CBSE Class 10 Social Science Money and Credit MCQs Set B

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MCQ for Class 10 Social Science Chapter 3 Money and Credit

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Chapter 3 Money and Credit MCQ Questions Class 10 Social Science with Answers

II. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

Banks use the major portion of the deposits to extend loAnswer : There is a huge demand for loans for various economic activities. Banks make use of the deposits to meet the loan requirements of the people. In this way, banks mediate between those who have surplus funds (the depositors) and those who are in need of these funds (the borrowers). Banks charge a higher interest rate on loans than what they offer on deposits. A large number of transactions in our day-to-day activities involve credit in some form or the other. Credit (loan) refers to an agreement in which the lender supplies the borrower with money, goods or services in return for the promise of future payment. In rural areas, the main demand for credit is for crop production. Crop production involves considerable costs on seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, water, electricity, repair of equipment, etc. The various types of loans can be conveniently grouped as formal sector loans and informal sector loAnswer : Among the former are loans from banks and cooperatives. The informal lenders include moneylenders, traders, employers, relatives and friends, etc. The Reserve Bank of India supervises the functioning of formal sources of loAnswer : For instance, we have seen that the banks maintain a minimum cash balance out of the deposits they receive. The RBI monitors the banks in actually maintaining cash balance. There is no organisation which supervises the credit activities of lenders in the informal sector. They can lend at whatever interest rate they choose. There is no one to stop them from using unfair means to get their money back. Compared to the formal lenders, most of the informal lenders charge a much higher interest on loAnswer : Thus, the cost to the borrower of informal loans is much higher. In recent years, people have tried out some newer ways of providing loans to the poor. The idea is to organise rural poor, in particular women, into small Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and pool (collect) their savings.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:

Question. Compared to the formal lenders, most of the informal lenders charge a much ________ interest on loans:
(A) lower
(B) constant
(C) higher
(D) no interest

Answer : C

Question. Formal sector loans include loans from:
(I) Banks (II) Moneylenders
(III) Cooperatives (IV) Traders
(A) (i) and (iii)
(B) (ii) and (iv)
(C) (ii) and (iii)
(D) (i) and (iv)

Answer : A

Question. An agreement in which the lender supplies the borrower with money, goods or services in return for the promise of future payment.
(A) Credit (loan)
(B) Chit fund
(C) Bank
(D) Cheque

Answer : A

Question. Banks use the major portion of the deposits to: 
(A) keep as a reserve so that people may withdraw.
(B) meet their routine expenses.
(C) extend loAnswer :
(D) meet renovation of the bank.

Answer : C

Question. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

The use of money spans a very large part of our everyday life. Look around you and you would easily be able to identify several transactions involving money in any single day. Can you make a list of these? In many of these transactions, goods are being bought and sold with the use of money. In some of these transactions, services are being exchanged with money. For some, there might not be any actual transfer of money taking place now but a promise to pay money later. Have you ever wondered why transactions are made in money? The reason is simple. A person holding money can easily exchange it for any commodity or service that he or she might want. Thus, everyone prefers to receive payments in money and then exchange the money for things that they want. Take the case of a shoe manufacturer. He wants to sell shoes in the market and buy wheat. The shoe manufacturer will first exchange shoes that he has produced for money, and then exchange the money for wheat. Imagine how much more difficult it would be if the shoe manufacturer had to directly exchange shoes for wheat without the use of money. He would have to look for a wheat growing farmer who not only wants to sell wheat but also wants to buy the shoes in exchange. That is, both parties have to agree to sell and buy each other’s commodities. This is known as double coincidence of wants. What a person desires to sell is exactly what the other wishes to buy. In a barter system where goods are directly exchanged without the use of money, double coincidence of wants is an essential feature. In contrast, in an economy where money is in use, money by providing the crucial intermediate step eliminates the need for double coincidence of wants. It is no longer necessary for the shoe manufacturer to look for a farmer who will buy his shoes and at the same time sell him wheat. All he has to do is find a buyer for his shoes. Once he has exchanged his shoes for money, he can purchase wheat or any other commodity in the market. Since money acts as an intermediate in the exchange process, it is called a medium of exchange.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:

Question. Why transactions are made in money?
(A) Money is easy to get.
(B) Money is accepted as a medium of exchange.
(C) Everyone has money reserves in their house.
(D) All of the Above.

Answer : B

Question. In ____________ both parties have to agree to sell and buy each other’s commodities.
(A) Double Coincidence of wants
(B) Barter System
(C) Bank Regulation
(D) Personal Agreements

Answer : B

Question. How would had the shoe manufacturer directly exchanged shoes for wheat without the use of money?
(A) Both parties have to agree to sell and buy each other’s commodities.
(B) He compels the farmer to give him wheat on compassionate grounds.
(C) He forces the farmer to take the shoes from him in exchange of wheat.
(D) He approaches the bank authorities.

Answer : A

Question. Why barter system is no longer practiced? 
(A) Considered illegal.
(B) People do not have that much things to exchange.
(C) It is difficult to find two parties that have something they both want to trade.
(D) Government keeps a check on such an activity.

Answer : C

Question :  The exchange of goods for goods is:

a) banker of option b) bills of exchange c) barter d) currency

Answer : C

 

Question : Currency is issued by:

a) RBI on behalf of central government b) By president of India.

c) By finance minister d) None of them

Answer : A

 

Question : National Sample Survey Organization is a :

a) Commercial bank organization b) An organization of World Bank

c) An organization associated with Indian Standard. Institute

d) An institution responsible to collect data on formal sector credit.

Answer :  C

 

Question : Gold mohar, a coin so named was brought in circulation by:

a) Akbar b) Sher Shah Suri c) Ashok d) Shivaji

Answer :  A

 

Question : Which agency is not included in informal loan sector or agency:

a) Bank b) Village money lender c) Trader d) Relative of borrower

Answer : D

 

Question : In SHG most of the decisions regarding savings and loan activities are taken by:

a) Bank b) Members c) Non-government organizations d) LIC

Answer :  A

 

Question : Formal sources of credit does not include:

a) Banks b) Co-operatives c) Employers d) LIC

Answer :  A

 

Question : Security (pledge, mortgage) against loan:

a) Collateral b) Token Coins c) Promissory Note d) Currency

Answer :  B 

 

Question :  A bill of exchange promising payment to a certain sum written there in:

a) Promisory note

b) Currency

c) Collateral

d) Bank rate

Answer :  Promisory note

 

Question :  The founder of Grameen bank of Bangladesh is:

a) Mohammad Yunus

b) Amartya Sen

c) Mohammad Salim

d) None of the options

Answer :  Mohammad Yunus

 

Question :  Security (pledge, mortgage) against loan:

a) Collateral

b) Token Coins

c) Promisory Note

d) Currency

Answer :  Collateral

 

Question :  Formal sources of credit do not include:

a) Employers

b) Co-operatives

c) Banks

d) LIC

Answer :  Employers

 

Question :  In SHG most of the decisions regarding savings and loan activities are taken by:

a) Members

b) Bank

c) Non-government organisations

d) LIC

Answer :  Members

 

Question :  Which agency is not included in informal loan sector or agency:

a) Bank

b) Village money lender

c) Trader

d) Relative of borrower

Answer :  Bank

 

Question :  Gold mohar, a coin so named was brought in circulation by:

a) Akbar

b) Sher Shah Suri

c) Ashok

d) Shivaji

Answer :  Akbar

 

Question :  National Sample Survey Organisation is a:

a) An institution responsible to collect data on formal sector credit.

b) Commercial bank organisation

c) An organisation of World Bank

d) An organisation associated with Indian Standard Institute

Answer :  An institution responsible to collect data on formal sector credit.

 

Question :  Currency is issued by:

a) RBI on behalf of central government

b) By president of India.

c) By finance minister

d) None of the options

Answer :  RBI on behalf of central government

 

Question :  The exchange of goods for goods is:

a) barter

b) banker of option

c) bills of exchange

d) currency

Answer :  barter

 

Question : The benefit of depositing money with the bank is that it
a) accepts loans. 
b) earns status.
c) earns interest. 
d) increases national income.
 
Question : Demand deposits can be
a) withdrawn on demand. 
b) withdrawn after 2 years.
c) withdrawn after 5 years. 
d) withdrawn after 10 years.
 
Question : An asset that the lender uses as a guarantee until the loan is re-paid is known as
a) credit. 
b) collateral.
c) fixed asset. 
d) document.
 
Question : An agreement in which the lender supplies the borrower with money, goods or service in return for the promise of future payment –
a) Saving account 
b) Current account
c) Credit 
d) Share
 
Question : One source of credit under formal sector is
a) relatives. 
b) bank.
c) moneylender. 
d) trader.
 
Question : Credit crucial for the development of a country is
a) soft credit. 
b) costly credit.
c) cheap credit. 
d) industrial credit.
 
Question : The organization supervising the credit activities in the formal sector is
a) central government. 
b) state government.
c) State Bank of India. 
d) Reserve Bank of India.
 
Question : Banks and cooperatives increase their lending particularly in rural areas to
a) reduce the dependence on informal sources of credit.
b) promote informal sources of credit in urban areas.
c) charge high interest rate.
d) increase the deposits of commercial banks.
 
Question : One of the major reason that prevents poor from getting bank loan is
a) absence of ration card. 
b) absence of cash money.
c) absence of collateral. 
d) absence of bank account.
 
Question : SHG stands for
a) Self Help Groups. 
b) Service Holder Groups.
c) Self Housing Groups. 
d) Soul Harvesting Groups.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question. Rural areas need more lending facilities of the formal sector. Explain why.
Answer: In rural areas, there may be little or no incentive for the informal sources of loans such as the money lenders, to increase their lending capacity. The formal sector of loans such as banks require a lot of cumbersome paperwork, and expect a certain credit worthiness of the person taking the loan.
Rural people often are unaware of the rules and regulations of the banks. They prefer borrowing money from the local moneylender who requires no such documents but charges a high rate of interest. To avoid the serious repercussions of the high interest rates as charged by the informal sources and falling into debt traps by the rural people, it is important that more lending facilities of the formal sector are provided for in the rural areas.

Question. Explain how credit can be useful as well as harmful for the borrower.
Answer: Credit is useful in many ways:
(i) It helps to meet the working capital needs of production.
(ii) It helps in setting up new businesses and industries.
Credit can be harmful as well:
(i) It can push the borrower into a debt-trap in the case of high risk.
(ii) In case of improvement in earning the borrower is much worse off than before. For example, a farmer may have to sell off his land to pay off his debt.

Question. Discuss the functioning of Self-help Groups (SHGs).
Answer: In recent years, people have tried out some newer ways of providing loans to the poor. The idea is to organise rural poor, in particular women, into small Self-help Groups (SHGs) and pool (collect) their savings. A typical SHG has 15-20 members, usually belonging to one neighbourhood, who meet and save regularly. Saving per member varies from ₹ 25 to ₹100 or more, depending on the ability of the people to save. Members can take small loans from the group itself to meet their needs. The group charges interest on these loans but this is still less than what the moneylender charges. After a year or two, if the group is regular in savings, it becomes eligible for availing loan from the bank. Loan is sanctioned in the name of the group and is meant to create selfemployment opportunities for the members. For instance, small loans are provided to the members
for releasing mortgaged land, for meeting working capital needs (e.g. buying seeds, fertilisers, raw materials like bamboo and cloth), for housing materials, for acquiring assets like sewing machine, handlooms, cattle, etc.

Question. How do loans help to improve the finances of the borrower?
Answer: In the changing economic times, loans can help strengthen the financial stability during the lean periods. It can help in maintaining cash flow during difficult times. Business loans help to establish people’s businesses and increase their earning capacity. For example, a person could take a loan to buy some machinery and start some production activity. With a loan more raw material can be purchased and developed into finished product for sale. Purchasing of storage space for seasonal products and selling the same products during lean season is also possible through business loans.

Question. How has money made transactions easy?
Answer: Money can be easily exchanged for goods and services. It slows the double coincidence of wants by acting as a medium of exchange. Double coincidence of wants implies a situation where two parties agree to buy and sell each other’s commodities. For example, if fruit vendor wants an ice cream and the ice cream vendor wants some fruit, then they can buy and sell each other’s commodities. However, if the ice cream vendor wants clothes and not fruits, then money would be an easier medium of exchange. With the help of money the ice cream vendor can buy the clothes without going through the tedious process of double coincidence of wants.

Question. Explain the functioning of the government body in India that supervises the formal sectors of loans.
Answer: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the government body that supervises the formal sector of loans in India. For instance, we have seen that the banks maintain a minimum cash balance out of the deposits they receive. The RBI monitors the banks in actually maintaining cash balance. Similarly, the RBI sees that the banks give loans not just to profit-making businesses and traders but also to small cultivators, small-scale industries, to small borrowers etc. Periodically, banks have to submit information to the RBI on how much they are lending, to whom, at what interest rate, etc.

Question. How does a cooperative function as a loan providing sector in a rural area?
Answer: Besides banks, the other major source of cheap credit in rural areas are the cooperative societies (or cooperatives). Members of a cooperative pool their resources for cooperation in certain areas.
There are several types of cooperatives possible such as farmers cooperatives, weavers cooperatives, industrial workers cooperatives, etc. Krishak Cooperative functions in a village not very far away from Sonpur. It has 2,300 farmers as members. It accepts deposits from its members. With these deposits as collateral, the cooperative has obtained a large loan from the bank. These funds are used to provide loans to members. Once these loans are repaid, another round of lending can take place. Krishak Cooperative provides loans for the purchase of agricultural implements, loans for cultivation and agricultural trade, fishery loans, loans for construction of houses and for a variety of other expenses.

Question. Why is the Indian rupee accepted as a medium of exchange?
Answer: In India, the Reserve Bank of India issues currency notes on behalf of the central government. As per Indian law, no other individual or organisation is allowed to issue currency. Moreover, the law legalises the use of rupee as a medium of payment that cannot be refused in settling transactions in India. No individual in India can legally refuse a payment made in rupees. Hence, the rupee is widely accepted as a medium of exchange.

Question. Why is cheap and affordable credit important for a country’s development?
Answer: Higher cost of borrowing means a larger part of the earnings of the borrowers is used to repay the loan. Hence, borrowers have less income left for themselves. In certain cases, the high interest rate for borrowing can mean that the amount to be repaid is greater than the income of the borrower.
This could lead to increasing debt and debt trap. Also, people who might wish to start an enterprise by borrowing may not do so because of the high cost of borrowing. For these reasons, banks and cooperative societies need to lend more. This would lead to higher incomes and many people could then borrow cheaply for a variety of needs. They could grow crops, do business, set up small-scale industries, etc. They could set up new industries, or trade in goods. Cheap and affordable credit is crucial for the country’s development.

Question. How do banks play an important role in the economy of India?
Answer: Banks play an important role in the economy of India in the following ways:
(i) Make deposits: Banks accept the deposits and also pay an amount as interest on the deposits.
In this way, people’s money is safe with the banks and it earns an amount as interest. People also have the provision to withdraw the money as and when they require. Since the deposits in the bank accounts can be withdrawn on demand, these deposits are called demand deposits.
(ii) Provide loans: Banks use the major portion of the deposits to extend loans. There is a huge demand for loans for various economic activities. We shall read more about this in
the following sections. Banks make use of the deposits to meet the loan requirements of the people. In this way, banks mediate between those who have surplus funds (the depositors) and those who are in need of these funds (the borrowers). Banks charge a higher interest rate on loans than what they offer on deposits. The difference between what is charged from borrowers and what is paid to depositors is their main source of income.

Case Based Questions

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
In recent years, people have tried out some newer ways of providing loans to the poor. The idea is to organise rural poor, in particular women, into small Self-help Groups (SHGs) and pool (collect) their savings. A typical SHG has 15-20 members, usually belonging to one neighbourhood, who meet and save regularly. Saving per member varies from ₹ 25 to ₹ 100 or more, depending on the ability of the people to save. Members can take small loans from the group itself to meet their needs. The group charges interest on these loans but this is still less than what the moneylender charges. After a year or two, if the group is regular in savings, it becomes eligible for availing loan from the bank. Loan is sanctioned in the name of the group and is meant to create selfemployment
opportunities for the members.

Question. Why are Self-Help Groups growing in popularity?
Answer: Because the members of SHGs do not require collaterals to get loans Because self-employment opportunities are available for members.

Question. How has the formation of SHGs been useful to rural women?
Answer: It helps the women to become financially self-reliant.

Question. There is a need to expand rural credit. Why?
Answer: To save the poor from the high rate of interest of moneylenders.

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Modern forms of money include currency — paper notes and coins. Unlike the things that were used as money earlier, modern currency is not made of precious metal such as gold, silver and copper. And unlike grain and cattle, they are neither of everyday use. The modern currency is without any use of its own. Then, why is it accepted as a medium of exchange? It is accepted as a medium of exchange because the currency is authorised by the government of the country.

Question. Which organisation authorises the currency of a country?
Answer: The country’s government

Question. Why was paper currency not preferred in trade during the ancient times?
Answer: Because there was no standardised system in currency.

Question. Why is money called as a medium of exchange?
Answer: Because it acts as an intermediary in the exchange process.

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