Word Bull and Big are associated with which branch of commercial activity? [UP PCS 2002]
Foreign Trade
Banking
Share Market
Manufacturing
Correct Answer :
C. Share Market
Related Questions
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
Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?
Consolidated Fund of India
Foreign Institutional Investors
United Nations Development Programme
Kyoto Protocol
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 is not an affiliate of the Reserve Bank of India?
Unit Trust of India
The Industrial Development Bank of India
Agricultural Refinance Corporation
Deposit Insurance Corporation
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 are gilt-edged securities?
Securities issued by the multinationals
Securities issued by the government
Securities issued by the private sectors
Securities issued by the joint venture companies
The largest Public Sector Bank in India is: [CDS 1991]
Central Bank
State Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Among the following, which one is not a credit rating agency operating in India?
CRISIL
ICRA
Dow Jones
CARE
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
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
Debenture holders of a company are its:
shareholders
creditors
debtors
directors
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
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
Open market operations of a Central Bank are sale and purchase of:
foreign currencies
corporate securities
trade bills
government securities
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
Consider the following financial institutions of India:
1. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
2. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)
3. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
4. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
The correct chronological sequence of the establishment of these institutions is : [IAS 2002]
1, 2, 3, 4
2, 3, 4, 1
3, 4, 1, 2
4, 1, 2, 3
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 the world of commodity exchanges-the' concept of A standard contract to buy or sell a specified commodity at a certain date in future and at a market driven price is known as [UBI PO 2010]
Future contract
Forward contract
Market contract
None of these
Which of the following activities would Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) undertake under the new rural industrialisation programme? [Bank PO 1994]
1. Consultation in erecting the project
2. Providing marketing assistance and refinance facilities at later stage
3. Running the project during initial stage
Only 1and 2
Only 2 and 3
Only 2
Only 1
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
The difference between a bank and a non-banking financial institution (NBFI) is that: [IAS 1994]
a bank interacts directly with customers while an NBFI interacts with banks and governments
a bank indulges in a number of activities relating to finance with a range of customers, while an NBFI is , mainly concerned with the term loan needs of large enterprises
a bank deals with both internal and international customers while an NBFI is mainly concerned with the finances of foreign companies
a bank's main interest is to help in business transactions and saving/investment activities while an NBFl's main interest is in the stabilisation of the currency
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
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
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
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
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
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
Consider the following events:
1. Conversion of Imperial Bank of India into S.B.I.
2. Establishment of NABARD
3. Setting up of RRBs
4. Nationalisation of R.B.I.
The correct chronological sequence of these events is : [CDS 1999]
4, 1, 2, 3
4, 1, 3, 2
1, 4, 3, 2
1, 4, 2, 3
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
To prevent recurrence of scams in Indian Capital Market, the Government has assigned regulatory powers to: [IAS 1995]
RBI
SBI
SEBI
ICICI