Banking Awareness Test Questions - Set 4

1)   Name the bank announced to be setup in the budget for regulating and refinancing all Micro-finance Institutions (MFI) which are in the business of lending to micro/small business entities engaged in manufacturing, trading and services activities?

a. Micro Bank
b. SIDBI Bank
c. MUDRA Bank
d. Micro-Finance Bank
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: MUDRA Bank

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   Name the scheme announced in the budget 2015-16 under which accidental death insurance cover for up to Rs 2 lakh will be provided to the people of age group of 18-70 years?

a. Atal Jeevan Beema Yojana
b. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
c. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
d. Atal Pension Yojana
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   What is the full form of CVV?

a. Call Verification Value
b. Card Verification Value
c. Credit Verification Value
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Card Verification Value

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Which is the committee on Banking Ombudsman?

a. Parthasarathi Shome
b. B. Shivaraman Committee
c. Suma Verma Committee
d. Shri Raghuram Rajan Committee
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Suma Verma Committee

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   What does the acronym DICGC mean?

a. District Industries Centre and Government College
b. Department of Insurance in Central Govt. Company
c. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
d. Deputy Inspector & Commissioner General for Commodities Trading
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   'Subprime lending' is a term applied to the loans made to _________.

a. Those borrowers who do not have a good credit history
b. Those borrowers who have a good credit history
c. Those borrowers who do not have a good debit history
d. Those borrowers who have a good debit history
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Those borrowers who do not have a good credit history

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   Which of the following are to be followed by Commercial Banks for risk management?

a. Basel II norms
b. Basel III norms
c. Basel I norms
d. Solvency II norms
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Basel II norms

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   Which bank launched Mobile Bank Accounts in association with Vodafone's m-paisa?

a. Bank of Baroda
b. HDFC Bank
c. ICICI Bank
d. Punjab National Bank
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: HDFC Bank

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Which is the largest private sector bank in India?

a. Axis Bank
b. ICICI Bank
c. HDFC Bank
d. South Indian Bank
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ICICI Bank

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Which was the second bank in India with limited liability?

a. Punjab National Bank
b. Imperial Bank of India
c. New Bank of India
d. State Bank of India
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Punjab National Bank

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   When did the banking crisis of 1913-1917 end?

a. 1917
b. 1949
c. 1955
d. 1959
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1949

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Which among the following is not a public sector bank?

a. Allahabad Bank
b. City Union Bank
c. UCO Bank
d. Vijaya Bank
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: City Union Bank

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   Who headed the committee on Credit Information Reports (CIRs)?

a. Raghuram Rajan
b. Kaushik Basu
c. K.V Kamath
d. Aditya Puri
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Aditya Puri

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Which of the following is true about the restrictions on RBI?

(i) It is not to compete with the commercial banks.
(ii) It is not allowed to pay interest on its deposits.
(iii) It cannot engage directly or indirectly in trade.
(iv) It cannot acquire or advice loans against immovable property.
(v) It is prohibited from purchasing its own shares or the shares of any other bank or any company or granting loans on such security.


a. Only (i),(ii),(iii), and (iv)
b. Only (v)
c. All the above
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Which is the largest commercial bank of the country?

a. Bank of India
b. Canara Bank
c. State Bank of India
d. Union Bank of India
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: State Bank of India

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   Deposits mobilised by the banks are utilised for.

(i) loans and advances
(ii) investment in government and other approved securities in fulfilment of liquidity stipulation
(iii) investment in commercial paper, shares, debentures up to stipulated ceilings


a. Only (i)
b. Both (ii) and (iii)
c. All the above
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   When was the General Insurance Council formed?

a. 1938
b. 1957
c. 1973
d. 1971
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1957

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Who sets up 'Base Rate' for Banks?

a. Individual Banks Board
b. Interest Rate Commission of India
c. RBI
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: RBI

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Which organization provides guarantee to the exporters?

a. Exim Bank
b. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation
c. Reserve Bank of India
d. Registrar of companies
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   Which of the following is not a part of India's Money Market?

a. Banks
b. Bill Markets
c. Call Money Market
d. Indian Gold Council
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Indian Gold Council

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!