Chapter: Banking Sector Reforms
1.

M Narasimham headed

A. The working group constituted by the Government of India in July 1975 for the establishment of Regional Rural Banks
B. The committee on the financial system 1991
C. The committee on Banking Sector Reforms 1997
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
2.

Narasimham Committee was appointed on…………

A. Agricultural reforms
B. Industry reforms
C. Insurance reforms
D. Banking reforms
Answer» D. Banking reforms
3.

What was the target set by Narasimham-II Committee for the capital adequacy ratio of the banks by the year 2000?

A. 8%
B. 9%
C. 10%
D. 11%
Answer» B. 9%
4.

What was the maximum limit of Statutory Liquidity Ratio had Narasimham Committee recommended?

A. 25%
B. 20%
C. 15%
D. 18%
Answer» A. 25%
5.

Who is the custodian of monetary reserves in India?

A. SBI
B. SIDBI
C. NABARD
D. RBI
Answer» D. RBI
6.

Regional Rural Banks were set up on the recommendations of:

A. Nariman committee
B. Narasimham committee
C. Gadgil committee
D. Puri committee
Answer» B. Narasimham committee
7.

Which of the following can be categories as a Merchant Banking service?

A. Consultancy on finance to a company
B. Advance in capital structure
C. Managing mergers & in finalizing take over
D. All the above
Answer» A. Consultancy on finance to a company
8.

In India, forex rates are determined by:

A. Importers
B. Exporters
C. RBI
D. Demand and supply forces
Answer» D. Demand and supply forces
9.

Committee, launched the process of reforms of financial system in India:

A. Gadgil committee
B. Nariman committee
C. Narasimham committee
D. Khanna Committee
Answer» C. Narasimham committee
10.

Which of the following can be categories as a Merchant Banking service?

A. Consultancy on finance to a company
B. Advance in capital structure
C. Managing mergers & in finalizing take over
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
11.

The instrument which provides proprietary interest in company and which entitles a person to dividend on profits, is called?

A. Bond
B. Share
C. Debenture
D. Warrant
Answer» B. Share
12.

Which of the following organizations/agencies works solely to monitor and arrange flow of agriculture credit in India?

A. NABARD
B. SIDBI
C. RBI
D. SEBI
Answer» A. NABARD
13.

What is NOT a mechanism that contributes to the success of micro-credits?

A. Collaterals
B. Dynamic incentives
C. Peer monitoring
D. Regular payment schedules
Answer» A. Collaterals
14.

What does the microfinance model NOT predict?

A. A decrease in interest rates when repayment is regular and in time
B. Homogeneous risk groups
C. Self-selection of best borrowers
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Self-selection of best borrowers
15.

Micro credit or micro finance is a novel approach to bank with the poor. In this approach bank credit is extended to the poor through which of the following?

A. Self Help Groups
B. Anganwadees
C. Co-operative credit Societies
D. RBI
Answer» A. Self Help Groups
16.

Which of the following are loans of very small amounts given to low income groups or poor household?

A. Simple Credit
B. Rural Credit
C. Micro Credit
D. No Frills Loan
Answer» C. Micro Credit
17.

Loans to poor people by banks have many limitations including lack of security and high operating cost. So to help them which type of finance system developed?

A. Ponzi schemes
B. Micro finance System
C. Money Laundering Schemes
D. Money Tampering Finance
Answer» B. Micro finance System
18.

Which of the following statements related to Micro Finance System is wrong?

A. It provides micro credit having scope for small savings and remittances of funds
B. It based on the principles of livelihood creations
C. High volumes of low transactions done through this system
D. None is wrong
Answer» D. None is wrong
19.

When banks accept a fixed sum of money from an individual for a definite term and pay on maturity with interest, the deposit is known as:

A. Term Deposit
B. Demand Deposit
C. Bond
D. Mortgage
Answer» A. Term Deposit

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