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प्रश्न
During inflation, the central bank usually:
विकल्प
Decreases bank rate
Decreases cash reserve ratio
Increases bank rate
Buys government securities
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उत्तर
Increases bank rate
Explanation:
During inflation, the central bank normally raises the bank rate. This makes borrowing more expensive for commercial banks, resulting in higher interest rates for individuals and companies. The greater cost of borrowing reduces the economy's money supply, which helps to keep inflation under control.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define qualitative credit control policy of the RBI.
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 |
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.
Define the term Statutory Liquidity Ratio.
Define the following term:
Margin Requirements.
Briefly explain the following credit control methods adopted by the Central Bank.
Moral persuasion
Which of the following statements are correct and which are incorrect? Give reasons.
- Central bank is a currency authority.
- Bank rate is a qualitative method of credit control.
- Quantitative methods regulate direction of credit.
- Bank rate is the rate at which commercial banks give loans to the public.
- Central bank should sell government securities when credit is to be expanded.
Identify the following Credit Control measures undertaken by the Central Bank during inflation.
The Central Bank increases the rate at which it lends to the Commercial Bank.
What do you mean by credit control?
Describe two quantitative credit control measures of the Central Bank.
