Q40 · UPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · Economy

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With reference to the Indian economy, "Collateral Borrowing and Lending Obligations are the instruments of:

A Bond market
B Forex market
C Money market
D Stock market

Correct answer: (c) Money market

Explanation

  1. A

    Bond market

    Bond market. CBLO was a money-market collateralised borrowing product.

  2. B

    Forex market

    Forex market. Not FX.

  3. C

    Money market

    Money market. CBLO: collateralised overnight / short-term borrowing and lending.

  4. D

    Stock market

    Stock market. Not equities.

Summary. Official key is (c) money market. Collateralised Borrowing and Lending Obligations (CBLO) were CCIL products for collateralised short-term lending — a money-market instrument (later migrated to the tri-party repo segment). Not bonds as a capital-market class, not forex, not stocks.

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