Practice Test

Q1) Mukesh Ambani's RIL is keen to foray into the insurance sector. As part of this venture, RIL aims to buy a stake in which of the following companies? Show Answer

Q2) The Reserve Bank of India raised interest rates by how many basic points in may 2011, to battle high inflation ? Show Answer

Q3) According to the annual Euro Money foreign exchange survey, which bank is the world's largest currency-trading bank for the seventh consecutive year in a row ? Show Answer

Q4) Which of these banks was involved in a misselling scandal of Payment Protection Insurance Policies to is customers ? Show Answer

Q5) HSBC bank has decided to close its retail banking operation in which of the following countries ? Show Answer

Q6) In which year did Mauritius first Islamic bank launch is operation ? Show Answer

Q7) When was the World Bank established ? Show Answer

Q8) Which of the following banks was acquired by the M&T Bank in the year 2011 ? Show Answer

Q9) The ICICI Bank has reported its quarterly net profit for the first quarter ended March, 2011 at : Show Answer

Q10) Which Bank is India's third largest private sector lender ? Show Answer

Q11) As per the Union Budget 2011-12, how much amount is going to be provide to the Regional Rural Banks to maintain a CRAR of at least 9% ? Show Answer

Q12) Which of the following members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) set up an Islamic Bank in 2011 ? Show Answer

Q13) The US justice department sued which of the following banks recently for fraud claims ? Show Answer

Q14) Which Indian bank celebrated its 75th anniversary recently ? Show Answer

Q15) Which of the following banks has been renamed The Royal bank of Scotland N.V. in India ? Show Answer

Q16) Which bank has been declared the "Strongest Bank in Asia Pacific", in a survey conducted by the Asian Banker Magazine ? Show Answer

Q17) In which year did the Development Credit Bank become a Scheduled Commercial Bank ? Show Answer

Q18) The Induslnd Bank was incorporated in April 1994 by which of the following finance ministers ? Show Answer

Q19) Which of the following is not an NBFC ? Show Answer

Q20) The Reserve bank of India was established in 1935 but was nationalized in : Show Answer

Q21) Which of these banks is set up as an apex Development Bank with a mandate for facilitating credit flow for promotion and development of agriculture, small-scale industries, cottage and village industries, handcrafts and other rural crafts ? Show Answer

Q22) Which of the following is a source of non-institutional finance ? Show Answer

Q23) Which of the following is a public sector bank ? Show Answer

Q24) Who among the following is the CEO of YES Bank ? Show Answer

Q25) RIL is set to launch India's largest private sector bank in association with which of the following ? Show Answer

Q26) How many branches does the HDFC Bank have in India ? Show Answer

Q27) Which of the following companies has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India to set up a non-banking finance company for its financial service business in the country ? Show Answer

Q28) The UCO Bank has partnered with which of the following companies for providing an internet trading services platform to the bank's customers ? Show Answer

Q29) The Union Bank Of India has tied up with which of the following companies to launch mobile payments services ? Show Answer

Q30) Which bank has been renamed the Axis Bank ? Show Answer

Q31) In which year was the Punjab National Bank registered ? Show Answer

Q32) Which of the following banks was founded by the maharajah Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III on July 20, 1908 ? Show Answer

Q33) Which of the following banks was established on August 15, 1907 as part of the Swadeshi movement ? Show Answer

Q34) Which of the following banks was established in 1865, by a group of Europeans ? Show Answer

Q35) The Bank of Hyderabad was established during the reign of which of the following Nizams ? Show Answer

Q36) Which of the following banks was established in 1943 in Lahore (then a city of British India, and now in Pakistan) ? Show Answer

Q37) Which of the following banks was founded on the principle of social commitment to help the weaker sections of the society in their economic endeavors to raise their standard of life ? Show Answer

Q38) Which bank has been appointed as the Custodian by the National Stock Exchange ? Show Answer

Q39) BNRI stands for: Show Answer

Q40) Which of the following banks won the award of Best PSU Bank of the year, 2011 by Bloomberg ? Show Answer

Q41) Which of the following became the first Indian Non-Banking Financial Company to be converted in to a bank ? Show Answer

Q42) In which year was the Standard Chartered Bank formed ? Show Answer

Q43) Which of the followings banks was barred by the RBI from trading in government bonds for six months after investigation revealed circular trading in which bonds were sold at off-market prices to hide losses ? Show Answer

Q44) The Mashreq Bank began life as which of the following ? Show Answer

Q45) Which bank has been conferred the title of the Strongest Bank in the World, 2011 by the Bloomberg Markets magazine ? Show Answer

Q46) DBS stands for: Show Answer

Q47) Which bank was Global Finance's "Safest Bank in Asia" accolade for two consecutive years, 2009 and 2010 ? Show Answer

Q48) The Sonali Bank is the largest State owned leading commercial bank in : Show Answer

Q49) Comilla Banking Corporation Ltd. and Hooghly Bank ltd. along with other two banks were amalgamated to form which of the following banks ? Show Answer

Q50) The logo of which of the following banks symbolizes infinite ? Show Answer

Q51) In which year was the 1000th branch of the Canara Bank inaugurated ? Show Answer

Q52) Which of the following banks opened a 'Mahila Banking Branch', a first of its kind at Bangalore, for catering exclusively to the financial requirements of its women clientele ? Show Answer

Q53) What is the Allahabad Bank No Frills Saving Account Called ? Show Answer

Q54) The Gyan Dipika scheme is a scheme of which of the following banks ? Show Answer

Q55) Which was the first UAE bank to install ATM cash dispensers ? Show Answer

Q56) In a pioneering initiative in its 'Green Banking' project, which Bank opened its first solar-power ATM in Maharashtra ? Show Answer

Q57) Which of the following banks celebrated its Diamond Jubilee year in 1990 ? Show Answer

Q58) In which year was the Dhanlaxmi Bank established ? Show Answer

Q59) The logo of the Syndicate Bank bears a picture of which of the following animals ? Show Answer

Q60) The Centurion Bank of Punjab was acquired by which of the following banks ? Show Answer

Q61) Which of the following banks built the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) ? Show Answer

Q62) Who among these was the founder chairman of the Bombay Mercantile Co-Operative Bank Ltd. ? Show Answer

Q63) What does the use of the word 'Rupee' in Rupee Co-op. Bank Ltd. signify ? Show Answer

Q64) The Rupee Co-op. Bank has a network of branches only in the state of : Show Answer

Q65) Rupee Bank has forayed into Life Insurance Business as a referral partner to : Show Answer

Q66) Which bank was formerly known as the Kumbakonam Bank Limited ? Show Answer

Q67) Which of the following banks had to pay over $2 billion in fines and legal settlement for their role in financing the Enron Corporation ? Show Answer

Q68) Who owns the Induslnd Bank ? Show Answer

Q69) In which year did the Canara Bank open its first overseas office, a branch in London ? Show Answer

Q70) Which of the following banks is members bank of the Asian Clearing Union ? Show Answer

Q71) The UBS Bank is a bank of which origin ? Show Answer

Q72) In which year did the standard Chartered Bank launch their first ever Indian Depositary, allowing investors in India to participate in their growth ? Show Answer

Q73) Which of these was a major British overseas bank established in 1828 ? Show Answer

Q74) The ANZ Grindlays bank was acquired by which of the following banks in the year 2000 ? Show Answer

Q75) The first merger of two private banks in India comprised of : Show Answer

Q76) Which of the following banks was acquired by the ICICI Bank in the year 2005 ? Show Answer

Q77) Which bank acquired the United Western Bank in 2006 ? Show Answer