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Sunday, June 1, 2014

BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS

1. Which of the following is NOT a banking related term?
a) SWIFT
b) CAMELS
c) TRIPS
d) CAR
e) STRIPS

2. Which of the following is not a component of bank deposits?
a) Fixed deposit
b) Current A/c deposit
c) Recurring Deposit
d) Safe deposits
e) None of these

3. Which of the following taglines is NOT associated with the State Bank of India?
a) Pure banking, nothing else
b) The name you can bank upon
c) Nation Bank on us
d) Banker to every Indian
e) With you all the way

4. KYC Guidelines have been issued by RBI Under the provisions of?
a) Banking Regulation Act
b) RBI Act
c) Negotiable Instrument Act
d) Prevention of Money Laundering Act
e) None of these

5. In the context of banking sector, DRT is associated with?
a) Recurring
b) Loan recovery
c) Deposit insurance
d) Demand and time liabilities of banks
e) None of these

6. What is meant by a Scheduled Bank?
a) A Bank functioning under provisions of Banking Regulation Act, 1949
b) A Bank included in 2nd scheduled of RBI Act 1934
c) A Bank incorporated under banking companies Act, 1956
d) A Bank authorized to do Banking Functions
e) None of these

7. The issue of fresh securities by an unlisted company for the first time is called?
a) Exchange traded Fund
b) Initial Public Offering
c) Rights issue
d) Follow-on Public Offering
e) None of these

8. Fixed deposits are for the bank______
a) Fixed Assets
b) Time liability
c) Demand liability
d) Current Assets
e) None of these

9. Expanded form of the term CAGR?
a) Calculated Annual Growth Rate
b) Compounded Annual Growth Rate
c) Corresponding Annual Growth Rate
d) Corrected Annual Growth Rate
e) Comparative Annual Growth Rate

10. With reference to a cheque which of the following is a 'Drawee Bank'?
a) The Bank that collects the cheque
b) The endorsee's bank
c) The Payee's cheque
d) The endorser's bank
e) The bank upon which the cheque is drawn

11. What does letter 'A' denote in the term LAF?
a) Adequacy
b) Addition
c) Adjustment
d) Advance
e) Accreditation

12. The term 'BSR' refers to?
a) Banks Selling Rate
b) Basic Statistical Returns
c) Annual returns submitted by banks to RBI in respect of priority sector advances
d) Quarterly statement of advances to agriculture
e) None of the above

13. Which of the following is NOT considered a part of time and demand liabilities of the banks for the purpose of cash reserve ratio?
a) Paid-up capital
b) Fixed deposit
c) Savings deposit
d) Recurring deposit
e) None of these

14. ______ Rate is Controlled by the individual Banks?
a) Bank Rate
b) Base Rate
c) CRR
d) Repo Rate
e) SLR

15. What is the expanded form of ECS as used in banking sector?
a) Effective Clearing System
b) Electronic Confirmation System
c) Electronic Clearing System
d) Enabled Clearing System
e) None of these

16. Who becomes the first President of Administrative Tribunal of the Asian
Development Bank (ADB)?
a) Christine lagarde
b) Pascal lamey
c) Surin Pitsuwan
d) Lakshmi Swaminathan
e) Ashwini Chandran

17. Which of the following is NOT a mode of foreign capital inflow in India?
a) No-Frill Account
b) FDI
c) FII
d) NRI Account
e) None of these

18. Truncated Cheque means?
a) Shared Clearing
b) Cheques presented will be processed by the depositing branch itself
c) Physical movement of instruments from branch to clearing house
d) Movement of electronic image instead of physical movement of instruments
e) None of these

19. Which of the following assets can be mortgaged?
a) Stock
b) Book debts
c) National Saving Certificates
d) Shares
e) Land and Building

20. Fiscal Policy refers to?
a) Balance of Payments
b) Govt. taxes, expenditure and borrowings
c) Govt. borrowings from Equity Market
d) Sale and purchase of securities by RBI
e) None of these

ANSWERS:
 1. c; 2. d; 3. b; 4. a; 5. b; 6. b; 7. b; 8.
b; 9. b; 10. e; 11. c; 12. b; 13. a; 14. b; 15. c;
16. d; 17. a; 18. d; 19. e; 20. b.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Recruitment of 117 Officers in Grade 'B' Posts

Applications are invited for the post officers in Grade 'B' (General) in Reserve Bank of India from Indian citizens, citizens of Nepal and subjects of Bhutan, Tibetan refugees (who came over to India before 1st January 1962) and persons of Indian origin who have migrated from Myanmar and Sri Lanka with the intention of permanently settling in India and in whose favour eligibility certificates have been issued by Government of India.
Officers in Grade 'B' (General): 117 Posts
Qualifications: 
i). First class Bachelors degree with a minimum of 60% marks or an equivalent grade, in aggregate of all semesters/ years; OR ii). A Second Class Masters degree with minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade, in aggregate of all semesters/years; Or iii). A Doctorate degree with minimum of 50% marks or an equivalent grade, in aggregate of all semesters/ years in Masters degree. Or iv). Chartered/ Cost Accountant/ Company Secretary (ACS) with a Bachelors degree. Or v). Postgraduate diploma in Management/ MBA qualification from institutions recognised by Government of India/ University Grants Commission, with Graduation/ Bachelors degree.
 
Age limit: Applicant's are should be between 21 years to 30 years as on 1st April 2014
 
Application Fee: Rs. 400/- . No fee is payable by SC/ ST/ PWD candidates.

How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only.

Important Dates:
  • Opening date of online registration 03/07/2014
  • Closing date of online registration 23/07/2014
For more details, please visit: http://rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx

Pallavan Grama Bank Recruitment of 106 Officer Scale-I & Office Assistant (Multipurpose) Posts

Pallavan Grama Bank invites applications for the post of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) who have qualified at the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013. 

1. Officer Scale-I: 54 Posts
2. Office Assistant (Multipurpose): 52 Posts


Eligibility: Eligibility criteria is to be considered as per RRBs CWE-II Advertisement published in Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar Issue Dated 6th July – 12th July, 2013 released by IBPS and posted on the IBPS’s website: www.ibps.in. 

Application Fee: Rs. 20/- for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates and Rs.100/- for all others candidates.

How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only. 

Last Date: 10/06/2014

For more details, please visit: 
http://www.pallavangramabank.in/en/Downloads/Recruitment%20Notification%20II.pdf

Purvanchal Bank Recruitment of 570 Officer Scale-I & Office Assistant (Multipurpose) Posts

Purvanchal Bank invites applications for the post of Officer Scale-I and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) for those who qualified the Common Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September/October- 2013.
  1. Officer Scale-I: 151 Posts
  2. Office Assistant (Multipurpose): 419 Posts
Eligibility: Eligibility criteria shall be considered as per RRBs CWE-II Advertisement published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar Issue Dated 6th July – 12th July, 2013 released by IBPS and posted on the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in.

Application Fee: Rs. 20/- for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates and Rs.100/- for all others candidates.

How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only.

Important Dates:
  • Opening date of online registration 30/05/2014
  • Closing date of online registration 20/06/2014
For more details, please visit:pgbgorakhpur.com/Rect-2014/Advertisement_for_Recruitment.pdf 

Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin BankRecruitment of Officer Scale I, II, III and Office Assistants

Applications are invited for the following posts.
  1. Officer Scale III: 04 Posts
  2. Officer Scale II (General Banking Officer): 21 Posts
  3. Officer Scale-II (IT): 11 Posts
  4. Officer Scale-II (Law): 01 Post
  5. Officer Scale-II (Treasury Manager): 02 Posts
  6. Officer Scale I: 186 Posts
  7. Office Assistant (Multi Purpose): 342 Posts
    Qualification:
     Graduation in any discipline from recognised university. IBPS Conducted Online CWE Qualified with standard score.
How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only.

Last date: 05/06/2014

For more details, please visit: http://www.cgbank.in/cgbank/images/revisedad200514.pdf  

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Recruitment of Assistants in Clerical Cadre in State Bank of India

State Bank of India (SBI) has issued a recruitment notification for SBI Assistant in Clerical Cadre Vacancy 2014. The Bank is going to recruit 5092 vacancies of Assistant in Clerical Cadre. Last date of SBI Assistant in Clerical Cadre Recruitment 2014 Application Form submission is 14th June 2014. Eligible and interested applicants must read SBI Clerk Recruitment 2014 Notification carefully for more details before apply.

SBI Assistant in Clerical Cadre Vacancy 2014

SBI is a multinational banking and financial services company, established in India. Further information about SBI Clerk Vacancy 2014 is given here:
Bank Name: State Bank of India
Total Vacancies: 5092 Vacancies
Post Name: Assistant in Clerical Cadre
SBI Assistant in Clerical Cadre Vacancy 2014 Eligibility Criteria:
Educational Qualification:
  • Applicants should have their Graduation degree or equivalent qualification from any recognized university.
  • Final year or final semester graduates applicants also can apply for this vacancy.
Age Limit:
  • Applicant’s age should be between 20 to 28 years as on 1st May 2014.
  • Age relaxation will be applicable as per the government rules.
Application Fee:
  • General and OBC applicants need to pay Rs 450/- as application fee (including intimation charges).
  • SC/ST/PWD/Ex Serviceman need to pay Rs 100/- as intimation charges only.
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2014 Selection Procedure:
Eligible applicants will be selected on the basis of their performance in Online Test & Interview.
SBI Assistant in Clerical Cadre Vacancy 2014 Application Procedure:
SBI Assistant in Clerical Cadre Recruitment 2014 Application Form is available on official web portal. Applicants should fill their application and apply online for this vacancy before 14th June 2014.
Important Dates for SBI Clerk Recruitment 2014:
  • Starting date of online application is 26th May 2014.
  • Last date of online application is 14th June 2014.
  • Starting date to payment of application fee is 28th May 2014.
  • Last date to payment of application fee is 17th June 2014.
  • Written Exam will be organized in July/August 2014.
SBI Assistant in Clerical Cadre Recruitment 2014  Notification Click Here
Apply BY Online

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Bank of Maharashtra Recruitment of Specialist Officers Posts

Bank of Maharashtra invites online applications for the following posts of Specialist Officers in the field of Information Technology in various grades.
  1. Networking Administrator: 02 Posts
    Qualifications: i). B.Tech. / BE in Computer Science/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications. (Minimum 55% marks in Aggregate for General candidates and minimum 50% for SC/ ST candidates). ii). Very strong fundamental knowledge in Networking including TCP/IP including DHCP and DNS, ISO/OSI Layer, and IEEE Standards is essential. iii). Experience in Installation, Administration & Managing CISCO Switches, Routers & Firewalls. iv). Hands on experience on Networking & Security products. v). Exposure to Structured Cabling systems, Fiber Optics, WAN, MPLS, VSAT. vi). Exposure to NMS like CA Unicenter, HP Open View.
  2. Windows Administrator: 02 Posts
    Qualifications: B.Tech./ BE in Computer Science/ IT/ Electronics/ MCA/ M.Sc. Computer Science (Minimum 55% marks in Aggregate for General candidates and minimum 50% for SC/ ST candidates) Knowledge in Windows Administration, Maintenance with exposure to Windows Installation, Configuration, Patch Management, IIS/Website configuration, Backup/ Restore management, Windows scripts management, Active Directory services, Configure IP addressing, Access control, User Management, Group policy, FTP, SFTP setups, Scheduling of jobs, Remote access etc for Servers 2003,2008/Desktop PCs/ Laptops/ iPADs/ Mobiles etc is essential.
  3. Oracle Data Base Administrator: 02 Posts
    Qualifications: B.Tech. / BE in Computer Science/ IT/ Electronics/ MCA/ M.Sc. Computer Science (Minimum 55% marks in Aggregate for General candidates and Minimum 50% for SC/ST candidates). Knowledge in Database Administration, Maintenance with exposure to ORACLE 9 or above is essential.
  4. MSSQL Database Administrator: 02 Posts
    Qualifications: B.Tech / B.E in Computer Science/ IT/ Electronics/ MCA/ M.Sc. Computer Science [Minimum 55% Marks in Aggregate for General candidates and Minimum 50% for SC/ST Candidates]. Knowledge in Database Administration, Maintenance with exposure to MSSQL 2000, 2005, 2008 is essential.
  5. Software Programmer: 02 Posts
    Qualifications: i). Graduates in Computer Science B.Sc. (Computer Science), BCA, B.Tech./ BE in Computer Science/ IT, M.Sc. (Computer Science), MCA [Minimum 55% marks in Aggregate for General candidates and Minimum 50% for SC/ ST candidates]. ii). Knowledge in MS SQL, Oracle, ASP, JSP, various .Net technologies, Visual Studio, Scripting languages, HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, Java Servlet, ActiveX controls is essential. iii). A broad knowledge and understanding of multiple other languages is also required. iv). Candidates should be able to demonstrate and provide proofs for having done projects on any of the languages mentioned.
  6. IT Support Administrator: 30 Posts
    Qualifications: B.Tech. / BE in Computer Science/ IT/ MCA/ MCS/ M.Sc. (Electronics/ Comp. Science) [Minimum 55% marks in Aggregate for General candidates and minimum 50% for SC/ ST candidates]. Knowledge of implementing, supporting, trouble shooting, vendor co-ordination, data conversion from Legacy systems to CBS Data environment, SLA management, and providing support / training to end users preferably in Core Banking environment.
  7. Information Security Officer: 03 Posts
    Qualifications: B.Tech. / BE in Computer Science/ IT/ MCA/ MCS/ M.Sc. (Electronics/ Comp. Science) (Minimum 55% Marks in Aggregate for General candidates and Minimum 50% for SC/St Candidates).
  8. People Soft Implementation Specialist: 02 Posts
    Qualifications: i). B.Tech./ BE in Computer Science/ IT/ MCA/ MCS/ M.Sc. (Electronics/ Comp. Science) [Minimum 55% marks in Aggregate for General candidates and minimum 50% for SC/ ST candidates. ii). Candidates should possess relevant certification in PeopleSoft Suite of Oracle in the areas of CRM, Online Marketing, Support & Helpdesk, and CRM Automation & Configuration.
Application Fee: Rs. 100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD (Intimation charges only) and Rs. 500/- for all others.

How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only.

Important Dates:
  • Opening date for online registration on website 06/05/2014
  • Closing date for online registration on website [including far-flung areas] 22/05/2014
  • Tentative date of online test 06/07/2014

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank Recruitment of 175 Office Attendant (Multipurpose) Posts

Applications are invited for the following posts.
Office Attendant (Multipurpose): 175 Posts
Qualification (As on 01/04/14): 
i). 10th Standard Pass. ii). Ex-servicemen, who have passed/ obtained the Indian Army matriculation Certificate or corresponding certificate equivalent to 10th Standard in the Navy or Air Force, after having completed not less than 15 years of service in Armed Forces as on 01.04.2014 of the Indian Union are also eligible for the post. Such candidates should have passed the language (Hindi) test from the concerned states.

Age Limit (As on 01/04/2014): 18-28 years

Application Fee: Rs. 50/- for SC/ Person with Disability candidates and Rs. 200/- for all others candidates.

How to Apply: The completed application in the prescribed format along with all relevant documents should reach the Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank, Head Office, Opp. Bajrang Bhawan, Delhi Road, Rohtak–124001 (Haryana).

Last Date: 20/05/2014

For more details, please visit: 

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Union Bank of India Recruitment of Specialist Officer Posts

Applications are invited for the following posts:
  1. Economist-II: 02 Posts
  2. Security Officer-I: 40 Posts
    Qualifications:
    Graduate degree in any discipline with 60% marks (55% for Reserved Category candidates-applicable to the posts reserved for them) from a university/ institution/ board recognised by Govt. of India/approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies. And Postgraduate degree in Economics/ Econometrics with 55% marks (50% for Reserved Category candidates- applicable to the posts reserved for them) from a university/ institution/ board recognised by Govt. of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies. And Certificate for having completed a Course in Computer Awareness and Office Automation for duration of minimum 60 hours from a reputed Computer Training Institute, which will be waived where 'Computers' is a part of the curriculum at the Graduation/ Post-Graduation Level.
Application Fee (Non-Refundable): For General & OBC candidates Rs. 600/- and for all others 100/-.

How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only.

Important Dates:

  • Opening date of online registration 21/04/2014
  • Closing date of online registration 05/05/2014
  • Tentative date of written examination (If conducted): Will be held in the month of June 2014

Sunday, April 6, 2014

State Bank of India Recruitment of Probationary Officers - 2014


Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment 
as Probationary Officers (POs) in State Bank of India.
Vacancies:
Total Vacancies for General:
 1837
Total Vacancies for PWD: 60

Eligibility Criteria:
(A) Academic Qualifications: Graduation in any discipline from a recognised 

University or any equivalent qualification. Those who are in the Final 
year of their Graduation/Semester may also apply.
(B) Age Limit:21 - 30 years

Application Fee: Rs.500/- (for SC/ST Rs.100/-)

How to Apply: Online only
Candidates will be required to register themselves online 

through Bank's websitewww.statebankofindia.com , www.sbi.co.in . After registration 
candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through offline mode by 
generating the cash voucher/ challan form (or) through online mode by using 
debit /credit card / Internet Banking.

Selection procedure:
Selection procedure consists two Phases.
Phase-I: Objective (200 marks) & Descriptive (50 marks) Tests
Phase - II: Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)

Important Dates:
Online Application starts from: 07.04.2014
Fee Payment - Online: 07.04.2014 to 25.04.2014
Fee Payment - Offline: 10.04.2014 to 28.04.2014

Website:http://www.sbi.co.in/webfiles/uploads/files/

SBI_PO_RECRUITMENT_ADVERTISEMENT
_ENGLISH.pdf


Scheme of Examination:
The Objective Test will be online. Immediately after online Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered. The Objective Test with 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 questions each as follows.

a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)
b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers
c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)
e) Descriptive Test
Note: Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests.

Number of Chances:
Category Number of Chances
General: 4
General (PWD): 
OBC: 7
OBC (PWD): 7SC/SC (PWD)/ ST/ ST (PWD): No Restriction