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. India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in
    A)April 1957
    B)April 1958
    C)April 1995
    D)April 1959
    Answer: April 1957
  • Q. Regional rural banks I=have limited area of operation II=have free access to liberal refinance facilities from NABARD III=are required to lend only to weaker sections
    A)II, III
    B)I, II, III
    C)I, III
    D)I, II
    Answer: I, II
  • Q. Which of the following is not a part of machinery that settles industrial disputes?
    A)Works Committee
    B)Conciliation officers
    C)Wage Court
    D)Board of Conciliation
    Answer: Wage Court
  • Q. Resurgent India bonds were issued in US dollar, Pound Sterling and
    A)Deutsche Mark
    B)Euro
    C)Japanese Yen
    D)French Franc
    Answer: Deutsche Mark
  • Q. Since 1983, the RBI’s responsibility with respect to regional rural banks was transferred to
    A)SBI
    B)NABARD
    C)ARDC
    D)PACs
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. What is the objective of ‘Sangam Yojna 1996’?
    A)To make Ganga water pollution free
    B)To make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for tourists
    C)To increase the welfare of the disabled
    D)To unite, various groups of Hindus
    Answer: To increase the welfare of the disabled
  • Q. The association of the rupee with pound sterling as the intervention currency was broken in
    A)1991
    B)1990
    C)1992
    D)1993
    Answer: 1992
  • Q. The Twenty Point programme (TPP) conceived with the objective of improving quality of life of people was first initiated in:
    A)1986
    B)2006
    C)1982
    D)1975
    Answer: 1975
  • Q. Open market operation is a part of:
    A)Debit Policy
    B)Deposit Policy
    C)Credit Policy
    D)None of these
    Answer: Credit Policy
  • Q. The number of finance commissions set up upto now is:
    A)14
    B)13
    C)15
    D)16
    Answer: 15
  • Q. Laadli Laxmi Yojana has been launched for supporting girls of all religions and caste up to their marriage by:
    A)Madhya Pradesh government
    B)Haryana
    C)Uttar Pradesh government
    D)none of the above
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh government
  • 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:
    A)Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
    B)Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
    C)Bank rate
    D)Mandatory deposit
    Answer: Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
  • Q. Debenture holders of a company are its
    A)creditors
    B)shareholders
    C)debtors
    D)directors
    Answer: creditors
  • Q. Our financial system has provided for the transfer of resources from the centre to the states; the important means of resource transfers are
    A)grant-in-aids
    B)tax sharing
    C)loans
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The ARDC is now a branch of the
    A)NABARD
    B)RBI
    C)IDBI
    D)SDBI
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. In the second nationalization of commercial banks, ___ banks were nationalized.
    A)5
    B)4
    C)6
    D)8
    Answer: 6
  • Q. Finance Commission is constituted after every:
    A)5 years
    B)6 years
    C)3 years
    D)4 years
    Answer: 5 years
  • 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. Excess of Total Expenditure over total Receipts is :
    A)Surplus Budget
    B)Balanced Budget
    C)Deficit Budget
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Deficit Budget
  • Q. Deficit financing means that the government borrows money from the
    A)local bodies
    B)RBI
    C)big businessmen
    D)IMF
    Answer: RBI

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