{"id":38999,"date":"2024-04-24T12:16:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=38999"},"modified":"2024-04-26T06:08:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T06:08:03","slug":"upsc-prelims-2016-question-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-40\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2016 &#8211; Question 40"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e5fe7487788\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-40\/#Q_With_reference_to_the_International_Monetary_and_inancial_Committee_IMFC_consider_the_following_statements\" title=\"Q: With reference to the International Monetary and inancial Committee (IMFC), consider the following statements:\">Q: With reference to the International Monetary and inancial Committee (IMFC), consider the following statements:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-40\/#The_correct_answer_is_Both_1_and_2\" title=\"The correct answer is&nbsp;Both 1 and 2.\">The correct answer is&nbsp;Both 1 and 2.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-40\/#International_Monetary_and_Financial_Committee_IMFC\" title=\"International Monetary and Financial 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id=\"Q_With_reference_to_the_International_Monetary_and_inancial_Committee_IMFC_consider_the_following_statements\"><\/span>Q: With reference to the International Monetary and inancial Committee (IMFC), consider the following statements:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) IMFC discusses matters of concern affecting the global economy, and advises the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the direction of its work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) The World Bank participates as observer in IMFC\u2019s meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_correct_answer_is_Both_1_and_2\"><\/span>The correct answer is&nbsp;Both 1 and 2.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"International_Monetary_and_Financial_Committee_IMFC\"><\/span>International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The IMFC has 24 members, drawn from the pool of 187 governors.<\/li><li>Its structure mirrors that of the Executive Board and its 24 constituencies. As such, the IMFC represents all the member countries of the Fund.<\/li><li>It makes recommendations and provides updates to the IMF Board of Governors on matters pertaining to the supervision and administration of the global monetary and financial system, particularly how to handle developing situations that could cause disruptions. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.<\/li><li>Typically, the IMFC convenes twice a year.<\/li><li>The World Bank is among the foreign organizations that attend the IMFC meetings as observers. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.<\/li><li>It also considers proposals by the Executive Board to amend the Articles of Agreement and advises on any other matters that may be referred to it by the Board of Governors.<\/li><li>Although the IMFC has no formal decision-making powers, in practice, it has become a key instrument for providing strategic direction to the work and policies of the Fund.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UPSC-Essay-Course-1280\u00d7300-1-3.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42688\" width=\"781\" height=\"182\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-c6ab63ae-7083-4831-b519-cb89dacafb18\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\"><\/span><strong>In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-52c5a91b-6ed6-46e3-b781-7cc0c63a0b76\">For UPSC Prelims Resources,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc-cse-prelims-resource-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d014fe86-d628-49d8-82ce-6c60dc6e7a73\">For Daily Updates and Study Material:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-38177954-e668-4d8d-b250-d0fbd5a09390\">Join our Telegram Channel &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/WithEdukemy4IAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edukemy for IAS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-49ca2fe3-109f-4a88-b72e-9df49c3d328e\"><li>1. 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