Banking Awareness (BA) Questions For SBI Associate PO, IBPS PO and IBPS Clerk CWE 2014

Banking Awareness (BA) Questions For SBI Associate PO, IBPS PO and IBPS Clerk CWE 2014: Here is the list of 22 important possible Banking awareness Questions for the upcoming SBI Associate PO, IBPS PO and IBPS Clerk, RRB PO, RRB Clerk Common Written Examination. These selected questions are mainly based on Money market Instrument Viz CHEQUE. Go though these questions and get a chance to qualify these examinations.

Banking Awareness (BA) Questions 

For SBI Associate PO, IBPS PO and IBPS Clerk CWE 2014

1. A written order or unconditional promise to pay a fixed sum of money on demand or at a certain time is called ........

• {A} Negotiable instrument
• {B} Garnishee order
• {C} Escheat
• {D} Red corner notice
• {E} Non of These

Ans : Negotiable instrument

2. In order to streamline the rules and regulations of negotiable instruments, the Negotiable Instruments Act was passed in which year ?

• {A} 1818
• {B} 1860
• {C} 1872
• {D} 1881
• {E} 1901

Ans : 1881

3. Which of the following is the Negotiable Instrument?

• {A} Bank draft, Bill of exchange, Bill of lading, Certificate of deposit, Cheque, Commercial paper, Dock warrant, Government promissory note, Hundi, Treasury bills, Warehouse receipt, Railway receipt and Railway reservation ticket
• {B} Aeroplane ticket, Indian rail ticket, Bank draft, Bill of lading, Certificate of deposit, Commercial paper, Dock warrant, Government promissory note, Hundi, Treasury bills, Warehouse receipt, Railway ticket
• {C} Bank draft, Bill of exchange, Bill of lading, Certificate of deposit, Cheque, Commercial paper, Dock warrant, Promissory note, Hundi, Treasury bills and Warehouse receipt
• {D} Bank draft, Bill of exchange, Bill of lading, Certificate of deposit, Cheque, Commercial paper, Dock warrant, Government promissory note, Hundi, Treasury bills, Lorry receipt and Court order
• {E} Non of These

Ans  : Bank draft, Bill of exchange, Bill of lading, Certificate of deposit, Cheque, Commercial paper, Dock warrant, Promissory note, Hundi, Treasury bills and Warehouse receipt

4. The important feature of the negotiable instrument is ____

• {A} Consideration
• {B} Transferable
• {C} Validity
• {D} Conditional
• {E} All of above

Ans : All of above

5. An instrument in writing containing an unconditional order, addressed to a banker, to pay on demand a certain sum of money only to or to the order of certain person or to the bearer of instrument is called __

• {A} Cheque
• {B} Bill of Lading
• {C} Bill of Exchange
• {D} Clayton Order
• {E} Hundi

Ans : Cheque

6. The correct option is___

• {A} Drawer is a person who make or draft the cheque
• {B} Drawee is a bank in the case of all cheques
• {C} Payee is a person to whom the cheque is given and is a person who take cash
• {D} Sometimes the drawer and payee in cheques may be same
• {E} All of above

Ans : All of above

7. Ramu has account in State Bank of India and he issued cheque to Rajesh. So ____

• {A} Ramu is drawer, Rajesh is drawee and State Bank of India is payee
• {B} Ramu is drawer, Rajesh and State Bank of India are drawees and any one of the above can be payee
• {C} Ramu is drawer, State Bank of India is drawee and Rajesh is payee
• {D} Rajesh is drawer, State Bank of India is drawee and Ramu is payee
• {E} All of above are drawee

Ans : Ramu is drawer, State Bank of India is drawee and Rajesh is payee

8. Whether drawer can be payee?

• {A} No.
• {B} Yes, but the permission of RBI necessary nowadays.
• {C} Yes, by writing self cheque.
• {D} Yes, but the permission of bank necessary.
• {E} Non of These

Ans : Yes, by writing self cheque.

9. Which of the following is not an important feature of the Cheque?

• {A} It must be in writing
• {B} It must be drawn on specified banker
• {C} Must be issued by drawer with the permission of the bank to the drawee
• {D} The payee must be a definite person
• {E} Always payable on demand but not otherwise

Ans : Must be issued by drawer with the permission of the bank to the drawee

10. Bearer cheque means ____.

• {A} On cheque the cash cannot be taken without the permission of RBI
• {B} Payee name is written on instrument and can take cash across the counter
• {C} Payee name not revealed to banker and can take cash across the counter
• {D} Cheque given on the first date of every month
• {E} Non of These

Ans : Payee name is written on instrument and can take cash across the counter

11. Crossed cheque means ____

• {A} Two lines put across the cheque to invalidate it
• {B} Ordering the bank to pay cash to anybody
• {C} Putting two or three lines across the top left of the cheque asking the bank to pay cash to payee through account only
• {D} The Cheque issued by RBI in favour of State governments and Central governments
• {E} Non of These

Ans : Putting two or three lines across the top left of the cheque asking the bank to pay cash to payee through account only

12. If the drawer specifies the name of the banker on the face of the cheque, it is called ____

• {A} Zero crossing
• {B} No crossing
• {C} General crossing
• {D} Special crossing
• {E} Invalid crossing

Ans : Special crossing

13. Crossing of cheques can be done by ____

• {A} drawer only
• {B} drawee only
• {C} drawer, drawee and payee also
• {D} payee only
• {E} RBI only

Ans : drawer, drawee and payee also

14. When the drawee can refuse the payment of cash to the payee?

• {A} On receipt of notice of drawer's death
• {B} On receipt of notice of the drawer's insanity
• {C} Drawer requested the drawee to stop the payment
• {D} On the receipt of garnishee order
• {E} In all of the above situations, the drawee can refuse the payment

Ans :  In all of the above situations, the drawee can refuse the payment

15. Stale cheque means ____

• {A} Crossing the date of 31 March in every year
• {B} Crossing the date of bank last working day in the month
• {C} Cheque written with red pen
• {D} Cheque validity period over from the writing date
• {E} Non of These

Ans : Cheque validity period over from the writing date

16. The validity of cheque is ____..

• {A} 18 months
• {B} 6 months
• {C} 9 months
• {D} 12 months
• {E} 3 months

Ans : 3 months

17. If a cheque bears a date earlier than the date of occurrence, it means if the date written is the past date it is called ____.

• {A} No date cheque
• {B} Every date cheque
• {C} Last date cheque
• {D} Antedated cheque
• {E} Stale cheque

Ans : Antedated cheque

18. Are antedated cheques valid?

• {A} Yes, unless it becomes stale
• {B} No
• {C} Yes, if the bank permits
• {D} No, it is against to the rules of RBI
• {E} Non of These

Ans : Yes, unless it becomes stale

19. Whether post dated cheque can be given to another person?

• {A} No
• {B} Yes, with the permission of the banker
• {C} Yes
• {D} Yes, if the drawer gets special permission from the central government
• {E} Non of These

Ans : Yes

20. Post dated cheque can be deposited in the banks?

• {A} No
• {B} Yes
• {C} Yes, if the drawee accepts
• {D} It is the will of any bank to accept or not to accept
• {E} Non of These of above

Ans : No