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MONETARY POLICY MCQs

Total Questions : 28 | Page 3 of 3 pages
Question 21. If CRR is increased by RBI, what will be the effect on the market?
  1.    Banks will have to maintain more money as cash or deposits with RBI, hence will have less money to lend or invest, thus increasing the liquidity in the market
  2.    Banks will have to maintain more money as cash or deposits with RBI, hence will have less money to lend or invest, thus reducing the liquidity in the market
  3.    There will be no change in the market
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Banks will have to maintain more money as cash or deposits with RBI, hence will have less money to lend or invest, thus reducing the liquidity in the market
:
B
A high value of CRR forces banks to keep more reserves and hence helps increase the value of reserve deposit ratio, thus diminishing the value of the money multiplier and money supply or liquidity in the economy.
Question 22. The total amount of money stock in the economy is much greater than the volume of high powered money. State true or false.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Both A and B
  4.    Neither A nor B
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A
The given statement is true because the commercial banks create this extra amount of money by giving out a part of their deposits as loans.
Question 23. Which of the following is a measure taken by RBI to control inflation in our country?
  1.    Increase in CRR
  2.    Increase in SLR
  3.    Both A and B
  4.    Neither A nor B
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Both A and B
:
C
In the situation of inflation, the RBI aims to reduce the money supply. So, the RBI can increase CRR and/or SLR. This way, banks will have a lesser lending capacity as they have to use more the deposits as reserves. Thus the money supply will fall.
Question 24. Which of the following does not come under quantitative methods of monetary policy?
  1.    Repo rate
  2.    Moral suasion
  3.    Cash reserve ratio
  4.    Open market operations
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Moral suasion
:
B
Moral suasion is a qualitative method, and other options are quantitative methods of monetary policy.
Question 25. A borrower comes into the bank and pays off 10,000 Rupees of his loan. This was a cash payment by the borrower to the bank. What was the immediate effect on the nation’s money supply?
  1.    Cannot be determined
  2.    Remains constant
  3.    Increases
  4.    Decreases
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Decreases
:
D
The money supply decreased by 10,000 Rupees. While the cash was in the borrower’s possession, it was part of the nation’s money supply. As a reserve in a bank, it is not included in the money supply.
Question 26. An increase in the money supply will cause the AD curve to:
  1.    shift leftward
  2.    shift rightward
  3.    remain unchanged
  4.    shift leftward without affecting the price level
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> shift rightward
:
B
An increase in the money supply increases the aggregate demand, as people now hold more money.
Question 27. Which of the following is not a monetary tool?
  1.    CRR
  2.    SLR
  3.    Deficit financing
  4.    Open market operations
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Deficit financing
:
C
Out of the given options, deficit financingis not a monetary tool.
Question 28. If the money supply were decreased, what would happen to the price level?
  1.    Increase
  2.    Decrease
  3.    Remains constant
  4.    Either A or B
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Decrease
:
B
A decrease in the money supply will lead to a decrease in price levels.

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