302 Unit Test Series

What is the meaning of “financing” in the financial market?

 Advising an organization to raise charity funds

 Investing in the securities market

 Sourcing funds

 Converting the assets into cash

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Financing is the process of providing funds for business activities, making purchases, or investing

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Sourcing funds

Financial instrument such as commercial paper can be sold

 Issued by commercial banks

 directly

 with brokers or dealers

 functional buyers

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Commercial paper is an unsecured, short-term debt instrument issued by a corporation, typically for the financing of accounts payable and inventories and meeting short-term liabilities.

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directly

Type of instrument whoever holds it, gets interest and principal amount is classified as

 term instrument

 interim instrument

 primary instrument

 bearer instrument

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A bearer instrument, or bearer bond, is a type of fixed-income security in which no ownership information is recorded and the security is issued in physical form to the purchaser.

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bearer instrument

Negotiable deposit certificate are traded in

 secondary markets

 primary markets

 direct markets

 indirect markets

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NCDs are guaranteed by a bank and can be traded in a highly-liquid secondary market.

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secondary markets

In primary markets, property of shares which made it easy to sell newly issued security is considered as

 increased liquidity

 decreased liquidity

 money flow

 large funds

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In primary markets, property of shares which made it easy to sell newly issued security is considered as increased liquidity.

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increased liquidity

Building bought for commercial purpose is a financial asset.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Building, Cash, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and bank deposits are all are examples of financial assets.

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TRUE

LIC is primarily a money market intermediary.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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A financial intermediary is an institution or individual that serves as a middleman among diverse parties in order to facilitate financial transactions.

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FALSE

The unorganized financial system includes ___________.

 Commercial Banks

 Merchant Banks

 Indigenous Banks

 Private Banks

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he unorganised sector of the money market is largely made up of indigenous bankers, money lenders, traders, commission agents etc.

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Indigenous Banks

Long-term debt instruments have a maturity of __________

 One year

 Over one year

 One and half year

 Two year

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Long-term debt is debt that matures in more than one year.

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Over one year

The liberalization of Indian Banking and Regulation was done based on recommendation of________.

 R Gandhi Committee

 Narasimham Committee

 Basel Committee

 Khusro Committee

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The Narsimham Committee was set up in order to study the problems of the Indian financial system and to suggest some recommendations for improvement in the efficiency and productivity of the financial institution.

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Narasimham Committee

In which year was The Banking Regulation Act passed in India?

 1947

 1935

 1949

 1965

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In the wake of deteriorating condition of cooperative banks in the country, the central government amended the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

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1949

 

How many banks were nationalized in India in the year 1969?

 12

 29

 14

 6

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The government through the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Ordinance, 1969 and nationalised the 14 largest commercial banks on 19 July 1969.

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14

 

Imperial Bank of India was nationalized in which year?

 1945

 1955

 1949

 1965

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The creation of the State Bank of India in July 1955 followed the passage of the Imperial Bank of India into state ownership.

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1955

 

The services rendered by a banker as an agent of his customers are called

 Principal services

 Agency services

 General utility services

 Social services

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Commercial banks function as agents to customers in several aspects, and the amount in their account is one of the most important agency services rendered by the banks

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Agency services

 

Which of the following is not a function of a Bank

 To accept deposits

 To waive loans

 To grant advances

 To supply input to farmers

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To supply input to farmers is not the function of a bank.

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To supply input to farmers

 

Banks keep our jewellery and important documents in safe custody with them.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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The bank provides a locker facility for the safe custody of valuable documents, gold ornaments and other valuable.

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TRUE

 

Banks do not deal in foreign exchange.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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As per the latest circular Issued by the RBI, there are around 110 entities who are qualified under the segment of Authorized Dealers category for foreign exchange.

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FALSE

 

The liberalization of Indian Banking and Regulation was done based on recommendation of________.

 R Gandhi Committee

 Narasimham Committee

 Basel Committee

 Khusro Committee

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The Narsimham Committee was set up in order to study the problems of the Indian financial system and to suggest some recommendations for improvement in the efficiency and productivity of the financial institution.

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Narasimham Committee

 

Punjab National Bank was established in _______.

 1881

 1894

 1913

 1917

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The bank was founded in 1894 and is the second largest public sector bank.

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1894

 

Export and Import Bank of India (EXIM) establised in______

 1986

 1985

 1982

 1990

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Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) is a specialized financial institution, wholly owned by Government of India, set up in 1982.

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1982

RBI provides the Ways and Means Advances to whom ?

 Central Government

 State Government

 Commercial Banks

 Local Government

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2.2 Under Section 17(5) of RBI Act, 1934, the RBI provides Ways and Means Advances (WMA) to the States banking with it to help them to tide over temporary mismatches in the cash flow of their receipts and payments.

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State Government

 

As per the RBI's clean note policy writing on a currency note is

 An offense

 A crime

 A punishable offence

 The notes becomes non-legal tender

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Writing on currency notes is a punishable offence as per the Reserve Bank of India's clean note policy

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A punishable offence

 

RBI has withdrawn the circulation of coins in the denomination of 1 paise, 2 paise, 3 paise, 5 paise, 10 paise, 20 paise and 25 paise in which year ?

 2010

 2011

 2012

 2013

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RBI has withdrawn the circulation of coins in the denomination of 1 paise, 2 paise, 3 paise, 5 paise, 10 paise, 20 paise and 25 paise in which year in 2011.

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2011

 

RBI increases the rate of interest in the situation of:

 Higher inflation

 Lower inflation

 In the pressure of commercial banks

 In the pressure of Government

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In order to control credit, Reserve Bank of India should Increase CRR and increase Bank rate. During high inflation in the economy, RBI raises the CRR to lower the bank's loanable funds.

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Lower inflation

 

On which of the following date, RBI was established ?

 22nd April, 1934

 1st August, 1935

 1st April, 1935

 22nd August, 1934

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The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

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1st April, 1935

 

RBI does not regulate the credit flow.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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The Reserve Bank of India, as the central bank of the country, regulates the flow of credit.

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FALSE

 

RBI is known as the Banker's Bank.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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In India, Reserve Bank Of India or RBI is known as the banker's bank. It is so called because it acts as a bank for all the commercial banks in India.

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TRUE

 

Which one of the following rates is not decided by RBI________

 Bank Rate

 Base Rate

 Repo Rate

 Prime Lending Rate

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Prime rate or prime lending rate is a term applied in many countries to reference an interest rate used by banks.  It is not determined by RBI

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Prime Lending Rate

 

RBI pays interest on CRR balances of banks at _____

 Bank Rate

 Repo Rate

 Bank Rate minus 2%

 Zero %

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With the amendment of the RBI Act, from 2007, no interest is paid on CRR balances.

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Zero %

 

Which of the institution_______ works as the agent of RBI while it has no own offices ?

 IMF

 SBI

 GOI

 Ministry of Finance

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SBI works as an agent RBI, where it has no offices.

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SBI

Interest rate of deposits of a co-operative credit societies are fixed by :

 Registrar

 Government

 RBI

 General Body

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Interest rate of deposits of a co-operative credit societies are fixed by Registrar.

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Registrar

 

The rules and regulations of a co-operative society is formed in its:

 Co-operative Act

 Co-operative Rules

 By-laws

 General Body

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The rules and regulations of a co-operative society is formed in Co-operative Act.

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Co-operative Act

 

The Co-operative Societies Act was passed in India in the year

 1904

 1912

 1919

 1949

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The Co-operative Societies Act was passed in India in the year 1912.

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1912

 

The Urban Credit Cooperatives are also commonly known as:

 Urban Cooperative Banks

 Cooperative Banks

 National Banks

 Local Banks

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The term Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs), though not formally defined, refers to primary cooperative banks located in urban and semi-urban areas.

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Cooperative Banks

 

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is an example

 Development Bank

 Investment Bank

 Cooperative banks

 Commercial Banks

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Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is an example of Investment Bank.

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Investment Bank

 

The primary co-operative credit society is an alliance of borrowers and non-borrowers living in a particular location.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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This is an association of borrowers and non-borrowers living in a particular locality.

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TRUE

 

Central co-operative banks  are the partnerships of primary credit societies in a district.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Central co-operative banks are the partnership of primary credit societies in a district.

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TRUE

 

'One man, One vote' principle was recommended by ______Committee?

 Gorwala

 MacLagan

 Minto Morley

 Montague Chelmsford

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'One man, One vote' principle was recommended by Mac Lagan Committee? One man, one vote expresses the principle that individuals should have equal representation in voting.

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MacLagan

 

The members of co-operative society have ____liability.

 Limited

 Unlimited

 Joint

 Joint & Several

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The liability of members of a co-operative society is limited to the extent of capital contributed by them

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Limited

 

The_________controls the cooperative banks that falls under the banking regulations act of 1949.

 NABARD

 RBI

 National cooperatie unions of India

 Local Government

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The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 is a law that regulates banking ... cooperative banks under the supervision of the Reserve Bank of India.

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RBI

Small loans provided by the Banks to very poor families without any collateral security is popularly known as ?

 Personal finance

 Project finance

 Macro finance

 Micro finance

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Microfinance is a banking service provided to unemployed or low-income individuals or groups who otherwise would have no other access to financial services.

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Micro finance

 

“One Family One Bank” tagline is associated with a PSB Bank. The Public Sector Bank (PSB) in the Question is

 Canara Bank

 Bank of Maharashtra

 Bank of India

 Corporation Bank

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Bank of Maharashtra

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Bank of Maharashtra

 

Which of the following is not a function of the commercial Bank ?

 Acting as a lender of last resort.

 Lending to the private and public sectors

 The provision of a cheque system for setting debts

 The provision of safe deposit facilities

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Acting as a lender of last resort. This role is played by RBI.

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Acting as a lender of last resort.

 

When a commercial bank creates credit, its immediate effect is that it raises:

 The exchange rate

 The interest rate

 The money supply

 The real national income

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It raises the money supply.

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The money supply

 

Demand deposits mean:

 Saving account

 Profit loss account

 Chequeable deposits

 Time deposits

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A demand deposit account (DDA) consists of funds held in a bank account from which deposited funds can be withdrawn at any time, such as checking accounts.

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Chequeable deposits

 

Letter of Credit is used only for international trading payment operations:

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Letters of credit are indispensable for international transactions since they ensure that payment will be received.

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FALSE

 

The saving bank deposit can be opened with a small amount.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Saving bank deposits can be operated with small sum of money as these type of accounts are encouraged by all the commercial banks because it accumulates huge amount of deposit and are paid nominal rate of interest.

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TRUE

 

A customer does not require a bank account to obtain ______

 Loan

 Overdraft

 Cheque

 Banker's draft

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A banker's draft is a cheque (or check) provided to a customer of a bank or acquired from a bank for remittance purposes, that is drawn by the bank, and drawn on another bank or payable through or at a bank.

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Banker's draft

 

Bank overdraft is a good source of finance for ______

 Short term

 Medium term

 Long term

 Short and Medium term

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Bank overdraft is a good source of finance for Short term. An overdraft facility allows the business to spend more money than is deposited in the bank account.

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Short term

 

A ____ is a document from a bank guaranteeing that a seller will receive payment in full as long as certain delivery conditions have been met:

 Agreement

 Letter of Credit

 Bill Paper

 Certificate of Deposit

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A letter of credit, or "credit letter" is a letter from a bank guaranteeing that a buyer's payment to a seller will be received on time and for the correct amount.

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Letter of Credit

A banking system where business is carried on by a bank through a network of branches spread throughout the country is known as

 Unit Banking

 Branch Banking

 Chain Banking

 Group Banking

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Branch banking refers to a bank that is connected to one or more other banks in an area or outside of it.

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Branch Banking

 

At present most of the Indian Banks are falling under the

 Chain Banking System

 Unit Banking System

 Branch Banking System

 Group Banking System

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At present most of the Indian Banks are falling under the Branch banking system.

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Branch Banking System

 

Which type of banking is most helpful in cross-selling?

 Virtual Banking

 Relationship Banking

 Wholesale Banking

 Agricultural Banking

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Relationship banking is strategy used by banks to offer a variety of different products, strengthen customer loyalty, and generate additional revenue.

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Relationship Banking

 

Which one of the following is controlled by the World Wide Web?

 Universal Banking

 Virtual Banking

 Wholesale Banking

 Shadow Banking

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A virtual bank is a bank that offers banking services through electronic channels.

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Virtual Banking

 

The banks which are engaged in diverse kind of banking activities are called__________

 Unit Banking

 Modern Banking

 Group Banking

 Universal Banking

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Universal banking is a system in which banks provide a wide variety of comprehensive financial services, including those tailored to retail, commercial, and investment services.

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Universal Banking

 

Deposit banking brings together the savings of the people and makes them available for long-term loans for industrialisation.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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banking in which bank credit is in the form of deposits instead of the issue of notes.

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FALSE

 

Germany recommends mixed banking system for rapid industrialization.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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German Banking system presents the best example of mixed banking in the world. Infact the German Banks perform such as a large variety of functions that they are very often referred to as "universal banks".

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TRUE

 

________is a system under which an individual bank carries on banking business with a network of banks. branches spread all over the country

 Mixed Banking

 Branch Banking

 Unit Banking

 Corresponding Banking

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Branch banking refers to a bank that is connected to one or more other banks in an area or outside of it;

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Branch Banking

 

Core banking is a __________ branch computerization model

 Centralized

 Decentralized

 Unified

 ATM

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Decentralized banking has grown from a blockchain-based FinTech sandbox into a complex array of platforms through which borrowers, lenders and investors can undertake bank-like transactions without banks

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Decentralized

 

Referring to various types of banking, 'Mixed banking' is _______

 Banking system that combines commercial and investment banking

 Banking system that combines virtual and branch banking

 Banking system that combines retail and wholesale banking

 Banking system that combines offline and relationship banking

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Mixed banking is an approach where banks undertake both commercial and industrial banking and is a popular banking model in countries like Germany and Japan. German banks present a typical case of banking where they undertake multiple functions and are thus referred to as 'Universal Banks'

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Banking system that combines commercial and investment banking

BASEL NORMS are related to the:

 Insurance sector

 Tele communication

 Real estate

 Banking sector

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Basel norms or Basel accords are the international banking regulations issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

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Banking sector

 

Which section was added in the Banking regulation Act to include the Cooperative Banks under its purview?

 Section 61

 Section 56

 Section 35

 Section 28

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In 1965, the Act was amended to include cooperative banks under its purview by adding the Section 56.

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Section 56

 

Which of the following section of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 deals with licensing of banking companies?

 Section 18

 Section 21

 Section 22

 Section 23

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The Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 deals with the Licensing of Banking Companies in India.

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Section 22

 

Which of the following section of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 deals with restrictions on loans and advances?

 Section 18

 Section 20

 Section 22

 Section 23

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Section 20 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (B.R. Act, 1949) prohibits banks from granting any loan or advance to any of its Directors.

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Section 20

 

Which of the following section of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 deals with maintenance of a percentage of assets?

 Section 20

 Section 22

 Section 23

 Section 24

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Section 25 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 deals with Assets in India.

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Section 24

 

RBI is a profit making institution acting in the interest of government?

 TRUE

 FALSE

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the primary mandate of the RBI is not to earn profits but to preserve the value of the rupee.

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FALSE

 

RBI does not perform any ordinary commercial banking functions?

 TRUE

 FALSE

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RBI is not involved in any commercial banking activity.

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TRUE

 

______ of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 deals with prohibition of trading.

 Section 6

 Section 7

 Section 8

 Section 9

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Section 8 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 deals with prohibition of trading

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Section 8

 

______ of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 deals with use of words “Banker”,”Bank”, “Banking” or “Banking Company”

 Section 6

 Section 7

 Section 8

 Section 9

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Section 7 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 deals with use of words “Banker”,”Bank”, “Banking” or “Banking Company”

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Section 7

 

Section 17 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 deals with _______

 Reserve Fund

 Cash Reserve

 Audit

 Assets in India

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Every banking company incorporated in India shall create a reserve fund and 99 [***] shall, out of the balance of profit of each year as disclosed in the profit and loss account prepared under section 29.

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Reserve Fund

The Cash Reserve Ratio is an effective instrument of credit control. Under the RBI Act, 1934 every ______bank has to keep certain minimum cash reserves with RBI:

 Public Bank

 Commercial Bank

 Industrial and Agricultural Banks

 Cooperative Banks

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Under the RBI Act, 1934 every commercial bank has to keep certain minimum cash reserves with RBI:

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Commercial Bank

 

The RBI is empowered to vary the CRR between:

 2 % and 16%

 3% and 15%

 5% and 25%

 1% and 10%

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Cash reserve ratio is a certain percentage of bank deposits which banks are required to keep with RBI in the form of reserves or balances.

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3% and 15%

 

LAF stands for:

 Liquidity Adjustment Facility

 Liquidity Adjustment Finance

 Lending Adjustment Facility

 Lending Adjusted Finance

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A liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) is a tool used in monetary policy, primarily by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that allows banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements (repos) or to make loans to the RBI through reverse repo agreements.

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Liquidity Adjustment Facility

 

Which among the following defines Repo Rate?

 The rate at which banks place their surplus funds with the RBI

 The rate at which banks can borrow against their excess SLR securities to meet additional liquidity requirements

 The rate at which the Reserve Bank is prepared to buy or re-discount bills of exchange or other commercial paper eligible for purchase

 The rate at which banks borrow funds from the Reserve Bank against eligible collaterals

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Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India) lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds. Repo rate is used by monetary authorities to control inflation.

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The rate at which banks borrow funds from the Reserve Bank against eligible collaterals

 

Which among the following defines Reverse Repo Rate?

 The rate at which banks place their surplus funds with the RBI

 The rate at which banks can borrow against their excess SLR securities to meet additional liquidity requirements

 The rate at which the Reserve Bank is prepared to buy or re-discount bills of exchange or other commercial paper eligible for purchase

 The rate at which banks borrow funds from the Reserve Bank against eligible collaterals

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Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India borrows funds from the commercial banks in the country. In other words, it is the rate at which commercial banks in India park their excess money with Reserve Bank of India usually for a short-term.

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The rate at which banks place their surplus funds with the RBI

 

Open Market Operations means Overnight sale/purchase of government securities?

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Open market operations is the sale and purchase of government securities and treasury bills by RBI or the central bank of the country.

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TRUE

 

The Central Bank has the duty to see that legitimate credit requirements are met?

 TRUE

 FALSE

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True. The Central Bank has the duty to see that legitimate credit requirements are met.

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TRUE

 

The main objective of monetary policy in India is______.

 Growth with Stability

 Reduce Poverty and Achieve Stability

 Overall Monetary Stability

 Printing of currency

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The objectives of monetary policy include ensuring inflation targeting and price stability, full employment and stable economic growth.

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Growth with Stability

 

Monetary Policy is a regulatory policy by which the ______or monetary authority of a country controls the supply of money, availability of bank credit and cost of money that is the rate of interest:

 Central Bank

 DBI

 SEBI

 IBA

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Monetary Policy is a regulatory policy by which thecentral bank or monetary authority of a country controls the supply of money, availability of bank credit and cost of money that is the rate of interest:

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Central Bank

 

The goals of monetary policy do not include the promotion of _____________

 Maximum employment

 Low Taxes

 Stable Prices

 Moderate long-term interest rates

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The goals of monetary policy are to promote maximum employment, stable prices and moderate long-term interest rates.

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Low Taxes

A retail bank channels funds from savers to borrowers. This role of a retail bank is best described as:

 Asset transformation

 Money creation

 Financial intermediation

 Proprietary trading

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A retail bank channels funds from savers to borrowers and serving individuals with their complete financial needs through efficient channels at supreme levels of customer service

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Financial intermediation

 

Retail banking provides financial services for:

 Personal

 Large Industries

 Small scale industries

 Medium Scale industries

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Retail banking offers bank accounts and basic financial services to individual consumers.

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Personal

 

What is considered a mass market banking

 Wholesale banking

 Bulk banking

 Retail banking

 Unit Banking

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Mass market banking is also called Retail Banking.

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Retail banking

 

How many Bharat QR transactions can be done in a day?

 25

 There is no limit on number of transactions

 There is no limit on number of transactions but subject to daily transaction amount limits on your Debit/Credit Cards

 Set by banks

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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As of now, there is a limit of twenty transactions per day using Bharat QR. In case the payments are being made via the BHIM app however, the transaction limits have been limited to Rs 10,000 per transaction and Rs 20,000 per day.

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There is no limit on number of transactions but subject to daily transaction amount limits on your Debit/Credit Cards

 

Retail Loan Processing Centres of banks are designed to

 Source retail asset business

 Process retail loans

 Do the valuation/legal opinion wherever necessary

 Release the loan either at their end or advise sanction to branches

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Retail Loan Processing Centres of banks are designed to for faster delivery of retail loan requirements, and there is no more hassle of going to branch.

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Release the loan either at their end or advise sanction to branches

 

Cross Selling refers to selling additional products/services to the existing customers.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Cross-selling is the practice of marketing additional products to existing customers, often practiced in the financial services industry.

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TRUE

 

Cross Selling refers to selling additional products/services to the new customers.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Financial advisors can often earn additional revenue by cross-selling additional products and services to their existing client base.

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FALSE

 

_____is not a characteristic of retail banking?

 Banking facilities to individual customers.

 Banking facilities to small size businesses

 Banking facilities to medium size businesses

 Banking facilities to large size businesses

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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To Provide Banking facilities to large size businesses.

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Banking facilities to large size businesses

 

______is not a Retail Deposit Products?

 Recurring Deposit Account

 Term Deposit Account

 CC/OD account facility to a corporate office

 Current Deposit Account

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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To provide CC/OD account facility to a corporate offices.

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CC/OD account facility to a corporate office

 

Retail banking is confined to ............... Customers

 Corporate

 Firm

 Individual

 Individual and corporate

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Retail banking is solely confined to benefit individual customers.

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Individual

In executing the standing instructions, there exists a relationship of :

 debtor and creditor

 Trustee and Beneficiary

 Bailee and Bailor

 Agent and Principal

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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In executing the standing instructions, there exists a relationship of ,Agent and Principal.

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Agent and Principal

 

The banker has a statutory obligation to:

 Honour customers' cheque

 Exercise lien

 Maintain secrecy of his customers' accounts

 Honour customers' bill

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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The main obligations of the banker towards the customers towards the Obligation to Honour Cheques:

Accepted Answers:

Honour customers' cheque

 

A person deposits money in the bank with a view to:

 Safety

 Fear

 Earn interest

 loan

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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A person deposits money in the bank with a view to earn interest on depoits.

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Earn interest

 

A Collecting banker is given the statutory protection only when he acts as

 A banker

 A holder for value

 A holder in due course

 An agent

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Banker can avail protection only when he acts as an agent for collection of his customer cheques but not as its holder for value

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An agent

 

The document which can be used only for making local payment is

 A cheque

 A bill of exchange

 A banker's cheque

 A draft

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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The document that can be used to make local payment is a Banker's cheque.

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A banker's cheque

 

Ordinary Customers are those who are competent to enter into contract under the laws of land.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Ordinary Customers are those who are competent to enter into contract under the laws of land.

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TRUE

 

Net worth is the total assets minus total outside liabilities of an individual or a company.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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An individual's net worth is simply the value that is left after subtracting liabilities from assets.

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TRUE

 

A Miner is a person who has not attained the age of _______years.

 20

 18

 22

 25

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A Miner is a person who has not attained the age of 18 years.

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18

 

The balance of a joint A/c in the name of X,Y,Z Should be paid on the death of X........

 To the legal representative of x

 To Y and Z

 To Y or Z

 TO the legal representative of X,Y and Z

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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It should be paid to the legal representive of X, Y and Z.

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TO the legal representative of X,Y and Z

 

The reasonable period allowed in India for the presentation of a cheque is_______.

 1 year

 3 months

 9 months

 Six months

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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From the scheme of Sections 138 and 142 of the Indian Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, it is thus seen that a cheque can be presented to the bank within the period of six months from the date on which it is drawn or within the period of its validity, whichever is earlier.

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Six months

Non- Banking Financial Companies are engaged in activities of :

 Hire purchase

 Agriculture Industry

 Sale and Purchase of immovable property

 Lease

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares/stocks/bonds/debentures/securities issued by Government or local authority or other marketable securities of a like nature, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance etc.

Accepted Answers:

Hire purchase

 

Which of the following activity is not permissible for NBFC?

 loans and advances

 acquisition of shares

 insurance business

 construction of immovable property

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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NBFC does not include any institution whose principal business is that of agriculture activity, industrial activity, purchase or sale of any goods (other than securities) or providing any services and sale/purchase/construction of immovable property.

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construction of immovable property

 

Which of the following does not have any roles in regulation of NBFCs?

 National Housing Bank

 RBI

 SIDBI

 Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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SIDBI does not have any regulating authority in framing rules for NBFC.

Accepted Answers:

SIDBI

 

In India, Microfinance development and Equity fund is maintained by ?

 SIDBI

 RBI

 NABARD

 CII

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Micro Finance Development and Equity Fund – has been set up . The fund is managed by a Board consisting of representatives of NABARD, commercial banks and professionals with domain knowledge.

Accepted Answers:

SIDBI

 

The company will be treated as a non-banking financial company (NBFC) if its financial assets are more than its total assets by how much:

 50%

 25%

 75%

 60%

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The company will be treated as an NBFC if its financial assets are more than 50 per cent of its total assets

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50%

 

The repayment of deposits by NBFCs is guaranteed by RBI.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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No guarantee is provided by RBI.

Accepted Answers:

FALSE

 

NBFCs are part of the Payments and Settlements system

 TRUE

 FALSE

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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NBFCs do not form part of the payment and settlement system and cannot issue cheques drawn on itself

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FALSE

 

NBFCs with asset size more than ___ are considered to be systemically important NBFCs.

 Rs 500 crore

 Rs 100 crore

 Rs 200 crore

 Rs 350 crore

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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NBFCs whose asset size is of ₹ 500 cr or more as per last audited balance sheet are considered as systemically important NBFCs.

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Rs 500 crore

 

NBFCs which deploys at least 75 per cent of its total assets in infrastructure loans is known as ______

 Loan Company

 Investment Company

 Infrastructure Finance Company (IFC)

 Systemically Important Core Investment Company (CIC-ND-SI)

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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IFC is a non-banking finance company a) which deploys at least 75 per cent of its total assets in infrastructure loans.

Accepted Answers:

Infrastructure Finance Company (IFC)

 

______test is used by RBI to determine whether or not a company is into financial business?

 50-50 test

 80-20 rule

 fintech test

 nominal test

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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This test is commonly called the 50-50 test and is used to determine if a company is engaged in financial business or not. A company which fulfils both these criteria can then be registered as an NBFC by RBI or other regulatory bodies.

Accepted Answers:

50-50 test

State Financial Corporations give assistance mainly to develop?

 Small and Medium scale industries

 Large scale industries

 Cotton industry

 Agricultural farms

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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the state Financial Corporation has given assistance to mainly develop medium and small scale industries.

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Small and Medium scale industries

 

NABARD was established on the recommendations of :

 Shivaraman Committee

 Malhotra Committee

 Kumarmangalam Committee

 Narsimha Committee

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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NABARD was established on the recommendations of B. Sivaramman Committee (by Act 61, 1981 of Parliament) on 12 July 1982 to implement the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act 1981.

Accepted Answers:

Shivaraman Committee

 

Which among the following is considered as 100% CSR company:

 SDB (Small Development Banks)

 NABARD

 RRBs (Regional Rural Banks)

 SBI

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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NABARD is considered as 100% CSR company.

Accepted Answers:

NABARD

 

In insurance, “Causa Proxima” means

 Utmost good faith

 Contribution

 Prevent the causes of loss

 Closely connected perils

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Proximate cause, or the Latin Causa Proxima, relates to the cause of the loss in that the event of the peril insured against must be covered under the insurance contract (policy), and the dominant cause of the event must not be excluded.

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Closely connected perils

 

Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) established in

 1964

 1965

 1966

 1967

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was constituted under Industrial Development Bank of India Act, 1964 as a Development Financial Institution (DFI) and came into being as on July 01, 1964 vide GoI notification dated June 22, 1964.

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1964

 

Providing finance and also refinance for production and marketing in the rural areas?

 TRUE

 FALSE

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NABARD is the body responsible for these activities.

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TRUE

 

Promoting research in agriculture and rural development

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Solely in terms of numbers of people, there is a very strong case for giving high priority to rural development.

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TRUE

 

ICICI was formed in ____

 1956

 1955

 1957

 1958

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Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) was established in 1955 as public limited company under Indian Company Act.

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1955

 

The principal objective was to create a development financial institution for providing ______project financing to Indian businesses:

 Medium Term

 Long Term

 Short Term

 Medium Term and Long Term

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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For providing medium-term and long-term project financing to Indian businesses.

Accepted Answers:

Medium Term and Long Term

 

Specialized financial institution, are also known as ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

 Leasing companies

 UTI

 NBFC

 Development bank

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Institutions aim at promoting the industrial development of a country, these are also called 'Development banks' or Development Financial Institutions (DFI).

Accepted Answers:

Development bank

Term refers to a financial investment in a highly risky and growth oriented venture with the objective of earning a high rate of return.

 Venture capital

 Merchant banking

 Leasing

 Investment

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Venture capital is a form of private equity and a type of financing that investors provide to startup companies and small businesses that are believed to have long-term growth potential. Venture capital generally comes from well-off investors, investment banks and any other financial institutions.

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Venture capital

 

It is needed for developing a product in the initial stages:

 Seed capital

 Startup capital

 first round funding

 Initial funding

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Seed capital is the funding required to get a new business started. This initial funding, which usually comes from the business owner(s) and perhaps friends and family, supports preliminary activities such as market research, product research and development (R&D) and business plan development.

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Seed capital

 

Full service factoring is often

 Recourse factoring

 Non-recourse factoring

 Agency factoring

 Disclosed factoring

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Provides the complete answer to slow-paying customers, shortage of working capital and if needed, protection against bad debt losses.

Accepted Answers:

Recourse factoring

 

In mutual fund, ELSS stands for

 Entry to Limited Subscribers Scheme

 Equity Linked Saving Scheme

 Equity Like Saving Scheme

 Entry Load for Saving Scheme

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Equity Linked Savings Scheme. It is a type of diversified equity mutual fund, that comes with twin features. First is definitely the tax benefit under section 80C (therefore it is also known as a tax saving fund).

Accepted Answers:

Equity Linked Saving Scheme

 

Under factoring the factor acts in the capacity of

 an agent of his client

 a trustee

 a holder for value

 an administrator

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Under factoring the factor acts in the capacity of a holder for value.

Accepted Answers:

a holder for value

 

Merchant banker shall not associate with any business other than that of the securities market

 TRUE

 FALSE

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a merchant banker refers to, “any person who is engaged in the business of issue management either by making arrangement regarding buying, selling or subscribing to securities or acting as manager, consultant or rendering corporate advisory services in relation to such issue management”.

Accepted Answers:

TRUE

 

Factoring is considered as a financial weakness on the part of buying company.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Factoring is a financial transaction and a type of debtor finance in which a business sells its accounts receivable (i.e., invoices) to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.

Accepted Answers:

FALSE

 

Refactoring charges have to be paid in the case of _________

 Maturity factoring

 With recourse factoring

 Invoice factoring

 Full service factoring

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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A fee charged by a factoring & invoice discounting specialist (in this case Skipton Business Finance) when an invoice is recoursed back to the client.

Accepted Answers:

With recourse factoring

 

Equipment leasing is ............... financial service.

 Fund based

 Fee based

 Non-fund based

 Non-fee based

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Obtaining the use of machinery, vehicles or other equipment on a rental basis. This avoids the need to invest capital in equipment. Ownership rests in the hands of the financial institution or leasing company, while the business has the actual use of it.

Accepted Answers:

Fund based

 

__________ is more or less similar to “Consortium financing”

 Merchant banking

 Retail banking

 Whole sale banking

 Loan syndication

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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a consortium refers to several lending institutions that group together to jointly finance a single borrower.

Accepted Answers:

Loan syndication

What is the full form of CRR:

 Cash Reserve Rate

 Cash Reserve Ratio

 Cash Recession Ratio

 Core Reserve Rate

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Cash Reserve Ratio

Accepted Answers:

Cash Reserve Ratio

 

The money market where debt and stocks are traded and maturity period is more than a year is classified as

 shorter term markets

 capital markets

 counter markets

 long-term markets

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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The money market refers to trading in very short-term debt investments. At the wholesale level, it involves large-volume trades between institutions and traders. At the retail level, it includes money market mutual funds bought by individual investors and money market accounts opened by bank customers.

Accepted Answers:

capital markets

 

In capital markets, the major suppliers of trading instruments are

 government and corporations

 liquid corporations

 instrumental corporations

 manufacturing corporations

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Capital market is a market where buyers and sellers engage in trade of financial securities like bonds, stocks, etc.

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government and corporations

 

The markets in which new securities are issued by the corporations to raise funds are called

 primary markets

 secondary markets

 Gross markets

 proceeds markets

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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The primary market is where securities are created. It's in this market that firms sell (float) new stocks and bonds to the public for the first time. An initial public offering, or IPO, is an example of a primary market.

Accepted Answers:

primary markets

 

Shares can be distributed through outright sale by companies to select group of persons, this is known as__________

 Public issue

 Private placement

 Forex market

 Debt market

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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A private placement is a sale of stock shares or bonds to pre-selected investors and institutions rather than on the open market. It is an alternative to an initial public offering (IPO) for a company seeking to raise capital for expansion.

Accepted Answers:

Private placement

 

Secondary market is the market in which new securities are bought & sold

 TRUE

 FALSE

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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The secondary market is where investors buy and sell securities they already own. It is what most people typically think of as the "stock market," though stocks are also sold on the primary market when they are first issued.S

Accepted Answers:

TRUE

 

A blue chip company is called that which has bad credit rating in the market.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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A blue-chip company is a nationally recognized, well-established, and financially healthy company. These are basically the 100 biggest companies listed on the stock exchange. This category of companies generally sells high-quality and widely accepted products and services to a large customer base.

Accepted Answers:

FALSE

 

QIP stands for ------------

 Qualified Institutional Placement

 Qualified Investment Placement

 Qualified Investor Placement

 Qualified Institutional Players

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Qualified Institutional Placement

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Qualified Institutional Placement

 

Listing is mandatory for -------------

 Trading in stock market

 Marketing a new issue

 Trading in international market

 Declaring dividend

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Listing means the admission of securities of a company to trading on a stock exchange.

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Trading in stock market

 

A depository is ------------

 An electronic transfer through dematerialization

 A fixed deposit in a bank

 A transfer of physical securities

 Surveillance on price manipulation

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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A depository is a facility or institution, such as a building, office, or warehouse, where something is deposited for storage or safeguarding.

Accepted Answers:

An electronic transfer through dematerialization

Which of the following is not the objective of the IMF:

 To promote international monetary cooperation

 To ensure balanced international trade

 To ensure exchange rate stability

 To provide loan to private sectors

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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To provide loan to private sectors is not the objective of IMF.

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To provide loan to private sectors

 

Which of the following is known as the Paper Gold?

 US Dollar

 Pound

 Demand draft

 Special Drawing Right

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Special drawing rights (SDRs) are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). They represent a claim to currency held by IMF member countries for which they may be exchanged.

Accepted Answers:

Special Drawing Right

 

Who issues the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) ?

 World Bank

 World Trade Organization

 International Monetary Fund

 Asian Development Bank

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Special Drawing Rights (SDR) are issued by IMF.

Accepted Answers:

International Monetary Fund

 

Every member of the IMF is required to subscribe to the fund an amount

 Equivalent to its quota

 More than its quota

 Less than its quota

 Equivalent to its borrowings

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Every member of the IMF is required to subscribe to the fund an amount equivalent to its quota.

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Equivalent to its quota

 

What was the name of the Agreement that laid the foundations for the creation of the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank Group?

 The Bretton Woods Agreement (1944)

 The Potsdam Agreement (1945)

 The Dayton Agreement (1995)

 The Luxembourg Agreement (2003)

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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The Bretton Woods Agreement (1944).

Accepted Answers:

The Bretton Woods Agreement (1944)

 

International Financial institution is regulated by international law.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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An international financial institution (IFI) is a financial institution that has been established (or chartered) by more than one country, and hence is subject to international law.

Accepted Answers:

FALSE

 

International Financial Institution aimed at proving monetary assistance to the deprived countries of the world and to establish international monetary cooperation.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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True.International Financial Institution aimed at proving monetary assistance to the deprived

Accepted Answers:

TRUE

 

The value of Special Drawing Right (SDR) is determined by the basket of ......currencies.

 4

 5

 6

 7

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The value of the SDR is based on a basket of five currencies—the U.S. dollar, the euro, the Chinese renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the British pound sterling.

Accepted Answers:

5

 

The name “Wall Street” is used to synonyms to..........

 BSE

 FTSE

 NSE

 New York Stock Exchange

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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Wall Street is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.

Accepted Answers:

New York Stock Exchange

 

______institutions is not part of the World Bank community?

 IBRD

 WTO

 IDA

 IFC

Yes, the answer is correct.

 

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that is concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations.

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WTO

 

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