Banking Awareness Questions for IBPS PO and Clerk Mains 2017

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Banking Awareness for IBPS Exam 2017

Just a few days are left for IBPS PO Mains. It is time to pace up your preparation of Banking Awareness for IBPS PO and Clerk Mains. These questions related to Banking Awareness will also help you in preparing for other upcoming banking recruitment examination.

Q1. The Indian government has announced an allocation of ________________ over 2 years for the recapitalization of public sector banks.

(a) Rs 30.74 lakh crore

(b) Rs 2.11 lakh crore

(d) Rs 12.43 lakh crore

(e) Rs 9.27 lakh crore

Q2. India broke into the top 100 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings, notching up the biggest improvement among all countries on the back of big gains on a number of measures. Which country has topped in Ease of Doing Business rankings 2017?

(a) Norway

(b) Singapore

(d) Switzerland

(e) Denmark

Q3. China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved USD 2 million loans (Rs. 13,000 crores) for five projects in-

(a) Gujarat

(b) West Bengal

(d) Kerala

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Q4. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ____________ on IDFC Bank for contravention of regulatory restrictions pertaining to loans and advances.

(a) Rs 2 crore

(b) Rs 4 crore

(d) Rs 6 crore

(e) Rs 12 crore

Q5. The State Bank of India has slashed IMPS charges up to 80 percent. IMPS stands for-

(a) Immediate Payment Sending

(b) Immediate Payment Sale

(d) Immediate Payment Service

(e) Immediate Payment System

Q6. Which Bank has tied up with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to launch a Rs200 crore fund for providing loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) recently?

(a) AU Small Finance Bank

(b) State Bank of India

(d) India Post Payments Bank

(e) Punjab National Bank

Q7. The Income Tax Department has clarified that the cash sales of agricultural produce by a cultivator to a trader for less than 2 lakh rupees will not attract tax under the Income Tax Act. Who is present Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?

(a) Ashwani Lohani

(b) Sushil Chandra

(d) Rajeev Kumar

(e) Anita Karwal

Q8. Where is the headquarters of IDFC Bank Limited?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Bengaluru

(d) Chennai

(e) New Delhi

Q9. Which among the following country has pledged an additional amount of USD 100 million towards the UN partnership fund, scaling up its support to sustainable development projects across the developing world?

(a) USA

(b) France

(d) India

(e) China

Q10. AU Small Finance Bank has received Reserved Bank of India (RBI) approval to operate as Scheduled Commercial Bank recently. Where is headquarters of AU Small Finance Bank?

(a) Chandigarh

(b) Patna

(d) Varanasi

(e) Jaipur

Q11. Yes Bank, unveiled a superior payment wallet service, BHIM Yes Pay by fully integrating the application with all the IndiaStack APIs and NPCI Products. BHIM stands for-

(a) Bharat Interface for Market

(b) Bharat Indian for Money

(d) Bharat Interface for Money

(e) Bharat Initial for Money

Q12. Which among the following bank has announced the launch of India's first voice-based international remittance service to enable non-resident Indians (NRIs) to send money to any bank in India?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) State Bank of India

(d) Bank of Baroda

(e) South Indian Bank

Q13. State Bank of India (SBI) has announced sanction of credit facilities amounting to Rs2,317 crore to corporates for financing Grid Connected Rooftop Solar projects under an SBI-World Bank program. Who is present chairman of SBI?

(a) Sunil Mehta

(b) Urjit Patel

(d) Arundhati Bhattacharya

(e) Rajnish Kumar

Q14. The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is a global reference number that uniquely identifies every legal entity or structure that is party to a financial transaction, in any jurisdiction. It is a unique _______ digit alphanumeric code that is assigned to a legal entity.

(a) 7 digit

(b) 12 digit

(d) 9 digit

(e) 8-11 digit

Q15. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is an independent financial institution aimed to aid the growth and development of micro, small and medium-scale enterprises in India. Who is present Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of SIDBI?

(a) Pankaj Jain

(b) Mohammad Mustafa

(d) J Chandrasekaran

(e) Ajay Kumar Kapur

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