Open market operations of a Central Bank are sale and purchase of:
foreign currencies
corporate securities
trade bills
government securities
Correct Answer :
C. trade bills
Related Questions
To prevent recurrence of scams in Indian Capital Market, the Government has assigned regulatory powers to: [IAS 1995]
RBI
SBI
SEBI
ICICI
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 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
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
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
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
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
In India, the bank NABARD does not provide refinance to : [CDS 2002]
Scheduled Commercial Banks
Regional Rural Banks
Export-Import Banks
State Land Development Banks
Which of the following is now a punishable offence by a Bank Account holder ? [Bank PO 1990]
If a cheque is not crossed
If a post-dated cheque is issued
If a cheque drawn by him is dishonoured for insufficiency of funds in his account
Issuing a cheque without signature
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
'Sub Prime Lending' is a term applied to the loans made to ___ [Punjab & 5indh Bank 2011]
those borrowers who do not have a good credit history.
those who wish to take loan against the mortgage of tangible assets.
those who have a good credit history and are known to bank since 10 years.
None of the above
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
'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 amidst the following rural banks has been named after a river? [NDA 2002]
Prathama Bank
Varada Grameen Bank
Thar Anchalik Grameen Bank
Aravali Kshetriya Grameen Bank
The Imperial Bank of India, after nationalisation was given the name of:
Reserve Bank of India
Bank of India
State Bank of India
Indian Overseas Bank
The functions of the Reserve Bank of India are:
1. issuing all notes and coins
2. distributing all notes and coins
3. formulating monetary policy
4. acting as agent of Government in respect of India's membership of the IMF
1, 3 and 4
2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
Who amongst the following was never a Governor of the RBI ? [SBI Associates Clerk 2011]
Bimal Jalan
Y. V. Reddy
Arup Roy Choudhury
C. Rangarajan
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
The number of Banks nationalised since 1969 is : [PCS 1994]
8
12
14
20
Which of the following is called a 'banker's cheque' ? [CDS 2002]
Demand draft
Debit card
Pay order
Fixed deposit
Among the following, which one is not a credit rating agency operating in India?
CRISIL
ICRA
Dow Jones
CARE
The oldest stock exchange of India is :
Bombay Stock Exchange
Ahmedabad Stock Exchange
Bangalore Stock Exchange
Hyderabad Stock Exchange
When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government? [PCS 1994]
1945
1948
19S2
1956
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
Which of the following combinations is correct? [IFS 1989]
NABARD-Industrial Loans
IDBI-Short term loans
RBI-Long term finance
RRB-Agricultural finance
The first Bank established in India was
Punjab National Bank
Traders Bank
State Bank of India
Bank of Hindustan
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
A Scheduled Bank is one which is included in the: [CPO SI 2002]
II Schedule of Banking Regulation Act
II Schedule of Constitution
II Schedule of Reserve Bank of India Act
None of the above
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
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