ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

TECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an exchange rate?
A
Factories, machines, and technology that people use to make products to sell.
B
Createive, original thinkers who are willing to take risks to create a new businesses and products.
C
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries founded to set oil prices and policies.
D
A system of changing from one type of currency to another.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An exchange rate is a rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another currency. Most exchange rates are defined as floating and will rise or fall based on the supply and demand in the market. Some exchange rates are pegged or fixed to the value of a specific country’s currency.

Detailed explanation-2: -The nominal effective exchange rate (NEER) is an unadjusted weighted average rate at which one country’s currency exchanges for a basket of multiple foreign currencies. The nominal exchange rate is the amount of domestic currency needed to purchase foreign currency.

Detailed explanation-3: -An exchange rate system, also called a currency system, establishes the way in which the exchange rate is determined, i.e., the value of the domestic currency with respect to other currencies. Choosing the currency system is a pivotal element of the economic policy adopted by a country’s government.

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