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Banking Awareness and Quick Formulas

Thirty cards on the basic banking and finance terms and quick formulas that appear in bank PO examinations.

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RBI
The Reserve Bank of India was established in 1935 and nationalised in 1949; it is the central bank.
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Repo rate
The rate at which the RBI lends short-term money to commercial banks.
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Reverse repo rate
The rate at which the RBI borrows money from banks.
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CRR
Cash Reserve Ratio: the share of deposits banks keep with the RBI in cash.
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SLR
Statutory Liquidity Ratio: the share of deposits banks keep in liquid assets such as gold or government securities.
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NPA
A loan becomes a non-performing asset when interest or principal is overdue for more than 90 days.
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NABARD
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, set up in 1982.
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SEBI
Securities and Exchange Board of India, the regulator of the securities market.
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IRDAI
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
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NPCI
National Payments Corporation of India, which runs UPI and RuPay.
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UPI
Unified Payments Interface, launched in 2016 for instant bank-to-bank transfers.
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RTGS
Real Time Gross Settlement: large-value transfers settled one by one in real time.
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NEFT
National Electronic Funds Transfer: settles payments in batches.
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Launched in 2014 to give every household a bank account.
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KYC
Know Your Customer: verifying the identity and address of a customer.
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Bank rate
The rate at which the RBI lends long-term funds to banks.
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Inflation
A sustained rise in the general price level.
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GDP
Gross Domestic Product: the value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a year.
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Fiscal deficit
Total government expenditure minus total receipts, excluding borrowings.
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Demat account
An account that holds shares and securities in electronic form.
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Mutual fund
A pool of money from many investors, managed by professionals.
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Cheque validity
A cheque is valid for three months from the date of issue.
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MCLR
Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate, an internal benchmark for loan rates.
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Priority sector lending
Loans to sectors such as agriculture, micro and small enterprises and weaker sections.
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Simple interest vs compound interest
Compound interest is earned on both principal and accumulated interest.
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Profit % formula
Profit % = profit / cost price x 100.
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Average
Sum of observations / number of observations.
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Ratio of ages
Add the same number of years to both ages after n years.
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Number series
Look for a constant difference, a constant ratio, squares or alternating patterns.
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Syllogism
Draw sets: a conclusion follows only if it is true in every possible diagram.