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RBI Grade B Questions Asked Phase I (All Shifts) – 17th

June 2017
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The RBI Grade B Phase I Exam is taking place today throughout the country today. The exam is
taking place to fill 161 vacancies forthe post ofGrade B Officer. It is important for all of you to now
the RBI Grade B Phase I Exam Analysis and Questions Asked. Here in this article, we are going to
deal with the RBI Grade B Questions Asked for Phase I in the 2017 Exam. This article covers the
questions asked in Reserve Bank of India Grade-B Prelims on 17th June 2017. You can read the
Questions Asked in the actual RBI Grade B Phase I paper as well as the analysis for this year’s paper.

RBI Grade B Exam Analysis - 17th June 2017

Let us find out the RBI Grade B Prelims Questions Asked by discussing each section individually.

RBI Grade B Phase I Questions Asked 2017 – 1st Shift

General Awareness – RBI Grade B Questions Asked for Prelims

1. Dada Saheb Phalke award winning Actress – Priyanka Chopra
2. Gold Cheque limit – 20K
3. Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, belongs to which country? –
England
4. Madrid is the capital of – Spain
5. Dalong village Biodiversity Heritage Site is in – Telangana
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6. G7 summit takes place in – Italy

7. Money market-based question
8. Recently PNB was granted solar power for 500 crores from which bank? – Asian
Development Bank
9. First Small Finance Bank Headquarter – Jalandhar
10. Alamatti dam is in which state – Karnataka
11. Recently which two cities are granted world heritage site for traffic: Mumbai and? –
12. A7 aircraft was brought from the country –
13. Abu Dhabi is capital city of – United Arab Emirates
14. Maldives’ capital currency is – Maldivian Rufiyaa
15. Highest steel producing country – Republic of China
16. Maximum limit of Payment Bank – Rs. 100,000
17. What is C in PAC limit imposed by RBI on banks – Committee
18. Who regulates NBFC? – Reserve Bank of India
19. Winner of Gold Medal at Asian Wrestling Championship – Bajrang Punia
20. Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Stadium, Balewadi Sports Complex – Pune
21. What does D in NSDL stand for? – Depository
22. Which ministry launched the Darwaza Band Campaign? – Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation
23. Bridge in Assam inaugurated by Prime Minister is on the banks of which river? – Lohit
24. Which Indian cricketer has been featured on ICC ODI top 10 rankings? – Virat Kohli
25. What was the sex-ratio according to 2011 Census? – 940 females per 1000 males
26. Where is the headquarters of International Fertilizer Industry Association? – Paris
27. Derivate-related question
28. T-Wallet is launched by which state – Telengana
29. Longest Bridge inaugurated by Prime Minister in Assam on which river – Lohit River 
30. Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, belongs to which country
:United Kingdom
31. Which country is the biggest steel producing country, accounting for 50.3% of the world’s
total steel production in 2015 – China
32. Disha microfine got the license from RBI for which type of bank – Small Finance Bank (SFB)
33. Where is Sonai Rupai Wildlife sanctuary – Assam
34. What does ‘L’ stands for in LAF? – Liquidity (Liquidity Adjustment Facility)
35. HCL Asian Junior Championshio held at which city – Pune, Maharastra
36. State-owned Punjab National Bank has received USD 100 million (about Rs. 645 crores) as the
first tranche from – Asian Development Bank
37. What does ‘V’ stands for in LTV – Value (Loan to Value Ratio)
38. Ease of doing business ranking is launched by which of the following – World Bank
39. Dhola Sadiya bridge is on which river – Lohit River, Assam
40. Bhimbetka rock shelter? – Madhya Pradesh
41. Dalong village is recognized as Biodiversity Heritage site is in which state – Manipur
42. Darwaja Band camping launched by which department – Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation
43. Mann ki baat book Preface is written by – Rajesh Jain
44. Which annual event observed on July 11, every year – World Population Day
45. Who is the sponser of Indicash – Tata Communications
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46. Underwater rail tunnel on which River – Hooghly River

47. 1st indian to climb everest 6 times – Love Raj Singh Dharmashaktu
48. Max limit on BSBDA?
49. KPS gill who passed away recently was a? – IPS Officer
50. Shivaji Sports Complex ,Balewadi stadium is  located at which city : Pune , Maharastra
51. Which one of the following is not money market instrument related question.
52. First Indian to climb Everest 6 times – Love Raj Singh Dharmashaktu
53. Which is debt instruments? – Bonds
54. The Indian who won gold medal in asain wrestling championship 2017 ? – Bajrang Punia
55. What is India’s own GPS name? – NAVIC
56. Badminton player inducted into BWF – P V Sindhu
57. Aparna Popat is related to which sport ? – Badminton
58. Which organization is regulator of Credit Agencies – SEBI
59. Credit gurantee fund for which scheme of PM – Micro , Small and Medium Enterprises
60. What is the sex-ratio according to 2011 Census – 940 females per 1000 males
61. Where is the headquarters of International Fertilizer Industry Association – Paris
62. Bandodkar Trophy is related to which sport – Football

More questions to be updated. Please share memory based questions in the comments section below!

English Language – RBI Grade B Questions Asked for Prelims

1. Reading Comprehension – One on Banking & Finance and one on GREXIT
2. Fillers – Double fillers asked
3. Reading Comprehension – To be updated
4. Error Spotting – To be updated

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Quantitative Aptitude – RBI Grade B Questions Asked for Prelims

1. A seller gets 44% profit on an item after giving X % discount on the marked price. Had he
offered 2X discount, he would have gained 28 %. How much percent is more the marked
price than the cost price?
2. Raju spends 24% of his salary on food, 11% on rent, 5 % on the internet. The rest he has
invested in mutual funds, PPF and recurring deposits in the ratio 7:3:5. If the amount spent on
the internet bill is 3500 less than the amount invested in recurring deposit, find his salary.
(Ratio is uncertain as based upon memory)
3. A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 15, 20 and 30 days respectively. All three of them
started working together and after two days, A quit. B left six days before the completion of
the work. In how many days was the work completed?

To be updated soon. Please share memory based questions in the comments section below!

Reasoning – RBI Grade B Questions Asked for Prelims

1. Puzzles – Circular Arrangement – 1Q, Floor Based Questions – 1Q
2. Syllogism – 2 Qs
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RBI Grade B Phase I Questions Asked 2017 – 2nd Shift

English Language – RBI Grade B Questions Asked

Reading Comprehension – 2 Passage, one passage was based on “Euro Banks Crisis and their
Inability to React Properly. The other passage was asked in the different format. Instead of giving a
passage (as usually seen in exam) this time short 4-5 paragraph were given. You have to read the
paragraph & then answer the questions which are asked.
Error Spotting – Sentences were given in the options. you have to find that sentence which is
grammatically incorrect.
Idiom and Phrases – You have to tick on that option in which the Idiom is used correctly.
Sentence Correction – A sentence was given. 2 -3 word are highlighted. Then 4 statement was
given. In option it is given statement 1 is correct, Statement 1 & 2 is correct , Statement 2 & 4 is
correct. none is correct.

Reasoning – RBI Grade B Questions Asked

Double Line up – 10 people sitting in a two line. Some of them are facing north & some
facing south. They also work in different companies.
Scheduling – based on date, month.
Floor Puzzle – People living on a different floor of a building (one more variable was given).
Linear Arrangement – People sitting in a line. The person having the name with consecutive
alphabet will not sit together.

Quantitative Aptitude – RBI Grade B Questions Asked

Data Interpretation – 10 Qs (2 Sets)
Line Graph – Difficult
Pie Chart – Moderate based on percentage.
Quadratic Equation – Asked in a statement & assumption format.

General Awareness – RBI Grade B Questions Asked

In G.K section most of the questions are from financial terms like swap, mutual funds, derivatives.
Some of the questions are from payment banks, global financial stuff, water metro, SAFARI Act, IDBI
bank full form, headquarters of Bank, currency of kenya etc. The questions asked were:

1. Type of derivatives have payoff more complex than usual – Exotic derivatives
2. Payment banks are prone to – Credit risk
3. As per branch authorization policy 25 % branch should be in – Unbanked rural areas
4. Hedge funds are similar to- Mutual funds
5. Banks which do marketing- Investment banks
6. IBBI deals with – Professional entitites
7. Karlovy film festival in which country – Czech republic
8. NAICS GPS by which year – 2018
9. First Indian bank with block chain technology – ICICI
10. Where is headquarter of CUB – Tamlinadu
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11. Maximum denomination of Indian Coins – 1000

12. Light year distance of a newly discovered planet – 40
13. Full Form of MSF – Marginal Standing Facility
14. In which state Sri Venkateswara National Park is located – Andhra Pradesh
15. NBFC Regulates under which act – Companies Act 1956
16. What is the minimum eligible amount under SARFAESI Act – Rs. 1 Lac
17. Where is the headquarter of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation – Beijing , China
18. Where is Mathikettan Shola National Park – Kerela
19. Which is India’s First Freight village – Varanasi
20. Which Country started global T-20 league – South Africa
21. What does ‘A’ stands in CRAR – Asset
22. Which MFI is converted into a bank – Bandhan Bank
23. Financial Literacy week was from – 5th June to 9th June
24. What is the theme of Tobacco day – A threat to development
25. Which Risk is associated with lenders not being able to payback – Credit
26. Leo Varadkar, who was recently in news is – Ireland PM
27. Deep Ocean Mission is associated with which ministry : Ministry of Earth Sciences
28. What is the lock in period for ELSS – 3 years
29. SIP is related to – Mutual Funds
30. Abdul Rahman who passed away recently was a – Tamil Singer
31. July 17 is celebrated as – World day of International Justice
32. What is the range of Prithvi II Missile – 350 Kms
33. Headquarter of Nordic investment bank is in which country – Finland
34. Alexander Zverev belongs to which sports – tennis
35. Dasari Narayana Rao who passed away recently was an – Film Director and Politician
36. Puttanadu Festival- Tamil New year
37. What is the full form of OVD – Officially Valid Documents.
38. After merging with associates bank and Bhartiya Mahila Bank, advance level of SBI reached to
– Rs 18.50 lakh crore
39. With which of the organization Amul is associated – ISRO
40. Pakal dual dam is in which state – Jammu & Kashmir
41. Where are Pandava Caves heritage sites are located – Nashik, Maharashtra
42. As per amended bill, the definition of Start up has been changed to – 7 years
43. G-20 Summit 2017 held in which country – Hamburg , Germany
44. Currency of Kenya ? – Kenya Shilling
45. Berlin is the capital of which Country – Germany
46. BSBDA stands for ? – Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account
47. Irani Cup is related to which sport – Cricket
48. Who won the title of Sudirman Cup 2017 – South Korea
49. Total transaction cash limit within one week in BSBDA Account – Rs.10000
50. Derivative related questions.
51. Interest rate on Saving account of Paytm Payments Bank – 4%
52. Nomadic Elephant 2 Exercise between Army of India and which Country – Mangolia
53. International Ameteur Boxing Tournament 2017 venue – Hamburg ,Germany
54. Gorakhpur Atomic Power Plant is proposed in which Indian State? – Fatehabad, Haryana
55. Uday Kotak belongs to which bank – Kotak Mahindra
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56. India’s GDP for fourth Quarter? – 6.1%

57. Which country opted out of the Paris Climate Convention – United States
58. Headquarter of  City Union Bank Ltd. – Tamilnadu
59. AIIMS in Assam to come up in which district – Kamrup District
60. Insurance companies to be registered with which organization – IRDAI
61. First Indian Woman to climb Everest From China Side – Anita Kundu
62. What is regulated by NHB – Housing finance companies
63. Amman is the capital of? – Jordan
64. I in IDFC stands for – Infrastructure
65. Kalinga Cup associated with which sport – Football
66. Mudra loan purpose – For financing small industries
67. Solar panel Initial corpus – 500M$
68. Exit load is related to?
69. Foreign minister of which country elected as president of United Nations General Assembly –
 Slovakia
70. Largest telescope – Atacama Desert
71. e – Sanad launched by –  Ministry of External Affairs
72. South Asian Table Tennis championship held in – Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
73. National Table Tennis championship?
74. Vidhya Veerta Abhiyaan was launched by – Prakash Javadekar, HRD minister
75. The first under water metro connectivity between – Howrah and Kolkata
76. First Bio Fuel – IIT Kharagpur
77. Pay U – Bharat bill pay operating unit
78. Bharat QR code – Scan code
79. Asian Wrestling Championship – Bajrang Punia
80. First Indian woman to climb Mount Everest from the China side?- Anita Kundu

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