EXPORT IMPORT CREDIT MCQs

EXPORT IMPORT CREDIT MCQs

1. Minimum andmaximum amount up to which the Gold Credit card can be issued to exporter is Rs

________ lac and Rs lac. : (a) 100,1000 (b) 50, 500 (c) 100, 5000

(d) 20,200 (e) None of these as it is based on anticipated turnover.**

2. Aspertheexchangecontrolregulations,thepaymentforexportsshouldingeneralberealizedwithina

periodof:(a) 12months fromdate of shipment** (b) 3months from date of shipment

(c) 6months fromthe date of shipment (d) 1month fromdate of shipment

(e) 45 days formdate of shipment

3. Units in a special economic zone are permitted to realise and repatriate to India the full export value of

goods or software within a period of......................................... from the date of shipment.

(a) 3months (b) 6months (c) 180 days (d) 360 days (e) none of these as there is no time limit*

4. In respectof shipmentsmade toIndianownedwarehouses abroad establishedwithpermissionof RBI,

export proceeds shouldbe realizedwithin:

(a) 6 months (b)3 months (c) 9 months (d)15 months* (e) 150 days

5. RBImonitorsoverdueexportbills-not realizedwithinthestipulatedtimeby calling for ahalf yearly

statement fromADs referredtoas : (a) BEF (b)XOS** (c) GTE-1 (d) ST-9 (e) ENC

6.Packing credit advances mean :

advances granted to industrial units for packing of manufactured goods for sale in Indiaadvances granted to eligible exporters for purchase/manufacture/processing/transporting/packing etc. of goods meant for export*

(c) advancesgrantedtoimporterstoenablethemtostoreandsubsequentlysellimportedgoodslocally

(d) any one or more of the above (e) none of the above.

7. To be eligible for packing credit advances the customer :

(a) should not be in the caution list of RBI or specific approval list of ECGC

(b) must be holding importer/exporter code number allotted byDGFT

(c) should be recognised export house (d) all above (e) both (a) and (b)**

8. Packing credit advances is normally allowed for :

(a) 90 days (b) 60 days (c) 360 days (d) 180 days (e) as per requirement of the exporter**

9. `Normal Transit Period ' in the context of export financemeans:

(a) the number of days the documents take to reach destination

(b) the gap between period taken by the ship and the documents to reach destination

(c) the number of days taken by a ship to complete a voyage

(d) the number of days fixed by FEDAI and is the average period normally involved from date of negotiation to credit to

NOSTRO account.**

(e) either (a)or (b)

10. For facilities grantedupto30.6.2010, rateof interestonpost shipment credit inrupeesupto180days in

respectofusancebills is :

(a) 12% (b) 15% (c) not exceeding BPLR

(d) not exceeding BPLR minus 2.5% (e) not exceeding BPLR plus 1.5%**

11. Refinance for export credit fromRBI is available for howmany days?

(a) 90 days . (b) 180 days** (c) 360 days (d) 270 days- (e) None of these

12. Refinance against eligible export finance is available from:

(a) RBI* (b) IDBI (c) ECGC (d) Exim Bank (e) None of these

13. On PCFC refinance is available to the extent of % of outstanding PCFC.

(a) 15% (b) 50% (c) 25% (d) Nil** (e) None of these

14. Forfacilitiesgrantedupto30.6.2010ConcessionalinterestrateonPostshipmentcreditinrupeesis

permittedupto:

(a) 180 days** (b) 90 days (c) 270 days (d) 360 days (e) None of these

15. Which of the following is not correct regarding Liberalised Remittance Scheme?

(a) Amount can be remitted for capital aswell as current account transactions

(b) Maximumamount that can be remitted in a financial year is restricted toUSD200,000

(c) Remittance for gift and donationwill bewithinUSD200,000 permitted under LRS

(d) Bank can allowadvance to a resident individual formaking remittance under this scheme**

(e) None of these

16_ For outward remittance formedical expenses, estimate fromthe doctor or hospital is required if the

remittance is more than USD : (a) 1 lac (b) 5 lac (c) 10 Lac (d) none of these as it is required in all cases

17. What is themaximumamount of inwardremittance that can bedone by a resident individual?

(a) USD 1 Lac (b) USD 5 lac (c) USD 10 Lac (d) None as there is no limit

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18. How much amount can be released for remittance abroad for education on declaration basis and withou estimate

from educational institution?

(a) USD 1 Lac** (b) USD 5 lac (c) USD 10 Lac (d) None as there is no limit

19.Which of the following is true?

(a) If a bank has oversold position, Bankwill gain if the rate of foreign currency rises.

(b) If a bank has oversold position, Bankwill gain if the rate of foreign currency declines**

(c) If a bank has oversold position, Bankwill lose if the rate of foreign currency declines

(d) If a bank has overbought position, Bankwill gain if the rate of foreign currency declines

(e) None of these

20. ADsmay allowadvance remittance for import of goodswithout any ceiling.However, if the amount of

advance remittance exceedsUSD50,00,000 or its equivalent it ismandatory to obtain-

(a) unconditional irrevocable stand byUC of an international bank of repute situated outside India

(b) guarantee froman international bank of repute situated outside India(c) guarantee of anADinIndia, if such guaranteeis issuedagainst counter guarantee of aninternational

bankof reputesituatedoutside India

(d) any one of the above (e) either (a) or (b) only***

21. BEF statement containingdetailsof remittance exceedingUSD1,00,000where evidence of import is

not furnishedwithin6months fromdateof remittance is submittedby ADs toRBIon:

(a) monthlybasisby 10thof thefollowingmonth

(b) quarterlybasisby 15thof themonthfollowing closeofquarter

(c) half yearly basis forMarch/ September by 15th of succeedingmonth

(d) half yearly basis as of June/ December by 15th of succeedingmonth **(e) none of these

22. Crystallisation of import bill under UCmeans:

(a) bill is scrutinisedwhether it is as perUC terms or not

(b) it is ensured that currency of IJC and insurance is the same or not

(c) converting bill amount into Indian rupees and deciding customer's liability on due date in case of usance**

bill and on 10th day from date of receipt in case of demand bills.

(d) none of the above as the concept is gonewith the termination of PSCFC

23. ApplicationformakingpaymenttowardsimportsintoIndiahastobemadetoauthoriseddealersby

importersin:(a) ENC (b) R-3 (c) Form A-1 *(d) Form A-4 (e) none of the above

24. Advance remittance for import of goods into India is to be allowed after obtaining guarantee froman

international bank of repute situated outside India or guarantee of an AD in India against counter-guarantee of an

international bank when amount of advance remittance exceeds:

(a) US $ 10,000 (b) US $ 25,000 (c) US $5,000 (d) US $ 15,000 (e) US $ 50,00,000***

25. How much advance remittance is allowed for import of services without guarantee of a reputed

international bank?

(a) USD 1 Lac (b) USD 5 lac **(c) USD 10 Lac (d) None as there is no limit

26. Which of the following types of Bill of Lading is not acceptable by a bank under LC?

(a) On Board (b) Clean (c) Charter Party** (d) AN of these (e) None of these

27. Interest Subvention is available on rupee export credit at the rate of 2% for loan up to Rs

but

interest rate after subvention should not be less than 7%.

(a) Rs 3 lac (b) Rs 5 lakh (c) Rs 10 lakh (d) Rs 100 lakh (e) None of these**

-28. Interest rate charged by RBI on export refinance to banks is at the rate of :

(a) Bank Rate (b) Repo Rate** (c) Reverse Repo Rate (d) Base Rate (e) None of these

29. Export Refinance is provided by RBI at the rate of __________ % of eligible outstanding export credit?

(a) 15% **(b) 25% (c) 50% (d) 100% (e) None of these

30. R Return is submitted to RBI onwhich of the following dates of themonth?

(a) 7th and 2151 (b) 15th & last day **(c) 10th, 20th and last day (d) None of these

31.Overdue import demand bills and usance bills are crystalised onwhich dates?

(a)10thday&duedate **(b)15thdayand30thday (c)30thdayand60thday(d)10thdayand60thday(e)Noneofthese

132. Which of the following is incorrect regarding export declaration forms?

(a) GR formis usedfor declaration of exports other than by postwhere customoffice not linked to EDI

(b) ExportDeclaration formis not required to be submitted for exports up toUSD25000.

(c) Softex formis used for declaration of export of software in physical or electronic form.**

(d) None of these (e) All of these

33.. Presently rate of interest on pre-shipment credit in forex (PCFC) up to 180 days is not exceeding:

(a) 200 basis points above LIBOR ***(b) 100 basis points above LIBOR

(c) 150 basis points above LIBOR (d) 50 points above LIBOR (e) 350 basis points below LIBOR

34. As per current guidelines of RBI, for loans sanctioned up to 30.6.2010, rate of interest on pre-shipment credit in rupees up to

270 days should not exceed :

(a) Bank Rate plus 2.5% (b) BPLR plus 1.5% (c) BPLR minus 2.5%**

(d) Bank Rate minus 2.5% (e) lower of (a) and (b)

35. As per the exchange control regulations, the payment for exports should in general be realized within a period of:

(a) 12 months from date of shipment** (b) 360 days from date of packing of goods

(c) 180 days from the date of shipment (d) 270 days from date of shipment

(e) 180 days from the date of receipt of consignment by the buyer in foreign country

36. Which of the following is/are not true with regard to features of Gold Card Scheme for exporters:

(a) Only exporters whose accounts have been 'Standard' continuously for 3 years are eligible

(b) Gold Card holderswill be given preference is granting packing credit in foreign currency (PCFC)

(c) Time normfor disposal of fresh applications for credit under the schemewill be 25 days

(d) Gold Card for exporters will be issued for a period of 5 years (e) none of these**

EXPORTFINANCE

Case- STUDY

An exporter approaches the popular bank for pre-shipment loanwith estimated sales ofRs.100 lakh. The bank

sanctions a limit ofRs.50 lakh,with followingmargins: Pre-shipment loan on FOB value—25%; ForeignDemandBill -

10%; Foreign usance bilis—20%.

The firmgets an order forUSD50,000 (CIF) toAustralia.On 1.1.2011when theUSD/INRratewasRs.43.50 perUSD,

the firmapproached theBank for releasing pre-shipment loan (PCL),which is released.

On 31.3.2011, the firmsubmitted export documents, drawn on sight basis forUSD45,000 as full and final shipment.

The bank purchased the documents atRs.43.85, adjusted thePCL outstanding and credited the balance amount to the

firm's account, after recovering interest forNormalTransit Period (NTP). The documents were realized on

30.4.2011 after deduction of foreign bank charges of USD 450. The bank adjusted the outstanding post

shipment advance. against the bill. Bank charged interest for pre-shipment loan@7%up to 90 days and,@8%

over 90 days up to 180 days. For Post shipment credit, theBank charged interest@7%for demand bills and@7.5%

for usance (D/A) documents up to 90 days and@8.50%thereafter and on all over dues, interest@10%.

01 What is the amount that the Bank can allow as PCL to the exporter against the given export order,

considering the profit margin of 10% and insurance and freight cost of 12%?

a) Rs.2200000 b) Rs.1650000 c) R6.1485000 d) Rs.1291950

02What is the amount of post shipment advance that can be allowed by the Bank under foreign bills

purchased, for the bill submitted by the exporter?

a) Rs.19,80,000 b) Rs.17,75,925 c) Rs.19,73,250 d) Rs.21,92,500

03 What will be the period for which the Bank charges concessional interest on DP bills, from date of

purchase of the bill?

a) 90 days b) 25 days c) 31 days d) Up to date of realization

04 in the above case, when should the bill be crystallized (latest date), if the bill remains unrealized for

over two months, from the date of purchase-(ignore holidays)?

a) On 30.4.2011 b) On 24.4.2011 c) On 24.5.2011 d) On 31.5.2011

05 What rate of interest will be applicable for charging interest on the export bill at the time of realization,

for the days beyond Normal Due Date (NDD)?

a) 8% b) 7% c) 7.5% d) 10%

Ans. 1-d 2-c 3-b 4-c 5-d Explanations:

1. FOB value =

CIF Value i.e. 50000x43.5 = 2175000

Deduct Insurance & freight 12% of 2175000 = 261000

Balance = 1914000

Deduct profit margin 10% of 1914000 =191400

Balance = 1722600

Less Margin 25% = 430650

PCL = 1291950

2. 45000 x43.85=1973250

3. Concessional• rate will be charged for normal transit period of 25 days and there after overdue

interest will be charged.

4. Crystallisation will be done when the bill becomes overdue after 25 days of normal transit period. Date of

overdue will be 25.4.2011. if bill remains overdue, it will be crystalised within 30 days i.e. up to 24.5.2011.

5. Rate of interest will be 10%as the overdue interest is stated as 10%in the question.

Limitation period of various documents CCP exam

Limitation period of various documents CCP exam


Temporary Overdraft without DPN 3 years from date of loan
Demand Loan 3 years from the date of loan
Demand Promissory Note 3 years from date of DPN
Bill of exchange_payable on demand 3 years from date of Bill.
Usance bill of exchange or promissory note 3 years from the due date of the bill or PN •
-Suit for Money_ Decree 3 years from the date right is due
Term Loans payable by instalments 3 years from due date of each instalment . .
Mortgage 12 years from the due date of the loan
Right of foreclosure by the mortgagee 30 years
Right of redemption 30 years
Cash credit against hypothecation or overdraft 3 years from the date of document.
Cash Credit Pledge Not applicable
Any suit by State/Central Government 30 years from the date when limitation would start
Deposit like SB, CA, FD with a bank 3 years from date of demand
Execution of Decree 12 years from the date of decree
Recovery of loss caused by fraud 3 years from the date of detection of fraud
Claim under Consumer Protection Act 2 year from the date light accrues
Dishonour of cheque under sec 138 of NI Act 1 month from the date right accrues
Appeal to High Court against Lower court 90 days from date of decree
Appeal to other courts on the decree at Lower court 30 days from date of decree

Basic Principles of Information Security:

Basic Principles of Information Security: For over twenty years, information security has held confidentiality, integrity and availability (known as the CIA triad) to be the core principles. There is continuous debate about extending this classic trio. Other principles such as Authenticity, Non-repudiation and accountability are also now becoming key considerations for practical security installations. Confidentiality: Confidentiality is the term used to prevent the disclosure of information to unauthorized individuals or systems. For example, a credit card transaction on the Internet requires the credit card number to be transmitted from the buyer to the merchant and from the merchant to a transaction processing network. The system attempts to enforce confidentiality by encrypting the card number during transmission, by limiting the places where it might appear (in databases, log files, backups, printed receipts, and so on), and by restricting access to the places where it is stored. If an unauthorized party obtains the card number in any way, a breach of confidentiality has occurred. Breaches of confidentiality take many forms like Hacking, Phishing, Vishing, Email-spoofing, SMS spoofing, and sending malicious code through email or Bot Networks, as discussed earlier.

Amendments made in the Indian Companies Act, 2013:

Amendments made in the Indian Companies Act, 2013:
The amendments to the Companies Act 1956 in 2013 Act have introduced several new concepts and have also tried to streamline many of the requirements by introducing new definitions. After getting approval of both the houses of Parliament, the long awaited Companies Bill 2013 obtained the assent of the President of India on 29 August 2013 and became Companies Act, 2013 (2013 Act). The changes in the 2013 Act have far-reaching implications that are set to significantly change the manner in which corporates operate in India.
Highlights of Companies Act 2013:
1. Immediate Changes in letterhead, bills or other official communications, as if full name, address of its registered office, Corporate Identity Number (21 digit number allotted by Government), Telephone number, fax number, email ID, website address if any.
2. One Person Company (OPC): It's a Private Company having only one Member and at least One Director. No compulsion to hold AGM. Conversion of existing private Companies with paid-up capital up to Rs 50 Lacs and turnover up to Rs 2 Crores into OPC is permitted.
3. Woman Director: Every Listed Company /Public Company with paid up capital of Rs 100 Crores or more / Public Company with turnover of Rs 300 Crores or more shall have at least one Woman Director.
4. Resident Director: Every Company must have a director who stayed in India for a total period of 182 days or more in previous calendar year.
5. Accounting Year: Every company shall follow uniform accounting year i.e. 1 st April -31st March.
6. Loans to director – The Company CANNOT advance any kind of loan / guarantee / security to any director, Director of holding company, his partner, his relative, Firm in which he or his relative is partner, private limited in which he is director or member or any bodies corporate whose 25% or more of total voting power or board of Directors is controlled by him.
7. Articles of Association- In the next General Meeting, it is desirable to adopt Table F as standard set of Articles of Association of the Company with relevant changes to suite the requirements of the company. Further, every copy of Memorandum and Articles issued to members should contain a copy of all resolutions / agreements that are required to be filed with the Registrar.
8. Disqualification of director- All existing directors must have Directors Identification Number (DIN) allotted by central government. Directors who already have DIN need not take any action. Directors not having DIN should initiate the process of getting DIN allotted to him and inform companies. The Company, in turn, has to inform registrar.
9. Financial year- Under the new Act, all companies have to follow a uniform Financial Year i.e. from 1st April to 31st March. Those companies which follow a different financial year have to align their accounting year to 1st April to 31st March within 2 years. It is desirable to do the same as early as possible since most of the compliances are on financial year basis under the new Companies Act.

Very Important terms

What is FII?
FII (Foreign Institutional Investor) used to denote an investor, mostly in the form of an institution. An institution established outside India, which proposes to invest in Indian market, in other words buying Indian stocks. FII's generally buy in large volumes which has an impact on the stock markets. Institutional Investors includes pension funds, mutual funds, Insurance Companies, Banks, etc.
What is FDI?
FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) occurs with the purchase of the “physical assets or a significant amount of ownership (stock) of a company in another country in order to gain a measure of management control” (Or) A foreign company having a stake in a Indian Company.
What is IPO?
IPO is Initial Public Offering. This is the first offering of shares to the general public from a company wishes to list on the stock exchanges.
What is Disinvestment?
The Selling of the government stake in public sector undertakings.
What is Fiscal Deficit?
It is the difference between the government’s total receipts (excluding borrowings) and total expenditure.
What is Revenue deficit?
It defines that, where the net amount received (by taxes & other forms) fails to meet the predicted net amount to be received by the government.
What is GDP?
The Gross Domestic Product or GDP is a measure of all of the services and goods produced in a country over a specific period; classically a year.
What is GNP?
Gross National Product is measured as GDP plus income of residents from investments made abroad minus income earned by foreigners in domestic market.
What is National Income?
National Income is the money value of all goods and services produced in a country during the year.
What is Per Capita Income?
A: The national income of a country, or region, divided by its population. Per capita income is often used to measure a country's standard of living.
What is Vote on Account?
A vote-on account is basically a statement ,where the government presents an estimate of a sum required to meet the expenditure that it incurs during the first three to four months of an election financial year until a new government is in place, to keep the machinery running.
Difference between Vote on Account and Interim Budget?
Vote-on-account deals only with the expenditure side of the government's budget, an interim Budget is a complete set of accounts, including both expenditure and receipts.
What is SDR?
The SDR (Special Drawing Rights) is an artificial currency created by the IMF in 1969. SDRs are allocated to member countries and can be fully converted into international currencies so they

serve as a supplement to the official foreign reserves of member countries. Its value is based on a basket of key international currencies (U.S. dollar, euro, yen and pound sterling).
What is SEZ?
SEZ means Special Economic Zone is the one of the part of government’s policies in India. A special Economic zone is a geographical region that economic laws which are more liberal than the usual economic laws in the country. The basic motto behind this is to increase foreign investment, development of infrastructure, job opportunities and increase the income level of the people.
What is corporate governance?
The way in which a company is governed and how it deals with the various interests of its customers, shareholders, employees and society at large. Corporate governance is the set of processes, customs, policies, laws, and institutions affecting the way a corporation (or company) is directed, administered or controlled. Is defined as the general set of customs, regulations, habits, and laws that determine to what end a firm should be run.
Functions of RBI?
The Reserve Bank of India is the central bank of India, was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Reserve Bank of India was set up on the recommendations of the Hilton Young Commission. The commission submitted its report in the year 1926, though the bank was not set up for nine years. To regulate the issue of Bank Notes and keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India and generally to operate the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage." Banker to the Government: performs merchant banking function for the central and the state governments; also acts as their banker. Banker to banks: maintains banking accounts of all scheduled banks.
What is the dispute between the RBI and GOVT OF INDIA presently
What is monetary policy?
Monetary policy is the process by which the government, central bank, of a country controls (i) the supply of money, (ii) availability of money, and (iii) cost of money or rate of interest, in order to attain a set of objectives oriented towards the growth and stability of the economy.
What is Fiscal Policy?
Fiscal policy is the use of government spending and revenue collection to influence the economy. These policies affect tax rates, interest rates and government spending, in an effort to control the economy. Fiscal policy is an additional method to determine public revenue and public expenditure.

LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT - SALIENT FEATURES

LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT - SALIENT FEATURES
 The LLP will be an alternative corporate business vehicle that would give the benefits of limited liability but would allow its members the flexibility of organizing their internal structure as a partnership based on an agreement. The proposed Bill does not restrict the benefit of LLP structure to certain classes of professionals (as in some countries) but would be available for all enterprises that fulfill the requirements of the Act. LLP will be a body corporate and a legal entity separate from its partners.
 A LLP will have perpetual succession. While the LLP will be a separate legal entity, liable fully of its assets, the liability of the partners would be limited to their agreed contribution in the LLP.
 Further, no partner would be liable on account of the independent or un-authorized actions of other partners, thus allowing individual partners to be shielded from joint liability created by another partner’s wrongful business decisions or misconduct.
 Indian Partnership Act, 1932 shall not be applicable to LLPs and there shall not be any upper limit on number of partners in an LLP unlike an ordinary partnership firm where the maximum number of partners cannot exceed 20.
 A LLP shall be under obligation to maintain annual accounts reflecting true and fair view of its state of affairs.
 Since tax matters of all entities in India are addressed in the Income Tax Act, 1961, the taxation of LLPs will be as addressed in the Income Tax Act.
 Provisions are made in the Bill for corporate actions like mergers, amalgamations etc.
 While enabling provisions in respect of winding up and dissolutions of LLPs have been made in the Bill, detailed provisions in this regard would be provided by way of rules under the Act.
 The Act also provides for conversion of existing partnership firm, private limited company and unlisted public company into a LLP.
 Nothing Contained in the Partnership Act 1932 will affect an LLP.
 The Registrar of Companies will register and control LLPs also.
Conceptually, an LLP is a hybrid corporate form entity combining features of the existing partnership firms and limited liability companies. LLP combines the benefits of limited liability for partners with flexibility to organize internal management based on mutual agreement among the partners. India’s 1932 Partnership law permitted partnership firms with unlimited liability.
Following are as the salient features of the LLP bill, 2008:
 LLP shall be a body corporate and a legal entity separate from its partners. It will have perpetual succession like a corporation;
 Provisions of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 shall not be applicable to LLPs and there shall not be any upper limit or number of partners in an LLP unlike an ordinary partnership firm where the maximum number of partners cannot exceed 20; (10 in case of banking);
 While the LLP will be a separate legal entity, liable to the full extent of its assets, the liability of the partners would be limited to their agreed contribution to the LLP. Further, no partner would be liable on account of independent or unauthorized actions of other partners to be shielded from joint liability created by another partner’s wrongful business decisions or misconduct;
 The framework of LLP is not restricted to professional services alone. Several business activities can be undertaken using the LLP structure;
 Any individual or body corporate may be a partner in LLP:
 An LLP shall be under obligation to maintain annual accounts reflecting true and far view of its rate of affairs; and
 The bill contains procedures for corporate actions like mergers, amalgamations, liquidations etc.

The LLP Act will be administered by Ministry of Corporate Affairs. LLPs would need to be necessarily registered with registrar of companies by submitting necessary documents. The registration of LLPs will be a time bound (approx 2 weeks) and paperless affair and would be covered under MCA-21 e-governance programme of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Some questions for bankers

Some questions for bankers
1. What does ICFAI stands for?

Institute Of Chartered Financial Analysts Of India.



2. Tell me something about ICFAI?

The institution has been offering quality education to students across the country through its various programs in the field of higher education. The institution was founded by pioneers in private education



3. What are treasury bills?

Treasury Bills are the instruments of short term borrowing by the Central/State govt. They are promissory notes issued at discount and for a fixed period. These were first issued in India in 1917 Treasury bills (T-bills) offer short-term investment opportunities, generally up to one year. They are thus useful in managing short-term liquidity. At present, the Government of India issues three types of treasury bills through auctions, namely, 91-day, 182-day and 364-day. There are no treasury bills issued by State Governments.



4. What is yield?

In finance, the term yield describes the amount in cash that returns to the owners of a security. Normally it does not include the price variations, at the difference of the total return. Yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks (common and preferred, and convertible), fixed income instruments (bonds, notes, bills, strips, zero coupon), and some other investment type insurance products (e.g. annuities).



5. What is HTM & AFS?

Available-for-sale (AFS), Held-to-maturity (HTM)



6. What is mark to market?

Mark-to-market is an accounting practice by which companies value and report their assets, especially financial instruments, at market price. Market price basically refers to the price at which the asset, or a similar asset, is trading at in a public exchange. The concept is derived from the accounting principle of prudence.



7. What are dated securities?

Dated Government securities are long term securities and carry a fixed or floating coupon (interest rate) which is paid on the face value, payable at fixed time periods (usually half-yearly). The tenor of dated securities can be up to 30 years.



8. Founder of NIACL? What do you know abot NIACL? Source of income for NIACL

New India Assurance Co. Ltd., Founded by Sir Dorabji Tata in 1919. NIACL -100 % Govt owned multinational general insurance company operating in 22 countries and headquartered at Mumbai, India.



9. What is the benefit of nationalization on Indian Banks?

Objectives Behind Nationalisation of Banks in India is : Social Welfare, Controlling Private Monopolies, Expansion of Banking, Reducing Regional Imbalance, Priority Sector Lending.



10. What is the difference between Cheque and Demand Draft?

Both are used for transfer the amount b/w two accounts of same or different Bank. Cheque is written by an individual and withdrawn from the account whereas Demand draft is issued by a bank where you have to pay before issuing.



11. What are NBFCs and difference between NBFCs and Bank?

Non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) are financial institutions that provide banking services, but do not hold a banking license. NBFCs do offer all sorts of banking services, such as loans and credit facilities, retirement planning, money markets, underwriting, and merger activities. These institutions are not allowed to take deposits from the public.



12. What is Private Banking?

Banking services offered to high net-worth individuals. Private banking institution assists the high net-worth individual in investing his/her money in exchange for commissions and fees. The term "private" refers to the customer service being rendered on a more personal basis.



13. What is the Use of Computers in a Bank?

Computers are used for many purposes in banks like: Computer store details of customers account information. Computers can solve billions of complex mathematical operations in fractions of a second. Computers can be used for user authentication. Computers can be used on a network to instantly contact other branches. When you use an ATM, you are using a networked computer terminal. It's easier to access/update the information. An employee can also check a customer's account balance instantly. Computers help a bank save time and money, and can be used as an aid to generate profits.



14. What is recession? What is the cause for the present recession?

It can be defined as if country’s GDP growth is negative for two or more consecutive years and the main cause for the present recession is Sub-Prime crisis where it started in US.



15. What is the difference between Nationalized bank and Private Bank ?

A Nationalized bank is one that is owned by the government of the country. Since the people decide who the government is, they are also referred to as public sector banks. The government is responsible for the money deposited into the accounts of these banks. Where as a private sector bank is one that is owned by an independent individual or a company that is controlled by a few individuals. In short, the bank is owned by someone else and they run the bank. The person owning/running the bank is responsible for the money deposited into the accounts of these banks.



16. What is LAF ?

Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) was introduced by RBI during June, 2000 in phases, to ensure smooth transition and keeping pace with technological upgradation.



17. What is SENSEX and NIFTY?

SENSEX is the short term for the words "Sensitive Index" and is associated with the Bombay (Mumbai) Stock Exchange (BSE). The SENSEX was first formed on 1-1-1986 and used the market capitalization of the 30 most traded stocks of BSE. Where as NSE has 50 most traded stocks of NSE.SENSEX IS THE INDEX OF BSE. AND NIFTY IS THE INDEX OF NSE.BOTH WILL SHOW DAILY TRADING MARKS. Sensex and Nifty both are an "index”. An index is basically an indicator it indicates whether most of the stocks have gone up or most of the stocks have gone down.


18. What is Fiscal Deficit?

It is the difference between the government’s total receipts (excluding borrowings)


19. What is Sub-prime crisis?

The current Subprime crisis is due to sub-prime lending. These are the loans given to the people having low credit rating.



20. What is a Repo Rate?

Repo rate is the rate at which our banks borrow rupees from RBI. Whenever the banks have any shortage of funds they can borrow it from RBI. A reduction in the repo rate will help banks to get money at a cheaper rate. When the repo rate increases, borrowing from RBI becomes more expensive.



21. What is Reverse Repo Rate?

This is exact opposite of Repo rate. Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which Reserve Bank of India (RBI) borrows money from banks. RBI uses this tool when it feels there is too much money floating in the banking system. Banks are always happy to lend money to RBI since their money is in safe hands with a good interest. An increase in Reverse repo rate can cause the banks to transfer more funds to RBI due to this attractive interest rates.



22. What is CRR Rate?

Cash reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with RBI. If RBI decides to increase the percent of this, the available amount with the banks comes down. RBI is using this method (increase of CRR rate), to drain out the excessive money from the banks.



23. What is SLR Rate?

SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) is the amount a commercial bank needs to maintain in the form of cash, or gold or govt. approved securities (Bonds) before providing credit to its customers. SLR rate is determined and maintained by the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) in order to control the expansion of bank credit. SLR is determined as the percentage of total demand and percentage of time liabilities.Time Liabilities are the liabilities a commercial bank liable to pay to the customers on their anytime demand. SLR is used to control inflation and propel growth. Through SLR rate tuning the money supply in the system can be controlled efficiently.



24.  What is Bank Rate?

Bank rate, also referred to as the discount rate, is the rate of interest which a central bank charges on the loans and advances that it extends to commercial banks and other financial intermediaries. Changes in the bank rate are often used by central banks to control the money supply.




25.Why the banks are going to lend the money at varied interest rate?
Banks are going to lend the money at varied interest rates depending upon the purpose, amount and period of loN

National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLT and NCLAT

National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLT and NCLAT)
NCLT created on 01.06.2016 (Companies Act 2013), is a quasi-judicial body to adjudicate company related issues. Constitution of
NCLT : President : Is or has been a Judge of a High Court for 5 years. (Term 5 years and re-appointment for 5 years). +
Judicial Member (Term till 67 years) + Technical Member (term till 65 years). Constitution of NCLAT : Chairperson : Is or
has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court. (Term 5 years and re-appointment for 5 years) +
Judicial Member (Term till 70 years) + Technical Member (term till 67 years). Benches : Central Govt. constituted 11 benches
(Principal Bench in New Delhi). Bench presided by President.
Orders of Tribunal: Disposal of application within 3 months. It can be reviewed within 2 years. Appeal from orders of
Tribunal : It can be to NCLAT within 45 days. Disposal period 3 months. Appeal to Supreme Court : It can be within 60 days.
Type of cases to be handled: Cases pending before Company Law Board or any District Court or High Court or before Board of
Industrial and Financial Reconstruction under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act.In addition, the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Bankruptcy Code), also provides wide powers to the NCLT to adjudicate upon the 'insolvency resolution
process' and liquidation of corporate debtors.

Ethics in Banking

Ethics in Banking

An ethical bank, also known as a social, alternative, civic, or sustainable bank, is a bank concerned with the social and environmental impacts of its investments and loans. The ethical banking movement includes: ethical investment, impact investment, socially responsible investment, corporate social responsibility, and is also related to such movements as the fair trade movement, ethical consumerism, and social enterprise

What is Ethics
Ethics is a set of principle of right conduct. They are the Rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession or organisation. They help us examine whether a practice or conduct is good or bad within the context of a moral duty.


What is Value
A value is an enduring belief that a specific mode of conduct or a certain end state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end state of existence

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Other areas of ethical consumerism, such as fair trade labelling, have comprehensive codes and regulations which must be adhered to in order to be certified. Ethical banking has not developed to this point; because of this it is difficult to create a concrete definition that distinguishes ethical banks from conventional banks. Ethical banks are regulated by the same authorities as traditional banks and have to abide by the same rules. While there are differences between ethical banks, they do share a desire to uphold principles in the projects they finance, the most frequent including: transparency and social and/or environmental values. Ethical banks sometimes work with narrower profit margins than traditional ones, and therefore they may have few offices and operate mostly by phone, Internet, or mail. Ethical banking is considered one of several forms of alternative banking.

Environmentally and socially conscious business practices
In general banks play an intermediary role in the economy; because of this the possibility for banks to contribute to sustainable development is extensive. Jeucken 2002 Banks have efficient and tested credit approval systems, which gives them a comparative advantage in knowledge (regarding sector-specific information, legislation and market developments).Jeucken & Bouma 1999 Banks are experienced and capable of weighing risks and attaching a price to these risks; because of this banks can fulfill an important role in reducing the information asymmetry between market parties and allow them to make better decisions. When depositors allow a bank to invest for them they may assume that the bank will attempt to select investments to maximize their returns. However, if clients are concerned with more than the simple monetary return and they, for instance, are interested in the costs to society and to the environment, then they may need to turn to an ethical bank which takes their ethics and morality into account when investing.

Some businesses externalize costs onto the environment and society. Aiming to create a more equitable distribution of costs in society, banks can raise interest rates or apply tariffs on loans given to clients and projects with high external costs. This would mean that companies would pay more if their business caused extensive environmental damage; taking some of the cost off of society as a whole and putting it on the company. This sort of tariff differentiation could stimulate the internalization of environmental costs in market prices.Jeucken & Bouma 1999 Through such price differentiation, banks have the potential to foster sustainability.Jeucken & Bouma 1999.

Banks may be able to support progress toward sustainability by society as a whole—for example, by adopting a ‘carrot-and-stick’ approach, where environmental and social front-runners would pay less interest than the market price for borrowing capital, while environmental laggards would pay a much higher interest rate.Jeucken & Bouma 1999 Banks can also develop more sustainable products, such as environmental, social, or ethical investment funds. By investing selectively based on values, ethical banks can promote socially/environmentally responsible companies and penalize those who do not conform to these standards. But there is a risk that banks could simply adopt certain practices that make them appear ethical (see greenwashing) while not adopting other practices that would have a greater impact



Ethics can be defined as a system of criteria and measures examining the values, norms and
rules underlying the individual and social relations on such moral grounds as right and wrong
or good and bad. Professional ethics regulates the relationships of members of the relevant
profession with each other and with society, and defines organizational ethics and in-house
behavioral culture by imposing certain rules for resolution of problems originating from
inside or outside the organization.
Performing the investment and saving functions by playing the role of a unifier and mediator
in the society between parties offering and demanding funds, banks, as a part of marketplace,
mainly and naturally target the profitability and productivity principles, which requires them
to operate in strict compliance with certain professional and organizational ethics principles.
Departing from the objectives of growth of banking system, enhancement of banking service
quality, best use of resources, creation of a fair and honest competitive environment among
banks, and prevention of unfair competition, banks are required and expected to regulate their
relations with each other and other organizations, and with their customers, shareholders and
employees in accordance with these ethical principles.



Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns matters of value, and thus comprises the branch of philosophy called axiology.

Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime. As a field of intellectual inquiry, moral philosophy also is related to the fields of moral psychology, descriptive ethics, and value theory.

Three major areas of study within ethics recognized today are:

Meta-ethics, concerning the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions, and how their truth values (if any) can be determined

Normative ethics, concerning the practical means of determining a moral course of action

Applied ethics, concerning what a person is obligated (or permitted) to do in a specific situation or a particular domain of action



Our Responsibilities

• What Do We Need to Do? Our Responsibilities
• As an Employee, We are Bank’s Brand Ambassador. Delivering the Promise of Banks  Brand rests on us.
• We are expected to:
• Be familiar with, understand and follow the Bank’s Ethics Code in letter and spirit.
• Commit to it as prescribed.
• Be familiar with the policies and procedures relevant to our current role.
• Ask any questions we have about the Code, policies & procedures and how they apply to us.
• Keep the values of STEPS in mind and treat colleagues & customers with respect to protect our reputation.
• Speak up and report a suspected violation of the Code, policies, procedures or law.
• Refer to the Ethical Decision-Making Guide or relevant policy in Resources Section of the Code, if we are not sure on what to do in a situation.
• Understand the Code and be in a position to guide our team properly.
• Foster a culture of ethics & uphold the spirit of the Code in daily actions.
• Make sure that our team feels comfortable in asking questions or raising concerns.
• Never tolerate retaliation or allow others to do so.
• Make sure that we have appropriate delegation before entering into any transaction or risk on behalf of Bank.
• Report a misconduct or to take action to redress the same

SERVICE
Serving our Customers
• We are aware that the Bank is committed to providing best-in-class products, services & solutions to the customers that are consistent with their needs and circumstances.
• We shall make our customers feel valued and important in each transaction.
• We shall treat our customers in the way we want to be treated ourselves.
• We shall put customers’ need above our own and serve them with a smile.
• We shall help our customers to make informed financial decisions.
• We shall treat our all customers fairly regardless of caste, creed, race, religion, disability or gender.
• We shall always seek customer feedback to improve the customer experience.
DOs
• Say “Thank you” to customers after doing their work.
• Listen with empathy - Always.
• Focus on customers’ needs.
• Keep yourselves updated to respond to customers’ queries.
DON’Ts
• Let customers wait.
• Attend to other tasks when dealing with a customer.
• Be inconsistent.

TRANSPARENCY
• Transparency
• Being Transparent we shall respect the right of customers for openness and transparency in their dealings with us at all times.
• We shall be truthful and responsible in all our transactions with all stakeholders.
• We shall always act in good faith and with due care while dealing with internal or external constituencies.
• DOs
• Be open and transparent in your dealings.
• Be accurate while exchanging information about Bank.
• DON'Ts
• Conceal or misrepresent facts regarding a product or service with anyone.
• Misconstrue a transaction.
• Mislead or cover up information while dealing with others
ETHICS Handling Conflicts of Interest- Actual, Potential or Perceived: Competing Fairly
• We are aware that the Bank has faith in open and fair competition and believes in having the competitive advantage through superior performance and shall act with the same spirit.
• We shall deal fairly with our customers and not place our desire to increase our performance before their best interests. For example, we shall not impose undue pressure on a customer or a potential customer to obtain another product or service from us as a precondition of approving a request for a Banks’ product or service.
• DOs
• Compete in good faith.
• Be fair - Always.
• DON’Ts
• Share sensitive information with competition.
• Be unfair while competing.


POLITENESS
Being Polite in Treating Customers
• We shall offer a polite, courteous and empathetic experience to our customers in their interactions with us.
• We shall ensure that we are understanding and understood while dealing with customers and seek to listen them more than we talk.
• We shall project an efficient image of the Bank by being punctual and adhering to the workplace discipline.
• We shall dress* well and convey a seemly impression of the Bank while dealing
• With customers, colleagues and public at large. * [However, there will be no bar in following a religious dress code applicable to any community.]
• DOs
• Determine customers’ need responsibly.
• Consider customers’ circumstances before giving advice especially in case of loans.
• Be a preferred choice of customers - Always.
• Dress smartly - Always.
• DON’Ts
• Be inattentive to a customer.
• Be irresponsible in meeting customer expectation


SUSTAINABILITY
Contributing to the Communities Around
We shall champion sustainability and invest time & resources to make our communities a better place to live and work.
• We shall be engaging with sustainable banking by promoting innovative products & services that protect and conserve our natural resources.
• We shall be pro-active about minimizing carbon footprint through waste minimisation, pollution prevention and adopting clean technology wherever feasible.
• DOs
• Connect with communities around - Give back.
• Be sensitive to social & environmental risks.
• Reduce, reuse & recycle.
• Conserve natural resources.
• DON’Ts
• Waste resources.
• Ignore social conscience.
Avoid participation in the projects that benefit communities.

50 BANKING TERMS FOR BANK INTERVIEWS/EXAMS

FIFTY BANKING TERMS FOR BANK INTERVIEWS/EXAMS

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1. Repo Rate

1.When RBI provides a loan to the bank for short-term between 1 to 90, RBI takes some interest from the bank which is termed as Repo Rate.

2. Reverse Repo Rate
⏫When bank deposit it's excess money in RBI then RBI provides some interest to that bank. This interest is known as Reverse Repo Rate.

3. SLR –(Statutory Liquidity Ratio)
⏫Every bank has to maintain a certain % of their total deposits in the form of (Gold + Cash + bonds + Securities) with themselves at the end of every business days.

4. Retail banking
⏫Retail banking is a type of banking in which direct dealing with the retail customers is done.
⏫This type of banking is also popularly known as consumer banking or personal banking.
⏫It is the visible face of banking to the general public.

5. Bitcoin
⏫Bitcoin is a virtual currency/ cryptocurrency and a payment system.
⏫It can be defined as decentralized means of tracking and assigning wealth or economy, it is a software protocol.
⏫Bitcoin uses two cryptographic keys, one public (username) and one private (password) are generated.
⏫1Bitcoin= 108 Satoshi.