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प्रश्न
Who controls the credit supply in an economy?
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उत्तर
A country's central bank controls the credit supply in its economy. The central bank regulates credit availability using a variety of monetary policy tools, including the bank rate, open market operations, reserve requirements (such as the Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio), and qualitative methods (such as credit rationing), that affect the money supply, interest rates, and overall economic activity.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The central bank controls credit _____ .
Which of the following is not a quantitative method of credit control?
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): Bank rate is a quantitative instrument of monetary policy.
Reason (R): During inflation, RBI reduces the bank rate.
Define the term Statutory Liquidity 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.
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 measure undertaken by the Central Bank during inflation.
The Central Bank sells government approved securities to the public.
Describe two quantitative credit control measures of the Central Bank.
