State the quantity of gold bought by the Reserve Bank of India during the financial year 2017-18 in its first purchase of gold in almost nine years.
- A2.46 metric tonnes
- B4.46 metric tonnes
- C6.46 metric tonnes
- D8.46 metric tonnes
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) purchased of gold in the financial year 2017-18. This was the central bank's first addition of gold reserves through open market purchase since it bought from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in November 2009.