Consequent 'upon the recommendations of the Working Group on Rural Banks, 5 Rural Regional Banks were initially set up in the year [CPO SI 2010]
1973
1974
1975
1976
Correct Answer :
C. 1975
Related Questions
Which of the following constitute short-term sources of finance for small scale industries?
1. Private money lenders
2. Loans by commercial banks
3. Credit Guarantee schemes
4. National Small Industries Corporation
1, 2 and 3
1 only
1, 2 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
Among the following, which one is not a credit rating agency operating in India?
CRISIL
ICRA
Dow Jones
CARE
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
Which of the following is the Banker of the Banks? [Railways 1995]
IDBI
SBI
RBI
SBI and RBI
In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was:
Hindustan Commercial Bank
Oudh Commercial Bank
Punjab National Bank
Punjab and Sind Bank
Private Sector Mutual Funds in India were permitted in [UP PCS 2011]
1964
1993
1994
2001
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has been set up to :
1. protect the interests of investors
2. to regulate the activities of brokers in the stock market
3. to ensure transparency in operation in the stock market.
4. to encourage a healthy growth of the stock market
Choose your answer from:
1 and 2
1, 2 and 4
1, 2 and 3
1, 2, 3 and 4
Which among the following is the oldest Development Financial Institution of India?
UTI
IDBI
ICICI
IFCI
The main function of the Exim Bank is:
to help RBI in the regulation of foreign exchange
to prevent unlicensed transaction
to promote exports and curtail imports
to conserve foreign exchange
EXIM Bank was set-up in :
1980
1982
1985
1986
The oldest stock exchange of India is :
Bombay Stock Exchange
Ahmedabad Stock Exchange
Bangalore Stock Exchange
Hyderabad Stock Exchange
Stock Exchanges play, role in an economy which may be termed as [UBI PO 2010]
hardly useful
useful but need strict regulation
harmful to proper capital markets
a gambling-where many investors get ruined
The place where bankers meet and settle their mutual claims and accounts is known as : [Bank PO 1993]
treasury
clearing House
collection Centre
dumping Ground
Which of the following combinations is correct? [IFS 1989]
NABARD-Industrial Loans
IDBI-Short term loans
RBI-Long term finance
RRB-Agricultural finance
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
How do we define the terms bull and bear with regard to stock markets?
A bull is an optimistic operator who first buys and then sells shares in expectation of the price going up; a bear is a pessimistic market operator who sells the shares in expectation of buying them back at a lower price
There is nothing significantly different as both operate in the capital market
Bull is one who first sells a share and then buys it at a lower price; bear means one who first buys and then sells it in expectation of prices going up
A bull is ready to buy any share; a bear only deals in government securities
Which of the following is not an asset held by commercial banks?
Bills of exchange
Current account deposits
Credit balances with the Reserve Bank
Money lent at short notice
The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which one of the following? [IAS 2007]
State Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India
ICICI Bank
Life Insurance Corporation of India
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.
What is the difference between Debentures and Equity?
Debentures are sealed bonds acknowledging that money has been borrowed; equity is a shareholder's share voting rights in proportion to his shareholding
An equity shareholder cannot withdraw his amount whereas debentures can be withdrawn by taking back the amount
Equity shareholding is more risky, compared to debentures which are bound to return good interest on the principal
Both debenture and equity holders have the right of voting irrespective of the proportion of holdings but debentures are of lower value than equity
Which of the following best defines the term 'Letter of Credit' as used frequently in bank transactions? [SBI PO 1991]
An order from a bank to another bank abroad authorising the payment of a particular amount to a person named in the letter
An unconditional undertaking given by a bank ensuring the payment of a particular amount to the drawee at a given date
Letter by a bank to a person stating the terms and conditions of the loan sanctioned to him by the bank
Statement showing outstanding- deposits and credits of a bank for a particular period
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
Which of the following organisations prepare rural credit plans on annual basis for all districts in India, which in turn form the base for annual credit plans of all rural financial institutions? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]
SIDBI
NABARD
RBI
Indian Bank's Association
Consider the following statements: [IAS 2004]
1. The National Housing Bank, the apex institution in housing finance in India, was set up as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India
2. The Small Industries Development Bank of India was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Industrial Development Bank of India
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
The main difference between shares and debentures is :
debentures can only be issued after shares
shareholders receive dividend on shares whereas debenture holders receive interest on debentures
debentures can be partly converted into shares whereas shares cannot be converted into debentures
shareholders are the owners of the company whereas debenture holders are the creditors of the company
The acronym SRO, being used in the capital market for various market participants, stands for which one of the following? [CDS 2008]
Self-Regulatory Organisations
Small Revenue Operators
Securities Roll-back Operators
Securities Regulatory Organisations
Basel Committee has given its recommendations on which of the following aspects of banking operations? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]
Marketing of bank products
Priority sector lending
Risk Management
All of the above
Which one of the following Public Sector banks' emblem figures a dog and the words 'faithful, friendly' in it ? [CDS 2010]
Punjab National Bank
Syndicate Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce
State Bank of India
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
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