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Which one of the following groups of items is included in India’s foreign-exchange reserves?<\/p>\n

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\nIndia’s foreign-exchange reserves, maintained by the RBI, include Foreign-currency assets (FCAs), Gold holdings of the RBI, and Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).
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\nForeign exchange reserves are assets held by a central bank in foreign currencies, used to back liabilities and influence monetary policy. The major components of India’s foreign exchange reserves are FCAs (investments in foreign government securities, deposits in foreign central banks\/BIS), Gold, SDRs (an international reserve asset created by the IMF), and the Reserve Position in the IMF (India’s share in the IMF quota).
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\nLoans from foreign countries or from the World Bank are typically part of external debt, which is a liability, not an asset component of foreign exchange reserves. Maintaining adequate foreign exchange reserves helps in managing exchange rate volatility, meeting external debt obligations, and providing confidence to international investors.
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