Home / General Knowledge / Banking Awareness :: section-1

General Knowledge :: Banking Awareness

  1. Section 6(A) of B.R. Act has given the list of ancillary services which can be rendered by a Bank under the Banking Regulation Act. in the event that a Bank wants to undertake any other services (other than the list):

  2. A.

     The bank can seek authority from the RBI

    B.

     Board of directors of that Bank can decide the business suitable to the bank

    C.

     It can be decided by the Bank in the shareholders meeting

    D.

     Bank can do so if that business is notified by the Central Government as the lawful business of a Banking company

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  3. Banking Companies are prohibited under Sec 8 of banking Regulation Act to sell and purchase securities. Yet Banks are selling securities (of the customer) which are under pledge as permitted by:

  4. A.

     Indian Contract Act

    B.

     SARFAESI Act

    C.

     Government Notification

    D.

     Banking Regulation Act

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  5. Cryptocurrency is a _______ .

  6. A.

     Plastic Money.

    B.

     Digital Medium of Exchange

    C.

     Digital payment

    D.

     Both A & B

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  7. Computer Emergency Response Team India comes under ___________.

  8. A.

     Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

    B.

     Ministry of Commerce.

    C.

     RBI

    D.

     Department of Information & Technology.

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  9. Which country did not participated in the 44th World Economic Forum ?

  10. A.

     India

    B.

     Israel

    C.

     Iran

    D.

     None of these

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  11. Which panel is scrutinizing applications for new bank licences.

  12. A.

     P Chidamabram

    B.

     C.N.R. Rao Panel

    C.

     Bimal Jalan Panel

    D.

     Raghuram Rajan

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  13. Which one is not the most common objective of Banking regulations ?

  14. A.

     Systematic Risk Reduction

    B.

     Credit Allocation

    C.

     Prudential Objectives

    D.

     Market Discipline

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  15. Which statement is not correct about Capital Adequacy Ratio ?

  16. A.

     It is a thermometer of Bank’s Health.

    B.

     It is the ratio of its Capital to its Risk.

    C.

     It can indicate the Capacity of the Bank’s ability to absorb the possible losses.

    D.

     A good CAR makes vulnerable to the Depositors and lose faith in the banking system.

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  17. In which year India become a member of Financial Action Task Force ?

  18. A.

     1978

    B.

     2000

    C.

     2010

    D.

     1994

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  19. __________ was appointed by PM in July 2012 to look into taxation of IT sector.

  20. A.

     Rangachary committee

    B.

     Bimal Jalan Committee

    C.

     C N R Rao Committee

    D.

     Damodran Committee

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum