finance inv banking

An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates that the

• market rate of interest is likely to fall

• Central Bank is no longer making loans to commercial banks

• Central Bank is following an easy money policy

• Central Bank is following a tight money policy

The balance of payments of a country is a systematic record of

• all import and transactions of a during a given period normally a year

• goods exported from a country during a year

• economic transaction between the government of one country to another

• capital movements from one country to another

Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known as ‘World Economic Outlook’?

• The International Monetary Fund

• The United Nations Development Programme

• The World Economic Forum

• The World Bank

If the interest rate is decreased in an economy, it will

• decrease the consumption expenditure in the economy

• increase the tax collection of the Government

• increase the investment expenditure in the economy

• increase the total savings in the economy

The terms ‘Marginal Standing Facility Rate’ and ‘Net Demand and Time Liabilities’, sometimes appearing in news, are used in relation to

• banking operations

• communication networking

• military strategies

• supply and demand of agricultural products

What does venture capital mean?

• A short-term capital provided to industries

• A long-term start-up capital provided to new entrepreneurs

• Funds provided to industries at times of incurring losses

• Funds provided for replacement and renovation of industries

Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers’?

• The Reserve Bank of India

• The Department of Economic Affairs

• The Labour Bureau

• The Department of Personnel and Training

When the Reserve Bank of India reduces the Statutory Liquidity Ratio by 50 basis points, which of the following is likely to happen?

• India’s GDP growth rate increases drastically

• Scheduled Commercial Banks may cut their lending rates

• Foreign Institutional Investors may bring more capital into our country

• It may drastically reduce the liquidity to the banking system

Which one of the following statements correctly describes the meaning of legal tender money ?

• The money which is tendered in courts of law to defray the fee of legal cases

• The money which a creditor is under compulsion to accept in settlement of his claims

• The bank money in the form of cheques, drafts, bills of exchange, etc.

• The metallic money in circulation in a country

Which of the following is not included in the assets of a commercial bank in India?

• Deposits

• Money at call and short notice

• Investments

• Advances