GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BANKING AWARENESS AND SEBI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Quantitative instrument of the RBI can be
A
Bank Rate Policy
B
Cash Reserve Ratio
C
Statutory Liquidity Ratio
D
All of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The quantitative measures of credit control are Bank Rate Policy: The bank rate is the Official interest rate at which RBI rediscounts the approved bills held by commercial banks. For controlling the credit, inflation and money supply, RBI will increase the Bank Rate.

Detailed explanation-2: -UPSC Mains Notes: The quantitative instruments are: Open Market Operations, Liquidity Adjustment Facility (Repo and Reverse Repo), Marginal Standing Facility, SLR, CRR Bank Rate etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bank rate, Statutory Cash Reserve Requirement, Statutory Liquidity Ratio are the instruments of quantitative credit control. Moral Suasion is not quantitative credit control instrument of credit control.

Detailed explanation-4: -The qualitative tools of monetary policy are Rationing of credit, Consumer Credit Regulation, Guidelines, Margin requirements, Moral Suasion.

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