C1 Flashcards

1
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Riksbank, the Swedish Central Bank was set up in

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1668

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2
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Bank of England was founded in

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1694

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3
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Central Bank of the United States, the Federal Reserve established in

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1914

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4
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At the turn of the twentieth century there were only ___________ central banks.

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eighteen

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5
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term central banking coming into existence only in the

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nineteenth

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6
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________________ published a book titled “Lombard Street

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Walter Bagehot, an editor of the Economist magazine,

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7
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In _____________ , Walter Bagehot, an editor of the Economist magazine, published a book titled “Lombard Street”,

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1873

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8
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to avoid panics, central banks should assume the role of ____________________

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lender of last resort

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9
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low and stable inflation have been fundamental to central banking activities since the

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the early nineteenth century with the advent of the gold standard

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10
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importance of financial stability became more prominent since the

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Great Depression of the 1930s when the world economy faced large bank failures and deep recession.

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11
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which had international implications necessitated international cooperation and coordination among central banks.

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The failure of two banks in 1974, the Franklin National Bank in the United States and Bank Herstatt in Germany,

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12
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“unconventional policies”,

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Quantitative or credit easing, negative interest rates, forward guidance, etc

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13
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_______________ had published a “Roadmap for Addressing Financial Risks from Climate Change”, which was endorsed by the G20 in July 2021

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The Financial Stability Board (FSB)

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14
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Roadmap for Addressing Financial Risks from Climate Change - sets out a comprehensive and coordinated plan for addressing climate-related financial risks and covers four areas, i.e.,

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firm-level disclosures, data, vulnerabilities, and regulatory and supervisory practices & tools.

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15
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The origins of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) can be traced to

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1926

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16
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____________ recommended the creation of a central bank for India to separate the control of currency and credit from the Government and to augment banking facilities throughout the country.

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Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance – also known as the Hilton-Young Commission

17
Q

Reserve Bank was nationalised in

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1949

18
Q

Initially, the RBI carried out the regulation of foreign exchange transactions under

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the Defence of India Rules, 1939 and later, under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act of 1947.

19
Q

watershed event in India’s economic history.

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The 1991 balance of payment and foreign exchange crisis

20
Q

As a per cent of GDP, the Reserve Bank’s balance sheet size expanded to ________ per cent in 2020-21 from _________ per cent in 2019-20, before moderating to _______________ per cent in 2021-22 and further to _____- in 2022-23

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28.6, 24.6 and 26.7, 22.5