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प्रश्न
Bank rate is the rate at which:
विकल्प
Commercial banks purchase government securities from the central bank.
Commercial banks can take loans from the central bank for a short term.
Short-term loans are given by commercial banks.
Commercial bank take loans from the public.
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उत्तर
Short-term loans are given by commercial banks.
Explanation:
The bank rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks on a short-term basis. Changes in the bank rate can affect the cost of borrowing for commercial banks, which in turn influences the interest rates they give their customers.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Which of the following is a selective/qualitative method of credit control.
Explain how credit rationing helps to control credit in an economy.
During deflation, the Central Bank usually ______.
Which of the following is not a quantitative method of credit control?
In order to encourage investment in the economy, the central bank may ______.
The process of buying and selling of securities by the central bank of a country is known as ______.
Match the following and select the correct option:
| Column A | Column B | ||
| (i) | A rate of interest at which the central bank (RBI) lends money to member commercial banks to meet they long term needs. | A. | Cash Reserve Ratio |
| (ii) | A rate of interest at which RBI lends money to commercial banks to meet their short term needs. | B. | Statutory liquidity ratio |
| (iii) | A minimum percentage of total deposits kept by banks with the Central Bank. | C. | Repo rate |
| (iv) | A minimum percentage of total deposits to be kept by banks inform of liquid assets with themselves. | D. | Bank rate |
During inflation, the central bank usually:
Read the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one of the correct alternatives given below:
Assertion (A): Increase in cash reserve ratio adversely affects the capacity of commercial banks to create credit.
Reason (R): An increase in cash reserve ratio reduces the excess reserves of commercial banks and hence limits their credit creating power.
Give any two reasons as to why a country needs a central bank.
State the impact of an increase in Cash Reserve Ratio on loanable funds.
Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative methods of credit control.
Define the following term:
Margin Requirements.
Briefly explain the following credit control method adopted by the Central Bank.
Publicity
Central bank is the lender of the last resort. Explain.
The Central Bank is the apex monetary institution of the country. Explain its role of a custodian of foreign exchange reserves.
Explain the following function of the central bank of a country.
Fixation of margin requirement on secured loans.
