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Question 51. On which date is the establishment of State Bank of India celebrated?
  1.    1st July
  2.    19th June
  3.    1st January
  4.    15th October
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1st July
Answer: (a)
1 st July is celebrated as the establishment date of the State Bank of India. On 1 July 1955, the Imperial Bank of India became the State Bank of India.
SBI is a multinational banking and financial services company based in India. It is a government-owned corporation with its headquarters in Mumbai.
SBI : Indian Multinational public sector banking and financial services company.
Chairperson : Rajnish Kumar.
Question 52. Who among the following can join the National Pension System (NPS)?
  1.    All State Government employees joining the services after the date of notification by the respective State Governments
  2.    Persons of age from 21 to 55 only
  3.    Resident Indian citizens only
  4.    All Central Government employees including those of Armed Forces joining the services on or after 1st April, 2004
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> All State Government employees joining the services after the date of notification by the respective State Governments
Answer: (a)
Any Indian between 18 to 55 can join NPS. So “B” is wrong.
NRIs are allowed to open NPS account as per PFRDA norms. So “C” is wrong.
NPS was compulsory for new central govt recruits (except armed forces) WEF 1/1/2004. so “D” is wrong.
Question 53. The word “Actuaries” is related to
  1.    Share-market
  2.    Insurance
  3.    Banking
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Insurance
Answer: (b)The word ‘Actuaries’ is related to the profession of insurance. The determination of the accidents covered by Insurance policy and of the premium is done by actuaries.
Question 54. Consider the following statements in regard to ‘Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)’ of RBI :

  1. It will help in reducing volatility in the overnight lending rates in the inter-bank market.

  2. The borrowing under the MSF should be over and above the statutory liquidity requirement.


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 C. -> 1 only
Answer: (c)
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) is the rate at which scheduled banks could borrow funds overnight from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against approved government securities.
Banks can borrow funds through MSF during acute cash shortages (considerable shortfall of liquidity).
This measure has been introduced by RBI to regulate short-term asset-liability mismatch more effectively and the borrowing is within Statutory liquidity requirements.
The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) is pegged 100bps or 1 % above the Repo Rate.
Question 55. In which of the following years India switched over to decimal currencies?
  1.    1957
  2.    1956
  3.    1955
  4.    1960
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1957
Answer: (a)India switched over to decimal currency in 1957 with the amendment of the Indian Coinage Act. The rupee remained unchanged in value and nomenclature. It, however, was now divided into 100 ‘Paisa’ instead of 16 Annas.
Question 56. Debenture holders of a company are the
  1.    Directors
  2.    Creditors
  3.    Debtors
  4.    Shareholders
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Creditors
Answer: (b)
Question 57. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority was set up in India on
  1.    April 2003
  2.    April 2001
  3.    April 2002
  4.    April 2000
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> April 2000
Answer: (d)
Question 58. A third-party administrator (TPA) is an organisation associated with the claim settlement process in the
  1.    Commodity market
  2.    Insurance industry
  3.    Exchange markets
  4.    Mutual fund industry
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Insurance industry
Answer: (b)A Third Party Administrator (TPA) is an Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) registered company or an organization that processes insurance claims on behalf of insurance companies.
Question 59. RBI’s first census of India’s foreign Assets & Liability as on 30 June 1948 revealed total foreign business investments of Rs. 302 cr, out of it what was the % of British investments in India?
  1.    72 %
  2.    60 %
  3.    51 %
  4.    91 %
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 72 %
Answer: (a)72% was British investment in India, when RBI first census of India’s foreign Assets & Liabilites as on 30 June 1948 revealed total business investment of Rs.302 crore.
Question 60. Which among the following agency regulates the Mutual Funds in India?
  1.    Indian Bank Association
  2.    National Stock Exchange
  3.    RBI
  4.    SEBI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> SEBI
Answer: (d)

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