LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ECONOMICS
FIFTH SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2010
EC 5506/EC5502 – MONEY AND BANKING
Date : 03-11-10 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
PART – A
Answer any FIVE questions in about 75 words each (5 x 4 = 20 marks)
- What is the “working definition” of money?
- What are the primary functions of money?
- Define Index Number of Prices.
- Explain the term ‘supply of money’.
- What is Saving – Investment approach?
- List out the objectives of Credit Control.
- Distinguish between Money market and Capital market.
PART – B
Answer any FOUR Questions in about 300 words each. (4 x 10 = 40 marks)
- Explain the contingent functions of money.
- Discuss the role of money in a socialist economy.
- Graphically illustrate the total demand for money.
- Critically analyse the cash balance approach to the quantity theory of money.
- List out the principal achievements of the RBI.
- What are the principles adhered by the commercial banks in its investment policy?
- Explain the role of financial markets in Economic Development.
PART – C
Answer any TWO Questions in about 900 words each. (2 x 20 = 40 marks)
- Discuss the determinants of money supply.
- Critically analyse Fisher’s quantity theory of money.
- Explain the functions of State Bank of India.
- What are the main functions of a stock exchange? Briefly explain the types of securities in India.
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