The base rate system introduced by the Reserve Bank of India in July 2010 replaced which of the following?
- A.Marginal cost of funds based lending rate
- B.Benchmark Prime Lending Rate
- C.External benchmark lending rate
- D.Bank rate
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Benchmark Prime Lending Rate. Under the BPLR system a bank announced a prime rate for its best customers and then lent to many borrowers below it, so the announced rate told a customer very little and the lending book was not transparent. The base rate, in force from 1 July 2010, was defined as the floor below which no bank could lend, apart from a short list of exceptions such as loans against a bank's own deposits and loans to its own staff.
Option A, the MCLR, came four years after the base rate, not before it. Option C, the external benchmark lending rate, came in 2019 and is the latest of the three regimes. Option D, the bank rate, is a Reserve Bank policy rate aligned with the marginal standing facility and is not a bank's own lending benchmark at all.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Krishi Credit Card
- B.Kisan Credit Card
- C.Krishi Credit Corporation
- D.Kisan Credit Corporation
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- A.CDF model
- B.SEWAA model
- C.SAPAP model
- D.DWCRA model
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- A.1 July 2010
- B.1 April 2016
- C.1 October 2019
- D.1 April 2003
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Read the full explanation →In which of the following charges on movable property does the possession of the goods remain with the borrower?
- A.Pledge
- B.Hypothecation
- C.Lien
- D.Mortgage
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Read the full explanation →Mortgage of immovable property in India is governed by which of the following Acts?
- A.Indian Contract Act, 1872
- B.Transfer of Property Act, 1882
- C.Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
- D.Banking Regulation Act, 1949
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