Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Macro Economics: Money and Banking

Question:

Bank Rate is :

Options:

The rate of interest at which RBI gives loans to industries

The rate at which RBI gives loans to the commercial banks

The rate of interest at which Agricultural Banks give loans to the farmers

The rate of interest at which Co-operative banks give loans to the customers.

Correct Answer:

The rate at which RBI gives loans to the commercial banks

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (2) : The rate at which RBI gives loans to the commercial banks

The Bank Rate is the rate at which the central bank (in this case, the Reserve Bank of India or RBI) lends money to commercial banks. This rate is a tool used by the central bank to control the money supply in the economy and to influence the overall level of economic activity.