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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who appointed three new economists as RBI’s MPC members?
A
Government of India
B
RBI
C
SIDBI
D
President
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -MUMBAI: The government has finally appointed three economists - PMEAC member Ashima Goyal, NCAER’s Shashanka Bhide and IIM-Ahmedabad professor Jayanth Varma - as new members of the RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) to decide on interest rates.

Detailed explanation-2: -Michael Debabrata Patra, Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Dr. Shashanka Bhide, Dr. Ashima Goyal and Prof.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, the retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has shown signs of moderation in November and December as it fell below the RBI’s upper tolerance level of 6 per cent. The MPC consists of three RBI officials and three external members appointed by the central government.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee is the governor of RBI.

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