This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Commerce > Economics Macro Economics > Class 12 Economics (Macro Economics) Chapter 3 Money And Banking – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Economics (Macro Economics) Chapter 3 Money And Banking Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... refers to the price paid for the use of borrowed money. A) Principal. B) Fiat money. C) Default. D) Interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest. 2. Reverse repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends funds to banks A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. If an economy is to control recession like like most of Euro-Zone nations, Which of the following can be appropriate? A) Reserve Bank of India. B) Reducing CRR. C) Both (i) and (ii). D) None of (i) and (ii). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reducing CRR. 4. People can trade in goods and services which feature of money does this describe? A) Unit of account. B) Standard of deferred payments. C) Medium of exchange. D) Store of value. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medium of exchange. 5. Reserves of commercial banks are: A) Spent on salaries. B) Invested in foreign stocks. C) Used to buy gold only. D) Kept at RBI. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kept at RBI. 6. T/F:Central banks can create credit in the same way commercial banks do. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. The Federal Reserve ..... A) Regulates the amount of money. B) Supervises Banks. C) Provides Financial Services. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Money thai is issued by the authority of the government is called- A) Full bodied money. B) Fait money. C) Fuduciary money. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fait money. 9. Something that holds its value over time A) Store of value. B) Unit of account. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Store of value. 10. How do banks make money through lending? A) Offering free financial advice. B) Charging interest on loans. C) Investing in stocks. D) Charging fees for loan applications. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charging interest on loans. 11. The current chairperson of the Federal Reserve is: A) Ben Bernanke. B) Alan Greenspan. C) Jerome Powell. D) Janet Yellen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jerome Powell. 12. All units of money must be identical so that people recognize it. A) Unit of Account. B) Divisibility. C) Uniformity. D) Portability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uniformity. 13. The Federal Reserve System was established in A) 1881. B) 1863. C) 1913. D) 1799. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1913. 14. Basic function is as an accepted medium of exchange, standard of value, and a store of wealth. Allows all goods and services to be valued in the same objective way:i.e. in relation to a monetary value. A) Money. B) Store of Value. C) Barter. D) Medium of Exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money. 15. Which of these can cost you money in large interest payments? A) A checking account. B) A debit card. C) A savings account. D) A credit card. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A credit card. 16. Statistical definitions of Supply of Money:M1 + deposits with agreed maturity of up to 2 years, and deposits redeemable at a period of notice up to 3 months. A) M1. B) M2. C) M3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) M2. 17. In what year did the US Congress establish the nation's first bank (Bank of the United States)? A) 1863. B) 1811. C) 1816. D) 1791. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1791. 18. Money has ..... if it can be broken down into smaller units so it can be used as needed. A) Divisibility. B) Durability. C) Scarcity. D) Portability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divisibility. 19. Originally provided services to businesses, a(n) ..... provides most of the services and plays the largest role in our economy today. A) Credit union. B) Commercial bank. C) Savings and loan. D) Member bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commercial bank. 20. In a small village, Dimas needed food for his family, while Heri had an abundance of fruits from his orchard. Instead of using money, they decided to trade directly. What was the primary method of exchange they used before the invention of money, when people fulfilled their needs directly from nature and later through direct exchange? A) Electronic money. B) Paper money. C) Barter. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barter. 21. In order to encourage investment in the economy, the Central Bank may ..... A) Sell Government securities in the open market. B) Reduce Cash Reserve Ratio. C) Increase Cash Reserve Ratio. D) Increase Bank Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce Cash Reserve Ratio. 22. What did people practice or do with their goods before money existed? A) They kept them for themselves. B) They asked for something more expensive. C) The bartered their goods for others. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bartered their goods for others. 23. All the followings are the functions of Bank Negara Malaysia EXCEPT ..... A) Issuing government bond. B) Accepting deposits from commercial bank. C) Be a holder of gold and foreign exchange. D) Accepting current deposits from individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accepting current deposits from individual. 24. What does the acronym FDIC stand for A) Federal Debt Insolvency Corporation. B) Federal Deposit Incorporated Committee. C) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. D) Federal Debit Investment Corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 25. The price paid for the use of borrowed money. A) Barter. B) Interest. C) Loan. D) Mortgage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interest. 26. What is the purpose of Open Market Operations conducted by the Central Bank? A) To regulate interest rates. B) To stabilize the stock market. C) To increase or decrease money supply. D) To control inflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To increase or decrease money supply. 27. What is the primary role of banks? A) Banks act as intermediaries between borrowers and depositors. B) Banks only provide loans to borrowers. C) Banks only store money for depositors. D) Banks determine the interest rate for the entire economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banks act as intermediaries between borrowers and depositors. 28. The sale and purchase of securities by the Central Bank is called: A) Open Market Operations. B) Discount Rate Policy. C) Credit creation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open Market Operations. 29. Any commodity that can be held in order to enable people to buy and sell it at different times and different places refer the function of money as ..... A) Medium of exchange. B) Measure of value. C) Store of value. D) Standard of deferred payment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Store of value. 30. Which is a secondary function of commercial banks? A) Accepting deposits. B) Making advances. C) Offering internet banking. D) Credit creation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Offering internet banking. 31. Which of the following is used to describe money that is in your pocket, your checking account, and your piggy bank? A) Fiat money. B) M2. C) Specie money. D) M1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) M1. 32. Your present self impacts your future self A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. An antonym for "to open an ccount" is: A) To transfer an account. B) To deposit an account. C) To help an account. D) To close an account. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To close an account. 34. ..... :money in the form of gold or silver coins A) Specie. B) Commodity. C) Fiat. D) Barter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specie. 35. Fiat money is money because the government says so. Which is fiat money? A) Paper rupees used in shops. B) A banana. C) A wooden stick. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paper rupees used in shops. 36. Stocks are ..... that help people increase their assets. A) Units of account. B) Investments. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Investments. 37. Llenar (un formulario) A) To borrow. B) To exchange. C) To fill out a form. D) To pay with credit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To fill out a form. 38. To put money into your account A) Account Balance. B) Penalty. C) Deposit. D) Account Balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deposit. 39. ..... is a sudden rush by depositors to withdraw their deposited funds from banks. A) Bank run. B) Demand deposit. C) Electronic funds transfer. D) Fiat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bank run. 40. What is the impact of high inflation on the economy? A) It increases the value of money. B) It stabilizes the economy. C) It decreases the purchasing power of money. D) It has no impact on the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It decreases the purchasing power of money. 41. ..... are a paper currency issued by the FED. this is the real name for our bills. A) Disney bucks. B) Federal Reserve Notes. C) Specie. D) Shilling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federal Reserve Notes. 42. What should you do with money you get as a gift? A) Throw it away. B) Give it away. C) Hide it. D) Save it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Save it. 43. Currency of England A) Pounds sterling. B) Pesos. C) Euros. D) Dollar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pounds sterling. 44. The federal funds rate is the rate: A) The Federal Reserve would pay to borrow money from government. B) One bank would pay another bank for a loan. C) A private borrower would pay a bank for a loan. D) A bank would pay the Federal Reserve for a loan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One bank would pay another bank for a loan. 45. One of the money supply is A) O 1. B) P1. C) M1. D) N 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M1. 46. One of the functions of central bank is ..... A) Creating non-physical money. B) Making loans to other banks. C) Making payments for imports. D) Making loans to the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making loans to other banks. 47. What happens to interest rates when the central bank increases the money supply? A) Interest rates rise. B) Interest rates remain unchanged. C) Interest rates fall. D) Interest rates fluctuate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest rates fall. 48. What is money supply A) Circulation of money in economy. B) Money holded by government. C) Money held by banks. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circulation of money in economy. 49. The Federal Reserve is called "The Bankers Bank" because it supervises banks. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 50. People can take their money with them easily. A) Divisibility. B) Durability. C) Portability. D) Uniformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Portability. 51. What is the ratio of deposits which commercial banks are required to keep with themselves called? A) CRR. B) SLR. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SLR. 52. Which of the following is an example of a banking service? A) Grocery store. B) Credit card. C) Checking account. D) Movie theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Checking account. 53. Money must be able to withstand the wear and tear of many people using it. A) Acceptability. B) Limited Supply. C) Divisibility. D) Durability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Durability. 54. If initial deposit is 10, 000, CRR is 8% and SLR is 12%, what will be the amount of total deposits created by commercial banks? A) 40, 000. B) 30, 000. C) 1, 00, 000. D) 50, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50, 000. 55. Which of the following was never used as currency? A) Gold. B) Salt. C) Beads. D) Bananas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bananas. 56. Given below are two statements, one (A) and the other labelled as (B):Statement (A):the first and foremost role of money is that it acts as a medium of exchange. Statement (B):Money also acts as a convenient unit of account.In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct? A) Both (A) and (B) are correct. B) Both (A) and (B) are incorrect. C) Only (A) is correct. D) Only (B) is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both (A) and (B) are correct. 57. Are career prospects a wage or non wage factor? A) Wage. B) Non wage. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non wage. 58. Credit creation in commercial banks in determined by: A) Cash Reserve Ratio. B) Statutory Liquidity Ratio. C) Initial Deposits. D) All of the Deposits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Deposits. 59. Which of the following is the BEST example of a barter system? A) Instead of paying the full amount for a car, you pay 10% in cash and pay for the rest in monthly installments. B) Instead of paying for a purchase in Mexico in pesos, you use US dollars. C) Instead of paying rent for your apartment, you clean the house for the owner. D) Instead of paying cash for a computer, you use a credit card. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instead of paying rent for your apartment, you clean the house for the owner. 60. The value of token money is ..... its cost of production A) Higher than. B) Lower than. C) Equal to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher than. 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