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One Liners - Banking Awareness

This One Liners Banking Awareness is a compilation of important & expected Banking Awareness questions which
was asked in previous year Bank exams of SBI PO 2014, SBI Clerk 2014, SBI Associate PO 2014, IBPS PO 2014 and
IBPS Clerk 2014 and RBI Assistant 2014.
Also we have covered some important & expected questions from Banking Awareness Quiz which was posted on
GradeUp blog. This One Liners Banking Awareness is relevant for Lakshmi Vilas Bank 2016 Exam and for all
upcoming Banking exams like SBI PO 2016 Exam, IBPS PO & IBPS Clerk, RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B 2016 Exam.
Presented by
GradeUp Team

RBI Keeps interest rate unchanged - On 2nd February 2016, the Reserve Bank of India in its 6th bi monthly policy
review, key policy interest rates were kept unchanged on the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving
macroeconomic situation in the country.

Current Policy & Reserve Rates:

1.Repo Rate

6.75%

(unchanged)

2.Reverse Repo

5.75%

(unchanged)

3.CRR(Cash Reserve ratio)

4.00%

(unchanged)

4.SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio)

21.50% (unchanged)

5.MSF (Marginal Standing Facility)

7.75%

(changed)

6.Bank Rate

7.75%

(changed)

Important Banking Awareness Questions

From Previous year Bank Exams
1. MICR code consists of how many digits?
Ans: 9 digits.
(First three digits denotes city, next three digits
representing the bank and the last three digits
representing the bank branch)
2. What is the minimum limit in RTGS system?
Ans: 2 lakhs (there is no upper limit in RTGS)
3. What is full form of CTS?
Ans: Cheque Truncation System
4. Under which service, customers may access their bank
account and perform basic transactions from any of the
member branch offices.
Ans: Core Banking Solution (CBS)
5. Exchange of cash flow in different currency is known
as: Ans: Currency Swap
6. Assets or loans which stop performing after 90 days is
known as: Ans: Non Performing Asset (NPA)
7. Who controls the Monetary Policy in India?
Ans: RBI (Reserve Bank of India)
8. Which card is issued by NPCI (National Payments
Corporation of India)?

Ans: RuPay Card

9. Definition of Current Account deficit:
Ans: A measurement of a country's trade in which the
value of goods and services it imports exceeds the value
of goods and services it exports.
10. Full form IFSC Ans: Indian Financial System Code
11. Commercial paper can be issued for a maximum period
of: Ans: 365 days or 1 year.
12. The Mutual funds in India follow accounting standards
laid by:
Ans: SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)
13. Minimum amount for Certificate of Deposit has been
fixed at: Ans: Rs. 1 Lakh
14. AML is a term mainly used in the financial and legal
industries. Expand the term AML:
Ans: Anti Money Laundering
15. PIN is a number allocated to an individual and used to
validate electronic transactions. Expand PIN:
Ans: Personal Identification Number

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16. What is Repo rate?

Ans: It is the rate is the rate at which RBI lends money
to the commercial banks.
17. What is Stale Cheque?
Ans: A cheque which is presented to a bank after 3
months from date of issue is considered as stale cheque
and will often not be honored for cash or deposit at a
bank.
18. What is Bancassurance?
Ans: The selling of life assurance and other insurance
products and services by banking institutions.
19. The objective of KYC guidelines is to prevent banks
from being used, intentionally or unintentionally, by
criminal elements for money laundering or terrorist
financing activities. What is the full form of KYC?
Ans: Know Your Customer (KYC)
20. Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines are issued
under: Ans: Section 35A of the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949
21. In BSBDA (Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account) the
credits in a financial year does not exceed rupees:
Ans: Rs. 1 lakh
22. In BSBDA (Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account) the
balance at any point of time does not exceed rupees:
Ans: Rs. 50,000
23. In BSBDA (Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account) the
withdrawals and transfers in a month does not exceed
rupees: Ans: Rs. 10,000
24. At which rate RBI give loans to commercial banks?
Ans: Repo rate
25. Full form of CASA:
Ans: Current Account Saving Account
26. In what denominations Commercial Paper (CP) can be
issued? Ans: Rs. 5 lakh
27. What is the minimum denomination of Treasury bills to
issue in India? Ans: Rs. 25,000
28. Who cannot issue Certificate of Deposit (CD)?
Ans: Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and Local Area
Banks (LABs)
29. Expand ASBA:
Ans: Application Supported by Blocked Amount
30. Depositor Education and Awareness Fund (DEAF) is
maintained with: Ans: RBI
31. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that
the banks have to keep with: Ans: Central Bank (RBI)
32. What is the maximum amount per transaction NEFT
limit for cash-based remittances to Nepal?
Ans: Rs. 50,000
33. What does CAR stands for?
Ans: Capital Adequacy Ratio

34. IFSC code consists of _____ alpha numeric code.

Ans: 11 digits
(The IFSC is an 11 digit alpha numeric code, with the
first four digits identifying the bank, fifth is numeric
(kept 0) and the last six digits represent the bank
branch.)
35. When money is lent or borrowed for one day or on
overnight basis it is known as: Ans: Call Money
36. When money is lent or borrowed for between 2 days
and 14 days it is known as: Ans: Notice money
37. When money is lent or borrowed for a period of more
than 14 days, it is known as: Ans: Term money
38. Treasury Bills and Certificate of Deposit are considered
as the ____instruments.
Ans: negotiable money market
39. Commercial Paper (CP) is an unsecured money market
instrument issued in the form of a _____.
Ans: Promissory note.
40. What is the upper limit in Public Provident Fund (PPF)?
Ans: Rs. 1.5 lakhs
41. As per RBI guidelines, with effect from April 1, 2012,
the validity period of Cheques, Demand Drafts, Pay
Orders and Banker's Cheques is _____. Ans: 3 months
42. What is the time limit for an asset or loan to be
declared as Non-Performing Asset? Ans: 90 days
43. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
(DICGC) does not cover:
Ans: Primary co-operative societies
44. RBI measure to liquidate the market: Ans: Repo rate.
45. Full form of EFT: Ans: Electronic Fund Transfer
46. Fastest mode of transaction: Ans: RTGS
47. Alphanumeric code on cheque is known as:
Ans: Indian Financial System Code (IFSC)
48. Bank pays interest on savings account?
Ans: Daily Basis
49. What is the loan limit for education under priority
sector for studies abroad? Ans: Rs. 20 lakh
(Loans to individuals for educational purposes
including vocational courses upto Rs.10 lakh for studies
in India and Rs. 20 lakh for studies abroad are included
under priority sector.)
50. RuPay Card is an Indian version of credit/debit card is
launched by which organization:
Ans: NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India)
51. Fixed Deposit (FD)Account may be opened for a
minimum period of: Ans: 7 days
52. What is the minimum amount required to open a Fixed
Deposit (FD)? Ans: Rs.1000
53. The Banks has converted all no - frills' accounts into:
Ans: Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts

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54. 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' is a Scheme for:

Ans: Financial inclusion
55. How much overdraft facility to be provided in 'Pradhan
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' scheme?
Ans: Rs. 5,000
56. In CBS, C stands for: Ans: Core
57. In CRAR, A stands for:
Ans: Assets (Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio)
58. IMPS - Immediate Payment Service is an interbank
electronic instant mobile money transfer service
through mobile phones in India, the facility is provided
by:
Ans: NPCI (National Payment Corporation of India)
59. The Central Bank of India has adopted new measure of
inflation:
Ans: Consumer Price Index (CPI)
60. When a cheque is torn into two or more pieces and
presented for payment, such a cheque is called:
Ans: mutilated cheque
61. How much fee charged to file a complaint under
Banking Ombudsman?
Ans: Banking Ombudsman does not charge any fee
62. Who is the appellate authority in Banking
Ombusdsman?
Ans Deputy Governor of RBI
63. If any customer is not satisfied by the decision of
Banking Ombudsman, customer can appeal against the
award before the appellate authority within how many
days from the date of receipt?
Ans 30 days
64. ATMs or Cash Dispensing machine which are owned
and operated by Non-Banking Financial Companies are
called: Ans: White Label ATMs.
65. RBI gave in-principle for Banking license to:
Ans: IDFC and Bandhan
66. Minimum capital requirement for new banks in private
sector is: Ans: Rs. 500 crore
67. A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a
company registered under the:
Ans: Companies Act, 1956
68. Minimum capital requirement for Non-Banking
Financial Company (NBFC) is: Ans: Rs. 500 crore
69. The NBFCs are allowed to accept/renew public
deposits for a minimum period of:
Ans: 12 months ( and maximum period of 60 months)
70. A NBFCs cannot offer interest rates higher than the
ceiling rate prescribed by RBI? What is the present
ceiling?
Ans: 12.5 per cent per annum

71. Minimum capital requirement for Foreign banks that

want to set up operations in India is:
Ans: Rs. 500 crore
72. What is the minimum paid-up capital requirement of
both small banks and payments banks in India?
Ans: Rs. 100 crore
73. RBI extended the timeline for full implementation of
Basel III norms till: Ans: 31 March 2019
74. SLR ((Statutory Liquidity Ratio)is the amount a
commercial banks needs to maintain in the form of
_______before providing credit to its customers.
Ans: cash, or gold, or govt. approved securities
(Bonds)
75. _______ is the rate at which banks borrow funds
overnight from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against
approved government securities.
Ans: Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)
76. Who issues Treasury bills (T-bills) in India?
Ans: Government of India
77. Treasury bills are available for a minimum amount of:
Ans: Rs. 25,000
78. Minimum & Maximum Limit of NEFT: Ans: no limit
79. Full form of CASA
Ans: Current Account Saving Account
80. Govt. to implement GST (Goods & Services Tax) new
indirect tax regime from: Ans: 1st April 2016
81. RBI extends deadline for exchanging pre-2005
currency from December 31, 2015 to 30 June 2016
82. How much amount RBI allows in 'Tap and pay'
transactions without PIN?
Ans: Rs. 2000
83. RBI lifted a ban on carrying Indian bank notes of Rs
1,000 and Rs. 500 denominations to and from:
Ans: Nepal and Bhutan
84. C stands for in "KYC": Ans: Customer
85. Pension scheme for unorganized sector:
Ans: Swavalamban
86. Full form of REIT:
Ans: Real State Investment Trust
87. Forward Market Commission merge with: Ans: SEBI
88. Purpose of starting Minor account for 10 years
children: Ans: Financial inclusion
89. Full form of CVV: Ans: Card Verification Value
90. Bank of International Settlement headquarter:
Ans: Switzerland
91. Who appoints Banking Ombudsman officer? Ans: RBI
92. IFRS full form:
Ans: International Financial Reporting Standards

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93. Corporate Social Responsibility committee headed is by

Ans: Anil Baijal
94. Which is the Regulatory body for RRBs?
Ans: NABARD
95. RBI policy related to money laundering?
Ans: Know Your Customer
96. Mutual funds regulated by:
Ans: SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)
97. What is the full form of MTSS?
Ans: Money Transfer Service scheme
98. How much amount of money can RBI lend to a bank?
Ans: 2% of NDTL
99. What RBI does to Increase its Monetary Base?
Ans: OMO Open Market Operations
100. Which rate does RBI Reduces to Increase liquidity in
market? Ans: Repo Rate
101. After completion of 15 years, Public Provident Fund
(PPF) can be extended up to how many years?
Ans: 5 years
102. Short term Money lending process is known as:
Ans: Call Money
103. Treasury bill tenure:
Ans: 91 days, 182 days, 364 days
104. Minimum limit for medium scale enterprises is Rs. 5
Cr. what is maximum limit? Ans: 10 Cr.
105. Prime Lending Rate is replaced by: Ans: Base rate
106. Banks cannot grant Loan below which rate:
Ans: Base Rate
107. If RBI reduces CRR, what happens:
Ans: Credit Supply increases, loans get cheaper.
108. Name the scheme to include every people under
banking system: Ans: Financial Inclusion
109. Special Drawing Right (SDR) is a monetary unit of:
Ans: IMF
110. Cheque which is not crossed is called:
Ans: Open cheque
111. Teaser rates are related to which type of loans:
Ans: Home loans
112. What is Teaser loan?
Ans: If a bank offers a slightly lower rate in the initial
years and higher rate in later years, it is called a teaser
loan.
113. The RBI policy rate which is purely an indicative rate
used by RBI to signal long term outlook on interest
rates is: Ans: Bank rate
114. The term pre shipment finance relates to:
Ans: export credit
115. A receipt listed in India and traded in rupees declaring
ownership of shares of a foreign company:
Ans: Indian Depository Receipt (IDR)

116. With effect from July 2012, for calculating of lending

rates, the RBI has advised banks to switch over to the:
Ans: Base Rate systems
117. Mobile banking fund transfer limit in a day:
Ans: Rs. 50,000
118. The seed capital of Bhartiya Mahila Bank is:
Ans: Rs.1000 crore
119. Lender of the Last Resort by Banks is known as:
Ans: RBI
120. Fixed deposit is also referred to as: Ans: Term
Deposit
121. The holidays for the banks are declared as per:
Ans: Negotiable Instruments Act
122. In banking business, when the borrowers avail a term
Loan, initially they are given a repayment holiday and
this is referred as: Ans: Moratorium
123. Regulator of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in
India:
Ans: SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of
India)
124. A worldwide financial messaging network which
exchanges between banks and financial institutions is
known as:
Ans: Structured Financial Messaging System (SFMS)
125. The term Smart Money refers to:
Ans: Credits Card
126. The maximum deposit amount insured by DICGC?
Ans: Rs. 1 lakh per depositors across all banks
127. With reference to a cheque which is the drawee
bank?
Ans: The bank upon which the cheque is drawn
128. In which of the following fund transfer mechanisms,
can funds be moved from one bank to another and
where the transaction is settled instantly without being
bunched with any other transaction?
Ans: RTGS
129. Bad advances of a Bank are called:
Ans: Non performing Asset
130. By increasing repo rate, the economy may observe the
following effects:
Ans: rate of interest on loans and advances will be
costlier
131. Increased interest rates, as is existing in the economy
at present will:
Ans: mean higher cost of raw materials
132. The sole authority to issue and manage currency in
India: Ans: RBI
133. In India, one- rupee coins are issued by:
Ans: Govt. of India

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134. Fixed deposits and recurring deposits are:

Ans: repayable after an agreed period
135. When a bank returns a cheque unpaid, it is called:
Ans: dishonour of the cheque
136. What is Demat Accounts?
Ans: Accounts in which shares of various companies
are traded in electronic form
137. When the rate of inflation increases:
Ans: purchasing power of money decreases
138. Banks in India are regulated under:
Ans: Banking Regulation Act, 1949
139. Banking sector falls under which of the following
sectors? Ans: Service Sector
140. ASBA scheme is related to the purchase of:
Ans: IPO
141. In a bank, which of the following are the usual types of
accounts?
Ans: Current accounts, Savings bank accounts and
Term deposit accounts

142. The most powerful tool used by the Reserve Bank of

India to control inflation is to:
Ans: raise interest rates
143. NEFT and RTGS in banking terminology speak of:
Ans: electronic fund transfer from bank to bank
144. The ownership of public sector banks rests:
Ans: jointly with the Government of India and the
shareholders from the public
145. If a cheque is postdated, the bank on which it is drawn:
Ans: will not honour the cheque before the date of
the cheque
146. Regulator of Capital Market in India:
Ans: SEBI
147. First Indian Bank to introduce credit card:
Ans: Central Bank of India
148. RBI nationalized in: Ans: January 1, 1949
149. Loans of very small amounts given to low income
groups is called: Ans: Micro Credit
150. RBI established in: Ans: April1, 1935

Important & Expected Questions 2015/16

1. The Government of India re-appointed ____as the
Deputy Governorof the Reserve Bank of India, for a
further period of three years - Dr. Urjit R. Patel
2. Which bank will become the Indias first Small Finance
Bank (SFB) - Capital Local Area Bank Ltd
Note: The Jalandhar-based Capital Local Area Bank
Ltd (CLABL) will become the Indias first small area
finance bank (SFB) by flagging-off its operations on
April 13, 2016.
3. First Indian to be elected as Vice Chairman in the
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - RBI
Governor Dr Raghuram Rajan
4. RBI proposed marginal cost of funds methodology to
calculate Base Rate
5. RBI extends deadline to exchange pre-2005 notes to June 30, 2016
6. MUDRA Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SIDBI
7. As per budget 2015-16, MUDRA Bank is to be set up
with refinance corpus of - Rs 20,000 Crore
8. Maximum Loan Mudra Bank can grant is Rs 10 lakh
9. The headquarter of Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB is located in - Beijing, China
10. First President of AIIB - Jin Liqun

11. India elected to new AIIB Banks First Board - Dinesh

Sharma
12. Which bank launches FlexiPay Home Loan Scheme for
Professionals - SBI
13. SBI opens first branch in - South Korea
14. SBI Launches First Dedicated Branch For StartupsInCube
15. ICICI Bank opens its first branch in - South Africa
16. India gets more voting rights in IMF reforms - Indias
voting rights increased by - 0.3% from the current
2.3% to 2.6%.
17. Which bank to sell loans to non-customers through
ATMs - HDFC Bank
18. Which bank commits $5 bn for climate action in India
Yes Bank
19. Which among the following bank has launched the
Smart Vault first of its kind fully automated digital
locker facility in India? - ICICI
20. Buddy is a mobile app which aims at providing
convenient and secure digital payment system to its
customers, launched by which among the following
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Ans - Indias largest banking entity State Bank of

India (SBI) launched a Mobile wallet application
dubbed as SBI Buddy.
21. First Multi- Currency Contactless Card service launched
by Axis Bank
Note: Axis Bank has launched the first Contactless
Debit, Credit and Multi-Currency Forex Card in
association with VISA payWave in the country.
22. Union Government has launched a seven pronged plan
called Indradhanush Mission to revamp functioning of
- Public Sector Banks (PSBs)
Note: Union Government has launched a seven pronged
plan called Indradhanush Mission to revamp
functioning of public sector banks (PSBs). It was
launched by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in
New Delhi.
23. What is the minimum denomination of Treasury bills to
issue in India - Rs.25,000
Note:
(i) Treasury bills are available for a minimum amount
of Rs.25,000 and in multiples of Rs. 25,000.
(ii) At present, the Government of India issues three
types of treasury bills through auctions, namely, 91day, 182-day and 364-day. There are no treasury bills
issued by State Governments.
24. In CRAR, A stands for: Assets
Note: Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio
CRAR is the acronym for capital to risk weighted assets
ratio, a standard metric to measure balance sheet
strength of banks.
25. _______ is the rate at which banks borrow funds
overnight from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against
approved government securities.
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)
Note: MSF is a new scheme announced by the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) in its Monetary Policy (2011-12)
and refers to the penal rate at which banks can borrow
money from the central bank over and above what is
available to them through the LAF window.
26. The availability of cash and other cash-like marketable
instruments that are useful in purchases and
investments are commonly known as: Liquidity
Note: The availability of cash and other cash-like
marketable instruments that are useful in purchases
and investments are commonly known as Liquidity.
27. RBI grants in-principle approval to Reliance
Industries Limited to set up Payments Banks in the
country. To which among the following RIL has
partnered with for Payment Bank Licence?

Ans - Reliance partnered with SBI (State Bank of

India) for Payment Bank Licence. RIL will be the
promoter and SBI will be the joint venture partner
with equity investment of up to 30%.
28. National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) is a nationwide payment system facilitating one-to-one funds
transfer. What is the limit on the amount that could be
transferred using NEFT?
Ans - There is no limit either minimum or
maximum on the amount of funds that could be
transferred using NEFT.
However, maximum amount per transaction is limited
to Rs.50,000/- for cash-based remittances within India
and also for remittances to Nepal under the IndoNepal Remittance Facility Scheme.
29. What is the maximum value to be stored in a prepaid
card?
Ans - As per extant instructions, the maximum value
that can be stored in any prepaid card (issued by
banks and authorised non-bank entities) at any point of
time is Rs 50,000/30. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a
committee to prepare a 5 year action plan to spread the
reach of financial services across country to unbanked
population. The committee will be headed by ____.
Ans - The committee will be headed by RBI executive
director Deepak Mohanty. It will review the existing
policy of financial inclusion, including customer
protection framework and supportive payment
system.
31. Money lent for one day is called:
Ans - Call Money is the borrowing or lending of funds
for 1day.
Note: Where money is borrowed or lend for period
between 2 days and 14 days it is known as Notice
Money.
And
Term
Money
refers
to
borrowing/lending of funds for period exceeding 14
days.
32. Treasury bills or T-bills, which are money market
instruments, are short term debt instruments issued by
____.
Ans - Treasury bills or T-bills, which are money
market instruments, issued by the Government of
India and are presently issued in three tenors, namely,
91 day, 182 day and 364 day. Treasury bills are zero
coupon securities and pay no interest.
33. India's first International Financial Services Centre
opened at Gujarat

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Note: India's first International Financial Services

Centre set up in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City
(GIFT).
34. A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee has
recommended conversion of Urban Cooperative Banks
(UCBs) with business size of 20,000 crore rupees or
more into regular banks. This recommendation was
given by the High Powered Committee on UCBs headed
by - RBI Deputy Governor R Gandhi.
35. The Public Provident Fund is savings-cum-tax-saving
instrument in India, introduced by the National Savings
Institute of the Ministry of Finance in 1968. What is the
minimum amount to be invested in PPF account?
Ans - The minimum investment of Rs. 500 and the
maximum amount is Rs. 1.5 lakh per annum. RATE OF
INTEREST - 8.70%
36. The transitional period for full implementation of Basel
III Capital Regulations in India is extended upto March 31, 2019
37. RBI has increased the limit for foreign exchange
(FOREX) remittances under Liberalised Remittance
Scheme (LRS) from $125,000 to _____ per person per
year.
Ans - $250,000 (Rs. 1.5 crore) per person per year.
38. According to the guidelines released by RBI, a
Payments banks can open small savings accounts and
accept deposits of up to ___. Rs.1 lakh per individual
customer.
39. Which bank has launched Saral-Rural Housing Loan
scheme for weaker sections of society?
Ans - ICICI Bank
40. What is the minimum capital requirement for New
Banks in the Private Sector - Rs. 500 crore
41. Many times we read a term ECB in financial
newspapers. What is the full form of ECB?
Ans - External Commercial Borrowing
Note: An external commercial borrowing (ECB) is an
instrument used in India to facilitate the access to
foreign money by Indian corporations and PSUs (public
sector undertakings).
42. Which among the following banks had launched
'Dhanchayat', an educational film to raise awareness on
the dangers of borrowing money from unorganised
sources?
Ans - HDFC Bank Ltd.
43. Which among the following has launched a Smart
Humsafar Plan, a unique plan which offers multiple
benefits of savings and insurance cover for husband
and wife under a single policy?
Ans - Private insurer SBI Life Insurance

44. What is the maximum monthly pension for the

subscribers under Atal Pension Yojana?
Ans - Rs 5000
Note: The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is open to all
Indians between the age of 18 and 40. Under the
scheme, the minimum monthly pension for the
subscribers ranging between Rs 1000 and Rs 5000
per month.
45. What is the minimum amount to be invested under
Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme?
Ans - Rs. 1000
Note: Rs. 1000 is the minimum and Rs. 1.5 lakh is the
maximum amount to be invested under Sukanya
Samriddhi Scheme.
46. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the
accidental insurance cover of _____will be provided to
all the beneficiaries.
Ans - Rs.1.00 lac
Note: Under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
(PMJDY), the accidental insurance cover of Rs. 1 lakh
will be provided to all the beneficiaries. Life insurance
cover of Rs.30,000.
47. The Reserve Bank of India advised banks to make the
Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures mandatory
while opening and operating the accounts. RBI has
issued the KYC guidelines under Section 35 (A) of the
____. Banking Regulation Act, 1949
48. At which rate the RBI lends money to a public sector
bank on a long term basis?
Ans Bank Rate
Note: Bank rate is the rate of interest implemented by
RBI when it lends money to a public sector bank on a
long term basis, i.e. from a period ranging from 90
days to 1 year
Note: Repo Rate is the rate at which RBI lends money
to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of
funds. It is the rate of interest which RBI implements
on the short term loans, i.e., from a period ranging
between 2 days to 3 months (90 Days).
49. Indias gross domestic product (GDP) grew at what
percent in 2014-15. The growth is based on new
methodology with a ____as base year - 2011-12
50. What is the full form of PPP?
Ans - Purchasing power parity
Note: Purchasing power parity (PPP) is a component
of some economic theories and is a technique used to
determine the relative value of different currencies.
51. Which of the following is the first North East state to
achieve 100 percent success in implementing the
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?

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Ans: Meghalaya
Note: Meghalaya became the first state in India to
achieve 100 percent success in implementing the
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.
52. What is the name given to Union Finance Ministrys
flagship project which aims at widening the tax base by
catching tax evaders using technology?
Ans - Project Insight
Note: Project Insight is an ambitious project of the
Union Finance Ministry to bring into net black
money hoarders and tax evaders by using optimum
technology. It will primarily track the Permanent
Account Numbers (PAN) being quoted on financial
transactions and tally them with income tax filings
53. What is the Minimum amount of transfer required for
RTGS is _____. Ans - Rs. 2 lakh
Note: Minimum amount of transfer required for RTGS
(Real Time Gross Settlement) is Rs. 2 lakh. There is
no upper limit, though. The beneficiary bank has to
credit the beneficiary's account within two hours of
receiving the funds transfer message.
54. Who is the sole authority to issue and manage currency
in India RBI
Note: In terms of Section 22 of RBI is the sole
authority for issue of currency in India.
55. Which bank has opened its branch in Shanghai, China
ICICI
Note: To help Indian and Chinese corporates in crossborder businesses, top private sector lender ICICI
Bank opened its first branch in Shanghai, China,
which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
56. MICR code is used for - For Electronic Clearance of
Cheques
Note: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Code
(MICR Code) is a character-recognition technology
used mainly by the banking industry to ease the
processing and clearance of cheques and other
documents.
57. The Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR), the amount of
liquid assets such as cash, precious metals and other
short-term securities are kept with: Individual banks
Note: Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) is the Indian
government term for reserve requirement that the
commercial banks in India require to maintain in the
form of cash, gold, government approved securities
before providing credit to the customers.
58. Which country launched world first Facial recognition
ATM China
Note: China has unveiled the worlds first facial
recognition ATM. The new cash machine was

developed by Tsinghua University, a research

university in Beijing.
59. A cheque is considered a valid cheque if the date
entered on the cheque is within ______of the actual date
on which it is presented. 3 months
Note: A cheque is considered a valid cheque if the date
entered on the cheque is within 3 months of the actual
date on which it is presented. For example, a cheque
with the date of 10th Jan 2015 will be valid if it is
presented to the bank on or before 10th April 2015.
60. As per the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, any person
can file a complaint before the Banking Ombudsman, if
the satisfied reply is not received from the bank within
a period of - one month
Note: One can file a complaint before the Banking
Ombudsman if the reply is not received from the bank
within a period of one month after the bank
concerned has received ones representation, or the
bank rejects the complaint, or if the complainant is not
satisfied with the reply given by the bank.
61. The headquarter of BRICS Bank The New
Development Bank (NDB) located in - Shanghai,
China
Note: The New Development Bank (NDB)
headquarter located in Shanghai, China.
62. Money lent for more than one day but less than 15 days
in the money market is known as: Notice Money
Note: The period of lending may be for a period of 1
day which is known as call money and between 2 days
and 14 days which is known as notice money.
Term money refers to borrowing/lending of funds for
a period exceeding 14 days.
63. National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) is a nationwide payment system facilitating one-to-one funds
transfer. What is the limit on the amount that could be
transferred using NEFT?
No limit
Note: There is no limit either minimum or
maximum on the amount of funds that could be
transferred using NEFT. However, maximum amount
per transaction is limited to Rs.50,000/- for cashbased remittances within India and also for remittances
to Nepal under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility
Scheme.
64. Smart Money is a term used for Credit Card
Note: SMART Money term used for Credit Card, is an
electronic wallet, that allows you to Shop, pay bills, etc.
65. The Indian Financial System Code (IFS Code) is an
alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies a bankbranch participating in the two main Electronic Funds

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Settlement Systems in India. IFSC code consists of how

many alphanumeric codes?
Ans - 11
Note: IFSC is an 11- alphanumeric code with the first
four alphabetic characters representing the bank
name, and the last six characters (usually numeric,
but can be alphabetic) representing the branch. The
fifth character is 0 (zero) and reserved for future use.
Bank IFS Code is used by the NEFT & RTGS systems to
route the messages to the destination banks/branches.
66. Which among the following committee constituted on
Payment Banks license?
Ans - Dr. Nachiket Mor
Note: Payment Banks applicant applications are
analyzed and evaluated by an External Advisory
Committee (EAC). The EAC Committee for Payment
Banks is chaired by Dr. Nachiket Mor, Director,
Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India.
67. The Reserve Bank has revised priority sector lending
norms to ensure a phased increase in loans to small
farmers. As per the new guidelines, credit to small and
marginal farmers should be at least how much per cent
of a bank's total credit by March 2017? 8 percent
Note: The Reserve Bank has revised priority sector
lending norms to ensure a phased increase in loans to
small farmers, and also made it clear that smaller
foreign banks will have to meet the 40 percent target
over the next five years. As per the new guidelines,
credit to small and marginal farmers should be at least
8 percent of a bank's total credit by March 2017.
68. The initial total committed resources of the Contingent
Reserve Arrangement (CRA) shall be $100 billion in
BRICS Development Bank. What is the total
contribution of South Africa?
Ans - $5 billion
Note: In BRICS Development Bank, the initial total
committed resources of the Contingent Reserve
Arrangement (CRA) is $100 billion, with the following
individual commitments: China $ 41 billion; Brazil
$18 billion; Russia $18 billion; India $18 billion
and South Africa $5 billion.
69. SARFAESI Act 2002 is related Ans - Recovery of bad loans
Note: The Securitisation and Reconstruction of
Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest
Act, 2002 (SARFAESI) empowers Banks / Financial
Institutions to recover their non-performing assets
(bad loans) without the intervention of the Court.
70. Who among the following is the head of the committee
constituted on the controversial issue of payment of
Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) by foreign institutional
investors?

Ans - AP Shah
Note: The Justice AP Shah committee looking into the
issue of levying minimum alternate tax (MAT) on
foreign portfolio investors (FPI).
71. The govt scheme, which gives accidental death-cum-dis
ability cover of Rs two lakh to all the savings bank acco
unt holders in the age group of 18 to 70 years for a
premium of Rs 12 per annum, is
Ans - Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
Note: Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
- Account holders between 18 years (completed) and
70 years (age nearer birthday) who give their consent
to join / enable auto-debit, as per the modality, will be
enrolled into the scheme. Premium: Rs. 12 per annum.
Risk Coverage: Total coverage (sum-insured) under
the scheme is Rs. 2 Lakh.
72. What is the full form of the term NDTL, as used in
banking environment?
Ans - Net Demand and Time Liability
Note: It is a sum of demand and time liabilities
(deposits) of banks with public and other banks
wherein assets with other banks is subtracted to get
net liability of other banks. Deposits of banks are its
liability and consist of demand and time deposits of
public and other banks.
73. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) is a 9 digits
code is used mainly by the banking industry to ease the
processing and clearance of cheques and other
documents. The first three digits represent the City
Note: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Code
(MICR Code) is a character-recognition technology
used mainly by the banking industry to ease the
processing and clearance of cheques and other
documents.
Note: MICR code consists of 9 digits. First 3 digits
represent the city, next 3 digits represent the bank
and the last 3 digits represent the branch.
74. The implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is
expected by: April 2016
Note: Implementation of Goods and Services Tax is
expected by April 2016.
75. Union Cabinet approved how much per cent FDI in
white label ATMs through automatic route? 100
percent
Note: The Union Cabinet on 9 September 2015
approved 100 percent Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) in white label Automated Teller Machines
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76. What is the name of the platform launched by State

Bank of India (SBI) that enables customers to book
their foreign exchange transactions online? SBI eforex
Note: State Bank of India launched SBI eforex, an
internet-based platform that enables customers to
book their foreign exchange transactions online.
77. India has become the second largest player in the
China-led Asian infrastructure and Investment Bank
(AIIB). What is Indias stake in the banks shares in AIIB
Ans - 8.52%
Note: Bank share - China has received a 30.34 percent
stake in the banks shares; India and Russia have 8.52
and 7.5 percent respectively. Voting share - India has
become the second largest player in the China-led
Asian infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB), with
a 7.5 percent voting share, while China and Russia
gained 20.06 percent and 5.2% respectively.
78. A savings as well as current account should be treated
as inoperative / dormant if there are no transactions in
the account for over a period of _____ years.
Ans - Two
Note: Dormant means inactive and inoperative
means which is not being operated i.e. no transactions
have been undertaken recently.
In terms of RBI
guidelines "A savings as well as current account should
be treated as inoperative / dormant if there are no
transactions in the account for over a period of two
years".
79. According to the World Bank Report, which among the
following states has topped in ease of doing business in
India? Gujarat
Note: Gujarat has been placed to top position in
World Banks first ever ranking of States on the ease
of doing business in India. All States were assessed
over a six-month period from January to June 2015 on
the basis of percentage scores in a 98-point reforms
agenda. Top 5 States: Gujarat (71.14%), Andhra
Pradesh (70.12%), Jharkhand (63.09%), Chhattisgarh
(62.45%) and Madhya Pradesh (62.00%).
80. In CDR, R stands for - Restructuring
Note: Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR)
mechanism is a voluntary non statutory mechanism
under which financial institutions and banks come
together to restructure the debt of companies facing
financial difficulties due to internal or external factors,
in order to provide timely support to such companies.
81. A measurement of a countrys trade in which the value
of goods and services it imports exceeds the value of
goods and services it exports is known as - Current
Account Deficit

Note: It is a measurement of a countrys trade in which

the value of goods and services it imports exceeds the
value of goods and services it exports.
82. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is the
world's oldest international financial organization
established on 17 May 1930. The mission of the BIS is
to serve central banks in their pursuit of monetary and
financial stability, to foster international cooperation in
those areas and to act as a bank for central banks. The
head office of BIS is located in ___.
Ans - Switzerland
83. What is the minimum amount required to open a Fixed
Deposit (FD)?
Ans - Rs. 1000
Note: A fixed deposit (FD) is also known as Term
Deposit a financial instrument provided by banks
which provides investors with a higher rate of interest
than a regular savings account, until the given maturity
date. The minimum deposit amount required for the FD
account is Rs 1,000. There is no fixed multiple or
upper limit. FD can be opened for a minimum period
of 7 days up to maximum period of 10 years.
84. What is the maximum deposit amount insured by the
Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
(DICGC)?
Ans - Rs. 1 lakh
Note: Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee
Corporation ( DICGC) is a subsidiary of Reserve Bank of
India. DICGC insures all bank deposits, such as saving,
fixed, current, recurring deposits for up to the limit of
Rs. 100,000 of each deposits in a bank
85. If one is not satisfied with the decision passed by the
Banking Ombudsman, one can approach the appellate
authority to ____.
Ans - Deputy Governor of the RBI
Note: If one is not satisfied with the decision passed by
the Banking Ombudsman, one can approach the
appellate authority who is the Deputy Governor of the
RBI.
86. The revised Financial Sector Legislative Reforms
Commission (FSLRC) report which was released by the
Finance Ministry proposes to subsume a number of
existing sector specific financial regulators (SEBI, IRDA,
PFRDA, FMC) into a Unified Financial Authority (UFA).
FSLRC is headed by ____.
Ans - BN Srikrishna
Note: Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
(FSLRC) was set up by the Indian Government in
pursuance of the announcement made in Union Budget
2010-11, to help rewriting and harmonizing the

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financial sector legislation, rules and regulations so as

to address the contemporaneous requirements of the
sector. The Commission is chaired by Supreme Court
Justice (Retired) B. N. Srikrishna, and had ten
members with expertise in the fields of finance,
economics, law and other relevant fields
87. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is a
fund created by the Government of India for enhancing
infrastructure financing in the country. To be
operational by the year end, the headquarter of NIIF
located in ____.
Ans - Mumbai
Note: NIIF, proposed to be set up as a Trust, would
raise debt to invest in the equity of infrastructure
finance companies such as Indian Rail Finance
Corporation (IRFC) and National Housing Bank
(NHB). The idea is that these infrastructure finance
companies can then leverage this extra equity,
manifold. In that sense, NIIF is a banker of the banker
of the banker.
88. The committee on Urban Cooperative Bank (UCB)
which is headed by R. Gandhi (Deputy Governor of RBI)
has recommended that UCBs with business size more
than ______ be allowed to convert into universal
commercial banks.
Ans - Rs. 20,000 cr
Note: To overhaul and strengthen the urban
cooperative bank (UCB) structure, an internal
committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chaired
by deputy governor R Gandhi has recommended that
UCBs with business size more than Rs 20,000 crore be
allowed to convert into universal commercial banks
while those with a lower size be converted to small
finance banks.
89. The Global Investor Meet 2015 held in - Chennai
Note: The Global Investors Meet (GIM 2015) was on 10
September 2015 held in Tamil Nadu to woo investors
to invest in the state. The GIM 2015 was officially
inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa at the Chennai Trade Centre.
90. Special drawing rights (SDRs) are international foreign
exchange reserve assets issued by- IMF
Note: The Special Drawing Right (SDR) is an
international reserve asset, created by the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1969 to supplement the
existing official reserves of member countries.
91. In Deposits Account KYC (Know Your Customer) has
been implemented in 2002 as per directive of: RBI
Note: It is a process by which banks obtain information
about the identity and address of the customers. KYC

has been implemented in 2002 as per directive of

Reserve Bank of India.
92. Which of the following indexes used as the key measure
of inflation in India?
Ans - Consumer Price Index
Note: The Central Bank of India (RBI) had adopted the
new Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the key measure
of inflation. Earlier, RBI had given more weightage to
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) than CPI as the key
measure of inflation for all policy purposes.
93. A major Public Sector Bank has decreased the interest
rates on loans by 25 basis points was news in some
major financial newspaper recently. This means bank
has decreased interest rate by 25 basis points of ___.
Base Lending Rate
Note: RBI has reduced the policy rate by 75 basis
points since the beginning of this calendar year while
most banks have reduced base lending rates by just
25 basis points.
94. Who among the following names as the first President
of New Development Bank of BRICS nations?
Answer - K. V. Kamath appointed as the first head of
the new development bank the BRICS group.
95. The SARFAESI Act 2002 empowers Banks / Financial
Institutions to recover their non-performing assets
(bad loans) without the intervention of the Court. In
SARFAESI second S stands for ____.
Answer - In SARFAESI second S stands for
Security. The Securitisation and Reconstruction of
Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest
Act, 2002 (SARFAESI) empowers Banks / Financial
Institutions to recover their non-performing assets
(bad loans) without the intervention of the Court.
96. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) doubled the limit for
cash withdrawal at points of sale (PoS) in tier III to VI
cities to____. Rs. 2000
Answer - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) doubled
the limit for cash withdrawal at points of sale (PoS) in
tier III to VI cities from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 per day.
The facility will be available for debit cards and open
system pre-paid cards issued by banks. The limit
remains unchanged at Rs1,000 per day for tier I and
II cities.
97. The mobile banking app LIME has been launched by
which of the following banks?
Answer - Axis Bank.
98. Many a times we read in the newspapers that RBI has
changed or revised a particular ratio/rate by a few
basis points. What is basis point?

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Ans - Basis points - One hundredth of one

percentage point (used chiefly in expressing
differences of interest rates).
99. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declared State Bank of
India (SBI) and ICICI Bank as D SIBs. What is the
expand form as D SIBs?
Domestic Systemically Important Banks
Answer - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declared
State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank as Domestic
Systemically Important Banks (D- SIBs).
100. Union Government has decided to set up a Bank Board
Bureau (BBB) to monitor key performance indicators of
two dozen public sector banks (PSBs). BBB will start
functioning from ___.
Ans - 1st April 2016.
101. India and United States have signed Inter
Governmental Agreement to implement the FATCA.
This agreement will promote transparency on tax
matters. Expand the term FATCA.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Note: India and United States have signed Inter
Governmental Agreement to implement the Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). This agreement
will promote transparency on tax matters.
102. Which among the following statements are correct/s
in the context with Payment Banks?
A. The minimum paid-up capital requirement for
payments banks is Rs. 100 crore
B. Payment banks will offer both deposits as well as
loan products.
C. Payments banks will have to invest in government
securities with a maturity of up to 1 year
D. Payments banks can open small savings accounts
and accept deposits of up to Rs.1 lakh per individual
customer.
Ans (1) A, C, D The main objective of payment banks is
to increase financial inclusion in the country via a
primary focus on domestic payments services by
providing small savings accounts.
Note: Payments banks will be used only for
transaction and deposits purposes. Unlike Small
banks, payments banks cannot offer loan products to
the customers.
103. Union Government has launched Indradhanush
Mission to revamp functioning of public sector banks
(PSBs). How many pronged plan has been classified in
Indradhanush Mission 7
Note: Union Government has launched a seven
pronged plan called Indradhanush Mission to revamp
functioning of public sector banks (PSBs). It was

launched by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in

New Delhi.
The seven shades of Indradhanush mission include (i)
appointments, (ii) Bank Board Bureau (BBB), (iii)
capitalisation
(iv)
de-stressing
PSBs,
(v)
empowerment, (vi) framework of accountability and
(vii) governance reforms.
104. The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
increased the life insurance cover of its subscribers
from 3.6 lakh to 6 lakh
Note: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation
(EPFO) on 16 September 2015 increased the life
insurance cover of its subscribers from 3.6 lakh to 6
lakh rupees. About 40 million contributing members
of the EPFO will be benefitted from the decision taken
at the 208th CBT meeting in Hyderabad.
105. What is the full form of CVV - Card Verification Value
Answer (D) Full form of CVV is - "Card Verification
Value" on your credit card or debit card is a 3 digit
number on VISA, MasterCard etc.
106. The selling of life assurance and other insurance
products and services by banking institution is known
as: Bancassurance
107. In what denominations Commercial Paper (CP) can be
issued Rs. 5 lakh
Note: Commercial Paper (CP) can be issued in
denominations of Rs.5 lakh or multiples thereof.
Commercial Paper (CP) is an unsecured money market
instrument issued in the form of a promissory note.
108. What is the loan limit for education under priority
sector for studies abroad 20 lakh
Note: Loans to individuals for educational purposes
including vocational courses up to Rs.10 lakh for
studies in India and Rs. 20 lakh for studies abroad
are included under priority sector.
109. What is the time limit for an asset or loan to be
declared as Non-Performing Asset- 90 days
Note: A Non-performing asset (NPA) is defined as a
credit facility in respect of which the interest and/or
installment of Bond finance principal has remained
past due for a specified period of time. Once the
borrower has failed to make interest or principle
payments for 90 days the loan is considered to be a
non-performing asset
110. Reserve Bank will issue _____bank notes with 3
additional features to aid the visually impaired in
identification.
Answer - Reserve Bank will issue Rs 500 and Rs
1,000 bank notes with 3 additional features to aid the
visually impaired in identification.

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111. Foreign exchange Reserves in India are kept in the

custody of: Reserve Bank of India
112. Who is heading the committee to evaluate applications
received for the proposed small finance banks that was
constituted by the RBI in 2014?
Ans: Usha Thorat is the head of the committee to
evaluate applications received for the proposed small
finance banks in India.
113. Simply click a card launched by SBI special for Online Shopping.
114. A receipt listed in India and traded in rupees declaring
ownership of shares of a foreign company is known as Indian Depository Receipt (IDR)

115. Recently, RBI declared which of the following as

Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D- SIBs)?
Ans - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently,
designated State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank
Ltd, the countrys two largest lenders, as Domestic
Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs). The banks
have been named Domestic Systemically Important
Banks (D-SIBs), with SBI falling in bucket three while
ICICI Bank is in bucket one.

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