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Questions Related to liquidity preference and profit

Money means anything that serves as ______________.

  1. medium of Exchange

  2. common measure of value

  3. store of Value

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

Narrow money refers to ________.

  1. $M _1$

  2. $M _2$

  3. $M _3$

  4. $M _4$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As per the revised definition of M1 as a measure of money stock in India, it can be defined as currency plus demand deposits with commercial banks plus other deposits with RBI.
Since, this definition of money supply is narrow, it is termed as narrow money.

 Money is ___________.

  1. neutral for production

  2. helpful for production

  3. harmful for production

  4. distorts production


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not a function of money?

  1. It is a medium of exchange

  2. It has general acceptability

  3. It is a standard measure of value

  4. It is hedge against inflation


Correct Option: D

The chief function of money is that of __________.

  1. a medium of exchange

  2. a reserve base for credit creation

  3. providing liquidity

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is not a function of money?

  1. Medium of exchange

  2. Unit of account

  3. Standard of deferred payment

  4. Store of metal


Correct Option: D

Money is most liquid of all the assets because ___________.

  1. it is readily convertible into other assets

  2. it can be easily stored

  3. it gives income to the holder

  4. it has no carrying cost


Correct Option: A

Which of the following are the functions of money?
(i) Medium of exchange
(ii) Unit of account
(iii) Store of value
(iv) Standard of deferred payments.

  1. (i) and (ii) only

  2. (i), (ii) and (iii) only

  3. (ii) and (iv) only

  4. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)


Correct Option: D

Functions of money are _______________.

  1. stock of value

  2. medium of exchange

  3. measure of value

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

The transaction motive relates to the desire of the people to hold cash for the future transactions.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

False. 

Transaction motive basically relates to the desire of the public to let the cash move freely in the economy through depositing it into the banks and initiating the process of credit creation in the economy. Transaction motive even relates to the motive of not influencing the price changes in the capital market.