रिझर्व बँक ऑफ इंडियाने सुरू केलेल्या "सार्वभौम सुवर्ण रोख्यांचा" (Sovereign Gold Bonds) मुख्य उद्देश कोणता ?
(a) प्रत्यक्ष (भौतिक) सोन्याची मागणी कमी करणे.
(b) प्रत्यक्ष (भौतिक) सोन्याची मागणी वाढविणे.
(c) सोन्यात पैसे गुंतवून अधिक व्याज मिळविणे.
(d) काळा पैसा शोधण्यासाठी.
पर्यायी उत्तरे :

The correct answer is Option A (Statement (a) is correct).

Key Points:
• Launch of SGB: The Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme was launched by the Government of India in November 2015 under the Gold Monetisation Scheme framework, issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on behalf of the Government.
• Core Objective: The primary purpose is to reduce the domestic demand for physical gold (प्रत्यक्ष सोन्याची मागणी कमी करणे) and shift domestic household financial savings away from imported gold into productive financial assets, thereby curbing India's massive Current Account Deficit (CAD).
• Features: Denominated in multiples of grams of gold with a fixed annual coupon interest (2.50% p.a.) and exemption from Capital Gains Tax on redemption.
• Other Options: Not launched to encourage gold demand, unearth black money, or merely provide speculative interest profits.
• Key Takeaway: Sovereign Gold Bonds were launched by RBI in 2015 primarily to curb the import demand for physical gold.