Banking Awareness – Series 2


11) Name the initiative launched by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely to revamp functioning of public sector banks, PSBs on 14th Aug’15?

a. Seven Plan
b. Maulik Niti
c. BankNiti
d. Indradhanush

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Option – d)


12) Which bank has acquired the Sharekhan.com- broking and trading company?

a. HSBC
b. BNP Paribas
c. Deutsche Bank
d. ING Vysya

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Option – b)


13) Which of the following is a foreign bank having branches in India?

a)HDFC Bank

b) ICICI Bank

c) Yes Bank

d) Standard Chartered Bank

e) Syndicate Bank

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Option – d)


14) As per the Fitch Ratings released on 1st Sep’15, which of the following banks has been downgraded by one notch to ‘bb’ to reflect the growing risk to the bank’s capital position from its mounting stressed assets?

a. Indian Bank
b. Canara Bank
c. Axis Bank
d. Punjab National Bank

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Option – d)


15) As announced by EPFO on 6th Aug’15, what amount of money would be invested by EPFO via Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)?

a. 200 Crore
b. 980 Crore
c. 2400 Crore
d. 5000 Crore

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Option – d)


16) On 21st July’15 the Supreme Court rejected plea of applicants for OBC status in Bank PO exam. The applicants belong to which community?

a. Bengali
b. Marwari
c. Gurjar
d. Jaat

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Option – d)


17) Who was the first Indian Governor of RBI?

a. C. D. Deshmukh
b. Benegal Rama Rau
c. R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
d. K. G. Ambegaokar

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Option – a)


18) Which is the first bank in India to integrate the Masterpass QR Mobile Payment solution?

a. HDFC
b. DCB
c. RBL
d. ICICI

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Option – c)


19) In April 1980, ____ banks were nationalized in India?

a. 3
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

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Option – c)


20) How many Deputy Governors are there in RBI?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 5
d. 10

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Option – b)