The concept of 'Macroprudential Policy' aims at: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The concept of 'Macroprudential Policy' aims at:
A. Only fiscal sustainability
B. Only the soundness of individual institutions
C. Only price stability
D. Limiting systemic risk and ensuring the stability of the financial system as a whole
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Macroprudential policy uses regulatory and supervisory tools to mitigate systemic risk and to increase the resilience of the financial system as a whole, complementing microprudential supervision of individual institutions.

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Question #1
The concept of 'Social Preferences' in behavioural economics includes:
A. Only preferences over absolute income
B. Preferences that take into account the payoffs or intentions of others, such as altruism, fairness and reciprocity
C. Only self-regarding preferences
D. Only preferences over private consumption

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Social preferences encompass motives such as altruism, inequity aversion, reciprocity and spite that make an individual’s utility depend on the payoffs or actions of other people.

This question belongs to: Economy GK Economy Set 1
Question #2
The 'Goods and Services Tax' on cloud services is:
A. 28%
B. 18%
C. 5%
D. 12%

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Cloud services attract 18% GST.

This question belongs to: Economy GK Economy Set 1
Question #3
Which of the following is a feature of the 'Fear of Floating' phenomenon identified by Calvo and Reinhart?
A. Only advanced economies fear floating
B. All countries freely float without intervention
C. Floating is always preferred to pegging
D. Many emerging-market countries that claim to float actually intervene heavily to limit exchange-rate volatility

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Fear of floating describes the empirical regularity that many countries officially classified as floaters in fact intervene frequently and allow only limited exchange-rate variability, often because of balance-sheet vulnerabilities.

This question belongs to: Economy GK Economy Set 1