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BANKING KNOWLEDGE /
FINANCIAL AWARENESS
1. FCA(Foreign Currency Assets) (in
India) are maintained in a multi-currency portfolio comprising major currencies
and are valued in terms of US dollars.
Which of the following currencies are
taken for this purpose?
a) US dollar
b) Euro
c) British Pound sterling
d) Japanese yen
e) All the above
2. FCA (in India) excludes which of the following?
a) Investment in bonds issued by IIFC (UK)
b) SDR holdings of Reserve Bank, which is
included under SDR
c) Amount lent to Sri Lanka under SAARC
Swap and Special Currency Swap
Arrangement, and Bhutan under SAARC
Swap Arrangement.
d) All the above
e) None of these
3. RTP refers to Reserve Tranche Position.
Where it is maintained by RBI?
a) In IMF
b) Bank of India
c) Bank of Baroda
d) Indian Bank
e) None of these
4. The limit on withdrawals from ATMs has
been enhanced from the current limit of Rs.
4,500/- to how much ?(It will be operative
within the existing overall weekly limit).
a) Rs. 10,000/- per day per card
b) Rs.50,000/c) Rs.60,000/d) Rs. 70,000/e) None of these
5. The Reserve Bank uses which of the following as the messaging platform to settle

its trades and send financial messages to its

counterparties (in foreign countries)?
a) RTGS
b) SWIFT
c) NEFT
d) INFINET
e) None
6. The Reserve Bank of India is holding
how many tonnes of gold?
a) 557.77 tonnes of gold
b) 265.49 tonnes
c) 200 tonnes
d) 150 tonnes
e) None of these

lished in Forbes magazine is _______

a) 7th b) 5th c) 8th d) 9th e) 10th
12. Which bank has bagged the SKOCH silver award for attaining the position of
No.1 channel partner of LIC of India for
the past three financial years?
a) UCO Bank
b) Corporation Bank
c) Allahabad Bank
d) PNB
e) Canara Bank

BANK PO/ CLERKS EXAM SPECIAL

7. National Institute of Bank Management
(NIBM), was established in 1969 by the
Reserve Bank of India, in consultation
with the Government of India. Where is
NIBM?
a) Indore
b) Pune
c) Nagpur
d) Bhopal
e) Hoshangabad
8. IFSC at GIFT City is probably the first
such centre to be launched after the 2008
global financial crisis.
a) New Delhi
b) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
c) Chennai
d) Bengaluru
e) Cochin
9. The RBI has a notified target for inflation of _____, which a six-member
Monetary Policy Committee has been
enjoined and tasked to realise
a) 4% b) 5% c) 6% d) 7% e) 6.5%
10. The branch licensing policy covers the
opening of branches in how many Tiers
of the country?
a) 2 Tiers
b) 6 Tiers (i.e., Tier 1 to 6)
c) 3 Tiers d) 4 Tiers
e) None of these
11. India's present position among the world's
largest economies as per the report pub-

13. What is the interest rate on EPF deposits

for the current fiscal (Financial year
2016-17) as decided by EPFO?
a) 4% b) 8.65% c) 5% d) 6% e) 9%
14. What is the name of the mobile wallet
launched by BSNL in association with
SBI for smart as well as feature phones?
a) Indicash
b) Bobcash c) MobiCash
d) Cancash
e) None of these
15. Who is the new Chief Executive Officer
of the Indian Banks Association (IBA)?
a) Arundhathi Bhattacharya
b) V.G.Kannan
c) RaghuramRajan
d) T.A.Pai
e) None of these
16. Who is the new Chairman of LIC of India?
a) T.S.Vijayan b) V.K.Sharma
c) U.K.Sinha
d) Chitra Ramakrishnan
e) None of these
17. India's growth forecast for 2016 as per
Asian Development Bank is _____
a) 8 % b) 7% c) 9% d) 10% e) None
18. Who is the head of the committee formed
by Finance Ministry to boost digital payments which submitted its report recently?

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What is 'DigiShala'?
a) It is a new TV channel for cashless
transaction lessons
b) Computer exhibition c) Software park
d) Insurance Hub
e) None of these
Which bank is adjudged as 'Best Bank for
SME Lending in PSB category by Assocham
at the 4th SME Excellence Awards?
a) Bank of India
b) Vijaya Bank
c) Canara Bank
d) Syndicate Bank
e) Indian Overseas Bank
Gross Value Added (GVA) of India for
2016-17 as announced by RBI on 7th
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a) 7.1% b) 6% c) 5% d) 4% e) 8%
The exchange authorized by RBI to
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e) None of these
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