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Money and Banking

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Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The public sector was given a dominant position in the newly independent India.

  2. The foreign trade policy post independence allowed free trade of all goods and services

  3. Monetary policy post independence sought to keep the CRR at a very low level

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

The effect of increases CRR will be reduced or nullified if

  1. bank rate is reduced

  2. securities are sold in the open market

  3. SLR is increased

  4. people do not borrow from non-banking institutions


Correct Option: A

Dear money policy means

  1. money available with difficulty

  2. money available at high interest rate

  3. both (1) & (2)

  4. neither (1) nor (2)


Correct Option: C

Open market operations are used in India

  1. to control credit expansion

  2. to control inflation

  3. to help in government borrowings

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

Government may control price level by

  1. increasing bank rate

  2. lowering bank rate

  3. keeping bank rates unchanged

  4. bank rate cannot be used as a tool


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Government may control price level by increasing bank rate

______ is the official minimum rate at which the central bank of a country is prepared to rediscount approved bills held by banks.

  1. CRR

  2. SLR

  3. Bank rate

  4. Repo rate


Correct Option: C

The main security guard for International Trade is

  1. IMF

  2. World Bank

  3. WTO

  4. RBI


Correct Option: C

Bank rate, open market operations, changes in reserve requirement are

  1. qualitative controls

  2. quantitative controls

  3. combination of (1) & (2)

  4. neither (1) nor (2)


Correct Option: B

Credit creation is possible only

  1. by RBI

  2. by one commercial bank

  3. when several commercial banks join hands

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

The custodian of foreign exchange refers to

  1. central bank

  2. any particular commercial bank

  3. all commercial banks

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

What can RBI do if it wants to control credit in the economy?

  1. Decrease bank rate and decrease CRR

  2. Increase bank rate and increase CRR

  3. Increase bank rate and decrease CRR

  4. Decrease bank rate and increase CRR


Correct Option: B

During depression, it is advisable to

  1. lower bank rate and purchase securities in the market

  2. increase bank rate and purchase securities in open market

  3. decrease bank rate and sell securities in the open market

  4. increase bank rate and sell securities in the open market


Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The RBI is just like any ordinary commercial bank in India.

  2. The RBI is responsible for the overall monetary policy of India.

  3. Selective credit control measures affect all banks in a similar manner.

  4. A high rate of interest encourages new investment.


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not a quantitative measure of credit control?

  1. Bank rate policy

  2. Open market operation

  3. Consumer credit regulation

  4. Variable reserve requirement


Correct Option: C

Nationalisation of banks aims at all of the following except

  1. removal of control by a few

  2. provision of credit to big industries only

  3. provision of adequate credit for agriculture, small industries and export units

  4. encouragement of a new class of entrepreneurs


Correct Option: B
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