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Sample 10595.Pdf CONTENT General Awareness 1–64 1. India : At a Glance 1-14 2. World : At a Glance 15-24 3. Sports : At a Glance 25-26 4. Economy and Business : At a Glance 27-30 5. Exercises 31-64 EBD_9036 : CENSUS 2011 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF INDIA Rserv B I (RBI) • Established on April 1, 1935. Population Statistics • Nationalised on Jan 1, 1949. Total Population 1,21,01,93,422 (persons) • Regulates issue of bank notes above ` 1. Males 62,37,24,248 • Acts as the bannker of the Government of India. • No personal accounts are maintained and operated in RBI. Females 58,64,69,174 L Insuran Corporatio (LIC) Ratio 940 Females/1000 M ales • Established on Sept, 1956. Decadal Growth (2001 - 2011) 18,14,55,986 (17.64%) • Head Office : Mumbai. Gne I C (GIC) Density of Population 382 per sq. km. • Established on 22 Nov, 1972. Literacy (in percent) Total; 74.04, Males: 82.14, U T Id (UTI) Females: 65.46 • Established in 1st February 1964. Istri Cedi & Ie Crporatio I Bank HIGHEST/LOWEST POPULATION (ICICI Bank) State with Highest Population Uttar Pradesh 16,61,97,921 • Established in 1955 as a public limited company to encourage and assist industrial units of the nation. It has State with Lowest Population Sikkim 5,40,851 been converted into a bank with effect from May 3, 2002. UT with Highest Population Delhi 1,38,50,507 S Istrie De B Ii (SIDBI) UT with Lowest Population Lakshadweep 60,650 • Established in 2nd April, 1990; promotes small scale District with Highest Medinipur 96,10,788 enterprises to medium. Population (West Bengal) Nn B o Aultu & Ru Delopm (NABARD) • Established on Nov 5, 1982; gives credit facilities to farmers. District with Lowest Population Yanam 31,394 Export-Impor Ban Indi (EXIM) (Pondicherry) • Set-up on 12 July, 1982; grants deferred credit to Indian exporters in order to operate in the international market. INDIAN STATES IN IMPORTANT PARAMETRES India Dvelopm Ba o Idi (IDBI) • Established in 1964; to provide financial assistance to industrial enterprises. Maximum Minimum Iustr Ronstruc Ba o I (IRBI) Population Growth Rate Uttar Pradesh Sikkim • Set-up in 1971 with the objective of reviving and Population Meghalya Nagaland revitalizing sick industrial units in public and private sectors. N-Bkin Financ Cmpani (NBFC) Density Bihar Arunachal Pradesh • Non-Banking Financial entities comprises NBFCs, mutual Sex Ratio Kerala Haryana benefit financial companies (Nidhi Companies) and mutual benefit companies (potential nidhi companies). Department Literacy Rate Kerala Bihar of Company Affairs requlates the mutual benefit financial Female Literacy Rate Kerala Rajasthan companies and mutual benefit companies leaving the Urban Population Chandigarh Himachal Pradesh regulation of NBFCs with the RBI. No Hou B (NHB) • The National Housing Bank (NHB) is a state owned bank UNION TERRITORIES IN and regulation authority in India. It was created in July 8, IMPORTANT PARAMETRES 1988. It was establish to Promote Private real estate Mximum Mimum acquisition. It regulates and refinances social housing Population Delhi Lakshadweep programmes. Population Suri E Bo o I (SEBI) Density Delhi Andaman & Nicobar • The security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was founded in the year 1992. It’s aim is to protect the interests Sex Ratio Pondicherry Daman & Diu of the investors and to facilitate the function of the market Literacy Rate Lakshadweep Dadra & Nagar Haveli intermediaries. G-2 Indian and Global Environment C Bo Dc T (CBDT) 16. The Nainital Bank Ltd. • The CBDT provides inputs for policy and planning of direct 17. The Nedungadi Bank Ltd. taxes in India. It is the apex body of tax administration. It 18. The Ratnakar Bank Ltd. came into existence in 1964. 19. The Sangli Bank Ltd. Isu Regulato Dvelopm Athor (IRDA) 20. The South Indian Bank Ltd. • IRDA regulates and develops the insurance industry in India. 21. The United Western Bank Ltd. It was created in the year 1999. 22. The Vysya Bank Ltd. Istri Iestme B o Ia N Privat Secto Bank • It came into existence in the year 1997. It offers a wide range of product and rervices including equity subscription, asset 23. Bank of Punjab Ltd. credit, equipment finance and investments in capital market 24. Centurian Bank Ltd. and money market instruments. 25. Global Trust Bank 26. HDFC Bank Ltd. PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS 27. ICICI Bank Ltd. Ov : To use financial institutions as the instrument for 28. Development Credit Bank promoting economic and social development in a more purposeful 29. Indusland Bank Ltd. manner. To overcome the monopoly over financial resources, the 30. AXIS Bank Ltd. Government of India nationalised 20 commercial banks during the 31. Kotak Mahindra Bank tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. 32. Yes Bank Ltd. Fir Nnalisatio 14 B : On July 19, 1969 the first 33. Balaji Corporation Bank Limited nationalisation of 14 banks took place whereby the following banks were nationalised : FOREIGN BANKS IN INDIA 1. Bank of India 2. Union Bank of India RBI has been issuing licenses to various foreign banks to operate 3. Bank of Baroda 4. Bank of Maharashtra in India. More than 50 foreign and multinational banks are working 5. Punjab National Bank 6. Indian Bank in India today. 7. Indian Overseas Bank 8. Central Bank of India Important Foreign Banks in India 9. Carara bank 10. Syndicate Bank 11. United Commercial Bank 12. Allahabad Bank 1. ABN-AMRO Bank N.V. 13. United Bank of India 14. Dena Bank 2. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Ltd. Sco Nionali S Bank : On April 15, 1980 the second 3. American Express Bank Ltd. nationalisation took place whereby the following six banks were 4. Arab Bangladesh Bank Ltd. nationalised : 5. Bank of International Indonesia 1. Andhra Bank 6. Bank of America NA 2. Corporation Bank 7. Bank of Baharian and Kwait 3. New Bank of India 8. Bank of Ceylon 4. Oriental Bank of Commerce 9. Barclay Banks PLC 5. Punjab and Sind Bank 10. BNP Paribas 6. Vijaya Bank 11. Chinatrust Commercial Bank In October 1993 the New Bank of India was merged with the Punjab 12. Citibank N.A. National Bank. Therefore, at present there are only 19 nationalised 13. Credit Suisse banks in the country besides the Reserve Bank of India. 14. Common Wealth Bank of Australia List of Private Sector Banks 15. DBS Bank 16. RHB Bank O Privat Scto Banks 17. Deutsche Bank AG 1. Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd. 18. HSBC Ltd. 2. City Union Bank Ltd. 19. JPMorgan Chase Bank 3. Development Credit Bank Ltd. 20. Krung Thai Bank Public Co. Ltd. 4. Lord Krishna Bank Ltd. 21. Mashreqbank psc. 5. SBI Commercial & International Bank Ltd. 22. Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. 6. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd. 23. Royal Bank of Scotland 7. The Bank of Rajasthan Ltd. 24. Shinhan Bank 8. The Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd. 25. Sonali Bank 9. The Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd. 26. Standard Chartered Bank 10. The Federal Bank Ltd. 27. State Bank of Mauritius Ltd. 11. The Ganesh Bank of Kurundwad Ltd. 28. UBS 12. The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. 13. The Karnataka Bank Ltd. 29. Woori Bank 14. The Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. 30. West Pac Bank 15. The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. 31. National Australia Bank Indian and Global Environment G-3 MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR INSURANCE ANTI-POVERTY AND EMPLOYMENT EBD_9036 COMPANIES GENERATION PROGRAMMES • Life Insurance Programmes Aimed – HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Sanjaya Gam Training Rural Youth for Self- – ICICI Prudential life Insurance Co. Ltd. Swarozga Yan (SGSY) Employment (TRYSEM) – Tata AIG Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Pradh M Gamodaya Village level development in – SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Yojan (PMGY) five critical areas, i.e., Primary – Mak New York Life Insurance Co. Ltd. health, Primary education, – Om Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Co. Ltd. housing, rural roads and – Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. drinking water and nutrition. – ING Vysya Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Spoor Gee Rzgar Provides additional wage – Aviva Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Yo (SGRY) employment in rural areas and – Sahara India Insurance Co. Ltd. also to provide food security. – Met Life Insurance Co. Ltd. S J Sahari Provides employment to the – AMP SANMAR Assurance Co. Ltd. Rz Y (SJSRY) urban employment or under- – AEGON Religare Life Insurance employed living below poverty – Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance Co. Ltd. line and educated upto IX standard. – Shriram Life Insrance. Atyod Ann Yojana Providing food security to – Bharati AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd. poor families. – Birla Sun Life Insurance Anapurn Yojana Provides 10 kg food grain to – Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance those people who get old age – Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance pensions. – DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance M Gndh Ntional Provides 100 days employment – Future General Life Insurance Company Limited R Eplo en Guarantee in rural area. – IDBI Federal Life Insurance A (MNREGA) – India First Life Insurance Company Nationa O A Pension This scheme provides pension – Exide Life Insurance Shem (NOAPS) to old people above the age – Kotak Life Insurance of 60. The amount is ` 200 – Max Life Insurance per month for aged 60-79 and – PNB Meta Life Insurance ` 500 for above 80 years. – Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited N Famil Benefit This scheme provides ` – TATA AIA Life Insurance She (NFBS) 10000 to a person of a family – Haramain Insurance. who becomes the head of the family after the death of its • General Insurance primary breadwinner. – IFFCO Tokyo General Insurance Co. Ltd. Rtri Swas Prima Provides health insurance to – Royal Sundram Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd. Yoja (RSPY) poor (BPL), Domestic workers, MGNERGA workers, Rickshaw – HDFC Chubb General Insurance Co. Ltd. pollers, building and other – TATA AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd. construction workers. – ICICI Vombard General Insurance Co.
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