Banking NDA Questions

Banking MCQ Questions

7.
As the central bank of India, the Reserve Bank of India performs the crucial function of a 'lender of last resort', meaning it provides emergency funds to:
A.
Only foreign governments
B.
The general public directly
C.
Commercial banks facing a liquidity crisis when no other source is available
D.
State Governments exclusively
ANSWER :
C. Commercial banks facing a liquidity crisis when no other source is available
8.
The RBI has the sole and exclusive right to issue currency notes in India, except for coins and one-rupee notes, which are issued by the:
A.
Individual State Governments
B.
Ministry of Finance, Government of India
C.
State Bank of India
D.
Reserve Bank of India itself, without exception
ANSWER :
B. Ministry of Finance, Government of India
9.
The Reserve Bank of India also acts as a 'banker to the government', managing the banking needs and public debt of both the:
A.
Union Government and State Governments
B.
Only foreign embassies
C.
Only public sector undertakings
D.
Only private corporations
ANSWER :
A. Union Government and State Governments
10.
The RBI's role in supervising, regulating, and controlling the activities of commercial banks in India, including licensing, is known as its function as:
A.
Election authority
B.
Banker's bank and supervisor of the banking system
C.
Currency printer only
D.
Tax collector
ANSWER :
B. Banker's bank and supervisor of the banking system
11.
As of 2026, who serves as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
A.
Sanjay Malhotra
B.
Shaktikanta Das
C.
Raghuram Rajan
D.
Urjit Patel
ANSWER :
A. Sanjay Malhotra
12.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI, responsible for determining the policy repo rate, consists of six members, of whom three are RBI officials (including the Governor) and three are:
A.
Foreign central bank representatives
B.
Supreme Court judges
C.
External members appointed by the Government of India
D.
State Finance Ministers
ANSWER :
C. External members appointed by the Government of India