Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Macro Economics: Money and Banking

Question:
There are two entities making their own policies that affect the entire economy. One is the government that makes fiscal policy and the other is the central bank creating the monetary policy. Monetary policy directly affects the money supply in the economy. This is done via various instruments like repo rate, reverse repo rate, open market operations, and bank rate. These are the quantitative methods of money supply control. There are certain qualitative ones too. These are moral suasion, margin requirements, and credit rationing. The central bank of India is RBI. It issues currency notes in India. In fiscal policy, the government decides the taxation rate, how much to spend, and other things that affect aggregate demand.
Who issues coins in India?
Options:
RBI
SEBI
Government
NABARD
Correct Answer:
Government
Explanation:
In India currency notes are issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which is the monetary authority in India. However, coins are issued by the Government of India.