బ్యాంకింగ్ అవగాహన

బ్యాంకింగ్ అవగాహన

1.    Periodically Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reviews a few SLR norms. SLR stands for?
    a) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
    b) Statutory Liquidity Rate
    c) Statutory Liquidity Return
    d) Statutory Liquidity Repo
    e) None of the above

2.    In the recent months, Indian Rupee depreciated heavily against US Dollar. Rupee depreciation means?
    a)    Value of Rupee decreasing against a basket of currencies
    b)    Less number of Rupees per US Dollar
    c)    More number of Rupees per US Dollar
    d)    Less number of Dollars per Rupee
    e)    None of the above

3.    In India, Commodities Market is regulated by?
    a) Forward Market Commission
    b) Forward Market Committee
    c) Forward Market Corporation
    d) Forward Market Council
    e) None of the above

4.    Food Security Bill is recently passed by Parliament. What does the Food Security Bill intend to achieve?
    a)    At least 3kg of food grains per person per month to be given to general category households, at prices not exceeding 50% of Minimum Support Price.
    b)    Up to 75% of the rural population and up to 50% of urban population are to be covered under Targeted Public Distribution System.
    c)    Children aged six months to 14 years would get take-home ration or hot cooked food.
    d)    The oldest adult woman in each house would be considered the head of that household when issuing the ration card.
    e)    All of the above

5.    FIPB stands for?
    a)    Foreign Investment and Production Board
    b)    Foreign Investment and Promotion Board
    c)    Foreign Investment and Promotion Bureau
    d)    Foreign Investment and Protection Board
    e)    None of the above

6.    In India, Capital Markets are regulated by?
    a)    Securities and Exchange Board of India
    b)    Reserve Bank of India
    c)    State Bank of India
    d)    International Monetary Fund
    e)    None of the above

7.    RAND is the currency of ?
    a) China    b) Japan
    c) North Korea    d) South Africa
    e) None of the above

8.    Recently RBI took several steps to control Rupee depreciation. Due to Rupee depreciation?
    a) Exports become costlier
    b) Imports become costlier
    c) Imports become cheaper
    d) Both (a)&(c)
    e) None of the above

9.    India's GDP growth is slowing down. GDP means?
    a) Gross Domestic Product
    b) Gross Domestic Poverty
    c) Gross Demand Production
    d) Gross Demand Product
    e) None of the above

10.    Chakravarthy Rangarajan is?
    a)    Governor of Reserve Bank of India
    b)    Director of Securities and Exchange Board of India
    c)    Chairman of Prime Minister Economic Advisory Council
    d)    Chairman of State Bank of India
    e) None of the above

11.    International Monetary Fund (IMF) works to foster global monetary cooperation, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth. Who is the current managing director of IMF?
    a) Kaushik Basu
    b) Dr. Y V Reddy
    c) Jim Yong Kim
    d) Christine Lagarde
    e) None of the above

12.    Air-Asia India is the new proposed Airline in India. It tied up with the following Industrial group for its launch in India?
    a) TATAs    b) Reliance group
    c) Aditya Birla group
    d) Infosys    e) None of the above

13.    Raghuram Rajan became the 23rd RBI Governor on 5th September 2013. Whom did he succeed?
    a) Dr Y V Reddy
    b) D Subba Rao
    c) Bimal Jalan
    d) Dr Rangarajan    e) None

14.    IRDA headquarters located in which City?
    a) Mumbai    b) Bangalore
    c) Hyderabad    d) Chennai
    e) None of the above

15.    Arundathi Battacharya was recently in the news. She is?
    a) Managing Director of SBI
    b) Chairman of Punjab National Bank
    c) CEO of ICICI Bank
    d) CEO of Axis Bank
    e) None of the above

16.    India's CAD was 4.8% of GDP in 2012-13. CAD means?
    a) Current Amount Deficit
    b) Current Account Deficit
    c) Current Asst Debt
    d) Common Account Deficit
    e) None of the above

17.    Which of the following is NOT matched?
    a) C B Bhave - SEBI
    b)    Rangarajan - Planning Commission
    c) Raghuram Rajan - RBI
    d) T S Vijayan - IRDA
    e) Yogesh Agarwal - PFRDA

18.    Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission?
    a) P. Chidambaram
    b) Monteksingh Ahluwalia
    c) Raghuram Rajan
    d) Manmohan Singh
    e) None of the above

19.    As per findings of the recent Raghuram Rajan Committee report which State is the most developed?
    a) Kerala    b) Goa
    c) Gujarat    d) Tamilnadu
    e) None of the above

20.    As per the insurance bill, 2013, Foreign Investors can hold up to?
    a)    51% of the capital in an Indian insurance company
    b)    39% of the capital in an Indian insurance company
    c)    49% of the capital in an Indian insurance company
    d)    29% of the capital in an Indian insurance company
    e) None of the above

21.    Statutory liquidity ratio(SLR) refers to the amount that the commercial banks require to maintain with RBI.
    What are the permitted SLR investments?
    a) Only Gold
    b)    Gold or Govt approved Securities
    c) Only Govt approved Securities
    d) Only Cash
    e) None of the above

22.    Direct Taxes Code (DTC) is intended to be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament. DTC seeks to replace?
    a) Indian Contract Act
    b) Indirect Tax Act
    c) Income-Tax Act
    d) Banking Regulation Act
    e) None of the above

23.    In July 2013, RBI notified that Non-CTS Cheques are valid till the end of year 2013. CTS means?
    a) Cheque Truncation System
    b) Cheque Transaction System
    c) Cheque Transmission Service
    d) Cheque Transport Service
    e) None of the above

24.    In July 2013, SEBI Act was amended to curb Ponzi schemes. Ponzi Scheme means?
    a)    Name of a Mutual Fund Scheme to earn higher returns
    b)    Collective investment Schemes floated by fly by night operators
     c)    Name of a Bank Deposit Product
    d)    Name of a Health Insurance scheme
    e)    None of the above

25.    The minimum rate of Interest charged by a Bank from Customers on the loans is?
    a) Base Rate    b) Bank Rate
    c) Prime Rate
    d) Prime Lending Rate
    e) None of the above

26.    Which of the following is NOT true with regard to FCNR Accounts?
    a)    NRIs can open the Account
    b)    Can be opened in 'Permitted Currency' only
    c)    Minimum Term is 1 year
    d)    Maximum Term 5 years
    e) None of the above

27.    REPO rate means?
    a)    Rate at which the RBI will borrow from the banks
    b)    Rate at which banks will borrow from other banks
    c)    Rate at which the RBI lends to banks
    d)    Rate at which banks lend to customers
    e)    None of the above

28.    Fiscal Deficit Refers to?
    a)    The difference between the government's total expenditure and its total receipts (including borrowing)
    b)    The difference between the government's total expenditure and its total receipts (excluding borrowing)
    c)    The difference between the government's Tax collections and Salary payments
    d)    The difference between the government's Tax collections and government's Borrowings
    e)    None of the above

29.    "DAX" is the stock market in?
    a) Germany    b) USA
    c) France    d) Hongkong
    e) None of the above

30.    After retirement, Ratan Tata was made the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons. Who succeeded Ratan Tata as Chairman of Tata Sons?
    a) Cyrus Mistry    b) Niira Radia
     c) Mukesh Ambani
    d) Nandan Nilekani
    e) None of the above

31.    Yellow Metal refers to?
    a) Copper    b) Silver
    c) Platinum    d) Gold
    e) None of the above

32.    Who is the Chairman of the committee set up to scrutinize applications for new Bank licenses?
    a) Usha Thorat    b) Bimal Jalan
    c) C B Bhave    d) S Damodaran
    e) None of the above
33.    Who is the World Bank President?
    a) Christine Legrade
    b) Jim Yong Kim
    c) Raghuram Rajan
    d) Monteksingh Ahluwalia
    e) None of the above

34.    Ben Bernanke is the Chairman of Federal Reserve. What is Federal Reserve?
    a)    Central Bank of UK
    b)    Financial wing of the World Bank
    c)    Central Bank of USA
    d)    European Union Central Bank
    e)    None of the above

Answers:
1) a; 2) c; 3) a;  4) e;  5) b;  6) a;
7) d; 8) b; 9) a; 10) c; 11) d; 12) a; 13) b; 14) c; 15) a; 16) b; 17) b; 18) d; 19) b; 20) c; 21) b; 22) c; 23) a; 24) b; 25) a; 26) e; 27) c; 28) b; 29) a; 30) a; 31) d; 32) b; 33) b; 34) c