CBSE Class 12 Economics Money and Banking MCQs Set B

Question. Supply of money refers to quantity of money –
(a) As on 31st March
(b) During any specified period of time
(c) As on any point of time
(d) During a fiscal year

Answer : C

Question. Money supply includes _
(a) All deposits in bank
(b) Only demand deposits in banks
(c) Only time deposits in banks
(d) Currency with the banks

Answer : B

Question. Who regulates money supply in India?
(a) Government of India
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Planning Commission
(d) NITI Aayog

Answer : B

Question. Money supply is a __ concept.
(a) Flow
(b) Stock
(c) Variable
(d) All of the options

Answer : B

Question. _ are called legal tenders.
(a) demand deposits
(b) time deposits
(c) inter-bank deposits
(d) currency notes and coins

Answer : D

Question. Which one of these is a limitation of the barter exchange?
(a) lack of double coincidence of wants
(b) lack of store of value
(c) lack of a common measure of value
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question. Which one of the following is true?
(a) Bank rate is the rate at which central bank is ready to give credit to commercial bank
(b) Bank rate and interest rates are different
(c) Bank rate is the discount rate of the central bank
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question. Credit money is increased when CRR:
(a) Falls
(b) Rises
(c) Both a) and b)
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. The system, wherein trade can be carried out through the exchange of goods and services is called the: –
(a) Barter system
(b) Monetary system
(c) Goods system
(d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is not a Commercial Bank ?
(a) State bank of India ;
(b) Punjab National Bank ;
(c) RBI ;
(d) Canara Bank .

Answer : C

Question. The fraction of deposits to be kept by the bank, which cannot be given as loans is called
(a) LRR
(b) SLR
(c) CRR
(d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question. What are the total deposits if LRR is 25% and initial deposits are Rs. 100000?
(a) 250000
(b) 400000
(c) 500000
(d) 800000

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is the function of Central Bank ?
(a) Monopoly of Note Issue
(b) Banker of the Government
(c) Custodian of Foreign Exchange Reserves
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question. Which is not a quantitative method of credit control ?
(a) Bank Rate
(b) Moral Suasion
(c) Open Market Operations
(d) Change in CRR

Answer : B

Question. The main function of commercial bank is :
(a) Credit control
(b) Loaning to other banks
(c) Accept deposits from customers
(d) All of the options

Answer : C

Question. Through which method we can withdraw money from the bank:
(a) Drawing letter
(b) Cheque
(c) A.T.M.
(d) All of the options.

Answer : D

Question. Who is the custodian of Indian Banking system ?
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Unit Trust of India
(d) LIC of India

Answer : A

Question. Meaning of money supply is:
(a) Money deposits in the bank
(b) Cash available with public
(c) Savings in the post office
(d) All of the options.

Answer : D

Question. . __ is the main source of money supply in an economy.
(a) Central Bank
(b) Commercial Banks
(c) Government
(d) Both a and b

Answer : D

Question. _ is the primary function of money.
(a) transfer of value
(b) medium of exchange
(c) standard of deferred payment
(d) store of value

Answer : B

Question. The creation of __ is called credit creation.
(a) time deposits
(b) primary deposits
(c) secondary deposits
(d) none of these

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is the function of a Central Bank?
(a) Issue of notes
(b) Banker to the Government and Banks
(c) Supply and Control of money
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question. Which out of the following items is not included in the money supply of a country?
(a) Time deposits
(b) Coins and Currency
(c) Demand Deposits
(d) None

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following deposits are also known as chequable deposits?
(a) Saving Account Deposits
(b) Demand Deposits
(c) Saving Account deposits plus fixed account deposits
(d) Current Account Deposits

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is the least liquid form of money supply ?
(a) M1
(b) M2
(c) M4
(d) M3

Answer : C

Question. M1 consists of, which of the following : –
(a) Currency held by public
(b) Demand deposits with commercial banks
(c) Other deposits with RBI
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question. Credit Multiplier is:
(a) 1/CRR
(b) 1*CRR/10
(c) Cash * CRR
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Why do banks only keep a fraction of deposits ?
(a) All depositors do not withdraw at the same time
(b) There is constant flow of deposits in economy
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the options

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following issue paper currency in the country ?
(a) Central Bank
(b) Commercial Bank
(c) World Bank
(d) Industrial Bank

Answer : A

Question. Which committee was constituted for suggesting consumer service improvements in banks ?
(a) Raja Chelliah Committee
(b) Chakrabarty Committee
(c) Verma Committee
(d) Goiporia Committee

Answer : D

Question. Who is the guardian of Indian Banking System:
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Unit Trust of India
(d) Life Insurance Company of India.

Answer : A

Question. Limitation of barter system of exchange
(a) lack of unit of value
(b) lack of store of value
(c) lack of standard of deferred payments
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question. High powered money includes –
(a) currency and demand deposits
(b) demand deposits and saving deposits
(c) currency held by public and cash reserves with banks
(d) none of these

Answer : C

Question. This function of the Central Bank involves buying and selling of government securities from or to the public.
(a) Selective Credit Controls
(b) Legal Reserve Requirements
(c) Open Market Operations
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. The problem of 'Double coincidence of wants” is solved by which of the following: –
(a) Goods
(b) Money
(c) Banks
(d) All of the options

Answer : B

Question. A owns a camel that he wants to trade for a goat. However, there are no sellers of goats in the market. This is an example of: –
(a) Lack of Double coincidence of wants
(b) Existence of Double coincidence of wants
(c) Simultaneous coincidence of wants
(d) Sequential coincidence of wants

Answer : A

Question. Money, comprises of which of the following, which assist in conducting business transactions: – contains:
(a) Coins
(b) Currency notes
(c) Cheques
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question. What type of loan is advanced by Commercial Banks ?
(a) Cash Credit
(b) Overdraft
(c) Loan and Advance
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question. 'Money is a pivot around which the whole economy clusters.” Who said it ?
(a) Keynes
(b) Robertson
(c) Marshall
(d) Hawtrey

Answer : C

Question. What is Central Bank of India ?
(a) Commercial Bank
(b) Central Bank
(c) Private Bank
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Giving permission to withdraw money by an amount more than deposited to is known as ______
(a) Overdraft
(b) Advance
(c) Loan
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Quantitative measures/instruments of monetary policy (Policy of Central Bank) focuses on:
(a) quantity of money across selected sectors of the economy
(b) Quantity of money in the economy
(c) inflationary and deflationary gaps in the economy
(d) Both b) and c)

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following is not a measure of money supply ?
(a) M1
(b) M0
(c) M2
(d) M4

Answer : B

Question. Who regulate money supply in India
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) Government of India
(c) Commercial banks
(d) Planning Commission

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A): Quantitative tools include persuasion by the central bank in order to make commercial banks discourage or encourage lending.
Reason (R): Quantitative tools control the extent of the money supply by changing the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) or Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) or Bank Rate or Repo Rate or Reverse Repo Rate, or through Open market operations (OMO).
Alternatives:-
(a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
(d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True

Answer : D

Question. Assertion (A): LRR is the fraction of deposits that are kept with the central bank as cash reserves.
Reason (R): The value of LRR is decided by the central bank.
Alternatives:-
(a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
(d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True

Answer : D

Question. Assertion (A): Higher the value of LRR, the higher the value of total deposits that are generated in the economy.
Reason (R): There exists an inverse relation between Money Multiplier and LRR.
Alternatives:-
(a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
(d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True

Answer : D

Question. Assertion (A): Currency held by the public is a monetary liability of a central bank.
Reason (R): Central Bank controls credit, whereas commercial bank creates credit with the deposits.
Alternatives:-
(a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
(d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A): Credit creation is inversely related to the money multiplier.
Reason (R): Credit creation = Initial Deposits × Money Multiplier (1/LRR). With the same initial deposit total credit, creation decreases with a decrease in the value of the money multiplier.
Alternatives:-
(a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
(d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A): Besides the central banks, commercial banks are the other type of institutions that are a part of the money-creating system of the economy.
Reason (R): Commercial banks accept deposits from the public and lend out part of these funds to those who want to borrow.
Alternatives:-
(a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
(d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True

Answer : A