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Commercial Banks and the Central Bank
Economics · Chapter 14 · 3. Money and Banking
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- Part 1: Commercial Banks and Credit Creation18 slides
- Part 2: The Reserve Bank and Credit Control18 slides
Flashcards Beta
30 cards for quick recall of key terms and facts.
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76 board-style questions with instant checks: Multiple choice 24, Short answer 20, Long answer 8, Assertion and reason 7.
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Short and long chapter tests in board pattern, with results and analysis.
Step 5: Not started- Chapter test (long) — Commercial Banks and the Central Bank · 40 marks · 100 min
- Chapter test (short) — Commercial Banks and the Central Bank · 20 marks · 50 min
Topics 5
- Functions of commercial banks: primary, secondary and agency/utility functions
- Credit creation by commercial banks and its limitations; high-powered money
- Central Bank (RBI): functions
- Quantitative credit control: CRR, SLR, bank rate, repo and reverse repo rates, open market operations
- Qualitative (selective) credit control: margin requirements, credit rationing, moral suasion, direct action