ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -U.S currency is produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and U.S. coins are produced by the U.S. Mint. Both organizations are bureaus of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) prints and manages currency in India, whereas the Indian government regulates what denominations to circulate. The Indian government is solely responsible for minting coins. The RBI is permitted to print currency up to 10, 000 rupee notes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Fed controls the supply of money by increas-ing or decreasing the monetary base. The monetary base is related to the size of the Fed’s balance sheet; specifically, it is currency in circulation plus the deposit balances that depository institutions hold with the Federal Reserve.

Detailed explanation-4: -Two of the currency note printing presses are owned by the Government of India and two are owned by the Reserve Bank, through its wholly owned subsidiary, the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Ltd. (BRBNML). The government owned presses are at Nasik (Western India) and Dewas (Central India).

Detailed explanation-5: -Federal Reserve notes are the paper currency circulating in the United States. These are commonly known as dollar bills. The U.S. Treasury prints the Federal Reserve notes, which are backed by the U.S. government. Each note’s lifespan differs according to its denomination.