Which of the following conditions can increase the acceptability of a national currency to be used as an international medium of exchange?
1. The amount of goods that can be bought with a certain amount of that currency does not change frequently.
2. The national currency is freely convertible at a fixed price into another asset like gold.
3. The issuing authority has full control over the value of that asset into which the currency can be converted.
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Consider the following statements about the ‘Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)’:
1. It is the percentage of deposits which every bank must keep as cash reserves with the central bank.
2. Banks cannot lend the CRR money to corporates or individual borrowers but they can use that money for investment purposes.
3. Banks earn interest on the CRR money kept with the central bank.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. RBI carries out the Open Market Operations (OMOs) through commercial banks and also directly with the public.
2. If central bank signals that it will move to a ‘neutral’ liquidity stance from a ‘deficit’ stance, it means more liquidity is likely develop in the system in future.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. A surplus current account means that the nation is a lender to other countries and a deficit current account means that the nation is a borrower from other countries.
2. The capital account deals with the change in ownership of a country’s assets, and the current account reflects the change in a country’s net income.
3. Developing nations typically run very large capital account deficits in proportion to their GDP, which are financed by loans and grants on the current account.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to Indian Economy, which among the following is/are classified as foreign investment:
1. Investment made by Multinational Corporations (MNCs).
2. FDI under government route.
3. External Commercial Borrowings.
4. Foreign investor investing in an Indian small scale industrial unit.
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Which of the following conditions can increase the acceptability of a national currency to be used as an international medium of exchange?
1. The amount of goods that can be bought with a certain amount of that currency does not change frequently.
2. The national currency is freely convertible at a fixed price into another asset like gold.
3. The issuing authority has full control over the value of that asset into which the currency can be converted.
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In context of the difference between ‘devaluation and depreciation’, consider the following statements:
1. Devaluation is the deliberate downward adjustment of a country's currency value, whereas depreciation is a fall in the value of a currency.
2. Devaluation is more relevant in a fixed or semi-fixed exchange rate, whereas depreciation is more relevant in a floating exchange rate.
3. Devaluation makes imports more expensive, and exports more competitive, whereas depreciation makes imports cheaper, and exports less competitive.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. It issues currency of the country.
2. It controls money supply of the country.
3. It acts as a banker to the government.
4. It acts as a bank to the banking system.
5. It is the lender of last resort.
Which of the statements given above correctly define the functions of ‘Reserve Bank of India’?
Which of the following statements regarding the differences between Consumer Price Index (CPI) and GDP Deflator are correct?
1. While CPI does not represent all the goods which are produced in a country, GDP deflator takes into account all such goods and services.
2. While CPI does not include prices of imported goods, GDP deflator includes prices of imported goods.
3. While the weights are constant in CPI, they differ according to production level of each good in GDP deflator.
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To meet the requirements of the fiscal deficit, the Union government not only borrows directly from the public through debt instruments but also indirectly from commercial banks through:
In context of economic theory, a perfectly competitive market will have which of the following defining features?
1. The market consists of a large number of buyers and sellers.
2. Each firm can produce and sell all types of products.
3. Entry into the market as well as exit from the market are free for firms.
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