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Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?

A. Consolidated Fund of India

B. Foreign Institutional Investors

C. United Nations Development Programme

D. Kyoto Protocol

Correct Answer :

B. Foreign Institutional Investors


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Which of the following is now a punishable offence by a Bank Account holder ? [Bank PO 1990]

A. If a cheque is not crossed

B. If a post-dated cheque is issued

C. If a cheque drawn by him is dishonoured for insufficiency of funds in his account

D. Issuing a cheque without signature

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Which of the following is called a 'banker's cheque' ? [CDS 2002]

A. Demand draft

B. Debit card

C. Pay order

D. Fixed deposit

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Which of the following is not an asset held by commercial banks?

A. Bills of exchange

B. Current account deposits

C. Credit balances with the Reserve Bank

D. Money lent at short notice

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Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the punishment for the same:

A. 6 months imprisonment

B. 1year imprisonment

C. 2 years imprisonment

D. 3 years imprisonment

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'Sub Prime Lending' is a term applied to the loans made to ___ [Punjab & 5indh Bank 2011]

A. those borrowers who do not have a good credit history.

B. those who wish to take loan against the mortgage of tangible assets.

C. those who have a good credit history and are known to bank since 10 years.

D. None of the above

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The number of Banks nationalised since 1969 is : [PCS 1994]

A. 8

B. 12

C. 14

D. 20

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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]

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. 3 only

D. 1 and 3

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The primary objective of Unit Trust of India is:

A. to assist the industries in financial difficulties

B. to diffuse the benefit of development among the masses

C. to accumulate funds for public investment expenditure

D. to promote the investment habit among those who have not been able to diversify investment risk

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Which amidst the following rural banks has been named after a river? [NDA 2002]

A. Prathama Bank

B. Varada Grameen Bank

C. Thar Anchalik Grameen Bank

D. Aravali Kshetriya Grameen Bank

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Private Sector Mutual Funds in India were permitted in [UP PCS 2011]

A. 1964

B. 1993

C. 1994

D. 2001

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Which among the following is the oldest Development Financial Institution of India?

A. UTI

B. IDBI

C. ICICI

D. IFCI

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'Repo rate' is the rate at which: [CDS 2004]

A. the Reserve Bank of India lends to State Government

B. the international aid agencies lend to Reserve Bank of India

C. the Reserve Bank of India lends to banks

D. the banks lend to Reserve Bank of India

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The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which one of the following? [IAS 2007]

A. State Bank of India

B. Reserve Bank of India

C. ICICI Bank

D. Life Insurance Corporation of India

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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

A. 1, 3 and 4

B. 2 and 3

C. 2, 3 and 4

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

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All of the following are subsidiaries of the State Bank of India, except:

A. State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

B. Central Bank of India

C. State Bank of Hyderabad

D. State Bank of Patiala

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Which of the following organisations in India is mainly' working to meet the credit needs of all types of agricultural and rural development activities?

A. FCI

B. IDBI

C. NABARD

D. ICAR

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Which of the following provides the largest part of the demand for loanable funds in India?

A. Farmers

B. Private-house purchasers

C. Corporate businesses

D. Hire-purchase borrowers

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The basic regulatory authority for mutual funds and stock markets lies with the:

A. Government of India

B. Reserve Bank of India

C. Securities and Exchange Board of India

D. Stock Exchanges

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Which of the following is not true about the Reserve Bank of India?

A. It regulates the currency and credit system of India

B. It maintains the exchange value of the rupee

C. Foreign exchange reserves are kept by RBI

D. One rupee notes and coins are issued by RBI

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Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?

A. Consolidated Fund of India

B. Foreign Institutional Investors

C. United Nations Development Programme

D. Kyoto Protocol

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Who is responsible for the collection and publication of monetary and financial information?

A. Finance Commission

B. Finance Ministry

C. Reserve Bank of India

D. Auditor and Comptroller General of India

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Debenture holders of a company are its:

A. shareholders

B. creditors

C. debtors

D. directors

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Which one of the following is not a feature of Limited Liability Partnership firm? [IAS 2010]

A. Partners should be less than 20

B. Partnership and management need not be separate

C. Internal governance may be decided by mutual agreement among partners

D. It is a corporate body with perpetual succession

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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?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Who amongst the following was never a Governor of the RBI ? [SBI Associates Clerk 2011]

A. Bimal Jalan

B. Y. V. Reddy

C. Arup Roy Choudhury

D. C. Rangarajan

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Among the following, which one is not a credit rating agency operating in India?

A. CRISIL

B. ICRA

C. Dow Jones

D. CARE

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In which year, some more commercial banks (in addition to the first lot of 14) were nationalised in India?

A. 1976

B. 1979

C. 1980

D. 1982

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Which bank gives long term loan to farmers?

A. NABARD

B. Land Development Bank

C. SBI

D. Rural banks

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Basel Committee has given its recommendations on which of the following aspects of banking operations? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]

A. Marketing of bank products

B. Priority sector lending

C. Risk Management

D. All of the above

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For regulation of the Insurance Trade in the country the Government has formed: [UP PCS 2002]

A. SEBI

B. Reserve Bank of India

C. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

D. General Insurance Corporation