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1. What is a Repo Rate?

A: Repo rate is the rate at which our banks borrow rupees from RBI. Whenever the banks

have any shortage of funds they can borrow it from RBI. A reduction in the repo rate will

help banks to get money at a cheaper rate. When the repo rate increases, borrowing from

RBI becomes more expensive.

2. What is Reverse Repo Rate?

A: This is exact opposite of Repo rate. Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which Reserve

Bank of India (RBI) borrows money from banks. RBI uses this tool when it feels there is

too much money floating in the banking system. Banks are always happy to lend money to

RBI since theirmoney is in safe hands with a good interest. An increase in Reverse repo

rate can cause the banks to transfer more funds to RBI due to this attractive interest rates.

3. What is CRR Rate?

A: Cash reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with RBI.

If RBI decides to increase the percent of this, the available amount with the banks comes

down. RBI is using this method (increase of CRR rate), to drain out the excessive money

from the banks.3

4. What is SLR Rate?

A: SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) is the amount a commercial bank needs to maintain in

the form of cash, or gold or govt. approved securities (Bonds) before providing credit to

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SLR rate is determined and maintained by the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) in order to

control the expansion of bank credit. SLR is determined as the percentage of total demand

and percentage of time liabilities. Time Liabilities are the liabilities a commercial bank

liable to pay to the customers on their anytime demand. SLR is used to control inflation

and propel growth. Through SLR rate tuning the money supply in the system can be

controlled efficiently.

5. What is Bank Rate?

A: Bank rate, also referred to as the discount rate, is the rate of interest which a central

bank charges on the loans and advances that it extends to commercial banks and other

financial intermediaries. Changes in the bank rate are often used by central banks to

control the money supply.

6. What is Inflation?

A: Inflation is as an increase in the price of bunch of Goods and services that projects the

Indian economy. An increase in inflation figures occurs when there is an increase in the

average level of prices in Goods and services. Inflation happens when there are fewer

Goods and more buyers; this will result in increase in the price of Goods, since there is

more demand and less supply of the goods.

7. What is Deflation?

A: Deflation is the continuous decrease in prices of goods and services. Deflation occurs

when the inflation rate becomes negative (below zero) and stays there for a longer period.

8. What is PLR?

A: The Prime Interest Rate is the interest rate charged by banks to their most creditworthy

customers (usually the most prominent and stable business customers). The rate is almost

always the same amongst major banks. Adjustments to the prime rate are made by banks at

the same time; although, the prime rate does not adjust on any regular basis. The Prime

Rate is usually adjusted at the same time and in correlation to the adjustments of the Fed

Funds Rate. The rates reported below are based upon the prime rates on the first day of

each respective month. Some banks use the name "Reference Rate" or "Base Lending

Rate" to refer to their Prime Lending Rate.9. What is Deposit Rate?

A: Interest Rates paid by a depository institution on the cash on deposit.

Policy Rates:

Bank Rate: 6.00%

Repo Rate: 5.25%

Reverse Repo Rate: 3.75%

Reserve Ratios:

CRR: 6.00%

SLR: 25.0%

Lending/Deposit Rates:

PLR: 11.00%-12.00%.

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Deposit Rate: 6.00%-7.50%.

. Savings Bank rate: 3.5%.

Note: Rates as on 14-05-10.

10. What is FII?

A: FII (Foreign Institutional Investor) used to denote an investor, mostly in the form of an

institution. An institution established outside India, which proposes to invest in Indian

market, in other words buying Indian stocks. FII's generally buy in large volumes which

has an impact on the stock markets. Institutional Investors includes pension funds, mutual

funds, Insurance Companies, Banks, etc.

11. What is FDI?

A: FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) occurs with the purchase of the physical assets or a

significant amount of ownership (stock) of a company in another country in order to gain

a measure of management control (Or) A foreign company having a stake in a Indian

Company.

12. What is IPO?

A: IPO is Initial Public Offering. This is the first offering of shares to the general public

from a company wishes to list on the stock exchanges.

13. What is Disinvestment?

A: The Selling of the government stake in public sector undertakings.

14. What is Fiscal Deficit?

A: It is the difference between the governments total receipts (excluding borrowings) and

total expenditure. Fiscal deficit in 2009-10 is proposed at 6.8% of GDP.

15. What is Revenue deficit?

A: It defines that, where the net amount received (by taxes & other forms) fails to meet

the predicted net amount to be received by the government. Revenue deficit in 2009-10 is

proposed at 4.8% of GDP.

16. What is GDP?

A: The Gross Domestic Product or GDP is a measure of all of the services and goods

produced in a country over a specific period; classically a year. GDP during 2008-09 is

6.7%.

17. What is GNP?

A: Gross National Product is measured as GDP plus income of residents from

investments made abroad minus income earned by foreigners in domestic market.

18. What is National Income?

A: National Income is the money value of all goods and services produced in a country

during the year.

19. What is Per Capita Income?

A: The national income of a country, or region, divided by its population. Per capita

income is often used to measure a country's standard of living.Per capita income during

2008-09 estimated by CSO: Rs.25, 494.

20. What is Vote on Account?

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A: A vote-on account is basically a statement ,where the government presents an estimate

of a sum required to meet the expenditure that it incurs during the first three to four

months of an election financial year until a new government is in place, to keep the

machinery running.

21. Difference between Vote on Account and Interim Budget?

A: Vote-on-account deals only with the expenditure side of the government's budget, an

interim Budget is a complete set of accounts, including both expenditure and receipts.

22. What is SDR?

A: The SDR (Special Drawing Rights) is an artificial currency created by the IMF in 1969.

SDRs are allocated to member countries and can be fully converted into international

currencies so they serve as a supplement to the official foreign reserves of member

countries. Its value is based on a basket of key international currencies (U.S. dollar, euro,

yen and pound sterling).

23. What is SEZ?

A: SEZ means Special Economic Zone is the one of the part of governments policies in

India. A special Economic zone is a geographical region that economic laws which are

more liberal than the usual economic laws in the country. The basic motto behind this is

to increase foreign investment, development of infrastructure, job opportunities and

increase the income level of the people.

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