Economics MCQs

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Which is the most widely used tool of monetary policy ?
A. clearing house
B. open-market operations
C. discount rate
D. issuing of notes
Central bank’s rate of lending to commercial banks is called ?
A. Interest rate
B. Discount rate
C. Money rate
D. Control rate
Which of the following is not an instrument of monetary policy ?
A. taxation
B. bank rate
C. open-market operations
D. credit rationing
Which of the following would cause income to become more unequal ?
A. increased employment
B. increased unemployment allowance
C. more progressive taxes
D. more regressive taxes
The govt. can control inflation by______________?
A. increasing demand for goods
B. increasing supply of goods
C. increasing money supply
D. decreasing taxes
Which property the paper money does not process ?
A. acceptability
B. divisibility
C. durability
D. portability
Pakistan follows the policy of_______________?
A. fixed exchange rate
B. flexible exchange rate
C. controlled exchange rate
D. increasing exchange rate