BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

1. Which Bank has opened its first branch in South Korea (Seoul) on 13th Jan, 2016 ?
a) ICICI
b) Punjab National Bank
c) Corporation Bank
d) State Bank of India
e) Indian Overseas Bank

2. The purpose of SARFAESI Act 2002 is:
a) Recovery of dues in Education Loans only
b) Recovery term loans sanctioned for construction of infrastructure projects
c) Court permission is must before recovery of overudes in NPAs
d) Recovery of dues classified as non-performing assets without intervention of court
e) None of the above

3. A banknote, of which a portion is missing or which is composed of more than two pieces is called ?
a) Soiled Note
b) Cut Note
c) Duplicate Note
d) Bad Note
e) Mutilated banknote

4. Consumption loan under priority sector can be granted to..
a) Rural artisans
b) Small/Marginal farmers
c) Landless labourers
d) All
e) None

5. Which of the following is a borrowing facility/loan advance __?
a) Term finance
b) Performance guarantee
c) Bill received under letter of credit
d) All the above
e) None of the above

6. Collateral securities can be ___?
a) Tangible
b) Intangible in the shape of personal guarantee of a third party
c) Security given to get credit facilities/loan
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

7. A charge where there is neither the transfer of ownership nor the possession is called ______?
a) Hypothecation
b) Lien
c) Pledge
d) Mortgage
e) None of the above

8. As per the directives of Reserve bank of India, 'Notice deposit' shall mean:
a) The deposit withdrawable at the will of the depositor
b) The deposit repayable only after the bank gives notice to the depositor
c) Term deposit for specific period but with drawable on giving at least one complete banking day’s notice
d) None of the above
e) All of the above

9. Regional Rural Banks have been permitted to pay ½% additional interest on ____?
a) All deposits accounts except current deposits
b) All deposits accounts including current deposits
c) Saving account and time deposits of less than three years
d) All deposit accounts except Recurring Deposit Scheme
e) None of the above

10. Name the 9 digit numeric code that uniquely identifies a bank branch participating in electronic clearing scheme?
a) MICR
b) ECS
c) NEFT
d) IFSC
e) INFINET

11. What is the full form of the CORE word in Core Banking Solutions?
a) Core Online Real-time Exchange
b) Centralized Online Real-time Exchange
c) Central Online Real-time Exchange
d) Centralized Online Retail Exchange
e) None of the above

12. Which Bank scores a first, mortgage portfolio crossing Rs 1 lakh crore ?
a) State Bank of India
b) HDFC
c) CORPORATION BANK
d) ICICI
e) Punjab National Bank

13. A part of the issued capital of the Regional Rural Banks is subscribed as under___?
a) Fifty per cent by Central Government
b) Fifty per cent by State Government
c) Thirty per cent by sponsoring bank
d) All the above
e) None of the above

14. Which amongst the following is not term deposits issued by commercial banks?
a) Current account
b) Fixed deposit
c) Recurring deposit
d) Reinvestment deposit
e) All the above

15. What is the main purpose of Open market o perations?
a) A fiscal device which assists Government borrowing
b) A monetary measure to regulate quantity of money in circulation and the cash reserves of the commercial banks
c) A measure to counteract extreme trends in business
d) A measure to influence the balance of payments position
e) None of the above

16. What is the full form of MSME?
a) Mini, Small and Medium Enterprises
b) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
c) Mini scale Marketing Enterprises
d) Medium Scale Marketing Enterprises
e) None of the above

17. A customer is required to maintain adequate balances in his/her accounts in order to use his ____ card in the merchant establishments?
a) Smart Card
b) Credit Card
c) Add-on Credit card
d) Debit Card
e) None of the above

18. Which of the following are the latest guidelines issued by the RBI in respect of opening new branches in villages?
a) To open more brick and mortar branches in villages where there are no banking facilities and population is more than 5,000.
b) Banks to submit a roadmap on how many branches they will be opening by 31 March 2017.
c) The roadmap by end of January 2016.
d) BCBF Model to be discontinued
e) Only a, b, c

19. Name the financial instrument which is/are issued for short term (up to one year) borrowing by RBI on behalf of the Government of India?
a) Treasury Bills
b) Commercial Paper
c) Certificate of Deposit
d) Non-convertible Debenture
e) Only b & c

20. KYC (Know Your Customer) norms were implemented in the Indian banking system in 2002 as per the directive of ?
a) SEBI
b) RBI
c) IBA
d) IRDA
e) None of these

21. Often, we read in the newspapers that several Indian companies are taking the FCCB route to raise capital. What does the term FCCB stand for?
a) Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
b) Foreign Convertible Credit Bond
c) Financial Consortium and Credit Bureau
d) Future Credit and Currency Bureau
e) None of these

22. Account Holder of Which of the following accounts with a bank will be issued with ATM cards?
a) Saving bank account
b) Current accounts
c) Term deposits
d) Loan or cash credit accounts
e) Either a or b

23. A commercial paper is
a) A paper issued by Reserve Bank of India an trade and commerce
b) An unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of promissory note
c) A document issued by IDBI for seeking refinance facility from Reserve Bank India
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

24. Which of the following would fall under the category of retail banking?
a) Home Loans
b) Credit Cards
c) Personal Loans
d) Car Loans
e) All of these

25. Who decides how much quantity of the coins to be minted?
a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Central Government
c) Finance Ministry
d) Both RBI and Central Government decide
e) None of the above

26. What are the components of Foreign Exchange Reserves?
a) Foreign currency assets
b) Gold
c) Special Drawing Rights
d) Reserve Position in the IMF
e) All the above

27. The chairman of Regional Rural Bank is appointed by _____?
a) State Government
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Central Government
d) Sponsoring bank in consultation with NABARD
e) None of the above

28. To control inflationary situation in the economy, RBI can increase one or more of these monetary tool?
a) CRR-SLR-Bank Rate
b) SLR-CRR-Base Rate
c) CRR-SLR-Repo Rate
d) CRR-SLR-Reverse Repo Rate
e) CRR-SLR-BPLR

29. Who can open various types of non-resident accounts?
a) Persons of Indian Nationality or person of Indian origin residing outside India
b) Persons of foreign nationality or origin residing outside India
c) Firms, companies and other organization resident outside India
d) a, b and c
e) None

30. ATMs which are set up, owned and operated by non-banks are called as?
a) White Label ATMs
b) Green Label ATMs
c) Brown Label ATMs
d) Red Label ATMs
e) None of the above

31. What is the name of the asset which has remained NPA for a period exceeding 12 months?
a) Sub-standard
b) Doubtful asset
c) Loss asset
d) Critical Asset
e) None of the above

ANSWERS:
1) d; 2) d; 3) e; 4) d; 5) a; 6) d; 7) a; 8) c; 9) c; 10) a;
11) b; 12) d; 13) a; 14) a; 15) b; 16) b; 17) d; 18) e; 19) a; 20) b;
21) a; 22) e; 23) b; 24) e; 25) b; 26) e; 27) d; 28) a; 29) d; 30) a; 31) b.

BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. The Reserve Bank's affairs are governed by a central board of directors. The board is appointed
by the Government of India in keeping with the Reserve Bank of India Act. It is Appointed/ nominated for a period of....
a) 6 years
b) 5 years
c) 4 years
d) 3 years
e) 2 years

2. As per SEBI guidelines, in a Book Building process the cap in the price band
a) should be at least 10 per cent of the floor price
b) should not be more than 20 per cent of the floor price
c) should not be more than 30 per cent of the floor price
d) no limits
e) none

3. _______ is a short term security (7 days to 365 days) issued by a corporate entity (other than a bank), at a discount to the face value?
a) Commercial Paper
b) Certificate of Deposit
c) Non-convertible Debenture
d) Treasury Bill
e) None of the above

4. Who is the chairman of NITI Ayog ?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Arvind Pangaria
c) Mangu Singh
d) Anupam Srivastava
e) Ashok Kumar Roy

5. The Nai Manzil Scheme is designed as an integrated education and training programme that provides youth from minority communities skills needed for different tasks in a rapidly changing world. It also provides them trade related training in which of the following areas:
a) Manufacturing
b) Engineering
c) Services
d) Soft skills
e) All the above

6. Indian Financial Network [INFINET] is the...
a) Communication backbone for the Indian Banking and Financial sector
b) Association of the employers of the banking and financial sector
c) Closed user group network of SBI and its subsidiaries
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

7. In Mutual Funds, A close ended fund means:
a) The corpus is of fixed size with a definite redemption period
b) Listing on stock exchanges provides easy liquidity
c) The market price is always below the Net Asset Value
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

8. Which of the following is correct statement in respect of debit cards
a) Debit card facility is provided to those having savings bank account/current account holders
b) This facility is not extended to cash credit/loan account holders
c) It is an unsecured credit facility
d) Debit card is issued to all the persons who visit the branch
e) a and b

9. In the term IPO, what do you mean by "P"?
a) Provisions
b) Public
c) Private
d) Prudent
e) Pension

10. The Overall Priority Sector Lending Target to be increased to _______ by Foreign Bank with
more than 20 Branches by 2018?
a) 60 percent of adjusted Net Bank Credit
b) 40 percent of Adjusted Net Bank Credit
c) 32 percent of adjusted Net Bank Credit
d) 25 percent of adjusted Net Bank Credit
e) 30 percent of adjusted Net Bank Credit

11. When it comes to scheduled commercial banks, which out of the following is not true?
a) Nationalised banks
b) Regional Rural banks
c) Foreign banks
d) Private sector banks
e) Local area banks

12. Which amongst the following is called as mother of deposits?
a) Current account
b) Fixed deposit
c) Recurring deposit
d) Savings bank
e) Reinvestment deposit

13. "Micro Finance" is a ______ of banking services?
a) Introduction stage
b) Saturation stage
c) Research stage
d) Decline stage
e) None of the Above

14. Which amongst the following is not term deposits issued by commercial banks?
a) Current account
b) Fixed deposit
c) Recurring deposit
d) Reinvestment deposit
e) All the above

15. What is the main purpose of Open market operations?
a) A fiscal device which assists Government borrowing
b) A monetary measure to regulate quantity of money in circulation and the cash reserves of the commercial banks
c) A measure to counteract extreme trends in business
d) A measure to influence the balance of payments position
e) None of the above

16. What is the full form of MSME?
a) Mini, Small and Medium Enterprises
b) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
c) Mini scale Marketing Enterprises
d) Medium Scale Marketing Enterprises
e) None of the above

17. A customer is required to maintain adequate balances in his/her accounts in order to use his ____ card in the merchant establishments?
a) Smart Card
b) Credit Card
c) Add-on Credit card
d) Debit Card
e) None of the above

18. Which of the following are the latest guidelines issued by the RBI in respect of opening new
branches in villages?
a) To open more brick and mortar branches in villages where there are no banking facilities
and population is more than 5,000.
b) Banks to submit a roadmap on how many branches they will be opening by 31 March 2017.
c) The roadmap by end of January 2016.
d) BCBF Model to be discontinued
e) Only a, b, c

19. Name the financial instrument which is/are issued for short term (up to one year) borrowing by
RBI on behalf of the Government of India?
a) Treasury Bills
b) Commercial Paper
c) Certificate of Deposit
d) Non-convertible Debenture
e) Only b & c

20. KYC (Know Your Customer) norms were implemented in the Indian banking system in 2002 as per the directive of ?
a) SEBI
b) RBI
c) IBA
d) IRDA
e) None of these

21. Often, we read in the newspapers that several Indian companies are taking the FCCB route to raise capital. What does the term FCCB stand for?
a) Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
b) Foreign Convertible Credit Bond
c) Financial Consortium and Credit Bureau
d) Future Credit and Currency Bureau
e) None of these

22. ATM cards are issued to a person who maintains any of following accounts with the bank
a) saving bank account
b) current accounts
c) term deposits
d) loan or cash credit accounts
e) either a or b

23. A commercial paper is
a) A paper issued by Reserve Bank of India an trade and commerce
b) An unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of promissory note
c) A document issued by IDBI for seeking refinance facility from Reserve Bank India
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

24. Which of the following would fall under the category of retail banking?
a) Home Loans
b) Credit Cards
c) Personal Loans
d) Car Loans
e) All of these

25. Who decides how much quantity of the coins to be minted?
a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Central Government
c) Finance Ministry
d) Both RBI and Central Government decide
e) None of the above

26. What are the components of Foreign Exchange Reserves?
a) Foreign currency assets,
b) Gold,
c) Special Drawing Rights
d) Reserve Position in the IMF
e) All the above

27. The chairman of Regional Rural Bank is appointed by _____?
a) State Government
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Central Government
d) Sponsoring bank in consultation with NABARD
e) None of the above

ANSWERS: 
1) c 2) b 3) a 4) a 5) e 6) a 7) d 8) e 9) b 10) b
11) e 12) d 13) a 14) a 15) b 16) b 17) d 18) e 19) a 20) b
21) a 22) e 23) b 24) e 25) b 26) e 27) d

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme

The Union government has launched the Gold Bond Scheme applications for which were accepted between 5-20 November 2015. The bonds were issued by the Reserve Bank of India, on behalf of the Union government.

The bonds were sold to Indian entities only, including residents, trusts, universities and charitable institutions. The minimum permissible bond was worth 2 grams of gold, and the maximum 500 grams. The Reserve Bank fixed the public issue price at ₹2,684 per gram for the sovereign gold bonds. The Sovereign Gold Bonds offer an interest rate of 2.75%. The interest will be payable semi-annually on the initial value of investment.

The tenor of the bond will be for a period of eight years, with exit option from fifth year, to be exercised on the interest payment dates. The price of the bond will be fixed in rupee terms, on the basis of the previous week’s (Monday – Friday) simple average of closing price of gold of 999 purity, published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd. The same procedure would be followed for calculating the redemption price for the bonds. The interest earned on gold bonds would be taxable, and capital gains tax shall be levied as in case of physical gold.

The bonds are tradable on exchanges and will be eligible for Statutory Liquidity Ratio. Know your customer (KYC) norms will be the same as that for purchase of physical gold.

Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP)

The Micro and Small Enterprises – Cluster Development Programme (MSECDP) is being implemented for holistic and integrated development of micro and small enterprises in clusters through Soft Interventions (such as capacity building, marketing development, export promotion, skill development, technology upgradation, organizing workshops, seminars, training, study visits, exposure visits, etc.), Hard Interventions (setting up of Common Facility Centers) and Infrastructure Development (create/upgrade infrastructural facilities in the new/existing industrial areas/clusters of MSEs). Assistance is provided for the following activities under the scheme- (i) Preparation of Diagnostic Study Report with Government of India (GoI) grant of maximum Rs 2.50 lakh (ii) Soft Interventions with GoI grant of 75 per cent of the sanctioned amount of the maximum project cost of Rs 25.00 lakh per cluster. For NE & Hill States, Clusters with more than 50 per cent (a) micro/ village (b) women owned (c) SC/ST units, the GoI grant will be 90 per cent. (iii) Detailed Project Report (DPR) with GoI grant of maximum Rs 5.00 lakh for preparation of a technical feasible and financially viable project report. (iv) Hard Interventions in the form of tangible assets like Common Facility Centre having machinery and equipment for critical processes, research and development, testing, etc. with GoI grant upto 70 per cent of the cost of project of maximum Rs 15.00 crore. For NE & Hill States, Clusters with more than 50 per cent (a) micro/ village (b) women owned (c) SC/ST units, the GoI grant will be 90 per cent. 7 (v) Infrastructure Development with GoI grant of upto 60 per cent of the cost of project of Rs 10.00 crore, excluding cost of land. GoI grant will be 80 per cent for projects in NE & Hill States, industrial areas/ estates with more than 50 per cent (a) micro (b) women owned (c) SC/ST units. (vi) The GoI assistance shall also be available to Associations of Women Entrepreneurs for establishing exhibition centres at central places for display and sale of products of women owned micro and small enterprises @ 40 per cent of the project cost. A total of 921 interventions in various clusters spread over 28 States and 1 UTs in the country have so far been taken under the programme for Diagnostic Study, Soft Interventions and Hard Interventions (CFCs). Further, 170 projects have been taken up for infrastructure development under the scheme.

BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. IFSC in a cheque means:
a) Indian Financial System Code
b) It has 11 digits alpha numeric
c) First 4 digits represent Bank Name
d) This code is used in remitting funds through RTGS and NEFT
e) All the above

2. "Hundi" is a
a) Draft
b) Cheque
c) Bill of exchange
d) Promissory note
e) None of these

3. Banking Industry has been declared as public utility service for purpose of
a) Negotiable Instruments ACT, 1881
b) Reserve bank of India Act, 1934
c) Banking regulation Act, 1949
d) Industrial Disputes Act
e) None of these

4. Bank would prefer to mobilize deposits under Savings Bank accounts, because:
a) Account holders will be motivated to save since savings account offer interest also
b) It is a low cost deposit for the bank and banks can profitably deploy such funds
c) Banks want to inculcate the savings habit among the public
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

5. Basic Objective of SEBI is/are:
a) To promote the interests of investors in securities
b) To promote the development of Securities Market
c) To regulate the securities market
d) To protect the interest of the investors to improve the stock market investments
e) All of the above

6. Customer Day in the bank is on and customers are allowed to meet the top officials of the bank on this day in every month:
a) 5th
b) 10th
c) 15th
d) 30th
e) Any of the above dates

7. "Allonge" is
a) A piece of paper for making endorsements
b) A piece of paper attached to a negotiable instrument for making available more space for further endorsements
c) Both a and b
d) Duplicate DD issued to a customer
e) Bill payable after sight

8. NEFT is useful because:
a) The remitter need not send the physical cheque or Demand Draft to the beneficiary.
b) The beneficiary need not visit his/ her bank for depositing the paper instruments
c) The beneficiary need not be apprehensive of loss/ theft of physical instruments or the likelihood of fraudulent encashment thereof
d) Cost effective
e) All the above

9. Mutual Fund Scheme that operates continuously without any limit entry for subscriptions and redemptions is:
a) Fixed Income
b) Specific Fund
c) Close Ended
d) Open Ended
e) Mixed Fund

10. PAN number is required for all transactions above:
a) Rs. 25,000
b) Rs. 50,000
c) Rs. 1 lakh
d) Rs. 10 lakh
e) No such restriction

11. Banking Ombudsman services are available to:
a) All Scheduled Commercial Banks
b) Regional Rural Banks
c) Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks
d) Only a & c
e) All the above

12. An asset, including a leased asset, becomes non-performing when:
a) It ceases to generate income for the bank
b) A performance Guarantee issued by the bank on behalf of the borrower is invoked
c) It is rendered useless due to wear and tear or its becoming obsolete
d) The borrower dies
e) None of the above

13. Counter guarantee means a guarantee obtained:
a) By bank from customers on whose behalf the banks have to issue guarantees in favour of third parties, such as government department, Public bodies, Corporations etc.
b) By banks from ECGC covering export risk
c) By banks from the beneficiary of the guarantee in whose favour the guarantee is to be issued
d) A guarantee issued to the guarantor
e) None of the above

14. Which of the following statements is correct about banks?
a) Banks cannot accept demand and time deposits from public.
b) Banks can accept only time deposits from public.
c) Banks can accept both demand and time deposits from public.
d) Banks can accept demand and time deposits only from government.
e) None of the above

15. The RBI issued the following guidelines for effective Asset Liability Management System
a) Bank should set up an internal Asset Liability Committee
b) The committee should be headed by CMD or ED
c) The Management committee of the Board should oversee implementation of the system
d) Decision of ALCO is to be implemented in letter and spirit
e) All of the above

16. The major responsibilities of Asset Liability Committee are
a) Product pricing for deposits and advances
b) The level of maturity profile and mix of the incremental assets and liabilities
c) The committee should also review the 3 results and progress of implementation
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

17. What is "NIKKET"
a) Share price Index of Tokyo share market
b) Name of Japanese central bank
c) Japanese name of the country's planning commission
d) Foreign Exchange market of Japan
e) Only a & d

18. Asia's oldest stock exchange which completed 140 years of operations on 2015 July 9?
a) NSE
b) Hyderabad Stock Exchange
c) BSE
d) Madras Stock Exchange
e) None of these

19. The bank allowed by the FIPB to raise its FII cap to 55% recently:
a) ICICI Bank
b) Andhra Bank
c) Bank Of Maharastra
d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
e) Bank Of Baroda

20. Gilt - Edged Market refers to:
a) The market for government
b) Semi-government securities
c) It carries fixed rates of interest
d) Most secured investment
e) All the above

21. Which of the following terms is not used in the world of finance, banking and insurance?
a) Devaluation
b) Amnesty
c) Hard currency
d) Preference share
e) None of the above

22. Which of the following organizations/ agencies frame the Monetary and Credit Policy which is followed by all banks in India?
a) Indian Bank's Association
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Securities & Exchange Board of India
d) Government of India
e) Sinking fund

23. Upper limit prescribed for RTGS transaction is:
a) 1 lakh
b) 2 lakhs
c) 5 lakhs
d) 50 lakhs
e) No upper limit is prescribed

24. Which of the following bank launched "Project Tatkal" to expedite home loan applications?
a) SBH
b) SBI
c) Axis Bank
d) HDFC Bank
e) Union Bank Of India

25. Taking banking technology to the common man is the tagline of:
a) Indian Overseas Bank
b) ICICI
c) Union Bank of India
d) Indian Bank
e) State Bank of India

Answers:
1) e 2) c 3) d 4) d 5) e 6) c 7) b 8) e 9) d 10) b
11) e 12) a 13) a 14) c 15) e 16) d 17) a 18) c 19) d 20) e
21) b 22) b 23) e 24) b 25) d

BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. What is ‘Special Crossing’?
a) Not Negotiable words in two parallel lines
b) Account Payee words in two parallel lines
c) & Co. words in two parallel lines
d) Any bank’s name with or without two parallel lines and payable to collecting banker only.
e) None of these

2. What is the rate of penalty applicable for payment of term deposit Pre maturely to legal heirs of a decreased customer on the request of the legal heirs?
a) 1% less than applicable rate for the period of deposit
b) 1% less than the rate mentioned in the receipt
c) No penalty is to be applied
d) As per discretion of Branch Manager
e) None of these

3. A person introducing an account to a bank is liable for_________
a) Establishing proper identity of the account holder only and no financial accountability in case
of any fraud etc.
b) Making good the loss that the account holder may cause
c) Ensuring that the customer maintains the account properly
d) Tracing the account holder as an when bank desires
e) None of these

4. Which of the following does not find mention in the Negotiable Instrument Act?
a) General Crossing
b) Special Crossing
c) Not Negotiable Crossing
d) Double crossing
e) Account Payee Crossing

5. The Financial Results of the banks and other organisations normally are expressed in quarters. What does Q-I mean?
a) Results of January-March
b) Performance during April- June
c) The period when the profits are highest
d) Period where the turnover is more
e) The period when the profits are highest

6. Who is the regulator of payment and settlement system in India?
a) SEBI
b) IRDA
c) RBI
d) Central Government
e) None of these

7. The Gilt-Edged security market is the market for which of the following?
a) Market for trading in gold
b) Market for trading in sliver
c) Market for government securities
d) Market for industrial securities
e) All the above

8. The IT firm which has launched, BaNCS Digital, specifically for American retail banks:
a) Infosys
b) Reliance
c) TCS
d) Mahendra
e) None of these

9. The international bank which has announced to cut up to 50,000 jobs globally
a) IDBI
b) HDFC
c) HSBC
d) AXIS
e) ICICI

10. The stake the RBI has allowed banks to acquire in companies defaulting after restructuring of their loans upto:
a) 81 percent
b) 61 percent
c) 51 percent
d) 41 percent
e) None of these

11. The reserve Bank of India will be assisting banks as a temporary measure, by providing additional liquidity support under LAF. What is the full form of LAF?
a) Loan Adjustment Fund
b) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
c) Long Awaited Funds
d) Loan against Funds
e) None of these

12. Net Working Capital means:
a) Current Assets only
b) Current Assets minus Current Liabilities
c) Capital plus Reserves minus Intangible Assets
d) Current Assets minus Stocks
e) None of these

13. The Indian scheme ranked as the world’s largest public works programe by the world bank
a) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
b) MGNREGA
c) Janani Suraksha Yojana
d) National Pension System
e) Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana

14. The Indian insurance Company granted permission to start operations in Bangladesh recently:
a) LIC of India
b) Oriental Insurance company
c) United India Insurance company
d) All of the above
e) None of these

15. India’s economic growth forecast for 2015-16 as announced by the RBI on 2nd June
a) 6.6 percent
b) 8.6 percent
c) 4.6 percent
d) 7.6 percent
e) None of these

16. The present Repo rate as announced by the RBI is:
a) 7.25 percent
b) 6.25 percent
c) 2.25 percent
d) 4.25 percent
e) None of these

17. The bank which has launched a voice recognition service to identify and authenticate customers –
a) IDBI
b) HDFC
c) HSBC
d) AXIS
e) ICICI

18. The annual remuneration on nonexecutive director of private banks fixed by the RBI recently –
a) 10 lakhs
b) 20 lakhs
c) 30 lakhs
d) 40 lakhs
e) None of these

19. In Call money markets _______ are allowed to trade:
a) Only Banks
b) Only Primary dealers
c) Mutual funds
d) All of the above
e) None

20. KYC guidelines have been framed on the basis of four core components. Which of the following is not core component:
a) Customer Acceptance Procedure
b) Customer Identification Procedure
c) Monitoring of Transaction
d) Risk Management
e) Management of Operational risk

21. The loan values in Retail banking generally range between:
a) Rs.20,000-Rs.One crore
b) Rs. One crore - Rs. Ten crore
c) Depends on each Bank
d) Up to Rs.1,00,000 only
e) All the above

22. Participatory notes are Contract notes issued by Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) to other entities that want to invest in Indian markets but are not interested in registering themselves with:
a) IRDA
b) RBI
c) SEBI
d) ECGC
e) EGCS

23. In Internet banking, without involving another bank, what can be done?
a) FD can be issued
b) Intimation regarding LC
c) Issue of cheque
d) Customer funds can be transferred
e) None of the above

24. The aim of a Balanced Mutual Fund is:
a) Growth or Price appreciation
b) Regular Income (dividends)
c) Investment Both in a growth and regular fund balancing the risk
d) Investing both in shares & Bank deposits
e) None of the above

25. As per RBI guidelines which of the following is/are correct in respect of classification criteria for opening Bank Branches
a) Rural: population less than 10,000
b) Semi-Urban: 10,000 and above and less than 1 lakh
c) Urban: 1 lakh and above and less than 10 lakh
d) Metropolitan: 10 lakh and above
e) All the above

26. Garnishee order is issued by a __
a) Police officer
b) Revenue officer
c) CID
d) Bank
e) Court

27. What is the Full form of MUDRA?
a) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd
b) Modern Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd
c) Micro Units Development and Reconstruction Agency Ltd
d) All the above
e) None

28. The head of the RBI’s Committee on financial inclusion is:
a) H.R. Khan
b) Satish Kalra
c) Deepak Mohanty
d) Sharad Sharma
e) Rakesh Bhatia

29. The new MD and CEO of Credit information Bureau India Ltd (CIBIL) is :
a) Rakesh Sharma
b) Rajiv Rishi
c) P.G. Jaya Kumar
d) Satish Pillai
e) Aditya Puri

30. The new MD and CEO of the National Housing Bank (NHB)
a) Shikha Sharma
b) Sriram Kalyanram
c) Mustaq Ahmad
d) K. Venkataraman
e) P. Srinivas

Answers
1) d; 2) c; 3) a; 4) d; 5) b; 6) c; 7) c; 8) c; 9) c; 10) b;
11) b; 12) b; 13) b; 14) a; 15) d; 16) a; 17) c; 18) a; 19) a; 20) e;
21) a; 22) c; 23) d; 24) c; 25) e; 26) e; 27) a; 28) c; 29) d; 30) b.

BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

1. The payment of a lost demand draft is made to the ______?
a) Purchaser
b) Payee
c) Nominee
d) Any of the above
e) None of these

2. In the case of granting loan against a life insurance policy, the banker should see ______?
a) The existence of insurable interest
b) The surrender value
c) The admission of age
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

3. When a debtor owes several debts to a banker and makes a payment, the right to appropriation lies with ______?
a) The banker
b) The debtor
c) The court
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

4. in terms of Section 31 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 a demand draft payable to bearer may be issued only by ______?
a) Nationalized Banks
b) Scheduled Commercial Banks
c) Reserve Bank of India
d) Foreign Banks
e) None of the Above

5. Unsigned demand draft is presented for payment, the drawee branch will ______?
a) Honour it
b) Dishonour it since it does not have a mandate of the drawer bank to pay it.
c) Honour it after seeking confirmation from the collecting bank
d) Honour it if it is for small amount
e) None of the above

6. When was SBI established?
a) 1st April 1935
b) 31st July 1969
c) 5th May 1955
d) 1st July 1955
e) None of the above

7. The maximum number of partners in a non-banking partnership firm is ______?
a) 20
b) 10
c) 25
d) 11
e) None of the above

8. Which of the following agencies /organizations has recently decided that all the Stock Exchanges
would introduce physical settlement of Equity Derivatives?
a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Bombay Stock Exchange
c) Registrar of Companies
d) Securities & Exchange Board of India
e) All of the above

9. How much bad loans was accumulated with the public sector banks as on 31st March 2015 as
disclosed by the Finance Ministry on 21st July 2015?
a) Rs. 2.76 lakh crore
b) Rs. 2.54 lakh crore
c) Rs. 2.67 lakh crore
d) Rs. 2.27 lakh crore
e) None of the above

10. In Mutual Funds, NAV is the price of ______?
a) Entire fund value
b) One unit of a fund
c) Surrender value
d) Average value of shares
e) Dividends paid in a year

11. Presently which Indian Bank has the largest number of foreign branches?
a) SBI
b) Canara Bank
c) Bank of Baroda
d) Bank of India
e) None of the above

12. Cash deposit ratio means____ ?
a) The percentage of cash-in-hand- balance with the Central Bank to the aggregate deposits
b) The percentage of total deposits received by Banks
c) The percentage of total cash money received as deposits by banks
d) All the above
e) None of the above

13. Central Government has appointed Sriram Kalyanaraman as the Managing Director (MD) and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following organisations:
a) NABARD
b) National Housing Bank (NHB)
c) I.F.C
d) IDRBT
e) B.I.R.D

14. In case of a usance bill a grace period of........ Will be allowed to calculate due date of payment.
a) 3 days
b) 2 days
c) 1 day
d) 4 days
e) None of the above

15. In the case of FCNR accounts the payment of interest is effected in ____?
a) Indian Rupee
b) Only in Pound (£)
c) Same currency in which deposit stands
d) Yen
e) None

16. Working capital requirement depends upon ______?
a) Level of activity
b) Types of business carried
c) Nature of Production cycle
d) All the above
e) None

17. In which of the Acts, specimen of the cheque, bill, promissory note is given?
a) Negotiable Instruments Act
b) Banking Regulation Act
c) Mercantile Law
d) All of the above
e) None

18. RBI permitted CBS-enabled Cooperative Banks to issue ATM cards in tie-up with:
a) State Bank of India
b) Any Nationalised Bank
c) a sponsor bank.
d) NABARD
e) b &c

19. Who headed the RBI panel that has submitted its report titled 'Data Format for Furnishing of
Credit Information to Credit Information Companies'.
a) Urjit Patel
b) A.K.Sharma
c) Aditya Puri
d) R.Gandhi
e) None of these

20. India's first post office savings bank ATM facility has been recently inaugurated in which of
the following places?
a) Chennai
b) Bengaluru
c) Mumbai
d) Delhi
e) None of these

21. The main function of an Asset Management Company is to:
a) hold the securities of various schemes
b) manage the funds by making investments in various types of securities
c) hold its property for the benefit of the unit holders
d) act on behalf of SEBI
e) All the above

22. Which country on 30 June 2015 became the first-ever developed economy to default on a loan
with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
a) Afganisthan
b) Australia
c) Bangaladesh
d) Greece
e) Canada

23. The minimum period under which a term deposit under Reinvestment Plan can be issued is____?
a) 24 months
b) 12 months
c) 6 months
d) 9 months
e) None

24. A minor is admitted to the partnership firm as ______?
a) Agent
b) Partner
c) Minor
d) Beneficiary
e) None

25. Which bank on 4th July 2015 became the first in the country to launch the MUDRA Card, under
the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) scheme?
a) Andhra Bank
b) Bank of Baroda
c) Central Bank
d) Corporation Bank
e) Union Bank of India

26. Who was named as the first Chairman of the to be opened Bandhan Bank, which announced its
Board of Directors on 9th July 2015?
a) Ashok K. Lahiri
b) Subir Gokaran
c) S.S.Mundra
d) Pratik Choudhary
e) T.S.Vijayan

27. What is the limitation of the number of persons in a joint savings bank account?
a) Two
b) Four
c) Five
d) Twenty
e) No limit

28. After acceptance of a bill, the primary liability on a Bill of Exchange is that of ______?
a) Payee
b) Acceptor
c) Drawee
d) Endorsee
e) All of the above

29. The full form of SREP used in Basel framework is :
a) Standard Review and Evaluation Process
b) Supervisory Review and evaluation Process
c) Standardised Revision and Evaluation Practice
d) Supervisory Review and Electronic Process
e) None

30. In order to enable private sector banks to attract and retain professional directors, the Reserve Bank
has issued guidelines on compensation for non-executive Directors for implementation by private sector banks, that will reflect market realities and will be within the parameters specified in the:
a) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
b) The Indian Companies Act, 2013 (Amended)
c) RBI Act 1934
d) As per the directives of Indian Banks Association
e) Both a&b

31. An executor of deceased account is appointed under ______?
a) Trust
b) Court
c) Will
d) Family tradition
e) None of the above

32. Relationship between the RBI and the bank maintaining currency chest will be of ______?
a) Trustee and beneficiary
b) Principal and agent
c) Licensor and licensee
d) Creditor and debtor
e) None of the above

33. The Reserve Bank has advised all public sector banks and select private sector and foreign banks
to appoint an internal Ombudsman. The internal Ombudsman would be designated as ______:
a) Chief Ombudsman Service Officer
b) Chief Customer Ombudsman Officer
c) Internal Ombudsman Customer Service Officer
d) Chief Customer Service Officer
e) Chief Transaction Audit Officer

Answers
1) a; 2) d; 3) b; 4) c; 5) b; 6) d; 7) a; 8) d; 9) c; 10) b;
11) a; 12) a; 13) b; 14) a; 15) c; 16) d; 17) e; 18) c; 19) c; 20) a;
21) b; 22) d; 23) c; 24) d; 25) d; 26) a; 27) e; 28) b; 29) b; 30) e;
31) c; 32) b; 33) d.

BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. ____ is raised in capital markets
a) Funds through long term securities
b) Long term loans through Govt. securities
c) Medium term loans
d) Short - term instruments
e) None of the above

2. Interest on Government securities on fixed basis is known as:
a) Bank rate
b) Coupon
c) Prime Lending Rate
d) Bench mark PLR
e) None of the above

3. As per latest guidelines _____ also attract TDS:
a) Fixed deposits
b) Reinvestment deposits
c) NRO SB
d) NRO FDR
e) Recurring deposits

4. What is meant by development Oriented banking?
a) Infrastructure financing
b) Extending loans to States, which are least developed
c) Taking up the task of development of the economy by providing support to under privileged
sections of the society
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

5. The main function of SIDBI is:
a) Promotion of SSI
b) Finance of SSI
c) Development of SSI
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

6. When a bank returns a cheque unpaid, it is called?
a) Payment of the cheque
b) Drawing of the cheque
c) Cancelling of the cheque
d) Dishonour of the cheque
e) Taking of the cheque

7. Now-a-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 of the above

8. RBI pays interest on CRR balances of banks at _____.
a) Bank Rate
b) Repo Rate
c) Bank Rate minus 2%
d) Zero %
e) None of the above

9. The Bank should comply and intimate the compliance of Award to Ombudsman within ______
a) 2 Months
b) 3 months
c) One month
d) One year
e) None of the above

10. What are the features of selective credit control?
a) They distinguish between essential and nonessential uses of Bank credit
b) Only nonessential uses are brought under the scope of Credit Bank controls
c) They affect not only the lenders but also the borrowers
d) All the above
e) None of the above

11. Which of the following are the targets for different categories of priority sector?
a) Overall target 40% of net Bank credit
b) Agriculture loans (direct and indirect) 18%
c) Priority sector target for foreign Banks is 32%
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

12. NSC (National Savings Certificates) are issued in the denominations of:
a) Rs.100
b) Rs.500
c) Rs.1000
d) Rs.5000 & Rs.10,000 only
e) All of the above

13. Which of the following can be called as intermediary in the Financial System?
a) Insurance companies
b) Banking companies
c) Mutual funds
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

14. A depositor wants to give nomination in favour of a Needy Charitable Trust. Is it acceptable to the banker?
a) Yes, anyone can be a nominee
b) No, only a blood relative should be a nominee
c) As per the discretion of the Branch Manager
d) No, as per Nomination Guide lines only Individuals can be nominated as Nominee and not institutions
e) None of the above

15. Which of the following is not an India based credit rating agency?
a) CRISIL
b) CARE
c) Standard & Poor
d) ICRA
e) None of the above

16. SMERA is an SME Rating Agency in India meant for?
a) Rating on credit worthiness of MSME
b) Rating on Quality Management
c) Rating on Training System
d) Rating on Technology usage in the organization
e) None of the above

17. Which of the following is not insured by the DICGC?
a) All Indian commercial Banks
b) Foreign Banks branches functioning in India
c) Local Area Banks
d) Cooperative Banks
e) Primary cooperative societies

18. Which of the following is not a feature of Recurring Deposit Account?
a) Rate of interest will be higher than Savings Bank Account
b) Loan facility is available on Recurring Deposit
c) No TDS on the interest earned
d) Premature closure of the Recurring Deposit Account is not allowed
e) None of the above

19. Cash Reserve Ratio is to be maintained by banks with reference to which of the following?
a) Time liabilities
b) Demand liabilities
c) Time and demand liabilities
d) Net demand and time liabilities
e) None of the above

20. What is the minimum CRR as per the relevant Act?
a) No minimum
b) 4%
c) 3%
d) 6%
e) 8%

21. Which of the following is not true in case of SARFAESI Act 2002?
a) Banks can take action of recovery of loan, in case of NPA, without intervention of court
b) Minimum Rs 1.00 lakh overdue should be in the loan account
c) Sixty days notice to be given under the Act to the defaulted borrower
d) SARFAESI Act can be implemented even if one installment in term loan is overdue
e) All of the above

22. The main function of an Asset Management Company is:
a) Hold the securities of various schemes
b) Manage the funds by making investments in various types of securities
c) Hold its property for the benefit of the unit holders
d) Act on behalf of SEBI
e) All of the above

23. Which kind of assistance is provided by EXIM Bank to Indian Companies?
a) Direct loans to exporters
b) Technology services
c) Credit for export of capital goods
d) a and b
e) All of the above

24. Which of the following includes "banking business" as per Banking Regulation Act?
a) Acceptance of deposit
b) Collection of bills
c) Buying of foreign exchange
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

25. Which of the following acts deals with the Right of Appropriation?
a) Indian Contract Act
b) Companies Act
c) Negotiable Instruments Act
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

26. Depositories hold shares in ______ form:
a) Physical
b) Dematerialized
c) Either a or b
d) Both a and b
e) None of the above

27. What is the full form of NBMSME?
a) National Bank for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
b) National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
c) National Board for Micro, Selected Medium Enterprises
d) National Bank for Medium and selected Medium Entrepreneurs
e) None of the above

28. NRI Deposits are classified under:
a) Capital a/c
b) Current a/c
c) Special Foreign Deposit Account
d) Either b or c
e) None of the Above

29. Which type of machine is used by Business Correspondents?
a) Micro ATMs
b) POS
c) Biometric Card Reader
d) Solar empowered
e) Water resistant

30. _____ provides Clearing House facilities for netting of Payments and Security delivery:
a) Primary dealers
b) Banks
c) Stock exchanges
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

31. ____ is the regulatory authority for Mutual funds:
a) IRDA
b) SEBI
c) RBI
d) Ministry of Corporate affairs
e) All of the above

32. The Main activity of the Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIUIND) is to control:
a) Tax Evasion
b) Money Laundering
c) Terrorism
d) Avoiding NPAs
e) Avoiding frauds in ATMs

33. Primary dealers deal in:
a) Shares b) Insurance
c) Government securities
d) None of the above
e) All of the above

Answers:
1) a; 2) b; 3) e; 4) c; 5) d; 6) d; 7) e; 8) d; 9) c; 10) d;
11) d; 12) e; 13) d; 14) d; 15) c; 16) a; 17) e; 18) d; 19) d; 20) a;
21) d; 22) b; 23) e; 24) d; 25) a; 26) b; 27) b; 28) a; 29) c; 30) c;
31) b; 32) b; 33) c.

Banking Awareness Practice Questions for Bank Exams

1. The main function of an Asset Management Company is to:
a) hold the securities of various schemes
b) manage the funds by making investments in various types of securities
c) hold its property for the benefit of the unit holders
d) act on behalf of SEBI
e) All the above

2. What is the purpose of reduction in Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)?
a) Reduce Credit Flow
b) Enhance Credit Flow
c) Enhance availability of cash
d) Reduce Cash transactions
e) None of the above

3. In India, conventionally, bonds are issued by institutions in ____ sector while debentures by corporate
in ____ sector.
a) private, public
b) public, private
c) either a or b
d) cooperative, NBFC
e) None of the above

4. Who notifies Foreign Trade Policy?
a) RBI
b) DGFT
c) Govt. of India
d) ECGC
e) None of the above

5. Cash kept in the currency chest is owned by?
a) Currency Chest branch bank
b) State Bank of India
c) Central Government
d) Reserve Bank of India
e) None of the above

6. 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
e) None of the above

7. Which one of the following rates is NOT decided by the RBI?
a) Bank Rate
b) Repo Rate
c) Reverse Repo Rate
d) Income Tax Rates
e) Only a & b

8. When more than one bank is allowing credit facilities to one party in coordination with each other under a formal arrangement, the arrangement is generally known as:
a) Participation
b) Consortium
c) Syndication
d) Multiple Banking
e) All the above

9. The headquarters of International Monetary Fund is ___
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) London
d) Manila
e) Washington

10. The first insurance company was started in India in 1818 at:
a) Kolkata
b) Chennai
c) Mumbai
d) New Delhi
e) Allahabad

11. Which one of the following is not a "Money Market Instrument"?
a) Treasury Bills
b) Commercial Paper
c) Equity Shares
d) Certificate of Deposit
e) All the above

12. The Banking Codes and Standards Board of India was registered on 18 February, 2006 under
which of the following RBI Act?
a) Banking Regulation Act
b) The Societies Registration Act, 1860
c) Cooperative Societies Act
d) None of the above
e) All the above

13. Who is the chairman of Governing Council of BCSBI (Banking Codes and Standards Board of
India)?
a) K.C. Chakrabarty
b) A.C. Mahajan
c) HS Khurana
d) M.V. Nair
e) Salman Khurshid

14. Payment of cheques is governed by sections under_____:
a) Banking Regulation Act 1949
b) RBI Act 1934
c) Negotiable Instruments Act 1881
d) Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002
e) None of the above

15. The Headquarters of Bank of International settlement is located at:
a) New York
b) London
c) Washington
d) Paris
e) Basel (Switzerland)

16. The Act governing forex activities in India is:
a) RBI act
b) FERA
c) FEMA
d) SEBI
e) Finance Ministry

17. Sri Arun Shrivastava has taken over charge on 15.05.2015 as new CMD of ____ bank.
a) Union Bank of India
b) United Bank of India
c) Syndicate Bank
d) Andhra Bank
e) Allahabad Bank

18. RBI advised Banks that all new cards issued - debit and credit, domestic and International shall be EMV (Europay MasterCard Visa) chip and pin based cards with effect from:
a) 1st September 2015
b) 1st October 2015
c) 1st November 2015
d) 1st August 2015
e) 15th August 2015

19. Benefits in core banking system are:
a) Reliable centralized data recovery
b) Data warehousing and data mining technologies
c) Integrated customer centric services
d) Core infrastructure can be used for future expansion
e) All the above

20. NRI Deposits are classified under:
a) Capital a/c
b) Current a/c
c) Special Foreign Deposit Account
d) Either b or c
e) None of the Above

21. Which of the following can be called as intermediary in the Financial System?
a) Insurance companies
b) Banking companies
c) Mutual funds
d) All the above
e) None of the above

22. Which type of machine is used by Business Correspondents?
a) Micro ATMs
b) POS
c) Biometric Card Reader
d) Solar empowered
e) Water resistant

23. The ceiling for repatriation of funds from NRE/FCNR accounts is:
a) Rs.2 lakhs
b) Rs.5 lakhs
c) Rs.10 lakhs
d) No ceiling
e) None of the above

24. Some banks are financing big projects like construction of roads, bridges etc. Financing
such projects means banks are helping exactly in:
a) Infrastructural Development
b) Project Management
c) Developing core sector Industry
d) Financial Inclusion
e) All of the above

25. Debentures are governed by____
a) Law of Contract
b) BR Act
c) Company Law
d) Banking Regulation Act
e) None of the above

26. The maturity period of CDs (Certificate of Deposit) issued by banks should not be less than ____ and not more than _____, from the date of issue.
a) 7 days, 6 months
b) 7 days, 1 year
c) 15 days, 6 months
d) 15 days, 1 year
e) 90 days, 180 days

27. The Main activity of the Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU-IND) is to control:
a) Tax Evasion
b) Money Laundering
c) Terrorism
d) Avoiding NPAs
e) Avoiding frauds in ATMs

28. Infusion of liquidity, by RBI, is done through _____ from / to banks under a _____ transaction.
a) borrowing, repo
b) borrowing, reverse repo
c) lending, repo
d) lending, reverse repo
e) None of the above

29. Crossing a cheque is a direction to the:
a) Drawer
b) Payee
c) Paying Banker
d) Clearing House
e) Collecting banker

30. The minimum amount for which a CD (Certificate of Deposit) can be issued is:
a) Rs. 1 lakh
b) Rs. 2 lakh
c) Rs. 5 lakh
d) Rs. 10 lakh
e) Rs. 20 lakh

31. A rate of exchange established between any two currencies on the basis of the respective quotation
of each currency in terms of a third currency is known as:
a) Cross rate
b) Merchant rate
c) Wash rate
d) Composite rate
e) None of the above

32. CIBIL as a credit bureau caters to:
a) Consumer segments
b) Commercial segments
c) Both commercial and consumer segments
d) Nationalized Banks only
e) Private Banks only

33. Kishore Biyani-led Future Group agreed to merge its retail business stock deal worth Rs. 750
crore to create one of the biggest supermarket chains with Rs. 15,000 crore turnover with which of the following organizations?
a) V-Mart Retail
b) Shoppers Stop
c) Bharti Retail
d) Koutons Retail India
e) None of the above

ANSWERS
1) b 2) b 3) b 4) b 5) d 6) d 7) d 8) b 9) e 10) a
11) c 12) b 13) b 14) c 15) e 16) c 17) c 18) a 19) e 20) a
21) d 22) c 23) d 24) a 25) c 26) b 27) b 28) c 29) c 30) a
31) a 32) c 33) c

Kinds of Banks in India

The Financial Requirements in a modern economy are of a diverse nature, distinctive variety and large magnitude. These banks satisfy the various needs of people from every walk of life. The important kinds of banks mentioned below.

1. Commercial Banks: 
Commercial banks are established with an objective to help businessmen. These banks collect money from general public and give short-term loans to businessmen by way of cash credits, overdrafts, etc. Commercial banks provide various services like collecting cheques, bill of exchange, remittance money from one place to another place.
★ In India, commercial banks are established under Companies Act, 1956. In 1969, 14 commercial banks were nationalized by Government of India, and the nationalization continued later also. The policies regarding deposits, loans, rate of interest, etc. of these banks are controlled by the Central Bank/ supervisor banks in that nation.

2. Saving Banks: 
Saving banks are established to create saving habit among the people. These banks are helpful for salaried people and low income groups. The deposits collected from customers are invested in bonds, securities, etc. At present most of the commercial banks carry the functions of savings banks. Now a days the development
banks also discharging the functions of savings banks.

3. Land Mortgage or Land Development Banks: 
Land Mortgage or Land Development banks are also known as Agricultural Banks because these are formed to finance agricultural sector. They also help in land development. In India, Government has come forward to assist these banks. The Government has guaranteed the debentures issued by such banks.
There is a great risk involved in the financing of agriculture and generally commercial banks do not take much interest in financing agricultural sector.

4. The indigenous banking system: 
It was carried by the indigenous bankers like Shroffs, Seths, Sahukars, Mahajans, Chettis etc though they did not evolve the sound banking system in India.

5. Central / Federal / National Bank: 
Every country of the world has a central bank. In India, Reserve Bank of India, in U.S.A, Federal Reserve and in U.K, Bank of England. These central banks are the bankers of the other banks. They provide
specialized functions i.e. issue of paper currency, working as bankers of government, supervising and controlling foreign exchange. A central bank is a non-profit making institution. It does not deal with the public but it deals with other banks. The principal responsibility of Central Bank is thorough control on currency of a country.

6. Exchange Banks: 
Hong Kong Bank, Bank of Tokyo, Bank of America are the examples of Foreign Banks working in India. These banks are mainly concerned with financing foreign trade.
★ Following are the various functions of Exchange Banks:
1. Remitting money from one country to another country
2. Discounting of foreign bills
3. Buying and Selling Gold and Silver, and
4. Helping Import and Export Trade

7. Consumer Banks: 
Consumers bank is a new addition to the existing type of banks. Such banks are usually found only in advanced countries like U.S.A. and Germany. The main objective of this bank is to give loans to consumers for purchase of the durables like Motor car, television set, washing machine, furniture, etc. The consumers
have to repay the loans in easy installments.

8. Industrial / Development Banks:
 Industrial/ Development banks collect cash by issuing shares & debentures and providing longterm loans to industries. In the recent period they are also accepting cash deposits and lending. Development banks are specialized financial institutions. They provide medium and long-term finance to promote and develop important sectors like agriculture, industry, import-export, housing and allied activities. They provide finance to both private and public sector. Development banks are multipurpose financial institutions. To promote
Industries after independence, the institutions/ and banks like Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI), Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) and Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) were established.
★ Development banking was started after the World War II. It provided finance to reconstruct the buildings and industries which were destroyed in the war.
★ In India, development banking was started immediately after Independence.

Model Questions:
1. The motto of commercial banks is ..........
1) helping the people
2) creating awareness among the people about banking
3) accept deposits only
4) to crush the interest of development banks
5) earning the profit

2. Which of the following function is not discharged by commercial bank?
1) issue negotiable instruments
2) provide the cash credit
3) doing the agriculture activity
4) provide the short term lending
5) None

3. Indian Commercial Banks are categorized into ..........
1) Public sector banks
2) Foreign banks
3) Private sector banks
4) All of the above
5) None

4. Largest commercial bank of the country is ..........
1) Bank of India
2) State Bank of India
3) Canara Bank
4) Union Bank of India
5) ICICI

5. Which department in India also authorized to run the savings bank, permitted by Government of India?
1) Shares and Securities department
2) Income tax department
3) Postal department
4) All of above
5) None

6. First Land Development Bank in India (LDB) was started at Jhang in ..........
1) 1920
2) 1940
3) 1945
4) 1975
5) None

7. List of Central banks given. Locate the wrong combination.
1) Russia - Central Bank of the Russian Federation - 1860
2) India - Reserve Bank of India - 1947
3) USA - Federal Bank - 1913
4) Switzerland - Central Bank of Swaziland- 1974
5) Pakistan - State Bank of Pakistan - 1948

8. Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa - Bank of Central African States (Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, BEAC) was established in ..........
1) 1969
2) 1980
3) 1990
4) 2010
5) 1972

9. Bank of Central African States (BEAC) serves six Central African States. They are Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and ..........
1) South Africa
2) Gabon
3) Zimbabwe
4) Zambia
5) Kenya

10. Which of the following banks not categorized as development bank in India?
1) NABARD
2) SIDBI
3) Axis Bank
4) NHB
5) MUDRA Bank

11. Industrial Investment Bank of India (IIBI) was established in ..........
1) 1969
2) 1955
3) 2000
4) 1971
5) None

12. In order to rehabilitate the sick units in India, Industrial Reconstruction Corporation of India Ltd. (IRCI) set up in 1971. It was later reconstituted as Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India (IRBI) in ..........
1) 1981
2) 1989
3) 2010
4) 1985
5) 1982

13. To encourage the stream of Exports and Imports in India, the EXIM (Export - Import Bank of India) bank was established in 1982. Its present chairman is ..........
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) Ashok Chawla
3) U.K. Sinha
4) Arundhathi Bhattacharya
5) Yaduvendra Mathur

14.  On 8 April 2015, Narendra Modi launched the Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank which will provide credit of up to Rs 10 lakh to .......
1) Large scale industries
2) Solar Industrial Units
3) Software parks
4) Fashion industries entrepreneurs
5) Small entrepreneurs

Answers:
1-5, 2-3, 3-4, 4-2, 5-3, 6-1, 7-2, 8-5, 9-2, 10-3
11-4, 12-4, 13-5, 14-5

Changing Role of Banks in India

Banks in India today have become more customer - focused and service-oriented than they were before 1991. The banks in India now give a lot of importance to their rural customers.
★ The following points briefly highlight the changing role of banks in India
1. Better customer service
2. Mobile banking facility
3. Bank on wheels scheme
4. Portfolio management
5. Issue of electro-magnetic cards
6. Universal banking
7. Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
8. Internet Banking
9. Encouragement to bank amalgamation
10. Encouragement to personal loans
11. Marketing of mutual funds
12. Social banking, etc.
★ The above - mentioned points indicate the role of banks in India is changing. Now let's discuss how banking in India is getting much better day after day.
Better Customer Service:
Before 1991, the overall service of banks in India was very poor. There were very long queues to receive payment for cheques and to deposit Cash. The banks were restricted to provide the better customer service in those days. Banks in India have now become very customer and service focus. Their service has become quick, efficient and customer - friendly. This positive change is mostly due to rising competition from new private banks and initiation of Ombudsman Scheme by RBI.
Mobile Banking:
Under mobile banking service, customers can easily carry out major banking transactions by simply using their cell phones or mobiles. Using secret credentials and registered phone, customer can now comfortably and securely, find his bank balance, transfer money from his account to another, ask for a cheque book, stop payment of a cheque, etc.
★ Today, almost all banks in India provide a mobile-banking service.
Bank on Wheels:
The 'Bank on Wheels' scheme was first introduced in the North - East Region of India. Under this scheme, banking services are made accessible to people staying in the remote areas of India. This scheme is a generous attempt to serve banking needs of rural India.
★ Portfolio Management: In this portfolio management, banks do all the investments work of their clients.
★ Banks invest their clients' money in shares, debentures, fixed deposits, etc. They first enter a contract with their clients and charge them a fee for this service. Then they have the full power to invest or disinvest their clients' money. However, they have to give safety and profit to their clients. Issue of Electro - Magnetic Cards Banks in India have already started issuing Electro - Magnetic Cards to their customers. These cards help to carry out cash - less transactions, make an online purchase, avail ATM facility, book a railway ticket, do shopping online etc. Banks issue many types of electromagnetic cards like Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Charge Cards, Kisan Credit Cards etc.
Universal Banking:
In India, the concept of universal banking has gained recognition after year 2000. The customers can get all banking and non-banking services under one roof. Universal bank is like a super store. It offers a wide range of services, including banking and other financial services like insurance, merchant banking, etc.
Automated Teller Machine (ATM):
There are many advantages of ATM. As a result, many banks have opened up ATM centres to offer convenience to their customers. Now banks are operating ATM centres not only in their branches (on site ATM) but also at public places like airports, railway stations, hotels, bazaars (off site ATM). Some banks have joined together and agreed upon to set up common ATM centres all over India.
Internet Banking
Internet banking is also called as an E - banking or net banking. Customer can do banking transactions through the medium of the internet or world wide web (WWW). The customer need not visit the bank's branch. Through this facility, the customer can easily inquiry about bank balance, transfer funds, request for a cheque book, etc. Most large banks offer this service to their tech-savvy customers.
Encouragement to Bank Amalgamation:
Failure of banks is well-protected with the facility of amalgamation. So depositors need not worry about their deposits. When weaker banks are absorbed by stronger banks, it is called amalgamation of banks. Encouragement to Personal Loans:
Today, the purchasing power of Indian consumers has increased dramatically because banks give them easy personal loans. Generally, interest charged by the banks on such loans is very high. Interest is calculated on reducing balance. The documentation is less and processing is fast in these loans.
Marketing of Mutual Funds:
A mutual fund collects money from many investors and invests the money in shares, bonds, short-term money market instruments, gold assets; etc. Mutual funds earn income by interest and dividend or both from its investments. It pays a dividend to subscribers. These funds are not insured like other bank deposits. There are different types of funds such as open-ended funds, closed-ended funds, growth funds, balanced funds, income funds, etc.
Social Banking:
The government uses the banking system to alleviate poverty and unemployment. Many
social development programmes are initiated by the banks from time to time. The success of these programmes depends on financial support provided by the banks. Banks supply a lot of finance to farmers, artisans, scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) families, unemployed youth and people living below the poverty line (BPL) under social banking.

Model Questions

1. If the customer can do all transactions only in a branch and the branch has no online access, it is called .............
1) Online Banking
2) Internet Banking
3) Virtual Banking
4) Brick and Mortar Banking
5) None of these

2. As a part of financial inclusion, Bank on Wheels is a banking kiosk in a mobile van which goes to various rural villages as per the predetermined schedule to provide the banking services to the rural Indians. This Vehicle Tracking through GPRS. GPRS stands for .............
1) General Packet Radio Service
2) General Packet Running Service
3) Gross Packet Radio Service
4) Gain Packet Radio Service
5) General Packet Radio Store

3. A collection of investment tools such as stocks, shares, mutual funds, bonds, cash and so on depending on the investor's income, budget and convenient time frame. The art of selecting the right investment policy
for the individuals in terms of minimum risk and maximum return is called as .........
1) Portfolio management
2) Credit creation
3) Amortized management
4) Zero account
5) None of these

4. Which bank has launched the country's first contactless debit and credit cards on 7 January 2015?
1) HDFC
2) SBI
3) ICICI
4) Union Bank of India
5) Yes Bank

5. On 7 May 2015, RBI said with effect from September 1, 2015 all new cards issued - debit and credit, domestic and international - by banks shall be EMV chip and pin based cards. EMV stands for ................
1) Europay, Mastro and Visa.
2) Euro, Master Card and Visa.
3) Europay, Master Card and Visulas.
4) Entitlement of Master Card and Visa.
5) Europay, Master Card and Visa.

6. Which is the first bank to get ISO certificate?
1) Corporation Bank
2) UBI
3) Canara Bank
4) Syndicate Bank
5) ICICI

7. Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme introduced in .................. has emerged as an innovative credit delivery mechanism to meet the production credit requirements of the farmers in a timely and hassle - free manner.
1) 1998
2) 2000
3) 2001
4) 1991
5) 2004

8. To make KCC a Smart Card cum Debit Card, Government of India had constituted a Working Group under the Chairmanship of ..................
1) C. Ranga Rajan
2) Chanda Kocchar
3) Arundhathi Bhattacharya
4) D. Subba Rao
5) T.M. Bhasin

9. In 2014, Competition Commission of India probed the merger between regional rural banks sponsored by Punjab National Bank and ................
1) Andhra Bank
2) Union Bank of India
3) State Bank of India
4) Syndicate Bank
5) None of these

10. A personal loan is a kind of unsecured loan which can be used for any purpose that the borrower deems necessary. The loan backed only by promise to repay, and for this reason the personal loan also called...........
1) Signature loans
2) Secured loans
3) Priority sector loan
4) Transfer loan
5) None of these

11. AMFI is dedicated to developing the Indian Mutual Fund Industry on professional, healthy and ethical lines and to enhance and maintain standards in the industry. AMFI stands for ...............
1) Association of Mutual Funds in India
2) Authority of Mutual Funds in India
3) Amalgamation of Mutual Funds in India
4) Association of Mutual Finance in India
5) None of these

12. Providing Gas subsidy, government pensions, providing scholarships etc through banks called as ...............
1) Social Banking
2) Area Banking
3) Royal Banking
4) Visual Banking
5) None of these

13. Which bank bagged the Core Banking System Initiative Award for the year 2014 at the Asian Banking and Finance - Retail Banking Awards 2014?
1) SBI
2) ICICI Bank
3) Bharathiya Mahila Bank
4) Standard Bank
5) None of these

14. In the IBA Banking Technology Awards 2014, Best Financial Inclusion Initiative award among Public Sector bank conferred on ..............
1) SBI
2) Corporation Bank
3) Andhra Bank
4) Bank of Baroda
5) IOB

15. Which of the following banking does not come under Social Banking?
1) Crediting the LPG subsidy in the beneficiary bank account
2) Offering Jan Dhan Scheme accounts
3) Allowing students to credit their scholarships through No-frill accounts
4) Allowing the subsidy loan to disadvantage sections of the society
5) All of the above banking operations come under social banking

Answers:
1-4, 2-1, 3-1, 4-3, 5-5, 6-3, 7-1, 8-5, 9-4, 10-1, 11-1, 12-1, 13-3, 14-4, 15-3.

Primary and Secondary Functions of Commercial Banks

A commercial bank is a type of bank that provides services such as accepting deposits, making business loans, and offering basic investment products. On day to day functioning it discharge many functions broadly classified as Primary and Secondary Functions mentioned below.
I. Primary Functions
1) Accepting Deposits
2) Advancing Loans
II. Secondary Functions
1) Overdraft Facility
2) Discounting Bills of Exchange
3) Agency Functions
4) General Utility Functions

Primary Functions
1. Accepting Deposits:
It is one of the most important function of commercial banks. The commercial banks accept the deposits at lower rates and provide the loans. They accept deposits in several forms according to requirements of different sections of the society.
 The main kinds of deposits are:
i) Current Account Deposits or Demand Deposits: 
These deposits refer to those deposits which are repayable by the banks on demand.
★ Such deposits are generally maintained by businessmen with the intention of making transactions with such deposits. The business men usually deposit from their excess cash balances and withdraw when they need.
★ They can be drawn upon by a cheque without any restriction.
★ Banks do not pay any interest on these accounts. Rather, banks impose service charges for running these accounts.
ii) Fixed Deposits or Time Deposits: 
Fixed deposits refer to those deposits, in which the amount is deposited with the bank for a fixed period of time.
★ Such deposits do not enjoy cheque-able facility.
★ These deposits carry a high rate of interest.
iii) Saving Deposits: 
These deposits combine features of both current account deposits and fixed deposits.
★ The depositors are given cheque facility to withdraw money from their account. But, some restrictions are imposed on number and amount of withdrawals, in order to discourage frequent use of saving deposits.
★ They carry a rate of interest which is less than interest rate on fixed deposits. It must be noted that Current Account deposits and saving deposits are chequable deposits, whereas, fixed deposit is a non-chequable deposit.
2. Advancing of Loans:
 The deposits received by banks are not allowed to remain idle. So, after keeping certain cash reserves, the balance is given to needy borrowers and interest is charged from them, which is the main source of income for these banks.
 Different types of loans and advances made by Commercial banks are:
i) Cash Credit: The Cash credit refers to a loan given to the borrower against his current assets like shares, stocks, bonds, etc. A credit limit is sanctioned and the amount is credited in his account. The borrower may withdraw any amount within his credit limit and interest is charged on the amount actually withdrawn.
ii) Demand Loans: Demand loans refer to those loans which can be recalled on demand by the bank at any time. The entire sum of demand loan is credited to the account and interest is payable on the entire sum.
iii) Short-term Loans: They are given as personal loans against some collateral security. The money is credited to the account of borrower and the borrower can withdraw money from his account and interest is payable on the entire sum of loan granted.

Secondary Functions
1. Overdraft Facility: 
It refers to a facility in which a customer is allowed to overdraw his current account up to an agreed limit. This facility is generally given to respectable and reliable customers for a short period. Customers have to pay interest to the bank on the amount overdrawn by them.
2. Discounting Bills of Exchange: 
It refers to a facility in which holder of a bill of exchange can get the bill discounted with bank before
the maturity. After deducting the commission, bank pays the balance to the holder. On maturity, bank gets its payment from the party which had accepted the bill.
3. Agency Functions: 
Commercial banks also perform certain agency functions for their customers. For these services, banks charge some commission from their clients.
 Some of the agency functions are:
i) Transfer of Funds: 
Banks provide the facility of economical and easy remittance of funds from place-to-place with the help of instruments like demand drafts, mail transfers, etc.
ii) Collection and Payment of Various Bill Payments: 
Commercial banks collect cheques, bills, interest, dividends, subscriptions, rents and other periodical receipts on behalf of their customers and also make payments of taxes, insurance premium, etc. on standing instructions of their clients.
iii) Purchase and Sale of Foreign Exchange:
Some commercial banks are authorized by the central bank to deal in foreign exchange. They buy and sell foreign exchange on behalf of their customers and help in promoting international trade.
iv) Purchase and Sale of Securities:
Commercial banks buy and sell stocks and shares of private companies as well as government securities on behalf of their customers.
v) Income Tax Consultancy:
They also give advice to their customers on matters relating to income tax and even prepare their income
tax returns.
vi) Trustee and Executor: 
Commercial banks preserve the wills of their customers as trustees and execute them after their death as executors.
4. General Utility Functions: 
Commercial banks render some general utility services like:
i) Locker Facility: 
Commercial banks provide facility of safety vaults or lockers to keep valuable articles of customers in safe custody.
ii) Traveller's Cheques: 
Commercial banks issue traveler's cheques to their customers to avoid risk of taking cash during their journey.
iii) Letter of Credit: 
Commercial banks issue letters of credit to their customers to certify their creditworthiness.
iv) Underwriting Securities: 
Commercial banks also undertake the task of underwriting securities. As public has full faith in the creditworthiness of banks, public do not hesitate in buying the securities underwritten by banks.
v) Collection of Statistics: 
Banks collect and publish statistics relating to trade, commerce and industry. Hence, they advice customers on financial matters. Commercial banks receive deposits from the public and use these deposits to give loans. However, loans offered are many times more than the deposits received by banks. This function of banks is known as 'Money Creation'.

IBPS Recruitment of Officers In Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) General Knowledge Solved Paper, September 2012

1. Major producer of mulberry silk in India is– (A) Jammu and Kashmir (B) Jharkhand (C) Karnataka 
(D) Assam (E) Himachal Pradesh Ans : (C)

2. We come across the term 'PPP' in financial news nowadays. What does 'PPP' represent ? (A) Personal Percapita Power (B) Private Public Partnership 
(C) Percapita Potential for Purchases (D) Present Purchasing Power 
(E) Pure Purchase Parity Ans : (B)

3. Many times we read the term 'ECB' in newspapers. What is the full form of 'ECB' ? (A) Essential Commercial Banking (B) European Credit Borrowing 
(C) External Credit for Business (D) External Commercial Borrowing 
(E) None of these Ans : (D)

4. What is meant by financial inclusion? (A) Making available banking services at an affordable cost (B) Opening Savings Accounts in rural areas without any deposit 
(C) Opening any type of account without introduction (D) Distributing money through rural branches 
(E) Distributing wages through bank accounts Ans : (B)

5. Which one of these countries is the largest producer of milk products in the world? (A) USA (B) China (C) India 
(D) New Zealand (E) None of these Ans : (C)

6. Which of the following is the most important rabi crop of India ? (A) Rice (B) Millet (C) Sugarcane 
(D) Groundnut (E) Mustard Ans : (A)

7. Who is the regulatory authority for insurance business in India ? (A) RBI (B) IRDP (C) SEBI 
(D) NABARD (E) IRDA Ans : (E)

8. What is money laundering ? (A) Conversion of assets into cash (B) Conversion of illegally obtained money into accountable money 
(C) Conversion of assets into cash (D) Conversion of gold into cash 
(E) one of these Ans : (B)

9. Golden revolution refers to the development of which of the following agricultural products ? (A) Oilseeds (B) Pulses (C) Horticultural products 
(D) Cereals (E) Fodder Ans : (C)

10. Which programme was launched by Government of India to improve irrigation facilities in rural India ? (A) Annapurna Scheme (B) National Social Assistance Programme 
(C) Integrated Rural Development Programme (D) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana 
(E) National Watershed Development Programme Ans : (E)

11. Montek Singh Ahluwalia is holding which of the followirig positions at present? (A) Chairman of Planning Commission (B) Governor of RBI 
(C) Secretary of UNO (D) Economic Adviser to Prime Minister 
(E) Dy. Chairman of Planning Commission Ans : (E)

12. Bird flu is a disease which affects and spreads through– (A) Cattle (B) Sheep (C) Prawn 
(D) Silkworm (E) Poultry Ans : (E)

13. Which country won the Davis Cup Tennis Tournament 2011 held in December 2011 ? (A) Argentina (B) USA (C) Australia 
(D) Jaipur (E) Spain Ans : (E)

14. Who among the following cricketers recently became the 10th Batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket? (A) Mahela Jayawardene (B) Vijay Zol (C) Yuvraj Singh 
(D) Younis Khan (E) Umar Akmal Ans : (A)

15. The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Summit took place in December 2011 in– (A) Tokyo (B) Moscow (C) New Delhi 
(D) Paris (E) Perth Ans : (B)

16. Who represented India in the 12th Consecutive Annual India-Russia Summit held in December 2011 ? (A) Smt. Pratibha Patil (B) Manmohan Singh (C) Smt. Sonia Gandhi 
(D) Sri S. M. Krishna (E) None of these Ans : (B)

17. Which of the following currencies is used in Britain ? (A) Pound (B) Dollar (C) Euro 
(D) France (E) Pesso Ans : (A)

18. Which of the following cups/ trophies is associated with the game of Football ? (A) Grand Prix (B) Rangaswami Cup (C) Wimbledon Trophy 
(D) FIFA Cup (E) Ranji Trophy Ans : (D)

19. The head office of the Bank of Maharashtra is located in which of the following cities ? (A) Kolkata (B) New Delhi (C) Pune 
(D) Ahmedabad (E) Mumbai Ans : (C)

20. Which country hosted the summit of SAARC nations in the year 2011 ? (A) India (B) Bangladesh (C) Nepal 
(D) Maldives (E) Pakistan Ans : (D)

21. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of Economics ? (A) Balance of Trade (B) Break Even Point (C) Plasma 
(D) Capital Account Convertibility (E) Fiscal Deficit Ans : (C)

22. "Carbon credit" is concerned with which one of these internationally sensitive issues ? (A) Deforestation (B) Contract farming (C) Rural infrastructure 
(D) Diamond trading (E) Protection of environment Ans : (E)

23. Which of the following terms is used in the game of cricket ? (A) Half Nelson (B) Love (C) Backhand Drive 
(D) Penalty Stroke (E) Clean Bowled Ans : (E)

24. India recently signed a Currency Swap Agreement with which of the following countries? (A) USA (B) Pakistan (C) Japan 
(D) Germany (E) Australia Ans : (C)

25. What is the full form of the term ASBA? (A) Allotment Supported by Blocked Amount (B) Application Supported by Bank Amount 
(C) Allotment Supported by Bank Account (D) Application Supported by Blocked Amount 
(E) Allotment and Social Banking Amount Ans : (D)

26. Dipika Pallikal who won an international tournament recently in Hong Kong is a– (A) Golf player (B) Badminton player (C) Squash player 
(D) Swimmer (E) Table Tennis player Ans : (C)

27. The term "Deficit Financing" means the Government borrows money from the– (A) IMF (B) Local bodies (C) RBI 
(D) Large corporates (E) Public at large Ans : (C)

28. Regional Rural Banks– (A) have limited area of operation and access to refinance from NABARD. (B) are required to lend only to weaker sections. 
(C) are mandated to do only narrow banking (D) can only extend agricultural loans. 
(E) have unrestricted area of operation. Ans : (A)

29. Ms Christine Lagarde is holding which of the following positions at present ? (A) Chief of Asian Development Bank (B) Chief of International Monetary Fund 
(C) Chancellor of Germany (D) Chief of Morgan Stanley 
(E) Chief of World Bank Ans : (B)

30. What is the present reverse repo rate ? (A) 7.5% (B) 8.5% (C) 8% 
(D) 6.5% (E) one of these Ans : (C)

31. General Assembly elections were held in which of the following North East state in January 2012 ? (A) Assam (B) Meghalaya (C) Arunachal Pradesh 
(D) Manipur (E) Tripura Ans : (D)

32. What is the full form of the term FDI– (A) Foreign Direct Investment (B) Foreign Diverse Investment 
(C) Fixed Deposit Investment (D) Floating Deposit Investment 
(E) Financial Derivatives in India Ans : (A)

33. The erstwhile UTI Bank is presently known as– (A) ING Vysya Bank (B) Yes Bank (C) Indus Ind Bank 
(D) Axis Bank (E) IDBI Ans : (D)

34. Which of the following telecom giants recently won its case against the Income Tax Department? (A) Bharti Airtel (B) Vodafone (C) Idea Cellular 
(D) Reliance Communications (E) Tata Telecom Ans : (B)

35. Which of the following countries recently attained the status of world's sixth largest economy ? (A) Russia (B) Japan (C) China 
(D) India (E) Brazil Ans : (E)

36. Which of the following countries decided to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol ? (A) Canada (B) Russia (C) India 
(D) USA (E) China Ans : (A)

37. Which of the following is not a Banking or Finance Company ? (A) Barclay (B) Lufthansa (C) BNP Paribas 
(D) American Express (E) HSBC Ans : (B)

38. India and Russia were having some differences over which of the following nuclear power plants? (A) Kaiga (B) Kudankulam (C) Rawatbhata 
(D) Narora (E) None of these Ans : (B)

39. Excise Duty is a tax levied on which of the following ? (A) Production of goods (B) Purchase of goods (C) Export of goods 
(D) Movement of goods beyond municipal limits (E) Sale of goods Ans : (A)

40. India and Pakistan started fresh talks on conventional CBM - was the news in all major newspapers. What does the letter 'M' denote in the term 'CBM' as used above ? (A) Money (B) Mechanism (C) Modalities 
(D) Measures (E) Memorial Ans : (E)

41. Which of the following is the unit of electrical current? (A) Bar (B) Calorie (C) Ampere 
(D) Decibel (E) Angstrom Ans : (C)

42. 'Global Meet on Emerging Economies' was organised in December 2011 in– (A) New Delhi (B) Dhaka (C) Islamabad 
(D) Kathmandu (E) Cape Town Ans : (A)

43. Which of the following awards is given to the coaches of sportspersons ? (A) Kalidas Samman (B) Dronacharya Award (C) Arjuna Award 
(D) Dada Saheb Phalke Award (E) Saraswati Samman Ans : (B)

44. Which of the following countries recently agreed to sell Uranium to India? (A) Australia (B) USA (C) Iran 
(D) Germany (E) Bangladesh Ans : (A)

45. Which of the following schemes launched by the Government of India is aimed at developing rural infrastructure? (A) MNREGA (B) ASHA (C) Bharat Nirman 
(D) Operation Flood (E) Operation Black board Ans : (C)

46. Who among the following is a famous sports person ? (A) Dhanush (B) Saina Nehwal (C) Charles Correa 
(D) Ajit Singh (E) Kim Jong-un Ans : (B)

47. Speed of a ship is expressed in– (A) Kilometre (B) Horse power (C) Ohm 
(D) Knot (E) Coulomb Ans : (D)

48. USA and some other European countries recently imposed fresh sanctions on which of the following countries as they are not in favour of its nuclear advancement? (A) Iraq (B) Pakistan (C) India 
(D) Iran (E) Kuwait Ans : (D)

49. Who among the following has written book 'Dr. Zhivago' ? (A) Pearl S. Buck (B) H. G. Wells (C) Saul Bellow 
(D) Emile Zola (E) Boris Pasternak Ans : (D)

50. Yoshihiko Noda who was on a visit to India recently is the present Prime Minister of– (A) Myanmar (B) South Korea (C) North Korea 
(D) Japan (E) None of these Ans : (D)