Awareness

ISBT Awareness for all banking PO,Clerk,IBPS PO,Railway,SSC,IAS,OAS Exams

Q331.

A commercial bank will launch a medium term note (MTN) programme to ------ .

1)	Provide loans	2)	Raise Funds
3)	Sell Equity	4)	Purchase shares
5)	None of these

Q332.

Which stock exchange launched first carbon-based thematic index “Carbonex” ?

1)	MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX)	2)	National Stock Exchange (NSE)
3)	Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)	4)	United Stock Exchange of India
5)	None of these

Q333.

Which among the following is the regulator of the commodity market in India ?

1)	NCDEX	2)	SEBI
3)	Forward Market Commission(FMC)	4)	MCX
5)	None of these

Q334.

The difference between the outflow and inflow of foreign currency is known as --------- .

1)	Foreign Exchange Reserves	2)	Current Account Deficit
3)	Fiscal Deficit	4)	Balance of Payments
5)	None of these

Q335.

The Cabinet Committee on Investments has been set-up to address which of the following___?

1)	To submit a report on the hurdles creating bottle-necks on the economy	2)	To boost big ticket investments and untangle red-tapism
3)	To fast track disinvestment in PSUs	4)	To attract foreign investment into India to attract foreign investment into India
5)	None of these

Q336.

Why the Indirect taxes are termed regressive taxing mechanisms ?

1)	They are charged at higher rates than direct taxes	2)	They are charged the same for different income groups
3)	They are charged the same for all income groups	4)	None of the above is a correct reason
5)	All of the above are correct

Q337.

Which of the following best defines a floating-rate bond ?

1)	A bond with a fixed interest rate and has better yield than varying interest rate bond	2)	A bond with a fixed interest rate and has lower yield than varying interest rate bond
3)	A bond with a varying interest rate and has better yield than fixed interest rate bond	4)	A bond with a varying interest rate and has lower yield than fixed interest rate bond
5)	None of these

Q338.

Though ULIPs (Unit Linked Insurance Plan) are considered to be a better investment vehicle it has failed to capture the imagination of the retail investors in India because of which of the following reasons ?

1)	Regulatory jurisdictional fight between SEBI and IRDA	2)	They don’t offer better tax benefits
3)	They offer lesser returns compared to traditional insurance policies	4)	All of the above
5)	None of these

Q339.

Which one of the following is the new sub-category of the commercial real estate sector (CRE) as per the latest RBI directive ?

1)	Residential projects	2)	Commercial projects
3)	Industrial projects	4)	SEZ projects
5)	None of these

Q340.

A Non-Performing Asset (NPA) of a non-agricultural loan book shall be a loan or advance where___

1)	Interest and/or instalment of principal remain overdue for 90 days in respect of term loan	2)	The debtor is declared insolvent
3)	Payment of interest/instalment of principal has been irregular	4)	All of the above
5)	None of these