1. Which of the following statements regarding Regional Rural Banks (RRB) in India
is/are correct ?
1. The basic aim of setting up the RRBs is to develop rural economy.
2. The area of RRBs is limited to a specific region comprising one or more districts.
3. RRBs are sponsored by Commercial Banks.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2. Consequent 'upon the recommendations of the Working Group on Rural Banks, 5 Rural
Regional Banks were initially set up in the year
(a) 1973
(b) 1974
(c) 1975
(d) 1976
3. In India, which of the following have the highest share in the disbursement of credit to
agriculture and allied activities?
(a) Commercial Banks
(b) Cooperative Banks
(c) Regional Rural Banks
(d) Microfinance Institutions
4. The liabilities of a commercial bank are:
1. time deposits
2. security holdings
3. demand deposits
4. advances from the central bank
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 3
5. What is the role of 'Over-the Counter Exchange' (OTC)?
(a) Help in the introduction of multi-tiered markets and import liquidity to them
(b) Help to overcome the balance of payment crisis
(c) To arrange funds from different foreign banks of developing/ under developing countries
(d) All of the above
6. Consider the following financial institutions of India:
1. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
2. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)
3. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
4. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
The correct chronological sequence of the establishment of these institutions is :
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 4, 1, 2, 3
7. EXIM Bank was set-up in :
(a) 1980
(b) 1982
(c) 1985
(d) 1986
8. Which of the following activities would Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI) undertake under the new rural industrialisation programme?
1. Consultation in erecting the project
2. Providing marketing assistance and refinance facilities at later stage
3. Running the project during initial stage
(a) Only 1and 2
(b) Only 2 and 3
(c) Only 2
(d) Only 1
9. Which of the following is at the apex of Industrial Finance in India?
(a) Industrial Finance Corporation
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Industrial Development Bank of India
(d) Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
10. Which of the following best defines the term 'Letter of Credit' as used frequently in
bank transactions?
(a) An order from a bank to another bank abroad authorising the payment of a particular
amount to a person named in the letter
(b) An unconditional undertaking given by a bank ensuring the payment of a particular
amount to the drawee at a given date
(c) Letter by a bank to a person stating the terms and conditions of the loan sanctioned to
him by the bank
(d) Statement showing outstanding"- deposits and credits of a bank for a particular period