Economics: Utility and Services

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What function does RBI perform when it extends banking services to semiurban and rural areas?

  • Demand deposits
  • Credit creation
  • Time deposits
  • Promotional and developmental (correct)

Which type of deposit does RBI require all scheduled banks to maintain a certain minimum of cash reserves against?

  • Ancillary deposits
  • Special deposits
  • Time deposits
  • Demand deposits (correct)

In what capacity does RBI provide liquidity to banks experiencing financial difficulty?

  • Foreign exchange custodian
  • As a clearing house
  • Lender of last resort (correct)
  • Time deposits provider

What function of RBI involves ensuring the official rate of exchange of the rupee and stabilizing it?

<p>Custodian of foreign exchange reserves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is possession utility?

<p>Utility that arises when the ownership of goods is transferred from one person to another (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of utility is created due to a change in the shape or structure of an existing material?

<p>Form utility (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of demand according to the text?

<p>Intensity of want (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When does service utility arise?

<p>When personal services are rendered by various professionals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bank came into existence with the enactment of the Co-operative Credit Societies Act of 1904?

<p>Co-operative Banks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of development financial institutions diversifying their operations?

<p>To offer a wide range of new products and services (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What guidelines has the RBI issued for development financial institutions to become commercial banks?

<p>To convert themselves into universal banks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group usually borrows money from money lenders, but has seen restrictions on money lending by RBI due to exploitative tendencies?

<p>Small and marginal farmers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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