Devaluation of a currency refers to: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Devaluation of a currency refers to:
A. market-determined fall in the value of a currency
B. a rise in domestic interest rates
C. buying of foreign currency by the central bank
D. official lowering of the value of a currency under a fixed exchange rate system
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Devaluation is the official lowering of a currency's value under a fixed exchange rate system.

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A. Poorer economies tend to grow faster than richer ones, conditional on similar steady-state determinants
B. There is no tendency for convergence
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Correct Answer: Option A


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