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Bank Rates and Monetary Policy

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Bank Rate is an RBI tool for short-term measures. State how its review affects commercial banking.

(a) An increase in Bank Rate leads to increase in deposit rates as well as Prime Lending Rate (PLR) on the part of commercial banking. (b) It reduces the EMI.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

  1. (a) only

  2. (b) only

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Neither (a) nor (b)

  5. Either (a) or (b)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An upward revision in Bank Rate leads to increase in PLR, thereby adversely impacting the amount payable by borrowers on account of increase in lending rate. Hence, EMI increases.

Which of the following is treated as artificial currency?

  1. ADR (American Depository Receipt)

  2. GDR (Global Depository Receipt)

  3. SDR (Special Drawing Rights)

  4. Equity Shares


Correct Option: C

Raising the interest rates causes contraction in money supply. Examine the under noted statements:

(a) It encourages savings. (b) It discourages borrowing. (c) No effect

Which of the above is/are incorrect?

  1. (a) only

  2. (b) only

  3. (c) only

  4. (a) and (b) only

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Raising the interest rates tends to encourage saving because people get better return on their deposits. On the other hand, raising interest rates on loan acts as a dampening factor. Both these are conducive to reduction in money supply.

When do commercial banks prefer to park their excess funds with RBI?

(a) During the increase in repo rate (b) During the increase in reverse repo rate (c) During the increase in SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio)

  1. (a) only

  2. (b) only

  3. (c) only

  4. (a) and (c) only

  5. (a) and (b) only


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends to commercial bank. An increase in reverse repo rate ensures better return to banks and hence, they prefer to park their excess liquidity with RBI.             SLR is an obligation on the part of commercial bank to maintain quite a good chunk of their resources in liquid shape. Hence, the bank has to park a large amount of liquid money with them.

To implement a monetary policy, RBI adopts the following quantitative measures:

(a) Bank rate (b) CRR and SLR (c) OMO (Open Market Operations) (d) Stipulating margin

Which of the above is/are incorrect?

  1. (a) and (b)

  2. (c)

  3. (d)

  4. None of these

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bank rate, ratio and OMO come under quantitative measures, whereas stipulating margin requirement is classified under qualitative measures. Hence, option (3) is incorrect.

Which of the following is considered as Term Deposit?

  1. Reinvestment deposits

  2. Recurring deposits

  3. Saving account

  4. Both (1) & (2)

  5. Demand deposits


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Both reinvestment and recurring deposits are under term deposits.

As per existing policies, the cash reserve ratio of scheduled banks is fixed at a certain percentage of their NDTL. What does NDTL stand for?

  1. New Demand and Tenure Liabilities

  2. Net Demand and Time Liabilities

  3. National Deposits and Total Liquidity

  4. Net Duration and Total Liquidity

  5. New Deposits and Term Liquidity


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

NDTL stands for Net Demand and Time Liabilities. It comprises of time and demand deposits and certain percentage of these have to be deposited as cash reserve ratio.

Term loans means Loans:

  1. Payable after one year to ten year

  2. Repayment are done in instalments

  3. Term loans are utilised for acquisition of fixed assets

  4. All of above

  5. only 1 and 2 are correct


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Term loans are payable after one year to ten years and repayments  are done in  instalments . Term deposits are utilised for acquisition of fixed assets.

The base rate is required to be reviewed by banks at least

  1. once in a month

  2. once in a quarter

  3. once in half a year

  4. once in a year

  5. once in two years


Correct Option: B

Enlist the main objectives of monetary policy of RBI:

(a) Price stability (b) Equitable distribution of credit (c) Avoiding over-stocking (d) Boosting Exports (e) Rigidity in operation so as to ensure autonomy, easing of competition

Choose the incorrect one:

  1. (a) and (b)

  2. (b) and (c)

  3. (d)

  4. (e)

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Flexibility in operation is desired.Hence,rigidity in operation so as to ensure autonomy, easing of competition . 

CRR and SLR tend to ensure the liquidity and solvency of the bank. Consider the following statements in the light of this:

(a) CRR tends to impound a certain portion of available lendable funds with commercial bank in case from RBI. (b) SLR is an obligation on the part of commercial bank to maintain quite a good chunk of their resources in liquid shape, viz. gold cash and approve securities, thereby curtailing their lending or in other words, exposure in loan portfolio. (c) Imposing CRR + SLR only ensures a stable govt. approved securities market in the country.

Which of the above is/are correct?

  1. (a) only

  2. (a) and (b) only

  3. (c) only

  4. (a) and (c) only

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

CRR and SLR are tools with RBI aimed at curtailing the lendable resources of banks. On the other hand, banks have to park some percentage of their NDTL with RBI under CRR and under SLR, quite a good percentage of their NDTL is in liquid assets readily convertible in case of an emergency. Hence, these ratios ensure solvency and liquidity of banks.

Enumerate the selective credit controls employed by RBI.

(a) Stipulating minimum margins for lending against specific securities. (b) Ceiling on credits for certain purposes. (c) Discriminatory rate of interest charged on certain type of advances.

Which of the above is incorrect?

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements about SLR:

(a) SLR is the amount of deposits banks invest in govt. securities. (b) SLR ensures that banks do not provide all the deposits as loans. (c) SLR is the percentage deposits kept with RBI.

Which of the above is correct?

  1. (a) only

  2. (b) only

  3. (c) only

  4. None of the above

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

SLR is the amount, which banks maintain in cash, gold or approved securities as per RBI stipulation so as to meet any emergency arising out of a run on bank.

Which of the following is not a qualitative measures adopted by RBI for effecting credit control?

(a) Stipulation of margins – borrowers stake (b) Consumer credit regulation (c) Rationing of credit (d) RBI ignores the non-fulfilment of conditions and requirements on the part of commercial banks

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

RBI takes action against the banks that found violate the conditions and requirement by charging penal rate of interest over and above the bank rate.

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