Answer-In the context of open market operations (OMO) by the Reserve Bank of India, which of the following...

When RBI purchases government securities from banks OMO purchase or OMO buy, it credits the banks current account with RBI with the purchase amount. This injects liquidity into the banking system banks now have more cash reserves that they can deploy for lending, which increases the money supply. This is an expansionary monetary action, used when the RBI wants to ease liquidity conditions. Conversely, when RBI sells government securities OMO sell, it absorbs liquidity banks pay RBI and their reserves shrink. OMOs are a key indirect tool for managing liquidity and short-term interest rates in the economy.

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In the context of open market operations (OM

O by the Reserve Bank of India, which of the following correctly describes what happens when the RBI purchases government securities from banks?

A Liquidity is absorbed from the banking system and banks' reserves with RBI decrease

B It creates a contractionary monetary policy effect reducing money supply in the economy

C RBI pays banks for the securities, crediting their accounts injecting liquidity into the banking system and increasing money supply

D Banks receive government securities and must hold them as SLR assets, reducing lending capacity

E The yield on government securities rises as RBI buys them, making borrowing more expensive

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