Q.

Which of the following is not helpful in controlling money supply?

A. Free market policy
B. CRR
C. Bank Rate
D. Change in margin requirement
Answer» A. Free market policy
Explanation: The Central Bank of a country regulates money supply with the help of open market operations, changing the reserve requirements (CRR) and changing discount rate (bank rate). Besides, banks are required to maintain liquid assets in the form of gold, cash and approved securities (margin requirements); also known as Statutory Liquidity ratio. In India, the Reserve Bank of India has recently been resorting more to open market operations.
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