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a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Central Government
c) State Government
d) Parliament
e) a and b both the above
2. The main business of banks is to accept deposits from the public. However, a bank can refuse to permit opening an account on behalf of _______:
a) Undesirable persons
b) Artificial persons
c) Arrested persons
d) Convicted persons
e) All of the above
3. Banks are required to monitor transactions of suspicious nature for reporting to the authorities under anti- money laundering measures. The purpose of reporting is:
a) Combating finance of terrorism
b) To check hawala transactions
c) To check the inflow of crime money
d) To check inflow of the money earned out of sale of narcotics
e) All the above
4. Acceptance of deposits by non - banking financial companies is regulated by RBI under:
a) Non - banking financial companies acceptance of public deposits (Revenue Bank) directions 1998
b) Non - banking financial companies acceptance of government deposits (Revenue Bank) directions, 1998
c) Non - banking financial companies acceptance of public deposits (Revenue Bank) directions, 1998
d) Non- banking financial companies acceptance of deposits money lenders (Revenue
Bank) directions, 1998
e) None of the above
5. If a company, which is not a non - banking financial company wants to collect public deposits, it is governed by ___ Act:
a) RBI Act 1934
b) Banking companies Act
c) Companies Act 1956
d) Central Government
e) None of the above
6. Companies whose main business is not financing or lending are permitted to accept deposits under section 45(s) of RBI Act only from:
a) Public
b) Relatives in the from of loans
c) Friends
d) All of the above
e) None
7. Every Banking company is required to use the word Bank in its name and no company other than a Banking company can use the words Bank, Banker or Banking as a part of its name as per:
a) Section 7 of Banking Regulation Act
b) Section 7 of RBI Act
c) Section 7 of SEBI Act
d) Section 7 of Nationalization Act
e) None of the above
8. In India, it is necessary to have license from the RBI for opening a new branch. This is a requirement under ____ Act
a) Section 22 of banking Regulation Act
b) Section 22 of RBI Act
c) Section 22 of NABARD
d) KYC Guidelines by RBI
e) a and b above
9. Section 6(A) of B.R. Act has given the list of ancillary services which can be rendered by a Bank under the Banking Regulation Act. in the event that a Bank wants to undertake any other services (other than the list):
a) the bank can seek authority from the RBI
b) Board of directors of that Bank can decide the business suitable to the bank
c) it can be decided by the Bank in the shareholders meeting
d) Bank can do so if that business is notified by the Central Government as the lawful business of a Banking company
e) None of the above
10. Banking Companies are prohibited under Sec 8 of banking Regulation Act to sell and purchase securities. Yet Banks are selling securities (of the customer) which are under pledge as permitted by:
a) Indian Contract Act
b) SARFAESI Act
c) Government Notification
d) Banking Regulation Act
e) None of these
Answers
1) a
2) a
3) e
4) a
5) c
6) b
7) a
8) a
9) d
10) d
Dear Readers, Banking Awareness Questions play important role in Banking exams. Around 50-60% of questions come from Banking Awareness which includes recent Banking updates also.
Try to Answer Banking Awareness questions given in this post. We will provide you more questions in next post.
Try to Answer Banking Awareness questions given in this post. We will provide you more questions in next post.
a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Central Government
c) State Government
d) Parliament
e) a and b both the above
2. The main business of banks is to accept deposits from the public. However, a bank can refuse to permit opening an account on behalf of _______:
a) Undesirable persons
b) Artificial persons
c) Arrested persons
d) Convicted persons
e) All of the above
3. Banks are required to monitor transactions of suspicious nature for reporting to the authorities under anti- money laundering measures. The purpose of reporting is:
a) Combating finance of terrorism
b) To check hawala transactions
c) To check the inflow of crime money
d) To check inflow of the money earned out of sale of narcotics
e) All the above
4. Acceptance of deposits by non - banking financial companies is regulated by RBI under:
a) Non - banking financial companies acceptance of public deposits (Revenue Bank) directions 1998
b) Non - banking financial companies acceptance of government deposits (Revenue Bank) directions, 1998
c) Non - banking financial companies acceptance of public deposits (Revenue Bank) directions, 1998
d) Non- banking financial companies acceptance of deposits money lenders (Revenue
Bank) directions, 1998
e) None of the above
5. If a company, which is not a non - banking financial company wants to collect public deposits, it is governed by ___ Act:
a) RBI Act 1934
b) Banking companies Act
c) Companies Act 1956
d) Central Government
e) None of the above
6. Companies whose main business is not financing or lending are permitted to accept deposits under section 45(s) of RBI Act only from:
a) Public
b) Relatives in the from of loans
c) Friends
d) All of the above
e) None
7. Every Banking company is required to use the word Bank in its name and no company other than a Banking company can use the words Bank, Banker or Banking as a part of its name as per:
a) Section 7 of Banking Regulation Act
b) Section 7 of RBI Act
c) Section 7 of SEBI Act
d) Section 7 of Nationalization Act
e) None of the above
8. In India, it is necessary to have license from the RBI for opening a new branch. This is a requirement under ____ Act
a) Section 22 of banking Regulation Act
b) Section 22 of RBI Act
c) Section 22 of NABARD
d) KYC Guidelines by RBI
e) a and b above
9. Section 6(A) of B.R. Act has given the list of ancillary services which can be rendered by a Bank under the Banking Regulation Act. in the event that a Bank wants to undertake any other services (other than the list):
a) the bank can seek authority from the RBI
b) Board of directors of that Bank can decide the business suitable to the bank
c) it can be decided by the Bank in the shareholders meeting
d) Bank can do so if that business is notified by the Central Government as the lawful business of a Banking company
e) None of the above
10. Banking Companies are prohibited under Sec 8 of banking Regulation Act to sell and purchase securities. Yet Banks are selling securities (of the customer) which are under pledge as permitted by:
a) Indian Contract Act
b) SARFAESI Act
c) Government Notification
d) Banking Regulation Act
e) None of these
Answers
1) a
2) a
3) e
4) a
5) c
6) b
7) a
8) a
9) d
10) d
