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Basel Norms — Banking Questions & Practice

Practise 8 Basel Norms questions from Banking for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. Basel norms are a set of international banking regulations issued by which body?

  1. AWorld Bank
  2. BInternational Monetary Fund
  3. CBasel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
  4. DBank for International Settlements Board
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Answer: C

The correct answer is 'Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)'.

2. Which Basel norm accord primarily focused on credit risk and introduced minimum capital requirements?

  1. ABasel I
  2. BBasel II
  3. CBasel IV
  4. DBasel III
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Answer: A

The correct answer is 'Basel I'.

3. Which Basel accord introduced the three-pillar approach: minimum capital requirements, supervisory review, and market discipline?

  1. ABasel I
  2. BBasel III
  3. CBasel IV
  4. DBasel II
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Answer: D

The correct answer is 'Basel II'.

4. Which Basel accord was introduced in response to the 2008 global financial crisis, focusing on stronger capital and liquidity standards?

  1. ABasel I
  2. BBasel III
  3. CBasel II
  4. DBasel IV
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Answer: B

The correct answer is 'Basel III'.

5. What does Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) measure for a bank?

  1. AThe bank's liquidity coverage only
  2. BThe bank's profit margin
  3. CA bank's available capital expressed as a percentage of its risk-weighted credit exposures
  4. DThe bank's total deposits versus total loans
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Answer: C

The correct answer is 'A bank's available capital expressed as a percentage of its risk-weighted credit exposures'.

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