July 28, 2011

BANKING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

canara bank investment officer interview questions -  
www.canarabank.com : Canara bank is a premiar public sector bank in india. Canara bank has creating oppertunities for unemployed,as a probationary officers , clerks,specialist officers,advisors, consultants, security officers, law officers,generalist cadre officers,in continuation with that bank issues every year recruitment notifications mainly to recruit POs and clerks with large no of vacancies. Here is given Canara bank investment officer interview questions to the bank job aspirants for giving idea on interview questions. It may helpful who prepares for Pos, clerks and other officer cadre jobs.

Canara bank investment officer interview questions:
1)Where was the Head Quarters of Canara Bank located ?
A)Canara Bank, Head Office, Bangalore

2)Who is the Chairman of Canara Bank ?
A) Mr S Raman

3) When did the bank came into existence ?
A) July 1906, at Mangalore

4) What was the Canara bank initial name?
A) Initially the name was ‘Canara Bank Hindu Permanent Fund’Later changed as ‘Canara Bank Ltd.’ in 1910 and became Canara Bank in 1969 after nationalization.

5) When was nationalised Canara bank?
A) Nationalization in the year 1969

6) Canara bank Line ?
A) “Global Bank with Best Practices”

7) could you tell about Network of Canara bank?
A) Canara bank with 3057 branches and over 2000 ATMs, catering to all segments of an ever growing clientele base of over 37.5 million.

8)Why do you choose investment officer job as your career ?
A)You just say, “Job Security and Job in Canara bank is a privilege and it is a service to nation”

9)What do you think of the responsibilities / duties of a Investment Officer job in the banking sector ?

10)How do you prove yourself as a successful employee ?

11)Tell us about yourself ?
A)Introduce yourself , your education, your current job,etc in a short and sweet manner.

12)Tell us about your schooling background ?

13)Tell us about your academic career ?

14)What are your hobbies ?

15)What are the primary functions of a commercial bank ?
A)The primary functions of a commercial bank include:
a) accepting deposits; and
b) granting loans and advances

16)What are the salient features of Indian Banking Sector ?

17)Can you explain the reforms that taken place in the Indian banking industry ?
A) The Narasimham Committee laid the foundation for the reformation of the Indian banking sector.Constituted in 1991, the Committee submitted two reports, in 1992 and 1998, which laid significant thrust on enhancing the efficiency and viability of the banking sector.

18)What are the functions of Reserve Bank of India ?
A)Mainly the functions of RBI are classified as follows:
Bank of Issue
Banker to Government
Bankers’ Bank and Lender of the Last Resort
Controller of Credit
Custodian of Foreign Reserves
Supervisory functions
Promotional functions

19)Tell some of the Qualitative methods used by RBI for credit control in the country ?

20)Tell some of the Quantitative methods used by RBI for credit control in the country ?

21)What is Bank rate ?
A) A Bank rate is the interest rate that is charged by a country’s central or federal bank on loans and advances to control money supply in the economy and the banking sector. This is typically done on a quarterly basis to control inflation and stabilize the country’s exchange rates. A fluctuation in bank rates triggers a ripple-effect as it impacts every sphere of a country’s economy. For instance, the prices in stock markets tend to react to interest rate changes. A change in bank rates affects customers as it influences prime interest rates for personal loans.

22)What is Cash Reserve Ratio – CRR?
A)The Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) refers to the liquid cash that banks have to maintain with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as a certain percentage of their demand and time liabilities. For example if the CRR is 10% then a bank with net demand and time deposits of Rs 1,00,000 will have to deposit Rs 10,000 with the RBI as liquid cash.

23)What is Statutory Liquidity Ratio – SLR ?
A)Statutory Liquidity Ratio refers to the amount that the commercial banks require to maintain in the form of cash, or gold or govt. approved securities before providing credit to the customers. Statutory Liquidity Ratio is determined and maintained by the Reserve Bank of India in order to control the expansion of bank credit.

24)What is Repo rate ?
A)Whenever the banks have any shortage of funds they can borrow it from the central bank. Repo rate is the rate at which our banks borrow currency from the central bank. A reduction in the repo rate will help banks to get Money at a cheaper rate. When the repo rate increases borrowing from the central bank becomes more expensive.The Reverse repo rate is the rate at which the central bank borrows from the banks, while the Repo rate is the rate at which the banks borrow from the central bank.

25)Can you explain the terms National bank, Scheduled bank, Commercial bank, Cooperative bank, Private bank, Foreign bank ?

26)What Is Inflation?
A)Inflation is increase in price of products & decrease in value of money.

27) Difference between Repo rate and Bank rate?
A)The Main difference between Repo rate and Bank rate is that Repo rate is the discounting offered by the RBI on the monetary bill hold by the Banks

28))Important Terms?
 
SLR – Statutory liquidity ratio
 
CRR - Cash reserve ratio
 
Repo rate – It is the rate at which RBI lends money to Banks.
 
Reverse Repo Rate – It is the rate at which Banks park their funds with RBI
 
Bank Rate – It is the rate at which RBI lends money to Banks.
Call money rate – It is the rate of interest charged by the banks for temporary borrows among banks Ledger
Tender Money – Currency issued by RBI Optional Money – Cheques, DDs, Bankers Cheques
 
Plastic Money – Credit card, Debit card Credit card is ready made overdraft in e-form for buying goods and services by the card holder within specified limits and according to terms and conditions of the issuer Bank without having any account. Debit card is e-Cheque which can be used within the limits of the credit in the account associated with it for financial transactions.
 
Core Banking – Networking of Banks for providing any where any time Banking is called Core Banking.
 
Merchant Bank provides capital to firms in the form of shares rather than money.
 
Investment Banks tend to provide investment to firms.
 
Corporate Banking looks after the needs of big firms, companies, business entities.
 
Business Banking looks after needs of medium level business firms, entities, individuals.
 
Retail banking focuses to provide services to individuals.
 
Private banking focuses to provide services to high net worth individuals.
 
Lead Banking focuses on providing all type of financial services.
 
Narrow Banking focuses on a particular sector like Mortgage, Auto Finance etc.

29)What is a bank?
A) A bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money. It is an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money.
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

Sample Question Paper

Number of States in India?
1. 22
2. 26
3. 28
4. 34
5. None Of These

Which is the Financial Capital of India?
1. Mumbai
2. New Delhi
3. Kolkata
4. Chennai
5. None Of These

Which city is the capital of India?
1. Mumbai
2. New Delhi
3. Kolkata
4. Chennai
5. None Of These

Who is the current President of India?
1. APJ Abdul Kalam
2. Pratibha Patil
3. AB Vajpayee
4. LK Advani
5. None Of These

2+2*2-2=?
1. 8
2. 4
3. 2
4. 6
5. None Of These

SYLLABUS FOR IBPS CWE

IBPS CWE SYLLABUS

Syllabus is of 2 ways such as written test and Interview

1. Written Test : This test consists of 2 sections as

a. Objective paper : Syllabus for objective paper is of 5 subjects such as
1. Test of Reasoning Ability.
2. Test of Numerical Ability.
3. Test of English Language.
4. Test of Clerical Aptitude.
5. Test of compute Knowledge.

b. Descriptive Paper on English Comprehension (Qualifying Test)
The Syllabus regarding subjects wise will be published when the updated syllabus is available for us.

ELIGIBILITY FOR IBPS CWE

IBPS CWE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Please note that the eligibility criteria specified is the basic criteria for applying to
various Public Sector Banks. However merely applying for CWE/ appearing for
the examination does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for
employment in all or any of the 19 Public Sector Banks as each Bank will stipulate
its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria.
Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the specified eligibility criteria
before applying for the Common Written Examination (CWE):



Nationality/Citizenship: A Citizen of India.

Age limit: The minimum age limit is 20 years and maximum 30 years of age to general category candidates.
Relaxation of Upper age limit:
Sr.
No.
Category Age
relaxation
1 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 5 years
2 Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) 3 years
3 Persons With Disabilities 10 years
4 Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the stipulated time) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment 5 years
5 Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 5 years
6 Persons affected by 1984 riots 5 years
7 Persons who have completed 5 years of service in RRBs 5 years

Educational qualification: Degree any discipline from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

IBPS CWE EXAM PATTERN

IBPS Common Written Examination CWE for Probationary Officers PO & Management Trainee Written Exam Pattern. Common Written Examination CWE will be in both Objective & Descriptive Type.


IBPS CWE Written Exam Pattern :

Objective Test : Duration 150 Minutes
S.No Name of Test No.of Questions No.of marks
1 Reasoning 50 50
2 English Language 50 25
3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50
4 General Awarenessrelated to Banking Industry 50 50
5 Computer Knowledge 50 50
Descriptive Paper on English Composition (Essay,Precis,Letter Writing etc) for 25 Marks ,Duration : 60 Minutes.

The above tests except the Test of English Language and Descriptive Paper on English Composition will be printed bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi. The Descriptive Papers of only those candidates who secure minimum qualifying marks in each of the objective tests will be evaluated.
Negative Marking for Wrong Answers :  0.25 mark (1/4th) for each Wrong Answer in Objective Test. Penalty of Marks more than 0.50 Marks will be rounded off to next Higher Integer.
IBPS CWE Syllabus : Prepare Books on the above topics there is no special Syllabus for CWE.

IBPS COMMON WRITTEN EXAM [IBPS CWE]

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) Recruitment Exam


The Banking sector in India is poised for a high trajectory growth with prospects for a bright career to thousands of new entrants. Here is a unique opportunity for aspirants for a career in 19 Public Sector Banks
through a Single Common Examination

 
A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Public Sector Banks mentioned below.
 
This system of Common Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/Management Trainees has been approved by each of the 19 participating Public Sector Banks and the Managing Committee of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) with the consent of the Government of India.
 
IBPS, an autonomous body registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and a Public Trust under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950, has been authorised by IBA and has received a mandate from the 19 Public Sector Banks listed below to conduct the Common Written Examination. The CWE for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts will be conducted twice a year by IBPS.

PARTICIPATING BANKS
Allahabad Bank 
Indian Overseas Bank
Andhra Bank 
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Bank of Baroda 
Punjab National Bank
Bank of India 
Punjab & Sind Bank
Bank of Maharashtra 
Syndicate Bank
Canara Bank 
Union Bank of India
Central Bank of India 
United Bank of India
Corporation Bank 
UCO Bank
Dena Bank 
Vijaya Bank
Indian Bank
 
An individual who aspires to join any of the above Public Sector Banks as a Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee will necessarily be required to take the CWE. Prospective candidates who wish to appear for the CWE will have to apply to IBPS and should carefully read the advertisement regarding eligibility criteria, online registration process, pattern of examination, issuance of call letters and score cards. Candidates who appear for the CWE will be able to check their status after the examination. Scorecards will be issued to candidates who secure minimum qualifying marks and above in each test of the examination.

Each participating Public Sector Bank will independently issue a separate recruitment notification, specifying their vacancies and stipulating the eligibility criteria in terms of age, educational qualification, experience (if any), minimum required level of IBPS score in each component test plus Total Weighted Score (if any) etc.
Successful candidates in the CWE who have been issued scorecards and who meet the stipulated eligibility criteria are then required to apply to any of the participating banks they wish to, quoting their personal details and their CWE scores. Each bank will then individually shortlist candidates and carry out their own selection processes such as Group Discussions and/ or Interviews etc. for final selection.
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