GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BANKING AWARENESS AND SEBI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the instrument used by RBI under general credit control?
A
SLR
B
CRR
C
Bank Rate
D
Exchange Control
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The different instruments of credit control used by the Reserve Bank of India are Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR), Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), the Bank Rate Policy, Selective Credit Control (SCC), Open Market Operations (OMOs).

Detailed explanation-2: -CRR refers to the minimum proportion of the total deposits that the commercial banks has to maintain with the central bank in the form of reserves. An increase in CRR, would mean that banks would be required to keep a greater portion in form of deposits with the central bank.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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