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Q1:

2025: 29 May Shift 1

Money & Banking

Easy

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Role of Money

In modern economics, money plays a very crucial role as medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value and standard of deferred payment. The banking system, a cornerstone of financial markets, facilitates the creation and circulation of money.

Commercial banks accept deposits from the public and provide loans. A fraction of the deposits are kept by the commercial banks as reserves and the rest is lent out. This amplifies the money supply in the economy through the 'Multiplier Effect'. The RBI as central Bank regulates the money supply through monetary policy tools. These tools influence the credit availability and overall liquidity in the system, impacting inflation, growth and employment.

Which of the following are major functions of commercial banks?

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 29 May Shift 1 ECO question 1

Q2:

2025: 29 May Shift 1

Money & Banking

Medium

Comprehension:

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Role of Money

In modern economics, money plays a very crucial role as medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value and standard of deferred payment. The banking system, a cornerstone of financial markets, facilitates the creation and circulation of money.

Commercial banks accept deposits from the public and provide loans. A fraction of the deposits are kept by the commercial banks as reserves and the rest is lent out. This amplifies the money supply in the economy through the 'Multiplier Effect'. The RBI as central Bank regulates the money supply through monetary policy tools. These tools influence the credit availability and overall liquidity in the system, impacting inflation, growth and employment.

What is the process through which banks create money?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 29 May Shift 1 ECO question 2

Q3:

2025: 29 May Shift 1

Money & Banking

Easy

Comprehension:

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Role of Money

In modern economics, money plays a very crucial role as medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value and standard of deferred payment. The banking system, a cornerstone of financial markets, facilitates the creation and circulation of money.

Commercial banks accept deposits from the public and provide loans. A fraction of the deposits are kept by the commercial banks as reserves and the rest is lent out. This amplifies the money supply in the economy through the 'Multiplier Effect'. The RBI as central Bank regulates the money supply through monetary policy tools. These tools influence the credit availability and overall liquidity in the system, impacting inflation, growth and employment.

If the reserve ratio is 20%, what is the money multiplier?

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 29 May Shift 1 ECO question 3

Q4:

2025: 29 May Shift 1

Money & Banking

Easy

Comprehension:

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on the passage:

Role of Money

In modern economics, money plays a very crucial role as medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value and standard of deferred payment. The banking system, a cornerstone of financial markets, facilitates the creation and circulation of money.

Commercial banks accept deposits from the public and provide loans. A fraction of the deposits are kept by the commercial banks as reserves and the rest is lent out. This amplifies the money supply in the economy through the 'Multiplier Effect'. The RBI as central Bank regulates the money supply through monetary policy tools. These tools influence the credit availability and overall liquidity in the system, impacting inflation, growth and employment.

What happens to money supply if the RBI increases the cash reserve ratio?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 29 May Shift 1 ECO question 4

Q5:

2025: 29 May Shift 1

Money & Banking

Easy

Comprehension:

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on the passage:

Role of Money

In modern economics, money plays a very crucial role as medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value and standard of deferred payment. The banking system, a cornerstone of financial markets, facilitates the creation and circulation of money.

Commercial banks accept deposits from the public and provide loans. A fraction of the deposits are kept by the commercial banks as reserves and the rest is lent out. This amplifies the money supply in the economy through the 'Multiplier Effect'. The RBI as central Bank regulates the money supply through monetary policy tools. These tools influence the credit availability and overall liquidity in the system, impacting inflation, growth and employment.

Which function of money helps in comparing the value of different goods and services?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 29 May Shift 1 ECO question 5

Q6:

2025: 28 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Currency + Demand Deposits + Savings deposits with Post Office savings banks(I) M4
(B) Currency + Demand Deposits + Net time deposits of commercial banks + Total deposits with Post Office(II) M2
(C) Currency + Demand Deposits(III) M3
(D) Currency + Demand Deposits + Net time deposits of commercial banks(IV) M1

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 28 May Shift 2 ECO question 6

Q8:

2025: 28 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

Which initiatives strengthened the government's resolution to go cashless.

(A) Jan Dhan accounts.

(B) Aadhar enabled payment systems.

(C) E-Wallets.

(D) National financial Switch.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 28 May Shift 2 ECO question 8

Q9:

2025: 28 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Easy

The banks are required to keep some reserves in liquid form with the central bank. What are they called?

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 28 May Shift 2 ECO question 9

Q10:

2025: 28 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Easy

When is Demonetisation, a new initiative was taken by the Government of India?

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Q11:

2025: 28 May Shift 1

Money & Banking

Easy

The rate at which Reserve Bank of India gives loans to the commercial Bank for longer duration:

  1. Repo Rate.
  2. Reverese Repo Rate.
  3. Bank Rate.
  4. Saving Rate.
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Q12:

2025: 28 May Shift 1

Money & Banking

Medium

When the interest rate is very high, newspapers and media channels are predicting that it may fall in future and hence anticipate capital gains from bond-holdings. Hence, people convert their money into bonds.

In the above statement, which motive of money is highlighted?

  1. Transaction Motive
  2. Speculative Motive
  3. Demonetisation Motive
  4. Precautionary Motive
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Q13:

2025: 28 May Shift 1

Money & Banking

Medium

Which of the following statements is correct about commercial banks ?

A. Considered as Money Creating system of the Indian Economy

B. They accept deposits from the public at a lower interest rate and lend out part of these funds at a higher interest rate

C. The difference between the interest rate paid to depositors and charged for lending is called "Spread".

D. Commercial banks in isolation control the money supply in India.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. (A), (B), (C) and D
  2. (A), (B) and (D) only
  3. (A), (B) and (C) only
  4. (A) and (D) only
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Q14:

2025: 28 May Shift 1

Money & Banking

Medium

Which of the following statements is correct with reference to the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)?

A. The RBI decides a certain percentage of deposits which every bank must keep as reserves with the central bank

B. To ensure that no bank is 'over lending'

C. This is a legal requirement and is binding on the banks

D. Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio are the same concept.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. (A), (B) and (D) only
  2. (A), (B) and (C) only
  3. (A), (B), (C) and (D)
  4. (B), (C) and (D) only
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Q15:

2025: 28 May Shift 1

Money & Banking

Medium

Consider the statements about Open Market Operations (OMO):

(A) OMO is a tool by which the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) controls money supply.

(B) OMO is an example of Qualitative Control.

(C) Selling bonds through RBI reduces the money supply.

(D) Outright OMOs are permanent in nature.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. (A), (B), (C), (D)
  2. Only (A), (B), (C)
  3. Only (A), (C), (D)
  4. Only (A), (D)
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Q16:

2025: 27 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Easy

When did the Government of India take a decision to demonetize the currency notes of Rs500 and Rs1000?

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Q17:

2025: 27 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

Which are the following statements are true:

(A) Open Market Operations refers to buying and selling of bonds issued by the Government in the open market.

(B) Currency notes and coins are called fiat money.

(C) M2 and M4 are known as broad money.

(D) M1 and M2 are known as narrow money.

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Q18:

2025: 27 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Easy

Central Bank is a very important institution in a modern economy. Almost every country has one central bank. India got its central bank in ......

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Q19:

2025: 27 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Cash Reserve Ratio(I) Reserves + Loans
(B) Net Worth(II) Deposits
(C) Assets(III) Percentage of deposits which a bank must keep as cash reserves with the central bank
(D) Liabilities(IV) Assets – Liabilities

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Q20:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

M3 is the most commonly used measure of money supply. It is also known as aggregate monetary resources. Which of the following is not a component of M3?

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Q21:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

Which of the following is/are a qualitative tool of credit control adopted by the central bank of a country?

(A) Repurchase agreement.

(B) Moral suasion.

(C) Open market operations.

(D) Margin requirements.

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Q22:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

During the period of COVID, there was an apprehension that the Indian economy might slip into recession. Therefore, to combat the situation, the Reserve bank of India reduced the Repo rate by 110 basis points. Arrange the consequences of the same in sequential order.

(A) Increase in aggregate demand.

(B) Reduction in the market lending rate by commercial banks.

(C) Increase in money supply.

(D) Increase in borrowings by the public.

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Q23:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Easy

The RBI can influence money supply by changing the rate at which it gives long term loans to the commercial banks. This rate is called?

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Q24:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

Suppose an initial cash deposit of INR 100 crores has been made in a commercial bank where a total credit of INR 500 crores has been created in the economy. The required reserve ratio in this country is.............

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Q25:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

Which of the following is a quantitative tool of credit control by the reserve bank of India?

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Q26:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Assets(I) Create Credit
(B) Liabilities(II) Firm Owes to others
(C) Central Bank(III) Control Credit
(D) Commercial Banks(IV) Firm can Claim from others

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Q27:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

The process of Buying and selling of bonds issued by the Government by the central bank is called.

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Q28:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Medium

Arrange the following statements related to money multiplier process in correct sequence.

(A) The bank has Rs 140 as deposits.

(B) The bank has Rs 80 to lend.

(C) A bank has a initial deposits of Rs 100 and needs to keep reserves as 20 per cent.

(D) The bank lends 50% of lending amount to Sonia.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q29:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Money & Banking

Easy

Currency notes and coins cannot be refused by any citizen of the country for settlement of any kind of transaction due to which they are called __ __

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