Sample Paper of General Awareness Related to Banking
1) Bank Rate implies the rate of Interest -
1) Paid by the reserve Bank of India on the deposit of Commercial Banks 2) Charged by Banks on Loan and dvances !) Payable on Banks ") t #hich the Reserve Bank of India disco$nts the bill of %&change' 2) (hich bank in India performs the d$ties of Central Bank ) 1) Central Bank of India 2) *tate Bank of India !) Reserve Bank of India ") bove +a) and +c) 3) RBI #as ,ationali-ed in - 1)1./. 2)1."0 !)1."/ ")1.". 4) 1ne R$pee note in India is *igned by 1) RBI 2overnor 2) 3nion 4inance 5inister !) *ecretary 6 4inance 5inistry ") *ecretary 6 Commerce 5inistry 5) 7he 8ead9$arters of sian :evelopment Bank+:B) is at - 1) *ingapore 2) 5anila !) 8ong ;ong ")7okoyo 6) Che9$e #hich is crossed can be encashed only - 1) 7hro$gh Reserve Bank of India 2) 7hro$gh the Payee !) 7hro$gh any Bank "),one of these 7) 7he 8ead 9$arter of RBI is in - 1) :elhi 2) ;anp$r !) 5$mbai ") ,asik ) 7he ,ationali-ation of 1" 5a<or commercial bank took place - 1) 1."0 2) 1./= !) 1.=. ") 1.>? !) (hich of the 4ollo#ing *tatement is 7r$e ) 1) Banks Cannot ccept demand and time deposit from p$blic' 2) Banks Can accept only demand deposits from p$blic !) Banks Can accept only 7ime deposits from p$blic ")Banks Can accept demand and time deposits only from 2ovt' 1") (hich of the 4ollo#ing *tatement is Correct *tatement ) 1) *tate Bank of India is the sole $thority to iss$e and manage c$rrency in India 2) nationali-ed bank is the sole $thority to iss$e and manage c$rrency in India !) Cooperative Bank is the sole $thority to iss$e and manage c$rrency in India ") RBI is the sole $thority to iss$e and manage c$rrency in India /) ,one of 7hese 11) Interest payable on *aving Bank acco$nts is 1) not reg$lated by RBI 2) reg$lated by *tate 2ovt' !) reg$lated by Central 2ovt ") reg$lated by RBI /) reg$lated by 4inance 5inister 12) 7he 3s$al deposit acco$nt of bank are 1) C$rrent acco$nt 6 %lectricity acco$nt and Ins$rance Premi$m cco$nt' 2) C$rrent acco$nt 6 Post 1ffice *aving Bank acco$nts and term deposit acco$nts' !) Loan acco$nts 6 *aving bank acco$nts and term deposit acco$nts' ") C$rrent acco$nts 6 *avings bank acco$nts and term deposit acco$nt' /) C$rrent Bill acco$nts and term deposit acco$nt' 13) 4i&ed :eposits and rec$rring deposits are 1) Repayable after an agreed period 2) Repayable on demand !) not Repayable ") Repayable after death of depositors /) Repayable on demand or after an agreed period as per bank choice 14) cco$nts are allo#ed to be operated by che9$es in respect of 1) Both *avings bank acco$nt and fi&ed deposit acco$nt' 2) *avings bank acco$nt and c$rrent acco$nts' !) Both *avings bank acco$nt and Loan acco$nt' ") Both *avings bank acco$nt and Cash acco$nt /) Both c$rrent acco$nts and fi&ed deposit acco$nt' 15) 5ortgage is a ------- 1) *ec$rity on movable property for a loan given by the bank' 2) *ec$rity on immovable property for a loan given by the bank' !)Concession on immovable property for a loan given by the bank' ") 4acility on immovable property for a loan given by the bank' /) *ec$rity on immovable property for a deposit received by a bank' 16) Banks in o$r Co$ntry normally p$blicise that additional interest rate is allo#ed on retail domestic term deposit of 1) 5inors 2) 5arried (omen !) *enior Citi-ens ") 2ovt' %mployees' /) R$ral residents 17) (hich of the follo#ing is the cross selling by banks ) a) *ale of :ebit Card to a Credit Card holder b) *ale of Ins$rance Policy to a :epositor c) Iss$ance of Cash against che9$e presented by the third party 1) 1nly 1 2) 1nly 2 !) 1nly ! ") Both 1 @ ! /) ll 16 2 @ ! 1) (hen a bank ret$rns a che9$e $npaid6 it is called 1) Payment of the che9$e 2) :ra#ing of the che9$e !) Cancelling of the che9$e ") :ishonor of the che9$e /) 7aking of the che9$e 1!) (hich of the follo#ing type of acco$nt are kno#n as the A:ematA cco$ntA ) 1) cco$nts #hich are -ero balance acco$nt' 2) cco$nt #hich are opened to facilitate repayment of a loan taken from the bank',o other b$siness can be cond$cted from there' !) cco$nts in #hich shares of vario$s companies are traded in electronic form' ") cco$nts #hich are operated thro$gh internet banking facility' /) ,one of these' 2" ) ,%47 means 1) ,ational electronic f$nds transfer system 2) ,egotiated efficient f$nd transfer sol$tion' !) ,ational efficient f$nd transfer system' ") ,on effective f$nd transfer system /) ,egotiated electronic foreign transfer system' 21) Interest on savings bank acco$nt is no# calc$lated by banks on - 1) 5inim$m balance d$ring the month' 2) 5inim$m balance from 0th to last day of month' !) 5inim$m balance from 1?th to last day of month' ") 5inim$m balance d$ring the month' /) :aily prod$ct basis Answers 1) " 11) " 21) / 2) ! 12) " 3) " 13) 2 4) ! 14) 2 5) 2 15) 2 6) ! 16) ! 7) ! 17) 2 ) ! 1) " !) 2 1!) ! 1") " 2") 1