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 component/ components of Monetary Policy?
a) 1 only
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 2
d) 1, 3 and 4


Answer. [C]
Explanation- Monetary policy is the policy by which monetary authority of a country, controls the supply of money in the economy by its control over interest rates in order to maintain price stability and achieve high economic growth.
Tools of Monetary policy are:
1.Repo and reverse Repo rate 
2.Open Market Operations
3.Statutory Liquidity ratio
4.Bank Rate
Fiscal policy is the means by which a government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nation’s economy. Public Debt and revenue are part of this policy.

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