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Banking Awareness PYQs

Banking and financial awareness — RBI and monetary policy, banking institutions, financial markets, government schemes, and current economic affairs.

290 Total Questions6 Official PapersYears: 2020–2025Search in Banking Awareness
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IBPS Clerk Mains Memory Based Paper (Held on:19 January 2020) (Previous Year Paper)·General/Financial Awareness
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Question 261

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Recently Punjab National Bank has merged with which if the following banks?

  1. AOption (a)

    ICICI Bank

  2. BOption (b)

    United Bank of India

  3. COption (c)

    Andhra Bank

  4. DOption (d)

    Corporation bank

  5. EOption (e)

    Allahabad Bank

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Answer: (a)A.

ICICI Bank

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Question 262

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Who has become the 2019 Women's World Rapid Champion?

  1. AOption (a)

    Harika Dronavalli

  2. BOption (b)

    Tania Sachdev

  3. COption (c)

    Koneru Humpy

  4. DOption (d)

    Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi

  5. EOption (e)

    Eesha Karavade

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Answer: (a)A.

Harika Dronavalli

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Question 263

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Which Indian city on September 1, 2017 was formally accorded the status of India's first World Heritage City by UNESCO?

  1. AOption (a)

    Surat

  2. BOption (b)

    Ahmedabad

  3. COption (c)

    Agra

  4. DOption (d)

    Jaipur

  5. EOption (e)

    Ajmer

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Answer: (a)A.

Surat

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Question 264

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

The RBI has allowed co-operative banks to issue prepaid payment instruments PPIs like mobile wallets. The limit to the transactions is Rs. ________.

  1. AOption (a)

    10000

  2. BOption (b)

    15000

  3. COption (c)

    12000

  4. DOption (d)

    16000

  5. EOption (e)

    18000

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Answer: (a)A.

10000

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Question 265

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

RBI has changed the timings of NEFT and RTGS, Now in how many batches transaction through NEFT can be done?

  1. AOption (a)

    48

  2. BOption (b)

    34

  3. COption (c)

    23

  4. DOption (d)

    24

  5. EOption (e)

    18

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Answer: (a)A.

48

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Question 266

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Where will the IAF Pilots receive training for the 'Gaganyaan' project?

  1. AOption (a)

    USA

  2. BOption (b)

    Japan

  3. COption (c)

    England

  4. DOption (d)

    France

  5. EOption (e)

    Russia

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Answer: (a)A.

USA

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Question 267

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

The RBI notified that the timeline for the conversion of minimum KYC for prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) to full KYC compliant PPIs, the time has been extended from 18 months to ________.

  1. AOption (a)

    36 months

  2. BOption (b)

    24 months

  3. COption (c)

    20 months

  4. DOption (d)

    22 months

  5. EOption (e)

    30 months

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Answer: (a)A.

36 months

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Question 268

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Which of the following is gearing up to host the 107th Indian Science Congress in January 2020?

  1. AOption (a)

    Shimoga

  2. BOption (b)

    Imphal

  3. COption (c)

    Raipur

  4. DOption (d)

    Bengaluru

  5. EOption (e)

    Jabalpur

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Answer: (a)A.

Shimoga

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Question 269

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

With which country will India be conducting joint Tri services Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise named ‘TIGER TRIUMPH’?

  1. AOption (a)

    Russia

  2. BOption (b)

    Japan

  3. COption (c)

    USA

  4. DOption (d)

    China

  5. EOption (e)

    Maldives

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Answer: (a)A.

Russia

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Question 270

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Where did the 11th BRICS Summit is going to be held?

  1. AOption (a)

    South Africa

  2. BOption (b)

    India

  3. COption (c)

    Brazil

  4. DOption (d)

    China

  5. EOption (e)

    Russia

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Answer: (a)A.

South Africa

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Question 271

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Recently Reserve Bank of India stated the minimum capital requirement for  UCB(Urban Cooperative Bank) to convert into Small Finance Bank?

  1. AOption (a)

    Rs. 500 Crore

  2. BOption (b)

    Rs. 100 Crore

  3. COption (c)

    Rs. 250 Crore

  4. DOption (d)

    Rs. 200 Crore

  5. EOption (e)

    Rs. 300 Crore

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Answer: (a)A.

Rs. 500 Crore

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Question 272

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Recently, Vidya Sinha passed away. She was a/an ________.

  1. AOption (a)

    Actress

  2. BOption (b)

    Politician

  3. COption (c)

    Singer

  4. DOption (d)

    Doctor

  5. EOption (e)

    Judge

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Answer: (a)A.

Actress

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Question 273

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Atal Tunnel is the new name given to Rohtang passageway in Himachal Pradesh by PM Modi in December 2019. The tunnel is 9.02Km long and reduces the distance between Leh and ________ by 46Km.

  1. AOption (a)

    Shimla

  2. BOption (b)

    Manali

  3. COption (c)

    Sri Nagar

  4. DOption (d)

    Ladakh

  5. EOption (e)

    Dehradun

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Answer: (a)A.

Shimla

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Question 274

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

To beat the current cash crunch in the country, which bank has allowed its debit cardholders to withdraw money from its Point of Sale terminals without any charges?

  1. AOption (a)

    ICICI Bank

  2. BOption (b)

    State Bank of India

  3. COption (c)

    Bank of Baroda

  4. DOption (d)

    Axis Bank

  5. EOption (e)

    Punjab National Bank

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Answer: (a)A.

ICICI Bank

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Question 275

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Which bank in partnership with First Hive , a cross channel marketing platform has launched SME empowered Market place?

  1. AOption (a)

    IDBI Bank

  2. BOption (b)

    SBI

  3. COption (c)

    HDFC

  4. DOption (d)

    PNB

  5. EOption (e)

    ICICI Bank

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Answer: (a)A.

IDBI Bank

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Question 276

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

The RBI has appointed which bank as the Interim Head for the Newly Formed Union Teritorry Ladakh.

  1. AOption (a)

    SBI

  2. BOption (b)

    RBI

  3. COption (c)

    PNB

  4. DOption (d)

    Bank Of Baroda

  5. EOption (e)

    Jammu & Kashmir Bank

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Answer: (a)A.

SBI

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Question 277

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

The 'Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019 - 2021' expects the number of digital transactions to increase more than 4 times to ________crore in December 2021.

  1. AOption (a)

    2000

  2. BOption (b)

    7,707

  3. COption (c)

    8,707

  4. DOption (d)

    5,707

  5. EOption (e)

    6,707

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Answer: (a)A.

2000

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Question 278

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Urban cooperative bodies target for priority-sector lending has been proposed at 75 per cent of their credit from 40 per cent now. The target has to be reached in phases — 50 per cent by March 2021, 60 per cent by March 2022, and 75 per cent by ________.

  1. AOption (a)

    2025

  2. BOption (b)

    2023

  3. COption (c)

    2024

  4. DOption (d)

    2026

  5. EOption (e)

    2027

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Answer: (a)A.

2025

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Question 279

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for MSEs' technology up-gradation for a capital subsidy of 15% is available upto Rs ________ crore.

  1. AOption (a)

    1.1

  2. BOption (b)

    1.3

  3. COption (c)

    1.5

  4. DOption (d)

    1 

  5. EOption (e)

    2

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Answer: (a)A.

1.1

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Question 280

IBPS Clerk 2020• General/Financial Awareness

PM KISAN Yojana provides income support of Rs 6000, which is released in ________ instalments.

  1. AOption (a)

    4

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    1

  4. DOption (d)

    3

  5. EOption (e)

    5

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Answer: (a)A.

4

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