It is evident that the economic slowdown still continues to weigh on the performance of the banks in India. How is this affecting banks and/or general public ?

As per the news published in major newspapers in India Banks in India need about 12 lakh business correspondents for rural areas. What will be the role of these correspondents ?

1. They will help rural people in their day-to-day banking activities.

2. They will work as a link between banks and the customers.

3. They will ascertain eligibility of rural people so that relief packages can be provided to them.

After the Subprime crisis which of the following problems has hit the global economy/world markets recently ?

As we all know banks publish their quarterly performance to bring transparency in the system and also to give a clear picture of their performance to the public. How were results of Quarter 2 different from the results of Quarter 1 of the listed banks including giants like SBI and ICICI banks ?

1. Performance was subdued in the Quarter 2.

2. Yields on advances of almost all listed banks have come down.

3. Advances grew at a slower pace when compared to deposits.

As per the provision of the Micro Finance Bill cleared by the Government of India in February 2007, which of the following organizations/agencies is authorized to regulate the Micro Finance Sector in India ?

Which of the following countries decided to give up its demand for duty cut on rubber so that India can also show some flexibility in the talks on ‘Free Trade agreement’ with it ?