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Subject general knowledge
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Organization rrb rrc ibps
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Exam Date 2006
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Question Paper

1. The largest revenue in India is obtained from

Railways

Excise Duty

Sales Tax

Direct Taxes


2. The tax levied by Central Government and collected by State Government is

Stamp Duty

Excise Duty

Income Tax

Gift Tax


3. What is the major share in revenue of State Governments?

Stamp Duty

Excise Duty

Sales Tax

Income Tax

4. The tax levied by Local Governments i.e. Municipal Corporations and municipalities is

Income Tax

Wealth Tax

House Tax

Gift Tax


5. The tax collected by the State Governments and given to local bodies is

Income Tax

Wealth Tax

House Tax

Professional Tax


6. The period for Call Money is

10 to 15days

1 to 14 Days

15 to 30 Days

One Month


7. Who regulates the money circulation in India?

State Bank of India

Reserve Bank of India

NABARD

Commercial Banks

8. Which of the following is not an organized sector in India?

Nationalised Banks

Regional Rural Banks

Cooperative Banks

Chits and Money lenders


9. Who will settle the grievances of customers of banks?

Reserve Bank of India

State Bank of India

Local Courts

Ombuds Men


10. Who introduced the Banking Ombudsmen Scheme?
ARBI

SBI

Ministry of Finance

NABARD

11. When was OMBUDS MEN SCHEME first introduced?

November 2006

October 1981

June 1995

January 1998

12. Which was the firth Bank corporated by the Indians? (1881)

Imperial Bank of India

State Bank of India

Avadh Commercial Bank

Reserve Bank of India

13. When was the Avadh Commercial Bank established?

881

1894

1898

1899


14. When was Reserve Bank of India established?
1920

b)1925

1935

1948
15. When was Reserve Bank of India Nationalised?

1947

1948

1949

1950


16. When was Indian Banking Act come into force?

1948

1949

1950

1951


17. Imperial Banks were amalgamated and changed as

Reserve Bank of India

Tata Bank of India

Subsidiary Banks

Union Bank of India


18. When was Imperial Bank was Changed as State Bank of India?

January 1st 1935

Feb 26 1947

July 1st 1955

July 1st 1959

19. How many banks were first nationalised?

10

12

14

16

20. When was the second phase of nationalisation done?

9th July 1969

10th July 1968

16th August 1985

15th April, 1980


21. How many banks were in second phase of nationalisation?

4

5

6

7

22. Who will act as the banker to the Government of India?

State Bank of India

Reserve Bank of India

NABARD

Nationalised Banks

23. Where is the Head Quarter of Reserve Bank of India?

Mumbai

Delhi

Kolkotta

Ahmedabad

24. Who was first governor of Reserve Bank of India?

K. A. Narasimham

V. K. Malhotra

A. K. Vadia

A. B. A Smith


25. When was Lead Bank Scheme introduced?

1967

1968

1969

1974


26. What is CRR?

Cash Reserve Ratio

Current Ratio Rate

Review Report

None of these

27. Interest rates being charged by Banks in India has shown trending recent year

Falling

Rising

Stable

Volatile

None of these

28. The first development financial institution in India that has got merged with a bank is

IDBI

ICICI

IDFC

UTI

None of these

29. Which of the following NBFC converted itself into a commercial Bank?

Tata Finance

Reliance Capital Trust

Birla Mutual

Kotak Mahindra

None of these

30. Which is the current revision year of UCPDC?

UCPDC 500, 1993

UCODC 400, 1993

UCPDC 300, 1973

None of these

31. The rate of which discounting the bills of first class banks is done byRBI is called

Bank Rate

Prime Lending Rate

Loan Rate

Discounting Rate

32. Banking ombudsman has been constituted under which act?

Banking Regulation Act

RBI Act

SBI Act

COPRA

33. Which finance company has been given banking licence by RBIrecently?

Kotak Mahindra

Ashok Leyland Finance

TVS Finance

Tata Finance

None of these

34. Gilt edged securities refer to

Government Securities

Securities issued by municipal corporations

Securities issued by first class companies

None of these

35. A unit of the Unit Trust of India is a

Share

Debenture

Negotiable Instrument

None of these

36. Indian Banks Association has a common net working system for sharing the ATM facilities in Mumbai, which is known as

ATM Network

Shared Payment Network System

Cash Network

None of these

37. Arbitrage is

Buying and selling in two markets simultaneously

A rate of interest

A Fee

Arbitrage is a dispute

None of these

38. E E F C denotes

Exchange Earners Foreign Currency Account

Importer's account with Bank

Account maintained by a exporter with RBI

None of these

39. For which of the following currencies is the Indian rupee quoted against 100 units of the foreign currency

Deutsche Mark

Pound

Japanese Yen

US Dollars

40. Exchange risk in case of foreign currency Non Resident (Banks)scheme (FCNB) is borne by

RBI

Depositor

Govt. of India

Concerned Bank

None of these



41. Consortium Advances refer to

Concurrent borrowings

Multiple financing

Joint Financing by more than one bank

Financing of consignment business

None of these

42. NABARD refinance for financing Self Help Groups is to the extent of

25%

50%

75%

100%

None of these

43. The term All on refers to

The sheets of paper used in writing a deed

The stamps affixed on document

A sheet of paper attached to mortgage deed for the purpose of witness

A sheet of papers attached to a negotiable instrument for the purpose of making endorsement thereof when there is no space in the instrument



44. The provision of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 are applicable to the services rendered by the Banks

To the customers of the bank only

To the customers and the users of services irrespective of against consideration or free services

To the customers and any user of Bank's services against consideration

None of these

45. As per section 16 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 a person canbe appointed as a director of how many banking companies

Three

Two

One

Four

None of these

46. Nayak Committee Recommendations are applicable for sanction of Fund Based Working Capital Limit up to

Rs.25lacs

Rs.1crores

Rs. 2crores

Rs. 5crores

None of these

47. Banking ombudsman means

Person appointed to recover dues from defaulting borrowers

A person to whom customer can approach for redress of his grievances

A person appointed to settle dispute between employees and management

A person appointed by RBI to oversee the functioning of Foreign Banks

None of these

48. NGO is the term associated with

SHG

PMRY

SEEUY

Agri. Advances

None of these

49. Full form of SLR

Statutory Liquidity Ratio

State Level Recovery

Sundry Leverage Ratio

State Liquidity Reserve

50. C.R.A. in banking parlance stands for

Credit Rating Association

Credit Rating Agency

Credit Risk Assessment

None of these

51. E.P.S. in share market stands for

Earning per share

Electronic Payment System

Employee Pension Scroll

Equated Payment System

None of these

52. The Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Asset and en force of Security Interest Act came into force from

21.08.02

21.06.02

21.07.02

21.12.02

None of these

53. The powers of the Board of Directors to borrow from the bank arementioned in

Article of Association

Memorandum of Association

Special Resolution

A B

None of these

54. The currency Euro has been introduced w.e.f .

01.01.99

01.01.2000

01.08.99

01.03.99

None of these
55. Who is authorized to permit premature closer of PPF A/c

RBI

Ministry of finance Department of Economic affairs

Chairman of concerning Bank

None of these

56. What is USGAAP?

United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Union State Generous Agreement Accounting Principles

United State General Allies Army Practices

Union State Generous Accounts Affairs and Practices

57. What is the average percentage of Banking transactions through non-branch route in private sector Banks

50%

60%

70%

65%

None of these
58. The C D Ratio of all schedule commercial Banks as on June 2003stood at

51%

57%

53%

65%

None of these



59. The Gross NPA percentage of the following country is highest in Asia

India

China

Malaysia

Indonesia

None of these


60. The gross amount of NPA of Public Sector Banks as on 31.03.03 is

Rs.82,071crores

Rs. 54,086crores

Rs. 58,067crores

Rs. 46,738crores

None of these

61. To be categorized as a schedule Bank the minimum capital reserve required is

Rs. 10 lacs

Rs. 5 lacs

Rs. 20 lacs

Rs. 7 lacs

None of these

62. For Business process re-engineering and IT strategy which bank has employed 'Gartner'

BOB

SBI

PNB

BOM

None of these


63. The objective of Government to appoint Narsimhan Committee is

To strengthen the banking system

To improve customer service

To strengthen the credit portfolio

None of these

64. Which Bank has recently tied up with Apollo Hospital for financing medical facilities

ICICI

HDFC

BOB

SBI

None of these
65. The full form of RBS is

a)Risk Based Supervision

b)Rating by System

c)Role Based Supervision

d)Rating Bank Security

66. RBI has recently permitted which Bank to participate in theGovernment Securities Repo Market

a)SBI

b)UTI

c)ICICI

d)PNB

67. The fiscal deficit in 2001-2002 was of GDP

a)5.1%

b)5.3%

c)5.5%

d)5.4%

68. Under the Banking Ombudsman scheme the value of claim should not exceed

a)5 lac

b)10 lac

c)15 lac

d)20 lac

69. Which Bank has introduced 'Pre-paid Card' first

OBC

BOB

Corporation Bank

SBI

None of these

70. The minimum Capital Adequacy Ratio currently fixed by RBI for Banks is

12%

10%



11%

None of these

71. Who can fix the interest rates of NRE FCNB deposits

RBI

Banks, as per the directive of RBI

Govt. of India

IBA

72. The following is not a housing finance intermediary agency

HDFC

HUDCO

NHB

SICOM

73. Who is authorised to issue coin in India

RBI

Ministry of Finance

SBI

None of these

74. Bank can change interest rate without reference to its PLR in the following

a)Housing loans

NRE/ FCNB deposits

Personal loans

d)Educational loans

75. The maximum penal rate of interest that can be charged is restricted to

2

3

Maximum spread announced over PLR

5

76. Banks can change rate of interest beyond spread announced by the mon advances granted to

Film companies

Chit funds

NBFC s

Hotels
77. To which category of customers are banks prohibited to sanction loans against shares and debentures?

Institutions

PSUs

Banks

Trust and endowments

78. What should be the method of valuation for advances against shares/debentures bonds?

Face value

Market price

Book Value

Average Value

79. Which kind of bills should not be discounted by banks as per RBIregulation?

Customs duty

Installation charges

Sale of goods

Purchase of books
80. What action is taken if one of the customers tenders forged note?

He is sent to prison

Note is returned with remark, forged note

Note is impounded

Note is torn

81. A contract of insurance is a contract of

Indemnity

Pledge

Guarantee

Hypo the cation

82. Indian Companies have been allowed to invest up to US$ ---abroad

10 million

15 million

5 million

20 million

83. Restriction on number of partners in a firm is imposed by

Indian Companies Act 1956

Indian Partnership Act 1932

Indian Contract Act 1872

None of these

84. The certificate to commence business is to be called for perusal and returned for opening of an account of

Public limited company

Club and association

Private limited company

Trust

85. The certificate to commence business is to be called for perusal and returned for opening of an account of

Public limited company

Club and association

Private limited company

Trust
86. Where is the headquarters of SWIFT?

Hong Kong

Brussels

London

Mumbai

87. The three banks recently have entered in a Mega ATM sharing pact. They are

SBI, ICICI, BOB

SBI, ICICI, HDFC

ICICI, AndhraBank, HDFC

AndhraBank, CanaraBank, SBI

None of these
88. The Basic Travelling quota for going abroad is

USD 10,000

USD 5,000

USD 20,000

USD

No ceiling

89. Which of these is not a credit rating agency?

Moody's

Standard Poor's

Price water house

ICRA

None of these

90. PariPassu charge refers to a charge

Ranking in priority, regardless of quantum of advances

Merely notional in nature

Ranking equally in priority in proportion to the lender's share of advance

None of these

91. What are the four categories as per Kapur Committee recommendations for loan applications under SSI segment

up to 2 lacs, up to 15 lacs, up to 25 lacs, and above 25 lacs

up to 10 lacs, up to 25 lacs, up to 50 lacs and above 50 lacs

up to 2 lacs, up to 1crores, up to 2crores, and above 2crores

up to 2crores, up to 25crores, up to 50crores and above 50crores

None of these

92. NRE deposit rates have been recently lowered to

LIBOR .25

LIBOR .20

LIBOR .30

LIBOR .50

93. Who is the Governor of RBI?

BimalJalan

Y V Reddy

K J Udeshi

Ranga Reddy

None of these

94. Which Bank is ranked 7th India Company in the ET 2003 for listing as per market capitalization?

ICICI

HDFC

SBI

BOB

95. Recently ICICI issued winding up notice to the following financial institutions

IDBI

MSFC

IFCI

SICOM

None of these

96. At what frequency can Banks pay interest on Saving Bank Account as per RBI guidelines

Monthly

Quarterly

Half Yearly

Yearly

97. The VSAT communication network for banks and financial institutions launched by RBI is known as

SWIFT

SBI NET

BANK NET

INFINET

98. The ceiling for Bank's daily borrowings in Call Money should not of owned funds

a)100%





d)150%

99. Most modern banking systems are based on:

money of intrinsic value.

commodity money.

100 percent reserves.

fractional reserves.

100. Which bank has become the first foreign bank to open a branch inIsrael's diamond exchange:

American Express Bank

Citibank

Standard Chartered Bank

State Bank of India


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