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Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

_________ is also called credit market.

  1. Financial market

  2. Commodity market

  3. Stock market

  4. Money market
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Money market refers to the market where money is traded just as a commodity between two parties. It is a part of financial market where money is used as a financial assets for short term borrowing, lending, buying and selling which matures in less than a year. Since money is given and taken on credits in this market, therefore it is also known as credit market. 

Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

Which of the following is called credit market?

  1. Money market

  2. Super market

  3. Bombay Stock Exchange

  4. RBI
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Money market refers to the market where money is traded just as a commodity between two parties. It is a part of financial market where money is used as a financial assets for short term borrowing, lending, buying and selling which matures in less than a year. Since money is given and taken on credits in this market, therefore it is also known as credit market. 

Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

Saving deposit does not form part of _________________.

  1. Demand deposit

  2. Time deposit

  3. Board money

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Time deposits refers to the deposits with the commercial banks which can be withdrawn from the account holder's account after the expiry of a specified period of time. Savings do not form a part of time deposit as it is a part of demand deposit because any amount up to the limit of the credit balance can be withdrawn as per the wish of the account holder. Therefore, savings deposit does not form a part of time deposit. 

Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

_______ of a given sum of money due at the end of a certain period of time is that sum which if invested now at the given rate of interest accumulates to the given sum at the end of the period.

  1. Annuity

  2. Interest

  3. The present value

  4. None of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The present value is the current worth of a future sum of money or stream of cash flows given a specified rate of return.

Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

The person who provides loan is known as a _______________.

  1. money lender

  2. borrower

  3. payer

  4. drawee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The person who provides loan is known as a money lender. In other words, the person who lends money to someone or any institution for the purpose of personal expenditure like consumption of goods and services or investment is known as a money lender. 

Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

If the periodic payments are made at the end of each period; the annuity is called _________________.

  1. annuity due

  2. an immediate annuity

  3. ordinary annuity

  4. (B) or (C)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

An annuity where payments are made at the end of each period is called an ordinary annuity or an immediate annuity.

Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

Interest is____.

  1. money loaded

  2. money borrowed

  3. extra money paid on borrowed money

  4. borrowed run and above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Interest refers to payment against the loan which we borrow from other people. It is the regular charge which a borrower pay to the lender for holding a sum of money of the lender. So, interest is the excess money which is paid by the borrower for holding a specified sum of money. Therefore, interest is the extra money paid on borrowed money. 

Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

Positive economic analysis ___________.

  1. compares the desirability of alternative government policy outcomes

  2. provides a framework within which we can study how some groups are better off than others

  3. analyses the sources of improvements in the standard of living that result from favourable government policies.

  4. is based on observed cause and effect relationship in the economy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Positive economics deals with objective analysis and facts, describing how the economy works based on observed cause-and-effect relationships, rather than making value judgments.

Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

Quantitative measures aim at influencing total volume of credit.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

True.

Quantitative measures of monetary policy includes those instruments which focus on the overall supply of the money. It influences the total volume of credit in the economy. It includes: 

A. Two Policy Rates: 

Bank rate is the rate charged on the loans offered by the Central bank to the commercial banks without any collateral. It is increased at the time of inflation to reduce the money supply in the economy and vice versa. 

Repo rate is the rate charged on the secured loans offered by the Central bank to the commercial banks that includes collateral. It is increased at the time of inflation to reduce the  money supply in the economy and vice versa. 

B. Two Policy Ratio:

Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) refers to liquid assets that the commercial banks must hold on daily basis as a percentage of their total deposits. SLR is determined by the central bank and is a legal requirement to be fulfilled by the commercial banks.  It is increased at the time of inflation to reduce the money supply in the economy and vice versa. 

Cash Reserves Ratio (CRR) refers to the proportion  of total deposits of the commercial banks which they must  keep as cash reserves with the central bank. The ratio is fixed by the central bank and is varied from time to time to control the supply of money in the economy depending upon the prevailing situation of inflation or deflation.

C. Open Market Operations: 

Open market operation (OMO) is a monetary policy by the central bank in which the bank deals in the sale and purchase of securities in the open market to control the supply of money in the economy. By selling the securities, the central bank soaks liquidity from the economy and by buying the securities, the central bank releases liquidity. 

Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

Raising of margin requirement _______ the borrowing capacity.

  1. reduces

  2. increases

  3. stabilizes

  4. none of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Margin requirement refers to the difference between the current value of the security offered for loan (called collateral) and the value of loan granted. By raising the margin requirement, the borrowing capacity of the borrower reduces as with the same amount of loan borrowed, the value of the loan decreases due to high margin requirement.