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प्रश्न
What is meant by open market operations?
Explain the following concept.
Open Market Operation
Explain the following:
Open Market Operation
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उत्तर
- Open market operations refer to the buying and selling of government securities. These securities can be bought or sold to the public or to the commercial banks in an open market.
- Open market operations are used by the central bank to affect the money supply in the economy.
- The sale of securities by the RBI drains the extra cash from the economy, thereby limiting the money supply, whereas the purchase of securities by the RBI pumps additional money into the economy, thereby stimulating the money supply.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define bank rate.
Briefly explain two qualitative methods of credit control adopted by this institution.
The central bank controls credit _____ .
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.
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.
State the impact of an increase in Cash Reserve Ratio on loanable funds.
Define the following term:
Cash Reserve Ratio.
Briefly explain the following credit control methods adopted by the Central Bank.
Moral persuasion
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.
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.
Who 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.
Which are qualitative methods of credit control?
Define moral persuasion.
Give an example of margin requirements.
Describe two quantitative credit control measures of the Central Bank.
