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Question 11. Which of the following terms is not associated with banking?
  1.    IFSC
  2.    MICR
  3.    CTS
  4.    FERA
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> FERA
Answer: (d)
CTS: Cheque Truncation System Cheque,
MICR: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition,
IFSC: Indian Financial System Code
FERA: Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.
Question 12. A central bank of a country uses Open Market Operations (OMO) as the primary means of implementing
  1.    Fiscal policy
  2.    Monetary policy
  3.    Tax policy
  4.    Budgetary policy
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Monetary policy
Answer: (b)A central bank uses OMO as the primary means of implementing monetary policy.
Question 13. Arrange the following in ascending order, in relation to their establishment.
  1. LIC
  2. IDBI
  3. SEBI
  4. UTI
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
  1.    1, 3, 4, 2
  2.    2, 1, 3, 4
  3.    1, 2, 3, 4
  4.    1, 2, 4, 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, 4, 3
Answer: (d)
Question 14. Which of the following public sector banks is the first bank to offer wealth management service?
  1.    State Bank of India
  2.    Bank of Baroda
  3.    Bank of India
  4.    Canara Bank
  5.    Other than those given as options
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> State Bank of India
Answer: (a)State Bank of India became the first public sector lender to launch wealth management service, a space dominated by private and foreign players, to cater to fast-growing affluent segment of the country.
Question 15. In which year the Indian rupee was devalued two times within a month?
  1.    1994
  2.    1991
  3.    1990
  4.    1999
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1991
Answer: (b)
In 1991, India faced a serious balance of payment crisis and was forced to sharply devalue its currency. The country was in the grip of high inflation, low growth and the foreign reserves were not even worth meeting three weeks of imports.
Under these situations, the currency was devalued to 17.90 against the dollar. In July of 1991, the Indian Government devalued the rupees by between 18 and 19%. The Government also changed its trade policy higher restrictive to a system of tradable EXIM SCRIPS.
Question 16. Consider the following statements :

  1. Regional Rural Banks grant direct loans and advances to marginal farmers and rural artisans.

  2. NABARD is responsible for laying down policies and overseeing the operations of the RRBs.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    Both 1 and 2
  2.    2 only
  3.    1 only
  4.    Neither 1 nor 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (a)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an apex development bank in India.
It was established on 12 July 1982 in the sixth five-year plan and its main focus was to uplift rural India by increasing the credit flow for elevation of agriculture and rural non-farm sector and laying down policies and to oversee the operations of the RRBs.
Moreover, Regional Rural Banks grant direct loans and advances to marginal farmers and rural artisans. So both statements are correct.
Question 17. The ‘Mudra Bank’ is a subsidiary of
  1.    IFCI
  2.    RBI
  3.    ICICI
  4.    SIDBI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> SIDBI
Answer: (d)The Mudra Bank is subsidiary of Small industrial development bank of India (SIDBI).
Question 18. Which one of the following is different from the others from the point of view of ownership?
  1.    Kisan Vikas Patra
  2.    Bank Fixed Deposit
  3.    LIC Policy
  4.    Debenture of a Company
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Debenture of a Company
Answer: (d)A debenture is a type of debt instrument that is not secured by physical assets or collateral. Both corporations and governments frequently issue this type of bond to secure capital.
Question 19. Which is not a source of agriculture finance in India?
  1.    Regional Rural Banks
  2.    Commercial Banks
  3.    Co-operative societies
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> None of these
Answer: (d)These all provide finance under various schemes run by central government and state governments to purchase seeds, fertilizer, pesticides etc.
Question 20. Who decides the rate of interest on savings bank deposits?
  1.    Reserve Bank of India
  2.    Indian Banks Association
  3.    Ministry of Finance
  4.    Individual Banks
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Individual Banks
Answer: (d)RBI Gives power to Banks to decide saving banks deposit interest rates.

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