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4.AccordingtotheUnionBudget,twonewIIMwillbeopenedinwhichofthefollowingstates?
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5.AccordingtotheUnionBudget201516,NonBankingFinancialCompanies(NBFCs)registered
withReserveBankofIndia(RBI)above_______willbenowconsideredasfinancialinstitutions?
Rs.5,000crore
6.HowmuchamounthasbeenallocatedforRuralEmploymentGuaranteeSchemeintheUnion
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7.HowmuchamounthasbeenallocatedtoDefencesectorintheUnionBudget201516?Rs.
2,46,726crore
8.AccordingtotheUnionBudget,howmuchpercentofRevenueDeficittobeseenin201516?
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16.OnwhichdateUnionBudget201516waspresentedinParliament?28February2015
17.NametheUnionFinanceMinisterwhopresentedtheUnionBudget201516inParliament?
ArunJaitley
18.PersonalIncomeTaxlimitwasnotchangedinUnionBudget201516.Whatisthepresent
PersonalITexemptionlimit?Rs2.5lakh
19.HealthInsurancePremiumdeductionhikedfromRs.15,000to?Rs.25,000(forsenior
citizenstoRs.30,000)
20.TransportallowanceexemptionhikedtoRs.1,600,from____permonth?Rs.800
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22.Anadditional_____%surchargeonpeopleearningoverRs.1crwasputforthinthebudget
201516?2%
23.WhatchangewasmadeintheWealthtax?Wealthtaxabolished
24.DTCwasdroppedintheBudget201516.ExpandDTC?DirectTaxesCode
25.Corporatetaxtobereducedfrom30%to___overnextfouryears?25%
26.MudrabankstobeestablishedwithcapitalofRs.___crore?20000
27.Rs.____deductionforcontributiontoNewPensionScheme?Rs.50,000
28.GAARimplementationdeferredby2yearsto?April2017
29.ServiceTaxratehikedto___%from12.36%?14%
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2.APShahcommitteeAhighlevelcommitteeonthecontroversialissueofpaymentofMinimum
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4.SSAhluwaliacommitteeontheRighttoFairCompensationandTransparencyinLand
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1)Typeofassets
Theassetsportfolioofthebanksisrequiredtobeclassifiedas
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(1)standardassets(2)substandardassets(3)doubtfulassetsand(4)lossassets.Standard asset is
onethatdoesnotdiscloseanyproblemsandwhichdoesnotcarrymorethannormalriskattached
tothebusiness.AnassetwhichhasbeenclassifiedasNPAforaperiodnotexceeding12months
is considered as substandard asset.Doubtful asset is one which has remained NPA for a period
exceeding 12 months.An asset which is considered uncollectible and loss has been identified by
thebankorinternalorexternalauditorsortheRBIinspectionandthelosshasnotbeenwrittenoff
isregardedaslossasset.
2)CoreBankingSolutions(CBS)
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are connected to a central host and the customers of connected branches can do banking at any
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3)PrimeLendingRate
The minimum shortterm interest rate charged by commercial banks to their most creditworthy
clients.Itisareferenceinterestrateusedbybanksforitslendingpurposes.
4)PartiesofaCheque:
Therearethreepartiestothecheque
1DrawerorMaker
2The bank (Drawee) on whom the cheque is drawn (i.e. the bank with whom the account is
maintainedbythedrawer)
3 Payee Payee is the person whose name is mentioned on the cheque to whom or to whose
orderthemoneyisdirectedtobepaid.
5)SpecialDrawingRights(SDRs)
It is a reserve asset (known as Paper Gold) created within the framework of the International
MonetaryFundinanattempttoincreaseinternationalliquidity,andnowformingapartofcountries
official forex reserves along with gold, reserve positions in the IMF and convertible foreign
currencies.
6)NegotiatedDealingSystem
The Negotiated Dealing System (NDS) for electronic dealing and reporting of transactions in
government securities was introduced in February 2002. It facilitates the members to submit
electronically,bidsorapplicationsforprimaryissuanceofGovernmentSecuritieswhenauctionsare
conducted. NDS also provides an interface to the Securities Settlement System (SSS) of the
Public Debt Office, RBI, Mumbai thereby facilitating settlement of transactions in Government
Securities(bothoutrightandrepos)conductedinthesecondarymarket.
7)NDSOM(OrderMatch)
In August, 2005, RBI introduced an anonymous screen based order matching module on NDS,
called NDSOM. This is an order driven electronic system, where the participants can trade
anonymouslybyplacingtheirordersonthesystemoracceptingtheordersalreadyplacedbyother
participants.NDSOMisoperatedbytheClearingCorporationofIndiaLtd.(CCIL)onbehalfofthe
RBI.
8)WhatisAssetManagementCompanies?
A company that invests its clients' pooled fund into securities that match its declared financial
objectives.Assetmanagementcompaniesprovideinvestorswithmorediversificationandinvesting
optionsthantheywouldhavebythemselves.Mutualfunds,hedgefundsandpensionplansareall
run by asset management companies. These companies earn income by charging service fees to
theirclients.
9) "Soiled Note:" means a note which, has become dirty due to usage and also includes a two
piece note pasted together wherein both the pieces presented belong to the same note, and form
theentirenote.
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4.WhonotifiesForeignTradePolicy?
a)RBI
b)DGFT
c)Govt.ofIndia
d)ECGC
e)Noneoftheabove
5.Cashkeptinthecurrencychestisownedby?
a)CurrencyChestbranchbank
b)StateBankofIndia
c)CentralGovernment
d)ReserveBankofIndia
e)Noneoftheabove
6.ExpandthetermLIBORasusedinfinancialbankingsectors?
a)LocalIndianBankOfferedRate
b)LondonIndiaBureauofRegulations
c)LiberalInternationalBankOfficialRatio
d)LondonInterBankOfferedRate
e)Noneoftheabove
7.WhichoneofthefollowingratesisNOTdecidedbytheRBI?
a)BankRate
b)RepoRate
c)ReverseRepoRate
d)IncomeTaxRates
e)Onlya&b
8.Whenmorethanonebankisallowingcreditfacilitiestoonepartyincoordinationwitheachother
underaformalarrangement,thearrangementisgenerallyknownas:
a)Participation
b)Consortium
c)Syndication
d)MultipleBanking
e)Alltheabove
9.TheheadquartersofInternationalMonetaryFundis___
a)Geneva
b)Paris
c)London
d)Manila
e)Washington
10.ThefirstinsurancecompanywasstartedinIndiain1818at:
a)Kolkata
b)Chennai
c)Mumbai
d)NewDelhi
HelpDeskofReserveBankofIndia
WebsitesofBanksinIndia
NationalFederationofState
CooperativeBanksLtd.(NAFSCOB)
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operativeBanks
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e)Allahabad
11.Whichoneofthefollowingisnota"MoneyMarketInstrument"?
a)TreasuryBills
b)CommercialPaper
c)EquityShares
d)CertificateofDeposit
e)Alltheabove
12.TheBankingCodesandStandardsBoardofIndiawasregisteredon18February,2006under
whichofthefollowingRBIAct?
a)BankingRegulationAct
b)TheSocietiesRegistrationAct,1860
c)CooperativeSocietiesAct
d)Noneoftheabove
e)Alltheabove
13.WhoisthechairmanofGoverningCouncilofBCSBI(BankingCodesandStandardsBoardof
India)?
a)K.C.Chakrabarty
b)A.C.Mahajan
c)HSKhurana
d)M.V.Nair
e)SalmanKhurshid
14.Paymentofchequesisgovernedbysectionsunder_____:
a)BankingRegulationAct1949
b)RBIAct1934
c)NegotiableInstrumentsAct1881
d)PreventionofMoneyLaunderingAct2002
e)Noneoftheabove
15.TheHeadquartersofBankofInternationalsettlementislocatedat:
a)NewYork
b)London
c)Washington
d)Paris
e)Basel(Switzerland)
16.TheActgoverningforexactivitiesinIndiais:
a)RBIact
b)FERA
c)FEMA
d)SEBI
e)FinanceMinistry
17.SriArunShrivastavahastakenoverchargeon15.05.2015asnewCMDof____bank.
a)UnionBankofIndia
b)UnitedBankofIndia
c)SyndicateBank
d)AndhraBank
e)AllahabadBank
18.RBIadvisedBanksthatallnewcardsissueddebitandcredit,domesticandInternationalshall
beEMV(EuropayMasterCardVisa)chipandpinbasedcardswitheffectfrom:
a)1stSeptember2015
b)1stOctober2015
c)1stNovember2015
d)1stAugust2015
e)15thAugust2015
19.Benefitsincorebankingsystemare:
a)Reliablecentralizeddatarecovery
b)Datawarehousinganddataminingtechnologies
c)Integratedcustomercentricservices
d)Coreinfrastructurecanbeusedforfutureexpansion
e)Alltheabove
20.NRIDepositsareclassifiedunder:
a)Capitala/c
b)Currenta/c
c)SpecialForeignDepositAccount
d)Eitherborc
e)NoneoftheAbove
21.WhichofthefollowingcanbecalledasintermediaryintheFinancialSystem?
a)Insurancecompanies
b)Bankingcompanies
c)Mutualfunds
d)Alltheabove
e)Noneoftheabove
22.WhichtypeofmachineisusedbyBusinessCorrespondents?
a)MicroATMs
b)POS
c)BiometricCardReader
d)Solarempowered
e)Waterresistant
23.TheceilingforrepatriationoffundsfromNRE/FCNRaccountsis:
a)Rs.2lakhs
b)Rs.5lakhs
c)Rs.10lakhs
d)Noceiling
e)Noneoftheabove
24.Somebanksarefinancingbigprojectslikeconstructionofroads,bridgesetc.Financing
suchprojectsmeansbanksarehelpingexactlyin:
a)InfrastructuralDevelopment
b)ProjectManagement
c)DevelopingcoresectorIndustry
d)FinancialInclusion
e)Alloftheabove
25.Debenturesaregovernedby____
a)LawofContract
b)BRAct
c)CompanyLaw
d)BankingRegulationAct
e)Noneoftheabove
26.ThematurityperiodofCDs(CertificateofDeposit)issuedbybanksshouldnotbelessthan
____andnotmorethan_____,fromthedateofissue.
a)7days,6months
b)7days,1year
c)15days,6months
d)15days,1year
e)90days,180days
27.TheMainactivityoftheFinancialIntelligenceUnitIndia(FIUIND)istocontrol:
a)TaxEvasion
b)MoneyLaundering
c)Terrorism
d)AvoidingNPAs
e)AvoidingfraudsinATMs
28.Infusionofliquidity,byRBI,isdonethrough_____from/tobanksundera_____transaction.
a)borrowing,repo
b)borrowing,reverserepo
c)lending,repo
d)lending,reverserepo
e)Noneoftheabove
29.Crossingachequeisadirectiontothe:
a)Drawer
b)Payee
c)PayingBanker
d)ClearingHouse
e)Collectingbanker
30.TheminimumamountforwhichaCD(CertificateofDeposit)canbeissuedis:
a)Rs.1lakh
b)Rs.2lakh
c)Rs.5lakh
d)Rs.10lakh
e)Rs.20lakh
31.Arateofexchangeestablishedbetweenanytwocurrenciesonthebasisoftherespective
quotation
ofeachcurrencyintermsofathirdcurrencyisknownas:
a)Crossrate
b)Merchantrate
c)Washrate
d)Compositerate
e)Noneoftheabove
32.CIBILasacreditbureaucatersto:
a)Consumersegments
b)Commercialsegments
c)Bothcommercialandconsumersegments
d)NationalizedBanksonly
e)PrivateBanksonly
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croretocreateoneofthebiggestsupermarketchainswithRs.15,000croreturnoverwithwhichof
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3)AgencyFunctions
4)GeneralUtilityFunctions
PrimaryFunctions
1.AcceptingDeposits:
Itisoneofthemostimportantfunctionofcommercialbanks.Thecommercialbanksacceptthe
depositsatlowerratesandprovidetheloans.Theyacceptdepositsinseveralformsaccordingto
requirementsofdifferentsectionsofthesociety.
Themainkindsofdepositsare:
i)CurrentAccountDepositsorDemandDeposits:
Thesedepositsrefertothosedepositswhicharerepayablebythebanksondemand.
Suchdepositsaregenerallymaintainedbybusinessmenwiththeintentionofmaking
transactionswithsuchdeposits.Thebusinessmenusuallydepositfromtheirexcesscash
balancesandwithdrawwhentheyneed.
Theycanbedrawnuponbyachequewithoutanyrestriction.
Banksdonotpayanyinterestontheseaccounts.Rather,banksimposeservicechargesfor
runningtheseaccounts.
ii)FixedDepositsorTimeDeposits:
Fixeddepositsrefertothosedeposits,inwhichtheamountisdepositedwiththebankforafixed
periodoftime.
Suchdepositsdonotenjoychequeablefacility.
Thesedepositscarryahighrateofinterest.
iii)SavingDeposits:
Thesedepositscombinefeaturesofbothcurrentaccountdepositsandfixeddeposits.
Thedepositorsaregivenchequefacilitytowithdrawmoneyfromtheiraccount.But,some
restrictionsareimposedonnumberandamountofwithdrawals,inordertodiscouragefrequentuse
ofsavingdeposits.
Theycarryarateofinterestwhichislessthaninterestrateonfixeddeposits.Itmustbenoted
thatCurrentAccountdepositsandsavingdepositsarechequabledeposits,whereas,fixeddeposit
isanonchequabledeposit.
2.AdvancingofLoans:
Thedepositsreceivedbybanksarenotallowedtoremainidle.So,afterkeepingcertaincash
reserves,thebalanceisgiventoneedyborrowersandinterestischargedfromthem,whichisthe
mainsourceofincomeforthesebanks.
DifferenttypesofloansandadvancesmadebyCommercialbanksare:
i)CashCredit:TheCashcreditreferstoaloangiventotheborroweragainsthiscurrentassetslike
shares,stocks,bonds,etc.Acreditlimitissanctionedandtheamountiscreditedinhisaccount.
Theborrowermaywithdrawanyamountwithinhiscreditlimitandinterestischargedontheamount
actuallywithdrawn.
ii)DemandLoans:Demandloansrefertothoseloanswhichcanberecalledondemandbythebank
atanytime.Theentiresumofdemandloaniscreditedtotheaccountandinterestispayableonthe
entiresum.
iii)ShorttermLoans:Theyaregivenaspersonalloansagainstsomecollateralsecurity.Themoney
iscreditedtotheaccountofborrowerandtheborrowercanwithdrawmoneyfromhisaccountand
interestispayableontheentiresumofloangranted.
SecondaryFunctions
1.OverdraftFacility:
Itreferstoafacilityinwhichacustomerisallowedtooverdrawhiscurrentaccountuptoanagreed
limit.Thisfacilityisgenerallygiventorespectableandreliablecustomersforashortperiod.
Customershavetopayinteresttothebankontheamountoverdrawnbythem.
2.DiscountingBillsofExchange:
Itreferstoafacilityinwhichholderofabillofexchangecangetthebilldiscountedwithbank
before
thematurity.Afterdeductingthecommission,bankpaysthebalancetotheholder.Onmaturity,
bankgetsitspaymentfromthepartywhichhadacceptedthebill.
3.AgencyFunctions:
Commercialbanksalsoperformcertainagencyfunctionsfortheircustomers.Fortheseservices,
bankschargesomecommissionfromtheirclients.
Someoftheagencyfunctionsare:
i)TransferofFunds:
Banksprovidethefacilityofeconomicalandeasyremittanceoffundsfromplacetoplacewiththe
helpofinstrumentslikedemanddrafts,mailtransfers,etc.
ii)CollectionandPaymentofVariousBillPayments:
Commercialbankscollectcheques,bills,interest,dividends,subscriptions,rentsandother
periodicalreceiptsonbehalfoftheircustomersandalsomakepaymentsoftaxes,insurance
premium,etc.onstandinginstructionsoftheirclients.
iii)PurchaseandSaleofForeignExchange:
Somecommercialbanksareauthorizedbythecentralbanktodealinforeignexchange.Theybuy
andsellforeignexchangeonbehalfoftheircustomersandhelpinpromotinginternationaltrade.
iv)PurchaseandSaleofSecurities:
Commercialbanksbuyandsellstocksandsharesofprivatecompaniesaswellasgovernment
securitiesonbehalfoftheircustomers.
v)IncomeTaxConsultancy:
Theyalsogiveadvicetotheircustomersonmattersrelatingtoincometaxandevenpreparetheir
income
taxreturns.
vi)TrusteeandExecutor:
Commercialbankspreservethewillsoftheircustomersastrusteesandexecutethemaftertheir
deathasexecutors.
4.GeneralUtilityFunctions:
Commercialbanksrendersomegeneralutilityserviceslike:
i)LockerFacility:
Commercialbanksprovidefacilityofsafetyvaultsorlockerstokeepvaluablearticlesofcustomers
insafecustody.
ii)Traveller'sCheques:
Commercialbanksissuetraveler'schequestotheircustomerstoavoidriskoftakingcashduring
theirjourney.
iii)LetterofCredit:
Commercialbanksissuelettersofcredittotheircustomerstocertifytheircreditworthiness.
iv)UnderwritingSecurities:
Commercialbanksalsoundertakethetaskofunderwritingsecurities.Aspublichasfullfaithinthe
creditworthinessofbanks,publicdonothesitateinbuyingthesecuritiesunderwrittenbybanks.
v)CollectionofStatistics:
Bankscollectandpublishstatisticsrelatingtotrade,commerceandindustry.Hence,theyadvice
customersonfinancialmatters.Commercialbanksreceivedepositsfromthepublicandusethese
depositstogiveloans.However,loansofferedaremanytimesmorethanthedepositsreceivedby
banks.Thisfunctionofbanksisknownas'MoneyCreation'.
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Sunday,15February2015
Banking Terms
BankingBook
The banking book comprises assets and liabilities, which are contracted basically on
account of relationship or for steady income and statutory obligations and are generally
heldtillmaturity.
Thesesecuritiesareaccountedforinadifferentwaythanthoseinthetradingbook,which
aretradedonthemarketandvaluedbytheperformanceofthemarket.
Inotherwords,anaccountingbookthatincludesallsecuritiesthatarenotactivelytraded
bytheinstitution,thataremeanttobehelduntiltheymature.
BankRate
TheBankRate(BR)hasbeendefinedinSee49ofRBIAct1934asthe'standardrateat
which RBI is prepared to buy or rediscount bills of exchange or other commercial papers
eligible for purchase under this act'. The RBI uses its lending power to banks (a) to
influencetheircreditallocationand(b)todevelopagenuinebillmarketinIndia.
Also,itiscalledanofficialinterestrateatwhichthecentralbankrediscountstheapproved
billsheldbyacommercialbank.Ifthecentralbankwishestocontrolcreditandinflation,it
willincreasethebankrate.
CBS
CBSstandsforCoreBankingSolutions.
Coreorcentralizedbankingsolutionisaheartofbankingsystem
Thisisaprocessbywhichabankhasinterconnecttheirmaximumbranchesthrough
wide area network and only this system provide a facility of any branch or any time
banking.
ICOR
ICORstandsforIncrementalCapitalOutputRatio.
ICOR is the Ratio of investment to growth which equals to one, divided by the marginal
productofCapital.ThehighertheICORindicateslowertheproductivityofcapitalandlower
theICORreflectshighproductivityofCapital.ICORisthetopicorinstrumentbywhichthe
Economicgrowthrateofcompanydecided.
ICORiscalculatedas:
ICOR=
AnnualInvestment/AnnualIncreaseinGDP
GlobalDepositoryReceipt(GDR)
GlobalDepositoryReceiptisabankcertificateissuedinmorethanonecountryforshares
inaforeigncompany.ThesesharesareheldbyaforeignbranchofanInternationalbank.
These shares are trades as domestic shares but are offered for sale globally through the
variousbankbranches.AGDRisaverysimilartoanAmericanDepositoryReceipt.
AutomaticStabilizer
Automatic Stabilizer is program that enhances and diminishes automatically for equalizing
currenteconomictrendswithoutassistanceofgovernment.Thebestexampleforautomatic
stabilizerisunemploymentinsuranceasitautomaticallyreplacesthelostincomeforpeople
whohavelosttheirjobs.
Also, Automatic Stabilizers are features of the tax and transfer systems that tend by their
designtooffsetfluctuationsineconomicactivitywithoutdirectinterventionbypolicymakers.
SelectiveCreditControl
Selective Credit Control (SCC) refers to the directives issued by RBI u/s 21 of Banking
Regulation Act 1949 to regulate flow of bank credit against security of sensitive/selected
commodities.Withaviewtopreventspeculativeholdingofessentialcommoditieswiththe
help of bank credit, RBI issues from time to time, directive covering the margin
requirementsandthelevelandquantumofaccommodationthatcouldbegrantedagainst
theSCCitems.
Selectivecontrolsaredesignedtochecktheconductoflendersonly,theyalsoinfluencethe
attitudeoftheborrowers,byprescribingthetermsonwhichcertainkindsofloansmaybe
made.
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