In each set, tap the item that does not belong.
Exercise and reference answers
- Questions
- Explanation
- Moral suasion is a qualitative tool; the other three are quantitative.
- Items
- CRR
- Bank rate
- Moral suasion
- Open market operations
- Odd item
- Moral suasion
- Explanation
- Income tax collection is not an RBI function.
- Items
- Issuing currency
- Banker to government
- Custodian of forex
- Collecting income tax
- Odd item
- Collecting income tax
- Explanation
- The first three are functions of money.
- Items
- Source of interest
- Medium of exchange
- Unit of account
- Store of value
- Odd item
- Source of interest
- Instructions
- Tap the odd one out in each round.
Explanation
Quantitative tools change the overall quantity of money: CRR, bank rate and open market operations.
Qualitative tools such as moral suasion and margin requirements steer the direction of lending instead.
The RBI issues currency, banks for the government and holds forex reserves, but it does not collect taxes.