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Questions Related to industrial sector

Increase in cash reserve ratio adversely affects the capacity of commercial banks to create credit.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An increase in cash reserve ratio reduces the excess reserves of commercial banks and limits their credit creating power

Prior to nationalization, there was a concentration of banks in urban areas.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Until nationalization all major banks were controlled by one or more business houses.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Prior to nationalization of banks in 1969 banks did not lend according to social needs.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Agriculture accounted for ___ % of advances of banks just before nationalization.

  1. 2.2%

  2. 4.4%

  3. 6.6%

  4. 8.8%


Correct Option: A

Apart from neglecting agricultural sector, commercial banks prior to nationalization neglected export and small scale industries.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is Apex Bank for agricultural credit in India?

  1. RBI

  2. SIDBI

  3. ICICI

  4. NABARD


Correct Option: D