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Banking Awareness Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2018

Q1. The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, commonly called ANZ. It is based in-
 Canberra, Australia
 Wellington, New Zealand
 Sydney, Australia
 Auckland, New Zealand
 Melbourne, Australia

Q2. Where is the headquarters of Westpac Banking Corporation?
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Russia
 France
 Germany

Q3. Sonali Bank Limited is a state-owned leading commercial bank, based in-
 Myanmar
 Nepal
 China
 Bangladesh
 Pakistan

Q4. The Bank of Nova Scotia, operating as Scotiabank, is a _______________ multinational bank.
 Canadian
 American
 German
 Australian
 Chinese

Q5. BNP Paribas is an international banking group. BNP Paribas based in-
 South Africa
 USA
 France
 Canada
 Japan

Q6. Deutsche Bank AG is a German investment bank and financial services company headquartered in-
 Germany
 Japan
 Russia
 Scotland
 Brazil

Q7. United Overseas Bank Limited is a multinational banking organisation headquartered in-
 USA
 France
 China
 Singapore
 India

Q8. Woori Bank is a bank headquartered in-
 Berlin
 Seaol
 Beijing
 Tokyo
 Moscow

Q9. Citibank is the consumer division of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank based in-
 Edinburgh
 Madrid
 London
 Paris
 New York

Q10. Standard Chartered PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in-
 Birmingham
 Manchester
 London
 Cambridge
 Nottingham










SOLUTIONS

1.E
2.B
3.D
4.A
5.C
6.A
7.D
8.B
9.E
10.C

5 Banking and SSC : August 2018 Q1. The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, commonly called ANZ. It is based in-  Canberra, Australia  Wellington, New Zeala...

English Quiz for IBPS PO Prelims: 2018

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences given below .i.e. one of the sentences can be fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences.

Q1. _____________, the Bench observed that it may transfer all similar matters pending in the high court to itself and may even stay the verdict, but would not like to interfere with the release of Mr. Singal from custody.
 During the agenda
 During the process
 During the hearing
 During the memorandum
 During the procession

Q2. Indian women’s cricket captain Mithali Raj said the forthcoming limited-over series in Sri Lanka is significant as her team looks to get _______________.
 as many matches as possible
 as much hurry as possible
 as much delay as possible
 as many ranking points as possible
 as many efforts as possible

Q3. The Blue captain _______________ patience and concentration to blunt the Green attack in the first session.
 showed complete
 displayed immense
 pretended ultimate
 made applicable
 spread around

Q4. The researchers also emphasised that billions of people currently living with nutritional deficiencies would likely see their conditions worsen _________________.
 as a result of less nutritious crops
 as a result of good nutritious crops
 as an outcome of good quality of soil present there
 as a mark up of good irrigation conditions
 as a reward of lots of efforts

Q5. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a mysterious stage of sleep in which animals dream, is known ________________ in maintaining a healthy mental and physical life, but the molecular mechanisms behind this state are barely understood.
 to be significant to
 to allow
 to make up
 can't help
 to play an important role

Directions (6-10): In the passage given below there are blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

Human rights activists, particularly those __(6)__ in conflict-prone areas, have been harassed and even arrested on the suspicion of being in __(7)__ with extremists. While action against them routinely makes the headlines, the __(8)__ truth is that successful prosecutions are rare. Charges such as sedition, waging war against the government and promoting disaffection against the state rarely end in conviction. One reason for the failure is that prosecuting agencies typically believe in guilt by association; they confuse __(9)__ with incitement and compassion with collaboration. Also, cases are often filed with utter disregard for the principle that charges such as ‘unlawful activities’ and ‘terrorist acts’ should not be __(10)__ in the absence of actual acts of violence or incitement to violence; mere verbal expression of support cannot and should not be the basis for arrest.

Q6.
 residing
 working
 staying
 roaming
 moving

Q7.
 arrangement
 line
 queue
 league
 stature

Q8.
 ultimate
 bold
 myth
 white
 bald

Q9.
 sympathy
 empathy
 apathy
 intuition
 intent

Q10.
 revoked
 invoked
 rebuked
 attenuated
 accelerated

Direction (11-15): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.

Q11. If these reports are fact correct, then anyone can come to a conclusion that just to divert the attention from those particular incidents and those involved in it, unnecessary importance is given to these people who are activists.
 are similarly correct
 are factually correct
 are the facts of correct
 are corrected facts
 No correction required

Q12. Like Sita, Anita is the centre of the universe she crafts, introducing her audiences — through an intersection of simple but significant props, unstitched cloth and costume — to the simpler and complexity of these characters.
 simply and complexed
 simple and complexion
 simplification and complexion
 simplicity and complexity
 No correction required

Q13. In one of the conferences I convened titled ‘Epic Women,’ I felt an impending desire to allow our women the opportunity to reveal their stories.
 I explored titled
 I stated title
 I remarked title
 I maintain titled
 No correction required

Q14. Vasudevan says her body is multilingual in Indian roots, although Tamil is the language she is most at home in.
 multilingual with Indian roots
 multilingual in Indian roots
 multilingual to Indian roots
 multilingual of Indian roots
 No correction required

Q15. The rupee hitting a new record low of 70.82 against the dollar and surging global crude oil prices too dampened trading sentiments, brokers said.
 hit a new record
 hits a new recording
 hitted a new recording
 hits off new record
 No correction required










SOLUTIONS

1.C
2.D
3.D
4.A
5.E
6.B
7.D
8.E
9.B
10.B
11.B
12.D
13.E
14.A
15.E

5 Banking and SSC : August 2018 Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences give...

Reasoning Quiz for NIACL Assistant Prelims: 2018

Directions (1-5): In this question, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer. 



 Only conclusion I is true
 Only conclusion II is true
 Either conclusion I or II is true
 Both conclusions I and II are true
 Neither conclusion I nor II is true


 Only conclusion I is true
 Only conclusion II is true
 Either conclusion I or II is true
 Both conclusions I and II are true
 Neither conclusion I nor II is true

 Q3. Statements: A = K > X < L > N ≤ R; Q ≥ A; N = M 
          Conclusions: I. Q > X           II. K > M 
 Only conclusion I is true
 Only conclusion II is true
 Either conclusion I or II is true
 Both conclusions I and II are true
 Neither conclusion I nor II is true

Q4. Statements: J = K > X < L > N ≤ R; Q ≥ K; J < M 
          Conclusions: I. Q > X             II. X < M 
 Only conclusion I is true
 Only conclusion II is true
 Either conclusion I or II is true
 Both conclusions I and II are true
 Neither conclusion I nor II is true

Q5. Statements: J >K > X < L > N ≤ R; Q ≥ J < M 
          Conclusions: I. R < M             II. M ≥ R 
 Only conclusion I is true
 Only conclusion II is true
 Either conclusion I or II is true
 Both conclusions I and II are true
 Neither conclusion I nor II is true

Directions (6-10): Study the information and answer the following questions: In a certain code language 

‘eaten sweety an man’ is written as ‘ la bc ta zo ’
‘grass tree eaten group’ is written as ‘ cv vx la mo ’
‘group an yell ban’ is written as ‘ zo dv ea vx’ 
‘ban all sweety fruity’ is written as ‘fx ta kz dv ’

Q6. What is the code for ‘man’ in the given code language? 
 la
 bc
 ta
 zo
 None of these

Q7. What is the code for ‘tree’ in the given code language?
 cv
 vx
 la
 mo
 Cannot be determined

Q8. What is the code for ‘yell’ in the given code language? 
 zo
 dv
 ea
 vx
 None of these

Q9. What is the code for ‘ban’ in the given code language? 
 zo
 dv
 ea
 vx
 None of these

Q10. What would be the possible code for ‘grass fruity taste’ in the given code language? 
 cv mo yu
 fx kz ua
 ua cv zo
 sn cv fx
 kz fx mo

Directions (11- 15): In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.  

Q11. Statements: Some chairs are handles. 
                              All handles are pots. 
                              All pots are mats. 
                              Some mats are buses. 
       Conclusions: I. Some buses are handles. 
                             II. Some mats are chairs. 
                            III. No bus is a handle. 
                            IV. Some mats are handles.
 Only I, II and IV follow
 None follows
 Only either I or III and II follow
 Only either I or III and IV follow
 Only either I or III, II and IV follow

Q12. Statements: All birds are horses. 
                              All horses are tigers. 
                              Some tigers are lions. 
                             Some lions are monkeys. 
       Conclusions:  I. Some tigers are horses. 
                              II. Some monkeys are birds. 
                             III. Some tigers are birds. 
                              IV. Some monkeys are horses. 
 Only I & III follow
 Only I, II & III follow
 Only II, III & IV follow
 All I, II, III & IV follow
 None of these

Q13. Statements: Some benches are walls. 
                              All walls are houses. 
                              Some houses are jungles. 
                             All jungles are roads. 
      Conclusions: I. Some roads are benches. 
                            II. Some jungles are walls. 
                           III. Some houses are benches. 
                            IV. Some roads are houses. 
 Only I and II follow
 Only I & III follow
 Only III and IV follow
 Only II, III & IV follow
 None of these

Q14. Statements: Some sticks are lamps. 
                              Some flowers are lamps. 
                              Some lamps are dresses. 
                              All dresses are shirts. 
Conclusions: I. Some shirts are sticks. 
                      II. Some shirts are flowers. 
                     III. Some flowers are sticks. 
                      IV. Some dresses are sticks.
 None follows
 Only I follows
 Only II follows
 Only III follows
 Only IV follows

Q15. Statements: Some trains are cars. 
                             All cars are branches. 
                             All branches are nets. 
                            Some nets are dresses. 
       Conclusions: I. Some dresses are cars. 
                             II. Some nets are trains. 
                            III. Some branches are trains. 
                            IV. Some dresses are trains.
 Only I and III follow
 Only II & III follow
 Only I and IV follow
 Only II, III and IV follow
 None of these












SOLUTIONS

1.C
2.E
3.A
4.D
5.E
6.B
7.E
8.C
9.B
10.D
11.E
12.A
13.C
14.A
15.B


5 Banking and SSC : August 2018 Directions (1-5): In this question, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by conc...

General Awareness Questions for IBPS PO/Clerk Exam | 2018

Q1. The historical Trump-Kim summit meeting was the first of its kind between a sitting American president Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in Singapore. Who is Kim Jong-un?
 Prime Minister of Thailand
 Leader of opposition in Korean Parliament
 Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
 Supreme Leader of North Korea
 President of South Korea

Q2. Name the person, who has assumed the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Coal in New Delhi recently?
 AK Dhasmana
 Inder Jit Singh
 Susheel Kumar
 Bhaskar Khulbe
 Pradeep Kumar Sinha

Q3. The Integrated Command and Control Centre of the _______________ Smart City was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently.
 Naya Bhopal
 Naya Cuttack
 Naya Kolkata
 Naya Patna
 Naya Raipur

Q4. Minister for Water Resources ________________ has released Niti Aayog’s composite water management index report in New Delhi.
 Nitin Gadkari
 Rajnath Singh
 MM Joshi
 Giriraj Singh
 Piyush Goyal

Q5. RTGS is a faster mode of money transfer within the country. What is the full form of RTGS?
 Real Time Gross Solution
 Real Time Gross Settlement
 Real Transfer Gross Solution
 Ready Transfer Gross Settlement
 None of the given options is true

Q6. Which technology initiative has enabled the concept of ‘any time any where’ banking in India?
 MICR technology
 Core banking solutions
 Biometric cards
 Cheque truncation
 None of the given options is true

Q7. Third party usage of ATMs has been restricted to certain number of withdrawals/balance enquiries per month. What does it mean?
 Only card holders can use ATMs and not their representatives
 Use of ATMs of all banks restricted to specified number
 Customer of one bank can use ATMs of other banks upto a specified number without any charge
 ATMs of other banks can be used within a limit on payment of fees
 None of the given options is true

Q8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a one-day visit to Chhattisgarh where he dedicated the modernised and expanded Bhilai steel plant to the nation. Who is present Chief Minister of Chhatisgarh?
 Raghubar Das
 Naveen Patnaik
 Raman Singh
 Shivraj Singh Chouhan
 Nitish Kumar

Q9. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has exchanged the MoU with the State Health Ministers of _________ States marking their commitment towards the launch of the Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM).
 25 states
 10 states
 15 states
 20 states
 05 states

Q10. The Union Minister for Railways, Coal, Finance & Company Affairs, Mr Piyush Goyal inaugurated Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL)’s three 100 MW Solar Power Projects for commercial operation and dedicated these projects to the Nation in-
 Kerala
 Tamil Nadu
 Karnataka
 Odisha
 West Bengal

Q11. Every year on 14th June all countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The theme of the World Blood Donors Day 2018 is-
 Be there for someone else. Give blood. Share life
 Raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products
 Serves to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors
 Importance of the blood in the life of an individual
 None of the given options is true

Q12. The Ranganadi Dam is Concrete gravity dam build on the Ranganadi River, located in-
 Tripura
 Meghalaya
 West Bengal
 Arunachal Pradesh
 Sikkim

Q13. Doyang Dam is built across the Doyang river in which state?
 Nagaland
 Mizoram
 Odisha
 Bihar
 Assam

Q14. In which among the following state Khuga Dam is located?
 Assam
 Mizoram
 Sikkim
 Nagaland
 Manipur

Q15. A Conference on Implementation of National Pension System (NPS) by the Central Autonomous Bodies (CABs) was organized by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in-
 Chennai
 Mumbai
 Patna
 Kolkata
 New Delhi











SOLUTIONS

1.D
2.B
3.E
4.A
5.B
6.B
7.C
8.C
9.D
10.B
11.A
12.D
13.A
14.E
15.E

5 Banking and SSC : August 2018 Q1. The historical Trump-Kim summit meeting was the first of its kind between a sitting American president Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in ...

Static Awareness Quiz for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Mains: 2018

Q1. Junagadh is a city in which state?
 Uttar Pradesh
 Gujarat
 Rajasthan
 Maharashtra
 Tamil Nadu

Q2. Who is the present Governor of Goa?
 Acharya Dev Vrat
 Om Prakash Kohli
 Anandiben Patel
 Satya Pal Malik
 Mridula Sinha

Q3. Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary is located in-
 Chhattisgarh
 Madhya Pradesh
 Kerala
 Meghalaya
 West Bengal

Q4. VVS Laxman, known for the suppleness of his wrists, has penned down his autobiography titled, "281 and Beyond". Who is VVS Laxman?
 Shooter
 Wrestler
 Archer
 Cricketer
 Footballer

Q5. The Esala Perahera is one of the oldest and grandest of all Buddhist festivals in-
 Nepal
 China
 Sri Lanka
 Bhutan
 Pakistan

Q6. What is the capital city of Cambodia?
 Manila
 Hanoi
 Phnom Penh
 Vientiane
 Taipei

Q7. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization founded in Shanghai on 15th June 2001. Name the country which is not a member of SCO?
 Nepal
 Pakistan
 Uzbekistan
 Russia
 Kazakhstan

Q8. What is the currency of Vietnam?
 Ringgit
 Won
 Baht
 Riel
 Dong

Q9. Laos is a Southeast Asian country. Who is the present President of Laos?
 Hun Sen
 Bounnhang Vorachith
 Tran Dai Quang
 Somsak Kiatsuranont
 Halimah Yacob

Q10. Uruguay is a South _____________ country known for its verdant interior and beach-lined coast.
 Australian
 European
 Asian
 American
 African

Q11. Neora Valley National Park is situated in which state?
 Odisha
 Jharkhand
 Bihar
 West Bengal
 Assam

Q12. Mizoram is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its capital city. Who is the present Chief Minister of Mizoram?
 Lal Thanhawla
 Conrad Sangma
 N Biren Singh
 Pema Khandu
 Biplab Kumar Deb

Q13. World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. World Asthma Day in 2018 took place on-
 11th July
 10th March
 07th June
 04th April
 01st May

Q14. Rao Inderjit Singh is an Indian politician and the Minister of State in the Government of India. Name the constituency of Rao Inderjit Singh.
 Patna
 Lucknow
 Gurugram
 Bengaluru
 Mumbai

Q15. Anand Milk Union Limited or Amul is an Indian dairy cooperative based in-
 Pune, Maharashtra
 Anand, Gujarat
 Bikaner, Rajasthan
 Gurugram, Haryana
 Indore, Madhya Pradesh











SOLUTIONS

1.B
2.E
3.A
4.D
5.C
6.C
7.A
8.E
9.B
10.D
11.D
12.A
13.E
14.C
15.B

5 Banking and SSC : August 2018 Q1. Junagadh is a city in which state?  Uttar Pradesh  Gujarat  Rajasthan  Maharashtra  Tamil Nadu Q2. Who is the present Governor o...

Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam: 2018

Q1. Union Minister of Steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh, unveiled the corporate sports policy for CPSEs under the Ministry of Steel. What does 'E' stands for in CPSE?
 Extension
 Entrepreneur
 Export
 Enterprises
 Elicit

Q2. Name the Indian javelin thrower who became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games.
 Rajesh Bind
 Neeraj Chopra
 Devendra Jhajharia
 Kashinath Naik
 Narender Ranbir

Q3. According to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion data, Foreign Direct Investment, FDI in India rose what percent to 12.8 billion dollars during the April to June quarter of this fiscal?
 20%
 18%
 23%
 28%
 26%

Q4. World number three PV Sindhu lost to world number one Tai Tzu-ying in the women's singles final to bag India's first-ever silver medal in badminton at Asian Games. Tai Tzu-ying is from which country?
 China
 Taiwan
 Japan
 Russia
 Indonesia

Q5. Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari signed an MoU with six states for the construction of the Lakhwar multi-purpose project in the upper Yamuna basin to deal with water crisis. Which of the following is not among those 6 states?
 Uttar Pradesh
 Jharkhand
 Rajasthan
 Uttarakhand
 Himachal Pradesh

Q6. The G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting was held recently in ____________.
 USA
 France
 Russia
 Argentina
 India

Q7. Name the bank that has recently announced that the Department of Financial Services report has rated it as number one state-owned bank in terms of digital transactions.
 Allahabad Bank
 ICICI Bank
 Punjab National Bank
 SBI
 Bank of Baroda

Q8. Which of the following bank has been named the world's best bank by Global Finance magazine, in a reflection of its ability to invest in digital innovation while still maintaining stable operations for its customers?
 DBS Bank
 Standard Chartered
 HSBC
 Sberbank of Russia
 Royal Bank Canada

Q9. As per the recent announcement, the 2019 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships will be held in ______________.
 South Korea
 China
 Japan
 North Korea
 Indonesia

Q10. According to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion data, which of the following country was the largest source of FDI during April to June quarter with 6.52 billion dollars?
 China
 USA
 Australia
 Singapore
 Switzerland

Q11. An MoU was signed between the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and ______________ to provide capacity building for Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) to ensure effective rollout and continued quality implementation.
 Health Ministry
 National Health Agency
 ILO
 WHO
 UNICEF

Q12. Alphabet Inc’s Google has partnered with four Indian banks to grant consumer loans online, as the fight for a $1 trillion digital finance market intensifies. The company has also re-branded its made-in-India Tez app as ____________.
 Google Day
 Google Say
 Google Pay
 Google Tansact
 Google Act

Q13. India’s first Indian human mission will be launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by _______________.
 2022
 2018
 2020
 2024
 2026

Q14. Name the Veteran Indian development economist who has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?
 Vikas Singh
 Satya S Tripathi
 Anmol Tuli
 Prakash Vicharak
 Kuldeep Pathak

Q15. DBS Bank headquarters in ___________.
 Switzerland
 Swaziland
 Zambia
 Singapore
 India











SOLUTIONS

1.D
2.B
3.C
4.B
5.B
6.D
7.C
8.A
9.D
10.D
11.B
12.C
13.A
14.B
15.D

5 Banking and SSC : August 2018 Q1. Union Minister of Steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh, unveiled the corporate sports policy for CPSEs under the Ministry of Steel. What doe...

Banking Awareness Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2018

Q1. United Bank of India is an Indian government-owned financial services company headquartered in Kolkata. What is the tagline of United Bank of India?
 Your Own Bank
 The nation banks on us
 With you all the way
 Pure banking Nothing else
 The Bank that begins with 'U'

Q2. What is the tagline of Dena Bank?
 Pure banking Nothing else
 Where Service is a Way of Life
 Your Tech Friendly Bank
 Trusted Family Bank
 Banking for all

Q3. "Your Faithful And Friendly Financial Partner" is tagline of which Bank?
 Indian Overseas Bank
 Punjab National Bank
 Syndicate Bank
 Union Bank of India
 Bank of Maharashtra

Q4. "Honours Your Trust" is tagline of-
 Andhra Bank
 UCO Bank
 Vijaya Bank
 Union Bank of India
 Bank of Maharashtra

Q5. Allahabad Bank is a nationalised bank with its headquarters in Kolkata, India. What is the tagline of Allahabad Bank?
 A Tradition of Trust
 Empowering Women, Empowering India
 Together we can
 Prosperity for all
 Good people to Bank With

Q6. In which situation does bank customer relationship cease?
 When there are complaints from the customer
 When the bank accept the complaint from the customer
 When the customer is declared of unsound mind
 All of the above
 None of the given options is true

Q7. In case of cheque bouncing what is the permissible punishment?
 Imprisonment
 Fine equal to the value of bounced cheque
 Fine equal to double the amount of bounced cheque
 Monetary fine and imprisonment
 None of the given options is true

Q8. What is the name given to deposit accounts in Indian banks of Indians who reside overseas?
 Non-resident accounts
 Non-resident ordinary account
 Non-resident external account
 Absentee Indian accounts
 None of the given options is true

Q9. Which organization pays the insurance premium for getting the bank deposits insured?
 RBI
 Individual banks
 Account holders
 There is no payment of premium
 None of the given options is true

Q10. How would you differentiate between a post office savings account and a savings bank account?
 There is no cheque facility with post office savings accounts
 There is no ATM of post offices
 Banks can pay interest at rates decided by them while post offices have fixed rate of interest as decided by the government
 Pass books are not issued by post offices
 None of the given options is true

Q11. In what way does an asset reconstruction company help banks?
 By buying the non performing assets of banks
 Acts as recovery agents for banks
 Converts non performing assets into performing accounts
 Helps in rehabilitation of weak accounts by rescheduling the repayment plans
 None of the given options is true

Q12. What is the source of income for asset reconstruction companies?
 The commission paid by banks
 The fees charged from loan defaulters
 The difference in amounts recovered from the accounts less the amount paid to the bank for buying the account
 The retainer fees by the banks
 None of the given options is true

Q13. There is frequent reference to CDR when nonperforming accounts of banks are discussed. What is the full form of CDR?
 Corporate Default Regulations
 Corporate Debt Restructuring
 Corporate Debt Regulations
 Civil Debt Regulations
 None of the given options is true

Q14. Number of public sector banks have opened special units known as MSME hubs. What are they meant for?
 These are small and medium sized branches
 These are meant for units in industrial areas
 These hubs cater to specialized banking for micro, small and medium enterprises
 These outlets specially are for schools and educational institutions
 None of the given options is true

Q15. What is meant by the merchant discount rate in respect of a credit card transaction?
 Merchants are given special commission for promoting bank transactions
 The bank commission charged from merchants who have point of sales terminals for card payments from customers
 The one time fees charged for providing point of sales terminal to merchants/shopkeepers
 The service tax payable by shops and merchant establishments having facility of card payments.
 None of the given options is true











SOLUTIONS

1.E
2.D
3.C
4.B
5.A
6.C
7.D
8.A
9.B
10.C
11.A
12.C
13.B
14.C
15.B
5 Banking and SSC : August 2018 Q1. United Bank of India is an Indian government-owned financial services company headquartered in Kolkata. What is the tagline of United B...

Vocabulary for IBPS PO Prelims Exam: 2018

Directions (1-9): Choose the word which is not the synonym of the given word in bold in each question.

Q1. APPRISE
 advise
 enlighten
 conceal
 notify
 inform

Q2. IMPETUOUS
 circumspect
 ardent
 impulsive
 hasty
 precipitate

Q3. PABULUM
 diet
 trash
 nutriment
 sustenance
 food

Q4. ENGENDER
 repress
 arouse
 induce
 instigate
 stimulate

Q5. INTRANSIGENT
 obstinate
 stubborn
 adamant
 pliant
 tenacious

Q6. ANAMNESIS
 retrospection
 cognizance
 reminiscence
 recapture
 ignorance

Q7. COMPORT
 disagree
 conform
 harmonize
 square
 tally

Q8. TRUSS
 bracket
 unfasten
 reinforcement
 support
 prop

Q9. SOLECISM
 impropriety
 cacology
 blunder
 barbarism
 praise

Directions (10-15): Choose the word which is not the antonym of the given word in bold in each question.

Q10. ASPERSION
 adulation
 calumny
 flattery
 compliment
 approval

Q11. GASCONADE
 gloat
 conceal
 hide
 suppress
 withhold

Q12. PROFLIGACY
 economy
 prodigality
 frugality
 lack
 conservation

Q13. PROLEGOMENON
 termination
 conclusion
 epilogue
 completion
 commencement

Q14. OUTRACE
 fail
 outdo
 refuse
 deny
 veto

Q15. DEPONE
 rebuff
 curb
 deny
 depose
 oppose











SOLUTIONS

1.C
2.A
3.B
4.A
5.D
6.E
7.A
8.B
9.E
10.B
11.A
12.B
13.E
14.B
15.D

5 Banking and SSC : August 2018 Directions (1-9): Choose the word which is not the synonym of the given word in bold in each question. Q1. APPRISE  advise  enlighten ...

Reasoning Quiz for NIACL Assistant Prelims: 2018

Directions (1-5): Study the information and answer the given questions:

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live on different floors in the same building. The building has eight floors from 1 to 8 in such a way that ground floor is numbered 1, the above floor is numbered 2 and so on. The top most floor is numbered 8. D does not live on an odd numbered floor. There is only one person who live between the floor on which G and H live. G lives on an even numbered floor below the floor on which D lives. C lives on floor above D but below A. There are only three persons lives between F and E who lives on odd numbered floor above the floor on which G lives. D lives above the floor numbered 5.

Q1. Who among the following lives on topmost floor?
 A
 B
 C
 D
 None of these

Q2. B lives on which of the following floor?
 1st
 3rd
 4th
 5th
 None of these

Q3. How many floors are between A’s floor and C’s floor?
 Four
 None
 Three
 Two
 None of these

Q4. H lives on which floor?
 4th
 3rd
 2nd
 1st
 Either (a) or (c)

Q5. How many floors are between the one who lives immediately below A and B?
 Two
 Three
 One
 Five
 No one

Direction (6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions: In a certain code language
‘rose alarm mute’ is written as ‘lm ab de’,
 ‘rose create flue magic shot’ is written as ‘op pq rs ab tu’,
 ‘real alarm create flue bun’ is written as ‘tu de rs gh hi’
 ‘stem create shot’ is written as ‘rt tu pq’.

 Q6. What is the code for ‘shot’?
 op
 rs
 pq
 ab
 tu

Q7. ‘stem flue create magic’ could be coded as?
 tu rt rs op
 rt ab rs gh
 de rt rs op
 rs ab pq op
 None of these

Q8. ‘hi’ stands for?
 alarm
 create
 bun
 real
 Either ‘real’ or ‘bun’

Q9. Which of the following may be the code for ‘kept create mute’?
 tu lm rs
 lm de op
 lb lm tu
 gh lm ab
 None of these

Q10. ‘tu op pq’ is the code for?
 flue create shot
 stem create shot
 create magic shot
 Can’t be determined
 None of these

Directions: (11-15): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. 

Q11. Statements: M > U > L ≤ N; L ≥ Y > A
        Conclusions:  I. Y < N        II. Y = N
 Both I and II are true
 only I is true
 Either I or II is true
 only II is true
 Neither I or II is true

Q12. Statements: J ≥ A > D =E; L < D < M
         Conclusions:  I. M < J           II. J > L
 Both I and II are true
 only I is true
 Either I or II is true
 Only II is true
 Neither I or II is true

Q13. Statements: Y > F ≤ O ≤P; F≥ U < T
        Conclusions:  I. P ≥ U             II. T < F
 Both I and II are true
 Only I is true
 Either I or II is true
 Only II is true
 Neither I or II is true

Q14. Statements: M = H ≤ Y ≤ E < U = Z ≥ R
         Conclusions:  I. M > R            II. H ≤ R
 Both I and II are true
 Only I is true
 Either I or II is true
 Only II is true
 Neither I or II is true

Q15. Statements: P > Q ≤ C ≤ B = M > D
         Conclusions:  I. M > Q             II. D ≤ Q
 Both I and II are true
 only I is true
 Either I or II is true
 only II is true
 Neither I or II is true










SOLUTIONS

1.A
2.B
3.B
4.E
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.E
9.C
10.C
11.C
12.D
13.B
14.C
15.E

5 Banking and SSC : August 2018 Directions (1-5): Study the information and answer the given questions: Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live on different floors ...
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