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Questions : Which of the following company is the sole reinsurance company in India?

(a) National Insurance Company

(b) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company

(c) Life Insurance Corporation of India

(d) General Insurance Corporation

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

GIC of India (GIC) is the sole reinsurance company in the Indian insurance market with over four decades of experience.

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Question : 1

In the context of Indian economy, open market operations to :

  1. borrowing by scheduled banks from RBI
  2. lending by commercial banks to industry and trade
  3. purchase and sale of government securities by the RBI
  4. None of the above
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

a) 4 and 1 only

b) 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 2 and 3 only

Answer: (b)

Open market operation: When RBI buys/sells securities in open market, in case of OMO, first party permanently sells the Government security to second party. Second party is free to do whatever it wants with that security.

Question : 2

Private Sector Mutual Funds in India were permitted in

a) 2001

b) 1993

c) 1994

d) 1964

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

How many seats of Deputy Governor are there in Reserve Bank of India?

a) 3 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) 4 only

Answer: (d)

The general superintendence and direction of the RBI are entrusted with the 21-member- Central Board of Directors—the Governor (currently Dr Urjit R. Patel), four Deputy Governors, two Finance Ministry representatives, ten government-nominated directors to represent important elements from India’s economy, and four directors to represent local boards headquartered at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and New Delhi.

Question : 4

Devaluation of currency leads to

a) expansion of import substituting

b) contraction of import trade

c) expansion of export trade

d) all of the above

Answer: (d)

Devaluation leads to a country’s exports becoming less expensive as the currency is deliberately adjusted down to other currencies, making imports more expensive, making domestic consumers less likely to purchase them thus the domestic companies are encouraged to substitute imports.

Question : 5

For regulation of the Insurance Trade in the country the Government has formed

a) General Insurance Corporation

b) Reserve Bank of India

c) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

d) SEBI

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

SBI Life Insurance Limited is a joint venture life insurance company of State Bank of India (SBI) and

a) BNP Paribas Cardiff

b) Life Insurance Corporation of India

c) HDFC Life Insurance Company

d) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company

Answer: (a)

SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture life insurance company between State Bank of India (SBI), and BNP Paribas Cardif.

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