UPSC Economics Business and Foreign Trade / व्यापार और विदेश व्यापार Question Bank Foreign Trade and Investment in India

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    Which sentences are correct regarding special drawing rights?
    I. It was created in 1980
    II. It is also known as "paper gold".
    III. Its value is based on a basket of five key international key currencies and SDRs can be exchanged for freely usable currencies

    A) Only II                         

    B) I & III

    C) II & III              

    D) All the above

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    SDR is an international monetary reserve currency, created by International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1969. It operates as a supplement to the existing reserves of member countries. It is also known as "paper gold".


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