Description : If RBI wants to decrease the money supply in order to check inflation it will (a) Sell bonds ; (b) Increase CRR ; (c) Hike bank rate ; (d) All or any of the above three
Last Answer : ; (d) All or any of the above three
Description : RBI check inflation by (a) Increasing bank rate ; (b) Increasing CRR ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : ; (c) Both ;
Description : Manipulation in CRR enables the RBI to ……. (a) Influence the lending ability of the commercial banks ; (b) Check unemployment growth; (c) Check poverty ; (d) Increase GDP
Last Answer : (a) Influence the lending ability of the commercial banks ;
Description : CRR means (a) Cash Reserve Ratio ; (b) Current rate of return ; (c) Cumulative rate of return; (d) Current rate of Rupee
Last Answer : (a) Cash Reserve Ratio ;
Description : CRR is used to (a) Combat inflation ; (b) Check black money ; (c) Check tax evasion ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (a) Combat inflation ;
Description : Which of these terms are/is appropriate for RBI? (a) Banker’s Bank ; (b) Banker’s to the Government ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : (c) Both ;
Description : EXIM Bank is authorized to raise loan from (a) RBI ; (b) Government of India ; (c) International market ; (d) Trading activities
Last Answer : (d) Trading activities
Description : Which is the apex bank for agricultural credit in India? (a) RBI ; (b) SIDBI ; (c) NABARD ; (d) IDBI
Last Answer : (c) NABARD ;
Description : Disguised unemployment means (a) Unemployment in agriculture ; (b) Unemployment due to recession ;(c) Unemployment due to downturn in business activity ; (d) Marginal Productivity of Labor (MPL) is zero.
Last Answer : ;(c) Unemployment due to downturn in business activity ;
Description : What is the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)? a) the fraction of the deposits that commercial banks lend to the customers b) the fraction of the deposits that RBI must keep with commercial banks c) the fraction of the deposits that commercial banks must keep with RBI d) none of the above
Last Answer : c) the fraction of the deposits that commercial banks must keep with RBI
Description : Supply curve passing through any point on Y axis(Price) will have elasticity (a) Less than 1 ; (b) More than 1 ; (c) Just One ; (d) Zero
Last Answer : (b) More than 1
Description : A supply curve passing through any point on X axis(quantity) will have elasticity (a) Less than 1 ; (b) More than 1 ; (c) Just one ; (d) Zero
Last Answer : (a) Less than 1 ;
Description : A supply curve passing through the origin will have elasticity (a) Less than 1 ; (b) More than 1 ; (c) Just One ; (d) Zero
Last Answer : (c) Just One ;
Description : Supply of money refers to (a) Total money held by the public ; (b) Total money held by RBI ; (c) Total money with all the commercial banks and RBI ; (d) Total money in Government account
Last Answer : (a) Total money held by the public ;
Description : Exchange Control and Management is done by (a) RBI ; (b) As per Defence of India Act ; (c) SBI ; (d) IDBI
Last Answer : (a) RBI ;
Description : RBI was nationalized in (a) June 1947 ; (b) Jan. 1949 ; (c) March 1954 ; (d) April 1936
Last Answer : (b) Jan. 1949 ;
Description : If RBI sucks excess money into circulation this will effect (a) M1 ; (b) M2 ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Description : Repo transactions are allowed in (a) Government securities / Treasury bills of all maturity ; (b) State Government securities (c) PSU bonds/Private corporate bonds ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (d) All the three
Description : Which of the following is near money? (a) Bill of exchange ; (b) Saving bonds ; (c) Gilt edged securities ; (d) All the three
Description : Which of these measures would not reduce natural rate of unemployment? (a) Creation of more jobs ; (b) Reducing the age of superannuation (c) Hike in unemployment allowance ; (d) Employment oriented education system
Last Answer : (c) Hike in unemployment allowance ;
Description : Which of the following is not helpful in controlling money supply? (1) Free market policy (2) CRR (3) Bank Rate (4) Change in margin requirement
Last Answer : (1) Free market policy Explanation: The Central Bank of a country regulates money supply with the help of open market operations, changing the reserve requirements (CRR) and changing discount rate ( ... In India, the Reserve Bank of India has recently been resorting more to open market operations.
Description : By which rate is the domestic current rate of currency converted into foreign currency? A. Bank Rate B. CRR C. Stock Exchange Rate D. Repo Rate E. Exchange Rate
Last Answer : E. Exchange Rate Explanation: An exchange rate aka a (foreign-exchange rate, forex rate, FX rate or Agio) between two currencies is the rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another. It is also regarded as the value of one country‘s currency in terms of another currency.
Description : Which of the following is governed by the provisions of Section 42 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934? A. Bank rate B. Reverse Repo Rate C. SLR D. CRR E. None of the Above
Last Answer : D. CRR Explanation: CRR is governed by the provisions of Section 42 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. There is no minimum & maximum level of CRR. We could go upto zero CRR (negative values are of course absurd).
Description : Which of the following is not helpful in controlling money supply ? (1) Free market policy (2) CRR (3) Bank Rate (4) Change in margin requirement
Last Answer : Free market policy
Description : Which of the following issue relates to micro-economics (a) Impact of crude price hike on inflation (b) Impact of change in bank rate on bank saving and investment (c) Impact of Information technology on economic growth (d) Impact of shortage of wheat production on wheat prices
Last Answer : (d) Impact of shortage of wheat production on wheat prices
Description : India is a recipient of loan from which of these agencies (a) World Bank ; (b) IMF ; (c) IDA ; (d) All the three
Description : Which of the following would not reduce the transaction cost in a market? (a) a real estate agent, when buying a house (b) a stock broker, when purchasing stock (c) a full page newspaper ad to sell your used lawn mower (d) a farmer’s market for fresh produce
Last Answer : (c) a full page newspaper ad to sell your used lawn mower
Description : Which of these affects the demand for money? (a) Real income ; (b) Price level ; (c) Rate of interest ; (d) All the three
Description : What is the purpose of KYC in banking? A. It is used for customer identification B. It is used for increasing the CRR of banks C. It is used against money laundering D. It is used by the central bank to control liquidity E. Both (A) and (C)
Last Answer : E. Both (A) and (C) Explanation: Know your customer (KYC) is the process of a business verifying the identity of its clients. Know your customer policies are becoming much more important globally to prevent identity theft, financial fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing.
Description : Which of these is not the function of World Bank? (a) To arbitrate on international trade disputes. (b) To help the member countries in the reconstruction and development of their countries. ... and credit by guaranteeing repayment. (d) To promote long term balanced growth of international trade.
Last Answer : (a) To arbitrate on international trade disputes.
Description : Which of these are not the duties of EXIM Bank? (a) Lending/Guarantee ; (b) Advisory ; (c) Promotional ; (d) Trading activities
Last Answer : ; (d) Trading activities
Description : EXIM Bank was established in (a) Jan. 1982 ; (b) March 1984 ; (c) Fe(b) 2001 ; (d) August 1975
Last Answer : (a) Jan. 1982 ;
Description : How does a commercial bank create money (a) By printing money ; (b) By lending a part of its deposits ; (c) By issuing ATM cards (d) Accepting deposits
Last Answer : (b) By lending a part of its deposits ;
Description : SIDBI is a subsidiary bank of (a) IDBI ; (b) SBI ; (c) HDFC ; (d) ICICI
Last Answer : (a) IDBI ;
Description : In free economy the decision about investment, saving and consumption are decided by (a) Price mechanism ; (b) Central bank ;(c) Planning Commission ;(d) Finance budget
Last Answer : (a) Price mechanism
Description : Capital in economics means (a) Factor of production ; (b) Fund brought in by the entrepreneur; (c) Investment in shares, bank deposits ; (d) All the above
Last Answer : (a) Factor of production ;
Description : Which of these is/ are included in the domestic territory of a country? (a) Territory lying within the political frontier including territorial water of the country. (b) Ships and aircrafts operated by the ... (c) Fishing vessels, oil and natural gas rigs and floating platforms. ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (b) Ships and aircrafts operated by the residents of the country between two or more countries.
Description : National income is the ……………. Of all the goods and services produced by a country during a period of year (a) Physical quantity ; (b) Money value ; (c) `Value ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (b) Money value ;
Description : Which of these is not the function of IMF? (a) It provides mechanism for orderly adjustment of exchange rate (b) It provides mechanism for international consultation (c) It provides forum for ... of international trade disputes (d) It is a reservoir of the currencies of all the member countries
Last Answer : (c) It provides forum for settlement of international trade disputes
Description : Reverse Repo transaction means (a) Sale of securities by the holder to the investor with the agreement to purchase them at a predetermined rate and date (b) Sale or purchase of securities by the ... of securities by the holder to the investor with the agreement to purchase them at market driven rate
Last Answer : (b) Sale or purchase of securities by the holder to the investor with the commitment to sell or purchase them at a predetermined rate and date
Description : Repo transaction means (a) Sale of securities by the bolder to the investor with the agreement to purchase them at a predetermined rate and date. (b) Sale of securities by the holder to the ... of securities by the holder to the investor with the agreement to purchase them at market driven rate.
Last Answer : (a) Sale of securities by the bolder to the investor with the agreement to purchase them at a predetermined rate and date.
Description : Which of these would lead to fall in demand for money? (a) Inflation ; (b) Increase in real income ; (c) Increase in real rate of interest ; (d) Increase in wealth
Last Answer : (c) Increase in real rate of interest ;
Description : Given Real GDP 8.25%, Nominal GDP 11.25%, Rate of inflation will be (a) 2.5% ; (b) 3% ; (c) 4.25% ; (d) 3.5%
Last Answer : (b) 3% ;
Description : Given Real GDP of 6.5% and rate of inflation of 5.5% nominal GDP will be……. (a) 12% ; (b) 10% ; (c) 10.5% ; (d) 9.5%
Last Answer : (a) 12% ;
Description : If Nominal GDP is 11% and Real GDP is 6%, then the difference of 5% represent (a) Depreciation ; (b) Rate of inflation ; (c) Rate of interest ; (d) Tax burden
Last Answer : (b) Rate of inflation ;
Description : Goods which are not perfect substitute of each other but have to be consumed in a fixed ratio will have rate of substitution (a) Unity ; (b) Less than 1 ; (c) More than 1 ; (d) Zero
Last Answer : (d) Zero
Description : Goods which are perfect substitute of each other will have rate of substitution (a) Unity ; (b) Less than 1 ; (c) More than 1 ; (d) Zero
Last Answer : (a) Unity ;
Description : TVC curve begins to………with the onset of increasing returns (a) Rise at an increasing rate ; (b) Rise at an decreasing rate; (c) Fall at an Increasing rate ; (d) Stabilize
Last Answer : (b) Rise at an decreasing rate;
Description : TVC curve begins to……….with the onset of diminishing returns (a) Rise at an Increasing rate ; (b) Rise at an decreasing rate; (c) Fall at an Increasing rate ; (d) Stabilize
Last Answer : (a) Rise at an Increasing rate ;
Description : When a firm enters the law of diminishing returns to scale (a) TVC curve begins to fall at an increasing rate (b) TVC curve begins to increase at an increasing rate (c) TVC curve begins to fall at an decreasing rate (d) TVC curve begins to increase at an decreasing rate
Last Answer : (a) TVC curve begins to fall at an increasing rate