Wednesday, 19 October 2011

FINANCIAL & BANKING AWARENESS MCQs

1) At present number of public sector banks inIndia:
a) 26    
b) 27   
c) 28    
d) 29      
e) None of these

2) At present number of private sector banks inIndia:
a) 21     
b) 22  
c) 23   
d) 24       
e) None of these

3) Nationalisation of 14 major banks in…………………..
a) 1949             
b) 1955             
c) 1959              
d) 1969                
  e) None of these

4) Nationalisation of six banks in…………………………..
a) ) 1949            
b) 1955             
c) 1959              
d) 1969               
e) 1980

5)The largest commercial bank inIndia:
a) SBI      
b) ICICI Bank    
c) PNB     
d) HDFC Bank     
e) None of these

6) The Second largest public sector commercial bank inIndia:
a) Punjab National Bank    
b) Bank of Baroda    
c) Bank of India    
d) IDBI Bank    
e) Corporation Bank

7) The Largest private sector commercial bank inIndia:
a) AXIS Bank   
b) HDFC Bank      
c) ICICI Bank     
d) Federal Bank     
e) None of these

 8) The second largest private sector commercial bank inIndia:
a) IDBI Bank    
b) AXIS Bank   
c) HDFC Bank   
d) ICICI Bank    
e) None of these

9) The first Indian bank to open a branch outsideIndiainLondonin 1946:
a) State Bank of India     
b) Punjab National Bank     
c) Bank of Baroda    
d) Canara Bank    
e) Bank of India

10) Latest Public Sector Bank inIndia:
a) SBI             
b) ICICI Bank   
c) HDFC Bank    
d) IDBI Bank    
e) None of these

11) Latest Private Sector Bank inIndia:
a) Federal Bank  
b) South Indian Bank  
c) YES Bank   
d) Kotak Mahindra Bank     
e) None of these

12) The Largest foreign bank operating inIndia:
a) Citi Bank     
b) HSBC        
c) Barclays Bank      
d) ABN Amro Bank  
e) Standard Chartered Bank

13) Which bank is the largest issuer of credit cards inIndia?
a) SBI           
b) ICICI Bank         
c) HDFC Bank     
d) IDBI Bank    
e) None of these

14) Who is the current MD & CEO of ICICI Bank?
a) Shyamala Gopinath   
b) Shikha Sharma    
c) Chanda Kochhar  
d) Renu Challu   
e) Sushma Nath

15) The Chairman of Indian Banks Association(IBA) (For 2011-12):
a) M.D.Mallya   
b) Pratip Chaudhuri     
c) D.Subbarao     
d) Subir Gokarn      
e) U.K.Sinha

16) The largest bank inChina:
a) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC)   
b) Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation(HSBC)
c) Deutsche Bank AG          
d) BNP Paribas        
e) DBS Bank

17) Bad loans in banking terminology are generally known as…………………
a) CBS    
b) PLR    
c) NPAs   
d) CRR        
e) None of these

18) In Financial Term NPA, P stands for………..
 a) Potential        
b) Peforming   
c) Prodiction     
d) Professional        
e) None of these

19) Which of the following pairings is wrong? (Bank & Country)
a) Citi Bank :  USA                 
b) ABN AMRO Bank : TheNetherlands                         
c) BNP Paribas :Russia
d) Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation(HSBC) :United Kingdom     
e) Deutsche Bank AG :Germany

20) Which of the following pairings is wrong? (Bank & Country)
a) Barclays Bank : United Kingdom                    
b) J P Morgan Chase Bank :USA      
c) Societe Generale :France
d) Standard Chartered Bank :South Africa        
e) Sonali Bank :Bangladesh

21) The New Capital Adequacy Framework prescribed for the banks is commonly  known as ………….
a)KYC norms       
b)Credit Policy  
c)Basel Accord  
d)Fiscal Policy       
e) None of these

22) The central bank of theUnited States:
a) Citi Group  
b) Bank ofAmerica    
c) JP Morgan Chase   
d) Federal Reserve
e) Bank for International Settlements

23) Which of the following pairings is wrong? (Bank & Tagline)
a) State Bank ofIndia: With you all the way
b) Punjab National Bank : The name you can BANK upon!
c) Bank ofBaroda:India’s International Bank
d) Oriental Bank of Commerce : Where every individual committed
e) Bank of India : The World’s local bank

24) Axis Bank previously called as……….
a) IDBI Bank      
b) HDFC Bank      
c) YES Bank      
d) ICICI Bank   
e) UTI Bank

25) Which of the following is not a commercial bank?
a) IDBI Bank    
b) HDFC Bank       
c) ICICI Bank       
d) EXIM Bank  
e) AXIS Bank

26) Which of the following pairings is wrong?(Bank/Financial Institution & Establishment Year)
a) RBI : April 1, 1935
b) SBI : July 1, 1955 
c) NABARD : July 12, 1982 
d) NHB : July 9, 1988  
e) SIDBI : April 1, 1990

27) The largest bank inPakistan:
a) State Bank of Pakistan      
b) Habib Bank Limited       
c) Sonali Bank     
d) DBS Bank    
e) None of these

28) Consider the following  sentences:
A. Non Performing Asset (NPA) is an asset, including a leased asset, becomes non performing when it ceases to generate income for the bank.
B. Core banking is a general term used to describe the services provided by a group of networked bank
branches. The platform where communication technology and information technology are merged to suit
core needs of banking is known as Core Banking Solutions.
C. Banking Ombudsman is an independent dispute resolution authority provided by RBI to deal with disputes
that bank customers have with their respective banks.
D. Base Rate is the minimum rate of interest that a bank is allowed to charge from its customers. Unless
mandated by the government, RBI rule stipulates that no bank can offer loans at a rate lower than  base
Rate to any of its customers.
E. NBFC or Non Banking Financial Companies is a company inIndia, which is registered under the
Companies Act, 1956, and which provides banking  services without meeting the legal definition of a bank.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) Only A & B    
b) Only B & C    
c) Only C & D     
d) Only D & E     
e) All are correct

29) Which of the following is the Apex level institution  for housing?
a) EXIM Bank 
b) NABARD 
c) NHB  
d) SIDBI  
e) None of these

30) Which of the following is not a nationalized bank?
a) PNB               
b) Indian Bank     
c) Bank of India      
d) Karnataka Bank    
e) Canara Bank

31) Which of the following banks was merged with ICICI Bank in 2010?
a) Bank of Rajasthan     
b) Bank of Maharashtra   
c) Karnataka Bank    
d) State Bank ofIndore
e) Global Trust Bank

32) Which of the following banks was merged with SBI in 2010?
a) State Bank of Travancore    
b) State Bank of Mysore  
c) State Bank of Indore   
d) State Bank of Saurashtra
e) State Bank of Hyderabad

ANSWERS
1) a         2) b          3) d          4) e          5)a        6)a          7) c         8) c        9) e        10) d
11) c        12) e       13) b         14) c        15) a     16) a       17) c      18) b     19) c        20) d
21) c       22) d        23) e         24) e       25) d     26) e        27) b     28) e     29) c         30) d
31) a       32)c

BANKING AWARENESS QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following organization provides credit history of the borrowers?
(A) CIBIL
(B) SEBI
(C) RBI
(D) CRISIL
(E) IBA
Ans: (D)


2. Which of the following terms is not used in Economics?
(A) Balance of Payment
(B) Call Money
(C) National Debt
(D) Elasticity of Demand
(E) Cardiac Index
Ans: (E)


3. What is the full form formog the term SHGs used in financial news-papers ?
(A) Small Help Groups
(B) Self Help Groups
(C) Small Hope in Growth
(D) Self Hope Groups
(E) Small Help for Growth
Ans: (B)


4. Which of the following nations is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) India
(C) South Africa
(D) Greece
(E)Brazil
Ans: (A)


5. Which of the following carries out ‘Open Market Operations'?
(A) Stock Exchanges in India
(B) Indian Banks' Association
(C) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(D) Planning Commission
(E) Reserve Bank of India

Ans: (C)

6. The price at which the Govt. Purchases food grain for maintaining the public distribution system is known as:
(A) Ceiling prices
(B) Procurement price
(C) Minimum Price
(D) Issue Price
(E) Distribution price


Ans: (B)

7. Union Government on 26 September 2011 announced the reconstitution of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) under whose chairmanship to energise and sustain the growth of manufacturing industries and help in the implementation of strategies by the government?
(A) V. Krishnamurthy
(B) Pranab Mukherjee
(C) U K Sinha
(D) Dr D Subbarao
(E) Narayan Murthy
Ans: A


8. Government panel headed by Planning Commission member Arun Maira in its report presented on 27 September 2011 suggested giving more powers to which of the following bodies with respect to mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical sector?
(A) Competition Commission of India
(B) Finance Ministry
(C) Reserve Bank of India
(D) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(E) Ministry of Health
Ans: (A)

9.  Coal Ministry on 21 September 2011 during the Round table conference on Coal approved, in principle, the allotment of five coal blocks to which of the following PSU power generators?
(A)  BHEL
(B)  NTPC
(C)  Power Grid Corporation of India
(D)  Gujarat State Energy Generation
(E)  ONGC

Ans: (B)

10. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 30 August 2011 approved disinvestment of 5 per cent of its stake in which of the following Central Public Service Enterprises (CPSE)?
(A) NTPC
(B) HPCL
(C) BHEL
(D) SAIL
(E) ONGC
Ans: (C)

Monday, 17 October 2011

IBPS BANKING AWARENESS MCQs

1. To start a Private Sector bank Rs.......... crores must be needed as initial capital as per the recent proposal of RBI?
1) 100
2) 200
3)1000
4)1800
5) 500

2. Private Sector banks controlled by ..........?
1) RBI
2) Finance Minister
3) NABARD
4) IDBI
5) Indian Banks Association

3. On 6 September 2011, RBI said the pre-payment fee on floating loans must not collect on..........?
1) Vehicle Loans
2) Commercial Loans
3) Teaser Loans
4) White goods
5) Housing Loans

4. In the last 33 years, the pioneer in the granting of housing loans is ..........?
1) ICICI
2) Canara Bank
3) Corporation Bank
4) HDFC
5) Axis Bank

5. Which committee suggested that to initiate new Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) Rs. 50 crore must be needed?
1) K.J.Udeshi
2) Shyamala Gopinath
3) Usha Thorat
4) Ghosh
5) Omkar Goswami

6. Which bank sought Rs. 990 crores capital infusion from the Government to fund its business growth?
1) State Bank of India
2) Punjab National Bank
3) Punjab & Sind Bank
4) Oriental Bank of Commerce
5) HDFC

7. Most liquid form among the following one is .......... ?
1) Cheque
2) Draft
3) Cash
4) Debit Card
5) Credit Card

8. Most Liquid form among the following one is ..........?
1) money in the Fixed Deposit account
2) money in the Recurring account
3) money in Savings account
4) money in the Bank Bonds
5) money in blue chip shares

9. The most non-liquid form of money is ..........?
1) Bank Share
2) Bank Savings Account
3) Post office savings and certificates
4) Fixed deposit
5) Land and Buildings

10. The Associate bank of SBI do not include ..........?
1) SBH
2) SBP
3) SBM
4) SBT
5) SBC

11. On 1st September 2011, RBI said the total value of fake notes in India is approximately ..........?
1) 5000 cr
2) 150 cr
3) 1000 cr
4) 8000 cr
5) 3200 cr

12. On 6th September 2011, RBI said the unclaimed amounts in Indian banks approximately ..........cr?
1) 100
2) 5000
3) 6000
4) 1500
5) 1700

13.The utmost advantage of plastic money is ..........?
1) Style
2) Printing very cheap
3) Circulation very easy
4) Occupy less space
5) Shelf life will be longer

14. Paid up capital means ..........
1) Amount of share capital actually contributed by share holders
2) Amount of share capital actually contributed by promoters on ad-hoc basis
3) Capital borrowed from the public
4) Loan given by the banks on the first day of establishment
5) Capital paid but asked to return by share holders

15. Extending bank credit includes ..........?
1) Cash Credit
2) Over Draft
3) Demand Loans
4) Term Loans
5) All of above

16. To stop the growth of NPAs Credit Information Bureau Limited (CIBIL) was established in ..........?
1)1991
2) 1998
3) 1956
4) 2010
5) 2001

17. .......... give the short term and medium term loans to Regional Rural banks?
1) RBI
2) NABARD
3) SBI
4) HDFC
5) CBI

18. In the re distribution of incomes, inflation favours ..........?
1) poor people
2) BPL families
3) engineers
4) rich people
5) poor and rich people

19. A loan allows the person to pursue higher studies is..........?
1) Education Loan
2) Housing Loan
3) Admission Loan
4) Passing Loan
5) Purse and Mess Loan

20. Village people take more loans from non-institutional sources (informal route). It includes?
1) Scheduled banks
2) Money Lenders
3) Co-operative banks
4) Rural banks
5) Public Sector banks

21. The paper currency cannot be minted by Reserve Bank of India?
1) Ten rupee
2) Hundred rupee
3) Fifty rupee
4) Twenty rupee
5) One rupee

22. Asia's largest bank is ..........?
1) ICBC
2) SCB
3) SBI
4) BOT
5) Indian Bank

23. Term not used in banking?
1) Tied Loan
2) Soft Loan
3) Crossing
4) Bounce
5) Multiplier

24. By 2015,..........crosses USA to become world's largest banking industry?
1) India
2) China
3) Japan
4)Australia
5) Canada

25. On 25 August 2011,India and Georgia signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). Georgia capital is ..........
1) Mascow
2) Tashkent
3) Bejing
4) Baku
5) Tbilisi

26. As per TRAI instructions daily ..........SMS can be send only through one SIM card?
1) 100
2) 200
3) 300
4) 400
5) 1000

27. Expand SIM?
1) subscriber identification mode
2) subscriber identification model
3) sim identification mode
4) subscriber identification memory
5) subscriber identification module

28. Typoon Talas struck ..........?
1) China
2) Australia
3) Nepal
4) Hongkong
5) Japan

29. On 4th September 2011, the union government agreed the ..........master plan for back water tourism?
1) Tamilnadu
2) Odisha
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Maharastra
5) Kerala

30. Prime Minister of Bangladesh is ..........?
1) Sheikh Husina
2) Zillur Rahman
3) Asif Zardari
4) Yousaf Gillani
5) Hina Rabbani Khar

31. Union Cabinet approved release of additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) at the rate of ...........percent?
1) 7
2) 5
3) 6
4) 8
5) 10

32. I am visiting Japan. So I need .........., which is a local currency?
1) Yuan
2) Rubel
3) Rupee
4) Yen
5) Lira

33. Tropical storm Lee struck ..........?
1) China
2) India
3) New Zealand
4) Canada
5) USA

34. ..........is the present Ambassador of USA to India?
1) Alexander Kadakin
2) Ajai Malhotra
3) Niripama Rao
4) Peter Burleigh
5) None

35. Expand VAMBAY?
1) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yantra
2) Vendee Ambedkar Awas Yojana
3) Valmiki Ambedkar Area Yojana
4) Valmiki Awas Area Yojana
5) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana

36. Urdu poet and academician ..........was presented Jnanpith Award 2008?
1) Akhlaq Mohammad Khan Shahryar
2) Chandrashekhara Kambara
3) Mirza Galib
4) Rahi Masoom Raza
5) None

37. Who did 12 day fasting against corruption ending 28th August 2011?
1) Baba Ramdev
2) Kiran Bedi
3) Anna Hazare
4) Jayaprakash Narayan
5) Narender Modi

ANSWERS:

1)5 2)1 3)5 4)4 5)3 6)3 7)3 8)3 9)5 10)5 11)5 12)5 13)5 14)1 15)5 16)5 17)2
18)4 19)1 20)2 21)5 22)1 23)5 24)2 25)5 26)1 27)5 28)5 29)5 30)1 31)1 32)4 33)5
34)4 35)5 36)1 37)3.

Friday, 14 October 2011

Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2011

Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana rank among the top 10 States in a report titled Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2011 for Indian States, released by Marcus Potter, executive director, developing markets, RICS. The report shows the ranking of Indian States in terms of the sustainability of their growth story.

The States have been divided into three categories based on the density of population and Delhi tops the sustainable competitiveness index in the high density States. Goa and Sikkim top the list for the medium and low population density States, respectively.

When seen as an overall ranking, the top three winners are Goa, Delhi and Sikkim, followed by Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Mizoram, Kerala, Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh.

Among the laggards, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand fared the worst. Heavyweight States such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh showed disappointing results.

The States sustainability competitiveness is accessed on four basic pillars, which include social inclusion, environment and climate change, economic development and resource availability and utilisation.

When seen against individual ranking parameters or categories, Delhi and Goa top the national rankings across the economic development and resource availability and utilisation categories, respectively.

On environment and climate change, it is Arunachal Pradesh that tops the national rankings, though overall the State ranks number 10. Mizoram ranks as the number one State nationally on social inclusion.

The IFC-RICS Sustainability Competitiveness Report seeks to raise awareness and promote inclusive growth amongst cities.

Growth prospects for 2011-12 subdued: RBI

While retaining economic growth estimates for 2011-12 at eight per cent, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned about emerging downward risks emanating from the uncertain global environment and domestic inflationary pressures. The central bank also said global commodity prices would shape its monetary policy stance in the future.

In its annual report for 2010-11, RBI had retained its growth projection at eight per cent for 2011-12 in its first quarter review in July. Overall growth in 2010-11 is estimated at 8.5 per cent, and is likely to be higher after factoring in the new index of industrial production series.

“Downside risks to growth have increased since our assessment in July. The decline in global commodity prices has not been significant, and despite all the financial market turbulence, oil prices are back to earlier levels,” RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn said.

On global factors, RBI said high oil and commodity prices, even after some correction, remains high and could adversely impact growth. The central bank also painted an uncertain picture of the industrial sector, where it saw downside risks outweighing upside ones. According to RBI, the downside risks arise from falling business confidence in the wake of global uncertainties, political factors and firm commodity prices amidst high inflation and a weak response of supply side factors.

On inflation, the central bank has maintained its earlier stance that a moderation in prices can only be expected by the end of 2011-12.  RBI expects inflation to come down to seven per cent by March 2012.

Draft guidelines for new bank licences

On August 29, 2011, the Reserve Bank of India released its much-awaited draft guidelines for new banking licences, with the basic message that it is looking for companies with diversified ownership and less exposure to risky business such as broking and real estate.

The guidelines had been under discussion for more than a year. These allow business houses with successful track record and a minimum capital of Rs 500 crore to set up commercial banks. The draft also spelt out the framework for converting non-banking financial companies into banks.

The RBI has suggested a 49% limit on foreign shareholding and a two-year deadline to list shares for new banks.

According to the draft, new banks’ total exposure to their founding groups should be limited to 20%, with the exposure to a single entity capped at 10%.

Activities such as real-estate and broking, “apart from being inherently riskier, represent a business model and business culture which are quiet misaligned with a banking model,” said the central bank, which has historically been cautious about opening up the sector to more players due its apprehensions on controlling bad loans.

These conditions may make it difficult for keen aspirants such as Religare Enterprises Ltd., Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd. and Reliance Capital Ltd. to qualify, analysts said.

Companies like Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd., with a reasonably diversified shareholding, have a fair chance to gain banking licenses.

The last time India issued a banking license was in 2004, to Yes Bank Ltd.

Thursday, 13 October 2011

Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011 approved

The Union Cabinet approved introduction of the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011 in the next session of Parliament.

The proposed amendments would enable banks to improve their operational efficiency, deploy more funds for credit disbursement to retail investors, home loan borrowers, etc. without fearing for recovery, thus bringing about equity. Further, mandatory registration of subsisting security interest (equitable mortgages) would promote innovation in credit information.

The suggested amendments would strengthen the ability of banks to recover debts due from the borrowers, enhance the ability of the banks to extend credit to both corporate and retail borrowers, reduce the cost of funds for banks and their customers and reduce the level of non-performing assets,

The Bill seeks to amend the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act and Recovery of Debts due to Banks & Financial Institutions (RDBF) Act so as to strengthen the regulatory and institutional framework related to recovery of debts due to banks and financial institutions through the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

Background:

The banks and financial institutions (FIs) were facing numerous problems in recovery of defaulted loans on account of delays in disposal of recovery proceedings. The Government, therefore, enacted the RDBF Act in 1993 and SARFAESI Act in 2002 for the purpose of expeditious recovery of non-performing assets (NPAs) of the banks and FIs. Although these two acts have helped in reducing the NPAs, banks have sent certain suggestions for further strengthening of the secured creditor rights.

Proposal to bring India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. under regulatory oversight of Reserve Bank of India approved

The Union Cabinet approved the proposals to bring India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL) under regulatory oversight of Reserve Bank of India, to enhance its professional capability and to increase its capital base.
The details are as follows:
1.     IIFCL to be brought under the regulatory oversight of RBI by registering it as an Non-Banking Finance Company–   Infrastructure Finance Company ( NBFC-IFC).
2.    To increase the authorized capital of IIFCL from Rs.2000 crore to Rs.5000 crore with a proviso that it may be further    increased to Rs.8000 crore with the approval of the Finance Minister.
3.    To broad base the Board of IIFCL.
4.  Once IIFCL is brought under regulatory oversight of RBI, to dispense with the Oversight Committee.
5.   To modify the  Scheme for Financing Viable Information Projects (SIFTI).
            Bringing IIFCL under the Regulatory Oversight of RBI with clearly defined prudential norms would be financially prudent and would safeguard the long term sustainability of the institution. Increase in the authorized capital would enable IIFCL to expand its financial assistance to the  infrastructure sector and meet the needs of increased CRAR. Inclusion of members with expertise in accounting and audit, risk management infrastructure financing etc. would strengthen its management and professional capabilities.

 Background
The performance of IIFCL was reviewed by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC to PM) and it has made, the following recommendations:-
a) Considering the systemic significance of IIFCL and its linkages with other financial intermediaries, it is important that it be placed under the regulatory oversight of the RBI as a Financial Institution like NABARD/SIDBI/EXIM Bank/NHB.
b) The IIFCL Board should be broad based and professionals from the field of accounting and audit, infrastructure finance, risk management etc. need to be inducted in it. The membership should be increased to 14-16, in line with the practice followed for NABARD/SIDBI etc.

Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Benefits of higher capital norms outweigh costs

The transition to stronger capital standards for global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) in advanced and emerging economies after the global financial crisis is likely to have at most “a modest impact on aggregate output, while the benefits from reducing the risk of damaging financial crisis will be substantial”.
This is the nub of a major report released in Basel (Switzerland) jointly made by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) in close concert with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of the Macroeconomic Assessment Group (MAG).
It said weaknesses at large financial institutions have often played a key role in triggering and propagating systemic financial crises.
In its latest report, the MAG comprising macroeconomic modelling experts from central banks and regulators in 15 countries and a host of global institutions, the group drew on its earlier assessment of the transitional costs of the proposals for strengthened capital and liquidity requirements under Basel III and on the long-term cost-benefit analysis performed by the Basel Committee's Long-term Economic Impact (LEI) study.

Impact

The costs of the G-SIB proposals arise out of the adverse impact on economic activity, especially investment, of banks' actions to augment interest rate spreads and cut lending in order to build up their capital buffers.
The MAG estimated the impact of higher capital requirements on G-SIBs by scaling the impact of raising capital requirements on the banking system as a whole, reported by the MAG in 2010, by the share of G-SIBs in domestic financial systems.
While these shares vary across jurisdictions, the share of the top 30 potential G-SIBs (using the Basel Committee's proposed methodology and 2009-end data) averages about 30 per cent of domestic lending and 38 per cent of financial system assets in the MAG economies.
If lending shares are used as a scaling factor, raising capital requirements on the top 30 potential G-SIBs by one percentage point over eight years leads to only a modest slowdown in growth. GDP falls to a level of 0.06 per cent below its baseline forecast, followed by a recovery, the report said, adding that this signifies an additional drag on growth of less than 0.01 percentage points a year during the phase-in period.
The primary driver of this macroeconomic impact is an increase of lending spreads of 5-6 basis points. Soon after implementation is complete, growth is forecast to be somewhat faster than trend until GDP returns to its baseline.
The overall impact of the Basel III proposals (which apply to all banks) and the G-SIB framework is also quite small, with GDP at the point of peak impact projected to be lower by 0.34 per cent relative to its baseline level.
Roughly four basis points (0.04 per cent) are subtracted from annual growth during this period, while lending spreads rise by around 31 basis points, it said.

Long-lasting effects

The report asserts that the permanent benefits of the G-SIB framework stem from the reduced likelihood of systemic crises that can have long-lasting effects on the economy.
The MAG estimated that the Basel III and G-SIB proposals combined contribute a permanent annual benefit of upto 2.5 per cent of GDP — many time the costs of the reforms in terms of temporarily slower annual growth.
Stating that these results rest on a number of assumptions including about the role of G-SIBs in the financial system and about how banks will go about meeting stronger requirements, the report said many of these assumptions apply equally to the costs and benefits of higher capital levels.
For instance, it could be argued that G-SIBs play a unique role in the economy, so the transitional macroeconomic impact of their adjustment to higher capital levels should be greater than what is estimated in the report.
But if this is the case, the report said, the benefits from strengthening their balance sheets and thereby reducing the risk of a devastating financial tsunami should be greater as well.

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

IBPS CLERKS BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs


1. The largest bank in India is ..........?
1) ICICI bank
2) Syndicate Bank
3) Union bank of India
4) Bank of India
5) State Bank of India

2. State bank of India head office is in ..........?
1) New Delhi
2) Kolkata
3) Chennai
4) Mumbai
5) Hyderabad

3. Mumbai has the head offices of many Financial Institutes. Which of the following bank/ institute/ PSU do not have the head office in Mumbai?
1) SEBI
2) RBI
3) Bank of Baroda
4) Bank of India
5) IDBI

4. Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and L&G(U.K) established 'M/S India Invest'. M/S India Invest is a ..........?
1) Real Estate Company
2) Insurance Company
3) Foreign Exchange Office
4) Stock Exchange
5) Savings Plan

5. Insurance Company 'Met Life' has headquarters in ..........?
1) Canada
2) Japan
3) England
4) U.S.A
5) Australia

6. Australia based IAG (Insurance Australia Group) and .......... had tie up to do General Insurance business?
1) SBI
2) LIC
3) UTI
4) Reliance Industries
5) Rcom

7. SBI is the largest public sector bank. Which is the second largest public sector bank crossed having of 5,000 branches?
1) Bank of India
2) Bank of Baroda
3) ICICI 4) Punjab National Bank
5) Union Bank of India

8. Punjab National Bank and .......... had tie up together to have Core Banking Solutions (CBS) linking of its Regional Rural Banks (RRB)?
1) NABARD
2) SBI
3) IDBI
4) UTI
5) SBI DHFI

9. NABARD ( National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) established JLG to extract the productive capability from rural population?
1) Junior Link Group
2) Join Life Group
3) Joint Line Gauge
4) Joint Liability Group
5) None

10. Joint Liability Groups replicate the ..........?
1) Sole Help Group
2) Sole Help Grain
3) Stone Help Group
4) Second Help Group
5) Self Help Group

11. Self Help Groups will be provided with 7 % rate of interest on par with .......... as decided by central government recently?
1) Vehicle Loan
2) Business Loan
3) Home Loan
4) Agriculture Loan
5) All of above

12. Agriculture Loans are called Regulated Loans. Which Deposit is Regulated Deposit other than NRI account?
1) Savings Account
2) Fixed Deposit
3) Current Account
4) Recurring Account
5) Joint Account

13. Savings Deposits cannot be opened/operated by ..........?
1) Public Sector Banks
2) Co-operative Banks
3) Foreign Banks
4) Non-Banking Finance Companies
5) Private Sector Banks

14. Non-Banking Companies list given. Pick up wrong one?
1) Sri Ram Finance
2) Mutthoot Finance
3) Manappuram Finance
4) ICICI Bank
5) Margadarsi Finance

15. ICICI is the ..........private bank in India?
1) Second largest
2) Third largest
3) Sixth largest
4) Largest
5) Tenth largest

16. Largest borrower in India is ..........?
1) Reserve Bank of India
2) Government of India
3) State bank of India
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) None

17. Government of India declares Minimum Support Price (MSP) for many goods/products every year. Which of the following commodities do not cover MSP in principle?
1) Paddy
2) Bank Products
3) Wheat
4) Gram
5) Millets

18. Bank products do not cover ..........?
1) Deposit
2) Judicial Stamps
3) Loans
4) Credit Cards
5) All of above

19. Judicial Stamps and Postal Stamps are printed in Indian Security press Nasik. Nasik is in ..........?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Odisha
4) Tamilnadu
5) Maharastra

20. Maharastra based bank, Bank of Maharastra celebrated .......... celebrations in 2010. Its head office is in Pune?
1) Silver
2) Gold
3) Platinum
4) Centenary
5) Diamond

21. Platinum Celebrations of .......... celebrated On that eve, One rupee coin minted?
1) Reserve Bank of India
2) State Bank of India
3) Central Bank of India
4) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
5) None

22. Reserve Bank of India established Credit Guarantee Corporation of India ( CGCI) in 1971 to encourage more flow of banks credit to ..........?
1) Big industries 2) Self Help Groups
3) Small business firms
4) Co-operative banks
5) Software industries

23. Small business and poor families approach ..........to take small amounts of loans?
1) Foreign banks
2) Public Sector banks
3) Private Sector banks
4) Micro-Finance Companies
5) Rating Agencies

24. Micro-Finance companies Bill passed by ..........to control nuisance of micro-finance
companies?
1) Karnataka
2) Maharastra
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) West Bengal
5) Odisha

25. Andhra Pradesh head office bank is ..........?
1) State bank of Hyderabad
2) Syndicate bank
3) Union bank of India
4) HDFC
5) United Bank of India

26. The term not related to banking is ..........?
1) Crossing
2) NPA
3) Priority Sector Lending
4) On Line banking
5) Call option

27. Term not related to Stock Market is ..........?
1) DEMAT
2) Bad Delivery
3) Badala
4) Bid and Offer
5) Basel

28. Term not related to Economics?
1) Diminishing Marginal Utility
2) Demand and Supply
3) National Income
4) Consumer Surplus
5) Law of Motion

29. Which term not related to Banking Technology?
1) NEFT
2) RTGS
3) BOUNCE
4) SWIFT
5) ATM

30. Which is not a currency of any country in the world?
1) Dolla
2) Lira
3) Brussels
4) Pound
5) Yuan

31. Which is not a subsidiary/Associate/agency of any bank in India?
1) SBH
2) ICICI Lombard
3) NABARD
4) SBI Life
5) All of above

32. 113th Constitutional amendment related to ..........?
1) Change the state name of Orissa to Odisha
2) Right to Education
3) Voter's eligibility age reduced from 21 years to 18 years
4) Establishment of GST council
5) Making Election commission as multiple body

33. Coal India recently got the status of ..........?
1) Navarathna
2) Mini-Ratna
3) Maharatna
4) Veerratna
5) None

34. As per the 2011 census, the lowest population state is ..........?
1) Sikkim
2) Goa
3) Manipur
4) Meghalaya
5) Assom

35. First time Lokpal Bill introduced in parliament in ..........?
1)1968
2)1971
3)1951
4) 2001
5) 2011

36. New war ship 'Trikhand' introduced in Indian Navy. It is manufactured and imported from ..........?
1) USA
2) France
3) Australia
4) Russia
5) Japan

37. 'Scotia Prince' is the boat run between ..........after 30 years?
1) India and China
2) India and Australia
3) India and Myanmar
4) India and Sri Lanka
5) India and Russia

38. Expand PURA?
1) Urban Areas in Rural Areas
2) Universal Amenities in Rural Areas
3) Urban Amenities in Roll Areas
4) Urban Areians in Rural Areas
5) Urban Amenities in Rural Areas

39. Co-ordinated Boarder Management plan is the agreement between India and..........?
1) Pakistan
2) Bhutan
3) Bangladesh
4) Nepal
5) Sri Lanka

40. Which city celebrated 372 years entry on 22nd August 2011?
1) Hyderabad
2) Mumbai
3) Chennai
4) Bengaluru
5) Mumbai

41. West Bengal name changed to ..........?
1) Purva Banga
2) Uttama Banga
3) Pachima Banga
4) Eleve Banga
5) Tagore Banga

42. 99th Science congress summit will be held in ..........?
1) Tamilnadu
2) Delhi
3) Rajasthan
4) Odisha
5) Goa

43. In BRICS summit, 'S' stands for..........?
1) Somalia
2) South Korea
3) Sri Lanka
4) South Africa
5) Swaziland

44. 2012 Pravasa Bharatiya Summit venue is ..........?
1) Jodhpur
2) Jaipur
3) Lucknow
4) Chennai
5) Bellary

45. Which IPS officer crossed palk strait on 25 march 2011?
1) Aruna Bahuguna
2) Rajiv Verma
3) Rajiv Trivedi
4) Madam Straint
4) None of above

46. .......... was appointed as chief of Change Management Team by UNO?
1) Anitha Kapur
2) Jeevan Reddy
3) Atul Khare
4) Y.V.Reddy
5) H S Puri

47. Coasta First Naval Award 2010 got by ..........?
1) Red Cross Society
2) Asha Bhonsle
3) Kiswar Desai
4) Manoj Pandey
5) Diwakar Prem

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