UGC NET Economics 2022 Unit 7: Money and Banking PYQs (English–Hindi)

UGC NET ECONOMICS · 2022 · UNIT 7

Money and Banking PYQs
मुद्रा और बैंकिंग के प्रश्न

December2021/June2022 merged · 8October2022
दिसंबर2021/जून2022 संयुक्त · 8अक्टूबर2022

Monetary policy
मौद्रिक नीति

Question 28 / प्रश्न 28

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One of the various qualitative instruments used by the central bank during inflation is
Inflation में selective/qualitative credit control?

(a) Raise margin requirement
(a) Marginrequirement बढ़ाना।
(b) Remove margin requirement
(b) Margin हटाना।
(c) Reduce margin requirement
(c) Margin घटाना।
(d) Fix margin requirement
(d) केवल पुरानाम arginfix रखना।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (a) Raise margin requirement
उत्तर: (a) Marginrequirement बढ़ाना।

Explanation: Higher collateral margins reduce available speculative credit.

व्याख्या: Higher margin collateral के against maximum loan ratio घटाती है और speculative credit restrain कर सकती है। Policy portfolio dependent specific instrument है।

Question 47 / प्रश्न 47

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The Central bank policy of altering the domestic credit extended by it in an equal and opposite direction to the variation in foreign exchange reserves so that the monetary base remains unchanged is called
Forex reserve change को equal opposite domestic credit से offset करना ?

(a) Stabilization
(a) Stabilisationgeneral।
(b) Monetary expansion
(b) Monetary expansion।
(c) Fiscal expansion
(c) Fiscal expansion।
(d) Sterilisation
(d) Sterilisation।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (d) Sterilisation
उत्तर: (d) Sterilisation।

Explanation: Sterilisation offsets foreign-reserve changes with opposite domestic-credit changes.

व्याख्या: Central bank ΔNFA+ΔNDA=0 करके reserve-money base constant रखता है। Example forex purchase100 के against bonds sale100।

Question 48 / प्रश्न 48

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Match List I with List II.
Banking instruments match करें।

ListI
सूचीI
ListII
सूचीII
A Reverserepo
रिवर्सरेपो
I Short-termliquidityfrom RBI
अल्पकालीनतरलता
B bank rate
बैंकदर
II Traditionalrediscount/referencecreditrate
पारंपरिकऋणसंदर्भदर
C Repo
रेपो
III RBIabsorbsliquidity
RBI तरलतालेता
D CRR
नकदआरक्षितअनुपात
IV Required RBIreserves
आवश्यक RBI आरक्षितनिधि
(a) I III II IV
(a) I III II IV
(b) III II I IV
(b) III II I IV
(c) III I II IV
(c) III I II IV
(d) I II III IV
(d) I II III IV
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: b intended; bank rate is not simply a long-term loan rate
उत्तर: bankratewording सुधारकर

Explanation: The bank-rate entry is over simplified; repo, reverse-repo, and CRR determine the intended matching.

व्याख्या: Reverse-repo absorption, repo collateralisedliquidity, CRR required cash balances। Source II“longterm loans” over simplifies bank rate, जो rediscount/statutory benchmark है; matching AIII BII CI DIV।

Question 52 / प्रश्न 52

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Monetary policy instruments are A. Changes in public expenditure B. Changes in taxation C. Open market operations D. Bank reserve requirement E. Interest rate policy
Monetary instruments: A public spending; B taxes; C OMO; D reserves; E interest rate।

(a) A, B only
(a) A, B केवल
(b) A, B, C only
(b) A, B, C केवल
(c) C, D, E only
(c) C, D, E केवल
(d) B, D, E only
(d) B, D, E केवल
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (c) C, D, E only
उत्तर: (c) C, D, E केवल

Explanation: OMO, reserve requirements, and policy interest rates are monetary instruments.

व्याख्या: C D E central bank instruments हैं। Public spending/tax changes fiscal policy के instruments हैं।

Banking and financial institutions
बैंकिंग और वित्तीय संस्थाएँ

Question 37 / प्रश्न 37

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Which of the followings are correct? (A) M1 = C + DD + OD (B) M2 = M1 + saving deposits with post office saving banks (C) M3 = M2 + net time deposits of banks (D) M3 = M1 + net time deposits of banks (E) M4 = M1 + total deposits with the post office savings
Money definitions: A M1=C+DD+OD; B M2=M1+post office savings; C M3=M2+bank time deposits; D M3=M1+bank time deposits; E M4=M1+all post office deposits।

(a) A, B and C only
(a) A, B और C केवल
(b) A, B and D only
(b) A, B और D केवल
(c) A, C and D only
(c) A, C और D केवल
(d) B, D and E only
(d) B, D और E केवल
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (b) A, B and D only
उत्तर: (b) A, B और D केवल

Explanation: M3=M1+bank time deposits; M4starts from M3, not M1.

व्याख्या: A B D सही। Traditional M4=M3+post office deposits(excluding NSC), M1plus नहीं। C post office savings को wrongly M3 में add करता है।

Question 40 / प्रश्न 40

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With no time deposits, currency-deposit ratio c and reserve-deposit ratio r, find the money multiplier.
No time deposits में currencydepositratioc और reserveratior से multiplier?

(a) (c+r)/(1+c)
(a) (c+r)/(1+c)
(b) (c+r)/(1+r)
(b) (c+r)/(1+r)
(c) c/r
(c) c/r
(d) (1+c)/(r+c)
(d) (1+c)/(r+c)
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (d) (1+c)/(r+c)
उत्तर: (d) (1+c)/(r+c)

Explanation: Dividing money(C+D)by base(C+R)gives(1+c)/(c+r).

व्याख्या: M=C+D=(1+c)D, H=C+R=(c+r)D। Divide:m=(1+c)/(c+r)। Both ratios same D denominator पर defined होने चाहिए।

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Monetary policy
मौद्रिक नीति

Question 29 / प्रश्न 29

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Which of the following two economists are associated with the problem of time inconsistency?
Time inconsistency problem सेकौन pair?

(a) J.M. Keynes and Joan Robinson
(a) J.M. Keynes और Joan Robinson
(b) Kydland and Prescott
(b) Kydland और Prescott
(c) Baumol and Tobin
(c) Baumol और Tobin
(d) Friedman and Scwartz
(d) Friedman और Scwartz
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (b) Kydland and Prescott
उत्तर: (b) Kydland और Prescott

Explanation: Kydland and Prescott analyse commitment problems and time inconsistency.

व्याख्या: Kydland–Prescott 1977 ने rules versus discretion में exanteoptimalplans और exincentives का conflictformalise किया। Credible commitment problem इसकाकेंद्र है।

Question 57 / प्रश्न 57

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Which of the following are expansionary monetary policy measures to cure deflation? A. The Central bank buys government securities from commercial banks and public. B. The Central bank may hike the bank rate. C. The Central bank may increase the cash reserve ratio. D. The Central bank may reduce the cash reserve ratio. E. The Central bank may lower the bank rate.
Deflation में expansionary measures: A OMOpurchase; B bank rate↑; C CRR↑; D CRR↓; E bank rate↓।

(a) A, B and D only
(a) A, B और D केवल
(b) A, C and E only
(b) A, C और E केवल
(c) B and D only
(c) B और D केवल
(d) A, D and E only
(d) A, D और E केवल
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (d) A, D and E only
उत्तर: (d) A, D और E केवल

Explanation: Bond purchases, lower reserve requirements, and lower bank rates ease monetary conditions.

व्याख्या: A D E liquidity/credit conditions आसान करते हैं। B/C usual contractionary directions हैं। Transmission और credit demand के कारण final output response variable हो सकता है।

Question 82 / प्रश्न 82

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Arrange the rates in descending order based on ‘Reserve Bank of India’ data, December, 2022. A. Cash Reserve Ratio B. Repo rate C. Bank rate D. Reserve Repo Rate E. Standing Deposit Facility Rate
December 2022 RBIrates descending: A CRR; B repo; C bank rate; D reverse repo; E SDF।

(a) A, B, C, D, E
(a) A, B, C, D, E
(b) E, C, D, B, A
(b) E, C, D, B, A
(c) C, B, E, A, D
(c) C, B, E, A, D
(d) A, B, D, E, C
(d) A, B, D, E, C
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (c) C, B, E, A, D
उत्तर: (c) C, B, E, A, D

Explanation: December 2022rates6.50,6.25,6.00,4.50,3.35give C, B, E, A, D; the book prints later rates.

व्याख्या: 7December 2022decision के बाद bank rate6.50, repo6.25, SDF6.00, CRR4.50, fixed reverse repo3.35% ⇒C B E A D। Source6.75/6.50/6.25February 2023rates देता है; order फिरभी same है।

Capital markets
पूँजी बाजार

Question 30 / प्रश्न 30

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The Value-Trade ratio captures trading relative to the size of the.
Stock market value-traded ratio किस size के relative trading मापताहै?

(a) Economy
(a) Economy।
(b) Market
(b) Marketcapitalisation।
(c) Market and economy
(c) दोनों simultaneously।
(d) None of these
(d) कोई नहीं।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (a) Economy
उत्तर: (a) Economy।

Explanation: Value traded/GDP differs from turnover, value traded/market capitalisation.

व्याख्या: Value of shares traded/GDP economy-relative trading measure है। Traded value/market capitalisation turnover ratio कहलाता है। दोनों liquidityproxies अलग denominators रखते हैं।

Question 58 / प्रश्न 58

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The main features of Treasury bills are that. A. They are issued at a discount are are repaid at par on maturity. B. They have low liquidity on account of their short tenure. C. There is no default risk. D. They offer an assured yield. E. They have a high transaction cost.
T-bills: A discount issue/parredemption; B low liquidity; C sovereign credit benchmark; D held to maturity known nominal yield; E high transaction cost।

(a) A, B and C only
(a) A, B और C केवल
(b) A, C and D only
(b) A, C और D केवल
(c) A, D and E only
(c) A, D और E केवल
(d) A, C and E only
(d) A, C और E केवल
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (b) A, C and D only
उत्तर: (b) A, C और D केवल

Explanation: T-bills are discounted sovereign instruments; held-to-maturity nominal yield differs from inflation or price risk.

व्याख्या: A C D text book features। Sovereign own-currency T-bills को default-risk free benchmark लिया जाता है; price/inflation/reinvestment risk फिरभी होती है। Short maturity low liquidity काकारण नहीं।

Question 72 / प्रश्न 72

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Match List I with List II.
BSEmilestones को printed years से match करें।

ListI
सूचीI
ListII
सूचीII
A Clearing house
समाशोधनगृह
I 1994
B Bombblasts
बमविस्फोट
II 1997
C Screenbasedtrading
स्क्रीनट्रेडिंग
III 1921
D30-stockindex
तीसशेयरसूचकांक
IV 1986
(a) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
(a) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
(b) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
(b) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
(c) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
(c) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
(d) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
(d) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: No exact option; bomb year 1993 missing
उत्तर: exact option नहीं

Explanation: The 1993bomb date is missing; screen-trading dating also mixes initial launch and later expansion.

व्याख्या: Clearing house 1921 और Sensex launch 1986 सही। Mumbai/BSEbombblast12March 1993 था,1994 नहीं। BOLTinitiallaunch 1995 और network expansion 1997 की dating भी अलग है। Source(c) गलत bomb date से matching करता है।

Question 83 / प्रश्न 83

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Arrange the followings chronologically in order of their introduction. A. Ad hoc Treasury bills (T-bills) B. 28 Days T-bills C. 14 Days T-bills D. 364 Days T-bills E. 182 Days T-bills
Treasury bill introductions oldest first: A adhoc; B28day; C14day; D364day; E182day।

(a) A, D, E, B, C
(a) A, D, E, B, C
(b) A, E, D, C, B
(b) A, E, D, C, B
(c) D, E, A, B, C
(c) D, E, A, B, C
(d) E, A, C, D, B
(d) E, A, C, D, B
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: b intended, but28-day announcement was deferred
उत्तर: B की datingfaulty

Explanation: The28-day proposal was deferred; an announcement must not be treated as a confirmed 1998introduction.

व्याख्या: Adhoc system mid 1950s,182day 1986,364day 1992,14day June 1997। RBI 1998review कहता है 28dayintroductionannouncementputonhold हुआ; “introduced 1998”कोबिनाशर्त fact नमानें। (b) chronology में Blastintended है।

Reference / संदर्भ

Passage based questions
अनुच्छेद आधारित प्रश्न

Question 96 / प्रश्न 96

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Which of the following is not relevant as a climate-related risk for the financial sector?
कौन climate risk क adirectdriver नहीं, बल्कि परिणाम हो सकता है?

(a) Occurence of local or regional weather events.
(a) Weather।
(b) Risk to the value of collateral taken as security against loans.
(b) Collateralvaluefall।
(c) Insolvency of banks.
(c) Bankinsolvency।
(d) Shifting sentiments and behaviour of customers and investors.
(d) Customersentimentshift।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: c under driver/consequence distinction; literal“not relevant”false
उत्तर: wording सुधारकर

Explanation: Insolvency can be a down stream climate-loss consequence; literal“not relevant”is incorrect.

व्याख्या: Bank insolvency climate-induced losses का परिणाम हो सकती है, इसलिए literal“not relevant” गलत है। Intended(c) को direct climate driver से अलग down stream financial outcome पढ़ें।

Question 97 / प्रश्न 97

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Which of the following cannot be instrumental towards integrating climate risks into the financial system?
कौनअकेले climate risk assessment के लिएअपर्याप्त?

(a) Climate-related financial disclosure
(a) Financialdisclosures।
(b) Stress testing
(b) Stresstesting।
(c) Scenario analysis
(c) Scenarioanalysis।
(d) Backward-looking risk assessment methods
(d) केवल backward-looking methods।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (d) Backward-looking risk assessment methods
उत्तर: (d) केवल backward-looking methods।

Explanation: Historical methods alone cannot capture changing future climate and transition scenarios.

व्याख्या: Climate change future hazards/transition को historical data से अलग कर सकता है, इसलिए forward-looking methods जरूरी हैं। Historical assessment पूरी तरह use less नहीं; standalone adequacy का claim गलत है।

Question 98 / प्रश्न 98

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Which of the following does not pertain to the category of transition risk drivers with respect to the climate-related risks?
Transition driver कौन नहीं ?

(a) Climate-related mitigation policies
(a) Mitigationpolicy।
(b) Loss of ecosystem services
(b) Ecosystemservicesloss।
(c) Technological innovations
(c) Technology।
(d) Shift in public sentiment
(d) Sentiment।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (b) Loss of ecosystem services
उत्तर: (b) Ecosystemservicesloss।

Explanation: Ecosystem-service loss is a physical-impact channel, not a transition driver.

व्याख्या: Ecosystem loss physical/environmental impact channel है। बाकीतीन low carbon adjustment के policy/technology/market drivers हैं।

Question 99 / प्रश्न 99

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Which of the following is not consistent with the mission of the RBI?
Passage में RBIlistedmission सेकौन अलग ?

(a) Ensuring access to financial sevices.
(a) Financialaccess।
(b) Maintaining price and stability.
(b) Pricestability।
(c) Setting national development priorities.
(c) Nationaldevelopmentprioritiessetting।
(d) Stability of the financial system.
(d) Financialstability।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (c) Setting national development priorities.
उत्तर: (c) Nationaldevelopmentprioritiessetting।

Explanation: Setting economy wide development priorities is outside the specific central-bank mission list in the passage.

व्याख्या: Passage mission price/financial stability, universal access और intermediation infrastructure कहता है। Economy wide priority setting इस listed central bank mission कासमान function नहीं।

Question 100 / प्रश्न 100

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Which of the following is the purpose of setting up the Sustainable Finance Group by the RBI?
Sustainable Finance Group क aintendedpurpose?

(a) To act as a knowledge center for macroeconomics policy oriented research.
(a) केवल macroresearchcentre।
(b) To lead regulatory initiatives on climate-risk.
(b) Climate-riskregulatoryinitiativeslead करना।
(c) Facilitating core central banking function.
(c) सभी corecentralbankfunctionsreplace करना।
(d) To perform supervisory functions.
(d) केवल routinebanksupervision।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (b) To lead regulatory initiatives on climate-risk.
उत्तर: (b) Climate-riskregulatoryinitiativeslead करना।

Explanation: The group coordinates climate-risk regulatory initiatives rather than replacing all central-bank functions.

व्याख्या: Group climate finance/risk पर regulatory initiatives और coordination कास pecificfocus रखता है; पूरा central bank replace नहीं करता।

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Banking and financial institutions
बैंकिंग और वित्तीय संस्थाएँ

Question 5 / प्रश्न 5

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Which one of the following is not a component of M1?
Usual narrow money list मेंकौन M1component नहीं ?

(a) Currency
(a) Currency।
(b) Traveler’s cheque
(b) Travellercheques।
(c) Commercial paper
(c) Commercial paper।
(d) Demand deposits
(d) Demanddeposits।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (c) Commercial paper
उत्तर: (c) Commercial paper।

Explanation: Commercial paper is a debt security rather than transaction money; other classifications depend on jurisdiction.

व्याख्या: Commercial paper short-termunsecureddebtsecurity है, transactions deposit/currency नहीं। Traveller cheque classification jurisdiction-specific है; India RBI M1=C+DD+other RBIdepositsdefinition सेइस generic list को अलग पढ़ें।

Question 73 / प्रश्न 73

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Match List I with List II.
Financial institutions years match करें।

ListI
सूचीI
ListII
सूचीII
A NABARD
नाबार्ड
I 1964
B IFCI
आईएफसीआई
II 1955
C IDBI
आईडीबीआई
III 1948
D ICICI
आईसीआईसीआई
IV 1982
(a) A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
(a) A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
(b) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(b) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(c) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
(c) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
(d) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
(d) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (c) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
उत्तर: (c) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

Explanation: NABARD 1982, IFCI 1948, IDBI 1964, and ICICI 1955give A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II.

व्याख्या: NABARD 1982, IFCI 1948, IDBI 1964, ICICI 1955 ⇒AIV BIII CI DII।

Monetary policy
मौद्रिक नीति

Question 26 / प्रश्न 26

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Which of the following is not an assumption or conclusion of the inflation targeting approach?
Inflation targeting approach कीकौन assumption/conclusion नहीं ?

(a) Interest rate is the major instrument of monetary policy
(a) Interestratemaininstrument।
(b) Higher interest rate controls aggregate demand
(b) interest rate↑ADrestrain।
(c) Inflation is a supply side phenomenon.
(c) Inflationexclusivelysupplyside।
(d) Quantity of money supply is not very effective in controlling inflation.
(d) Moneyquantitytargetlessreliable।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (c) Inflation is a supply side phenomenon.
उत्तर: (c) Inflationexclusivelysupplyside।

Explanation: Inflation targeting does not assume inflation is exclusively supply-driven.

व्याख्या: Inflation targeting demand management और expectations channels use करता है; inflation को सिर्फ supply phenomenon नहीं मानता। Supply shocks फिरभी हो सकते हैंऔर policy trade offs बनाते हैं।

Question 55 / प्रश्न 55

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Which of the following monetary measure is used to control inflation? A. The Central Bank purchases government securities from Commercial Banks. B. The Central Bank sells the government securities to the Commercial Banks C. The bank rate may be raised D. The bank rate may be reduced E. Raising of cash reserve ratio.
Inflation control: A OMOpurchase; B OMOsale; C bank rate↑; D bank rate↓; E CRR↑।

(a) A, C and E only
(a) A, C और E केवल
(b) B, C and E only
(b) B, C और E केवल
(c) A, D and E only
(c) A, D और E केवल
(d) A and D only
(d) A और D केवल
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (b) B, C and E only
उत्तर: (b) B, C और E केवल

Explanation: Security sales, higher bank rates, and higher CRR are contractionary measures.

व्याख्या: B C E tighten liquidity/credit conditions। A/Dusuallyexpansionary हैं। Inflationtransmissionlag/real shock nature पर policy response निर्भर है।

Question 81 / प्रश्न 81

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Arrange the following policy rate (as on 31-12- 2022) of the RBI in the descending order of their magnitude. A. Repo rate B. Bank rate C. CRR D. SLR E. Reserve Repo Rate
31December 2022 descending: A repo; B bank rate; C CRR; D SLR; E reverse repo।

(a) A, B, D, C, E
(a) A, B, D, C, E
(b) D, A, B, C, E
(b) D, A, B, C, E
(c) B, D, A, E, C
(c) B, D, A, E, C
(d) D, B, A, C, E
(d) D, B, A, C, E
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (d) D, B, A, C, E
उत्तर: (d) D, B, A, C, E

Explanation: SLR18, bank rate6.5, repo6.25, CRR4.5, and reverse-repo3.35give D, B, A, C, E.

व्याख्या: SLR18%, bank rate6.50%, repo6.25%, CRR4.50%, fixed reverse repo3.35% ⇒D B A C E। SDF6.00%new standing floor अलग instrument है; reverse repo3.35 को SDF से replace नकरें।

Capital markets
पूँजी बाजार

Question 28 / प्रश्न 28

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Which formula gives the annualised T-bill yield, face value100, price P and maturity Ddays? The source labels Y discounted yield.
Face value100, Tbillprice P, days D में yield formula?

(a) (P×365−100)/(P×D)
(a) (P×365−100)/(P×D)
(b) D×365×100/(P×D)
(b) D×365×100/(P×D)
(c) (100−P)×365×100/(P×D)
(c) (100−P)×365×100/(P×D)
(d) (100−D)×365×100/(P×D)
(d) (100−D)×365×100/(P×D)
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: c for investment yield; discount yield uses face value
उत्तर: label सुधारकर

Explanation: Optioncuses purchase-price investment yield; true discount yield uses face value as denominator.

व्याख्या: Investment annualised yield=(100−P)/P×365/D×100, optionc। True bank discount yield=(100−P)/100×365/D×100। Source“discounted yield”label denominator P सेमेल नहीं खाता; दो conventions स्पष्ट अलग हैं।

Question 56 / प्रश्न 56

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Which of the followings are correct in case of money market in India? A. Commercial bills is a short-term instrument with high risk. B. Treasury bill is an instrument of short- term borrowing by the government with absence of default risk. C. RBI uses refinance to relieve liqudity shortages in the system. D. The RBI has switched over from daily fixed rate repos auction system to discriminatory price auction repos. E. SLR enables to impose secondary and supplementary reserve requirements on the banking system.
Money-market claims: A commercial bills high risk; B Tbillsovereign; C RBIrefinance; D unspecifiedhistoricalrepo-auction shift; E SLRsecondaryreserve।

(a) A, B and D only
(a) A, B और D केवल
(b) B, C and D only
(b) B, C और D केवल
(c) B, C and E only
(c) B, C और E केवल
(d) C, D and E only
(d) C, D और E केवल
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer / उत्तर: c as stable textbook features; D requires date / intended(c)

Explanation: B, C, Eare stable textbook features; the auction-transition claim requires a specified historical date.

व्याख्या: B C E defensiblefeatures हैं। Commercial bills risk issuer/accept or पर depends, blankethighrisk नहीं। Dpolicyframeworktransitiondate केबिन acurrentfact नहीं; source explanation Dinclude करती पर selected(c)E है, इसलिए historical auction claim को अलग verify करें।

Question 70 / प्रश्न 70

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Match List I with List II.
NSEmilestones match करें।

ListI
सूचीI
ListII
सूचीII
A Niftylaunch
निफ्टीलॉन्च
I July 1995
B Investor Protection Fund
निवेशकसंरक्षणनिधि
II May 1998
C NSEwebsite
वेबसाइट
III April 1996
D Exchangerecognition
मान्यता
IV April 1993
(a) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
(a) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
(b) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
(b) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
(c) A-II, B-IV, C-III, C-I
(c) A-II, B-IV, C-III, C-I
(d) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
(d) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (b) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
उत्तर: (b) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

Explanation: Nifty 1996, IPF 1995, website 1998, and recognition 1993give the intended matching.

व्याख्या: Nifty April 1996, IPFJuly 1995, website May 1998, recognition April 1993 ⇒AIII BI CII DIV। Nifty base year 1995 और launch 1996 अलग dates हैं।

Passage based questions
अनुच्छेद आधारित प्रश्न

Question 89 / प्रश्न 89

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What conflict do the bankers face while channelizing saving into investment?
Savers/borrowers क aconflict?

(a) While the borrowers want instant closing of the loan, the savers systematic withdrawals.
(a) Borrowersinstantclose/saversfixedwithdraw।
(b) While the savers want instant access to their money, the borrowers want to repay their loans, only when it matures.
(b) Saversinstantaccess, borrowersmaturity तक stableloan।
(c) While the savers want instant closing of the loan, the borrowers demand more loan than their credit worthiness.
(c) Creditworthiness सेअधिक loan हीमुख्य conflict।
(d) Both the savers and borrowers want to close the loan immediately.
(d) दोनों instantclose।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (b) While the savers want instant access to their money, the borrowers want to repay their loans, only when it matures.
उत्तर: (b) Saversinstantaccess, borrowersmaturity तक stableloan।

Explanation: Depositors seek liquidity while borrowers need stable long-term funding.

व्याख्या: Liquidity demand और long-term productive investment की maturitymismatch केंद्रीय problem है।

Question 90 / प्रश्न 90

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What solution does the Diamond and Dybvig’s theory offer to the conflict faced by the bankerspna while channelizing savings into investment?
Diamond Dybvig solution?

(a) Banks assure instant access to money to the savers and terminate long term project of borrowers.
(a) Saversaccess लेकिन projectsabort।
(b) Banks assure long-term finance to borrowers and terminate the saver’s accounts
(b) Borrowersfunding लेकिन accountsclose।
(c) Banks act as intermediaries that accept deposits from savers and allow them access to their money when they wish, while also offering long term loans to borrowers.
(c) Liquiddeposits और longterm loans साथ।
(d) All the above options were offered by Diamond and Dybvig’s theory.
(d) सभी।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (c) Banks act as intermediaries that accept deposits from savers and allow them access to their money when they wish, while also offering long term loans to borrowers.
उत्तर: (c) Liquiddeposits और longterm loans साथ।

Explanation: Banks transform liquid deposits into longer-term loans, while remaining vulnerable to runs.

व्याख्या: Bank intermediation risk sharing/liquidity transformation possible बनाती है। यह arrangement run risk सेमुक्त नहीं।

Question 91 / प्रश्न 91

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According to the laureates, what leads to imminent collapse of banks?
Bank collapse का run mechanism?

(a) Fraudulent behaviour of the borrowers.
(a) Borrowerfraudalone।
(b) Increasing competition in the banking sector.
(b) Competitionalone।
(c) When a large number of savers simultaneously withdraw their money
(c) Manydepositorssimultaneouswithdrawal।
(d) When a large number of borrowers simultaneously borrow money from the bank.
(d) Manyborrowersapply।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (c) When a large number of savers simultaneously withdraw their money
उत्तर: (c) Manydepositorssimultaneouswithdrawal।

Explanation: Simultaneous withdrawals can force illiquid asset sales and trigger a self-fulfilling run.

व्याख्या: Short-term claims एकसाथ redeem होने पर illiquid assets fire-sale करनीपड़सकती हैं। Panicexpectationsself-fulfilling हो सकती हैं।

Question 92 / प्रश्न 92

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What do the laureates suggest to prevent rumours-led bank collapses?
Rumour-drivenruns रोकनेकास uggestedpublicsupport?

(a) Reduce lending
(a) केवल lendingcut।
(b) Increase lending
(b) केवल lendingincrease।
(c) Collaboration with other banks
(c) Bankcollaborationonly।
(d) Government should provide deposit insurance and act as lender of last resort.
(d) Depositinsurance और lenderoflastresort।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (d) Government should provide deposit insurance and act as lender of last resort.
उत्तर: (d) Depositinsurance और lenderoflastresort।

Explanation: Credible deposit insurance and emergency liquidity can reduce panic, with suitable solvency and incentive safeguards.

व्याख्या: Credibleinsurancewithdrawalpanic कम करती और emergency liquidity temporary funding shortage handle करती है। Moral hazard/solvency assessment और regulatory design फिरभी जरूरी हैं।

Question 93 / प्रश्न 93

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According to Diamond, how do banks ensure that loans are used for good investments?
Diamond में good investment assessment कैसे?

(a) Since banks act as intermediaries between savers and borrowers, they have better idea about the creditworthiness of the borrowers and hence can ensure loans are used for good investments.
(a) Banksscreen/monitorborrowers की creditworthiness बेहतर assess करते।
(b) Since banks want to maximize profits, it can ensure loans are used for good investments.
(b) Profitmotivealoneguarantees।
(c) Since bank want to benefit their customers, they can ensure that loans are used for good investment.
(c) Goodintentionaloneguarantees।
(d) Banks do not have enough information to ensure loans are used for good investment.
(d) Banks केपास information नहीं।
Answer & Explanation / उत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer: (a) Since banks act as intermediaries between savers and borrowers, they have better idea about the creditworthiness of the borrowers and hence can ensure loans are used for good investments.
उत्तर: (a) Banksscreen/monitorborrowers की creditworthiness बेहतर assess करते।

Explanation: Delegated screening and monitoring improve creditworthiness assessment without eliminating all risk.

व्याख्या: Delegated monitoring repeated/scale information costs reduce कर सकती है। “Ensure”को risk completely eliminate करना नसमझें।