Monetary Policy and GDP Quiz

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What is the main purpose of monetary policy?

To influence the level of aggregate demand for goods and services

How does monetary policy operate?

By varying the cost and availability of credit

What forms the basis of most economic activities in a credit economy?

Credit

Which factor influences the level and nature of economic activities in a credit economy?

<p>Credit availability and cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Gross National Product (GNP) equation represent?

<p>Aggregate spending including private consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do fiscal and monetary policies influence the economy?

<p>By influencing and regulating spending behavior of various classes and availability of credit respectively</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a measure of money stock employed by the Reserve Bank of India?

<p>M5</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the components of M1, the measure of money stock designed by M1?

<p>Currency with the public and demand deposits with banks</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which instrument of monetary policy involves the purchase or sale of government securities and treasuries to influence the money supply?

<p>Open-market operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to interest rates when the Reserve Bank of India sells government securities as part of open-market operations?

<p>Interest rates rise</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage amount of reserves that need to be maintained with the RBI by commercial banks in cash called?

<p>Cash reserve ratio (CRR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the lending of funds to commercial banks against securities by RBI called?

<p>Repo/Reverse Repo</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which measure of money stock is usually referred to as aggregate monetary resources?

<p>M3</p> Signup and view all the answers

When the Reserve Bank of India decreases monetary base by selling government securities, what happens to the loanable funds of banks?

<p>Loanable funds decrease</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does CRR raising lead to for banks in terms of lending?

<p>Lending decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does CRR lowering lead to for banks in terms of lending?

<p>Lending increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary determinant of banks' capacity to provide credit?

<p>Cash reserves and deposit resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which measure of money stock includes fixed deposits with the banks?

<p>M3</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of open market operations by the Reserve Bank of India?

<p>Influence the money supply and manage interest rates</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to interest rates when the Reserve Bank of India sells government securities as part of open market operations?

<p>Rise</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the cash reserve ratio (CRR) represent?

<p>The percentage amount of reserves that banks maintain with RBI</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does discount window lending by RBI involve?

<p>Lending funds to commercial banks against securities</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact on loanable funds of banks when RBI buys government securities?

<p>Increase</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which measure of money stock is usually referred to as aggregate monetary resources?

<p>M3</p> Signup and view all the answers

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