Q. A proportion of the total deposits and reserves of the commercial banks that is to be kept with the Central Bank (RBI) on liquid form as a measure of control of RBI over the Commercial Banks is known as:

Correct Answer

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. Planning commission constituted a high level committee for financial sector reforms in August 2007 under the Chairmanship of:
    A)Raghuram G. Rajan
    B)K.V. Kamath
    C)Bimal Jalan
    D)None of these
    Answer: Raghuram G. Rajan
  • Q. In Global Hunger Index (GHI) India has been ranked at:
    A)102nd place among 117 developing countries
    B)105th place among 117 developing countries
    C)96th place among 119 developing countries
    D)109th place among 117 developing countries
    Answer: 102nd place among 117 developing countries
  • Q. The apex body for formulating plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied fields is
    A)Regional Rural Banks
    B)National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
    C)State Trading Corporation
    D)Indian Council of Agricultural Research
    Answer: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
  • Q. Unit Trust of India (UTI) was established in:
    A)1904
    B)1964
    C)1968
    D)1970
    Answer: 1964
  • Q. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
    A)14
    B)15
    C)16
    D)20
    Answer: 14
  • Q. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
    A)NABARD
    B)RBI
    C)EXIM Bank
    D)None of the above
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. The currency convertibility concept in its original form originated in
    A)Bretton Woods Agreement
    B)Wells Agreement
    C)Taylors Agreement
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Bretton Woods Agreement
  • Q. The Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) came into existence in
    A)1986
    B)1984
    C)1987
    D)1989
    Answer: 1987
  • Q. If the RBI adopted an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will
    A)sell securities in the open market
    B)offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
    C)buy securities from non-government holders
    D)openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
    Answer: offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
  • Q. Who is responsible for establishing and maintaining astound and efficient accounting and financial reporting system in India?
    A)NITI Ayog
    B)The Comptroller General of Accounts
    C)RBI
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Comptroller General of Accounts
  • Q. Short-term finance is usually for a period ranging up to
    A)10 months
    B)5 months
    C)12 months
    D)15 months
    Answer: 12 months
  • Q. If the fiscal deficit of the Union Government is Rs. 75,000 crores relending to State is Rs. 25,000 crores, interest payments are Rs. 25,000 crores, what is the amount of the primary deficit?
    A)Rs. 25,000 crores
    B)Rs. 50,000 crores
    C)Rs. 1,00,000 crores
    D)Rs. 1,25,000 crores
    Answer: Rs. 50,000 crores
  • Q. Who is responsible for establishing and maintaining astound and efficient accounting and financial reporting system in India?
    A)NITI Ayog
    B)RBI
    C)The Comptroller General of Accounts
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Comptroller General of Accounts
  • Q. In the second nationalization of commercial banks, ___ banks were nationalized.
    A)5
    B)4
    C)6
    D)8
    Answer: 6
  • Q. ICICI is the name of a
    A)bureau
    B)corporation
    C)chemical industry
    D)financial institution
    Answer: financial institution
  • Q. Development expenditure of the Central government does not include
    A)expenditure on economic services
    B)defence expenditure
    C)expenditure on social and community services
    D)grant to states
    Answer: defence expenditure
  • Q. If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a monopoly bank, the total deposits
    A)will increase
    B)will decrease
    C)will neither increase nor decrease
    D)None of the above
    Answer: will neither increase nor decrease
  • Q. In November 2007, the finance commission constituted by the president of India was:
    A)Tenth
    B)Thirteenth
    C)Ninth
    D)Eleventh
    Answer: Thirteenth
  • Q. Gilt-edged market means
    A)market of government securities
    B)bullion market
    C)market of guns
    D)market of pure metals
    Answer: market of government securities
  • Q. The first wholly Indian Bank was set up in
    A)1894
    B)1794
    C)1896
    D)1902
    Answer: 1894

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