Money and Banking Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers
Question 1.
What are the necessary conditions of Barter System ?
(a) Limited Needs
(b) Limited Exchange Area
(c) Economically Backward Society
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 2.
What are the advantages of Barter System ?
(a) Simple System
(b) More Mutual Co-operation
(c) No Economic Disparities
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 3.
Which one is the difficulty of Barter System ?
(a) Lack of Double Coincidence
(b) Difficulty of Division of the Goods
(c) Lack of General Acceptable Measure of Value
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 4.
Which is the correct order of money evolution ?
(a) Commodity Money, Paper Money, Metal Money
(b) Commodity Money, Metal Money, Paper Money, Credit Money
(c) Credit Money, Metal Money, Paper Money
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Commodity Money, Metal Money, Paper Money, Credit Money
Question 5.
“Money is what money does.” Who said it ?
(a) Hartley Withers
(b) Hawtrey
(c) Thomas
(d) Keynes
Answer
Answer: (a) Hartley Withers
Question 6.
Which one is included in the primary function of money ?
(a) Medium of Exchange
(b) Measure of Value
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Store of Value
Answer
Answer: (c) Both (a) and (b)
Question 7.
Which one is included in the secondary function of money ?
(a) To make Deferred Payments
(b) Store of Value
(c) Transfer of Value
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 8.
“Money is a pivot around which the whole economy clusters.” Who said it ?
(a) Keynes
(b) Robertson
(c) Marshall
(d) Hawtrey
Answer
Answer: (c) Marshall
Question 9.
The function of money is:
(a) Medium of Exchange
(b) Measure of Value
(c) Store of Value
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 10.
The functions of money includes:
(a) Value determination
(b) Store of value
(c) Means of exchange
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 11.
Money is matter which is:
(a) a measure of value
(b) accepted as a means of exchange
(c) used to store wealth
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 12.
By supply of money we mean :
(a) Money deposited in bank
(b) Money available with the public
(c) Deposits with post office savings bank
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 13.
Which of the following is not a function of money ?
(a) Medium of exchange
(b) Price stability
(c) Store of value
(d) Unit of account
Answer
Answer: (b) Price stability
Question 14.
Which one is the Bank of the Public ?
(a) Commercial Bank
(b) Central Bank
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Commercial Bank
Question 15.
The primary function of Commercial Bank is ?
(a) Accepting Deposits
(b) Advancing Loans
(c) Credit Creation
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 16.
Deposits accepted by the Commercial Banks:
(a) Current Deposits
(b) Saving Deposits
(c) Time Deposits
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 17.
What type of loan is advanced by Commercial Banks ?
(a) Cash Credit
(b) Overdraft
(c) Loan and Advance
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 18.
Which function is the Secondary Function of Commercial Banks ?
(a) Agency Function
(b) General Utility Function
(c) Social Function
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 19.
Which is the Agency Function of Commercial Banks ?
(a) Advancing Loans
(b) Accepting Deposits
(c) Act as Trustee
(d) Locker Facility
Answer
Answer: (c) Act as Trustee
Question 20.
Credit Multiplier is:
(a) \(\frac{1}{\mathrm{CRR}}\)
(b) \(cash \times \frac{1}{\text { CRR }}\)
(c) Cash x CRR
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) \(\frac{1}{\mathrm{CRR}}\)
Question 21.
Credit money is increased when CRR:
(a) Falls
(b) Rises
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Falls
Question 22.
The full form of ATM is:
(a) Any Time Money
(b) All Time Money
(c) Automated Teller Machine
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer
Answer: (c) Automated Teller Machine
Question 23.
The main function of commercial bank is :
(a) Credit control
(b) Loaning to other banks
(c) Accept deposits from customers
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Accept deposits from customers
Question 24.
What is Central Bank of India ?
(a) Commercial Bank
(b) Central Bank
(c) Private Bank
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Commercial Bank
Question 25.
Commercial banks:
(a) Issue currency notes
(b) Accepts deposits from customers
(c) Provide loans to customers
(d) Only (b) and (c)
Answer
Answer: (d) Only (b) and (c)
Question 26.
What is true for the Central Bank ?
(a) Apex Bank of the Country
(b) Ownership of the Government
(c) Regulates the entire banking system in the country
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 27.
Central Bank of India is :
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Central Bank of India
(d) Bank of India
Answer
Answer: (a) Reserve Bank of India
Question 28.
Which of the following is the function of Central Bank ?
(a) Monopoly of Note Issue
(b) Banker of the Government
(c) Custodian of Foreign Exchange Reserves
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 29.
Which type of currency is issued by Central Bank ?
(a) Currency
(b) Credit Money
(c) Coins
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Currency
Question 30.
Which is the major objective of credit control ?
(a) To maintain Price Stability
(b) To stabilize Exchange Rate
(c) To oduction and Employment
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (b) To stabilize Exchange Rate
Question 31.
Which one is true ?
(a) Bank rate is an rate at which Central Bank is ready to give credit to commercial banks
(b) Bank rate and interest rates are different
(c) Bank rate is the discount rate of the Central Bank
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 32.
Which is not a quantitative method of credit control ?
(a) Bank Rate
(b) Moral Suasion
(c) Open Market Operations
(d) Change in CRR
Answer
Answer: (b) Moral Suasion
Question 33.
Every bank is required to maintain a fixed percentage of its assets in the form of cash is called :
(a) Cash Reserve Ratio
(b) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Question 34.
Reserve Bank of India was established in :
(a) 1947
(b) 1935
(c) 1937
(d) 1945
Answer
Answer: (b) 1935
Question 35.
Monetary policy is related with :
(a) Pulie Expenditure
(b) Taxes
(c) Public Debt
(d) Open market operations
Answer
Answer: (d) Open market operations
Question 36.
Which of the following issue paper currency in the country ?
(a) Commercial Bank
(b) Central Bank
(c) World Bank
(d) Industrial Bank
Answer
Answer: (b) Central Bank
Question 37.
Central bank controls credit through :
(a) Bank rate
(b) Open market
(c) CRR
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Bank rate
Question 38.
Which of the following is a qualitative method of credit control ?
(a) Variation in cash reserve ratio of banks
(b) Restriction on consumer credit
(c) Open market operations
(d) Variation in bank rate
Answer
Answer: (b) Restriction on consumer credit
Question 39.
The major objectives of monetary policy is/are :
(a) Increase in output and employment
(b) Stability in foreign exchange rate
(c) Price stability
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 40.
Who regulates money supply ?
(a) Govt, of India
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Commercial Bank
(d) Planning Comission
Answer
Answer: (b) Reserve Bank of India
Question 41.
With which Narsimham Committee is related to ?
(a) Tax Reforms
(b) Banking Reforms
(c) Agriculture Reforms
(d) Infrastructure Reforms
Answer
Answer: (b) Banking Reforms
Question 42.
In which year the second Narsimham Committee was constituted ?
(a) 1978
(b) 1991
(c) 1997
(d) 1998
Answer
Answer: (d) 1998
Question 43.
Banking Ombudsman Scheme was announced in the year :
(a) 1990
(b) 1995
(c) 1997
(d) 2000
Answer
Answer: (b) 1995
Question 44.
Which was included in the purview of Banking Ombudsman Scheme ?
(a) All Scheduled Banks
(b) Co-operative Banks
(c) Commerical Banks
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 45.
Which committee was constituted for suggesting consumer service improvements in banks ?
(a) Raja Chelliah Committee
(b) Goiporia Committee
(c) Verma Committee
(d) Chakrabarty Committee
Answer
Answer: (b) Goiporia Committee
Question 46.
For revival and restructure of weak banks of public sector, which committee was constituted ?
(a) Verma Committee
(b) Goiporia Committee
(c) Rekhi Committee
(d) Narsimham Committee
Answer
Answer: (a) Verma Committee
Question 47.
RBI announced the guidelines to issue liceness to new banks of private sector on :
(a) January 22, 1993
(b) March 15, 1995
(c) April 1, 1999
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) January 22, 1993
Question 48.
Who is the custodian of Indian Banking system ?
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Unit Trust of India
(d) LIC of India
Answer
Answer: (a) Reserve Bank of India
Question 49.
Banking sector Reforms in India began in :
(a) 1969
(b) 1981
(c) 1991
(d) 2001
Answer
Answer: (c) 1991
Question 50.
14 big scheduled commercial banks in India were nationalised in:
(a) 1949
(b) 1955
(c) 1969
(d) 2000
Answer
Answer: (c) 1969
Question 51.
Which is associated with reforms in the banking sector ?
(a) Year 1991
(b) Narsimham Committee
(c) Y.V. Reddy Committee
(d) Only (a) and (b)
Answer
Answer: (d) Only (a) and (b)
Question 52.
“Money is what money does”. Who said this:
(a) Hartley Withers
(b) Harte
(c) Prof. Thomas
(d) Keynes.
Answer
Answer: (a) Hartley Withers
Question 53.
Function of money is:
(a) Medium of exchange
(b) Measure of value
(c) Store of value
(d) All of the above.
Answer
Answer: (a) Medium of exchange
Question 54.
Meaning of money supply is:
(a) Money deposits in the bank
(b) Cash available with public
(c) Savings in the post office
(d) All of the above.
Answer
Answer: (d) All of the above.
Question 55.
What is the Central Bank of India:
(a) Commercial Banks
(b) Central Bank
(c) Private Bank
(d) None of these.
Answer
Answer: (a) Commercial Banks
Question 56.
Through which method we can withdraw money from the bank:
(a) Drawing letter
(b) Cheque
(c) A.T.M.
(d) All of the above.
Answer
Answer: (d) All of the above.
Question 57.
Who is the guardian of Indian Banking System:
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Unit Trust of India
(d) Life Insurance Company of India.
Answer
Answer: (a) Reserve Bank of India
Question 58.
Narasimham Committee is related to what:
(a) Improvement in Taxation
(b) Improvement in Banking
(c) Improvement in Agriculture
(d) Improvement in Infrastructure.
Answer
Answer: (b) Improvement in Banking
Fill in the blanks:
1. Central Bank of India is………………..
Answer
Answer: Reserve Bank of India
2. Bank rate is also known as………………..
Answer
Answer: Redemption
3. The bank generates……………….. deposits in credit creation.
Answer
Answer: Derivative
4. When CRR decreases, credit creation………………..
Answer
Answer: Increases
5. Measure of deferred payment is ……………….. function of money.
Answer
Answer: Secondary
6. Medium of exchange is ……………….. function of money.
Answer
Answer: Primary
7. The static and dynamic function of money is divided by………………..
Answer
Answer: Paul Einzig
State true or false:
1. Money is needed for day-to-day transactions.
Answer
Answer: True
2. The precautionary demand for money increases with the proportionate increase in income.
Answer
Answer: True
3. Reserve Bank of India provides loan to public.
Answer
Answer: False
4. Along with the Reserve Bank of India, Commercial banks are also authorized to issue currency.
Answer
Answer: False
5. Reliable money also include cheques.
Answer
Answer: False
6. Reserve Bank of India cannot become the owner of any real estate.
Answer
Answer: True
Match the following:
| ‘A’ | ‘B’ |
| 1. Primary function of money | (a) Paper money |
| 2. Indian Rupee is | (b) Bad master |
| 3. An institution which deals with money | (c) Measure of value |
| 4. RBI established on | (d) Bank |
| 5. Money is a good servent but | (e) 1 April, 1935. |
Answer
Answer:
| ‘A’ | ‘B’ |
| 1. Primary function of money | (c) Measure of value |
| 2. Indian Rupee is | (a) Paper money |
| 3. An institution which deals with money | (d) Bank |
| 4. RBI established on | (e) 1 April, 1935. |
| 5. Money is a good servent but | (b) Bad master |