JAIIB · Principles & Practices of Banking · Module B — Functions of Banks
JAIIB PPB Unit 28 — Non-Performing Assets / Stressed Assets: Free MCQs with Explanations
By Swarnakshi Jha (ex-banker) · Updated 20 September 2026 · Paper 2 of the November 2026 cycle (22 November 2026)
This page is a free slice of our JAIIB PPB question bank for Unit 28 — Non-Performing Assets / Stressed Assets (Module B — Functions of Banks). The Mock Centre holds 111 questions on this unit alone, every one with a why-right / why-wrong explanation; below are the facts examiners keep returning to, five of those questions to try, and the traps that cost marks.
PPB · Module B111 MCQs in the Mock Centre5 free belowPaper on 22 November 2026
Key facts examiners test from this unit
NPA = income cessation: 90-day rule (term loans, bills, derivatives, liquidity facilities); OD/CC 'out of order' (90 days over limit/DP OR nil/insufficient credits); overdue = unpaid on due date; agriculture — 2 seasons (short)/1 season (long).
Special clocks: irregular drawings 90 days (stale stock statement > 3 months); review/renewal lapse > 180 days; Central-Govt guarantee — repudiation; State-Govt — normal 90 days; TD/NSC/ KVP/LIC with margin — exempt (gold NOT exempt).
Five basic questions from this unit. Answers lock on the first tap, exactly as in the exam, and a short explanation opens underneath. The Mock Centre adds the moderate and tough questions, why every other option is wrong, the concept capsule and the exam tip — with your score and revision dates tracked.
Question 1 of 5
A bill purchased/discounted becomes NPA when overdue for more than:
Why (c): A bill purchased or discounted becomes NPA when overdue for MORE THAN 90 DAYS — the uniform 90-day norm across products.
Question 2 of 5
A SUBSTANDARD asset has been NPA for:
Why (a): A SUBSTANDARD asset has been NPA for 12 MONTHS OR LESS — beyond twelve months it slides into doubtful, the pair.
Question 3 of 5
Banks were advised to maintain a PCR of:
Why (c): Banks were advised to maintain a PCR of 70% — the benchmark coverage of gross NPAs.
Question 4 of 5
A cash-credit account remains continuously OVER the drawing power for 91 days. The account is:
Why (b): Out-of-order status for 90+ continuous days converts the CC/OD into an NPA; the 2021 clarification made the 90-day out-of-order test continuous and daily.
Question 5 of 5
Recoveries in accounts already written off are credited to:
Why (b): Write-off is an accounting cleanup; cash later recovered flows straight to income — why banks pursue written-off accounts vigorously.
0 of 5 answered.
Traps in this unit
Confusable A
Confusable B
The difference
Out of order (limit breach)
Out of order (no credits)
90 days beyond DP vs credits < interest within limits
2 crop seasons
1 crop season
Short-duration vs long-duration crops
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