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Question
Assertion (A): Central bank as a banker to the government, works as a custodian of foreign exchange reserves.
Reason (R): The Central bank acts as a Clearing house for the transfer and settlement of mutual claims of commercial banks.
Options
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
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Solution
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
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