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Q68·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2025

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Question

In India, which one of the following is responsible for maintaining price stability by controlling inflation?

Options

a

Department of Consumer Affairs

b

Expenditure Management Commission

c

Financial Stability and Development Council

d

Reserve Bank of India

Answer

Explanation

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the correct answer.

The RBI holds the statutory mandate to maintain price stability while keeping in mind the objective of growth. The RBI Act was amended in 2016 to introduce a formal flexible inflation targeting framework, tasking the Monetary Policy Committee to keep CPI inflation at 4% with a band of +/- 2%.

Controlling inflation through monetary policy is the primary statutory responsibility of the central bank.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q68

Subject

Economy

Sub-topic

Banking & RBI

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

RBI Act 1934 Flexible Inflation Targeting Framework

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