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Reserve Bank of India

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RBI’s open market operation transactions are carried out with a view to regulate

  1. liquidity in the economy

  2. prices of essential commodities

  3. inflation

  4. borrowing power of the banks

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Option (5) is correct. Its main objective is to infuse or reduce liquidity in the market which indirectly regulates inflation, borrowing power of banks and prices of essential commodities.

The Reserve Bank of India has decided to help banks as a temporary measure, by providing additional liquidity support under LAF. What is the full form of LAF?

  1. Loan Adjustment Fund

  2. Liquidity Adjustment Facility

  3. Long Awaited Funds

  4. Loan Against Funds

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option 2 is correct.

Open market operations, one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit expansion in the economy, mean

  1. sale or purchase of government securities

  2. issuance of different types of bonds

  3. auction of gold

  4. to make available direct finance to borrowers

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 1 is correct.

The stance of RBI monetary policy is for

  1. controlling inflation with adequate liquidity for growth

  2. improving credit quality of banks

  3. strengthening credit delivery mechanism

  4. supporting investment demand in the economy

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Option 5 is correct.

Whenever RBl does some open market operation transactions, its main motive is to regulate

  1. inflation

  2. liquidity in the economy

  3. borrowing powers of the banks

  4. flow of foreign direct investments

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Whenever RBl does some open market operation transactions, its main motive is to regulate liquidity in the economy

RBI issues directives to the banks of India under provision of

  1. Banking Regulation Act, 1949

  2. RBI Act

  3. Essential Commodities Act

  4. PMLA Act, 2002

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 1 is correct.

Which of the following regulates mutual funds in India?

  1. RBI

  2. SEBI

  3. Stock exchanges

  4. RBI and SEBI


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: SEBI.  In 1996, SEBI, the regulator of mutual funds in India, formulated the Mutual Fund Regulation which is a comprehensive regulatory framework. 

The Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines to banks on Pillar 2 of Basel II framework. Pillar 2 deals with which of the following?

(A) Better human resource management (B) Adequate capital to support risks (C) Better profitability with minimum number of employees

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. (A), (B) and (C)

  5. None of these


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Option (5) is correct. Pillar II is for supervisory review. Pillar II provides a framework for dealing with systemic risk, pension risk, concentration risk, strategic risk, reputational risk, liquidity risk and legal risk, which the accord combines under the title of residual risk. Banks can review their risk management system.

Which of the following tools is used by RBI for selective credit control?

  1. It advises banks to lend against certain commodities.

  2. It advises banks to recall the loans for advances against certain commodities.

  3. It advises banks to charge higher rate of interest for advance against certain commodities.

  4. It discourages certain kinds of lending by assigning higher risk weights to the loans it deems undesirable.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: It advises banks to lend against certain commodities. Selective credit control is used to restrict bank finance against sensitive commodities (food grains, sugar, gur, cotton textiles, raw cotton, kapas). 

Which of the following rates is not decided by RBI?

  1. Cash Reserve Ratio

  2. Repo Rate

  3. Reverse Repo Rate

  4. Bank Rate

  5. Prime Lending Rate


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Option (5) is correct. Prime lending rate is the interest rate used by a bank which is decided by the concernend bank.

At present (2015), the contribution of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India in the capital of NABARD is in the ratio

  1. 75 : 25

  2. 60 : 40

  3. 49 : 51

  4. 99 : 01

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4). NABARD was set up with an initial capital of 100 crore. Consequent to the revision in the composition of share capital between Government of India and RBI, the paid up capital as on 31 March 2015, stood at 5000 crore with Government of India holding 4,980 crore (99.60%) and Reserve Bank of India 20.00 crore (0.40%).

If Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increases repo rate, rate of interest of the loans offered by the bank ________.

  1. decreases

  2. becomes zero

  3. becomes 100%

  4. increases

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: increases. Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India) lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds. Thus, the money supply will decrease with the bank which will mean that the rate of interest on loans offered by the bank will increase. 

The first foreign bank that has been permitted by Reserve Bank of India to handle Currency Chest in India is

  1. Standard Chartered Bank

  2. China Trust Commercial Bank

  3. Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation

  4. ABN Amro Bank

  5. Citi Bank


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Correct Ans. 1. In 2003, foreign banks were permitted for the first time to operate currency chests. Standard Chartered Bank — the largest and oldest foreign bank in the country was the first foreign bank to handle currency chests in India.

Who has the sole right to issue paper currency in India?

  1. Ministry of Finance

  2. Planning Commission

  3. Finance Commission

  4. Reserve Bank of India

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Reserve Bank of India. Banknotes in India are currently being issued in the denomination of ₹ 10, ₹ 20, ₹ 50, ₹ 100 ₹ 500, and ₹ 1000. These notes are called banknotes as they are issued by the Reserve Bank of India (Reserve Bank). 

Under provisions of which of the following acts, does the Reserve Bank of India have the power to regulate, supervise and control the banking sector?

  1. RBI Act

  2. Banking Regulation Act

  3. Negotiable Instrument Act

  4. RBI and Banking Regulation Act

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
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