Class 12 Economics - GUJARAT
Money and Banking
The chapter Money and Banking in GSEB Class 12 Economics explores the evolution and functions of money, overcoming the limitations of the barter system, and the creation of money by commercial banks. It delves deep into the central bank's role as the apex financial institution, detailing its quantitative and qualitative monetary policy tools used to control money supply and inflation. For board exams, this chapter is crucial as it forms the foundational building block for macroeconomics, regularly featuring conceptual, numerical, and descriptive questions that test your understanding of monetary mechanisms and banking operations.
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Barter System and its Difficulties
An economic system where goods are exchanged directly for goods, hindered mainly by the lack of double coincidence of wants and absence of a common measure of value.
Functions of Money
Money acts primarily as a medium of exchange, a unit of value (measure of value), a standard of deferred payments, and a store of value.
Money Supply
The total stock of money held by the public at a particular point in time in an economy, generally measured using aggregates like M1, M2, M3, and M4.
Credit Creation by Commercial Banks
The process by which commercial banks create credit and expand the money supply through the mechanism of primary deposits and legal reserve requirements.
Central Bank and Monetary Policy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulates the economy's money supply using quantitative tools like Repo Rate, CRR, SLR, and qualitative tools like margin requirements.
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Board Exam Info
In the Gujarat Board (GSEB) Class 12 Economics examination, this chapter typically carries around 6 to 8 marks. Expect a mix of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), short answer questions on functions of money or central bank tools, and practical numerical problems based on the money multiplier or credit creation process.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Commercial Bank and Central Bank?
A commercial bank deals with the general public to accept deposits and grant loans for profit, whereas the central bank (RBI) is the apex institution that regulates the entire banking system, controls money supply, and acts as a banker to the government.
How does the Central Bank control inflation using Repo Rate?
During inflation, the central bank increases the repo rate, making borrowings expensive for commercial banks. Banks in turn raise lending rates for the public, reducing credit demand and controlling the money supply and inflation.
What is meant by 'Double Coincidence of Wants'?
It is a situation in the barter system where what person A wants to sell must exactly match what person B wants to buy, and vice versa, which is very difficult to find.
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