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Cash Reserve Ratio

The Cash Reserve Ratio is the amount of funds that the banks are bound to keep with Reserve bank of India as a portion of their Net Demand...

April 21, 2011

History of Banking in India : Phase-II

The Second Phase of banking in India starts from 1935 when Reserve Bank of India was established. Between the period of 1911-1948, there were more than 1000 banks...

April 21, 2011

Brief History of Banking in India: 2

Central Bank of India was dreams come true of Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala, founder of the Bank. Sir Pherozeshah  Mehta was the first Chairman of this Bank. Many more Indian...

April 21, 2011

Brief History of Banking in India-1

The origin of western type commercial Banking in India dates back to the 18th century. The story of banking starts from Bank of Hindustan established in 1770 and it was...

April 21, 2011

Quiz 521: GK Questions for Civil Services Examinations

123456789101. Consider the following statements:  In context with the Human intervention in the protected areas, Biosphere Reserves are called ‘living laboratories’ In Biosphere Reserve, no activities except research...

April 17, 2011

Quiz 520: General Studies for Civil Services Examination

123456789101. The minimum number of members required to be present at a sitting of the House or the Committee for valid transaction of its business is called Quorum....

April 14, 2011

Quiz 519: General Studies for Civil Services (Mock Test Series)

123456789101. Consider the following statements: A bank can sell Non performing Assets to other companies. Banks have to keep aside extra funds for Non Performing Assets Which among...

April 13, 2011

Quiz 518: GK Questions for Civil Services Examination (Mock Test Series)

123456789101. Consider the following statements:  There is NO landlocked country in ASEAN  There are only two Landlocked countries in SAARC All neighbors of India are members of either...

April 11, 2011

Mary Carpenter

Mary Carpenter was an English educational and social reformer, who came to India in 1866 to meet Raja Rammohun Roy, this was her long cherished desire. But in...

April 7, 2011

Quiz 517: General Studies for Civil Services (Mock Test Series)

123456789101. Indian troops have been conducting the joint exercises “EKUVERIN” with which among the following neighbors?NepalMaldivesSri LankaIndonesia2. How many letters constitute the Sanskrit Alphabet?364854603. Consider the following statements: ...

April 7, 2011

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