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The RBI is bound to maintain a reserve against the issue whatever may be the amount. This system is called as

  • A.Minimum Reserve System
  • B.Proportional Reserve System
  • C.Simple Deposit System
  • D.None of these

Answer: A

Correct answer: Minimum Reserve System

Under the minimum reserve system, adopted in India in 1957, the RBI must hold a fixed minimum of gold and foreign securities - ₹200 crore, of which ₹115 crore in gold - whatever the quantity of notes issued. It replaced the proportional reserve system, which required reserves to be a fixed percentage of the notes in circulation and so limited how much could be issued.

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