This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Economy > Basics > Currency And Inflation – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Currency And Inflation Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following accounts for Cost-Push Inflation? A) Increase in money supply. B) Increase in indirect taxation. C) Increase in population. D) Increase in non-plan expenditure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase in indirect taxation. 2. Which one of the following is not a feature of money? A) Medium of exchange. B) Lack of divisibility. C) A store of value. D) A unit of account. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lack of divisibility. 3. Which of the following can be used for checking inflation temporarily? A) Increase in wages. B) Decrease in money supply. C) Decrease in taxes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease in money supply. 4. A high rate of inflation tends to worsen balance of payments because: A) Prices of imported goods rise. B) Prices of exported goods rise making exports less competitive. C) Prices of imported goods fall and hence more is imported. D) Prices of exported goods fall and hence less amount is obtained in terms of foreign exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prices of exported goods rise making exports less competitive. 5. Amongst the currency quotes USD/JPY, USD/Euro and USD/CAD, which one of the following is referred as the base currency for quotes? [Punjab & Sindh Bank 2011] A) US $. B) JPY. C) Euro. D) CAD. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) US $. 6. For international payments, the Indian currency is linked to : A) American Dollar. B) British Sterling. C) Gold Standard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) American Dollar. 7. What causes cost push inflation A) An increase in demand for goods and services. B) An increase in supply. C) A rise in production costs passed on to consumers. D) A fall in the price of imports. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A rise in production costs passed on to consumers. 8. The best means of saving during inflation is to keep: A) Money. B) Government Bonds. C) Equity. D) Time deposits with Banks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money. 9. As per the latest FSR, Corporate sector leverage, as reflected in debt-to-equity and debt-to-asset ratios, have been: A) Increasing gradually from pandemic lows. B) Decreasing gradually from pandemic lows. C) Remained unchanged from pandemic lows. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing gradually from pandemic lows. 10. In ..... Inflation prices rise very fast at double or triple rate. A) Walking. B) Running. C) Hyper. D) Creeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyper. 11. Among the remedies of inflation we cannot include: A) Better capacity utilisation. B) Lowering bank rate. C) Reducing budgetary deficit. D) An efficient public distribution system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lowering bank rate. 12. What cause of inflation comes from an increase in commodity prices such as oil and wheat, or an increase in wages? A) Cost-push inflation. B) Demand-pull inflation. C) Price-push inflation. D) Supply-pull inflation. E) None of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cost-push inflation. 13. Debt-trap means: A) Ability to pay back loan. B) Extravagance. C) None of the above. D) Increasing debt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increasing debt. 14. What is the form of money in medieval period? A) Cowries. B) Paper Notes. C) Metallic Coins. D) Barter System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metallic Coins. 15. Under Barter System the exchange of goods require ..... A) Double coincidence of wants. B) A good transport system. C) Advertising. D) Communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double coincidence of wants. 16. The Financial Stability Report is a: A) Quarterly publication. B) Semi-annual publication. C) Annual publication. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semi-annual publication. 17. "Financialization of commodities" mainly refers to: A) Increased investments in commodity linked ETFs. B) Decreased investments in commodity linked ETFs. C) Reduced Bank's exposure towards commodities traders. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased investments in commodity linked ETFs. 18. Which of the following is false about NBFC? A) NBFC cannot accept demand deposits. B) NBFCs do not form part of the payment and settlement system and cannot issue cheques drawn on itself. C) Deposit insurance facility of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation is not available to depositors of NBFCs. D) NBFC cannot undertake insurance business. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NBFC cannot undertake insurance business. 19. Which of the following is incorrect about convertibility? A) The exchange rate should be determined by the forces of demand and supply of the currency. B) The exchange rate' would indicate the strength of the economy. C) It would discourage black market transactions. D) The RBI will be a direct player now rather than being an indirect one. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The RBI will be a direct player now rather than being an indirect one. 20. Money can be best described as A) Medium of transaction. B) Medium of exchange. C) Deposit in Banks. D) Payment through cheque. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medium of exchange. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Economy QuizzesCurrency And Inflation Quiz 1Currency And Inflation Quiz 2Currency And Inflation Quiz 3Currency And Inflation Quiz 4Currency And Inflation Quiz 6Currency And Inflation Quiz 7Currency And Inflation Quiz 8Lifelines Of Indian Economy QuizSectors Of The Indian Economy Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books