UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 36
The terms 'Marginal Standing Facility Rate' and 'Net Demand and Time Liabilities', sometimes appearing in news, are used in relation to
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: MSF is an RBI short-term liquidity facility for banks; NDTL is their deposits and other demand/time liabilities used in reserve calculations.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - Correct: both are core banking and monetary-policy terms.
B: Incorrect - Neither describes telecommunications or data networking.
C: Incorrect - Neither is a military planning expression.
D: Incorrect - Neither refers to crop-price supply-and-demand analysis.