UPSC Economics Business and Foreign Trade / व्यापार और विदेश व्यापार Question Bank Money Supply and Indian Financial System

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          Consider the following statement regarding concept of money:
    1. \[{{M}^{1}}\]Money with the Public (currency notes and coins) + Demand deposits of banks (on current and saving bank accounts) + Other demand deposits with RBI. It is highly liquid and banks will not be able to run their lending programmes on this basis.
    2. \[{{M}^{2}}\]: \[{{M}^{1}}\]+ Saving bank deposits with Post-offices.
    3. \[{{M}^{3}}\]: \[{{M}^{2}}\] + Term deposits with the bank.
    4. \[{{M}^{4}}\]: \[{{M}^{3}}\] + All deposits of Post-offices.
    Which among the following is correct?

    A) 1, 2, 3, 4           

    B)        1, 2, 3

    C) 1, 3, 4           

    D)        1, 2, 4

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The four concepts of money used in calculating money supply are known as the money stock measures or measures of monetary aggregates. These are Ml, M2,\[{{M}^{3}}\], \[{{M}^{4}}\], \[{{M}^{3}}\]: \[{{M}^{1}}\]+ Term deposits with the bank.


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