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Question
Read the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one of the correct alternatives given below:
Assertion (A): Commercial Banks keep only a fraction of deposits as Cash Reserves and use the remaining deposits for given loans, etc.
Reason (R): All the depositors of Commercial Banks do not approach the banks for withdrawal of money at the [iame time and also they do not withdraw the entire amount in one go.
Options
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Solution
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
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