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Question

Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1.

    In India, credit rating agencies are regulated by Reserve Bank of India.

  2. 2.

    The rating agency popularly known as ICRA is a public limited company.

  3. 3.

    Brickwork Ratings is an Indian credit rating agency.

Options

a

1 and 2 only

b

2 and 3 only

Answer
c

1 and 3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 1 is incorrect.

Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) in India (like CRISIL, ICRA, and Brickwork Ratings) are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), not the RBI. ICRA is a publicly listed entity, and Brickwork is an indigenous CRA.

SEBI regulates entities that assign credit ratings to financial market instruments.

Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q63

Subject

Economy

Sub-topic

Agriculture & Allied

Type

Assertion-Reason

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

SEBI Credit Rating Agencies Regulations 1999

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