PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

BANKING/FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE

PREPARATORY SET-28

Direction (Qs.1-20): Read the following questions carefully and choose your answer from the given five options.

 

Question No : 1

Gagan Narang is associated with which one of the following sports?

(1) Shooting

(2) Boxing

(3) Swimming

(4) Golf

(5) Badminton

Question No : 2

Which is a popular name in the field of Banking?

(1) Dr. K.C. Chakraborty

(2) Shri Sachin Pilot

(3) Ms.Uma Bharati

(4) Shri Kamal Nath

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

With which one of the following fields is Somdev Devvarman associated?

(1) Literature

(2) Cinema

(3) Medical

(4) Politics

(5) Sports

Question No : 4

In which one of the following countries does river Thames flow?

(1) Chile

(2) Argentina

(3) Ireland

(4) United Kingdom

(5) Russia

Question No : 5

Which of the following cities is the Capital of a State in India?

(1) Gorakhpur

(2) Cochin

(3) Hyderabad

(4) Aurangabad

(5) Satara

Question No : 6

Head Office of which of the following banks is in Kolkata?

(1) Punjab National Bank

(2) Bank of India

(4) UCO Bank

(4) Corporation Bank

(5) Syndicate Bank

Question No : 7

Atomic Power Station is located in which of the following places in India?

(1) Allahabad

(2) Pune

(3) Shimla

(4) Chennai

(5) Kalpakkam

Question No : 8

Government of India has made a special agreement with USA to develop which of the following modes of power generation in India?

(1) Hydro Power

(2) Thermal Power

(3) Wind Power

(4) Nuclear Power

(5) Tidal Power

Question No : 9

Which of the following is NOT an agricultural product?

(1) Oilseeds

(2) Alum

(3) Jute

(4) Cotton

(5) Rice

Question No : 10

If a cheque is post dated

(1) bank on whom it is drawn will not honour the cheque before the date of the cheque

(2) bank on whom it is drawn has to honour the cheque before the date of the cheque

(3) bank on whom it is drawn has the option to honour the cheque before the date of the cheque or not

(4) bank on whom it is drawn has to refer to RBI to honour the cheque before the date of the cheque

(5) bank on whom it is drawn has to refer to the court to honour the cheque before the date of the cheque

 

Question No : 11

Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the organisation working for the welfare of the women?

(1) CII

(2) CIC

(3) SEWA

(4) CRY

(5) SPCA

Question No : 12

Which of the following is NOT a programme to develop infrastructure in India?

(1) National Highway Development Programme

(2) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

(3) Rajiv Awas Yojana

(4) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(5) Accelerated Power Development

Question No : 13

Which one of the following statements about RBI is ‘True’?

(1) RBI is the regulator of Banks and Securities market in India            

(2) RBI started functioning from 1870

(3) RBI controls all Self Help Groups (SHGs) in India

(4) RBI maintains the foreign exchange reserves of India

(5) None of these

Question No : 14

When current income of the Government is less than its current expenditure it is known as ___

(1) Budget deficit

(2) Fiscal deficit

(3) Revenue deficit

(4) Primary deficit

(5) None of these

Question No : 15

Wimbledon Cup is associated with the game of ______

(1) Cricket

(2) Football

(3) Hockey

(4) Badminton

(5) Lawn Tennis

Question No : 16

Who amongst the following is NOT a member of SAARC?

(1) India

(2) Pakistan

(3) Nepal

(4) Sri Lanka

(5) Brazil

Question No : 17

“Dear Money” means _____

(1) low rate of interest

(2) high rate of interest

(3) depression

(4) inflation

(5) None of these

Question No : 18

Which term is used in the field of Banking?

(1) Absolute zero

(2) Current Account

(3) Plasma

(4) Follow on

(5) Cold chain

Question No : 19

‘Base Rate’ in banks is_______.

(1) Rate of interest payable on demand deposits

(2) Rate of interest payable on fixed deposits

(3) Rate of interest charged by RBI on long term borrowings of Public Sector Banks

(4) Minimum lending rate decided by RBI which shall be adopted by all Public Sector Banks

(5) The minimum interest rate fixed by individual banks, below which they cannot lend funds, except cases like Govt. sponsored scheme

Question No : 20

Which of the following is the name of a country?

(1) Boson

(2) Cuba

(3) Dolfin

(4) Hisar

(5) Sewan