With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements:

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1. An increase in Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) indicates the appreciation of rupee.

2. An increase in the Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) indicates an improvement in trade competitiveness.

3. An increasing trend in domestic inflation relative to inflation in other countries is likely to cause an increasing divergence between NEER and REER.

With the reference to the Indian economy consider the following statement:

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1. If the inflation is too high, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to buy government securities.

2. If the rupee is rapidly depreciating, RBI is likely to sell dollars in the market.

3. If interest rates in the USA or European Union were to fall, that is likely to induce RBI to buy dollars.

With reference to the "G20 Common Framework", consider the following statements:

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1. It is an initiative endorsed by the G20 together with the Paris Club.

2. It is initiative to support Low Income Countries with unsustainable debt.

Consider the following statements

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1. In India, credit rating agencies are regulated by Reserve Bank of India.

2. The rating agency popularly known as ICRA is a public limited company.

3. Brickwork Ratings is an Indian credit rating agency.

With reference to the 'Banks Board Bureau (BBB)', which of the following statements are correct?

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1. The Governor of RBI is the Chairman of BBB

2. BBB recommends for the selection of heads for Public Sector Banks.

3. BBB helps the Public Sector Banks in developing strategies and capital raising plans.

With reference to Convertible Bonds, consider the following statements:

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1. As there is an option to exchange the bond for equity, Convertible Bonds pay a lower rate of interest.

2. The option to convert to equity affords the bondholder a degree of indexation to rising consumer prices.

Consider the following:

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1. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

2. Missile Technology Control Regime

3. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Which of the following activities constitute real sector in the economy?

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1. Farmers harvesting their crops

2. Textile mills converting raw cotton into fabrics

3. A commercial bank lending money to a trading company

4. A corporate body issuing Rupee Denominated Bonds overseas

Which one of the following situations best reflects "Indirect Transfers" often talked about in media recently with reference to India?

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(a) An Indian company investing in a foreign enterprise and paying taxes to the foreign country on the profits arising out of its investment.

(b) A foreign company investing in India and paying taxes to the country of its base on the profits arising out of its investment.

(c) An Indian company purchases tangible assets in a foreign country and sells such assets after their value increases and transfers the proceeds to India.

(d) A foreign company transfers shares and such shares derive their substantial value from assets located in India.

With reference to the expenditure made by an organisation or a company, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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1. Acquiring new technology is capital expenditure.

2. Debt financing is considered capital expenditure, while equity financing is considered revenue expenditure.

With reference to the Indian economy, what are the advantages of "Inflation-Indexed Bonds (IIBs)"?

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1. Government can reduce the coupon rates on its borrowing by way of IIBs.

2. IIBS provide protection to the investors from uncertainty regarding inflation.

3. The interest received as well as capital gains on IIBs are not taxable.

With reference to investments, consider the following :

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I. Bonds
II. Hedge Funds
III. Stocks
IV. Venture Capital

How many of the above are treated as Alternative Investment Funds?

Which of the following are the sources of income for the Reserve Bank of India?

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I. Buying and selling Government bonds
II. Buying and selling foreign currency
IIl. Pension fund management
IV. Lending to private companies
V. Printing and distributing currency notes

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements :

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I. The Reserve Bank of India
mandates all the listed companies in India to submit a Business
Responsibility and Sustainability
Report (BRSR).

II. In India, a company submitting a BRSR makes disclosures in the report that are largely non-financial in nature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements :

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I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member.

II. India is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critical minerals that it has identified.

IIl. The Parliament in 2023 has amended the Mines and Minerals
(Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowering the Central Government to exclusively auction mining lease and composite license for certain critical minerals.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements :

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Statement I : In India, income from allied agricultural activities like poultry farming and wool rearing in rural areas is exempted from any tax.

Statement II : In India, rural agricultural land is not considered a capital asset under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?