Which one of the following is the appropriate meaning of collateral?

• It is the sum total of money borrowed from banks

• The amount borrowed from friends

• It is an asset of the borrower used as guarantee to a lender

• The amount invested in a business

In what ways does the Reserve Bank of India supervise the functioning of banks? Why is this necessary?

Analyse the role of credit for development.

Manav needs a loan to set up a small business. On what basis will Manav decide whether to borrow from the bank or the moneylender? Discuss.

In India, about 80 per cent of farmers are small farmers, who need credit for cultivation.

(a) Why might banks be unwilling to lend to small farmers?

(b) What are the other sources from which the small farmers can borrow?

Majority of the credit needs of the _________ households are met from informal sources.

_________ costs of borrowing increase the debt-burden.

_________ issues currency notes on behalf of the Central Government.

Banks charge a higher interest rate on loans than what they offer on ________.

_________ is an asset that the borrower owns and uses as a guarantee until the loan is repaid to the lender.

In a SHG most of the decisions regarding savings and loan activities are taken by: