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Banking Awareness for IBPS Exam 2017
Just a few days are left for IBPS RRB Mains It is time to pace up your preparation of Banking Awareness for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Mains. These questions related to Banking Awareness will also help you in preparing for other upcoming banking recruitment examination.
Q1. Which bank has tied up with PFG Forex for remittance facility for the benefit of Indian expatriates from Australia recently?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Bank of Baroda
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(e) South Indian Bank
Q2. The United Forum of Bank Unions has decided to observe July __________ the 48th anniversary of nationalisation of major banks, as ‘Save public sector banks’ day.
(a) July 18th
(b) July 19th
(c) July 20th
(d) July 17th
(e) July 21st
Q3. Indus OS has partnered with __________ to launch OS-integrated UPI payment platform in India.
(a) IDFC Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) YES Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
Q4. Where is the headquarter of South Indian Bank?
(a) Thrissur
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Kochi
(d) Chennai
(e) Pune
Q5. __________ is a payment system launched by National Payments Corporation of India and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India which facilitates the instant fund transfer between two bank accounts on the mobile platform.
(a) NACH
(b) BHIM
(c) UPI
(d) CPI
(e) BBPS
Q6. NPCI is an umbrella organization for all retail payments system in India. It was set up with the guidance and support of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). What does NPCI stand for-
(a) National Payments Corporation of Industry
(b) National Payments Council of India
(c) Nominal Payments Corporation of India
(d) National Payments Corporation of India
(e) National Product Corporation of India
Q7. In which among the following years NPCI was incorporated-
(a) December 2008
(b) January 2006
(c) April 2010
(d) July 2012
(e) None of the given options is true
Q8. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is the world’s oldest international financial organisation. BIS was established on-
(a) 26th May 1961
(b) 01st October 1949
(c) 14th February 1914
(d) 21st August 1945
(e) 17th May 1930
Q9. Where is the head office of Bank for International Settlements (BIS)?
(a) Zurich, Switzerland
(b) New York, USA
(c) Basel, Switzerland
(d) Berlin, Germany
(e) Geneva, Switzerland
Q10. Under which act NPCI was incorporated as a Section 8?
(a) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
(b) Companies Act 2013
(c) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
(d) Societies Registration Act, 1860
(e) None of the given options is true
Q11. The Head Quarters of SWIFT is located in-
(a) Bern, Switzerland
(b) La Hulpe, Belgium
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) New York, USA
(e) Vienna Austria
Q12. What is the initial capital amount to start Small Finance Banks?
(a) 100 crore
(b) 200 crore
(c) 500 crore
(d) 1000 crore
(e) 5000 crore
Q13. The promoters of Small Finance Banks should have _______ experience in banking and finance?
(a) 08 years
(b) 11 years
(c) 07 years
(d) 10 years
(e) 15 years
Q14. Which of the following is the first Regional Rural Bank of India?
(a) AP Grameena Vikas Bank
(b) Chaitanya Godavari
(c) Andhra Pragathi
(d) Prathama Bank
(e) Baroda UP Gramin Bank
Q15. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has been recently incorporated as a Public Limited Company under the Department of Posts with _______ equity.
(a) 100% GOI equity
(b) 50% GOI and 50% RBI
(c) 50% GOI, 25% RBI, 25% Sponsor Bank
(d) 50% Sponsor Bank and 50% RBI
(e) 50% GOI, 35% RBI, 15% Sponsor Bank