Quiz 551: General Knowledge Questions July 23, 2011 1. In India, the RBI has mandated the banks to hold 18 per cent of their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL) in a liquid portfolio under the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) regime. What are the benefits of this system? Provides strength to Financial System Increases flow of credit to productive sectors Provides growth to Indian Economy Which among the above is/ are correct?1 & 22 & 3Only 11, 2 & 32. If the Reserve Bank of India wants to block / hinder the Capital Outflows and contain the currency depreciation, which among the following would be the most possible action?Increase Interest RatesDecrease Interest RatesPurchase Government BondsDecrease Statutory Liquidity Ratio3. The power of the commercial banks to expand deposits through expanding their loans and advances is known as which among the following?Capital ExpansionCredit ExpansionCredit ControlCredit Creation4. Consider the following: Short Term Funds Medium Term Funds Long Term Funds Which among the above is/ are dealt in the Indian Capital Market?1 & 22 & 31 & 31, 2 & 35. The implementation of which among the following programmes is/ was based upon the concept of the Self Help Groups (SHGs)?National Rural Employment Guarantee ActSampoorna Grameen Rozgar YojnaSwarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar YojnaNational Food for Work Programme6. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act mandates at least what fraction of the beneficiaries to be women?25%30%40%50%7. The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called?FDIPortfolio InvestmentNRI InvestmentForeign Indirect Investment8. Trade of which among the following commodities faced a worst shortage in Japan because of the radiation leaking from the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi power station?Green TeaCoffeeRiceWheat9. The Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) is a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a country’s financial sector. This programme is conducted by which among the following?International Monetary FundG-20World Economic ForumWorld Bank10. Which among the following is an incorrect statement:The regulations relating to the issue of Indian Depository Receipts contained in Securities and Exchange Board of India.The Standard Chartered PLC became the first global company to file for an issue of Indian depository receipts in IndiaThe Indian Depository Receipts derive their value from the shares deposited with custodians.In case of Indian Depository Receipts, The Custodian is always a foreign entitySubmit Test « Previous Next »