Q137. Consider the following: 1. Market borrowing 2. Treasury bills 3. Special securities issued to RBI Which of these is/are components(s) of internal debt?

In the context of the Indian economy, non-financial debt includes which of the following? 1. Housing loans owed by households 2. Amounts outstanding on credit c

Consider the following statements: 1. The Reserve Bank of India manages and services Government of India Securities but not any State Government Securities. 2.

With reference to Indian economy, consider the following: 1. Bank rate 2. Open market operations 3. Public debt 4. Public Revenue Which of the above is/are comp

With reference to Indian economy, consider the following statements: 1. A share of the household financial savings goes towards government borrowings. 2. Dated

Consider the following: 1. Currency with the public 2. Demand deposits with banks 3. Time deposits with banks Which of these are included in Broad Money(M3) in

Which of the following is/are included in the capital budget of the Government of India? 1. Expenditure on acquisition of assets like roads, buildings, machiner

Indian Government Bond Yields are influenced by which of the following? 1. Actions of the United States Federal Reserve 2. Actions of the Reserve bank of India

With reference to India, consider the following statements: 1. Retail investors through Demat account can invest in ‘Treasury Bills’ and ‘Government of India De

Which of the following measures would result in an increase in the money supply in the economy? 1. Purchase of government securities from the public by the Cent

Consider the following: 1. Fringe Benefit Tax 2. Interest Tax 3. Securities Transaction Tax Which of the above is/are Direct Tax/Taxes?

Consider the following statements: 1. In India , Non-Banking Financial Companies can access the Liquidity Adjustment Facility window of the Reserve Bank of Indi

Consider the following: 1. Foreign currency convertible bonds 2. Foreign institutional investment with certain conditions 3. Global depository receipts 4. Non-r

Consider the following markets: 1. Government Bond Market 2. Call Money Market 3. Treasury Bill Market 4. Stock Market How many of the above are included in cap

With reference to the Indian Public Finance, consider the following statements: 1. External liabilities reported in the Union Budget are based on historical exc

Consider the following statements: 1. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized on 26 January, 1950 2. The borrowing programme of the Government of India is handle

In India, the central bank’s function as the ‘lender of last resort’ usually refers to which of the following? 1. Lending to trade and industry bodies when they

The sum of which of the following constitutes Broad Money in India? 1. Currency with the public 2. Demand deposits with banks 3. Time deposits with banks 4. Oth

With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, “Home Charges” formed an important part of the drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds

In the context of Indian economy, ‘Open Market Operations’ refers to:

With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements: 1. If the inflation is too high, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to buy gover

In India, which of the following can trade in Corporate Bonds and Government Securities 1. Insurance Companies 2. Pension Funds 3. Retail Investors Select the c

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) acts as a bankers’ bank. This would imply which of the following? 1. Other banks retain their deposits with the RBI. 2. The RBI

With reference to Indian public finance, consider the following statements: 1. Disbursements from Public Accounts of India are subject to the Vote of the Parlia

Consider the following statements: 1. Most of India’s external debt is owed by governmental entities. 2. All of India’s external debt is denominated in US dolla

With reference to the Indian economy, what are the advantages of “Inflation-Indexed Bonds (IIBs)”? 1. The government can reduce the coupon rates on its borrowin

With reference to Balance of Payments, which of the following constitutes/ constitute the Current Account? 1. Balance of trade 2. Foreign assets 3. Balance of i

In the context of governance, consider the following: 1. Encouraging Foreign Direct Investment inflows 2. Privatization of higher educational Institutions 3. Do

Which of the following are among the non-plan expenditures of the Government of India? 1. Defence expenditure 2. Subsidies 3. All expenditures linked with the p

Consider the following actions by the Government: 1. Cutting the tax rates 2. Increasing the government spending 3. Abolishing the subsidies in the context of e

A country is said to be a debt trap if: (a) it has to borrow to make interest payments on outstanding loans (b) It has to abide by the conditionalitie

With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs: | Economic activity | Sector | | :--- | :--- | | 1. Storage of agr

With reference to physical capital in Indian economy, consider the following pairs: | Items | Category | | :--- | :--- | | 1. Farmer’s plough | Worki

With reference to the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme, consider the following statements: 1. To implement the scheme, the Central G

With reference to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules in India, consider the following statements: 1. CSR rules specify that expenditures that

With reference to the Indian economy, “Collateral Borrowing and Lending Obligations” are the instruments of:

Consider the following statements in respect of the digital rupee: 1. It is a sovereign currency issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in alignmen

With reference to the rule/rules imposed by the Reserve Bank of India while treating foreign banks, consider the following statements: 1. There is no