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The article Banking Awareness Quiz includes Banking Awareness January 2020 Quiz with an explanation, analysis, and issues of current events in the month. And these quizzes will help in the Competitive Exams like IBPS, RBI Grade B, SBI PO, RRB and other banking examinations.

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Q1. Who presented the first Union budget of independent India?
    A. Jawaharlal Nehru B. Vallabhai Patel C. Bhimrao Ambedkar D. RK Sanmukham Chetty Answer: D

Q2. What is the minimum Capital Adequacy ratio to be maintained by payment banks in India?
    A. 11% B. 12% C. 11.5% D. 15% Answer: D

Q3. ______ is a fixed amount that is received or paid at regular intervals for a specified period.
    A. Perpetuity B. Annuity C. Premium D. Dividend Answer: B

Q4. As per RBI mandate, banks may choose any benchmark market interest rate published by FBIL for linking of their loan products. What is 'I' in FBIL?
    A. Integrated B. Industrial C. Interest D. India Answer: D

Q5. Government has decided to infuse Rs __________ crore in IDBI Bank to work out as bailout money for the bank
    A. 8000 B. 14000 C. 11000 D. 9000 Answer: D

Q6. _______ is a product for which demand increases as the price increases and falls when the price decreases.
    A. Complementary Goods B. Novice Goods C. Giffen Goods D. Auxiliary Goods Answer: C

Q7. Which of the following small finance bank of India recently proposed issuing shares of the bank to its shareholders without cash consideration?
    A. Ujjivan SFB B. Equitas SFB C. Utkarsh SFB D. Fincare SFB Answer: B

Q8. Bank of Baroda has planned to raise capital up to Rs ___________ crore through tier-II bonds for meeting capital adequacy norms for the newly merged entity.
    A. 5000 B. 1500 C. 2400 D. 3000 Answer: D

Q9. The maximum incentive that could be received as a Merchant on BHIM Aadhar Pay App is _________.
    A. ₹ 3000 B. ₹ 50 C. ₹ 2000 D. ₹ 5000 Answer: C

Q10. RBI, recently declined ________ request to extend listing deadline for small finance bank.
    A. Ujjivan B. Jana C. Equitas D. AU Answer: C

Q11. The Nainital bank is a subsidiary of ____________.
    A. Bank of Baroda B. Axis Bank C. Punjab National Bank D. Bandhan Bank Answer: A

Q12. Which of the following term is used to define a period of time when someone goes without insurance coverage?
    A. Endorsement B. Lapse C. Condominium D. Arson Answer: B

Q13. What is the function of Authorised Money Changers?
    A. Deal in foreign exchange facilities B. Distribution of new notes for soiled notes C. Converting physical money into digital currency D. Facilitating online transactions within and outside country Answer: A

Q14. What was the initial corpus with which Rural Infrastructure Development Fund was set up?
    A. Rs 1000 Crore B. Rs 750 Crore C. Rs 1250 Crore D. Rs 2000 Crore Answer: D

Q15. What is the Capital to Risk- weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) to be maintained by Indian Banks under Basel III norms?
    A. 8% B. 6% C. 9% D. 7% Answer: C

Q16. Which of the following is a competitive market situation where there are many sellers, but they are selling heterogeneous (dissimilar) goods?
    A. Absolute Competition B. Imperfect Competition C. Perfect Competition D. Oligopolistic Competition Answer: B

Q17. Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) set up, owned and operated by non-bank entities are called _____________ ATMs.
    A. Brown-label B. Blue-label C. White-label D. Grey-label Answer: C

Q18. Insurance premiums cannot be paid by ________
    A. Promissory Note B. UPI C. RuPay Card D. Both A & B Answer: A

Q19. Reserve Bank has identified four broad areas for targeted policy intervention to improve the existing payments system. Which of the following is not among them?
    A. Competition B. Cost C. Coverage D. Convenience Answer: C

Q20. Which among the following is true about ‘Perpetual Bond’?
    A. A bond with tax-free interest B. A bond with high yields C. A bond with a redeemable option D. A bond with fixed income Answer: D

Q21. SBI recently offered MUDRA loans to Kerala broiler farmers. What is the maximum Loan limit under MUDRA?
    A. Rs 4 Lakh B. Rs 10 Lakh C. Rs 12 Lakh D. Rs 5 Lakh Answer: B

Q22. There are basically _____ principles that govern the insurance.
    A. 10 B. 12 C. 7 D. 5 Answer: C

Q23. “Sar utha ke jiyo” is a tagline of _______________.
    A. SBI Life Insurance B. Postal Life Insurance C. HDFC Standard Life Insurance D. Aviva Life Insurance Answer: C

Q24. In FY-20, NBFCs are expected to grow by __________, as per Ratings agency India Ratings.
    A. 4-5% B. 6-7% C. 8-9% D. 10-12% Answer: D

Q25. Insurance regulator IRDAI formed a working group to revisit norms on trade credit insurance. Where is the headquarters of IRDAI situated?
    A. Pune B. Mumbai C. Chennai D. Hyderabad Answer: D

Q26. State Bank of India has planned to sell ______ percent stake in SBI Life Insurance for ₹ 3465 Crore.
    A. 4.5% B. 6.5% C. 3.5% D. 5.0% Answer: A

Q27. __________, recently came out with new ATM withdrawal charges, to be revised from October 1.
    A. BOB B. Union Bank of India C. SBI D. IDBI Answer: C

Q28. IDBI Bank announced its decision to launch co-branded credit card with which of the following organisation?
    A. EPFO B. NHB C. RBI D. LIC Answer: D

Q29. Recently, RBI Panel under the chairmanship of _______ has recommended that an intermediary be set up under the National Housing Bank (NHB).
    A. Bimal Jalan B. Pami Dua C. VK Johri D. Harsh Vardhan Answer: D

Q30. ______ ,recently rationalised MDR for RuPay debit card deals.
    A. IBDRT B. NPCI C. RBI D. None of these Answer: B
Q1. Which of the following is not one of the quantitative measures of credit control used by Reserve Bank of India?
    A. SLR B. CRR C. Bank rate Policy D. Moral Suasion Answer: D

Q2. Which of the following ratio shows the amount of currency that people hold as a proportion of aggregate deposits?
    A. Debit Deposit Ratio B. CASA Ratio C. Currency Deposit Ratio D. Credit Deposit Ratio Answer: C

Q3. Which of the following authorities appoint Banking Ombudsman?
    A. Ministry of Finance, Government of India B. Individual Commercial Banks C. Reserve Bank of India D. Indian Banks' Association Answer: C

Q4. The Bank of Rajasthan was merged with which of the following banks?
    A. ICICI Bank B. HDFC Bank C. ING Vysya D. Kotak Mahindra Bank Answer: A

Q5. Addition of Product taxes and deduction of product subsidies from GVA basic prices will provide
    A. GVA factor cost B. GVA market price C. GDP factor cost D. GDP market price Answer: D

Q6. ____________panel of the RBI has recommended that the revised economic capital framework will be reviewed every five years.
    A. Usha Thorat B. Bimal Jalan C. Nachiket Mor D. Y V Reddy Answer: B

Q7. Government, along with three other mergers has decided to merge Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank making it _________ largest bank entity.
    A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th Answer: C

Q8. Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding Shares in the capital market?
    A. The risk factor is high in shares than in debt instruments B. It is a unit of ownership C. Equity Shares have claim over the capital, profit and loss D. All A, B & C Answer: D

Q9. Which of the following term denotes a currency which is hyper-sensitive and fluctuates frequently often with political & economic situations?
    A. Hard Currency B. Hot Currency C. Soft Currency D. Easy Currency Answer: C

Q10. Acc. to Finance Ministry, GST collection up ______% in August at ₹98,202 crore.
    A. 3.57 B. 4.51 C. 6.51 D. 2.67 Answer: B

Q11. As per recent notification by NPCI ,MDR has been revised to 0.30% with a maximum cap of ₹100 per transaction. 'D' in MDR stands for__________.
    A. Digital B. Discount C. Discreet D. Developed Answer: B

Q12. RBI has extended deadline for PPIs to become full KYC complaint, from ________months to________ months.
    A. 12, 16 B. 9, 12 C. 18, 24 D. 24,30 Answer: C

Q13. Which bank recently tied up with TATA AIG insurance for a diverse range of general insurance policies benefiting the bank’s customers?
    A. South Indian Bank B. Federal Bank C. Corporation Bank D. Indian Bank Answer: D

Q14. Samsung India tied up with Mastercard and which other banks in India for mobile payments?
    A. Bank of India B. ICICI Bank C. RBL Bank D. Bank of Baroda Answer: C

Q15. Which of the following bank says to you, “Apno ka Bank”?
    A. Federal Bank B. Allahabad Bank C. Punjab National Bank D. RBL Bank Answer: D

Q16. In which of the following payment system(s) is the user required to provide Indian Financial System Code (IFSC) during transactions?
    A. Real Time Gross Settlement B. National Electronic Funds Transfer C. Credit card and Debit card transactions D. Both A & B Answer: D

Q17. ___________ is long-term unemployment caused by the decline of certain industries and changes in the production process.
    A. Frictional unemployment B. Cyclical unemployment C. Structural unemployment D. Seasonal unemployment Answer: C

Q18. Which of the following can act as Issuing and Paying Agent for the issuance of Commercial Paper?
    A. Corporates B. Foreign Institutions C. Scheduled Bank D. Non-Scheduled Bank Answer: C

Q19. Which of the following entities recently announced the establishment of the first global green bond fund?
    A. IMF, Deutsche Asset Management B. ADB, BNP Paribas Investment Partners C. NDB, New York Life Investment Management D. None of these Answer: C

Q20. CMO is a generic term for a security backed by real estate mortgages. ‘O’ in CMO stands for____________.
    A. Offerings B. Obligation C. Overseas D. Ombudsman Answer: B

Q21. ECS is an electronic mode of payment / receipt for transactions that are repetitive and periodic in nature. ‘C’ in ECS stands for?
    A. Corporate B. Company C. Cash D. Clearing Answer: D

Q22. Which of the following facility/service is NOT available in a White Label ATM?
    A. Regular Bills Payment B. Cash Deposit C. PIN change D. All the above ARE available Answer: D

Q23. As per the RBI annual report, Banking fraud cases have witnessed a rise by over how much percentage (approx.) in FY-19 over FY-18?
    A. 70% B. 78% C. 80% D. 85% Answer: A

Q24. Which organisation recently underwent an agreement with Steel Users Federation of India for the launch of steel futures?
    A. National Stock Exchange B. Multi-commodity Exchange C. Ahmedabad stock exchange D. Bombay Stock Exchange Answer: D

Q25. SBI ,recently raised up to Rs _____ Crore By Issuing Basel-III-Compliant Bonds.
    A. 2134 B. 3105 C. 4567 D. 5798 Answer: B

Q26. ICAAP is a process which helps banks in India to assess the capital requirement under BASEL norms. What is ‘I’ in ICAAP?
    A. Internal B. Investment C. Industry D. Integrated Answer: A

Q27. The “India Microfinance Equity Fund” is operated through ___________.
    A. MUDRA Bank B. SIDBI C. RBI D. Scheduled banks Answer: B

Q28. Who among the following is/are eligible for opening a Fixed Deposit in a bank?
    A. Hindu Undivided Family B. Limited Companies C. Clubs and Societies D. All A, B & C Answer: D

Q29. Among the following which are the Indian credit bureaus?
    A. CIBIL TransUnion B. Experian C. Equifax D. All of the above Answer: D

Q30. Which of the following option is INCORRECT regarding Treasury Bills?
    A. They have a maximum maturity period of 192 days B. They pay maximum interest among other instruments C. They are issued by Finance Ministry D. All A, B & C Answer: D
Q1. RBI has bought _____ crore of long-term securities in fourth special open market operation and has sold Rs 2950 crore of short term bonds.
    A. Rs 8000 B. Rs 5000 C. Rs 12000 D. Rs 10,000 Answer: D

Q2. Who among the following is appointed as the Managing Director of the State Bank of India (SBI)?
    A. Mahender Kumar Garg B. Dr. Ashima Goyal C. Challa Sreenivasulu Setty D. Dr. Ajit Kumar Saxena Answer: C

Q3. Who among the following has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Bank of Baroda (BoB)?
    A. Sanjiv Chadha B. Lingam Venkat Prabhakar C. Atanu Kumar Das D. Mahender Kumar Garg Answer: A

Q4. Who among the following has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Canara Bank?
    A. Sanjiv Chadha B. Lingam Venkat Prabhakar C. Atanu Kumar Das D. Mahender Kumar Garg Answer: B

Q5. Who among the following has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Bank of India?
    A. Sanjiv Chadha B. Lingam Venkat Prabhakar C. Atanu Kumar Das D. Mahender Kumar Garg Answer: C

Q6. Country’s largest private sector bank, ICICI bank has launched a Cardless cash withdrawal facility from its ATMs with a per-day transaction limit of _______.
    A. Rs. 5,000 B. Rs. 10,000 C. Rs. 15,000 D. Rs. 20,000 Answer: D

Q7. Which telecom company joins hands with Bharti AXA to provide Rs. 179 prepaid plan with life insurance of Rs 2 lakh
    A. Idea B. Jio C. Airtel D. BSNL Answer: C

Q8. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the Certificate of Authorisation of which Payment System Operator after it had voluntarily surrendered the authorization?
    A. Muthoot Vehicle & Asset Finance Ltd. B. Vodafone M-pesa Limited C. Tech Mahindra Limited D. PayMate India Pvt. Limited Answer: B

Q9. The fund transfers through the NEFT system occurs in how many batches in 24 hours?
    A. 12 B. 23 C. 24 D. 48 Answer: D

Q10. What does M stand for in the recently launched ‘MANI’ app by RBI?
    A. Money B. Mobile C. Merchant D. Members Answer: B

Q11. Punjab National bank has been merged with which bank?
    A. Indian Bank B. Bank of Maharashtra C. Bank of India D. United Bank of India Answer: D

Q12. According to RBI, the interest rate linked to an external benchmark has to be revised at least once in how many months?
    A. One month B. Two Months C. Three Months D. Four Months Answer: C

Q13. Which financial company has acquired the Essel Finance’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) loan business in India?
    A. Tata Capital B. Adani Capital C. Bajaj Finserve D. Mahindra & Mahindra Capital Answer: B

Q14. RBI has increased the timeline for the conversion of minimum KYC detail for prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) to full KYC compliant PPIs from 18 months to ______? the
    A. 6 months B. 12 months C. 18 months D. 24 months Answer: D

Q15. The RBI has appointed which bank as the lead convenor bank for the union territory of Ladakh?
    A Union Bank of India B Punjab National Bank C Canara Bank D State Bank of India Answer: D

Q16. Who among the following has been appointed as the fourth deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
    A. Rabi N. Mishra B. Michael Patra C. Deepak Kumar Mohanty D. M. Rajeshwar Rao Answer: B

Q17. Who among the following has acquired DHFL General Insurance for around Rs 100 crore?
    A. Kapil Wadhawan B. Sachin Bansal C. Vijay Shekhar Sharma D. Ritesh Agarwal Answer: B

Q18. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will now allow consumers to give an e-mandate for recurring payments made through Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The limit on such recurring transactions has been set at _______.
    A. Rs. 2000 B. Rs. 4000 C. Rs. 15,000 D. Rs. 10,000 Answer: A

Q19. The central govt in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an increase in the authorized capital of which public sector bank from 15,000 crores to 25,000 crores?
    A. Indian Bank B. Union Bank of India C. Canara Bank D. Indian Overseas Bank Answer: D

Q20. The Reserve Bank of India has recently revised the ‘Supervisory Action Framework’ of which category of banks?
    A. Public Sector Banks B. Private Sector Banks C. Foreign Banks D. Urban Cooperative Banks Answer: D

Q21. What is ‘first A’ stands for in GAAR?
    A. Account B. Asset C. Anti D. Audit Answer: C

Q22. Where is the headquarter of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?
    A. Mumbai B. New Delhi C. Kolkata D. Chennai Answer: A

Q23. What is the maximum amount that can be remitted through Nepal Remittance Scheme?
    A. INR 25,000 B. INR 50,000 C. INR 75,000 D. INR 100,000 Answer: B

Q24. What is ‘first A’ stands for in DTAA(a tax law)?
    A. Avoidance B. Average C. Audit D. Asset Answer: A

Q25. Who is the Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?
    A. Mr. David Rasquinha B. Geetha Muralidhar C. T.S.Vijayan D. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala Answer: D

Q26. Union Government of India has renamed the Department of Divestment to DIPAM. What is ‘A’ stand for in DIPAM?
    A. Asset B. Account C. Audit D. Amount Answer: A

Q27. What is the maximum amount that can be transfer through Immediate Payment Services(IMPS)?
    A. Rs. 1,00,000 B. Rs. 2,00,000 C. Rs. 3,00,000 D. Rs. 4,00,000 Answer: B

Q28. ___________ is the nodal agency to provide licenses to e-commerce companies(including foreign)?
    A. Reserve Bank of India(RBI) B. Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) C. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) D. NPCI Answer: C

Q29. Which among these is the nodal agency for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) Service?
    A. NPCI B. RBI C. SBI D. SEBI Answer: A

Q30. The International Development Association (IDA) is an arm
    A. International Monetary Fund (IMF) B. World Bank C. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) D. Asian Development Bank Answer: B
Q1. The fintech NBFCs should have less than ______ percentage of non-performing assets to be eligible for funding assistance.
    A. 15% B. 9% C. 4% D. 8% Answer: C

Q2. The Reserve Bank of India has introduced the changes in the Credit Authorisation Scheme of Credit based on the recommendation of _______.
    A. Sivaraman Committee B. Siddiqui Committee C. Narasimham Committee D. Vaghul Committee Answer: D

Q3. What is the maximum FDI limit in the Small Finance Banks?
    A. 35% B. 51% C. 100% D. 74% Answer: D

Q4. Interest Rates are the rates that banks offer to their depositors. Which among the following is NOT a factor for determining the interest rates?
    A. Government borrowings B. Supply of Money C. Current Account Deficit D. Demand for Money Answer: C

Q5. Index of Eight Core Industries doesn’t measure the performance of _______.
    A. Coal B. Iron C. Cement D. Fertilizer Answer: B

Q6. EPFO is likely to appoint ______ as fund managers.
    A. SBI MF B. HSBC AMC C. UTI AMC D. All of the above Answer: D

Q7. Cash Reserve Ratio is maintained as a percentage of which of the following measures?
    A. Adjusted Net Bank Credit B. Off-Balance Sheet Exposure C. Net Capital Reserve D. Net Demand and Time Liability Answer: D

Q8. Which of the following statements in context of Treasury Bills is not correct?
    A. They are issued by RBI B. They have a maximum maturity of a 365 days C. They are issued when the government need money for a shorter period D. They are zero coupon securities and pay no interest Answer: B

Q9. As per the RBI guidelines, which among the following categories of loans could NOT be priced without reference to Base Rate?
    A. DRI advances B. Loans to retired bank employees C. Education Loan D. Loans to banks’ depositors against the collateral property Answer: C

Q10. National Securities Depository Limited was established in which year?
    A. 1990 B. 1994 C. 1992 D. 1996 Answer: D

Q11. Recently, which bank has introduced the repo-linked lending rate for a home loan and vehicle loan?
    A. UCO Bank B. Corporation Bank C. Bank of Baroda D. Union Bank of India Answer: D

Q12. Special Drawing Rights refer to an international type of monetary reserve currency created by _______.
    A. RBI B. IMF C. WEF D. UN Answer: B

Q13. Net National Product of an economy is the Gross National Product after deducting the loss due to _______
    A. NPA B. Depreciation C. Deflation D. Inflation Answer: B

Q14. Bandhan Bank has launched a co-branded credit card with ______ to offer complete services to its existing customers.
    A. Deutsche Bank B. ICICI Bank C. Bank of America D. Standard Chartered Bank Answer: D

Q15. ASBA is a supplementary process for applying to public issues. In ASBA, ‘B’ denotes
    A. Bill B. Blocked C. Bridge D. Basel Answer: B

Q16. A government panel headed by Akhilesh Ranjan has recommended cutting the corporate tax rate to _____ for all companies.
    A. 25% B. 30% C. 15% D. 20% Answer: A

Q17. Which among the following is a condition of slow economic growth and relatively high unemployment?
    A. Hyper Inflation B. Bottleneck Inflation C. Core inflation D. Stagflation Answer: D

Q18. National Housing Board will provide an additional liquidity support of ______ to HFCs.
    A. ₹ 10000 Crore B. ₹ 15000 Crore C. ₹ 20000 Crore D. ₹ 25000 Crore Answer: C

Q19. Which of the following is the tagline of Lakshmi Vilas Bank?
    A. Where Every Individual is Committed B. Where Service is a way of Life C. Honours Your Trust D. The Changing Face of Prosperity Answer: D

Q20. Mumbai is the Headquarters of which of the following Banks?
    A. Federal Bank B. Syndicate Bank C. RBL Bank D. Punjab National Bank Answer: C

Q21. CAMELS is a rating system is a recognized international rating system. In CAMELS, ‘M’ denotes
    A. Machine B. Monitor C. Management D. Money Answer: C

Q22. Which among the following is one of the trigger points of Prompt Corrective Action?
    A. Cash Reserve Ratio B. Non-Performing Assets C. Liquidity ratio D. Current ratio Answer: B

Q23. What is the minimum maturity period of the loan under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme?
    A. 2 years B. 5 years C. 6 months D. 1 year Answer: D

Q24. _______ is a technology used to verify the legitimacy or originality of paper documents, especially Cheques.
    A. MMID B. MICR C. IFSC D. SWIFT Answer: B

Q25. Monetary authorities of which of the following countries are members of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU)?
    A. India B. Iran C. Singapore D. A & B only Answer: D

Q26. ______has partnered with SAP Ariba for financial supply chain solutions.
    A. HSBC Bank B. Deutsche Bank C. Bank of Scotland D. Standard Chartered Bank Answer: D

Q27. Which of the following authorities has power to regulate Infrastructure Debt Funds?
    A. SEBI B. RBI C. Both A & B D. Ministry of Finance Answer: C

Q28. ______ are held by a third-party bank, other than both banks who are doing the transactions.
    A. Loro Accounts B. VOSTRO Accounts C. NOSTRO Accounts D. NRI Accounts Answer: A

Q29. _______ is an online address unique to each customer which can be used instead of providing bank account every time.
    A. IFSC B. MMID C. VPA D. UPI Answer: C

Q30. Which among the following services cannot be provided through Micro ATMs?
    A. Balance Enquiry B. Funds Transfer C. Cash Withdrawal D. Lending Loans Answer: D
Q1. Which of the following Committee recommended for setting up of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development?
    A. B Sivaraman B. Narasimhan II C. Vinod Singh Shekhawat D. S Nagalingam Answer: A

Q2. Which of the following is the rate charged by the central bank for lending funds to a commercial bank?
    A. Term rate B. Bank rate C. Note rate D. Supply rate Answer: B

Q3. RBI launched an ombudsman scheme for digital payment under _________ section of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
    A. Section 18 B. Section 23 C. Section 42 D. Section 14 Answer: A

Q4. FRA is a contract between parties that determines the rate of interest to be paid. In FRA, ‘F’ denotes ______.
    A. Financial B. Foreign C. Fiscal D. Forward Answer: D

Q5. What is the motif of ₹ 20 notes?
    A. Hill Forts of Rajasthan B. Red Fort C. Ellora Cave D. Bodh Gaya Answer: C

Q6. APA gives certainty to taxpayers, reduce disputes and enhances tax revenues. What does ‘P’ denote in ‘APA’?
    A. Personal B. Pricing C. Payment D. Public Answer: B

Q7. ‘Where Service is a way of Life’ is the tagline of which of the following banks?
    A. Corporation Bank B. UCO Bank C. Union Bank of India D. Punjab & Sind Bank Answer: D

Q8. Small Industries Development Bank of India is headquartered in _____.
    A Hyderabad B Lucknow C Mumbai D Pune Answer: B

Q9. SBI Life Insurance and ______ have inked a bancassurance pact to offer holistic financial planning solutions.
    A. Indian Overseas Bank B. Corporation Bank C. Andhra Bank D. Indian Bank Answer: D

Q10. RBI has announced the plans for round-the-clock availability of ______ system from December 2019.
    A. RTGS B. NEFT C. SWIFT D. CTS Answer: B

Q11. In context of BASEL III Accords, what does LCR stands for______.
    A. Liberalized capital rate B. Liberalized Currency ratio C. Leveled Credit rate D. Liquidity Coverage ratio Answer: D

Q12. ______ , recently got Scheduled Bank status.
    A Equitas Small Finance Bank B A U Small Finance Bank C Jana Small Finance Bank D Capital Small Finance Bank Answer: C

Q13. MICR is a nine-digit number printed on banking instruments such as a cheque or a demand draft, its first three digits denotes_________.
    A. City B. CVV C. Bank code D. Country Code Answer: A

Q14. National Small Saving is part of _______.
    A. Consolidated Fund of India B. Contingency Fund of India C. Public Account of India D. Both A & C Answer: C

Q15. Which of the following banks has a tagline ‘Let’s make money simple’?
    A. Bank of India B. Central Bank of India C. IDBI D. Kotak Mahindra Bank Answer: D

Q16. Which of the following committee recommended the formation of ‘Payments Bank’ in India?
    A. Nalin Mehta B. B Sivaraman C. Urjit Patel D. Nachiket Mor Answer: D

Q17. Support extended to limit production comes under which category of WTO?
    A. Amber box B. Green box C. Development Box D. Blue box Answer: D

Q18. ______measures the amount of money flowing from one country to other countries over one monetary year.
    A. Foreign institutional Investment B. Balance of Payments C. Foreign portfolio investment D. BForeign Direct Investment Answer: B

Q19. Which of the following is a component for calculating index ratio in the Inflation-indexed bonds?
    A. WPI on Settlement date B. CPI on Settlement date C. WPI on Issue Date D. Both A & C Answer: D

Q20. The Reserve Bank of India has sold its entire stake in NABARD and NHB to the government based on the recommendation of _____.
    A. Narasimham Committee B. Raghuram Rajan Committee C. Urjit Patel Committee D. YV Reddy Committee Answer: A

Q21. What is the lock-in period of funds involved in Equity-linked Savings Scheme?
    A. No Lock-in Period B. 2 Years C. 6 Months D. 3 Years Answer: D

Q22. _________by IDBI Bank is a first of its kind Mobile Money payment solution.
    A. PayBid B. PayId C. Bipay D. PayApt Answer: D

Q23. Who appoints the Chairman of Finance Commission?
    A. Prime Minister B. Union Finance Minister C. Governor, RBI D. President of India Answer: D

Q24. RBI has increased the bank credit to NBFCs for on-lending to MSEs under Priority Sector Lending up to a limit of______ percentage of bank’s total PSL.
    A. 4% B. 4.5% C. 5% D. 5.5% Answer: C

Q25. The headquarters of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is situated in _________.
    A. New Delhi B. Kolkata C. Lucknow D. Mumbai Answer: D

Q26. SARFAESI Act was enacted to identify and rectify the problem of NPAs. ‘R’ in SARFAESI stands for________.
    A. Returns B. Recovery C. Reconstruction D. Reduced Answer: C

Q27. While exchanging the soiled notes, a person can be presented the maximum of ____ pieces with a maximum value of _____ per day respectively.
    A 10, ₹ 1000 B 20, ₹ 2500 C 20, ₹ 5000 D 25, ₹ 2500 Answer: C

Q28. The fund that can be invested exclusively in government securities is known as _______.
    A. Index Fund B. Gilt Fund C. Specific Fund D. Liquid Fund Answer: B

Q29. Aditya Birla Health Insurance has entered into a bancassurance partnership with which among the following banks?
    A. Andhra Bank B. ICICI Bank C. HDFC Bank D. Axis Bank Answer: D

Q30. Recently, the Confederation of Indian Industry unveiled FPI to assess the quality of Budgets. In FPI, ‘P’ denotes ______.
    A. Pricing B. Performance C. Product D. Producing Answer: B
Q1. Which of the following accounts can be held in the form of current account only?
    A. EEFC Account B. RFC Account C. NRE Account D. NRO Account Answer: A

Q2. QIP is a process that was introduced by SEBI so as to enable the listed companies to raise finance. What is ‘P’ in QIP?
    A. Procurement B. Penalty C. Public D. Placements Answer: D

Q3. In the estimated spending of Union Budget, which of the following has the maximum share?
    A. Interest Payments B. Centrally Sponsored Schemes C. Subsidy D. Rural Development Answer: A

Q4. As per the latest report by the World Gold Council (WGC), India holds world’s _______ largest Gold reserve in the world.
    A. 2nd B. 5th C. 7th D. 11th Answer: D

Q5. What is the maximum investment limit of Senior Citizen Savings Scheme?
    A. ₹ 20 Lakh B. ₹ 10 Lakh C. ₹ 25 Lakh D. ₹ 15 Lakh Answer: D

Q6. In Bank Led Resolution Approach, the financial institutions should enter into an inter-creditor agreement to authorize the lead bank to implement a resolution plan in __________ days.
    A. 90 days B. 180 days C. 300 days D. 30 days Answer: B

Q7. What is the maximum limit of Foreign Direct Investment in Private banks under the automatic route?
    A. 100% B. 74% C. 26% D. 49% Answer: D

Q8. Which among the following is used to estimate the insurance risks and the premium of the policy?
    A. Endorsement B. Appraisal C. Underwriting D. Precertification Answer: C

Q9. AU Small Finance Bank is headquartered in ______
    A. Chennai, Tamil Nadu B. Jaipur, Rajasthan C. Thrissur, Kerala D. Bengaluru, Karnataka Answer: B

Q10. In the context of MUDRA Banks, which of the following statements is correct?
    A. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SIDBI B. It lends directly to the micro-entrepreneurs/individuals C. It has a paid-up capital of Rs 750 crore D. Only A & C Answer: D

Q11. The size of an Indian Depository Receipts issue shall not be less than _______.
    A. ₹ 5 Crore B. ₹ 20 Crore C. ₹ 50 Crore D. ₹ 10 Crore Answer: C

Q12. ‘Relationships beyond Banking’ is the tagline of which among the following banks?
    A. Syndicate Bank B. Indian Overseas Bank C. Canara Bank D. Bank of India Answer: D

Q13. What is the minimum prescribed maturity period of Commercial Paper?
    A. 30 days B. 7 days C. 91 days D. 182 days Answer: B

Q14. In which year, National Financial Switch was taken over by National Payment National Payments Corporation of India from IDRBT?
    A. 2004 B. 2007 C. 2009 D. 2010 Answer: C

Q15. Which of the following is issued by a bank that guarantees the buyer’s payment to sellers would be received on time with the correct amount?
    A. Commercial Paper B. Dated Securities C. Bill of Exchange D. Letter of Credit Answer: D

Q16. Which among the following is not true about Payment Banks?
    A. Payment Banks can accept deposits up to Rs. 1 lakh per individual B. Payment Banks can lend any money to the general public C. The minimum paid-up equity capital for Payment Banks is ₹ 100 Crore D. Payments Banks can offer forex services Answer: B

Q17. FCNR(B) Account can be held in the form of a term deposit. What is the maximum term limit for those accounts?
    A. 15 years B. 12 years C. 10 years D. 5 years Answer: D

Q18. The Gross National Product after deducting the losses due to depreciation is known as _____.
    A. Net Value Added B. Gross Value Added C. Gross Domestic Product D. Net National Product Answer: D

Q19. Recurring Deposit Account has a maximum deposit period of________ years.
    A. 2 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10 Answer: D

Q20. India’s first listed exchange ‘Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX)’ offers trading in which of the following?
    A. Gold B. Silver C. Copper D. All of the above Answer: D

Q21. Financial Stability and Development Council (FSCD) is chaired by _____.
    A. RBI Governor B. Financial Secretary C. Finance Minister D. Prime Minister Answer: C

Q22. In banking, the lump sum paid at the end of a loan's term that is significantly larger than all of the payments made before it is called as______.
    A. Rubber Band Payment B. Zap Payment C. Balloon Payment D. Escalator Payment Answer: C

Q23. The maximum maturity age of LIC Jeevan Anand policy is ______.
    A. 25 years B. 35 years C. 50 years D. 75 years Answer: D

Q24. What is the meaning of R in TReDS?
    A. Render B. Rate C. Return D. Receivables Answer: D

Q25. Which of the following Public sector banks has signed agreement with Cholamandalam MS General Insurance?
    A. UCO Bank B. SBI C. BOB D. Indian Bank Answer: D

Q26. HDFC Life Insurance included in MSCI index. 'C' in MSCI stands for_____.
    A. Control B. Care C. Capital D. Charge Answer: C

Q27. Recently, RBI has slapped monetary penalty aggregating _________ on 11 banks for non-compliance with certain provisions of its directions on frauds classification.
    A. ₹8.50 cr B. ₹10.50 cr C. ₹11.50 cr D. ₹5.50 cr Answer: A

Q28. Special Non-Resident Rupee Account can be operated for a maximum period of ________ years.
    A. 10 B. 5 C. 9 D. 7 Answer: D

Q29. PNB Housing recently raised $75 million in ECB from which of the following banks?
    A. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) B. HSBC Holdings C. None of these D. Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Answer: D

Q30. What is the minimum Capital Adequacy ratio to be maintained by small finance banks in India?
    A. 10% B. 12% C. 15% D. 20% Answer: C
Q1. Who among the following is appointed as the Managing Director of the State Bank of India (SBI)?
    A. Mahender Kumar Garg B. Dr. Ashima Goyal C. Challa Sreenivasulu Setty D. Dr. Ajit Kumar Saxena Answer: C

Q2. Who among the following has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Bank of Baroda (BoB)?
    A. Sanjiv Chadha B. Lingam Venkat Prabhakar C. Atanu Kumar Das D. Mahender Kumar Garg Answer: A

Q3. Who among the following has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Canara Bank?
    A. Sanjiv Chadha B. Lingam Venkat Prabhakar C. Atanu Kumar Das D. Mahender Kumar Garg Answer: B

Q4. Who among the following has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Bank of India?
    A. Sanjiv Chadha B. Lingam Venkat Prabhakar C. Atanu Kumar Das D. Mahender Kumar Garg Answer: C

Q5. Country’s largest private sector bank, ICICI bank has launched a Cardless cash withdrawal facility from its ATMs with a per-day transaction limit of _______.
    A. Rs. 5,000 B. Rs. 10,000 C. Rs. 15,000 D. Rs. 20,000 Answer: D

Q6. Which telecom company joins hands with Bharti AXA to provide Rs. 179 prepaid plan with life insurance of Rs 2 lakh?
    A. Idea B. Jio C. Airtel D. BSNL Answer: C

Q7. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the Certificate of Authorisation of which Payment System Operator after it had voluntarily surrendered the authorization?
    A. Muthoot Vehicle & Asset Finance Ltd. B. Vodafone M-pesa Limited C. Tech Mahindra Limited D. PayMate India Pvt. Limited Answer: B

Q8. Which financial company has acquired the Essel Finance’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) loan business in India?
    A. Tata Capital B. Adani Capital C. Bajaj Finserve D. Mahindra & Mahindra Capital Answer: B

Q9. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched the “Vajra Platform” to make payments fast & secure. The platform is based on which technology?
    A. Near field technology B. Distributed Ledger Technology C. Radio-frequency identification Technology D. Digital Banking Technology Answer: B

Q10. To provide doorstep banking services, the South-Central Zone of the Indian Railways has signed an MoU with which of the following banks?
    A. Bank of India B. State Bank of India C. Bank of Baroda D. Punjab National Bank Answer: B

Q11. Which Railway Zone of the Indian Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State Bank of India (SBI) for ‘doorstep banking’?
    A. Central Railway B. Northern Railway C. North Eastern Railway D. South Central Railway (SCR) zone Answer: D

Q12. For which urban cooperative bank account holders the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has restrict the cash withdrawals up to Rs. 35,000?
    A. Apna Sahakari Co-Op Bank Ltd B. Ahmedabad Mercantile Co-Op Bank C. Sri Gururaghavendra Sahakara Bank D. Nutan Nagarik Sahakari Bank Answer: C

Q13. Who among the following has been appointed as the fourth deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
    A. Rabi N. Mishra B. Michael Patra C. Deepak Kumar Mohanty D. M. Rajeshwar Rao Answer: B

Q14. Who among the following has acquired DHFL General Insurance for around Rs 100 crore?
    A. Kapil Wadhawan B. Sachin Bansal C. Vijay Shekhar Sharma D. Ritesh Agarwal Answer: B

Q15. Multimodal supply chain solutions provider GEFCO has signed a five year deal with which company to strengthen its Digital Transformation worldwide?
    A. Wipro B. TCS C. Infosys D. HCL Answer: C

Q16. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will now allow consumers to give an e-mandate for recurring payments made through Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The limit on such recurring transactions has been set at _______.
    A. Rs. 2000 B. Rs. 4000 C. Rs. 15,000 D. Rs. 10,000 Answer: A

Q17. The central govt in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an increase in the authorized capital of which public sector bank from 15,000 crores to 25,000 crores?
    A. Indian Bank B. Union Bank of India C. Canara Bank D. Indian Overseas Bank Answer: D

Q18. The Reserve Bank of India has recently revised the ‘Supervisory Action Framework’ of which category of banks?
    A. Public Sector Banks B. Private Sector Banks C. Foreign Banks D. Urban Cooperative Banks Answer: D

Q19. Which public sector bank has announced the 'Residential Builder Finance with Buyer Guarantee' (RBBG) scheme?
    A. Bank of Baroda B. Bank of India C. State Bank of India D. Punjab National Bank Answer: C

Q20. Name the Urban Cooperative bank got in-principle approval from RBI to become a Small Finance Bank (SFB)?
    A. Charminar Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd B. Uttar Pradesh Co Operative Bank Limited C. Indian Mercantile Co Operative Bank Ltd D. Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd Answer: D

Q21. What is the applicable limit for social infrastructure loans under priority sector?
    A. 1 crore B. 2 crores C. 5 crores D. 3 crores Answer: C

Q22. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act was passed in which year?
    A. 2007 B. 2003 C. 2000 D. 2006 Answer: D

Q23. In banking, what does ASCL stands for?
    A. Average Securities Capital Limit B. Aggregate Sanctioned Credit Limit C. Adequate Systematic Control Loan D. Associated System of Credit Liability Answer: B

Q24. A short term borrowing means borrowing of tenor up to but less than ________.
    A. 12 months B. 6 months C. 18 months D. 3 months Answer: A

Q25. The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) is located in which city?
    A. Nagpur B. Pune C. Gurugram D. Mumbai Answer: C

Q26. What is the minimum age limit for opening BSBDA by banks for individuals?
    A. 10 years B. 12 years C. 18 years D. no such limit Answer: D

Q27. For a corporate to be eligible to issue CP the tangible net worth of the company should not be less than Rs. ________
    A. 1 crore B. 4 crore C. 2 crore D. 5 crore Answer: B

Q28. The headquarter of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) is located in which country?
    A. Kathmandu, Nepal B. New Delhi, India C. Dhaka, Bangladesh D. Tehran, Iran Answer: D

Q29. What is the maximum limit of Indian currency that an Indian resident can bring back to India while returning from any place outside India?
    A. Rs.55,000 B. Rs.50,000 C. Rs.25,000 D. Rs.20,000 Answer: C

Q30. What are the processing or service charges applicable for inward NEFT transactions
    A. No charge B. Rs 2.50 C. Rs 5 D. Rs 25 Answer: A
Q1. Which bank has launched a co-branded ‘Small Business MoneyBack Credit Card’ for small traders in collaboration with CSC?
    A. ICICI Bank B. HDFC Bank C. Bandhan Bank D. DBS Bank Answer: B

Q2. A high-level panel led by former RBI governor Bimal Jalan was recently constituted regarding which of the following issue?
    A. Reforming Monetary Policy Committee B. Creation of NPA ledger C. Policy for Public Credit Registry D. Capital reserves that the central bank should maintain Answer: D

Q3. ALM is concerned with strategic balance sheet management involving all market risks. ‘M’ in ALM stands for____________.
    A. Market B. Management C. Maturity D. Maintenance Answer: B

Q4. G5 consists of the members of the International Monetary Fund whose currencies constitute the Special Drawing Rights. Which of the following is not among them?
    A. France B. Japan C. China D. United Kingdom Answer: C

Q5. In which of the following years Reserve Bank Information Technology Private Limited (ReBIT) was found?
    A. 2013 B. 2014 C. 2015 D. 2016 Answer: D

Q6. This type of banking ensures direct transaction between a bank and its customers without intervention of any third party1) Retail banking
    A. Online banking B. Merchant banking C. Offshore banking D. None of these Answer: A

Q7. In the National Financial Switch service, the limit per transaction is restricted to less than _________.
    A. ₹ 20000 B. ₹ 25000 C. ₹ 50000 D. ₹ 10000 Answer: C

Q8. The Legal Entity Identifier is a ______ digit code developed by the International Organization for Standardization.
    A. 16-digit B. 20-digit C. 12-digit D. 10-digit Answer: B

Q9. If the credit balance in a savings account has not operated for ten years, the amount should be transferred to which fund?
    A. Unpaid Contract Fund B. Cash Reserve Fund C. Unclaimed Bank Deposit Fund D. Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Answer: D

Q10. Which among the following offers buyers’ credit and line of credit to foreign governments and banks?
    A. ECGC B. EXIM Bank C. Bank of Baroda D. SIDBI Answer: B

Q11. Which among the following is responsible for ensuring that housing finance companies in India are operated on sound health and financial standard?
    A. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development B. SIDBI C. Reserve Bank of India D. National Housing Bank Answer: D

Q12. In case of increase in inflation, the purchasing power _________
    A. Increases B. Increases to a certain limit and then decreases C. Decreases D. Does not get affected Answer: C

Q13. On what basis, the Index of Industrial Production is published by the Central Statistical Organization?
    A. Monthly Basis B. Yearly Basis C. Quarterly Basis D. Half-yearly Basis Answer: A

Q14. Under the DRI Scheme, the maximum amount can be provided by banks at a concessional rate to the weaker sections is ________.
    A. ₹ 12000 B. ₹ 20000 C. ₹ 10000 D. ₹ 15000 Answer: D

Q15. OLTAS stands for which among the following?
    A. Online Tax Accounting Server B. Online Tax Accounting System C. Online Tax Accounting Service D. Online Tax Access Service Answer: B

Q16. What are the maturity period and the fixed interest rate of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme?
    A. 3 years and 1.5% B. 5 years and 4.5% C. 8 years and 2% D. 8 years and 2.5% Answer: D

Q17. QFI scheme was introduced by the government in consultation with RBI and SEBI. In QFI, ‘I’ represents ________.
    A. Interest B. Investor C. Investment D. Index Answer: B

Q18. Which among the following is authorized by RBI to store rupee notes and coins?
    A. Currency Bag B. Currency Block C. Currency Chest D. Currency Reserve Answer: C

Q19. The Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies has introduced under which section of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934?
    A. Section 46A B. Section 45L C. Section 45A D. Section 58C Answer: B

Q20. The maximum amount of money that can be insured in case of a person holding money at different branches of a bank is –
    A. Rs 25000 B. Rs 50000 C. Rs 1 lakh D. Rs 2 lakhs Answer: C

Q21. The practice of providing loans to unrelated individuals without going through the conventional channel of banks or any financial organization is known as –
    A. P2B Lending B. P2P Lending C. B2B Lending D. B2S Lending Answer: B

Q22. Maximum loan amount that can be provided against shares or debentures of any company is1) Rs 10 lakhs
    A. Rs 1 lakhs B. Rs 2 lakhs C. Rs 5 lakhs D. None of these Answer: A

Q23. The interest rates on banks’ contribution to Rural Infrastructure Development Fund should be fixed by ________.
    A. Ministry of Finance B. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development C. Ministry of Rural Development D. Reserve Bank of India Answer: D

Q24. An account of a bank holds with another bank in a foreign country in the foreign currency is known as ________.
    A. NRO Account B. NOSTRO Account C. NRE Account D. VOSTRO Account Answer: B

Q25. Which bank has waived the transaction charges of IMPS, NEFT and RTGS recently?
    A. Canara Bank B. Kotak Mahindra Bank C. State Bank of India D. HDFC Bank Answer: C

Q26. Recently, the Reserve Bank of India has barred ________ from charging prepayment penalties or foreclosure charges.
    A. Mutual Fund Companies B. Payment Banks C. Co-Operative Bank D. Non-Banking Finance Companies Answer: D

Q27. Who among the following cannot make a deposit in the Gold Monetization Scheme?
    A. Central Government B. State Government C. Non-Resident Indians D. Charitable Institutions Answer: C

Q28. MIBID is used to be calculated every day by which of the following organizations?
    A. National Stock Exchange B. Shanghai Stock Exchange C. Bombay Stock Exchange D. New York Stock Exchange Answer: A

Q29. The authorized capital of General insurance corporation of India is_____.
    A. Rs 2000 crores B. Rs 500 crores C. Rs 1000 Crores D. Rs 2000 Crores Answer: C

Q30. What is the full form of “EMI” frequently used term in banking operations?
    A. Equal Monthly Interest B. Equally Money Instalment C. Equated Money Instalment D. Equated Monthly Instalment Answer: D
Q1. Which among the following is India’s first full-fledged financial service app to integrate UPI for payment?
    A. FUNDSINDIA B. Kuvera C. Groww D. ETMONEY Answer: D

Q2. The headquarter of Deutsche Bank is located in which country?
    A. United States B. United Kingdom C. Germany D. France Answer: C

Q3. What does E stands for in EMV chip cards?
    A. Electronic B. Europay C. Enhanced D. European Answer: B

Q4. The New Development Bank came into force in which year?
    A. 2015 B. 2017 C. 2014 D. 2012 Answer: A

Q5. How many countries are the members of the Asian Development Bank?
    A. 42 B. 68 C. 54 D. 76 Answer: B

Q6. The International Monetary Fund was formed in which year?
    A. 1988 B. 1964 C. 1952 D. 1945 Answer: D

Q7. What is the full form of NRE Account?
    A. Non-Resident Exchange B. Non-Resident Exporter C. Non-Resident External D. Non-Resident Entrepreneur Answer: C

Q8. The World Bank has set the goals to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity by which year?
    A. 2030 B. 2025 C. 2050 D. 2035 Answer: A

Q9. The Payment and Settlement Systems Act was passed in which year?
    A. 2012 B. 2005 C. 2000 D. 2007 Answer: D

Q10. The Global Trust Bank merged with which bank in the year 2004?
    A. Punjab National Bank B. Oriental Bank of Commerce C. Bank of Baroda D. Indian Overseas Bank Answer: B

Q11. Which among the following accounts enables the customer to perform all transactions electronically?
    A. Demat account B. Savings deposit account C. No-Frill account D. Mutual Fund account Answer: A

Q12. Which among the following terms means stopping the flow of the physical cheques issued by a drawer to the drawee branch?
    A. Shear B. Remit C. Truncation D. Disinvest Answer: C

Q13. Which among the following is the owner of Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?
    A. RBI B. NPCI C. NITI Aayog D. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology Answer: B

Q14. Which of these countries is not a member of the New Development Bank?
    A. Brazil B. China C. India D. Sri Lanka Answer: D

Q15. Which of the given financial institutions comes under Bretton Woods institutions
    A. New Development Bank B. Asian Development Bank C. International Monetary Fund D. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Answer: C

Q16. Identify which of these is not a function of the International Monetary Fund?
    A. Foster global monetary cooperation B. Approve transactions between international financial institutions with other countries C. Promote high employment and sustainable economic growth D. Reduce poverty around the world Answer: B

Q17. Which of these institutions provides interest-free loans and grants to governments of the poorest countries?
    A. International Development Association B. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development C. International Finance Corporation D. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Answer: A

Q18. The small accounts are initially valid for a period of how many months?
    A. 24 months B. 18 months C. 6 months D. 12 months Answer: D

Q19. How many banks were merged with the State Bank of India in the year 2017?
    A. 5 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4 Answer: C

Q20. Which among the given committees recommended to set up NABARD?
    A. Deshmukh Committee B. Sivaraman Committee C. Rangarajan Committee D. Subramanian Committee Answer: B

Q21. The headquarter of MMTC-PAMP India Pvt. Ltd, India’s first and only LBMA Good Delivery Refinery accredited for Gold and Silver is based in which city?
    A. Kolkata B. Pune C. Mumbai D. New Delhi Answer: D

Q22. TDR is a method for controlling land use to complement land-use planning and zoning for more effective urban growth management and land conservation. Expand TDR
    A. Transferable Development Rights B. Transaction Delayed Reserve C. Tax Deducted Review D. Terminal Development Resource Answer: A

Q23. Which among the following is not true regarding Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme?
    A. Joint holding is allowed B. Minor can invest in SGB C. The investor can hold more than one investor ID for subscribing to the Sovereign Gold Bond D. Persons resident in India as defined under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 are eligible to invest in SGB Answer: C

Q24. Conversion of the token back to actual card details is known as ________
    A. Re-tokenisation B. De-tokenisation C. Pre-tokenisation D. E-tokenisation Answer: B

Q25. What is the minimum number of free transactions allowed by banks in a month to customers for transaction at a bank’s own ATMs?
    A. 5 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6 Answer: A

Q26. The “Limiting Liability of Customers for Unauthorised Electronic Payment Transactions in Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) issued by Authorised Non-banks” has came into effect from_____________
    A. 01 April 2019 B. 01 February 2019 C. 01 January 2019 D. 01 March 2019 Answer: D

Q27. What will be the maximum compensation payable by the Ombudsman for mental agony and harassment?
    A. Rs 10 lakh B. Rs 1 lakh C. Rs 5 lakh D. Rs 20 lakh Answer: B

Q28. In which of the following fund transfer system, the transactions received up to a particular time are processed in batches?
    A. RTGS B. IMPS C. NEFT D. All the above Answer: C

Q29. If the fund is not credited to the beneficiary customers accounts for any reason, RTGS member banks will return the fund back to the originating bank within a maximum period of ______ hours
    A. 1 hour B. 6 hours C. 8 hours D. 12 hours Answer: A

Q30. What does R stands for in UTR with respect to fund transfer?
    A. Range B. Route C. Register D. Reference Answer: D
Q1. To modernize Assam’s Ferry transport service on the Brahmaputra river the Government of Assam and Government of India has signed 88 million USD agreement with which organization?
    A. Asian Development Bank (ADB) B. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) C. New Development Bank (NDB) D. World Bank (WB) Answer: D

Q2. Which organisation of India publishes inflation rate?
    A. Ministry of Finance B. Indian Economic Association C. Reserve Bank of India D. National Statistical Office Answer: D

Q3. The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to provide __________ viability gap funding for building a 1,656 km gas grid in the Northeast region.
    A. 5,500 crore B. 5,800 crore C. 6,000 crore D. 5,559 crore Answer: D

Q4. Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) of India has given a ------ line of credit to Cuba for financing 75 MW Photovoltaic Solar Parks.
    A. $65 million B. $75 million C. $85 million D. $95 million Answer: B

Q5. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), what will be the India’s economic growth forecast _______ for 2020?
    A. 5.5% B. 5.9% C. 7% D. 6.1% Answer: D

Q6. To provide doorstep banking services, the South-Central Zone of the Indian Railways has signed an MoU with which of the following banks?
    A. Bank of India B. State Bank of India C. Bank of Baroda D. Punjab National Bank Answer: B

Q7. Which Railway zone of the Indian Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State Bank of India (SBI) for ‘doorstep banking’?
    A. Central Railway B. Northern Railway C. North Eastern Railway D. South Central Railway (SCR) zone Answer: D

Q8. Who among the following has been appointed as the fourth deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
    A. Rabi N. Mishra B. Michael Patra C. Deepak Kumar Mohanty D. M. Rajeshwar Rao Answer: B

Q9. Which public sector bank has announced the 'Residential Builder Finance with Buyer Guarantee' (RBBG) scheme?
    A. Bank of Baroda B. Bank of India C. State Bank of India D. Punjab National Bank Answer: C

Q10. Bank of Baroda partnered with which state government to provide MSME loans?
    A. Maharashtra B. Andhra Pradesh C. Telangana D. Gujarat Answer: D

Q11. Which bank has announced to launch a cobranded credit card in partnership with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)?
    A. ICICI Bank B. HDFC Bank C. Axis Bank D. Yes Bank Answer: C

Q12. State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a loan agreement worth of ______ with KFW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) German development bank for establishing an energy-efficient housing program in India.
    A. USD 277 million B. USD 370 million C. USD 497 million D. USD 377 million Answer: A

Q13. Which financial company has launched India’s first corporate bond exchange-traded fund (ETF), called the Bharat Bond ETF?
    A. Edelweiss Asset Management Company (AMC) B. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited C. Muthoot Finance Ltd D. HDB Financial Services Answer: A

Q14. Which General Insurance Company has launched My: health Woman Suraksha policy?
    A. ICICI Prudential B. Life Insurance Corporation C. HDFC ERGO D. SBI LIFE Answer: C

Q15. As per the new guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks (SFBs) in the Private Sector what is the minimum paid-up capital for setting up an SFBs?
    A. 100 crore B. 300 crore C. 200 crore D. 250 crore Answer: C

Q16. As per the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which of the following is repo rate and reverse repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility?
    A. 5.25%, 4.85% B. 5.45%, 4.15% C. 5.15%, 4.90% D. 5.35, 4.75% Answer: C

Q17. Which of the following became the first company to list its commercial papers on the stock exchanges?
    A. Bajaj Finserv B. American Express Bank Ltd. India C. Aditya Birla Finance Ltd(ABFL) D. Edelweiss Securities Ltd. Answer: C

Q18. ICICI Lombard has been partnering with which Payments Bank to offer non-life insurance solutions to its customers?
    A. Airtel Payments Bank B. India Post Payments Bank C. Fino Payments Bank D. Jio Payments Bank Answer: C

Q19. In which of the following ports of India the world’s first CNG terminal will come?
    A. Kandla, Gujarat B. Bhavnagar, Gujarat C. Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh D. Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu Answer: B

Q20. Which of the following Small Finance Banks has launched an instant digital savings account (SA) along with Fixed Deposit (FD) and Privilege Savings Account to offer distinctive banking and digital services to its customers?
    A. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank B. Equitas Small Finance Bank C. A U Small Finance Bank D. Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Answer: A

Q21. Which of the following is a swap?
    A. Interest Rate Swap B. Currency Swap C. Credit Default Swap D. All of these Answer: D

Q22. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) of 1947, was subsequently replaced by Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, __.
    A. 1978 B. 1950 C. 1984 D. 1973 Answer: D

Q23. Who has written the book “Sachin: A Hundred Hundreds Now”?
    A. V Krishnaswami B. N M Ghatate C. Gulzar D. Chetan Bhagat Answer: A

Q24. Parliament enjoys the exclusive right to legislate on the subject contained in -
    A. The Union list B. The Concurrent list C. The State list D. Both A and B Answer: A

Q25. With which of the following sectors the Basel III norms are associated?
    A. Banking sector B. Insurance sector C. Share Markets D. All of the above Answer: A

Q26. Which of the following term is associated with the game of cricket?
    A. Trump B. Grand slam C. Fifa cup D. LBW Answer: D

Q27. Receivables Exchange of India Ltd (RXIL) was established as a joint venture between_____.
    A. SIDBI B. NSE C. SIDBI & NSE D. BSE Answer: C

Q28. Which of the following report is not released by the World Bank?
    A. World Development Report B. Ease of Doing Business C. Global Economic Prospects D. Global Gender Gap Report Answer: D

Q29. What is an FPO (Follow on Public Offering)?
    A. It issues of shares by the company for the 1st time B. It issues of shares by the company subsequent to IPO C. It issues of Commercial Paper by the company D. All of the above Answer: B

Q30. Which cup/Trophy is associated with the game of Football?
    A. Scindia Gold Cup B. Ranji Trophy C. Davis Cup D. Fifa Cup Answer: D
Q1. What does the letter ‘L’ denote in the term ‘LAF’ in the below mentioned options, as referred every now and then in relation to monetary policy of the RBI?
    A. Liquidity B. Liquid C. Lent D. Liability Answer: A

Q2. What does the term B2B denotes in E-commerce?
    A. It suggest transaction between banks and companies. B. It means business to business transactions. C. Deals between business to banks. D. All of the above. Answer: B

Q3. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the ‘Current Account’?
    A. Banks offer no rate of interest on money held in current account. B. There is no limit on deposit or withdrawal in current account. C. A special type of passbook is issued for current account holders. D. Current account are opened for business transactions Answer: C

Q4. Brown Label ATMs are owned and maintained by
    A. non-bank entities, which have been incorporated under Companies Act 1956. B. a service provider, but cash management and connectivity to banking networks is provided by a sponsor bank. C. Bank D. None of the above Answer: B

Q5. Masala Bond’ term is coined by which organization/institution?
    A. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) B. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) C. State Bank of India D. International Financial Corporation (IFC) Answer: D

Q6. Which type of Non-Banking financial Company(NBFC) receives deposits under any scheme or arrangement by government?
    A. Mutual Benefit Financial Companies (MBFC) B. Residuary Non- Banking Company (RNBC) C. Miscellaneous Non- Banking Company (MNBC) D. None is Correct Answer: B

Q7. What is the minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance banks?
    A. Rs. 100 Crore B. No such minimum figure C. Rs. 500 Crore D. 50 Crore Answer: A

Q8. An account should be treated as ________ if the outstanding balance remains continuously in excess of the sanctioned limit/drawing power.
    A. out of limit B. out of order C. out of drawing D. out of line Answer: B

Q9. Any loan for short duration crops is classified as NPA when the installment of principal or interest there on remains overdue for _____ crop seasons
    A. one B. four C. three D. two. Answer: D

Q10. Any loan for long duration crops is classified as NPA when the installment of principal or interest there on remains overdue for _____ crop seasons
    A. one B. four C. three D. two Answer: A

Q11. Which of the following Bank linked their Interest Rates to RBI’s Repo Rate?
    A. HDFC Bank B. State Bank of India C. Bank of Baroda D. Canara Bank Answer: B

Q12. RBI imposed a penalty of ₹11.25 lakh on private sector lender ___ for violation of norms pertaining to issuance and operations of PPIs.
    A. Axis Bank B. IndusInd Bank C. Yes Bank D. HDFC Bank Answer: C

Q13. RBI Enhanced Housing-Loan Limits Under Priority Sector Lending for RRBs, SFBs. New limits for metropolitan centers is ___
    A. 35 lacs B. 25 lacs C. 30 lacs D. 20 lacs Answer: A

Q14. The Reserve Bank of India’s data on deployment of gross credit across different sectors shows Bank credit grew by ___% in financial year 2018-19 as compared to 10.3% in the previous financial year.
    A. 12.3 % B. 13.2 % C. 14.3 % D. 12.7 % Answer: B

Q15. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on Nainital Bank for ____
    A. Lts failure to fully automate the non-performing asset (NPA) identification process B. Non-compliance on SWIFT operations C. Non-compliance with various directions issued on monitoring of end use of funds, exchange of information with other banks, classification and reporting of frauds, and on restructuring of accounts D. Non-compliance with various directions on Know Your Customer (KYC) Answer: A

Q16. Which of the following Prime Minister of India served as Governor of RBI ?
    A. Charan Singh B. Wishwanath Pratap Singh C. P V Narsimha Rao D. Manmohan Singh Answer: D

Q17. Reserve Bank of India has released a vision document ‘Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019 – 2021’, with its core theme ____
    A. Empowering Exceptional E-payment Experience' B. Ensuring efficient management of currency as well other Banking services C. Regulating markets to ensure financial system stability D. Policy support to enhance liquidity in the system Answer: A

Q18. Training Establishment of RBI, National Institute of Bank Management ( NIBM ) is an Indian institution for research, training and consultancy in banking and finance. It is headquartered at ___ ?
    A. Chennai B. Pune C. Hyderabad D. Mumbai Answer: B

Q19. All the directors of the Central Board of RBI are appointed by the Government of India for a period of __ years.
    A. 4 years B. 2 years C. 3 years D. 5 years Answer: A

Q20. The initial corpus of NABARD was ___ ?
    A. 20 Crores B. 50 Crores C. 500 Crores D. 100 Crores Answer: D

Q21. PFRDA is responsible for appointment of various intermediate agencies such as___
    A. Central Record Keeping Agency (CRA), B. Pension Fund Managers, C. Custodian, D. All of the Above Answer: D

Q22. Which among the following is not the Objective of NHB ?
    A. To augment resources for the sector and channelise them for housing B. Provide financial support for the training institutes of cooperative banks, commercial banks, and Regional Rural Banks C. To promote a network of dedicated housing finance institutions to adequately serve various regions and different income groups D. To encourage public agencies to emerge as facilitators and suppliers of serviced land, for housing Answer: B

Q23. Rita Teotia is the Chairman of ____ ?
    A. Central Board Of Film Certification B. Food Safety and Standards Authority Of India C. Bureau of Indian Standards D. Small Industries Development Bank Of India Answer: B

Q24. SIDBI operates under the ______ Government of India ?
    A. Department of Financial Services, Government of India B. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry D. Ministry of Corporate Affairs Answer: A

Q25. Who among the following was the first Indian Governor of RBI ?
    A. CD Deshmukh B. Benegal Rama Rau C. K.G. Ambegaonkar D. H.V.R. Iyenger Answer: A

Q26. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed Panel headed by _____ on ‘suggestions on promoting digital payment’?
    A. N. K Singh Committee B. Bimal Jalan C. Nandan Nilekani D. Kishore Sansi Answer: C

Q27. What is the maximum limit for investing in the Sovereign Gold Bonds through cash mode?
    A. Rs 20,000 B. Rs 50,000 C. Rs 1 lakh D. Rs 75,000 Answer: A

Q28. A Systemically Important Core Investment Company (CIC-ND-SI) is a Non-Banking Financial Company with asset size of Rs ________ and above
    A. 200 crore B. 100 crore C. 300 crore D. 500 crore Answer: B

Q29. What is the service charge levied on Inward transactions made through RTGS?
    A. Rs 25 per transaction B. Rs 50 per transaction C. Nill D. Depends on banks Answer: C

Q30. The amalgamation of an NBFC ‘A’ with NBFC/ entity ‘B’ requires prior written approval of ________
    A. Ministry of Finance B. SEBI C. NABARD D. RBI Answer: D
Q1. Which among the following is India’s first full-fledged financial service app to integrate UPI for payment?
    A. FUNDSINDIA B. Kuvera C. Groww D. ETMONEY Answer: D

Q2. The headquarter of Deutsche Bank is located in which country?
    A. United States B. United Kingdom C. Germany D. France Answer: C

Q3. What does E stands for in EMV chip cards?
    A. Electronic B. Europay C. Enhanced D. European Answer: B

Q4. The New Development Bank came into force in which year?
    A. 2015 B. 2017 C. 2014 D. 2012 Answer: A

Q5. How many countries are the members of the Asian Development Bank?
    A. 42 B. 68 C. 54 D. 76 Answer: B

Q6. The International Monetary Fund was formed in which year?
    A. 1988 B. 1964 C. 1952 D. 1945 Answer: D

Q7. What is the full form of NRE Account?
    A. Non-Resident Exchange B. Non-Resident Exporter C. Non-Resident External D. Non-Resident Entrepreneur Answer: C

Q8. The World Bank has set the goals to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity by which year?
    A. 2030 B. 2025 C. 2050 D. 2035 Answer: A

Q9. The Payment and Settlement Systems Act was passed in which year?
    A. 2012 B. 2005 C. 2000 D. 2007 Answer: D

Q10. The Global Trust Bank merged with which bank in the year 2004?
    A. Punjab National Bank B. Oriental Bank of Commerce C. Bank of Baroda D. Indian Overseas Bank Answer: B

Q11. Which among the following accounts enables the customer to perform all transactions electronically?
    A. Demat account B. Savings deposit account C. No-Frill account D. Mutual Fund account Answer: A

Q12. Which among the following terms means stopping the flow of the physical cheques issued by a drawer to the drawee branch?
    A. Shear B. Remit C. Truncation D. Disinvest Answer: C

Q13. Which among the following is the owner of Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?
    A. RBI B. NPCI C. NITI Aayog D. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology Answer: B

Q14. Which of these countries is not a member of the New Development Bank?
    A. Brazil B. China C. India D. Sri Lanka Answer: D

Q15. Which of the given financial institutions comes under Bretton Woods institutions
    A. New Development Bank B. Asian Development Bank C. International Monetary Fund D. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Answer: C

Q16. Identify which of these is not a function of International Monetary Fund?
    A. Foster global monetary cooperation B. Approve transactions between international financial institutions with other countries C. Promote high employment and sustainable economic growth D. Reduce poverty around the world Answer: B

Q17. Which of these institutions provides interest-free loans and grants to governments of the poorest countries?
    A. International Development Association B. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development C. International Finance Corporation D. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Answer: A

Q18. The small accounts are initially valid for a period of how many months?
    A. 24 months B. 18 months C. 6 months D. 12 months Answer: D

Q19. How many banks were merged with the State Bank of India in the year 2017?
    A. 5 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4 Answer: C

Q20. Which among the given committees recommended to set up NABARD?
    A. Deshmukh Committee B. Sivaraman Committee C. Rangarajan Committee D. Subramanian Committee Answer: B

Q21. The headquarter of MMTC-PAMP India Pvt. Ltd, India’s first and only LBMA Good Delivery Refinery accredited for Gold and Silver is based in which city?
    A. Kolkata B. Pune C. Mumbai D. New Delhi Answer: D

Q22. TDR is a method for controlling land use to complement land-use planning and zoning for more effective urban growth management and land conservation. Expand TDR
    A. Transferable Development Rights B. Transaction Delayed Reserve C. Tax Deducted Review D. Terminal Development Resource Answer: A

Q23. Which among the following is not true regarding Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme?
    A. Joint holding is allowed B. Minor can invest in SGB C. Investor can hold more than one investor ID for subscribing to the Sovereign Gold Bond D. Persons resident in India as defined under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 are eligible to invest in SGB Answer: C

Q24. Conversion of the token back to actual card details is known as ________
    A. Re-tokenisation B. De-tokenisation C. Pre-tokenisation D. E-tokenisation Answer: B

Q25. What is the minimum number of free transactions allowed by banks in a month to customers for transaction at a bank’s own ATMs?
    A. 5 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6 Answer: A

Q26. The “Limiting Liability of Customers for Unauthorised Electronic Payment Transactions in Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) issued by Authorised Non-banks” has came into effect from_____________
    A. 01 April 2019 B. 01 February 2019 C. 01 January 2019 D. 01 March 2019 Answer: D

Q27. What will be the maximum compensation payable by the Ombudsman for mental agony and harassment?
    A. Rs 10 lakh B. Rs 1 lakh C. Rs 5 lakh D. Rs 20 lakh Answer: B

Q28. In which of the following fund transfer system, the transactions received up to a particular time are processed in batches?
    A. RTGS B. IMPS C. NEFT D. All the above Answer: C

Q29. If the fund is not credited to the beneficiary customers accounts for any reason, RTGS member banks will return the fund back to the originating bank within a maximum period of ______ hours
    A. 1 hour B. 6 hours C. 8 hours D. 12 hours Answer: A

Q30. What does R stands for in UTR with respect to fund transfer?
    A. Range B. Route C. Register D. Reference Answer: D
Q1. Post merger of Bandhan Bank and Gruh Finance, the shareholders will get ________shares of Bandhan bank for every 1000 shares of Gruh Finance
    A. 455 B. 921 C. 568 D. 726 Answer: C

Q2. Rajesh Yaduvanshi has recently been appointed as the Executive Director of which bank?
    A. Bank of India B. Punjab National Bank C. Bank of Baroda D. UCO Bank Answer: B

Q3. What is the full form of LAP in banking?
    A. Liquid Assets Position B. Legal Agreement Protocol C. Lease Acquisition Price D. Loan Against Property Answer: D

Q4. What is the deadline set by CBDT to clear up all demonetisation-related cases?
    A. June 30 B. December 31 C. May 31 D. April 30 Answer: A

Q5. Who is the current Economic Affairs Secretary and Finance Secretary of India?
    A. Rajiv Mehrishi B. Hasmukh Adhia C. Subhash Chandra Garg D. Ajay Narayan Jha Answer: C

Q6. Which among the following Indian banks has been ranked as India’s best bank for customer satisfaction, according to Forbes World’s Best Banks’ survey for India?
    A. Punjab National Bank B. ICICI Bank C. Kotak Mahindra Bank D. HDFC Bank Answer: D

Q7. A loan made by a financial institution usually in the form of bonds issued in foreign currencies and sold to government of a developing or emerging nation is known as________
    A. Regal loan B. Sovereign loan C. Inferior loan D. Secondary loan Answer: B

Q8. Which of the following is a feature of the Barter system transaction?
    A. Bonds and securities are exchanged for gold in return B. Gold is exchanged for gold in return C. Goods & services are exchanged in return for other goods & services D. Goods & services are exchanged for Gold in return Answer: C

Q9. The concept of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was introduced by which country?
    A. China B. India C. United States D. Japan Answer: A

Q10. What is the full form of REER with respect to exchange rate?
    A. Raw economic exchange rate B. Random external exchange rate C. Return exclusive exchange rate D. Real effective exchange rate Answer: D

Q11. Bandipur National Park is located in which State?
    A. Meghalaya B. Madhya Pradesh C. West Bengal D. Karnataka Answer: D

Q12. What does MIGS stands for?
    A. Minimum Income Group Scheme B. Middle Income Group Scheme C. Middle Incentive Group Scheme D. Minimum Incentive Group Scheme Answer: B

Q13. The best way to save the banks from loss is -
    A. To provide loans only to those people who are familiar to the bank. B. To accept only fully backed collateral. C. To provide only short term loans. D. To provide loans only to old customers of the bank. Answer: B

Q14. Fresh evaluation of every item of expenditure from the very beginning of each financial year is called-
    A. Fresh Budgeting B. Deficit Budgeting C. Performance Budgeting D. Zero-based Budgeting Answer: D

Q15. What is the currency of Kyrgyzstan?
    A. Som B. Lev C. Euro D. Tala Answer: A

Q16. Parker Solar Probe is also known as:-
    A. Parker Human’s mission B. Parker solar mission C. Humanity’s first mission D. Humanity’s solar probe mission Answer: C

Q17. Nagarjuna Sagarsrisailam tiger reserve is in which state?
    A. Arunachal Pradesh B. Andhra Pradesh C. Kerala D. Karnataka Answer: B

Q18. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has amended which of the following act recently?
    A. IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for HUF) Regulations, 2016 B. IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Individual Person) Regulations, 2016 C. IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 D. IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Company) Regulations, 2016 Answer: C

Q19. The first attempt to calculate National Income of India was made by .................. in 1867 -68.
    A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale B. Justice Ranade C. Dadabhai Naroji D. P.C. Mahalanobis Answer: C

Q20. Deficit financing means that the government has borrowed money from the-
    A. Revenue Department B. World Bank C. RBI D. IMF Answer: C

Q21. What is the full form of NSDL?
    A. National Safety Development Limited B. National Securities Depository Limited C. National Social Diversity Limited D. National Sales Department Limited Answer: B

Q22. The Saubhagya Scheme of the Indian government is related with__________
    A. Eliminate Open defecation B. LPG connection C. Internet connection D. Electricity connection Answer: D

Q23. What was the deadline set by RBI for all the banks to migrate the magnetic strip based ATM/Debit cards to EMV chip-and-PIN payment cards?
    A. 31 December 2018 B. 31 January 2019 C. 1 March 2019 D. 31 March 2019 Answer: A

Q24. Which among the following acts as a controller of credit in India?
    A. Central Government B. Ministry of Finance C. RBI D. Finance Commission Answer: C

Q25. The pseudo-token “Learning Coin” has been launched by which organisations?
    A. WEF & IMF B. IMF & World Bank C. World Bank & WEF D. IMF & UNDP Answer: B

Q26. The rate at which RBI gives short term loan to commercial banks is known as_______
    A. Repo rate B. Reverse repo rate C. Bank rate D. Marginal Standing Facility Answer: A

Q27. How many countries are members of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?
    A. 24 B. 56 C. 42 D. 38 Answer: D

Q28. The interest rate policy is related to which of the following?
    A. Fiscal Policy B. Monetary Policy C. Trade Policy D. Foreign Policy Answer: B

Q29. The ‘NRI-Insta-Online’ paperless account opening facility has been launched by which bank for NRIs?
    A. ICICI B. HDFC C. IDBI D. Canara Answer: C

Q30. The money deposited in which of these accounts can be withdrawn without notice?
    A. Demand Deposit B. Recurring deposit C. Fixed deposit D. All of the above Answer: A
Q1. For which urban cooperative bank account holders the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has restrict the cash withdrawals up to Rs. 35,000?
    A. Apna Sahakari Co-Op Bank Ltd B. Ahmedabad Mercantile Co-Op Bank C. Sri Gururaghavendra Sahakara Bank D. Nutan Nagarik Sahakari Bank Answer: C

Q2. Who among the following has been appointed as the fourth deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
    A. Rabi N. Mishra B. Michael Patra C. Deepak Kumar Mohanty D. Malvika Sinha Answer: B

Q3. Who among the following has acquired DHFL General Insurance for around Rs 100 crore?
    A. Kapil Wadhawan B. Sachin Bansal C. Vijay Shekhar Sharma D. Ritesh Agarwal Answer: B

Q4. Multimodal supply chain solutions provider GEFCO has signed a five year deal with which company to strengthen its Digital Transformation worldwide?
    A. Wipro B. TCS C. Infosys D. HCL Answer: C

Q5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will now allow consumers to give an e-mandate for recurring payments made through Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The limit on such recurring transactions has been set at _______.
    A. Rs. 2000 B. Rs. 4000 C. Rs. 15,000 D. Rs. 10,000 Answer: A

Q6. The central govt in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an increase in the authorized capital of which public sector bank from 15,000 crores to 25,000 crores?
    A. Indian Bank B. Union Bank of India C. Canara Bank D. Indian Overseas Bank Answer: D

Q7. The Reserve Bank of India has recently revised the ‘Supervisory Action Framework’ of which category of banks?
    A. Public Sector Banks B. Private Sector Banks C. Foreign Banks D. Urban Cooperative Banks Answer: D

Q8. Name the Indian banks which has decided to end their operations in Sri Lanka?
    A. State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank B. Axis Bank and ICICI Bank C. HDFC Bank and Yes Bank D. Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank Answer: B

Q9. Name the Urban Cooperative bank got in-principle approval from RBI to become a Small Finance Bank (SFB)?
    A. Charminar Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd B. Uttar Pradesh Co Operative Bank Limited C. Indian Mercantile Co Operative Bank Ltd D. Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd Answer: D

Q10. PNB MetLife India Insurance Company has partnered with which company to provide life insurance to its customers by fundling life insurance covers on their loans?
    A. HDFC Ergo B. ICICI Prudential C. Bajaj Finserv D. RevFin Answer: D

Q11. CSC e-Governance Services India Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which bank for the sale of FASTags?
    A. Airtel Payments Bank B. Paytm Payments Bank Ltd C. Jio Payments Bank D. HDFC Answer: B

Q12. RBI launched ___________ Application for visually challenged people to Identify currency denomination?
    A. RUPAY B. MANI C. MONY D. BHIM Answer: B

Q13. Government of India has constituted a seven-member Group of Minister (GoM) to infuse how much amount to revive state-owned telecom corporations BSNL and MTNL?
    A. Rs.69000 crore B. Rs.79000 crore C. Rs.50000 crore D. Rs.70000 crore Answer: A

Q14. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has set up a single standing committee on economic statistics (SCES), who is the head of the committee?
    A. Subramanian Swamy B. Rajiv Kumar C. Arvind Panagariya D. Pronab Sen Answer: D

Q15. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) signed a memorandum of understanding with which private company on solar lightening and livelihood solutions?
    A. Deepa Solar Systems Pvt. Ltd B. Moser Baer Solar Ltd. (MBSL) C. Loom Solar Pvt. Ltd D. SELCO Solar Light Pvt. Ltd Answer: D

Q16. Finance Minister has launched which app for online auction of assets attached by banks?
    A. eSell B. eBaich C. eBkray D. eBay Answer: C

Q17. Which Bank has launch OTP-based ATM cash withdrawal from January 1,2020?
    A. State Bank of India B. Punjab National Bank C. Central Bank of India D. Syndicate Bank Answer: A

Q18. What is the amount Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has announced for irrigation and solar energy projects in India?
    A. $210 million B. $150 million C. $200 million D. $500 million Answer: A

Q19. Which state owned bank will get fresh capital of Rs. 2,153 crores from the Central government?
    A. Union Bank B. United Bank of India C. Allahabad Bank D. Syndicate Bank Answer: C

Q20. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the limits imposed on peer-to-peer lenders to _____.
    A. 10 lakh B. 20 Lakh C. 30 lakh D. 50 lakh Answer: D

Q21. When is Earth Day Celebrated?
    A. 07-Apr B. 18-Apr C. 22-Apr D. 23-Apr Answer: C

Q22. What is an Open Market Operation ?
    A. It is release of funds by RBI in Open Market B. It is standby facility to banks by RBI for infusion of liquidity C. It is buying or selling of government bonds in the open market by Central Bank to inject or suck liquidity from the system D. All of the above Answer: C

Q23. Expand the term IPR as used in the field of world trade -
    A. Industrial Property Rights B. International Property Rights C. Intellectual Property Right D. Individual Property Rights Answer: C

Q24. “Pure Banking Nothing Else” is a tagline of which Bank ?
    A. ICICI Bank B. UTI Bank C. SBI Bank D. HDFC Bank Answer: C

Q25. Julian Assange is the founder of _____ .
    A. Facebook B. Orkut C. Wilkileaks D. Google Answer: C

Q26. Who makes the formal announcement of General Elections in a state in India ?
    A. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs B. Ministry of Law C. Ministry of Home Affairs D. Election Commission of India Answer: D

Q27. Banks in our country normally publicise that additional interest rates will be allowed on retail domestic term deposits of _________
    A. Minors B. Married women C. Senior citizens D. Govt. Employees Answer: C

Q28. What does F stands for in the abbreviation of NIRF?
    A. Framework B. Family C. Forum D. Federation Answer: A

Q29. When is World Youth Skills Day celebrated?
    A. 15-July B. 11-August C. 21-August D. 15-September Answer: A

Q30. Pooram is a festival celebrated in which state?
    A. Arunachal Pradesh B. Andhra Pradesh C. Kerala D. Bihar Answer: C
Q1. Expand “FINO”:
    A. Fiscal Information Network Organization B. Financial Initiative for Network Operations C. Financial Information Network operation ltd D. None of the above Answer: C

Q2. Expand “ NEFT”
    A. National Emergency Fund for Traders B. National Electronic Fund Transfer C. National Emergency Fund Transfer D. National Electronic Financial Trusts Answer: B

Q3. Banking Ombudsman” means a person :
    A. appointed to settle the dispute between employee and management B. to whom the customer can approach for redressal of his grievances C. appointed to recover dues from defaulting borrowers D. all of the above Answer: B

Q4. Bid – Ask Price “ is :
    A. quotation of the foreign currency B. rate at which the traders bid for foreign currency C. rate at which the traders ask for foreign currency D. none of the above Answer: A

Q5. Hundi “ is a:
    A. Draft B. Cheque C. Bill of Exchange D. Promissory Note Answer: C

Q6. The right of set-off customers account can be exercised only by:
    A. Creditors B. Debtors C. Banker D. Customer Answer: C

Q7. Banking Industry has been declared as public utility service for purpose of:
    A. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 B. Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 C. Banking Regulation Act, 1949 D. Industrial Disputes Act Answer: D

Q8. Cash drawings under Kisan cards can be permitted at:
    A. designated branches B. at issuing branches C. all branches D. none of these Answer: B

Q9. Which section of Banking Regulation Act 1949 give Power to the Reserve Bank to give directions?
    A. Section 42 B. Section 42A C. Section 47 D. Section 35A Answer: D

Q10. Currency Chest is the property of :
    A. State Bank of India B. Government of India C. Reserve Bank of India D. None of these Answer: C

Q11. Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) with deposit size of ________ and above have been mandated by RBI to constitute Board of Management (BoM).
    A. ₹200 crore B. ₹150 crore C. ₹100 crore D. ₹500 crore Answer: C

Q12. What is the total amount that can be loaded in the new type of semi-closed Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) introduced by RBI during the financial year?
    A. Rs 10,000 B. Rs 1,00,000 C. Rs 1,20,000 D. Rs 1,50,000 Answer: C

Q13. IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) can accept fixed deposits in foreign currency of tenor less than ______ year from non-bank entities.
    A. one B. two C. three D. four Answer: A

Q14. What is the maximum aggregate exposure of a lender to all borrowers at any point of time, across all P2P platforms?
    A. Rs 10 lakhs B. Rs 20 lakhs C. Rs 50 lakhs D. Rs 1 core Answer: C

Q15. What is the name of additional collateralized intra-day liquidity facility provided to member banks by RBI due to introduction of NEFT settlements, on 24×7 basis?
    A. Intraday Support (IS) B. Additional Support (AS) C. Vital Support (VS) D. Liquidity Support (LS) Answer: D

Q16. In case of special Self Help Groups i.e. groups in the difficult areas, groups with disabled persons, and groups formed in remote tribal areas, this number may be a minimum of _____ persons.
    A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 10 Answer: A

Q17. RRBs are required to maintain a minimum Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) of _____ on an ongoing basis.
    A. 8 per cent B. 9 per cent C. 10 per cent D. 11 per cent Answer: B

Q18. What is the opening time of RTGS?
    A. 7 AM B. 8 AM C. 7:30 AM D. 9 AM Answer: A

Q19. What is the limit for On-lending by NBFCs for ‘Term lending’ component under Agriculture?
    A. Rs 5 lakh B. Rs 10 lakh C. Rs 15 lakh D. Rs 20 lakh Answer: B

Q20. What is the limit for On-lending by NBFC for Micro & Small enterprises?
    A. Rs 10 lakh B. Rs 20 lakh C. Rs 50 lakh D. Rs 60 lakh Answer: B

Q21. What is the minimum interval at which banks can pay interest on savings bank accounts?
    A. Annually B. Quarterly C. Half-yearly D. Monthly Answer: B

Q22. What is the total Priority Sector lending target for Foreign banks in India with less than 20 branches for the financial year 2019-20?
    A. 20% of Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) B. 30% of ANBC C. 40% of ANBC D. 50% of ANBC Answer: C

Q23. Flipkart Gift Cards, Amazon Gift Cards are examples of which type of PPI?
    A. Closed System B. Open System C. Semi-closed System D. Semi-open System Answer: A

Q24. The difference between Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate is known as________
    A. Policy Ratio Gap B. Percent Gap C. Deposit Gap D. Corridor Gap Answer: D

Q25. The assets which does not disclose any problems and does not carry more than normal risk attached to the business is known as_______
    A. Loss assets B. Standard assets C. Doubtful assets D. Substandard assets Answer: B

Q26. The Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019 came into force on_______
    A. 31 January 2019 B. 31 December 2018 C. 30 November 2018 D. 15 February 2019 Answer: A

Q27. Which among the following banks did not merge with the State Bank of India?
    A. Bank of Cochin Ltd B. National Bank of Lahore Ltd C. Bank of Bihar Ltd D. New Bank of India Answer: D

Q28. What is the current base year to calculate the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
    A. 2000-01 B. 2004-05 C. 2011-12 D. 2014-15 Answer: C

Q29. Identify the incorrect statement regarding equity
    A. Equity is the borrowed fund B. Return is in the form of a dividend C. Equity can be in the form of Shares and Stocks D. They are always unsecured Answer: A

Q30. Which of these accounts cannot be held by a person in the bank where he already has ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’?
    A. Fixed deposit account B. Savings Bank account C. Recurring deposit account D. Current account Answer: B
Q1. Mixed Banking is the system in which banks undertake activities of _______ and investment banking together.
    A. Commercial B. Personal C. Retail D. Cooperative Answer: A

Q2. Which among the following types of account can be opened under NRO?
    A. Term Deposit B. Recurring C. Savings D. Current Answer: D

Q3. ___________ is known as the difference between the outflow and inflow of foreign currency:
    A. Current Account Deficit B. Fiscal Deficit C. Foreign Exchange Reserves D. Balance of Payments Answer: C

Q4. Bank branches are established under ____________ of Banking Regulations Act, 1949.
    A. Section 20 B. Section 21 C. Section 22 D. Section 23 Answer: D

Q5. National Housing Bank (NHB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), was set up under the______________.
    A. National Housing Bank Act, 1985 B. National Housing Bank Act, 1986 C. National Housing Bank Act, 1987 D. National Housing Bank Act, 1988 Answer: C

Q6. What is the full form of ICICI bank?
    A. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India B. Investment Credit and Industrial Corporation of India C. Industrial Corporation and Investment Credit of India D. Investment Corporation and Industrial Credit of Indiar Answer: A

Q7. What is D in BSBDA?
    A. Drawee B. Drawer C. Deposit D. Debit Answer: C

Q8. What is the minimum number of free withdrawals through ATMs in BSBDA?
    A. 5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 3 Answer: B

Q9. A fiscal deficit occurs
    A. When a government’s total expenditures exceed the revenue that it generates, excluding money from borrowings. B. When a government’s total expenditures goes below the revenue that it generates, excluding money from borrowings. C. When a government’s total savings exceed the revenue that it generates, excluding money from borrowings. D. When a government’s total savings goes below the revenue that it generates, excluding money from borrowings. Answer: A

Q10. Currency Chest is the property of :
    A. State Bank of India B. Government of India C. Reserve Bank of India D. None of these Answer: C

Q11. Which of the given statements is not correct?
    A. Banks can accept interest-free deposits in current and recurring deposit accounts B. Loss making banks can make donations up to Rs.5 lakh only in a financial year C. Banks can pay interest on savings bank accounts at quarterly or longer rests D. A bank may provide differential rates of interest in savings account above Rs 1 lakh Answer: A

Q12. Identical prices prevail in which type of market system?
    A. Oligopoly B. Monopolistic competition C. Monopoly D. Perfect Competition Answer: D

Q13. Which of these is not a type of Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI)?
    A. Paytm Wallet B. Rupay Card C. Gilt-edged securities D. Amazon Gift Card Answer: C

Q14. Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) is a method of budgeting in which all expenses must be justified and approved for each new period. The ZBB concept was introduced in which country?
    A Germany B. United States C. Switzerland D. United Kingdom Answer: B

Q15. The ING Vyasa Bank has merged with which among the following banks?
    A. Axis Bank B. Bank of India C. Punjab National Bank D. Kotak Mahindra Bank Answer: D

Q16. The excess of total revenue expenditure of the government over its total revenue receipts is known as__________
    A. Revenue Deficit B. Money Deficit C. Fiscal Deficit D. Primary Deficit Answer: A

Q17. Which among the following is the largest stock exchange in the world?
    A. Tokyo Stock Exchange B. New York Stock Exchange C. Shanghai Stock Exchange D. Hong Kong Stock Exchange Answer: B

Q18. Devaluation of a country’s currency ________
    A. Encourage import B. Discourage export C. Encourage export D. Both A & C Answer: C

Q19. The headquarter of the IndusInd Bank Limited is in which city?
    A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. Kochi D. Noida Answer: A

Q20. MMTC-PAMP India is first and only refinery in India to be accredited by LBMA for Gold and Silver. What does LBMA stands for?
    A. Los Angeles Bullion Market Association B. Las Vegas Bullion Market Association C. Lausanne Bullion Market Association D. London Bullion Market Association Answer: D

Q21. How many countries are the members of the World Bank currently?
    A. 192 B. 190 C. 189 D. 185 Answer: C

Q22. Ravneet Gill has taken over as the MD-CEO of which bank?
    A. Axis Bank B. Yes Bank C. Kotak Mahindra Bank D. DBS Bank Answer: B

Q23. What shall be the aggregate investment limit under the ‘Voluntary Retention Route’ (VRR) scheme for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to invest in Government securities (VRR Govt)?
    A. Rs 40,000 crores B. Rs 20,000 crores C. Rs 35,000 crores D. Rs 45,000 crores Answer: A

Q24. How many Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) are currently identified by RBI?
    A. one B. two C. five D. three Answer: D

Q25. The USD/INR Buy/Sell swap auction tool has been introduced by the RBI for______
    A. Financial performance B. Cash management C. Liquidity management D. Bank performance Answer: C

Q26. The YONO App of SBI will help customers withdraw money from ATM without the need of card. What will be the maximum number of transaction that a person can make in a day using this facility?
    A. three B. two C. one D. no limit Answer: B

Q27. SBI has announced to use the repo rate of RBI as a benchmark to set the savings deposit interest rates and interest rates for short-term loans. However, the savings accounts with amount less than ___________ will be exempted from this new rate
    A. Rs 1 lakh B. Rs 50,000 C. Rs 2 lakhs D. Rs 1.5 lakhs Answer: A

Q28. The One Nation, One Card for transport mobility was officially launched in which city of India by PM Modi?
    A Visakhapatnam B Varanasi C Ahmedabad D Lucknow Answer: C

Q29. Which among the following banks has won the Best Bank Award from the Tamil Nadu government for meeting the needs of women’s self-help groups (SHGs)?
    A. Allahabad Bank B. Punjab National Bank C. Bank of Baroda D. Indian Bank Answer: D

Q30. David R. Malpass is the current President of which organisation?
    A. World Economic Forum B. World Bank C. International Monetary Fund D. United Nations Answer: B
Q1. The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to provide __________ viability gap funding for building a 1,656 km gas grid in the Northeast region.
    A. 5,500 crore B. 5,800 crore C. 6,000 crore D. 5,559 crore Answer: D

Q2. Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) of India has given a ………………………………. line of credit to Cuba for financing 75 MW Photovoltaic Solar Parks.
    A. $65 million B. $75 million C. $85 million D. $95 million Answer: B

Q3. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), what will be the India’s economic growth forecast _______ for 2020?
    A. 5.5% B. 5.9% C. 7% D. 6.1% Answer: D

Q4. What is the age range to be eligible for enrolling in NPS (National Pension Scheme)?
    A. 18-25 B. 18-35 C. 18-40 D. 18-65 Answer: D

Q5. What is increased coverage amount of the ‘Micro Bachat’ plan which was earlier 1 lakh?
    A. 2 Lakh B. 2.5 Lakh C. 3 Lakh D. 4 Lakh Answer: A

Q6. Which of the following institutions has agreed to provide $100 million to India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s (NIIF) that aims to raise about $1 billion to invest in up to 10 private equity funds?
    A. International Finance Corporation (IFC) B. New Development Bank (NDB) C. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) D. Asian Development Bank (ADB) Answer: B

Q7. For which urban cooperative bank account holders the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has restricted the cash withdrawals up to Rs. 35,000?
    A. Apna Sahakari Co-Op Bank Ltd B. Ahmedabad Mercantile Co-Op Bank C. Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank D. Nutan Nagarik Sahakari Bank Answer: C

Q8. Who among the following has been appointed as the fourth deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
    A. Rabi N. Mishra B. Michael Patra C. Deepak Kumar Mohanty D. M. Rajeshwar Rao Answer: B

Q9. Who among the following has acquired DHFL General Insurance for around Rs 100 crore?
    A. Kapil Wadhawan B. Sachin Bansal C. Vijay Shekhar Sharma D. Ritesh Agarwal Answer: B

Q10. Multimodal supply chain solutions provider GEFCO has signed a five year deal with which company to strengthen its Digital Transformation worldwide?
    A. Wipro B. TCS C. Infosys D. HCL Answer: C

Q11. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will now allow consumers to give an e-mandate for recurring payments made through Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The limit on such recurring transactions has been set at _______.
    A. Rs. 2000 B. Rs. 4000 C. Rs. 15,000 D. Rs. 10,000 Answer: A

Q12. The fund transfers through the NEFT system occurs in how many batches?
    A. 6 B. 12 C. 16 D. 23 Answer: D

Q13. On December 11, 2019, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast to _______ from 6.5% of previous estimate for the current financial year-FY 2019-20.
    A. 5.6% B. 5.3 % C. 5.1% D. 5.8% Answer: C

Q14. Which of the following Public Sector Companies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Aramco for the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in India in Oil & Gas Sector?
    A. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation B. Hindustan Petroleum C. Indian Oil Corporation Limited D. National Small Industries Corporation Limited Answer: D

Q15. Which financial service company has partnered with Thailand Tourism Authority (TAT) to tap more tourists from India & enable digital payments?
    A. Mastercard B. Visa Inc C. RuPay Card D. American Express Answer: A

Q16. On which of the following banks the Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 1.50 crore for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions issued by RBI?
    A. Bank of Baroda B. Canara Bank C. Union Bank D. Corporation Bank Answer: D

Q17. The RBI expanded the scope of the SNRR account by permitting non-residents to open such accounts for rupee-denominated overseas borrowings, trade credit and trade invoicing for popularising cross-border transactions in the domestic currency. What does ‘S’ stand for in SNRR?
    A. Special B. Succession C. Security D. Subsidy Answer: A

Q18. Which General Insurance Company has launched My: health Woman Suraksha policy?
    A. ICICI Prudential B. Life Insurance Corporation C. HDFC ERGO D. SBI LIFE Answer: C

Q19. As per the new guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks (SFBs) in the Private Sector, what is the minimum paid-up capital for setting up an SFBs?
    A. 100 crore B. 150 crore C. 200 crore D. 250 crore Answer: C

Q20. Which lending platform has entered into a co-origination agreement with the State Bank of India (SBI) to provide widened credit outreach and faster disbursal?
    A. Early Salary Pvt Ltd B. Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd C. Home credit India D. U GRO Capital Answer: D

Q21. The Difference between Gross Domestic Product and Net Domestic Product is
    A. Net Indirect Tax (Indirect Tax Subsidy) B. Consumption of fixed Capital C. Net Capital Formation D. None of these Answer: C

Q22. Where is the headquarter of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) located?
    A. Manila B. Singapore C. China D. None of these Answer: A

Q23. Travellers Cheque is__________.
    A. A certificate issued by a bank or finance institution in lieu of cash B. A cheque issued by a bank or financial institution which functions as a bond C. A prepaid instrument issued by a bank or financial institutions which can be a substitute of cash D. None of these Answer: C

Q24. What is the objective of the introduction of ‘Marginal Standing Facility’ by RBI?
    A. To contain volatility in the overnight inter-bank rates B. To contain volatility in MIBOR C. To contain volatility in LIBOR D. None of these Answer: A

Q25. In which of the following accounts, operation by cheques is permitted?
    A. Savings bank accounts and floating loan accounts B. Savings bank accounts and cash accounts C. Savings banks accounts and current accounts D. None of these Answer: C

Q26. The primary function of a central co-operative bank is to –
    A. mobilize the resources in the district for financing its members to the maximum extent possible B. to channelize the flow of funds from the co-operative banks C. Either A or B D. Both A & B Answer: D

Q27. The main foreign exchange reserves in the country are: –
    A. Foreign Currency assets B. Gold Stock C. Special Drawing Rights D. All of the above Answer: D

Q28. Which of the following Acts has especially been enacted to help banks deal with bad loans?
    A. SARFAESI Act B. Companies Act C. Offshore Banking Act D. None of these Answer: A

Q29. What does FSDC stand for?
    A. Financial Security and Development Council B. Financial Stability and Development Council C. Fiscal Security and Development Council D. None of these Answer: B

Q30. Which of the following fall under the qualitative method of credit control adopted by the Reserve bank of India?
    A. Selective credit control B. Moral suasion C. Credit authorization scheme D. All the above Answer: D
Q1. What is the main objective of Minimum Support Price?
    A. Check fall in price beyond a limit. B. Protect the interest of the consumers. C. Make procurement from the wholesalers easy. D. All are true Answer: A

Q2. What is the maximum deposit limit that can be made in a PPF account in any given financial year?
    A. Rs.50,000 B. Rs.1.0 lakhs C. Rs.1.5 lakhs D. Rs.2.0 lakhs Answer: C

Q3. Where is the Headquarters of UCO Bank?
    A. Mumbai B. Kolkata C. Chennai D. New Delhi Answer: B

Q4. Which country is not a member of “ASEAN”?
    A. Australia B. Canada C. Indonesia D. A and B Answer: D

Q5. Which entity has surpassed State Bank of India (SBI) for the first time, in terms of market capitalization?
    A. Bajaj Finance Ltd B. ICICI Bank C. HDFC Bank D. Axis Bank Answer: A

Q6. How many countries are the member of United Nation?
    A. 194 B. 169 C. 193 D. 189 Answer: C

Q7. What does letter 'L' denotes in CAMELS ratings?
    A. Leverage B. Liability C. Liquidity D. Lien Answer: C

Q8. If Reserve Bank of India reduces the Bank Rate, what will be its impact?
    A. Liquidity decrease B. Liquidity increase C. No change in liquidity D. All of these Answer: B

Q9. Wholesale Banking is a banking services between ______________ and other financial institutions.
    A. Foreign banks B. Local banks C. Merchant banks D. Central banks Answer: C

Q10. Which of the following measures the efficiency of the current assets and liabilities in a particular period?
    A. Liquidity Ratio B. Activity Ratio C. Solvency Ratio D. Profitability Ratio Answer: B

Q11. The ownership right of a company remains ____________.
    A. with company directors B. with equity shareholders C. with debenture holders D. with the government Answer: B

Q12. NEFT was in news recently, what does ‘E’ stands for ________.
    A. Equity B. Electronic C. Economic D. Exchange Answer: B

Q13. From when, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to allow the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) services to be active 24×7?
    A. January 2020 B. November 2019 C. December 2019 D. April 2020 Answer: C

Q14. Which bill is not accepted under the Bharat Bill Payment system (BBPS)?
    A. Telecom Bills B. Electricity C. Gas D. Prepaid recharges Answer: D

Q15. The Securitization Act does not covers ________:
    A. Private Sector Banks B. Consortium of Banks C. Private Financial Institutions D. Chit Fund Companies Answer: D

Q16. Name the stock exchanges, which have received permission from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to operate jointly in Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City under the proposed programme ‘Connect’.
    A. National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) B. Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) C. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) D. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) Answer: A

Q17. Where is the headquarters of Corporation Bank?
    A. Allahabad B. New Delhi C. Mumbai D. Mangalore Answer: D

Q18. What is the tagline of Indian Bank?
    A. Your own bank B. One family, one bank C. Good people to grow with D. Your trusted bank Answer: A

Q19. What is needed for creating demand?
    A. Production B. Price C. Income D. Import Answer: C

Q20. ‘PIN’ in Smart Card is called _________:
    A. Permanent Index Number B. Personal Identification Number C. Personal Index Number D. Permanent Identification Number Answer: B

Q21. In which year, ICICI Ltd along with UTI had set up CRISIL as India's first professional credit rating agency?
    A. 1980 B. 1987 C. 1990 D. 2000 Answer: B

Q22. The Nedungadi Bank was the first private sector bank in India, founded in 1899 by Rao Bahadur T.M. Appu Nedungadi in ________.
    A. Tamilnadu B. Kerala C. Madhya Pradesh D. Odisha Answer: B

Q23. Book “The Problem of the Rupee – Its origin and its solution” is written by _______.
    A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad B. Dr. B. R Ambedkar C. Hilton Young D. Manmohan Singh Answer: B

Q24. Which bank is not regulated by RBI?
    A. State Bank of Sikkim B. Punjab and Sind Bank C. Central Bank of India D. None of these Answer: A

Q25. When was the India Post Payments Bank incorporated?
    A. 17 August 2016 B. 1 July 2016 C. 1 April 2016 D. 7 January 2016 Answer: A

Q26. When did the regional rural banks start functioning in India?
    A. 1975 B. 1947 C. 1953 D. 1960 Answer: A

Q27. The main food grain of India is _____.
    A. Rice B. Wheat C. Sugarcane D. Maize Answer: A

Q28. Who among the following has resigned as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India six months before the end of his term for “personal reasons”?
    A. M. K. Jain B. Viral V. Acharya C. B.P. Kanungo D. N. S. Vishwanathan Answer: B

Q29. In which of the following year NEFT was introduced in India?
    A. 2002 B. 2003 C. 2004 D. 2005 Answer: D

Q30. Which act has been replaced by the Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 that seeks to establish authorities for timely and effective administration and settlement of consumer disputes?
    A. Consumer Protection Act, 1984 B. Consumer Protection Act, 1985 C. Consumer Protection Act, 1986 D. Consumer Protection Act, 1987 Answer: C
Q1. PAN number is required for all transactions above-
    A. Rs. 2.5 lakh B. Rs. 10 lakh C. Rs. 2 lakh D. None of these Answer: A

Q2. Mutual Fund Scheme that operates continuously without any limit entry for subscriptions and redemption is-
    A. Close Ended B. Open-Ended C. Mixed Fund D. None of these Answer: B

Q3. Banking Industry has been declared as public utility service for purpose of
    A. Reserve bank of India Act, 1934 B. Banking Regulation Act, 1949 C. Industrial Disputes Act D. None of these Answer: C

Q4. At Present, What is the maximum amount that a payment bank can accept from a depositor?
    A. Rs.5 lakhs B. Rs.1 lakh C. Rs.2 lakhs D. None of these Answer: B

Q5. Foreign exchange reserves of India are kept in the custody of which of the following?
    A. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development B. Reserve Bank of India C. State Bank of India D. None of these Answer: B

Q6. 1936, The issued/paid-up capital of a Regional Rural Bank should be –
    A. Rs. 5 lakh B. minimum Rs 25 lac and maximum Rs 100 lac C. Rs. 80 lac D. None of these Answer: B

Q7. An account which is maintained by depositing undistributed parts of profit for future needs is known as ________
    A. Savings Account B. Current Account C. Reserve Account D. None of these Answer: C

Q8. Goods and Service Tax, would replace which of the following taxes levied at present?
    A. Capital gains tax B. Corporate tax C. Value-added tax D. None of these Answer: C

Q9. Where is the headquarter of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)?
    A. Hyderabad B. Bangalore C. Mumbai D. None of these Answer: A

Q10. Which of the following is a financial ratio that gives a measure of a company‘s ability to meet its financial losses?
    A. Cash Reverse Ratio B. Leverage Ratio C. Statutory Liquidity Ratio D. None of these Answer: B

Q11. IFSC in a cheque means:
    A. Indian Financial System Code B. It has 11 digits alphanumeric C. First 4 digits represent Bank Name D. All the above Answer: D

Q12. The announcement of Bank holidays on 2nd and 4th Saturday will be effective from-
    A. 31st August 2015 B. 1st September 2015 C. 30th August 2015 D. None of these Answer: B

Q13. Which committee is heading the conversion of Urban Cooperative Banks into Regular Banks?
    A. R Gandhi B. Urjit R. Patel C. H R Khan D. None of these Answer: A

Q14. Which of the following is not the function of Payment bank?
    A. Issue of ATM /Debit card B. Issue of Credit Card C. Accepts Deposits D. None of these Answer: B

Q15. When the conversion rate of our currency goes high in compared to other currency, it is known as-
    A. Rupee Devaluation B. Rupee Demodulation C. Rupee Depreciation D. None of these Answer: D

Q16. NEFT is useful because:-
    A. The remitter need not send the physical cheque or Demand Draft to the beneficiary. B. The beneficiary need not visit his/ her bank for depositing the paper instruments C. Cost-effective D. All the above Answer: D

Q17. Maximum age for retirement for MD/CEO of all private banks is__________
    A. 70 B. 65 C. 60 D. None of these Answer: A

Q18. What does AGM stand for in business?
    A. American General Meeting B. Academic General Meeting C. Annual General Meeting D. None of these Answer: C

Q19. Which among the following is at times mentioned as a kind of Direct Debit Facility?
    A. RTGS B. ECS C. NEFT D. None of these Answer: B

Q20. Which term refers closure of the loan account prior to the tenure fixed for the account?
    A. Pre Approved B. Pre Closure C. Personal Disposable D. None of these Answer: B

Q21. Choose the correct pair which comes under LAF -
    A. CRR and SLR B. Repo rate and Reverse Repo Rate C. Base rate and MCLR D. CRR and Repo Rate Answer: B

Q22. Government issues securities to maintain money flow and to raise short term funds which one is not government security?
    A. Treasury Bills B. Dated Government Securities C. Commercial Papers D. Sovereign Gold Bond Answer: C

Q23. How much FDI is permitted for E-commerce sector in India?
    A. 49% B. 51% C. 100% D. 26% Answer: C

Q24. If a bank is not able to recover its loan and advances it is called:
    A. Market Risk B. Distribution Risk C. Operational Risk D. Credit Risk Answer: D

Q25. In context with RBI, OLTAS was introduced in which year?
    A. 2000 B. 2002 C. 2004 D. 2006 Answer: C

Q26. MICR code is a 9 digits numeric code, it represents:
    A. Bank, City, Branch B. City, Bank, Branch C. Branch, Bank, City D. Branch, City, Bank Answer: B

Q27. NDRF stands for:
    A. National Disaster Rescue Force B. National Disaster Response Federation C. New Disaster Rescue Force D. National Disaster Response Force Answer: D

Q28. RBI issued guidelines to Know Your Customer (KYC), which is not a necessary document to complete KYC?
    A. Photographs B. Birth Certificate C. Address Proof D. Identity Proofs Answer: B

Q29. The highest denomination note ever printed by the Reserve Bank of India was-
    A. 1000 B. 5000 C. 10000 D. 20000 Answer: C

Q30. Which country is the second-largest mobile phone producer in the world?
    A. USA B. China C. Indonesia D. India Answer: D
Q1. India’s total foreign exchange (Forex) reserves stand at around US$453 billion as on 06 December 2019. The Foreign exchange of India is kept with _________
    A. SBI B. ECGC C. RBI D. NABARD Answer: C

Q2. Which of the following instruments is not a Negotiable Instrument, as per NI Act, 1881?
    A. Bills of Exchange B. Letter of credit C. Bank Draft D. Promissory Notes Answer: B

Q3. Deposits under Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR) scheme can be accepted for a minimum of _______
    A. 15 days B. 3 months C. 6 months D. 1 year Answer: D

Q4. One of the State Government avails of a temporary financial assistance from Reserve Bank of India. This type of finance is called _______?
    A. Overdraft B. Temporary loan C. Short term finance D. Ways and Means advance Answer: D

Q5. Which of the following forms of securing a loan is the safest one?
    A. Lien B. Assignment C. Pledge D. Hypothecation Answer: C

Q6. When banks accept a fixed sum of money from an individual for a definite term and pay on maturity with interest, the deposit is known as-?
    A. demand deposit B. term deposit C. bond D. mortgage Answer: B

Q7. Which of the following public sector banks has celebrated it centenary year in 1965?
    A. Central Bank of India B. Allahabad Bank C. State Bank of India D. Bank of Maharashtra Answer: B

Q8. The primary function of a central co-operative bank is-?
    A. to channelize the flow of funds from the State cooperative banks B. mobilize the resources in the district for financing its members to the maximum extent possible C. funds of the bank consist of share capital, deposits, loans and overdrafts from state co-operative banks and joint stocks. D. All of the above Answer: D

Q9. Which of the following Bank in 2012 has celebrated its 30th year of continuous service?
    A. RBI B. SIDBI C. Central Bank of India D. NABARD Answer: D

Q10. Which of the following organizations/agencies works solely to monitor and arrange flow of agriculture credit in India?
    A. NABARD B. SIDBI C. RBI D. SEBI Answer: A

Q11. The RBI has decided to stop circulation of the coin of which of the following denominations from June 2011?
    A. 50 paise B. Rs 1 C. Rs 2 D. 25 paise Answer: D

Q12. Insurance companies in India are regulated by-?
    A. RBI B. AMFI C. SEBI D. IRDAI Answer: D

Q13. Department of Economic Affairs is part of which of the following Ministry?
    A. Ministry of Home Affairs B. Ministry of Planning C. Ministry of Finance D. Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Answer: C

Q14. The currency notes of which of the following denominations are not printed in India?
    A. Rs 5 B. Rs 10 C. Rs 50 D. Rs 2,500 Answer: D

Q15. Union Budget which is presented every year in the parliament is also known as-?
    A. Government Budget B. Common Budget C. General Budget D. Finance Report of the year Answer: C

Q16. Basel Norms are associated with -
    A. Share Market B. Banking C. Insurance D. Medical Answer: B

Q17. How Many Countries are the member of World Bank?
    A. 164 B. 189 C. 193 D. 194 Answer: B

Q18. If there is a lack of money supply in comparison to the supply of goods and services, then the possible consequence would be ______________.
    A. Inflation B. Deflation C. Devaluation D. Hyperinflation Answer: B

Q19. Marginal cost is dependent upon________.
    A. Only fixed cost B. Only variable cost C. Both fixed cost and variable cost D. All the above Answer: D

Q20. The best indicator of economic development of any country is __________.
    A. Its agriculture B. Its transport C. Its gross production D. Its per capita income Answer: D

Q21. The holidays for the banks are declared according to which act?
    A. Reserve Bank Act B. Companies Act C. Banking Regulation Act D. Negotiable Instrument Act Answer: D

Q22. What do you mean by a non-performing asset?
    A. An asset that ceases to generate income B. Money at call and short notice C. Cash balance with other banks D. Cash balance with RBI Answer: A

Q23. What is the Minimum Capital Requirement to open Small Finance Banks?
    A. 200 Crore B. 500 Crore C. 300 Crore D. 100 Crore Answer: D

Q24. RBI has imposed banking restrictions on PMC bank in September. What is the full form of PMC?
    A. Punjab and Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Bank B. Pune and Mumbai Co-operative Bank C. Pune and Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Bank D. Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Answer: D

Q25. How much additional installment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief has approved by the Union Cabinet?
    A. 6 % B. 7 % C. 5 % D. 4 % Answer: C

Q26. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) of 1947, was subsequently replaced by Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, __________.
    A. 1978 B. 1950 C. 1984 D. 1973 Answer: D

Q27. Which country is the world’s largest consumer of almonds?
    A. China B. Spain C. United State D. Vietnam Answer: C

Q28. “Pure Banking Nothing Else” is a tagline of which Bank?
    A. ICICI Bank B. UTI Bank C. SBI Bank D. HDFC Bank Answer: C

Q29. Disinvestment means-
    A. To reduce the government share in the private sector. B. To reduce government share in the FDI. C. To reduce government share in Market. D. To reduce the government share in the public sector. Answer: D

Q30. Economic planning is an important feature of _________.
    A. Mixed Economy B. Socialist Economy C. Dual Economy D. Capitalist Economy Answer: B
Q1. Which financial company has launched India’s first corporate bond exchange-traded fund (ETF), called the Bharat Bond ETF?
    A. Edelweiss Asset Management Company (AMC) B. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited C. Muthoot Finance Ltd D. HDB Financial Services Answer: A

Q2. Which Bank has announced the reduction in its marginal cost of fund-based lending rate (MCLR) by 10 basis points across all one-year products?
    A. Punjab National Bank B. State Bank of India C. Allahabad Bank D. Axis Bank Answer: B

Q3. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has doubled the minimum investment limit for clients of Portfolio Management Services to _______.
    A. Rs 40 lakh B. Rs 50 lakh C. Rs 80 lakh D. Rs 100 lakh Answer: B

Q4. Which of the following became the first company to list its commercial papers on the stock exchanges?
    A. Bajaj Finserv B. American Express Bank Ltd. India C. Aditya Birla Finance Ltd (ABFL) D. Edelweiss Securities Ltd Answer: C

Q5. Name the Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) which has acquired the Mutual Fund (MF) business worth Rs. 215 crores of IDBI Bank?
    A. Muthoot Finance B. Bajaj Finserv Ltd. C. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited. D. Power Finance Corp Answer: A

Q6. On November 20, 2019, the Union Cabinet has approved the strategic disinvestment for how many Central Public Sector Enterprises?
    A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven Answer: B

Q7. On 20th November 2019, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has superseded the board of which of the following housing finance companies as it "intends to shortly" initiate the process of insolvency?
    A. Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) B. HDFC Housing Finance C. Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited D. L&T Housing Finance Limited Answer: A

Q8. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) is considering changing of base year for GDP calculation from 2011-12 to ______
    A. 2014-15 B. 2015-16 C. 2016-17 D. 2017-18 Answer: D

Q9. ICICI Lombard has been partnering with which Payments Bank to offer non-life insurance solutions to its customers?
    A. Airtel Payments Bank B. India Post Payments Bank C. Fino Payments Bank D. Jio Payments Bank Answer: C

Q10. For which state’s Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources Management Investment Program the Government of India has signed USD 91 million loans with Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
    A. Haryana B. Karnataka C. Tamil Nadu D. Gujarat Answer: B

Q11. In which of the following ports of India the world’s first CNG terminal will come?
    A. Kandla, Gujarat B. Bhavnagar, Gujarat C. Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh D. Kochi, Kerala Answer: B

Q12. As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Bulletin-2016, released on November 07, 2019, the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in India has decreased by _____ since 2013.
    A. 21. 5% B. 23.8% C. 26.9 % D. 29.9% Answer: C

Q13. The Reserve Bank of India has increased the household income limits for borrowers of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs) from 1 lakh to ____.
    A. 1.25 lakh rupees. B. 1.50 lakh rupees. C. 1.75 lakh rupees. D. 2.00 lakh rupees. Answer: A

Q14. Which of the following insurance companies has launched ‘Farmitra’ mobile app?
    A. New India Assurance Company Limited B. United India Insurance Company C. Life Insurance of India D. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Answer: D

Q15. Which of the following rating agencies has lowered the outlook on the government of India's ratings to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’?
    A. Moody's Investors Service B. Standard & Poor's C. Fitch Ratings D. CRISIL Answer: A

Q16. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on which prepaid payment instrument?
    A. Paytm B. Mobikwik C. Oxigen Services D. Vodafone M-Pesa Limited Answer: C

Q17. Name the product that has been allocated a separate Harmonized System (HS) code by the Union Government to give an impetus to the export of it?
    A. Gems & Jewelry B. Vehicles C. Khadi D. Pharmaceuticals Answer: C

Q18. Which of the following Small Finance Banks has launched an instant digital savings account (SA) along with Fixed Deposit (FD) and Privilege Savings Account to offer distinctive banking and digital services to its customers?
    A. Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank B. Equitas Small Finance Bank C. A U Small Finance Bank D. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Answer: D

Q19. Name the Application unveiled by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that will facilitate hassle-free and faster clearance by Customs at the airports and enhance the experience of international tourists and other visitors at the airports?
    A. ICEDASH B. ATITHI C. AGANTUK D. AGAMAN Answer: B

Q20. Name the insurance firm which has received the in-principle approval from insurance regulator IRDAI to act as a direct insurance broker?
    A. Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd. B. Religare Health Insurance Company Limited C. Acko General Insurance D. BSE-Ebix Insurance Broking Pvt Ltd Answer: D

Q21. ______________is the distribution of insurance products and the insurance policies of insurance companies by banks as corporate agents through their branches
    A. Insurance B. Cross Selling C. Mutual Funds D. Bancassurance Answer: D

Q22. ________is the rate of interest on which banks base their lending rates. Usually loans are given at a rate higher than the this rate and saving rate is below the this rate
    A. Base Rate B. Repo Rate C. Bank Rate D. Reverse Repo rate Answer: A

Q23. ______________ is an account that can be opened generally for business purposes with no restrictions on withdrawals and no interest paid
    A. Current Account B. Savings Account C. Fixed Deposit Account D. Demat Account Answer: A

Q24. What is the purpose of SIDBI?
    A. To provide short term lending to industries B. To provide refinance facilities C. To develop MSME sector D. All of the above Answer: D

Q25. ____________is the amount of funds that a bank keeps with the Reserve Bank of India
    A. Cash Reserve Ratio B. Repo Rate C. Reverse Repo Rate D. Base Rate Answer: A

Q26. _________is a loan that is made for a very short period of a few days only with a low rate of interest
    A. Commodity Money B. Plastic Money C. Notice Money D. Call Money Answer: D

Q27. ________________are loans given by a bank on which repayments or interest payments are not being made on time
    A. Bad Assets B. Return Assets C. Non Performing Assets D. Good Performing Assets Answer: C

Q28. ___________ is the amount of Funds borrowed by the government to meet the expenditures.
    A. Capital Deficit B. Fiscal Deficit C. Current Account Deficit D. Current Loan Answer: B

Q29. In EPL, “L” stands for _________
    A. Level B. Liability C. Letter D. Limited Answer: B

Q30. UNL stands for _____________
    A. Ultimate Net Loss B. Universal Net Loss C. Uninsured Net Loss D. Unexpected Net Loss Answer: A
Q1. What is the full form of STT?
    A. Standard Transaction Tax B. Securities transaction tax C. Securities transfer tax D. None of these Answer: B

Q2. Which was the first Mutual Fund started in India _______?
    A. Unit Trust of India B. SBI Mutual Fund C. HDFC Mutual Fund D. None of these Answer: A

Q3. Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) Scheme was formulated in the year:
    A. 1996 B. 1997 C. 1998-99 D. None of these Answer: C

Q4. When were banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series introduced?
    A. 1991 B. 1995 C. 1996 D. None of these Answer: C

Q5. ”Ways and Means” advances are provided by Reserve Bank of India only to:
    A. central Government B. State Government C. Both A and B D. None of these Answer: C

Q6. When a cheque is drawn on a bank, the bank is called the _______?
    A. Payee B. Drawee C. Drawer D. None of these Answer: A

Q7. Balance in a current account is classified as ________.
    A. Hybrid Deposit B Term Deposit C. Demand Deposit D. None of these Answer: C

Q8. For opening a new branch, a Regional Rural Bank requires _________.
    A. permission of NABARD B. Approval of DRDA C. RBI license D. None of these Answer: C

Q9. Which of the following appears in the balance sheet of a company?
    A. Authorized Capital B. Partner’s Capital C. Paid up Capital D. None of these Answer: C

Q10. How many mints in India produce coins?
    A. four mints B. Two mints C. Three mints D. None of these Answer: A

Q11. FIMMDA‘s general principles and procedures are applicable to _________?
    A. Fixed Income Markets B. Money Markets C. Derivatives Markets D. All of the above Answer: D

Q12. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is to be maintained on Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL). SLR is thus required to be maintained on ________?
    A. Total Demand and Time Liabilities B. Net Demand and Time Liabilities C. Total Demand and Time Assets D. None of these Answer: A

Q13. The main foreign exchange reserves in the country are:-
    A. Foreign Currency assets B. Gold Stock C. Special Drawing Rights D. All of the above Answer: D

Q14. Which of the following type of budgeting being used in India?
    A. Balanced Budget B. Zero base Budget C. Receipts Budget D. All of the above Answer: D

Q15. The tax levied by Local Governments i.e. Municipal Corporations and municipalities is _______.
    A. Wealth Tax B. House Tax C. Gift Tax D. None of these Answer: B

Q16. For which of the following bank account there is no deduction of TDS?
    A. Saving Bank accounts B. Recurring Deposit accounts C. Term deposit Accounts D. Both A & B Answer: D

Q17. What is the full from of AMFI?
    A. Association of Manual Funds in India B. Association of Mutual Funds in India C. Action of Mutual Funds in India D. None of these Answer: B

Q18. IFSC in a cheque means:-
    A. Indian Financial System Code B. It has 11 digits alpha numeric C. This code is used in remitting funds through RTGS and NEFT D. All the above Answer: D

Q19. Safe deposit locker – a product offered in the Indian retail banking segment under: –
    A. Retail loan products B. Retail deposit products C. Retail services D. None of these Answer: C

Q20. New and re-issuable currency notes are stored in _____________maintained by the banks as agents of Reserve Bank of India.
    A. Currency chests B. Treasuries C. Branches D. None of these Answer: A

Q21. Which of the following committees/ Task Forces was set up to suggest reforms in Banking Sector?
    A. Swaminathan Committee B. Narasimham Committee C. Rajinder Sachar Committee D. None of these Answer: B

Q22. What is the full form of the term REITs?
    A. Regional Estate Innovation Trusts B. Real Estate Investment Trusts C. Restructured Estate Investment Trusts D. None of these Answer: B

Q23. Entry Load is a term associated with which of the following?
    A. Startups B. Mutual Funds C. Shipping D. None of these Answer: B

Q24. What is the headquarters of Canara Bank?
    A. Mangalore B. Bengaluru C. Chennai D. None of these Answer: B

Q25. The full form of BBPS is-
    A. Best Business Practice B. Bharat Bill Payment Service C. Bharat Bill Payment System D. None of these Answer: C

Q26. Which committee recommended the universal banking concept?
    A. R H Khan Committee B. S Padmanabhan Committee C. YH Malegam Committee D. None of these Answer: A

Q27. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in:-
    A. 1947 B. 1949 C. 1948 D. None of these Answer: B

Q28. Which is the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ ?
    A TCS B. HCL C. Infosys D. None of these Answer: C

Q29. Monetary Policy of RBI does not include ______?
    A. Control the Supply of Money B. Reduction of taxes C. Fixation of rate of interest (least in some categories) D. Fixation of Repo rate and Reverse Repo rate Answer: B

Q30. National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is located in _______
    A. Mumbai B. New Delhi C. Chennai D. None of these Answer: B
Q1. Banking Regulation Act 1949, does not at all apply to-
    A. Nationalized banks B. Foreign banks having branches in India C. Both A and B D. Co-operative Banks Answer: D

Q2. A __________ is a loan in which property or real estate is used as collateral.
    A. Mortgage B. Assets C. Balance Sheet D. Ledger Answer: A

Q3. Banknotes can be issued in any denominations but coins can be issued up to what denomination?
    A. Rs. 5000 B. Rs. 1000 C. Rs. 500 D. Rs. 100 Answer: B

Q4. Reserve Bank of India has raised the microloan limits to ensure a higher flow of funds to the economically weaker section. The regulator has raised the household income limit for availing microloans while enhanced the lending limit to Rs _____________ lakh per eligible borrower from Rs 1 lakh earlier.
    A. 1 lakh B. 3 lakh C. 7 lakh D. 5 lakh Answer: A

Q5. RBI issued its first banknote in January 1938 bearing the portrait of George IV. What was its denomination?
    A. Rs. 5 B. Rs. 10 C. Rs. 1 D. Rs. 2 Answer: A

Q6. Bank holidays under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 are declared by?
    A. State Government for the respective State B. Banking Operations Department C. Central Government D. RBI Answer: D

Q7. The tax payer’s data flows directly from banks to Tax Information Network (TIN). Who maintains TIN?
    A. RBI B. National Securities Depository Ltd C. National Securities Defense Ltd D. Enforcement Directorate Answer: B

Q8. Which of the following is not included in CAMELS?
    A. Capital Adequacy and Asset Quality B. Management and Earning Performance C. Employees Performance D. Liquidity and Systems Answer: C

Q9. When were banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series introduced?
    A. 1991 B. 1995 C. 1996 D. 2000 Answer: C

Q10. Ways and Means advances are provided by Reserve Bank of India only to-
    A. Central Government B. State Government C. Both A and B D. None of the given options is true Answer: C

Q11. Consider these statements:- Statement I: RBI decides the volume and value of banknotes be printed. Statement II: RBI decides the volume and value of coins be minted.
    A. Both are true. B. Both are false. C. Statement I is true, but statement II is false D. Statement I is false, whereas II is true Answer: C

Q12. The individual who is named in the cheque for getting the payment is known as?
    A. Payee B. Drawee C. Drawer D. Endorsee Answer: A

Q13. Which type of accounts is very popular among companies, firms, public enterprises, businessmen who generally have a higher number of regular transactions with the bank?
    A. Term Deposit Account B. Saving Account C. Current Account D. All of the above Answer: C

Q14. Capital adequacy is worked out based on?
    A. Total demand and time liabilities B. Net demand and time assets C. Risk-weighted assets D. Risk-weighted liabilities Answer: C

Q15. In which of the following types of banking, there is a direct execution of transaction between a bank and its consumers?
    A. Retail Banking B. Universal Banking C. Virtual Banking D. Unit Banking Answer: A

Q16. What is the meaning of “I” promise to pay‘clause written on notes?
    A. The bank’s obligation to pay the value of banknote does not arise out of a contract but out of statutory provisions B. The bank’s obligation to pay the value of banknotes does arise out of a contract but not out of statutory provisions. C. This obligation is neither due to a contract nor a statutory provision. D. It means that to pay you the value, there is sovereign guaranty. Answer: A

Q17. What is the name of technology given to the recently introduced computerized clearance of cheques?
    A. Automatic clearance B. MICR C. Speed line System D. Special cleaning Answer: B

Q18. To enforce law and order Government of India has many agencies. SFIO is one of them. SFIO stands for
    A. Serious Fraud Interrogation Office B. Serious Fraud Investigation Office C. Serious Feud Interrogation Office D. Serious Fraud Interrogation Ordinance Answer: B

Q19. MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely identifies the bank and branch participating in an ECS. What is full form of ECS?
    A. Electronic Clearing Service B. Electronic Clearing Security C. Electronic Clearing Source D. Electronic Clearing System Answer: D

Q20. Consider these statements:- Statement I: One rupee notes is the liability of GOI. Statement II: Two rupee note is the liability of RBI
    A. Both statements are true B. Both are false. C. Statement I is true, whereas II is false. D. Statement I is false, whereas II is true. Answer: A

Q21. We can open a saving bank account in the sole name of a minor if he completes age of _____?
    A. 18 B. 21 C. 10 D. None of these Answer: C

Q22. In SNRR Account, SNRR stands for ________.
    A. Statutory Non Reflex Rupee B. Single Non Resident Rupee C. Special Non Resident Rupee D. None of these Answer: C

Q23. What is the purpose of KYC in banking?
    A. It is used for customer identification B. It is used against money laundering C. It is used by the central bank to control liquidity D. Both A and C Answer: D

Q24. When Reserve Bank intends to increase credit by the banking system, it
    A. Reduces the bank rate B. Raises the bank rate C. Freezes the bank rate D. None of these Answer: A

Q25.Tagline of Bank of Baroda
    A. Where India Banks B. India’s International Bank C. Relationships beyond Banking D. None of these Answer: B

Q26. Normally banks accept fixed Deposits for a maximum period of:
    A. 5 years B. 10 years C. 20 years D. None of these Answer: B

Q27. _____________is a short term and unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations with very high credit standing?
    A. Demand draft B Credit card C. Commercial Paper D. None of these Answer: C

Q28. Which of the following is not a tool in the hands of RBI to control the inflationary pressure in the country?
    A. Bank Rate (BR) B. Special Drawing Rights (SDR) C. Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) D. None of these Answer: B

Q29. When was the Financial Market Department was established by RBI?
    A. May, 1999 B. Jan, 2000 C. July,2005 D. None of these Answer: C

Q30. In which year does the Differential Rate of Interest Scheme was introduced?
    A. 1972 B. 1982 C. 1992 D. None of these Answer: A
Q1. PNB MetLife India Insurance Company has partnered with which company to provide life insurance to its customers by fundling life insurance covers on their loans?
    A. HDFC Ergo B. ICICI Prudential C. Bajaj Finserv D. RevFin Answer: D

Q2. RBI launched ___________ Application for visually challenged people to Identify currency denomination?
    A. RUPAY B. MANI C. MONY D. Chkfake Answer: B

Q3. Government of India has constituted a seven-member Group of Minister (GoM) to infuse how much amount to revive state-owned telecom corporations BSNL and MTNL?
    A. Rs 69000 crore B. Rs.79000 crore C. Rs.50000 crore D. Rs.70000 crore Answer: A

Q4. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has set up a single standing committee on economic statistics (SCES), who is the head of the committee?
    A. Subramanian Swamy B. Rajiv Kumar C. Arvind Panagariya D. Pronab Sen Answer: D

Q5. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) signed a memorandum of understanding with which private company on solar lightening and livelihood solutions?
    A. Deepa Solar Systems Pvt. Ltd B. Vikram Solar Pvt. Ltd C. Loom Solar Pvt. Ltd D. SELCO Solar Light Pvt. Ltd Answer: D

Q6. Finance Minister has launched which app for online auction of assets attached by banks?
    A. eSell B. eBaich C. eBkray D. eBay Answer: C

Q7. Which Bank has launch OTP-based ATM cash withdrawal from January 1,2020?
    A. State Bank of India B. Punjab National Bank C. Dena Bank D. Syndicate Bank Answer: A

Q8. Federal Bank has partnered with online real estate platform _______ for listing and e-auctioning of immovable properties repossessed by the bank in recovery proceedings.
    A. Brigade Enterprises Ltd B. DLF Ltd C. Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL) D. Magic Brick Answer: D

Q9. What is the amount Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has announced for irrigation and solar energy projects in India?
    A. $210 million B. $150 million C. $200 million D. $500 million Answer: A

Q10. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the limits imposed on peer-to-peer lenders to _____.
    A. 10 lakh B. 20 Lakh C. 30 lakh D. 50 lakh Answer: D

Q11. Which state owned bank will get fresh capital of Rs. 2,153 crores from the Central government?
    A. Union Bank B. United Bank of India C. Allahabad Bank D. Punjab National Bank Answer: C

Q12. The fund transfers through the NEFT system occurs in how many batches?
    A. 6 B. 12 C. 16 D. 23 Answer: D

Q13. Nippon which acquires additional 21.54% stake in Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management is a company of which country?
    A. China B. Russia C. USA D. Japan Answer: D

Q14. RBI rejects merger of which two banks?
    A. Yes Bank and IndiaBulls B. Dhanlaxmi Bank and IndiaBulls C. Yes Bank and Dhanlaxmi Bank D. Dhanlaxmi Bank and Edelweiss Broking Limited Answer: B

Q15. A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) will be implemented through which bank?
    A. SBI B. IDBI C. SIDBI D. BOB Answer: C

Q16. The SWIFT international payment network is one of the largest financial messaging systems in the world of USA, as equivalent to that CIPS is of which country?
    A. Russia B. China C. Japan D. France Answer: B

Q17. Bank of Baroda partnered with which state government to provide MSME loans?
    A. Maharashtra B. Andhra Pradesh C. Tamil Nadu D. Gujarat Answer: D

Q18. What does P stand for in STP?
    A. Powered B. Processing C. Premier D. Partnership Answer: B

Q19. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), what will be the India’s economic growth forecast _______ for 2020?
    A. 5.5% B. 5.9% C. 7% D. 6 1% Answer: D

Q20. What is the age range to be eligible for enrolling in NPS (National Pension Scheme)?
    A. 18-25 B. 18-35 C. 18-40 D. 18-65 Answer: D

Q21. Which of the following agreement/accord is related to baking reforms?
    A. Vienna agreement B. Basel accord C. Nagoya Protocol D. Cartagena Protocol Answer: B

Q22. What is the meaning of KYC in banking/financial sector?
    A. Know Your Customer very well B. Know your existing Customer very well C. Know your prospective Customer very well D. Satisfy yourselves about the customer’s identity and activities Answer: D

Q23. What is full form of STT?
    A. Standard Transaction Tax B. Securities Transaction Tax C. Securities Transfer Tax D. Standard Transfer Tax Answer: B

Q24. Which was the first Mutual Fund started in India _______?
    A. SBI Mutual Fund B. HDFC Mutual Fund C. Kotak Pioneer Mutual Fund D. Unit Trust of India Answer: D

Q25. Where is the headquarters of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)?
    A. Mumbai B. Kolkata C. Bhubaneswar D. New Delhi Answer: D

Q26. The regulator for Mutual Funds in India is?
    A. FIMMDA B. AMFI C. RBI D. SEBI Answer: D

Q27. If the Statuary Liquidity Ratio (SLR) is increased, what will be the effect on Bank‘s credit situation?
    A. It will be reduced B. It will be increased C. It will remain unaffected D. All of the above Answer: A

Q28. Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) Scheme was formulated in the year-
    A. 1996 B. 1997 C. 1998 D. 2000 Answer: C

Q29. What is the full form of “CIN” with respect to OLTAs?
    A. Challan Identification Number B. Challan Identification Notary C. Channel Identification Number D. Challan Inventory Number Answer: A

Q30. The components of Tier-I capital of a banking company include:
    A. capital reserve representing surplus arising out of sale proceeds of assets B. paid-up capital, statutory reserves and other disclosed free reserves, if any C. both A and B D. revaluation reserves, hybrid capital instruments and subordinated term debt, Answer: C
Q1. Who prepares the national income estimates in India?
    A. Central Statistical Office B. Finance Commission C. Commerce and Industrial Ministry D. Niti Ayog Answer: A

Q2. What is the current SLR?
    A. 16.50 % B. 20.15% C. 18.25% D. 18.00% Answer: B

Q3. First five-year plan in India was from ___________.
    A. 1947 - 1952 B. 1949 - 1954 C. 1950 - 1955 D. 1951 – 1956 Answer: C

Q4. National Development Council was constituted on:
    A. 2 August 1952 B. 6 August 1952 C. 8 August 1952 D. 12 August 1952 Answer: B

Q5. The Central Office of the Reserve Bank was initially established in Calcutta but was permanently moved to Mumbai in ___________.
    A. 1938 B. 1937 C. 1936 D. 1939 Answer: B

Q6. The nationalisation of RBI was done in __________.
    A. 1949 B. 1950 C. 1951 D. 1952 Answer: A

Q7. Where was the first mint was established?
    A. Kolkata B. Hyderabad C. Mumbai D. Bangalore Answer: C

Q8. By which of the following NBFC are regulated?
    A. RBI B. Companies Act 2013 C. SEBI D. NIFTY Answer: C

Q9. How many mints in India produce coins?
    A. 3 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4 Answer: D

Q10. What is the highest rate of GST?
    A. 15% B. 12% C. 30% D. 28% Answer: D

Q11. Who is elected as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
    A. Takehiko Nakao B. Jin Liqun C. Tedros Adhanom D. Masatsugu Asakawa Answer: D

Q12. Which of the following bill is passed by Parliament to set up a unified authority to regulate all financial services in India?
    A. International Economic Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 B. International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 C. International Public Servants Authority Bill, 2019 D. International Financial Reorganisation Centres Authority Bill, 2019 Answer: B

Q13. The Seventh Economic Census is being conducted nationwide and is expected to be completed by March 2020. When the first Indian Economic Census was started?
    A. 1975 B. 1970 C. 1980 D. 1977 Answer: D

Q14. Recently, State Bank of India has announced a reduced 1-year marginal cost-based lending rates by _________.
    A. 5 bps B. 7.5 bps C. 10 bps D. 15 bps Answer: C

Q15. Recently, Reserve Bank has increased the household income limits for borrowers of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs) from 1 lakh to __________.
    A. Rs. 1.20 lakh B. Rs. 1.25 lakh C. Rs. 1.50 lakh D. Rs. 1.75 lakh Answer: B

Q16. Where is the headquartes of Asian Development Bank?
    A. Tokyo, Japan B. Shanghai, China C. Jakarta, Indonesia D. Mandaluyong, Philippines Answer: D

Q17. Recently, Walmart launched a co-branded credit card in partnership with which bank?
    A. HDFC Bank B. ICICI Bank C. Citi Bank D. Axis Bank Answer: A

Q18. Ursula von der Leyen has taken charge as the President of which of the following international organizations?
    A. Asian Development Bank B. United Nations C. World Bank D. European Union Answer: D

Q19. In which of the following year NEFT was introduced in India?
    A. 2002 B. 2003 C. 2004 D. 2005 Answer: D

Q20. The Securitization Act does not covers ________:
    A. Private Sector Banks B. Consortium of Banks C. Private Financial Institutions D. Chit Fund Companies Answer: D

Q21. Recently, India has announced India a line of credit of appx __________ as financial assistance to Sri Lanka.
    A. Rs. 4,450 crore B. Rs. 3,230 crore C. Rs. 7,854 crore D. Rs. 800 crore Answer: B

Q22. ‘AIBEA’ was recently in news what is the full form of ‘AIBEA’?
    A. Asia and India Bank Enterprenure Association B. All India Bank Employees Association C. Agreement of Indian Bankers with Employees Association D. Article of Indian Bank Executive Association Answer: B

Q23. Which of the following has tightened the rules around resignations of auditors from listed companies?
    A. SEBI B. RBI C. Finance Commission D. SBI Answer: D

Q24. Which of the following is not comprised in India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves?
    A. Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs) B. Gold holdings of RBI C. Silver holdings of RBI D. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) Answer: C

Q25. Which of the following financial institutions conducts the auction of Treasury Bills of varying maturities?
    A. SEBI B. Government of India C. NABARD D. RBI Answer: D

Q26. On which day the Central GST and State GST authorities have organized a nationwide GST Stakeholder Feedback Diwas on New GST Returns?
    A. 6th December B. 7th December C. 5th December D. 8th December Answer: B

Q27. Recently, Bharosa Saving Accounts is launched by which of the following Payments Banks?
    A. Jio Payments Banks B. Aditya Birla Payments Banks C. India Payments Banks D. Airtel Payments Bank Answer: D

Q28. Recently, RBI has approved the merger of 13 District Cooperative Banks with state cooperative banks of which state?
    A. Kerala B. Odisha C. Karnataka D. Tamil Nadu Answer: A

Q29. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has signed an MoU with the _________ to offer technical training programs to employees of the government, nationals, and members of the organization.
    A. Cyprus Accountants and Auditors Association B. Saudi Arabia Accountants and Auditors Association C. Kuwait Accountants and Auditors Association D. Abu Dabhi Accountants and Auditors Association Answer: C

Q30. Which of the following has organized the Startup India Global Venture Capital Summit?
    A. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade B. Government of Goa C. Government of Punjab D. A & B Answer: D
Q1. Reserve Bank of India borrows money from commercial banks at ____ rate.
    A. Statutory Liquidity Rate B. Reverse Repo Rate C. Repo Rate D. Bank Rate Answer: B

Q2. Suvidha Prepaid Card has been launched by which of the following banks?
    A. Bank of Baroda B. Canara Bank C. UCO Bank D. Dena Bank Answer: C

Q3. The credit card scheme, Simply Click, was launched by ______.
    A. Bank of Baroda B. SBI C. ICICI Bank D. HDFC Bank Answer: B

Q4. Wave N Pay, a contact-less card was launched by____________.
    A. BOB B. PNB C. BOI D. SBI Answer: B

Q5. Recently ________ has launched IRA 2.0, the advanced version of interactive humanoid for customer service in Bengaluru.
    A. Yes Bank B. Bank of America C. HDFC Bank D. ICICI Bank Answer: C

Q6. What is E in SARFAESI?
    A. Estimate B. Enhancement C. Export D. Enforcement Answer: D

Q7. MCLR stands for _____ Cost of Funds based Lending Rates.
    A. Minimal B. Minimum C. Marginalized D. Marginal Answer: D

Q8. India Licensing Expo (ILE) 2018, most influential brand licensing show was held in ________.
    A. Delhi B. Lucknow C. Agra D. Mumbai Answer: D

Q9. Electoral Bonds can be purchased from specified branches of :
    A. BOI B. PNB C. SBI D. BOB Answer: C

Q10. FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organisation in India. The Head Office of FICCI is located at _________.
    A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. Bengaluru D. New Delhi Answer: D

Q11. The RBI is authorized to issue notes with face values of up to ₹_______ and coins up to ₹1,000 rupees.
    A. ₹ 5000 B. ₹ 10000 C. ₹ 15000 D. ₹ 20000 Answer: B

Q12. The old series of ₹1,000 and ₹500 notes were demonetized from midnight on which date?
    A. 8 November 2016 B. 18 November 2015 C. 28 November 2017 D. 8 November 2017 Answer: A

Q13. How many banks were merged in 1921 to form the Imperial Bank of India?
    A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 Answer: B

Q14. Which of the following bank plays an important part in the Development Strategy of the Government of India?
    A. SBI B. RBI C. Imperial Bank of India D. Government Bank Answer: B

Q15. The period between 1906 and 1911 saw the establishment of banks inspired by the _____- movement.
    A. Home rule B. Swadesi C. Angrejo Bharat Chhodo D. Independence Answer: B

Q16. From which year, Shaktikanta Das, who was the finance secretary with the Government of India, begins his journey as the new RBI Governor?
    A. 2019 B. 2018 C. 2017 D. 2016 Answer: B

Q17. With the second round of nationalization, the Government of India controlled around how many percents of the banking business of India?
    A. 80% B. 91% C. 79% D. 100% Answer: B

Q18. Arundhati Bhattacharya became the first woman to be appointed Chairperson of the which bank?
    A. RBI B. SBI C. HDFC D. ICICI Answer: B

Q19. SBI acquired the control of seven banks in __________.
    A. 1960 B. 1950 C. 1970 D. 1980 Answer: A

Q20. In which year, The State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore, and Bharatiya Mahila Bank were merged with State Bank of India?
    A. 2016 B. 2018 C. 2017 D. 2015 Answer: C

Q21. What is the upper limit of RTGS transactions?
    A. Rs. 1 Lakh B. Rs. 2 Lakh C. Rs. 5 Lakh D. There is no upper limit Answer: D

Q22. When was the India Post Payments Bank incorporated?
    A. 17 August 2016 B. 1 July 2016 C. 1 April 2016 D. 7 January 2016 Answer: A

Q23. When did the regional rural banks start functioning in India?
    A. 1975 B. 1947 C. 1953 D. 1960 Answer: A

Q24. The main food grain of India is _____.
    A. Rice B. Wheat C. Sugarcane D. Maize Answer: A

Q25. The ownership right of a company remains ____________.
    A. with company directors B. with equity shareholders C. with debenture holders D. with the government Answer: B

Q26. What is needed for creating demand?
    A. Production B. Price C. Income D. Import Answer: C

Q27. ‘PIN’ in Smart Card is called _________:
    A. Permanent Index Number B. Personal Identification Number C. Personal Index Number D. Permanent Identification Number Answer: B

Q28. The Securitization Act does not covers ________:
    A. Private Sector Banks B. Consortium of Banks C. Private Financial Institutions D. Chit Fund Companies Answer: D

Q29. Who among the following has resigned as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India six months before the end of his term for “personal reasons”?
    A. M. K. Jain B. Viral V. Acharya C. B.P. Kanungo D. N. S. Vishwanathan Answer: B

Q30. In which of the following year NEFT was introduced in India?
    A. 2002 B. 2003 C. 2004 D. 2005 Answer: D
Q1. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), what will be the India’s economic growth forecast _______ for 2020?
    A. 5.5% B. 5.9% C. 7% D. 6.1% Answer: D

Q2. What is the age range to be eligible for enrolling in NPS (National Pension Scheme)?
    A. 18-25 B. 18-35 C. 18-40 D. 18-65 Answer: D

Q3. Which of the following institutions has agreed to provide $100 million to India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s (NIIF) that aims to raise about $1 billion to invest in up to 10 private equity funds?
    A. International Finance Corporation (IFC) B. New Development Bank (NDB) C. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) D. Asian Development Bank (ADB) Answer: B

Q4. Which of the following companies has launched the ‘Audible Suno app’ in India?
    A. Google B. Flipkart C. Amazon D. Microsoft Answer: C

Q5. What edition of the Economic Census which is the first digital census was launched in New Delhi on December 13th, 2019?
    A. 4th B. 5th C. 6th D. 7th Answer: D

Q6. As on November 1, 2019 what amount of loan has been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)?
    A. Rs. 8.25 lakh crores B. Rs. 9.44 lakh crores C. Rs. 10.24 lakh crores D. Rs. 10.84 lakh crores Answer: C

Q7. Union Home Ministry has sanctioned a sum of rupees _________from Nirbhaya Fund for setting up and strengthening of Women Help Desks in Police Stations of States and Union Territories (UT).
    A. 200 Crore B. 300 Crore C. 100 Crore D. 500 Crore Answer: C

Q8. Finance Minister has launched which app for online auction of assets attached by banks?
    A. eSell B. eBaich C. eBkray D. eBay Answer: C

Q9. Which Bank has launch OTP-based ATM cash withdrawal from January 1,2020?
    A. State Bank of India B. Punjab National Bank C. Dena Bank D. Syndicate Bank Answer: A

Q10. Federal Bank has partnered with online real estate platform _______ for listing and e-auctioning of immovable properties repossessed by the bank in recovery proceedings.
    A. Brigade Enterprises Ltd B. DLF Ltd C. Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL) D. Magic Brick Answer: D

Q11. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the limits imposed on peer-to-peer lenders to _____.
    A. 10 lakh B. 20 Lakh C. 30 lakh D. 50 lakh Answer: D

Q12. The fund transfers through the NEFT system occurs in how many batches?
    A. 6 B. 12 C. 16 D. 23 Answer: D

Q13. Nippon which acquires additional 21.54% stake in Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management is a company of which country?
    A. Russia B. USA C. Japan D. South Korea Answer: C

Q14. RBI rejects merger of which two banks?
    A. Yes Bank and IndiaBulls B. Dhanlaxmi Bank and IndiaBulls C. Yes Bank and Dhanlaxmi Bank D. Dhanlaxmi Bank and Edelweiss Broking Limited Answer: B

Q15. What does P stand for in STP?
    A. Powered B. Processing C. Partnership D. Privileged Answer: B

Q16. What is the full form of CIRP?
    A. Central Insolvency Resolution Process B. Credit Insolvency Resolution Process C. Company Insolvency Resolution Process D. Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Answer: D

Q17. Which of the following services cannot be availed through AEPS?
    A. Balance Enquiry B. Cash Withdrawal C. Overdraft D. Aadhaar to Aadhaar funds transfer Answer: C

Q18. Which General Insurance Company has launched My: health Woman Suraksha policy?
    A. ICICI Prudential B. Life Insurance Corporation C. HDFC ERGO D. SBI LIFE Answer: C

Q19. As per the new guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks (SFBs) in the Private Sector what is the minimum paid-up capital for setting up an SFBs?
    A. 100 crore B. 150 crore C. 200 crore D. 250 crore Answer: C

Q20. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited has signed a term loan agreement of Rs. 5000 crore with which of the following banks to part finance the capital expenditure of NTPC?
    A. Punjab National Bank B. State Bank of India C. Union Bank D. Bank of India Answer: B

Q21. Insurance companies in India are regulated by –
    A. RBI B. SEBI C. IRDA D. None of these Answer: C

Q22.The primary function of a central co-operative bank is to-
    A. to channelize the flow of funds from the State co- operative banks B. mobilize the resources in the district for financing its members to the maximum extent possible C. Both of these D. None of these Answer: C

Q23. Union Budget which is presented every year in the parliament is also known as-
    A. Annual Budget B. Common Budget C. General Budget D. None of these Answer: A

Q24.When the conversion rate of our currency goes high in compared to other currency , it is known as-
    A. Rupee Devaluation B. Rupee Demodulation C. Rupee Depreciation D. None of these Answer: C

Q25. Which of the following banks is not nationalized in 1969___________
    A. Central Bank of India B. Dena Bank C. Canara Bank D. Oriental Bank of Commerce Answer: D

Q26. In which city the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) located?
    A. New York B. Basel C. Washington D. None of these Answer: B

Q27. When it comes to money market instruments,which among the following is not true?
    A. Treasury bills B. Certificate of deposits C. Corporate securities D. None of these Answer: C

Q28. The difference between the total cost of a project and the sanctioned loan amount is termed as___________
    A. Near Money B. Gross Income C. Margin Amount D. None of these Answer: C

Q29. The capital markets regulatory authority has supervision over-
    A. Foreign institutional investors B. Equity and debt raisers C. Mutual funds D. All the above Answer: D

Q30. Goods and Service Tax, would replace which of the following taxes levied at present?
    A. Capital gains tax B. Corporate tax C. Value-added tax D. None of these Answer: C
Q1. SIDBI stands for _______
    A. Small-scale Industries Deployment Bank Industry B. Small Industries Development Bank of India C. Small Interactive Deployment Bank Industry D. Small Investment Development Bank of India Answer: B

Q2. When SIDBI was established?
    A. April 5, 1993 B. April 9, 1992 C. April 2, 1990 D. April 8, 1991 Answer: C

Q3. If any cheque issued by a holder does not get withdrawn from the bank till three months, then it is called
    A. Crossed Cheque B. Stale Cheque C. Post Dated Cheque D. Anti Dated Cheque Answer: B

Q4. What is the purpose of SIDBI?
    A. To provide short term lending to industries B. To provide refinance facilities C. To develop MSME sector D. All of the above Answer: D

Q5. Which is a subsidiary set up for speedier resolution of Non-Performing Assets (NPA) in the MSME sector?
    A. RXIL B. ISARC C. SVCL D. ISTSL Answer: B

Q6. The right of set-off customers account can be exercised only by a______?
    A. Creditors B. Debtors C. Banker D. Customer Answer: C

Q7. What is an acronym for GVA?
    A. Gross Value Added B. General Value Area C. Goods Value Algorithm D. Generalized Voluntary Action Answer: A

Q8. When was Commercial Paper (CP) introduced in India for the first time?
    A. 1990 B. 1995 C. 2000 D. 2005 Answer: A

Q9. P- Note (Participatory Note) in India are issued on the recommendation of
    A. RBI B. SEBI C. Finance Ministry D. EPFO Answer: B

Q10. What is ‘T’ stand for in the MTSS which is a term often seen in the banking sector news?
    A. Transfer B. Transaction C. Tag D. Total Answer: A

Q11. _______is financial institution through which promoter / promoter groups will be permitted to set up a new bank.
    A. Investment Company(IC) B. Loan Company(LC) C. Infrastructure Finance Company(IFC) D. Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC) Answer: D

Q12. SIDBI was formed to promote ________.
    A. Agriculture sector B. Housing sector C. MSME sector D. Banking sector Answer: C

Q13. How many member nations are there in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)?
    A. 80 B. 60 C. 100 D. 120 Answer: B

Q14. What is the purpose of reduction in Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)?
    A. Reduce Credit Flow B. Enhance Credit Flow C. Enhance availability of cash D. Reduce Cash transactions Answer: B

Q15. The first insurance company was started in India in 1818 at__________.
    A. Kolkata B. Mumbai C. Delhi D. Pune Answer: A

Q16. The headquarters of International Monetary Fund is___________.
    A. Geneva B. Washington C. Paris D. London Answer: B

Q17. When more than one bank is allowing credit facilities to one party in coordination with each other under a formal arrangement, the arrangement is generally known as___________.
    A. Group lending B. Participation C. Consortium D. Ownership Answer: C

Q18. What does LAF stands for?
    A. Location Adjustment Function B. Liquidity Adaption Function C. Listed Absorption Facility D. Liquidity Adjustment Facility Answer: D

Q19. A commercial bank is designated as a lead bank in each ______ of the country.
    A. zone B. taluka C. district D. panchayat Answer: C

Q20. Which of the following is not managed by RBI for India?
    A. Currency B. Stock Exchange C. Foreign Exchange D. Government Accounts Answer: B

Q21. Name of the bank which first time introduce the merchant banking in India is__________.
    A. Imperial Bank of India B. Grindlays Bank C. United Bank D. London Bank Answer: B

Q22. Largest Public Sector Bank in India is___________.
    A. Allahabad Bank B. ICICI C. Punjab National Bank D. State Bank of India Answer: D

Q23. Name of the commission which distributes the taxes between center and states____________.
    A. National Development Council B. Finance Commission C. Direct Tax Commission D. Planning Commission Answer: B

Q24. Which of the following will set up core banking infrastructure for rural banks__________.
    A. NABARD B. RBI C. SIDBI D. SBI Answer: A

Q25. UNCTAD stands for____________.
    A. United Nations Conference on Trade and Dealing B. Unity National Conference on Trade and Development C. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development D. Unique Nations Conference on Trade and Development Answer: C

Q26. Where are four regional centres of RBI located?
    A. Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi B. Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Gujrat C. Gujarat, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi D. Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi Answer: A

Q27.On 2-10-1975, which types of banks were established___________.
    A. Public Sector Banks B. Private Sector Banks C. Regional Rural Banks D. Non Financial Banks Answer: C

Q28. EXIM means_________.
    A. Export and Import Bank of India B. Exchange in Monetary Transaction C. Export in Monetary Transaction D. None of These Answer: A

Q29. EXIM bank offers credit and lines of credit(LOC) to____________.
    A. Foreign Government and Banks B. Domestic Government and Banks C. Only Private Sector Banks D. None of these Answer: A

Q30. National Housing Bank was established on____________.
    A. 1985 B. 1984 C. 1988 D. 1992 Answer: C
Q1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued revised guidelines for ‘on tab’ licensing of small finance banks (SFB). The minimum _________ net worth is needed for the license of small finance bank.
    A. Rs. 1 crore B. Rs. 50 crore C. Rs. 100 crore D. Rs. 200 crore Answer: D

Q2. Who is the head of Code for Responsible Lending (CRL) committee set up by RBI?
    A. Viral Acharya B. HR Khan C. BP Kanungo D. N. S. Vishwanathan Answer: B

Q3. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana accidental insurance cover for new RuPay card holders to be raised from Rs 1 lakh to:
    A. Rs. 2 lakh B. Rs. 5 lakh C. Rs. 10 lakh D. Rs. 6 lakh Answer: A

Q4. NPS account can be opened by Indian citizens above the age of:
    A. 18 years and less than 50 years of age B. 21 years and more than 65 years of age C. 18 years and less than 65 years of age D. 21 years and less than 55 years of age Answer: C

Q5. ‘AIBEA’ was recently in news what is the full form of ‘AIBEA’?
    A. Asia and India Bank Entrepreneur Association B. All India Bank Employees Association C. Agreement of Indian Bankers with Employees Association D. Article of Indian Bank Executive Association Answer: B

Q6. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an instant real-time payment system developed by National Payments Corporation of India facilitating inter-bank transactions. The interface is regulated by the _________.
    A. State Bank of India B. Reserve Bank of India C. National Payment Corporation of India D. Government of India Answer: B

Q7. Which of the following is the Central bank of India?
    A. State Bank of India B. Reserve Bank of India C. Central Bank of India D. New Bank of India Answer: B

Q8. The Indian banking sector is broadly classified into _______ and ________ banks.
    A. Listed, non-listed B. Scheduled, non-scheduled C. Authorised, non-authorised D. Scheduled, non-listed Answer: B

Q9. Who was C. D Deshmukh?
    A. First Governor of RBI B. First Indian Governor of RBI C. First finance minister of India D. None of these Answer: B

Q10. Repo rate is decided by __________.
    A. State Bank of India B. Reserve Bank of India C. Finance Ministry D. Government of India Answer: B

Q11. Who prepares the national income estimates in India?
    A. Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) B. Finance Commission C. Commerce and Industrial Ministry D. Niti Ayog Answer: A

Q12. What is the current SLR?
    A. 16.50 % B. 20.15% C. 18.50% D. 18.00% Answer: C

Q13. First five-year plan in India was from ___________.
    A. 1947 - 1952 B. 1949 - 1954 C. 1950 - 1955 D. 1951 – 1956 Answer: D

Q14. National Development Council was constituted on:
    A. 2 August 1952 B. 6 August 1952 C. 8 August 1952 D. 12 August 1952 Answer: B

Q15. The Central Office of the Reserve Bank was initially established in Calcutta but was permanently moved to Mumbai in ___________.
    A. 1938 B. 1937 C. 1936 D. 1939 Answer: B

Q16. The nationalisation of RBI was done in __________.
    A. 1949 B. 1950 C. 1951 D. 1952 Answer: A

Q17. Where was the first mint was established?
    A. Kolkata B. Hyderabad C. Mumbai D. Bangalore Answer: C

Q18. By which of the following NBFC are regulated?
    A. RBI B. Companies Act 2013 C. SEBI D. NIFTY Answer: C

Q19. How many mints in India produce coins?
    A. 3 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4 Answer: D

Q20. What is the highest rate of GST?
    A. 15% B. 12% C. 30% D. 28% Answer: D

Q21. The Financial Stability Report (FSR) determines the risks to financial stability of a country as well as the issues relating to development and regulation of the financial sector. The FSR is released by which organisation in India?
    A. Ministry of Finance B. Reserve Bank of India C. Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) D. National Payments Corporation of India Answer: B

Q22. Based on the latest Financial Stability Report, the PCR of all Scheduled commercial banks’ (SCBs) rose in September 2019 as compared to March 2019. Expand PCR
    A. Periodic Cost Ratio B. Proposed Credit Ratio C. Provision Coverage Ratio D. Progress Chart Report Answer: C

Q23. CRAR is the ratio of a bank’s capital to its risk. What does it stands for?
    A. Capital to Risk Assets Ratio B. Capital to Risk Adequacy Ratio C. Capital to Risk Amount Ratio D. Capital to Risk Analysis Ratio Answer: A

Q24. RBI has created CRILC for strengthening offsite supervision and early recognition of financial distress. What is the full form of CRILC?
    A. Combined Report of Investigation on Large Credits B. Central Repository of Information on Large Credits C. Collateral Resource of Information on Large Credits D. Credit Rating of Institutions on Large Credits Answer: B

Q25. SMA is an account that has the potential to become an NPA/Stressed Asset. What does SMA denotes?
    A. Special Mention Accounts B. Stressed Management Accounts C. Solvent Monetary Accounts D. Stabilized Monthly Accounts Answer: A

Q26. India’s CAD narrowed at US$ 6.3 billion as per the preliminary data on India’s Balance of Payments (BoP) for the second quarter (July-September) of 2019-20. Expand the CAD.
    A. Currency Account Deficit B. Cost Account Deficit C. Credit Account Default D. Current Account Deficit Answer: D

Q27. The data regarding the India’s International Investment Position (IIP) is released by?
    A. Ministry of Finance B. RBI C. Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) D. National Payments Corporation of India Answer: B

Q28. As per the RBI’s recent “Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector”, what should be the minimum net worth requirement of the entity?
    A. Rs 100 crore B. Rs 500 crore C. Rs 200 crore D. Rs 400 crore Answer: C

Q29. RBI has capped the aggregate exposure of a lender to all borrowers at any point of time, across all P2P platforms to
    A. Rs 50,00,000 B. Rs 20,00,000 C. Rs 30,00,000 D. Rs 10,00,000 Answer: A

Q30. LCR=[High quality liquid asset amount (HQLA)​/Total net cash flow amount] over a 30-day stress period. LCR stands for?
    A. Liquidity Collateral Ratio B. Liquidity Credit Ratio C. Liquidity Cost Ratio D. Liquidity Coverage Ratio Answer: D
Q1. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is an initiative by Government of India in wch affordable housing will be provided to the urban poor with a target of building 20 million affordable houses by 31 March 2022. It was launched in ________.
    A. 2015 B. 2016 C. 2017 D. 2014 Answer: C

Q2. Under which of the following methods of depreciation, amount of depreciation varies every year?
    A. Written Down Value Method B. Straight Line Method C. Amount of depreciation does not vary on year to year basis D. Either 1 or 2 Answer: A

Q3. In which year, a new rupee symbol '₹', was officially adopted in India?
    A. 2001 B. 2005 C. 2010 D. 2016 Answer: C

Q4. Expansion of ASEAN is-
    A. Association of Southeast African Nations B. Association of Southeast American Nations C. Association of Southeast Antarctic Nations D. Association of Southeast Asian Nations Answer: D

Q5. Who among the following has written the book named ‘Indian Economy: Gandhian Blue print”?
    A. Acharya Vinoba Bhave B. Morarji Desai C. Jai Prakash N D. Jaswant Singh Answer: D

Q6. Scheduled bank refers to a bank:
    A. Authoriesd by central government to transaction government business B. Registered with ministry of finance, Govt. of India C. Wch is included in the second schedule to the RBI act, 1934 D. Incorporated as a cooperative society Answer: C

Q7. As per Basel III, which of the following is a part of Operational Risk:
    A. Legal risk B. Reputational risk C. Strategic risk D. All of the above Answer: A

Q8. What is the name of crypto currency, which will be launched by Facebook in 2020?
    A. Libra B. Lite coin C. Name coin D. Aurora coin Answer: A

Q9. Disinvestment means to reduce the government's share in the ______.
    A. Private sector B. FDI C. Market D. Public sector Answer: D

Q10. In case a cheque is torn into two or more pieces and presented for payment, such a cheque is called _________.
    A. Antedated Cheque B. State Cheque C. Mutilated Cheque D. Post-dated Cheque Answer: C

Q11. Which bank was placed under the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) due to reasons like high net NPA (Non-Performing Assets)?
    A. Yes Bank B. Dhanlaxmi Bank C. Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) D. City Union Bank (CUB) Answer: C

Q12. Which country’s Central bank has released three coins (100, 1000 and 2500 denomination) bearing the Sikh symbol to commemorate 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev?
    A. Bhutan B. Bangladesh C. Nepal D. Sri Lanka Answer: C

Q13. What is term money?
    A. Refers to the borrowing or lending of funds for 1 day. B. Refers to borrowing and lending of funds for a period of more than 14 days. C. Refers to the borrowing and lending of funds for 2-14 days. D. It is lent or borrowed for one day or on overnight basis. Answer: B

Q14. Which of the following is not a method of measuring National Income?
    A. Investment Method B. Product Method C. Income Method D. Expenditure Method Answer: A

Q15. Which of the following is related to Money Market?
    A. Commercial Money B. Treasury Bills C. Cheque D. Shares Answer: B

Q16. Which two countries has signed agreements worth Rs. 2,400 crore to boost trade ties in the field of rubber, construction material, food and beverages, logistics?
    A. India and Indonasia B. Thailand and India C. Philippines and India D. India and Vietnam Answer: B

Q17. Which of the following products/articles hold maximum weightage in WPI?
    A. Primary articles B. Fuel items C. Manufactured items D. All of the above Answer: C

Q18. Which of the following instrument is defined under negotiable instrument act?
    A. Cheque B. Draft C. Promissory Note D. All of the above. Answer: D

Q19. SEBI act 1992 empowers SEBI with ____________ power.
    A. Constitutional Power B. Statutory Power C. Non Statutory Power D. All of the above Answer: B

Q20. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was established in?
    A. 1980 B. 1981 C. 1982 D. 1983 Answer: C

Q21. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) of 1947, was subsequently replaced by Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, __________.
    A. 1978 B. 1950 C. 1984 D. 1973 Answer: D

Q22. “Pure Banking Nothing Else” is a tagline of which Bank?
    A. ICICI Bank B. UTI Bank C. SBI Bank D. HDFC Bank Answer: C

Q23. The first attempt to calculate National Income of India was made by _____________ in 1867 -68.
    A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale B. Justice Ranade C. Dadabhai Naroji D. P.C. Mahalanobis Answer: C

Q24. What does MIGS stands for?
    A. Minimum Income Group Scheme B. Middle Income Group Scheme C. Middle Incentive Group Scheme D. Minimum Incentive Group Scheme Answer: B

Q25. What is the full form of SECC?
    A. Socio Economic Class Survey B. Socio Economic Caste Service C. Social Earning Class Survey D. Socio Economic Caste Census Answer: D

Q26. Recently, the governing council meeting of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) was chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi. When the NIIF India’s first sovereign wealth fund was set up by government of India?
    A. 2013 B. 2014 C. 2015 D. 2016 Answer: C

Q27. “Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana” will provide Rs 15,000 to every family where a girl child is born. This scheme is launched by which state?
    A. Uttarakhand B. Bihar C. Odisha D. Uttar Pradesh Answer: D

Q28. Which of the following has tightened the rules around resignations of auditors from listed companies?
    A. SEBI B. RBI C. Finance Commission D. SBI Answer: A

Q29. Which of the following company has become the first company in India to hit the market capitalisation (m-cap) of Rs.9 lakh crore?
    A. Tata Motors B. Reliance Industries C. ONGC D. BHAIL Answer: B

Q30. Payment banks can apply for conversion into small finance banks (SFB) after ______________ of operations.
    A. 5 Years B. 8 Years C. 1 Years D. 7 Years Answer: A
Q1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the limits imposed on peer-to-peer lenders to _____.
    A. 10 lakh B. 20 Lakh C. 30 lakh D. 50 lakh Answer: D

Q2. The fund transfers through the NEFT system occurs in how many batches?
    A. 6 B. 12 C. 16 D. 23 Answer: D

Q3. Nippon which acquires additional 21.54% stake in Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management is a company of which country?
    A. China B. Russia C. USA D. Japan Answer: D

Q4. RBI rejects merger of which two banks?
    A. Yes Bank and IndiaBulls B. Dhanlaxmi Bank and IndiaBulls C. Yes Bank and Dhanlaxmi Bank D. Dhanlaxmi Bank and Edelweiss Broking Limited Answer: B

Q5. A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) will be implemented through which bank?
    A SBI B IDBI C SIDBI D BOB Answer: C

Q6. The SWIFT international payment network is one of the largest financial messaging systems in the world of USA, as equivalent to that CIPS is of which country?
    A. Russia B. China C. Japan D. France Answer: B

Q7. Bank of Baroda partnered with which state government to provide MSME loans?
    A. Maharashtra B. Andhra Pradesh C. Telangana D. Rajasthan Answer: D

Q8. What does P stand for in STP?
    A. Powered B. Processing C. Premier D. Partnership Answer: B

Q9. What is the full form of CIRP?
    A. Central Insolvency Resolution Process B. Credit Insolvency Resolution Process C. Company Insolvency Resolution Process D. Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Answer: D

Q10. The nationwide campaign, ‘Team Cashless India’ to accelerate the acceptance and adoption of digital payments in India has been initiated by which company?
    A. Visa B. Mastercard C. Paytm D. Google Pay Answer: B

Q11. Which of the following tech-based companies has partnered with Accelerated Growth of New India’s Innovations (AGNIi) to support the development of sustainable innovations and technologies across industries?
    A. Matterport B. DuPont C. Siemens D. Knewton Answer: B

Q12. Which of the following Public Sector Companies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Aramco for the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in India in Oil & Gas Sector?
    A. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation B. Hindustan Petroleum C. Indian Oil Corporation Limited D. National Small Industries Corporation Limited Answer: D

Q13. Who is appointed as an Additional Director of Dhanlaxmi Bank?
    A. V Viswanathan B. Rakesh Makhija C. Rajesh Puri D. Rajnish Kumar Answer: A

Q14. Which of the following health insurance companies has an innovative Cancer Protect Cover health insurance plan in partnership with MobiKwik?
    A. Apollo Munich Health Insurance B. Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited C. HDFC ERGO General Insurance company Ltd D. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited Answer: B

Q15. On December 04, 2019, Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi Launched RuPay Card in which of the following countries via video conferencing?
    A. Oman B. Maldives C. Sri Lanka D. Mauritius Answer: B

Q16. From December 1, 2019 all lanes of free plazas on national highways will be 'FASTag lanes'. The FASTag is based on which technology?
    A. Near Field Communication Technology B. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology C. Straight Through Processing technology D. Host Card Emulation (HCE) technology Answer: B

Q17. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited has signed a term loan agreement of Rs. 5000 crore with which of the following banks to part finance the capital expenditure of NTPC?
    A. Punjab National Bank B. State Bank of India C. Union Bank D. Bank of India Answer: B

Q18. Which General Insurance Company has launched My: health Woman Suraksha policy?
    A. ICICI Prudential B. Life Insurance Corporation C. HDFC ERGO D. SBI LIFE Answer: C

Q19. On November 23, 2019, India First Life Insurance, a leading life insurance company in India has partnered with which financial services provider, for distribution and marketing of ‘insurance khata’?
    A. Spice Money B. Power Finance Corporation Limited C. Muthoot Finance Ltd D. HDB Finance Services Answer: A

Q20. According to the latest Economic Outlook 2019 released by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), what is the World GDP growth for the year 2020?
    A. 2.1% B. 2.9% C. 4.6% D. 4.9% Answer: B

Q21. Base rate calculation can be made by banks __________. a. As per the method suggested by RBI. b. As per their own method. c. As per method suggested by RBI but modified by banks. d. If banks adopt their own method, it should be consistent.
    A. Only a B. Only b C. Only a, b and c D. Only a, b and d Answer: D

Q22. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana life insurance is managed by ____________.
    A. HDFC Ergo Insurance Company B. Life Insurance Corporation of India C. GIC D. NICL Answer: B

Q23. Bombay Stock Exchange was established in the year _________.
    A. 1862 B. 1870 C. 1875 D. 1890 Answer: C

Q24. The Definition of ‘Banking’ is given in _________.
    A. Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 B. Indian Contract Act, 1872 C. The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 D. RBI Act, 1934 Answer: C

Q25. When Repo Rate is reduced by RBI, it leads to -
    A. Reduction of cost to borrowers on loans from banks. B. Increase in cost of loans of borrowers from banks. C. Reduction in cost of borrowing by banks from RBI. D. Increase in cost of borrowing by banks from RBI. Answer: C

Q26. Real Interest Rate, is an interest rate that is adjusted for _______.
    A. Inflation B. Deflation C. Reflation D. Stagflation Answer: A

Q27. The Securitization Act does not covers:
    A. Private Sector Banks B. Consortium of Banks C. Private Financial Institutions D. Chit Fund Companies Answer: D

Q28. The Reserve bank of India was set up under the recommendation of which of the following commissions?
    A. Phillip Commission B. Simon Commission C. Hunter Commission D. Hilton Young Commission Answer: D

Q29. How much amount is given as monthly pension to the beneficiaries after attaining the age of 60 years under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan?
    A. Rs.3000 B. Rs.2000 C. Rs.1500 D. Rs.1000 Answer: A

Q30. Among the following, which one is not a credit rating agency operating in India?
    A. CRISIL B. ICRA C. Dow Jones D. CARE Answer: C



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