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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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Solution
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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