ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

MONEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not instrument if monetary policy
A
Bank rate
B
Open market operation
C
Selective credit control
D
Government spending
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, the Call money rate is NOT an instrument of monetary policy in India. The call money rate at which short-term funds are borrowed and lent in the money market.

Detailed explanation-2: -Out of the given options, deficit financing is not a monetary tool.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is option 2, i.e., MSP. MSP is NOT an instrument of RBI’s Monetary Policy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. The various different tools and instruments of monetary policy are as follows: cash reserve ratio, statutory liquidity ratio, bank rate, repo rate, reserve repo rate and open market operations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Repo Rate: The (fixed) interest rate at which the Reserve Bank provides overnight liquidity to banks against the collateral of government and other approved securities under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF).

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