LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ECONOMICS

PK 24

FIFTH SEMESTER – April 2009

EC 5506 / EC 5502 – MONEY AND BANKING

 

 

 

Date & Time: 24/04/2009 / 1:00 – 4:00       Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART – A

 

Answer any FIVE questions in about 75 words each.                   (5 x 4 = 20 marks)

 

1. Define money.
2. What is meant by velocity of money?
3. Write short notes on Classical dichotomy?
4. What is liquidity trap?
5. List out the functions of commercial banks.
6. What are non-bank financial intermediaries?
7. Distinguish between money market and capital market.

 

PART – B

 

Answer any FOUR questions in about 300 words each.               (4 x 10 = 40 marks)

 

8. Explain the various functions of money.
9. Discuss the role of money in a modern capitalist economy.
10. Elucidate the determinants of money supply.
11. Briefly explain Fisher’s quantity theory of money.
12. Bring out the instruments of credit control.
13. Explain the weaknesses of the Indian capital market. Suggest measures for its improvement.
14. Explain the main features of an investment policy of a commercial bank.

 

PART – C

 

Answer any TWO questions in about 900 words each.                 (2 x 20 = 40 marks)

 

15. Elaborate the role and functions of Reserve Bank of India.
16. Explain the Keynesian integration of monetary and value theories.
17. What are index numbers? Explain the various steps involved in the construction of Price Index Numbers.
18. State and explain the various constituents of Indian money market and point out the main defects of Indian money market. Suggest suitable measures to remove them.

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