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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following organizations has decided to inject liquidity via forex swaps?
A
IRDA
B
NABARD
C
RBI
D
SEBI
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The central bank has been selling dollars in spot and conducting buy/sell swaps to shift the delivery of dollars to a future date. A buy/sell swap involves an agreement to buy dollars at the spot date and to sell dollars at a future predetermined rate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The RBI has to consider financial market conditions, impact of imported inflation and the acute shortage of US dollars (USD and/or $) in the market and accordingly decide to sell US dollars to keep the Indian Rupee (INR and/or Rs) from depreciating sharply.

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