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Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 1

The forex reserves of an economy is its foreign currency assets added with its:

1. Gold Reserves

2. Special drawing rights in the World Bank

3. Special drawing rights in the IMF

Choose from the following options.

Detailed Solution for Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 1
  • The total foreign currencies (of different countries) an economy possesses at a point of time is its foreign currency assets/reserves".

  • The Forex Reserves (short for foreign exchange reserves) of an economy is its 'foreign currency assets' added with its gold reserves, SDRs (Special Drawing Rights) and Reserve Tranche in the IMF.

  • In a sense, the Forex reserves are the upper limit up to which an economy can manage foreign currency in standard times if need be.

Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 2

When RBI purchase dollars:

1. It leads to infusion of rupee into the system

2. It leaves inflationary effects on the economy

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Detailed Solution for Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 2
  • While forex reserves act as insurance when the rupee tends to be volatile against the dollar, there are costs attached to it. When RBI purchases dollars in the spot, it leads to infusion of rupee into the system which leaves an inflationary effect on the economy.

  • Since the RBI does not want such actions to create inflationary pressure, it converts spot purchases into forwards.

  • This way, it is a direct cost because of the forward premiums. If RBI opts for open market operations (OMOs) to mop up excess liquidity, that also involves costs.

Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 3

Consider the following statements.

1. In the floating exchange rate system, a domestic currency is left free to float against several foreign currencies in its foreign exchange market and determine its value.

2. These exchanges are regulated by factors like demand and supply of the domestic and foreign currencies in the World.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Detailed Solution for Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 3

In the floating exchange rate system, a domestic currency is left free to float against several foreign currencies in its foreign exchange market and determine its value. Such exchange rates are regulated by factors such as demand and supply of the domestic and foreign currencies in the concerned economy.

 

 

 

 

Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 4

The Government of the economy attempts to affect the exchange rate:

1. Directly by buying or selling foreign currencies

2. Indirectly through monetary policy

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Detailed Solution for Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 4
  • A managed-exchange-rate system is a hybrid or mixture of the fixed and flexible exchange rate systems.

  • Government of the economy attempts to affect the exchange rate directly by buying or selling foreign currencies or indirectly, through monetary policy" (i.e., by lowering or raising interest rates on foreign currency bank accounts, affecting foreign investment, etc.).

 

 

 

 

 

Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 5

Consider the following statements.

1. Some economies, particularly small ones, peg their currencies to a major currency which is known as the pegging of currencies.

2. At times, they peg their currencies to a basket of currency in a fixed exchange rate which is known as Gliding.

Which of these statements is/are incorrect?

Detailed Solution for Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 5
  • Some economies, particularly small ones, peg their currencies to a major currency or a basket of currency in a fixed exchange rate-known as the pegging of currencies.

  • At times, the peg is allowed to glide smoothly upward or downward-a system, which is known as gliding or crawling peg. Some economies have a hard fix of a currency board.

Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 6

Consider the following statements.

1. The monetary difference of the total export and import of an economy in one financial year is called trade balance

2. The economic policy which regulates the export-import activities of any economy is known as the trade policy

3. The monetary policy which governs the exports of any economy is known as Exim Policy

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Detailed Solution for Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 6
  • TRADE BALANCE: The monetary difference between the total export and import of an economy in one financial year is called trade balance. It might be positive or negative, known to be either favourable or unfavourable, respectively to the economy.

  • TRADE POLICY: Broadly speaking, the economic policy which regulates the export-import activities of any economy is known as the trade policy. It is also called the foreign trade policy or the Exim Policy. This policy needs regular modifications depending upon the economic policies of the economies of the World or the trading partners.

Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 7

In the foreign exchange market when its Government cuts down the exchange rate of a domestic currency against any foreign currency, it is called

Detailed Solution for Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 7
In the foreign exchange market when its Government cuts down the exchange rate of a domestic currency against any foreign currency, it is called devaluation. It means official depreciation is devaluation.

Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 8

Consider the following statements.

1. In the foreign exchange market, if a free-floating domestic currency increases its value against the value of a foreign currency, it is known as appreciation.

2. In the domestic economy, if a fixed asset has seen an increase in its value, it is known as revaluation.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Detailed Solution for Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 8
  • In the foreign exchange market, if a free-floating domestic currency increases its value against the value of a foreign currency, it is appreciated.

  • In the domestic economy, if a fixed asset has seen an increase in its value it is known as appreciation.

  • Any government does not set appreciation rates for different assets as they depend upon many unseen factors.

Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 9

Which of the following comes under the capital account of India?

1. Foreign direct investment

2. Interest payments

3. External bonds issued by Indian Government

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Detailed Solution for Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 9
  • Every Government of the World maintains a capital account, which shows the capital kind of transactions of the economy with outside economies.

  • Every transaction in foreign currency (inflow or outflow) considered as capital is shown in this account-external lending and borrowing, foreign currency deposits of banks, external bonds issued by the Government of India, FDI, PIS and security market investment of the QFIs (Rupee is fully convertible in this case).

  • There is no deficit or surplus in this account like the current account.

Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 10

Consider the following statements.

1. Current account is maintained by the central Government of the economy.

2. Indian never had a surplus current account.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Detailed Solution for Ramesh Singh Test : External Sector In India - Question 10
  • In the external sector, it refers to the account maintained by every Government of the World in which every kind of current transaction is shown—basically this account is maintained by the central banking body of the economy (RBI in case of India) on behalf of the Government.

  • India had surplus current accounts for three consecutive years (2000–03) the only such period in Indian economic history.

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