RBI Grade B Exam- 2014-15 (Phase 1)

Puys, I submitted my birth date 22 instead of 23 in the RBI application form, will it post any problem in appearing or selection?

P.S. - Valid answers only! Thanks in advance.

wanted to ask whether di forms a major part in quants section? or is it that the arithematic part is also asked?


Hello , 

I haven't applied my application form yet.....im a lil confused in filling up the current employer question.

I had worked in a company as a recruiter fr 11 months and left the job to prepare myself to get into a govt job.....but since that didn't happen i joined a pvt bank and my trainin is goin on ......its only 4 days of trainin.....should i mention that in the employer column or leave that as blank... please help me

hi friends, i m unable to submit my application form...got the provisional and password after saving the application but when tried to submit, a popup comes showing eligibility criteria and an option to close the window...did anyone face such issue? if yes how did u resolved it..tried mozailla,IE, chrome..nothing worked..plz help me..thank u

hii i have applied for rbi n made offline payment on 11th june.but when i tried to take application reprint after payment( today only ) it says my application is still provisional as they didnt receive the payment. i called on the helpdesk number but the lady says we havenot received the payment you should wait. is anybody goin through the same kind of prob??? what should i do now as application closing dtae is approaching

Hey I'm working as a bank po in PSB.... My. Friends say its very difficult to get noc from bank.....my colleague clear lasts years rbi grade b exam.and did not get noc from the bank  so he could not appear for interview..... If anybody has a solution plzzzz help cus I don't want to study for nothing......

Hey I'm working as a bank po in PSB.... My. Friends say its very difficult to get noc from bank.....my colleague clear lasts years rbi grade b exam.and did not get noc from the bank  so he could not appear for interview..... If anybody has a solution plzzzz help cus I don't want to study for nothing......

Hey I'm working as a bank po in PSB.... My. Friends say its very difficult to get noc from bank.....my colleague clear lasts years rbi grade b exam.and did not get noc from the bank  so he could not appear for interview..... If anybody has a solution plzzzz help cus I don't want to study for nothing......

Hi ,

Can somebody explain what call rate is and why  it's important as a macroeconomic indicactor? 

hello guys..plz help....my cgpa is 2.63 out of 4.33, if convert it at a scale of 10 then it comes out to be 6.07 and % percentage would be 60.7%. how ever no criteria has been defined by the institute but students use to method only to convert the marks. what should i fill in rbi form. they have given a table as well



CGPA Aggregate Percentage of Marks

6.75    =      60%

6.25    =      55%

5.75    =      50%

here % marks = cgpa*10-7.5

so should my marks be 60.7-7.5=53.2% ??...plz help guys ....i dont want to give incorrect information and disqualified in case i manage to reach final round...help me 

somebody please help.. the last day to apply is neaarby...

i have a doubt... i have 61% in btech. but the degree certificate and provisional states a second class. thats because i had back papers and i cleared the exam after the regular exams. so my question is .. i am eligible to apply ? because rbi site says that a first class degree with minimum 60%. i have that 60% but no first class. are they looking for that 60% or ....

please help

If I have a provisional certificate which is dated before 1.6.14 then Am I Eligible for RBI Grade B? I am done with my Last semester exams which was concluded before 1.6.14 but still awaiting result but i can arrange Provisional certi from college

has anyone here applied for exam training ??????? (This time they r providing training to OBC candidates as well)


2013 exam phase 1 general awareness questions - based on memory -category 2 (economics and finance -CURRENT)


1. recent MOU /contract / aggrement in field of art and culture signed by India with which country

2. gst will not remove tax for   —export It will replace all indirect taxes levied on goods and services by the Indian Central and State governments. GST will thus be implemented concurrently by the central and state governments Exports will be zero-rated and imports will be levied the same taxes as domestic goods and services adhering to the destination principle.

3. puduchery economic performance tourism was emerging as the largest industry for generating employment and powerful engine for economic growth.

4. import duty on sugar is increased reason?-to clear 9000 crore cane payment arrears

5. fdi in public sector banking sector-49% allowed

6. which company is highest profitable? a. exxonmobil b.bank of china c.apple - Exxon Mobile

7. Amazon.com is what type of website? online retail

8. Mid Day Meal scheme

9. committee by SEBI on FII and QFI, Chandrashekhar Committee

10. world's largest bank in terms of profitability and customer deposit, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)'; JP Morgan Chase & Co usa is at no. 2

11. 14th finance commission

12. Kelkar committee

13. Maximum investment in medium enterprises 2-5 crore in equipment/ 5-10 crore rbi

14. financial inclusion index launched by FM?

15. Commodities transaction tax to be levied from july 2013 on silver, crude oil and base metals and processed farm items such as sugar, soya oil, mentha oil and guar gum

16. Kudankulum TAMILNADU nuclear plant joint venture with which country

17. When will GAAR be implemented

18. How much is the Surcharge on gold

19. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission has suggested merger of PFRDA with

20. cabinet committee on investment...as per fslrc,

21. dicgc will under which head...

22. Highest gold reserve is with which country??? 1st usa; china 2nd

23. Tax on property transaction form which date ..??

24. highest fdifrom which country

25. National pension scheme question

26. Country with largest forex reserves?

27. 2 UNIVERSITIES 100 CR LOAN BHU AND AMU

28. MICRO MSME PLANT AND MACHINERY 25 LACS

29. MAT 18.5

30. FDI NOT ALLOWED IN WHICH SECTOR AGRI SERVICES

31. WHICH STATE/UT TOPS LIST OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION KERELA

32. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Direct Benefit Tarnsfer scheme and the answer was "it will increase the subsidy burden on government"

33. What are the steps taken by the government to discourage investment in Gold by households and answers were by incentivising investment in other financial assets and increasing the duty on Gold import

2013 exam phase 1 general awareness questions - based on memory -category 3 (banking related)


1. What is the maximum limit of transactions in a year for a saving Bank account?

2. Meaning of Brown Level ATM/ brown atm managed by whom? 

3. centers of psu bank/ Headquarters of Allahabad Bank : kolkatta

4. Question on Basel III Norms

5. bank for infrastructure-NHB

6. function of banking ombudsman

7. saving deposit is –demand liability

8. limit of cash transaction per annum 20000/day to a person

9. CARD LAUNCHED BY NPCI rupay-credit card

10. ppf minimum years-15 years

11. in CTS for how much term bank will have to maintain the physical cheque? 10 years

17. With you all the way is tagline of

18. which of the following is not a corporate banking product  “life insurance”,  “savings account”, “  ATM”, “  loans”  “none”

19. grey label ATMs nil

20. Cheque bounce under which ACT Section 138, THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT 1881 is intended to prevent dishonesty on the part of the drawer of negotiable instrument to draw a cheque without sufficient funds

21. Objective of KYC

22. Which is not public sector bank

23. India first women bank- how many BRANCHES are going to start first. 6 branches; The bank is said to be a Public Sector Bank and Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) has been allocated as the initial capital

24. Maximum number of year for term deposit 10 years

25. Primary co-operative bank provides short term/medium/long term loan? Short term Blue chip is first coined in which sector ? poker, stock

26. Cheque validity 3 months w.e.f. april 2012 27. which of the following can not be called as the value added service by the bank? a) special accounts for the poor section of the society b) accident insurance cover c) Instant credit of outstation cheque d) Free cheque book

28. Age limit for pension

29. Slogan of LIC - "Yogakshemam Vahamyaham - Your welfare is our responsibility"

30. New standard for cheques is

31. Some question on exim bank and currency 32. As per rbi, No frills account should be renamed to

33. most profitable foreign bank in India

34. who appoints banking ombudsman

35. banking ombudsman complaint to whom

36. what is nabard?

37. budget atms

38. min investment a co. shuld make to run WL ATMs

39. Foreign currency account in banks

40. Why domestic savings rate reduced

41. Tax above 10 Lakh Income

42. If disaster happens in a bank which type of risk ??

43. Basel 3 method for calculating operational risk ??

44. what constitutes market risk in banking operations ?? 45. Initial capital provided for Bhartiya Mahila Bank ??

46. Ultra small branches for- Rural areas and financial inclusion

47. banking fraud related question..

49. 2 AC with CHEQUE FACILITY SAVINGS AND CURRENT 50. BASEL 3 CHAIRMAN IGNVES

51. MINIMUM PPF LIMIT PA 500

52. STALE CHEQUE 3 MONTHS OLD

53. ULTRA SMALL BRANCHES MAIN PURPOSE FINANCIAL INCLUSION

54. BANKING GRIEVANCES BANKING OMBUDSMAN

55. HOUSING LOANS IN METROS 25 LACS

56. RTGS MINIMUM VALUE 2 LAKHS

57. What is common factor between allhabad bank, United Bank of India and central bank of india? Nationalized

58. What is "an online prepaid account where money can be stocked/pre-loaded to buy products without swiping a debit or credit card"? Answer was e-wallet

59. Mobile banking cannot be used for which of the following transaction and the answer was "cross border inward and outward transfer"

60. Which one of the following provides Credit and finance to promote country's export?

61. Which of the following is not a retail banking product and the answer was "consortium loans" other options were education loan, debit card, credit card etc

62. One Question was "Crossed cheque can be??" options were "cash paid, a/c payee, both cash and a/c payee, paid to third party etc"

63. "World's local bank is the tagline of??" HSBC



hello guys..plz help....my cgpa is 2.63 out of 4.33, if convert it at a scale of 10 then it comes out to be 6.07 and % percentage would be 60.7%. how ever no criteria has been defined by the institute but students use to method only to convert the marks. what should i fill in rbi form. they have given a table as well


CGPA Aggregate Percentage of Marks

6.75    =      60%

6.25    =      55%

5.75    =      50%

here % marks = cgpa*10-7.5

so should my marks be 60.7-7.5=53.2% ??...plz help guys ....i dont want to give incorrect information and disqualified in case i manage to reach final round...help me 

Hi guys, kindly tell me what to study under the general awareness section for RBI Grade B examination 2014?

Your help will very important for me.

Thankyou

2013 exam phase 1 general awareness questions - based on memory -category 4 (RBI related)


1. CRR has to be maintained by banks on what basis:  1.weekly  2.daily  3.fortnightly  4.monthly According to the new guidelines, 99% of the CRR needs to be maintained daily and reported to the RBI FORTNIGHTLY. So answer is daily basis

2. minimum paid capital for banking licence-500 crore

3. rbi control crr slr for net time & demand liabilities

4. rbi issued last banking license in year? Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank were the last two entities to get banking licenses from RBI in 2003-04

5. inflation is based on wpi or cpi?

6. Expected GDP Growth for 2013-2014 rbi 30 july quarter report gdp 5.7 to 5.5

7. rbi function-open market operations

8. RBI maximum forex reserve is in the form of : gold/ popular foreign currency/…etc The majority of forex reserves is in USD, so the answer would be "popular foreign currency"

9. When banks can borrow from RBI through "Repo", why would they use "MSF" which is offered at a higher rate of interest? here is a limit for borrowing via repo. currently banks can borrow upto 1% of NDTL under repo window.if they need to borrow more they can pledge their SLR securities for short term loans. This is what is called MSF. RBI increase MSF to discourage MSF lending mainly being used to fund speculators in a volatile market.

10. Current bank rate

11. RBI CONTROL CRR SLR FOR NET TIME & DEMAND LIABILITIES

12. Which is not a function of rbi

13. Note cut into two pieces stick together is called- soiled/mutilated/etc 1

4. definition of slr 15. reverse repo

16. no. of companies that have applied for banking licence 17. NBFC percentage

18. What happen when bank submit fake note to RBI

19. When RBI pump money in market this is called

20. Reverse repo-repo relation

21. Interest on CRR by RBI- NO interest

22. ONE QUES ON BANKS TAT LEAD TO UNSTABLE GLOBAL ECONOMY-OPTIONS WERE MNC BANKS,INTERNATIONAL

23. BANKS Interconnected bank definition

24. BANKS UNDER NEW LICENCE TO BE LISTED WITHIN 3 YEARS

25. RBI HAS BANNED BANKS TO ISSUE INTERNATIONAL DEBIT CARDS

26. In order to increase transparency in the interest rates which of the following rates has been introduced by RBI? Base rate

27. Which was the last bank to be given banking licence by RBI (Yes Bank)

28. Question on RBI 30 july quarter report ? Dropped GDP forecast from 5.7 TO 5.5 %

What is the break up of number of total questions ?

Is it

GA 80

QUANT30

ENG 30

REASONING 60

Or the number of questions in each section varies with the date of exam?

RBI me bhi target hote hai kya like in PSU banks??????