Questions
What is the primary objective of the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)?
- To control inflation
- To maintain financial stability
- To regulate the money supply
- To promote economic growth
What is the current CRR in India?
- 3%
- 4%
- 5%
- 6%
Which authority is responsible for setting the CRR in India?
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
- Ministry of Finance
- Planning Commission
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
How does the CRR affect the money supply?
- It increases the money supply
- It decreases the money supply
- It has no effect on the money supply
- It depends on the economic conditions
What is the impact of a higher CRR on the economy?
- It leads to higher inflation
- It leads to lower inflation
- It has no impact on inflation
- It depends on the economic conditions
What is the impact of a lower CRR on the economy?
- It leads to higher inflation
- It leads to lower inflation
- It has no impact on inflation
- It depends on the economic conditions
How does the CRR affect the interest rates?
- It increases interest rates
- It decreases interest rates
- It has no impact on interest rates
- It depends on the economic conditions
What is the impact of a higher CRR on economic growth?
- It promotes economic growth
- It hinders economic growth
- It has no impact on economic growth
- It depends on the economic conditions
What is the impact of a lower CRR on economic growth?
- It promotes economic growth
- It hinders economic growth
- It has no impact on economic growth
- It depends on the economic conditions
What are the other tools of monetary policy used by the RBI?
- Repo rate
- Reverse repo rate
- Open market operations
- Marginal standing facility
How does the CRR affect the profitability of banks?
- It increases bank profitability
- It decreases bank profitability
- It has no impact on bank profitability
- It depends on the economic conditions
How does the CRR affect the demand for credit?
- It increases the demand for credit
- It decreases the demand for credit
- It has no impact on the demand for credit
- It depends on the economic conditions
How does the CRR affect the foreign exchange reserves?
- It increases foreign exchange reserves
- It decreases foreign exchange reserves
- It has no impact on foreign exchange reserves
- It depends on the economic conditions
What is the relationship between the CRR and the SLR?
- CRR is a component of SLR
- SLR is a component of CRR
- CRR and SLR are independent of each other
- CRR and SLR are inversely related
What is the impact of the CRR on the government's fiscal deficit?
- It increases the fiscal deficit
- It decreases the fiscal deficit
- It has no impact on the fiscal deficit
- It depends on the economic conditions