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Money And Banking

ICSE · Class 12 · Economics

Complete topic list for Money And Banking in ICSE Class 12 Economics. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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Topics in Money And Banking

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1. Money: Meaning, Types, and Functions

  • Barter economy is called a C-C economy, where C stands for commodity.
  • Barter exchange suffered from problems such as double coincidence of wants, lack of a common measure of value, difficulty in future payments, storage problems, and lack of divisibility.
  • The word money comes from the Latin word Moneta, the surname of the Roman goddess Juno.
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2. Supply of Money and Measures of Money Supply

  • Supply of money is the total stock of money held by the public at a point of time.
  • Supply of money is a stock variable, not a flow variable.
  • Money held by government, RBI, and the banking system is excluded from money supply because it is not in circulation with the public.
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3. Inflation and Value of Money

  • Inflation means a persistent rise in prices of goods and services at a fast pace.
  • Inflation is a rise in prices, not merely a high price level.
  • A one-time rise in prices does not count as inflation.
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4. Commercial Banks: Meaning, Functions, and Credit Creation

  • A commercial bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for consumption and investment.
  • Two essential conditions for a financial institution to be a commercial bank are accepting chequable demand deposits and lending.
  • Commercial banks are also called joint stock banks.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Money and banking as the system that enables exchange, stores value, creates credit, and supports economic stability

Barter systemMeaning of moneyKinds of moneyFunctions of moneySupply of moneyInflationCommercial banksCentral bank

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