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Banking & Financial Awareness Quiz – Set 147

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Banking & Financial Awareness Questions

  1. Under the RTGS payment system, the maximum time limit to carry fund transfer for general public is _____________
    A) 4:00 pm

    B) 6:00 pm
    C) 8:00 pm
    D) 5:00 pm
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The Reserve Bank of India has decided to extend the timings for customer transactions in Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) System by 1.5 hours. The timings for customer transactions (initial cut-off) in RTGS will be extended from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. The new timing will be effective from June 1, 2019.
  2. The ‘Bank on Wheels’ service has been launched by which of these banks recently?
    A) Indian Overseas Bank

    B) Bank of Baroda
    C) Indian Bank
    D) Bank of India
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has launched a new service named ‘Bank on Wheels’ on May 27, 2019 in its 16 lead districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. 
  3. Which bank releases the Ecowrap report?
    A) IRDAI

    B) Reserve Bank of India
    C) State Bank of India
    D) SEBI
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    Option C
  4. The cryptocurrency under the name GlobalCoin will be launched by which company?
    A) Google

    B) Facebook
    C) Microsoft
    D) World Bank
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    Option B
    Explanation: Facebook is planning to launch its own cryptocurrency, likely to be named GlobalCoin
  5. The Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) is regulated by__________
    A) RBI

    B) EXIM
    C) IRDAI
    D) SEBI
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    Option D
  6. The investment limit for FPIs under new category of VRR scheme will be available on tap until the limit is fully allotted, or until ___________ which ever is sooner
    A) 31 December 2019
    B) 31 May 2019
    C) 30 September 2019
    D) 31 October 2019
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    The investment limits will be available “on tap”, and allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. The tap would be kept open until the limit is fully allotted, or until 31 December 2019, whichever is sooner.
  7. What do you understand by LCR in banking?
    A) Tool used in monetary policy by RBI that allows banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements (repos) and make loans to the RBI through reverse repo agreements.

    B) Proportion of highly liquid assets held by financial institutions, to ensure their ongoing ability to meet short-term obligations
    C) Facility provided by the RBI for all resident individuals including minors to freely remit upto a certain amount in terms of US Dollar for current and capital account purposes or a combination of both
    D) Ratio of provisioning to gross non-performing assets, and indicates the extent of funds a bank has kept aside to cover loan losses.
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    Option B
    Explanation:
    The liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) refers to the proportion of highly liquid assets held by financial institutions, to ensure their ongoing ability to meet short-term obligations.
  8. Which bank has recently introduced SME Suvidha for GST-registered MSMEs?
    A) Union Bank of India

    B) Punjab National Bank
    C) Corporation Bank
    D) Canara Bank
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    Option C
  9. The newly introduced Elephant Bond has been launched for investment in___________
    A) Infrastructure

    B) Agriculture
    C) Tourism
    D) Women Empowerment
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    Option A
  10. Sandbox Banking is widely used term in today’s banking environment and is associated with___________
    A) Financial Inclusion
    B) Foreign Exchange Management
    C) FDI
    D) FinTech solution
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    Option D

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