Banking Awareness Questions for RBI Grade-B Phase-1 Exam

Just a few days are left for RBI Grade-B Phase-1 Exam. It is time to pace up your preparation of Banking Awareness for RBI Grade-B Officers. These Banking questions will also help you in preparing for other upcoming banking recruitment examination.

Q1. The concept of insuring deposits kept with banks received attention for the first time in the year ___________ after the banking crises in Bengal. 
(a) 1941
(b) 1933
(c) 1961
(d) 1948
(e) 1919

Q2. The Deposit Insurance Corporation (DIC) Bill was introduced in the Parliament on August 21, 1961. After it was passed by the Parliament, the Bill got the assent of the President on December 7, 1961 and the Deposit Insurance Act, 1961 came into force on January 01st-
(a) 1962
(b) 1975
(c) 1956
(d) 1949
(e) 1935

Q3. The Reserve Bank of India was promoted a public limited company on January 14th 1971, named the CGCI. What was the meaning of first “C” in CGCI?
(a) Common
(b) Conclusion
(c) Corporation
(d) Concept
(e) Credit

Q4. The DIC Bill was introduced in the Parliament on August 21st 1961. What is the meaning of “D” in DIC?
(a) Distance
(b) Development
(c) Deposit
(d) Demand
(e) None of the above

Q5. DICGC stands for- 
(a) Deposit Investment and Credit Guarantee Corporation
(b) Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
(c) Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Company
(d) Demand Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
(e) Deposit Installment and Credit Guarantee Corporation

Q6. NPA is a loan or an advance where interest and/or installment of principal remain overdue for a period of more than ______ days in respect of a term loan.
(a) 100 days
(b) 30 days
(c) 90 days
(d) 60 days
(e) 120 days

Q7. NPA is a loan or an advance where?
(a) the instalment of principal or interest there on remains overdue for one crop season for long duration crops.
(b) the account remains ‘out of order’ in respect of an Overdraft/Cash Credit (OD/CC).
(c) the installment of principal or interest there on remains overdue for two crop seasons for short duration crops.
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above

Q8. The purpose of MUDRA is to provide funding to the non-corporate small business sector through various Last Mile Financial Institutions like-
(a) Banks
(b) NBFCs
(c) MFIs
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above

Q9. MUDRA Bank, a Non Banking Finance Company as MUDRA Ltd has been set up as a subsidiary of…………?
(a) SIDBI
(b) IDBI
(c) RBI
(d) NABARD
(e) SBI

Q10. In which among the following year Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) was set up?
(a) 1959
(b) 1971
(c) 1965
(d) 1956
(e) 1975

Q11. IBA stands for-
(a) Indian Banks’ Allocation
(b) Indian Banks’ Association
(c) Institute Banks’ Association
(d) Indian Banks’ Assembly
(e) Indian Billing Association

Q12. What is the present Repo Rate?
(a) 7.00%
(b) 6.25%
(c) 6.50%
(d) 6.75%
(e) None of the above

Q13. Which among the following rates is not the policy rate of RBI?
(a) Repo Rate
(b) Reverse Repo Rate
(c) Bank Rate
(d) Marginal Standing Facility Rate
(e) Cash Reserve Ratio

Q14. The Banking Ombudsman is a senior official appointed by…………..?
(a) Indian Government
(b) President of India
(c) Chief Justice of India
(d) Reserve Bank of India
(e) Finance Ministry

Q15. As on date, there are _________ Banking Ombudsman centre located in India.
(a) 20
(b) 19
(c) 18
(d) 17
(e) 16