About Bank Of India
Bank of India was founded on 7th September, 1906 by a group of eminent businessmen from Mumbai. The Bank was under private ownership and control till July 1969 when it was nationalised along with 13 other banks.
Beginning with one office in Mumbai, with a paid-up capital of Rs.50 lakh and 50 employees, the Bank has made a rapid growth over the years and blossomed into a mighty institution with a strong national presence and sizable international operations. In business volume, the Bank occupies a premier position among the nationalised banks.
The Bank has 4038 branches in India spread over all states/ union territories including specialized branches. These branches are controlled through 50 Zonal Offices. There are 29 branches/ offices (including five representative offices) and 3 Subsidaries and 1 joint venture abroad.
The Bank came out with its maiden public issue in 1997 and follow on Qualified Institutions Placement in February 2008. . Total number of shareholders as on 30/09/2009 is 2,15,790.
While firmly adhering to a policy of prudence and caution, the Bank has been in the forefront of introducing various innovative services and systems. Business has been conducted with the successful blend of traditional values and ethics and the most modern infrastructure. The Bank has been the first among the nationalised banks to establish a fully computerised branch and ATM facility at the Mahalaxmi Branch at Mumbai way back in 1989. The Bank is also a Founder Member of SWIFT in India. It pioneered the introduction of the Health Code System in 1982, for evaluating/ rating its credit portfolio.
The Bank’s association with the capital market goes back to 1921 when it entered into an agreement with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to manage the BSE Clearing House. It is an association that has blossomed into a joint venture with BSE, called the BOI Shareholding Ltd. to extend depository services to the stock broking community. Bank of India was the first Indian Bank to open a branch outside the country, at London, in 1946, and also the first to open a branch in Europe, Paris in 1974. The Bank has sizable presence abroad, with a network of 29 branches (including five representative office) at key banking and financial centres viz. London, Newyork, Paris, Tokyo, Hong-Kong and Singapore. The international business accounts for around 17.82% of Bank’s total business.
Interview Questions
1)Where was the Head Quarters of Bank of india located ?
A)Bandra (East),Mumbai.
2)Who is the Chairman of Bank of india ?
A) Shri. Alok Kumar Misra
3) When did the bank came into existence ?
A) 7th September, 1906
4) What was the Bank of india initial name?
A)
5) When was nationalised Bank of india?
A) July 1969
6) Bank of india Line ?
A) “Banking services with an attitude of care and concern for the customers and patrons”
7) could you tell about Network of Bank of india?
A) The Bank has 3101 branches in India spread over all states/ union territories including 141 specialised branches. These branches are controlled through 48 Zonal Offices . There are 29 branches/ offices (including three representative offices) abroad.
8)Why do you choose clerk job as your career ?
A)You just say, “Job Security and Job in Bank of India is a privilege and it is a service to nation”
9)What do you think of the responsibilities / duties of a clerk 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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