SSC CHSL Tier-1 practice question
In 1991 India had to pledge its gold reserves abroad to raise funds. This was mainly due to a severe ______.
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Correct answer: (B) balance of payments crisis
In 1991 India's foreign exchange reserves could cover only a few weeks of imports — a balance of payments crisis — so gold was pledged to raise emergency foreign currency. The Harshad Mehta stock scam surfaced only in 1992.
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1991 में भारत को धन जुटाने के लिए अपना स्वर्ण भंडार विदेश में गिरवी रखना पड़ा। इसका मुख्य कारण गंभीर ______ था।
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सही उत्तर: (B) भुगतान संतुलन संकट
1991 में भारत का विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार केवल कुछ सप्ताह के आयात के लिए पर्याप्त था — यही भुगतान संतुलन संकट था — इसलिए आपात विदेशी मुद्रा हेतु सोना गिरवी रखा गया। हर्षद मेहता शेयर घोटाला 1992 में सामने आया।
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