When banks prepare their balance sheets. They show the money lent in ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Starting from a position where the nation’s money demand equals the money supply and its balance of payments is in equilibrium economic theory suggests that the nation’s balance of payments would move into a surplus position if there occurred in the nation a (an) ?

   A. increase in the money demand
   B. decrease in the money demand
   C. increase in the money demand
   D. None of the above

2. Starting from a position where the nation’s money demand equals the money supply and its balance of payments is in equilibrium its balance of payments would move into a surplus position if there occurred in the nation a (an) ?

   A. decrease in the money supply
   B. increase in the money supply
   C. decrease in the money demand
   D. None of the above

3. Reserve requirements that may be imposed on an economy’s banks by its central bank specify that banks by its central bank specify that banks reserve must be a minimum percentage of them ?

   A. assets
   B. deposits
   C. loans
   D. government bonds

4. Which function is performed by both commercial banks and central banks ?

   A. Acting as bankers to the government
   B. Advising the government on monetary policy
   C. Dealing in foreign exchange
   D. Fixing the main interest rate

5. Which of the following payment instruments introduced by the banks is known as plastic money ?

   A. Bearer cheques
   B. Credit Cards
   C. Demand Drafts
   D. Gift Cheques

6. If the banks in an economy operate with a reserve ratio of 20 percent then the money multiplier is ?

   A. 4
   B. 20
   C. 25
   D. 5

7. Suppose Imtiaz moves his Rs1,000 demand deposit from Bank A to Bank B. If both banks operate with a reserve ratio of 10 percent What is the potential change in money supply as a result of Gerard’s action ?

   A. Rs 10,00
   B. Rs 1,000
   C. Rs 9,000
   D. Rs 0

8. Assume that commercial banks are holding excess reserves because business firms and consumers are not willing to borrow money A decrease in the discount rate is likely to ?

   A. increase the money supply because it is now cheaper for banks to borrow from the central bank
   B. decrease the money supply because it will now be more expensive for business firms and consumers to borrow money
   C. Not change the money supply because banks already have excess reserves they cannot lend
   D. Decrease the money supply because it is now cheaper for banks to borrow from the central bank instead instead of buying government securities

9. Banks create money by ?

   A. printing it
   B. issuing debit cards
   C. accepting cheques
   D. lending out part of their deposits

10. If banks and the private sector decide to hold less cash the money multiplier will be ?

    A. Unchanged
    B. Larger
    C. Smaller
    D. Unstable