Among the following, which one is not a credit rating agency operating in India?
CRISIL
ICRA
Dow Jones
CARE
Correct Answer :
C. Dow Jones
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What is the role of 'Over-the Counter Exchange' (OTC)?
Help in the introduction of multi-tiered markets and import liquidity to them
Help to overcome the balance of payment crisis
To arrange funds from different foreign banks of developing/ under developing countries
All of the above
Which two of the following nationalized banks have been merged as per the recommendation of the Narsimhan Committee? [NDA 1995]
New Bank of India and Bank of India
Central Bank of India and Corporation Bank
Parur Bank of India and Bank of India
Punjab National Bank and New Bank of India
All of the following are subsidiaries of the State Bank of India, except:
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
Central Bank of India
State Bank of Hyderabad
State Bank of Patiala
In order to be scheduled to the Reserve Bank of India, a bank should have capital and reserve of not less than:
1 lakh
5 lakhs
10 lakhs
50 Iakhs
Which one of the following is not a feature of Limited Liability Partnership firm? [IAS 2010]
Partners should be less than 20
Partnership and management need not be separate
Internal governance may be decided by mutual agreement among partners
It is a corporate body with perpetual succession
The best way, a bank can avoid loss is to :
lend only to individuals known to the bank
accept sound collateral
give only short-term loans
lend only to bank's old customers
The first Bank established in India was
Punjab National Bank
Traders Bank
State Bank of India
Bank of Hindustan
What do you understand by Bear raid?
An attempt to bring down the price of strong short selling
Simulataneous buying of shares and debentures in view of getting more values in near future
Higher rate of price paid for the particular government share or debentures
Any of the above
Private Sector Mutual Funds in India were permitted in [UP PCS 2011]
1964
1993
1994
2001
In 1921, the Presidency Banks of Bengal, Madras and Bombay were nationalised to give birth to:
Punjab National Bank
Syndicate Bank
State Bank of India
Punjab and Sindh Bank
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. NIFTY is based upon 50 firms in India.
2. NIFTY is governed and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India.
3. NIFTY does not trade in mutual funds
Select the correct answer using the code given below: [CDS 2012]
1 only
2 only
3 only
1 and 3
Which of the following organisations in India is mainly' working to meet the credit needs of all types of agricultural and rural development activities?
FCI
IDBI
NABARD
ICAR
Bank rate is the rate at which:
a bank lends to the public
the Reserve Bank of India lends to the public
the Government of India lends to other countries
the Reserve Bank of India gives credit to commercial banks
Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the punishment for the same:
6 months imprisonment
1year imprisonment
2 years imprisonment
3 years imprisonment
Word Bull and Big are associated with which branch of commercial activity? [UP PCS 2002]
Foreign Trade
Banking
Share Market
Manufacturing
Which of the following is at the apex of Industrial Finance in India? [UDC 1995]
Industrial Finance Corporation
Reserve Bank of India
Industrial Development Bank of India
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
'Repo rate' is the rate at which: [CDS 2004]
the Reserve Bank of India lends to State Government
the international aid agencies lend to Reserve Bank of India
the Reserve Bank of India lends to banks
the banks lend to Reserve Bank of India
Which of the following provides the largest part of the demand for loanable funds in India?
Farmers
Private-house purchasers
Corporate businesses
Hire-purchase borrowers
The central banking functions in India are performed by the: [CPO AC 2003]
Central Bank
State Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India
Both b. and c.
The RBI has regional offices at various places. At which of the following places it does not have an office? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]
Kota
Nagpur
Lucknow
Panaji
Who amongst the following has never held post of the Governor of the RBI? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]
C. Rangarajan
L.K. Jha
Manmohan Singh
Usha Thorat
In India, which of the following have the highest share in the disbursement of credit to agriculture and allied activities? [CSAT 2011]
Commercial Banks
Cooperative Banks
Regional Rural Banks
Microfinance Institutions
Regional rural banks:
1. have limited area of operation
2. have free access to liberal refinance facilities from NABARD
3. are required to lend only to weaker sections
1 and 3
2 and 3
1, 2 and 3
1 and 2
In some parts of India, farmers face acute distress because of heavy burden of debt from non-institutional renders. Who can be called a non-institutional lender? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]
Small Banks
Grameen Banks
Credit Cooperative Societies
Money Lenders
A crossed cheque is one, which can be encashed only: [IFS 1991]
by the drawee
through a bank,
at the State Bank of India
after it has been transferred to another person
Debenture holders of a company are its:
shareholders
creditors
debtors
directors
Who is responsible for the collection and publication of monetary and financial information?
Finance Commission
Finance Ministry
Reserve Bank of India
Auditor and Comptroller General of India
The largest Public Sector Bank in India is: [CDS 1991]
Central Bank
State Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Regional Rural Banks are designed to work in which of the following ideals? [IAS 1988]
Work on basics of commercial banks
Help the targetted groups
Keep lending rates lower than cooperative institutions
Work on innovative and adaptive ideals
Consider the following statements: [IAS 2004]
1. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized on 26 January, 1950
2. The borrowing programme of the Government of India is handled by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2