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  1. Digital signature are

  2. A.

     legally valid signatures as per the information technology act. 2000 and acceptable in Indian courts at par with paper signatures

    B.

     required for authentication of e-mail and SFMS

    C.

     required for authentication of settlement applications of clearing coupan of India Ltd.

    D.

     all of the above


  3. ________ is India’s largest Wide Area Network.

  4. A.

     RBINET

    B.

     NICNET

    C.

     INET

    D.

     Bank Net


  5. Banks do not purchase/ discount

  6. A.

     Documentary Bills

    B.

     Clean Bills

    C.

     Accommodation Bills

    D.

     Usance Bills


  7. Bancassurance means

  8. A.

     Distribution of Insurance policies both life and non-life, by banks as corporate agents through their branches.

    B.

     Assurance given by banks to its customers.

    C.

     Life policy issued to the bank on the life of their staff

    D.

     Assurance given to bank by general insurance companies for insuring assets of the banks.


  9. Insurance business in India is regulated by

  10. A.

     Life Insurance Corporation of India

    B.

     Reserve Bank of India

    C.

     Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)

    D.

     SEBI


  11. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

  12. A.

     is a society registered under the societies Registration Act

    B.

     is a company registered under the Companies Act. 1956

    C.

     is an NGO

    D.

     was constituted by an act of parliament under the IRDA Act. 1999


  13. Full form of ERNET is

  14. A.

     England’s Remote Network

    B.

     Engineering and Research Network

    C.

     Educational and Research Network

    D.

     External and Regular Network


  15. RTGS stands for

  16. A.

     Real Time Gross Settlement

    B.

     Real type General scheme

    C.

     Real Type gross settlement system

    D.

     Real time Gross system


  17. Real time gross settlement system means a payment system in which

  18. A.

     Both processing and final settlement of funds transfer instructions can take place continuously

    B.

     Final transaction takes place at the end of the day

    C.

     Final payment is physically effected within 24 hrs.

    D.

     Final settlement of funds take place at 3 PM daily


  19. Reserve bank of India, in regard to RTGS, has decided that

  20. A.

     There would be accessible to all retail customers.

    B.

     There would be no floor ceiling for routing transactions through RTGS

    C.

     Settlement of transactions of the clearing corporations of India and the stock market would be conducted through RTGS.

    D.

     All of the above