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THE BANKING SYSTEM MCQs

Total Questions : 27 | Page 3 of 3 pages
Question 21. Credit cards issued by the banks:
  1.    Encourage consumer spending
  2.    Increase aggregate demand in the economy
  3.    Both (a) and (b)
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Both (a) and (b)
:
C
Credit cards boost aggregate demand and encourage spending.
Question 22. In India, operative cash reserves are known as:
  1.    CRR
  2.    SLR
  3.    Vault cash
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Vault cash
:
C
Vault cash refers to the cash reserves held by the bank itself, over and above the mandated CRR amount.
Question 23. If the size of income of a family is increasing, the precautionary demand of money will:
  1.    Increase
  2.    Decrease
  3.    Remain constant
  4.    Cannot be determined
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Increase
:
A
With higher incomes, the precautionary demand will increase because expenditures may increase.
Question 24. Rate of interest on loans - Rate of interest on deposits is called ___ . 
 Discuss Question

:
Spread is the rate of interest on loans minus the interest on deposits.
Question 25. Derivative deposits are:
  1.    Primary deposits
  2.    Secondary deposits
  3.    Tertiary deposits
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Secondary deposits
:
B
Derivative deposits are secondary deposits.
Question 26. A commercial bank is a bank that:
  1.    Gives long-term loans
  2.    Creates credit
  3.    Gives short-term loans
  4.    All of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of these
:
D
A commercial bank provides long-term and short-term loans and creates credit.
Question 27. Demand for money balances is called ___ . 
 Discuss Question

:
Liquidity preference is demand for money balances.

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