1. Bank reconciliation statement is prepared with the help of
(a) Bank pass book and cash column of cash book
(b) Bank pass book and bank column of cash book
(c) Bank pass book and petty cash book
(d) Bank pass only
(e) All of the above



2. EEFC account can be opened in the form of
(a) Current account, SB account and TDR
(b) Current account and SB account
(c) Current account only
(d) Current account and TDR
(e) None of these




3. Bank may prefer to invest in corporate bonds because
(a) A bond is more liquid asset
(b) A bond has an easy exit
(c) A bond can be sold at discount
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these





4. Which of following statements is/are true regarding a Deferred Payment Guarantee (DPG)?
(a) It is a type of guarantee where no cash payment is involved.
(b) It is a type of guarantee which is given for the purchase of immovable property.
(c) It is a type of guarantee where payment would have to be made in instalments guaranteed.
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these





5. Truncation of cheques means
(a) The cheques in the paper form will be retained by the collecting banker and he will submit only computerised image to the Clearing House
(b) Cheques will be scanned and the electronic image, instead of physical cheque, will be transmitted in the clearing cycle
(c) The entire clearing operations would be done only through computers
(d) Debiting the drawer’s account through internet banking
(e) None of these

  



6. Not Negotiable’ crossing refers to
(a) The cheque cannot be negotiated
(b) The collecting bank should satisfy itself as to the title of the holder before collecting the cheque
(c) The cheque cannot be collected as the protection under Section 131 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is not available in such cases
(d) The transferee shall not have and shall not be capable of giving a better title to the cheque than that of the transferor
(e) None of these





7. The cheque in which the signature of the drawer of the cheque is not genuine is called
(a) Post-dated cheque
(b) Forged cheque
(e) Stale cheque
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these





8. Deposits under NRE/FCNR accounts are linked to:
(a) Base Rate
(b) SIBOR
(c) Bank Rate
(d) LIBOR
(e) MIBID





9. What stage of opening a bank account is the checking of Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) carried out?
(a) At the first point of customer interaction
(b) At the Account Services Level
(c) At the Central Account Services Level
(d) One month after the account is opened
(e) At the time of the first transaction





10. India has different categories of commercial banks. Which of the following is NOT one such category?
(a) Private Banks
(b) Commodity Banks
(c) Foreign Banks
(d) Co-operative Banks
(e) None of these





11. Bankers reduce lending risk by
(a) Ensuring that there will be no default on account of lack of liquidity and lack of willingness to pay on the part of the borrower
(b) Ensuring that there will be no problem of liquidity with the borrower
(c) Obtaining adequate security
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these




12. Which among the following terms describe(s) ‘universal banking’?
(a) Branches of a bank in all geographical territories of its country
(b) A bank providing services in all geographical territories of its country
(c) A bank providing combination of commercial banking and investment banking
(d) All of these
(e) None of these





13. Which of the following is/are the example(s) of product diversification of bank?
(a) Credit card
(b) International credit card
(c) Debit card
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these





14. Which of the following categories of risk is/are taken care of by RTGS?
(a) Systemic Risk and Credit Risk
(b) Market Risk
(c) Settlement Risk and Systemic Risk
(d) Systemic Risk and Legal Risk
(e) None of these





15. If a Bank wants to introduce a new deposit scheme, the same is now approved by
(a) RBI
(b) Union Government
(c) The board of the bank
(d) Both (a) and (c)
(e) None of these





16. What is the full form of the term LIBOR as used in financial banking sector?
(a) London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
(b) Liberal International Bank Official Ratio
(c) London India Bureau of Regulations
(d) Local India Bank Offered Rate
(e) None of these





17. Which of the following loan products are 'teaser loans' offered by banks?
(a) Education loans
(b) Commercial loans
(c) Gold loans
(d) Retail trade loans
(e) Home loans





18. Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) does not have which of the following functions?
(a) Demand deposits
(b) Hiring and purchasing assets
(c) Equipment leasing
(d) Housing finance and investments in financial securities
(e) None of these





19. Which of the following sources are domestic funds raised by companies?
1. IPO
2. Open Market Operations
3. Commercial Papers
(a) Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 1
(c) Only 3
(d) Only 1 and 3
(e) All 1, 2 and 3




20. “Subprime Crisis” relates to
(a) Loans sanctioned to people who are not credit worthy
(b) Loans to weaker sections of the society
(c) Loans which are given in a recession
(d) Loans which are given without security
(e) Situation created by Wilful Defaulters






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Note: Politically exposed persons are individuals who are or have been entrusted with prominent public functions in a foreign country, e.g., Heads of States or of Governments, senior politicians, senior government/judicial/military officers, senior executives of state-owned corporations, important political party officials, etc. Banks should gather sufficient information on any person/customer of this category intending to establish a relationship and check all the information available on the person in the public domain. Banks should verify the identify of the person and seek information about the sources of funds before accepting the PEP as a customer.
SOURCE: RBI