132
69.9k

390+ Banking and Insurance Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) , Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) .

301.

A co-operative bank is established for the interest of

A. Members involved
B. Public
C. Lower status in the society
D. Investors
Answer» A. Members involved
302.

A cheque is an order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the

A. Fixed Deposit A/c
B. Drawer‟s A/c
C. Loan A/c
D. Recurring Deposit A/c
Answer» B. Drawer‟s A/c
303.

Which of the following is not the function of RBI?

A. Acting as banker to the government
B. Keeping of foreign exchange reserve
C. issuing of one rupee notes and coins
D. regulating credit in the country
Answer» C. issuing of one rupee notes and coins
304.

The accounting year of the Reserve bank of India come from?

A. 1st july – 1st june
B. 1st April – 30th March
C. 1st July – 30th June
D. 1st January – 31st December
Answer» C. 1st July – 30th June
305.

What is the most widely used tool of monetary policy?

A. issuing of notes
B. open market operations
C. Discount rate
D. none of these
Answer» B. open market operations
306.

Co-operative banks which work at metropolitan level are called as?

A. District central Co-operative bank
B. State co-operative bank
C. Primary Urban Co-operative Bank
D. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
Answer» D. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
307.

Which committee recommended the set-up of Regional Rural Banks?

A. Nayak Committee
B. AP Shah Committee
C. Narsimhan Committee
D. Rangarajan Committee
Answer» C. Narsimhan Committee
308.

Which of the following is not the function of commercial banks:

A. issuing currency
B. transfer of funds
C. credit creation
D. all the above
Answer» A. issuing currency
309.

Payment of cheque can be stopped by

A. beneficiary
B. drawer of cheque
C. Nominee
D. all the above
Answer» B. drawer of cheque
310.

________is a fixed payment amount made by a borrower to a lender at a specified date each calendar month.

A. Equated Monthly Instalment
B. Primary Lending Rates
C. Deposit Rates
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Equated Monthly Instalment
311.

Quantitative Credit control does not include:

A. Bank rate
B. RBI directives
C. Cash reserve ratio
D. Open market operations
Answer» B. RBI directives
312.

The RBI was nationalized in

A. 1948
B. 1949
C. 1950
D. 1951
Answer» B. 1949
313.

Currency notes of Rupee 1 and its subsidiary coins are issued by the

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. State Bank of India
C. Ministry of Finance, Government of India
D. Securities and Exchange Board of India
Answer» C. Ministry of Finance, Government of India
314.

Extending credit facilities to farmer and small-scale industrial units is the main purpose of

A. Development banks
B. EXIM bank
C. Cooperative bank
D. Commercial bank
Answer» C. Cooperative bank
315.

In order to inject money into the economy, RBI

A. Raises CRR
B. Lowers CRR
C. Raises SLR
D. Sells in the open market
Answer» B. Lowers CRR
316.

Cooperative banks has three-tier structure, at the top, there is

A. Primary Credit Society
B. Central Cooperative Bank
C. State Cooperative Bank
D. None of the above
Answer» C. State Cooperative Bank
317.

A cheque dated subsequent to the date of its issue is

A. Post dated cheque
B. Blank cheque
C. Crossed cheque
D. Account payee cheque
Answer» A. Post dated cheque
318.

Which banks which accept deposits from the public and lend them mainly to commerce for short periods?

A. Commercial Bank
B. Industrial Bank
C. Agricultural Bank
D. Central Bank
Answer» C. Agricultural Bank
319.

The person or company who bears the risk of providing money at the end of a period of time or losses due to accident are known as

A. insurer
B. insured
C. insurance
D. none of the above
Answer» A. insurer
320.

The person or company which gets compensation at the end of the period of time for loss due to accident is called

A. insurer
B. insured
C. insurance
D. none of the above
Answer» B. insured
321.

Which of the following is not an importance or necessity of Insurance?

A. Reduction of risk
B. Supply of capital
C. Employment opportunity
D. Increase of business expenses
Answer» D. Increase of business expenses
322.

Risk may be

A. Objective
B. Subjective
C. Both
D. None
Answer» C. Both
323.

Objective Risk is defined as the relative variation of

A. Actual loss from expected loss
B. Expected loss from actual loss
C. Expected profit from actual loss
D. Actual loss from expected profit
Answer» A. Actual loss from expected loss
324.

Uncertainty based on a person‟s mental condition or state of mind is

A. Objective Risk
B. Subjective Risk
C. Both
D. None of the Above
Answer» B. Subjective Risk
325.

Which of the following are the types of Risks

A. Financial and non financial risk
B. Static and dynamic risk
C. Pure and Speculative Risk
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
326.

The principle functions of an insurance contract are

A. To define the risk that is to be transferred
B. To state the conditions under which the contract applies
C. To explain the procedure for settling losses
D. All of the Above
Answer» D. All of the Above
327.

Insurance principle does not include

A. Principle of indemnity
B. Principle of utmost good faith
C. Principle of knowledge
D. Principle of insurable interest
Answer» C. Principle of knowledge
328.

___________is the oldest form of insurance

A. Motor insurance
B. Marine insurance
C. Fire
D. Life
Answer» B. Marine insurance
329.

Life insurance made its first appearance in England in the

A. 14th century
B. 15th century
C. 16th century
D. 17th century
Answer» C. 16th century
330.

Risk may be:

A. objective
B. subjective
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)
331.

The General Insurance Business Nationalization Act was passed in

A. 1952
B. 1972
C. 1962
D. 1982
Answer» B. 1972
332.

Life Insurance Corporation of India headquarter is in

A. Delhi
B. Chennai
C. Guwahati
D. Mumbai
Answer» D. Mumbai
333.

Insurance works on the principle of

A. Sharing of losses
B. Probabilities
C. Large numbers
D. All of the Above
Answer» D. All of the Above
334.

The principle of _______ensures that an insured does not profit by insuring with multipleinsurers.

A. Subrogation
B. Contribution
C. Indemnity
D. All of the Above
Answer» B. Contribution
335.

Insurance is meant to

A. Prevent specified events
B. Prevent damage to assets from specified events
C. Compensate for losses from specified events
D. Rebuild the assets lost because of specified events
Answer» C. Compensate for losses from specified events
336.

Insurance compensate losses

A. By replacing the original asset
B. To the full extent of lost income
C. Only to the extent of insured amount
D. All the above
Answer» C. Only to the extent of insured amount
337.

Insurance is necessary because

A. Assets depreciate over time and through usage
B. Assets may be damaged by external causes
C. Assets require regular maintenance
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Assets may be damaged by external causes
338.

Insurance works on the principle of

A. Sharing
B. Probabilities
C. Large numbers
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
339.

Insurance works on the principle of

A. Trust
B. Sharing
C. Randomness
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
340.

The amount of insurance depends on

A. Peril
B. The risk
C. Neither the peril nor the risk
D. Both the peril and the risk
Answer» D. Both the peril and the risk
341.

Insurance benefits replace

A. All physical losses in full
B. All physical losses partially
C. The monetary losses in full
D. The monetary losses, but only to some extent.
Answer» D. The monetary losses, but only to some extent.
342.

A human being

A. Is an economic asset
B. Is an income earning asset
C. Is a perishable asset
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
343.

_________ is a contract between two insures i.e. original insurer and another insurer.

A. Insurance
B. Reinsurance
C. Policy
D. Premium
Answer» B. Reinsurance
344.

The spreading of losses incurred by the few over the entire group is called

A. pooling
B. pulling
C. contribution
D. joining
Answer» A. pooling
345.

Freight insurance is under

A. life insurance
B. marine insurance
C. fire insurance
D. other miscellaneous
Answer» B. marine insurance
346.

Insurance principle does not include

A. principle of indemnity
B. principle of utmost good faith
C. principle of knowledge
D. principle of subrogation
Answer» C. principle of knowledge
347.

The term „Risk‟ includes:

A. Damage to machinery and property
B. Impact on the health or life of a person
C. Leakage of toxic products into the atmosphere
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
348.

________ means the transfer of all the rights and remedies available to the insured in respect of the subject matter to the insurer after indemnity has been effected.

A. Subrogation
B. Indemnity
C. Contribution
D. none
Answer» A. Subrogation
349.

The IRDA stands for

A. . Insurance Regulatory and Development Activity.
B. . Insurance Reconstruction and Development Activity.
C. . Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority.
D. . Insurance Regulatory and Department Activity.
Answer» C. . Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority.
350.

Virtual banking is also called

A. Internet Banking
B. Home banking
C. Mobile banking
D. None of these
Answer» A. Internet Banking

Done Studing? Take A Test.

Great job completing your study session! Now it's time to put your knowledge to the test. Challenge yourself, see how much you've learned, and identify areas for improvement. Don’t worry, this is all part of the journey to mastery. Ready for the next step? Take a quiz to solidify what you've just studied.