How many digits are there on a debit card?
- A.15
- B.16
- C.14
- D.17
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 16. A debit card carries a 16-digit card number printed on its front, and this is the number a shop or a website reads to route the payment. The digits are not random. The first six form the Bank Identification Number, which names the card network and the bank that issued the card; the next nine identify the customer's account with that bank; and the last one is a check digit worked out by the Luhn formula, so a mistyped number is caught at once. RuPay, Visa and Mastercard debit cards issued in India all follow this pattern, usually printed in four groups of four. A is wrong because 15 digits belong to American Express cards, which are charge and credit cards. C and D are wrong because 14 and 17 digits do not match the pattern used for debit cards. Exam tip: 16 digits, the first six the BIN, the last one a Luhn check digit, and the three-digit CVV on the back.
Practice Questions
View allWhich of the following is/are credit rating agency/agencies in India?
- A.CRISIL
- B.CARE
- C.ICRA
- D.All of the above
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CRISIL, CARE and ICRA are all credit rating agencies registered with SEBI, which regulates such agencies under its Credit Rating Agencies Regulations of 1999.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) is/are correct? 1. It has been incorporated as a Public Limited Company. 2. It started its operation by establishing two pilot branches at Hyderabad and Varanasi. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A.1 only
- B.2 only
- C.Both 1 and 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
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IPPB was incorporated as a public limited company, but its two pilot branches opened at Raipur and Ranchi, not at Hyderabad and Varanasi.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements : 1. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) helps in promoting the financial inclusion in the country. 2. NPCI has launched RuPay, a card payment scheme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A.1 only
- B.2 only
- C.Both 1 and 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
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The National Payments Corporation of India was set up in 2008 as the umbrella body for retail payments in the country, on the initiative of the Reserve Bank of India and the Indian Banks' Association, under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
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- A.1 and 4
- B.1, 2 and 3
- C.4 only
- D.2, 3 and 4
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Read the full explanation →Which of the following is not included in the assets of a commercial bank in India?
- A.Advances
- B.Deposits
- C.Investments
- D.Money at call and short notice
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Deposits are money the bank owes to its customers, so they sit on the liabilities side of its balance sheet.
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