rate
d) PLR
e) Base Rate
27. The result of increase in SLR by RBI is
a) Decrease in lendable resources of banks
b) Increase in loadable resources of banks
c) There will not be any change in loan able resources of banks
d) Only b and c
e) None of these
28. Blue chip securities mean ____
a) Shares of progressive, well managed companies with excellent record of payment of dividends.
b) The shares which are in blue ink
c) Securities issued by Chip Manufacturing companies
d) Securities identified by the concerned state governments
e) None of the above
29. Cash kept in the currency chest is owned by
a) Currency Chest Branch Bank
b) Central Government
c) Reserve Bank of India
d) State Bank of India
e) None of the above
30. Bank can’t proceed against the borrower under SARFAESI Act where:
a) Security is agricultural land
b) Liability is less than Rs.1 lakh
c) Liability is less than 20% of the principal
d) Pledge of movables
e) All the above
31. The minimum capital required to start a new private sector bank is________
a) 100 crore
b) 200 crore
c) 300 crore
d) 400 crore
e) 500 crore
32. RBI injects liquidity through
a) Increase Bank Rate
b) Reduction of Repo Rate
c) Reduction of Reverse Repo
d) Increase CRR
e) Increase SLR
33. A customer requested to include his wife and daughter as nominees after one year of opening of
the account. Will it be accepted?
a) It can be accepted since the nominees are the family members of the depositor
b) Cannot be considered since the request is not received at the time of opening of account
c) Can be considered with 50% share each
d) Nomination should be made only in favor of single name. Hence can’t be considered
e) None of the above
34. What is the relationship between the Bank and Overdraft Customer where the account is showing
credit balance?
a) Creditor & Debtor
b) Principle & Agent
c) Trustee & Beneficiary
d) Debtor & Creditor
e) None of the above
35. What are the interest rates that are still regulated by RBI?
a) SB Deposits
b) Commercial Loans
c) DRI Loans
d) b & c
e) All
ANSWERS:
1) a; 2) b; 3) b; 4) a; 5) a; 6) b; 7) c; 8) a; 9) c; 10) d;
11) e; 12) b; 13) b; 14) a; 15) a; 16) a; 17) b; 18) c; 19) a; 20) a;
21) c; 22) c; 23) d; 24) e; 25) a; 26) a; 27) a; 28) a; 29) c; 30) e;
31) e; 32) b; 33) d; 34) d; 35) c.
a) Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
b) Mrs V.R.Iyer
c) HR Kamath
d) B Bhattacharya
e) R Rajendran
2. For recovery of NPA from the defaulted borrowers, SARFAESI Act 2002, is implemented. What does the letter ‘S’ stands for in SARFAESI
a) Social
b) Security
c) Seasonal
d) Stamp
e) Systematic
3. Bank holidays under Sec.25 of N.I. Act are declared by
a) RBI
b) State govt. for the respect state
c) Central govt.
d) LHO
e) Prime Minister
4. One rupee coin issued under _____ Act
a) Coinage Act 1906
b) RBI
c) BR
d) All the above
e) None of these
5. Clean Note policy has been introduced as per
a) Banking Regulation Act
b) RBI Act
c) SBI Act
d) PNB Act
e) None of these
6. Under prevention of Money laundering Act 2002, the financial transaction records have to be preserved for _____ years.
a) 5
b) 10
c) 20
d) 40
e) None of these
7. Under prevention of Money laundering Act 2002, banks have to report suspicious transaction to _____
a) RBI
b) CBI
c) FIU-IND
d) LHO
e) Central Govt.
8. RBI Has relaxed KYC norms for small account holders who do not intend to make deposits over Rs.50,000/- and total credits in the account in a year is limited to Rs. 1 lakh. Total withdrawls/ Transfer in a month does not exceed Rs. ____
a) 10,000
b) 20,000
c) 50,000
d) 60,000
e) None of these
9. When form15-H has been received, the bank shall forward the same to I.T. Department on or before ____ day of next month.
a) 3rd
b) 5th
c) 7th
d) 15th
e) 17th
10. In which of the following transaction PAN should be quoted?
a) A time deposit exceeding Rs.50,000
b) Payment in cash to purchase bank draft or banker’s cheque for an amount aggregating Rs.50,000 or more during any one day
c) Deposit cash aggregating Rs. 50,000 or more during any one day
d) All the above
e) None of these
11. Currency Notes are printed at:
a) Nasik
b) Dewas
c) Mysore
d) Salboni
e) All of these
12. If the customer does not cooperate for making their accounts KYC compliant, despite repeated communication/ contacts, their accounts should be _____.
a) Frozen
b) Closed
c) Close the account only after
compliance of KYC
d) a or c
e) a & b
13. As per KYC Norms / AML measures risk categorization of all customer accounts should be done and review of risk categorization should be cared out at ____ months intervals every year.
a) 3
b) 6
c) 9
d) 12
e) 15
14. SLR has to be maintained by banks under _______
a) Sec. 24 of BR Act
b) Sec. 24 of RBI Act
c) Sec. 42 of RBI Act
d) Sec. 42 of BR Act
e) None of these
15. Who is the Chairman of IRDA?
a) T.S.Vijayan
b) Dr. Rangarajan
c) M.V.Nair
d) J.S. Bhatnagar
e) HR Khan
16. Who is the authority for referring appeals against the award of banking ombudsman?
a) Deputy Governor, RBI
b) RBI Governor
c) CMD of concerned bank
d) Group of CMDs formed by RBI
e) None of the above
17. The sponsoring bank’s share in RBIs is:
a) 50%
b) 35%
c) 15%
d) 75%
e) None of these
18. Can a HUF join as a partner in a partnership firm?
a) Can be included
b) Can be included with company
c) Cannot join
d) Can join subject to the approval of CMD
e) None of the above
19. Bank’s Lien is:
a) General lien
b) Particular lien
c) Contingent lien
d) b & c
e) None of these
20. Within how many days the CPIO (Central Public Information Officer) has to provide information under RTI Act?
a) 30 days
b) 15 days
c) 45 days
d) 10 days
e) 60 hours
21. Which of the following is not a negotiable instrument as per N.I. Act?
a) Promissory note
b) Draft
c) TDR (Term Deposit Receipt)
d) Cheque
e) None of the above
22. Which of the following is not correct in respect of issue of CP:
a) It can now be issued as a standalone facility
b) Minimum issue is Rs. 5 lakh
c) CPs can be underwritten by a bank
d) Minimum Tangible net worth of the Corporate should be Rs. 4 crore
e) All the above
23. The maximum period for which a CD can be issued is _____
a) 1 month
b) 3 months
c) 180 days
d) 1 year
e) None of these
24. What is not true about CDs?
a) It is transferable from the data issues
b) It can be issued for a minimum period of 7 days
c) It is not all transferable
d) It can be issued in demat form only
e) None of these
25. Gilt edged securities refer to ___
a) Govt. securities
b) Shares of first class companies
c) Securities issued by first class companies
d) Duplicate securities
e) Securities issued by RBI Identified Companies
26. The standard rate at which the RBI is prepared to buy or rediscount export bills or other commercial
paper eligible for purchase from banks under the RBI Act is known as _____
a) Bank rate
b) Repo Rate
c) Card rate
d) PLR
e) Base Rate
27. The result of increase in SLR by RBI is
a) Decrease in lendable resources of banks
b) Increase in loadable resources of banks
c) There will not be any change in loan able resources of banks
d) Only b and c
e) None of these
28. Blue chip securities mean ____
a) Shares of progressive, well managed companies with excellent record of payment of dividends.
b) The shares which are in blue ink
c) Securities issued by Chip Manufacturing companies
d) Securities identified by the concerned state governments
e) None of the above
29. Cash kept in the currency chest is owned by
a) Currency Chest Branch Bank
b) Central Government
c) Reserve Bank of India
d) State Bank of India
e) None of the above
30. Bank can’t proceed against the borrower under SARFAESI Act where:
a) Security is agricultural land
b) Liability is less than Rs.1 lakh
c) Liability is less than 20% of the principal
d) Pledge of movables
e) All the above
31. The minimum capital required to start a new private sector bank is________
a) 100 crore
b) 200 crore
c) 300 crore
d) 400 crore
e) 500 crore
32. RBI injects liquidity through
a) Increase Bank Rate
b) Reduction of Repo Rate
c) Reduction of Reverse Repo
d) Increase CRR
e) Increase SLR
33. A customer requested to include his wife and daughter as nominees after one year of opening of
the account. Will it be accepted?
a) It can be accepted since the nominees are the family members of the depositor
b) Cannot be considered since the request is not received at the time of opening of account
c) Can be considered with 50% share each
d) Nomination should be made only in favor of single name. Hence can’t be considered
e) None of the above
34. What is the relationship between the Bank and Overdraft Customer where the account is showing
credit balance?
a) Creditor & Debtor
b) Principle & Agent
c) Trustee & Beneficiary
d) Debtor & Creditor
e) None of the above
35. What are the interest rates that are still regulated by RBI?
a) SB Deposits
b) Commercial Loans
c) DRI Loans
d) b & c
e) All
ANSWERS:
1) a; 2) b; 3) b; 4) a; 5) a; 6) b; 7) c; 8) a; 9) c; 10) d;
11) e; 12) b; 13) b; 14) a; 15) a; 16) a; 17) b; 18) c; 19) a; 20) a;
21) c; 22) c; 23) d; 24) e; 25) a; 26) a; 27) a; 28) a; 29) c; 30) e;
31) e; 32) b; 33) d; 34) d; 35) c.
