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Banking and financial Awareness Previous Year Questions

Q 81. The minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance banks is ________ .

(a) ` 10 crore
(b) ` 500 crore
(c) ` 100 crore
(d) ` 200 crore
(e) ` 1000 crore
Ans: (c)

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Q 82. Which of the following issues BOND-I?

(a) IMF
(b) RBI
(c) ADB
(d) World Bank
(e) SEBI
Ans: (d)

Q 83. As per guidelines of the RBI, payments banks can accept demand deposits up to a maximum of how much amount per customer?

(a) ` 1,00,000
(b) ` 2,00,000
(c) ` 50,000
(d) ` 5,00,000
(e) ` 10,000
Ans: (a)

Q 84. Paytm has launched ‘Paytm Money’ app for mutual fund investments. The Paytm Money platform will be offering systematic investment plans , starting at ` ____ per month

(a) ` 300
(b) ` 400
(c) ` 200
(d) ` 500
(e) ` 100
Ans: (e)

Q 85. Any party that is registered under section ____________ and has secured at least 1% of the votes polled in the most recent General elections or Assembly elections is eligible to receive Electoral Bonds.

(a) 29 of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951
(b) 29A of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951
(c) 29B of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951
(d) 29C of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951
(e) 29D of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951
Ans: (b)

Q 86. U K Sinha committee was constituted for?

(a) RBI panel on NPA reforms
(b) RBI panel on Rural Banks reforms
(c) RBI panel on Payment Banks reforms
(d) RBI panel on MSME reforms
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)

Q 87. Where is the headquarter of ADB situated?

(a) Laos
(b) Philippines
(c) Thailand
(d) Brunei
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 88. ……… and Commonwealth Bank of Australia was the organiser and main buyer of the issue of the “Bondi” bond, short for Blockchain Offered New Debt Instrument.

(a) World Bank
(b) New Development Bank
(c) Asian Development Bank
(d) Development Band of Singapore Bank
(e) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Ans: (a)

Q 89. Name the first foreign bank to set up unit in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City .

(a) Citi Bank
(b) DBS Bank
(c) HSBC Bank
(d) Barclays Bank
(e) Standard Chartered Bank
Ans: (e)

Q 90. Which of the following bank has reportedly drawn up plans for a radical restructuring that will involve the creation of a “bad bank”?

(a) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
(b) Deutsche Bank
(c) HSBC Bank
(d) Barclays Bank
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 91. Name the organization works to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities through the sustainable development of nations.

(a) UNDP
(b) UNESCO
(c) UNCTAD
(d) UNIDO
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 92. What is the minimum capital required by UCB to convert itself to SFB?

(a) 20 crore
(b) 50 crore
(c) 80 crore
(d) 100 crore
(e) 150 crore
Ans: (d)

Q 93. What is the Maturity period fixed for BHARAT ETF?

(a) 1 years and 5 years
(b) 2 years and 7 years
(c) 3 years and 10 years
(d) 4 years and 12 years
(e) 5 years and 8 years

Ans: (c)

Lesson 3 Banking Structure (Banking and financial Awareness Previous Year Questions)
Q1. What is the full form of the ‘NPA’ as used in banking environment ?

(a) Not Profitable Assets
(b) New Potential Accounts
(c) Non Performing Assets
(d) Net Performing Assets
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 2. What is the full form of ‘FINO’, a term we see frequently in financial newspapers?

(a) Financial Investment Network and Operations
(b) Farmers’ Investment in National Organisation
(c) Farmers Inclusion News and Operations
(d) Financial Inclusion Network and Operations
(e) None of these
Ans: (e)

Q 3. The usual deposit accounts of banks are

(a) Current accounts, electricity accounts and insurance premium accounts
(b) Current accounts, Post office savings bank accounts and term deposit accounts
(c) Loan accounts, savings bank accounts and term deposit accounts
(d) Current accounts, savings bank accounts and term deposit accounts
(e) Current bill accounts and term deposit accounts
Ans: (d)

Q 4. A worldwide financial messaging network which exchanges messages between banks and financial institutions is known as __________ .

(a) CHAPS
(b) SWIFT
(c) NEFT
(d) SFMS
(e) CHIPS
Ans: (b)

Q 5. Which of the following is NOT required for opening a bank account ?

(a) Identity Proof
(b) Address Proof
(c) Recent Photographs
(d) Domicile Certificate
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)

Q 6. What is a Debit Card’ ?

(a) It is a card issued by a Rating Agency
(b) It is a card which can be used for withdrawing cash or making payment even in the absence of any balance in the account
(c) It is a card which can be used for withdrawing cash or making payment if there is balance in the account
(d) It is a card which carries prepaid balance
(e) It is a card which can be used for making STD calls
Ans: (c)

Q 7. What is the secured messaging system device used by IDBRT in the field of banking’?

(a) NEFT
(b) SFMS
(c) RTGS
(d) EFT
(e) All of the above
Ans: (b)

Q 8. Which of the following does not come under the second level of management in an organization?

(a) Purchase Managers
(b) Departmental Heads
(c) Supervisors
(d) Branch Managers
(e) Finance Managers
Ans: (c)

Q 9. In our country, a cheque remains valid for payment for ________ from the date of issue.

(a) 3 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 9 months
(d) 12 months
(e) 18 months
Ans: (b)

Q 10. Credit Cards are known as—

(a) Hard money
(b) Easy money
(c) Soft money
(d) Plastic money
(e) Real money
Ans: (d)

Q 11. Which of the following instruments cannot be transferred from one person to another by Endorsement?

(a) Fixed Deposit Receipt
(b) Cheque
(c) Bill of Exchange
(d) Promissory Note
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 12. ‘Crossing’ applies to which of the following instruments?

(a) Cheques
(b) Bills
(c) Promissory Notes
(d) Hundies
(e) Fixed Deposit receipts
Ans: (a)

Q 13. A Savings Bank Account opened with a commercial bank with zero balance or very minimal balance is known as

(a) Savings Bank Ordinary Account
(b) Student Savings Bank Account
(c) No frill Account
(d) Current Account
(e) Call Deposit
Ans: (c)

Q 14. In a bank which of the following are the usual types of accounts?

(a) Saving accounts, Electricity accounts and Insurance premium accounts
(b) Fixed deposits, Post office savings bank accounts and Current deposit accounts
(c) Current accounts, Savings bank accounts and Term deposit accounts
(d) Loan accounts, Savings bank accounts and Term deposit accounts
(e) Current bill accounts and term deposit accounts
Ans: (c)

Q 15. Crossing of cheques makes them

(a) invalid document
(b) ineligible to endorse to a person other than the payee
(c) remain the same in all respect, it is only a practice
(d) eligible for payment irrespective of sufficient balance in the account
(e) ineligible to get cash across the bank counter
Ans: (b)

Q 16. If a cheque is postdated, the bank on which it is drawn

(a) will not honour the cheque before the date of the cheque
(b) has to honour the cheque before the date of the cheque
(c) has the option to honour the cheque before the date of the cheque or not
(d) has to refer to RBI to honour the cheque before the date of the cheque
(e) has to refer to the court to honour the cheque before the date of the cheque
Ans: (a)

Q 17. In which of the following accounts is operation by cheques permitted?

(a) Savings bank accounts and fixed deposit accounts
(b) Current accounts and fixed deposit accounts
(c) Savings bank accounts and floating loan accounts
(d) Savings bank accounts and cash accounts
(e) Savings bank accounts and current accounts
Ans: (e)

Q 18. A traveller’s cheque is

(a) a supplementary credit card.
(b) a cheque issued by a bank or financial institution which functions as capital.
(c) a certificate issued by a bank or financial institution in lieu of cash.
(d) a cheque issued by a bank or financial institution which functions as a bond.
(e) a prepaid instrument issued by a bank or finance institution which can be substitute of cash.
Ans: (e)

Q 19. If a crossed cheque is presented for payment

(a) cash can be paid across the counter to the presenter.
(b) cash can be paid across the counter to the account holder only.
(c) it can be paid only through a banker.
(d) it cannot be paid at all.
(e) it can be paid across the counter in another bank.
Ans: (b)

Q 20. Which of the following is not a salient feature of debit card?

(a) No bad debts to banks and no suits for recovery
(b) No interest earning for banks
(c) Works Iike a normal withdrawal slip
(d) 45 days credit is given to the card holder
(e) All the above
Ans: (d)

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