Lesson M5.3.2

M5.3.2 Central bank policy effectiveness and the IMF and World Bank Quiz: OCR Economics, Unit 10

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes a situation where monetary policy becomes ineffective because interest rates are already near zero?

    • Liquidity ratio
    • Debt deflation
    • Liquidity trap
    • Negatively sloped yield

  2. What is the primary focus of the International Monetary Fund when lending to member countries?

    • Foreign direct investment
    • Balance of payments
    • Microfinance grants
    • Infrastructure projects

  3. Which institution primarily provides long-term loans for development and poverty reduction in developing nations?

    • World Trade Organization
    • International Monetary Fund
    • World Bank
    • Financial Conduct Authority

  4. What central bank policy involves publicly communicating future monetary policy intentions to manage market expectations?

    • Open market operations
    • Quantitative easing
    • Reserve rationing
    • Forward guidance

  5. What problem occurs when banks take excessive financial risks knowing the central bank will rescue them?

    • Moral hazard
    • Market failure
    • Regulatory capture
    • Adverse selection

  6. Which central bank function prevents financial panic by supplying emergency funds to solvent banks?

    • Lender of last resort
    • Quantitative easing
    • Forward guidance
    • Open market operations

  7. What is the term for policy requirements imposed on developing nations in exchange for IMF loans?

    • Monetary easing
    • Sterilisation
    • Conditionality
    • Prudential regulation

  8. How long is the estimated monetary policy transmission lag in the UK economy?

    • 5 to 7 years
    • 1 to 3 months
    • 18 to 24 months
    • 3 to 6 months

  9. When a central bank purchases government bonds under quantitative easing, what happens to bond yields?

    • They turn negative
    • They rise
    • They fall
    • They stay constant

  10. Which policy measure is typically included in an IMF Structural Adjustment Programme?

    • Privatisation of assets
    • Fiscal deficit expansion
    • Price cap creation
    • Import tariff hikes

  11. If a central bank increases the reserve ratio requirement, what happens to commercial bank lending capacity?

    • It doubles
    • It increases
    • It decreases
    • It remains unchanged

  12. A borrower hiding high-risk investment plans from a lending bank is an example of what concept?

    • Moral hazard
    • Negative externality
    • Asymmetric information
    • Price discrimination

  13. Why might quantitative easing inadvertently increase wealth inequality within an economy?

    • Increases income tax
    • Inflates asset prices
    • Reduces bank reserves
    • Lowers house prices

  14. What is the official international reserve asset created by the IMF to supplement member countries reserves?

    • Special Drawing Rights
    • Eurodollar market
    • Sovereign wealth funds
    • Treasury bills

  15. Which policy approach is strongly associated with the free-market economic principles of the Washington Consensus?

    • Trade liberalisation
    • Industry nationalisation
    • Managed exchange rates
    • Capital controls

  16. What risk describes the collapse of an entire financial sector triggered by single bank failures?

    • Credit risk
    • Systemic risk
    • Operational risk
    • Exchange rate risk

  17. What is a key limitation of setting negative interest rates on commercial bank central reserves?

    • Increases bond yields
    • Causes rapid inflation
    • Reduces national debt
    • Encourages cash hoarding

  18. What practice involves financial institutions shifting operations to foreign regions with weaker regulatory oversight?

    • Ring-fencing
    • Regulatory arbitrage
    • Prudential filtering
    • Regulatory capture

  19. Which UK body is responsible for the microprudential regulation of banks, building societies, and credit unions?

    • Monetary Policy Committee
    • Competition Authority
    • Prudential Regulation Authority
    • Financial Ombudsman Service

  20. What is the main objective of the Bank of England Financial Policy Committee?

    • Consumer price inflation
    • Tax policy enforcement
    • Foreign exchange rates
    • Macroprudential stability

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