money supply, banking & financial institutions section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Some banks, due to their size, cross-jurisdictional activities, complexity, lack of substitutability and interconnectedness, become systemically important. The disorderly failure of these banks has the potential to cause significant disruption to the essential services they provide to the banking system, and in turn, to the overall economic activity.

Therefore, the continued functioning of Systemically Important Banks (SIBs) is critical for the uninterrupted availability of essential banking services to the real economy.

All the banks under D-SIB are subject to additional capital requirements. Banks whose assets exceed 2% of GDP are considered part of this group.

SIBs are perceived as banks that are ‘Too Big To Fail (TBTF)’. This perception of TBTF creates an expectation of government support for these banks at the time of distress. Due to this perception, these banks enjoy certain advantages in the funding markets.

However, the perceived expectation of government support amplifies risk-taking, reduces market discipline, creates competitive distortions, and increases the probability of distress in the future. These considerations require that SIBs should be subjected to additional policy measures to deal with the systemic risks and moral hazard issues posed by them.

The concept of D-SIB emerged after the global financial crisis of 2008. As per the framework, from 2015, every August, RBI has to disclose names of banks designated as D-SIB.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

The amount of money supply in the economy impacts prices i.e. when money supply increases inflation increases and when money supply decreases inflation decreases.

Money supply impacts GDP also, as more money is required to increase the output.

When the demand for money increases, rate of interest goes up in the economy. So, when money supply increases then rate of interest may cool/decrease in the economy and vice versa.

So, all statements are correct.

Answer: (d)

When the economy is facing deflation, that means prices are decreasing. In such a situation, whatever I can buy today in Rs. 100, the same Rs. 100 is able to purchase more in the next year.

This leads to postponement of purchase decisions by the people and the demand in the economy decreases. When the demand decreases, companies defer their production and investment decisions which lead to an increase in unemployment.

So, all the statements are correct.

Answer: (c)

SLR used by bankers indicates the minimum percentage of deposits that the banks have to maintain in the form of gold, cash or other approved securities.