UNIT- I

1. Definition and Functions of Money, 2. Nature and Importance of Money, 3. Classification of Money, 4.  Supply of Money and High Powered Money, 5 . Gresham’s Law, 6. Value of Money and Index Number, 7. Quantity Theory of Money, 8. Inflation and Deflation, 9. Finance : Meaning, Role, Objective and Kinds, 10. Financial System : Meaning, Components and Importance, 11. Financial Intermediaries, 12. Financial Market : Instrument and their Functions, 13. Gold Standard—Forms, 14. International Gold Standard,

UNIT – II

1. History of the Development of Indian Banking System, 2. Bank : Definition and Functions, 3 . Classification and Importance of Banks, 4. Organisation of Commercial Banks, 5. State Bank of Indi, 6. Investment Policy of Commercial Banks, 7. Defects and Economic Reforms of Indian Banking System, 8. Electronic Banking, 9. Credit, Credit Instruments and Credit Creation, 10. Indian Banking Legislation : Banking Regulation Act, 1949, 11. Regional Rural Banks, 12. Co-operative Banks, 13. National Banks for Agriculture and Rural Development —NABARD, 14. Central Banking or Apex Banking, 15. Reserve Bank of India, 16. Credit Control Policy of the Reserve Bank of India, 17. Monetary Policy, 18. Institutional Financial Institutions, 19. Balance Sheet of a Bank, 20. International Monetary Fund, 21. World Bank and Other International Financial Institutions, 22. Interest Rates, 23 . Inflation and Interest Rates in India.