Q. In India, the term “Public Key Infrastructure” is used in the context of –
1) Digital security infrastructure
2) Food security infrastructure
3) Health care and education infrastructure
4) Telecommunication and transportation infrastructure

Q. “Gold Tranche” (Reserve Tranche) refers to –
1) a loan system of the World Bank
2) one of the operations of a Central Bank
3) a credit system granted by WTO to its members
4) a credit system granted by IMF to its members

Q. Priority Sector Lending by banks in India constitutes the lending to –
1) Agriculture
2) Micro and small enterprises
3) Weaker sections
4) All of the above

Q. In the context of Indian economy, Open Market Operations refers to –
1) Borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI
2) Lending by commercial banks to industry and trade
3) Purchase and sale of government securities by the RBI
4) None of the above

Q. Disguised unemployment generally means –
1) Large number of people remain unemployed
2) Alternative employment is not available
3) Marginal productivity of labour is zero
4) Productivity of workers is low

Q. The terms ‘Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Rate’ and ‘Net Demand and Time Libilities’, sometimes appearing in news, are used in relation to –
1) banking operations
2) communications networking
3) military strategies
4) supply and demand of agricultural products

Q. In the context of India, which of the following factors is/ are contributor/ contributors to reducing the risk of a currency crisis ?
1. The foreign currency earnings of India’s IT sector.
2. Increasing the government expenditure.
3. Remittances from Indians abroad.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
1) 1 only
2) 1 and 3 only
3) 2 only
4) 1, 2 and 3

Q. Which of the following is not included in the assets of a commercial bank in India ?
1) Advances
2) Deposits
3) Investments
4) Money at call and short notice