General Awareness Quiz 19/12/2015

#everydayquiz #30 Questions

51. Which  among  the  following  committee  constituted  on
Payment Banks license?
(A) Dr. Nachiket Mor  (B) R. Gandhi
(C) Anand Sinha    (D) Deepak Mohanty
(E) None of these



Ans  (A)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.
52. 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?
A. 5 percent  B. 6 percent
C. 7 percent    D. 8 percent
E. 9 percent
Ans (D) 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.
53. 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?
A. $18 billion    B. $10 billion
C. $5 billion      D. $41billion
E. None of these
Ans  (C)  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.
54. With  which  of  the  following  is  SARFAESI  Act  2002
related?
(1) Recovery of bad loans
(2) Regulation of foreign exchange
(3) Fixation of interest rates
(4) Acquisition of small banks
(5) None of these
Ans  (1)  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.
55. Which  among  the  following  bank  has  tied  up  with
Chinese  e-commerce  giant  Alibaba  to  provide  easier
trade finance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
in the country?
(1) HDFC Bank    (2) SBI Bank
(3) Canara Bank    (4) ICICI Bank
(5) Axis Bank
Ans (4)In order to tap into the  booming e-commerce
market  in  India,  ICICI  Bank,  the  country’s  largest
private  sector  lender,  has  tied  up  with  Chinese  ecommerce  giant  Alibaba  to  provide  easier  trade
finance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the
country.
56. 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?
(1) Vijay Kelkar     (2) SS Ahluwallia
(3) RK Narayna    (4) HD Devraj
(5) AP Shah
Ans  (5)  The  Justice  AP  Shah  committee  looking  into
the issue of levying  minimum alternate tax (MAT)  on
foreign portfolio investors (FPI).
57. 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
1) Pradhan Mantri Jivan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
2) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
3) Janashree Bima Yojana (JBY)
4) Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY)
5) None of these
Ans(2) 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.
58. What  is  the  full  form  of  the  term  NDTL,  as  used  in
banking environment?
(1) Net Demand and Term Liability   
(2) Net Demand and Time Liability
(3) Net Demand and Term Liquidity
(4) Net Demand and Time Liquidity
(5) None of the above
Ans (2)  NDTL full form is  -  Net Demand and Time
Liability
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.
59. 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 _____.
(1) City     (2) Bank
(3) Branch    (4) State
(5) None of these
Ans (1)  |  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.
60. The implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is
expected by
A. April 2016    B. January 2016
C. April 2017    D. March 2016
E. January 2017
Answer  (A)  |Implementation  of  Goods  and  Services
Tax is expected by April 2016.
61. Global  Rating  Agency  Fitch  has  downgraded  Viability
Rating  (VR)  by  one  notch  to  'bb' of  which  among  the
following banks?
A. Bank of Baroda    B. State Bank of India
C. Punjab National Bank  D. Canara Bank
E. IDBI Bank
Answer  (C)  Fitch  on  2  September  2015,  downgraded
Punjab  National  Bank’s  (PNB’s)  viability  rating  —  a
parameter  to  measure  creditworthiness  —  by  a  notch
to ‘bb’.
62. Union  Cabinet  approved  how  much  per  cent  FDI  in
white label ATMs through automatic route?
A. 100 percent    B. 74 percent
C. 51 percent    D. 49 percent
E. 25 percent
Answer  (A)  The  Union  Cabinet  on  9  September  2015
approved  100  percent  Foreign  Direct  Investment
(FDI)  in  white  label  Automated  Teller  Machines
(WLAs).
63. Central Statistical Office (CSO) released the estimates of
Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP)  for  the  April-June
quarter  of  2015.  As  per  the  estimates,  India  grew  by
how much per cent during the first quarter of the 2015-16 financial year?
A. 7.5 percent    B. 7 percent
C. 8 percent      D. 7.6 percent
E. 8. Percent
Answer  (B)  Central  Statistical  Office  (CSO)  on  31
August 2015 released the estimates of Gross Domestic
Product  (GDP)  for  the  April-June  quarter  of  2015.  As
per the estimates, India grew by 7 percent  during the
first quarter of the 2015-16 financial year.
64. Which  of  the  following  countries  decided  to end  the
local currency by September 2015?
A. Ethiopia      B. Kenya
C. Sudan      D. Zimbabwe
E. Senegal
Answer  (D)  Zimbabwe  has  decided  to  end  the  local
currency  (Zimbabwean  Dollar)  by  September  2015.
This is due to the fact that the Zimbabwean dollar has
become almost worthless.
65. What  is  the  name  of  the  platform  launched  by  State
Bank  of  India  (SBI)  that  enables  customers  to  book
their foreign exchange transactions online?
A. SBI eforex    B. SBI emoney
C. SBI eonline    D. SBI eshare
E. SBI ebuddy
Answer  (A)  State  Bank  of  India  launched  “SBI
eforex”,  an  internet-based  platform  that  enables
customers to book their foreign exchange transactions
online.
66. India  has  become  the  second  largest  player  in  the
China-led  Asian  infrastructure  and  Investment  Bank
(AIIB).  What  is  India’s  stake  in  the  bank’s  shares  in
AIIB?
A. 7.5%       B. 8.52%
C. 20.06%      D. 30.34%
E. 5.2%
Answer  (B)  Bank  share  -  China  has  received  a  30.34
percent  stake  in  the  bank’s  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.
67. 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.
A. One      B. Two
C. Three      D. Four
E. Five
Answer (B)  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".
68. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with which country central bank
on  Supervisory  Cooperation  and  Exchange  of
Supervisory Information?
A. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
B. Central Bank of Sri Lanka
C. Reserve Bank of Australia
D. Bangladesh Bank
E. Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Answer  (A)  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  on  signed  a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nepal
Rastra  Bank  (NRB)  on  Supervisory  Cooperation  and
Exchange of Supervisory Information.
69. According to the World Bank Report, which among the
following states has topped in ease of doing business in
India?
A. Maharashtra    B. Gujarat
C. Andhra Pradesh    D. Madhya Pradesh
E. Tamil Nadu
Answer (B)  Gujarat has been placed to top  position in
World Bank’s 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%).
70. In CDR, “R” stands for ____.
A. Ratio      B. Receipt
C. Regulation    D. Restructuring
E. Reserve
Answer  (D)  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.
71. 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 is known as _____.
A. Current Account Deficit    B. Revenue Deficit
C. Fiscal Deficit      D. Capital Account
E. Balance of Payments
Answer (A) Current Account Deficit - 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.
72. 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 ___.
A. Hong Kong    B. Switzerland
C. China      D. Mexico
E. Australia
Answer  (B)  The  Bank  for  International  Settlements
(BIS)  is  the  world's  oldest  international  financial
organization  established  on  17  May  1930.  The  head
office is in Basel, Switzerland.
73. What is the minimum amount required to open a Fixed
Deposit (FD)?
A. Rs. 100    B. Rs. 500
C. Rs. 1000    D. Rs. 5000
E. No limit
Answer  (C)  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.
74. What  is  the  maximum  deposit  amount  insured  by  the
Deposit  Insurance  and  Credit  Guarantee  Corporation
(DICGC)?
A. Rs. 10 lakh    B.Rs. 5 lakh
C.Rs. 1 lakh      D.Rs. 50,000
E. None
Answer (C) 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
75. If  one  is  not  satisfied  with  the  decision  passed  by  the
Banking  Ombudsman,  one  can  approach  the  appellate
authority to ____.
A. Concern Bank Branch Manager
B. Deputy Governor of the RBI
C. General Manager of Concern Bank
D. Finance Secretary
E. General Manager of RBI
Answer  (B)  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.
76. The  Reserve  Bank  of  India  recently  paid  how  much
amount  of  dividend  to  the  government,  which  is
considered  to  be  the  highest  ever  dividend  paid  from
the central bank in its 80-year history, and 22% more
than it paid last year?
A. Rs. 33,010 crore    B. Rs 66,000 crore
C. Rs. 25,020 crore    D. Rs. 55,000 crore
E. None of these
Answer  (B)  The  Reserve  Bank  of  India  paid  a
dividend of nearly Rs 66,000 crore  to the government,
the  highest  ever  from  the  central  bank  in  its  80-year
history, and 22% more than it paid last year. On a point
to  point  basis,  RBI's  dividend  payment  to  the
government  is  up  more  than  four  times  in  as  many
years.
77. 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 ____.
A. BN Srikrishna    B. B. Sudershan Reddy
C. A.K. Mathur    D. A.K. Ganguly
E. B.S. Chauhan
Answer  (A)  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  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
78. 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
will be located in ____.
A. Mumbai    B. New Delhi
C. Bengaluru  D. Chennai
E. Kolkata
Answer  (A)  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.
79. 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.
A. Rs. 20,000 cr    B. Rs. 25, 000 cr
C. Rs. 50,000 cr    D. Rs. 10,000 cr
E. Rs. 5,000 cr
Answer  (A)  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.
80. The Global Investor Meet 2015 held in ____.
A. New Delhi    B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru     D. Chennai
E. Ahmedabad
Answer  (D)  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
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