Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. Here is a set of Banking Awareness Quiz.


1. What is take-out financing?
(a) A method of providing finance for longer duration projects
(b) A method of providing finance for short duration projects
(c) A method of providing finance without any paper work
(d) A method of providing finance on very low interest rates
(e) None of these



2. NABARD support lending to farmers, rural artisans and other non-farmers in rural areas through ________.
(a) Co-operative Banks
(b) Regional Rural Banks
(c) Land Development Banks
(d) Scheduled Commercial Banks
(e) All the Above



3. Identify the macroeconomic policy/ policies of India ________.
(a) Monetary policy
(b) Fiscal policy
(c) Regulatory policy
(d) Only a and b
(e) None of these



4. RBI uses bank rate in order to control ________.
(a) Money supply, volume of bank credit and cost of bank credit.
(b) Liquidity
(c) Cash holdings of banks
(d) Financial position of banks
(e) None of these



5. What are the steps taken by RBI, in order to meet demand and time liabilities of banks in time?
(a) Banks are asked to keep mandatory regulatory cash reserve with RBI
(b) Banks are asked to maintain CRR
(c) Both a and b as they are same
(d) Banks are asked to keep enough cash in cash counters
(e) None of these


6. India's own payment gate way 'RuPay' works in which of the following channel/s?
(a) Automated Teller Machines
(b) Point of Sales
(c) Online Sales
(d) All of the Above
(e) None of these



7. Monetary policy is used by RBI for controlling _________.
(a) Inflation or deflation
(b) Exports or imports
(c) Indian rupee or foreign currency
(d) State or Central Government
(e) None of these



8. Identify the difference between commercial paper and certificate of deposit ______.
(a) Certificate of deposit is issued at discount while commercial paper at face value
(b) Certificate of deposit is a financial instrument while commercial paper is a financial statement
(c) Certificate of deposit is issued by banks while commercial paper is issued by firms or public limited companies
(d) All the above
(e) None of these



9. When does money market is called as 'Tight'?
(a) When the call money rate is low
(b) When the call money rate is high
(c) When money availability in the market is very high
(d) When participants in the money market are ready to lend
(e) None of these



10. If a bank needs to attract Provident Fund Deposits, what are the criteria that banks must possess?
(a) Profitability in preceding 3 years
(b) Minimum of Rs.200 crores as net worth
(c) Capital adequacy of 9%
(d) All the above
(e) None of these



11. If the stock markets are declining then it is called as _______.
(a) Bull run
(b) Down run
(c) Bear run
(d) Stage
(e) None of these



12. A promissory note that is not secured by any collateral or not secured by a mortgage or lien marked on any property is _______ instrument.
(a) Debenture
(b) Bill of exchange
(c) Commercial bill
(d) Currency bill
(e) None of these



13. What does RBI do if a Re.1 note is issued by Government of India?
(a) RBI object the issuance
(b) RBI put into circulation
(c) RBI converts Re.1 in to higher denomination of Rs.10 and more.
(d) RBI asks banks to not to support for circulation
(e) None of these


14. RBI issue currency rupee notes on basis of _______.
(a) By holding minimum value of gold coins and bullion
(b) By holding minimum foreign securities as a part of the total approved assets
(c) By holding minimum amount of commodities which are trading in commodity exchanges
(d) Only (a) and (b)
(e) All the above



15. Which of the following entities are applicable for the new listing obligations and disclosure requirements of SEBI regulations, 2014?
(a) Listing of debentures
(b) Listing of bonds
(c) All listed companies
(d) All the above
(e) None of these



16. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is being used by banks for _______.
(a) Remittance
(b) Clearing and settlement
(c) Payments and settlements
(d) Advisory service
(e) None of these



17. NOSTRO account means _______.
(a) An account opened by foreign citizens other than NRIs in India with Indian banks in INR for their expenses in India.
(b) An account opened by foreign citizens other than NRIs in India with foreign banks in foreign currency to convert Indian rupee to that currency and remit back to their own country.
(c) An account opened by an Indian bank in the foreign countries in their banks and in that country currency for settlement in that country's currency.
(d) An account opened by a foreign bank in India with their corresponding banks in INR for settlements in INR.
(e) None of these



18. What kind of Treasury Bills (T-Bills) is/ are issued by State Government?
(a) No Treasury Bills issued by State Government
(b) 182 - days
(c) 91 - days
(d) 364 - days
(e) None of these



19. Pick the odd one out from the following about Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS).
(a) BBPS is a unified bill payment system across the country.
(b) It will be setting up the standards in operations related to payments, clearance, and settlements.
(c) G. Padmanabhan committee had provided a report on feasibility of Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS).
(d) Payment gateways, service providers, banks, and agents will be participants in this system.
(e) None of these



20. Electronic fund transfers like RTGS and NEFT are operated and maintained by _______.
(a) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
(b) Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)
(c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
(d) Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL)
(e) Indian Banking Association (IBA)



21. Identify the Basel III norms from following that, recently RBI has extended the timeline for implementation for banks in India _______.
(a) Minimum regulatory capital requirement
(b) Market discipline
(c) Holding the minimum capital to risk weighted assets ratio to 10.25%
(d) Leverage ratio to 3%
(e) All the above



22. Identify the odd one out from the following benefits of RTGS.
(a) Settlement is immediate
(b) Suited for only lower value transactions
(c) Lowers the settlement risk
(d) Avoids credit risk while settlement
(e) Settled at real time



23. In RBI’s monetary policy, Liberal Money Policy means _______.
(a) Banks no need to deposit more excess cash as reserves.
(b) Banks are asked for more and more deposits to be held with RBI.
(c) CRR is decreased
(d) Both (a) and (c)
(e) None of these



24. Expand IFSC _______.
(a) Indian Financial System Code
(b) Indian Financial Services Code
(c) International Financial Service Code
(d) Interbank Fund Service Code
(e) Indian Financial Security Code




25. Which among the following is known as pre-paid negotiable instrument?
(a) Cheque
(b) Promissory note
(c) Bankers cheque/ Pay order
(d) Fixed deposit
(e) None of these




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