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प्रश्न
Give any two reasons as to why a country needs a central bank.
Mention two reasons for setting up the central bank (or the Reserve Bank of India).
With reference to the central bank of a country.
State two reasons for the need of a Central Bank in a country.
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उत्तर
Two reasons for setting up the Central Bank are:
- The Central Bank is set up to control the supply of money and credit in the country.
- Every central bank is set up to control the entire banking system of a country.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define bank rate.
Which of the following is a selective/qualitative method of credit control.
The rate of which commercial banks borrow from the Central Bank is the:
The difference between the value of security and the amount of loan sanctioned against these securities is known as:
The central bank controls credit _____ .
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 |
Observe the relationship of the first pair of words and complete the second pair.
Quantitative method of credit control by the central bank : Bank rate.
Quantitative method of credit control by the central bank :
Read the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one of the correct alternatives given below:
Assertion (A): Bank rate is a quantitative instrument of monetary policy.
Reason (R): During inflation, RBI reduces the bank rate.
Define the following term:
Cash Reserve Ratio.
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.
Who controls the credit supply in an economy?
What is this policy called that controls the credit supply in an economy?
Identify the following Credit Control measure undertaken by the Central Bank during inflation.
The Central Bank sells government approved securities to the public.
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?
What are quantitative methods of credit control?
Define moral persuasion.
