Tag: money and banking

Questions Related to money and banking

NM1 in the money stock in India refers to:

  1. Post Office Savings Deposits

  2. Total Post Office Deposits

  3. Currency + Demand Deposits plus other Deposits with RBI

  4. Time Deposits with Banks


Correct Option: C

As per RBI's new classification, if Rajesh transfers money from his Savings Account and makes a Fixed Deposit maturing after one year

  1. M1 falls, but M3 rises

  2. M1 rises, but M3 falls

  3. Both M1 and M3 falls

  4. Both M1 and f43 remain constant


Correct Option: A

Which of these are functions of RBI?

  1. Issue of Currency

  2. Managing Public Debt

  3. Rediscounting Bills of Commercial Banks

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Who is the official "lender of the last resort" in India?

  1. State Bank of India

  2. Punjab and National Bank

  3. Reserve Bank of India

  4. Oriental Bank of Commerce


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

RBI is the official lender of the last resort in India. Lender of the last resort means Central bank coming to the rescue of other banks in times of financial crisis.

RBI stands for _____________.

  1. Regulatory Bank of India

  2. Reserve Bank of India

  3. Rural Bank of India

  4. Regional Bank of India


Correct Option: B

Which of these are functions of RBI?

  1. Specifying Excise and Custom Duty Rates

  2. Specifying Income Tax Rates

  3. Representing India in International Economic Forums

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C

Which of the following policies forms a part of the Monetary Policy?

  1. International Trade Policy

  2. Exchange Rate Policy

  3. Prices and Incomes Policy

  4. Export-Import Policy


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not a Qualitative Credit Control measure of RBI?

  1. Capital Rationing

  2. Moral Suasion

  3. Statutory Liquidity Ratio

  4. Margin Requirements


Correct Option: C

Monetary policy in India is regulated by _______________.

  1. Ministry of finance

  2. RBI

  3. Planning Commission

  4. SEBI


Correct Option: B

In order to discourage investment in the economy, the RBI may __________.

  1. increase bank rate

  2. decrease bank rate

  3. buy securities in the open market

  4. decrease CRR


Correct Option: A