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430+ Financial Markets and Institutions Solved MCQs

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201.

Accommodation bills are also known as ..................... bills

A. kite bills
B. wind bills
C. supply bill
D. both a & b
Answer» D. both a & b
202.

Adhoc treasury bills are issued in favour of the ..................... only

A. Treasury
B. RBI
C. Commercial banks
D. State government
Answer» B. RBI
203.

..................... are short term deposits of specific maturity similar to fixed deposits.

A. commercial paper
B. Interbank participation certificate
C. Repo
D. Certificate of deposit
Answer» D. Certificate of deposit
204.

..................... is an unsecured short term promissory note issued by creditworthy companies?

A. commercial pape
B. interbank participation certificate
C. Repo
D. Certificate of deposit
Answer» A. commercial pape
205.

Discount and Finance House of India was set up in .....................

A. 1982
B. 1988
C. 1992
D. 1969
Answer» B. 1988
206.

Discount and Finance House of India was set up in pursuance of the recommendations of .....................Committee

A. Malegam
B. Malhotra
C. Vaghul
D. Narasimham
Answer» C. Vaghul
207.

..................... has been set up mainly to provide a secondary market in Govt. Securities

A. DHFI
B. OTCEI
C. STCI
D. NSDL
Answer» C. STCI
208.

Right shares are offered to.....................

A. Debenture holders
B. Existing shareholders
C. List 2 contributories
D. Liquidators
Answer» B. Existing shareholders
209.

..................... is the suitable method where small companies issue shares

A. public issue
B. placement
C. offer for sale
D. none of these
Answer» B. placement
210.

..................... is a process of admitting securities for trading on a recognised stock exchange.

A. Registration
B. filing
C. listing
D. admission
Answer» C. listing
211.

..................... is a preferential independent broker who deals in securities on his own behalf.

A. Jobber
B. sub broker
C. Remisiers
D. arbitragers
Answer» A. Jobber
212.

The facility to carry forward a transaction from one settlement period to another is known as ..................... transaction

A. Badla
B. arbitrage
C. cornering
D. trading inside
Answer» A. Badla
213.

The device adopted to make profit out of the differences in prices of a security in to different markets is called.....................

A. Cornering
B. prise rigging
C. arbitrage
D. margin trading
Answer» C. arbitrage
214.

The central depositary ..................... the security on behalf of the investors

A. Hold
B. transfer
C. both a & b above
D. none of these
Answer» C. both a & b above
215.

..................... of shares in the first step in the depository process

A. Registration
B. Listing
C. Rematting
D. immobilisation
Answer» D. immobilisation
216.

. ..................... is the link between the depository and the owner

A. Agent
B. Depository participant
C. Beneficiary
D. Broker
Answer» B. Depository participant
217.

..................... issues does not bring in any fresh capital

A. equity
B. preference
C. debenture
D. bonus
Answer» D. bonus
218.

Prospectus is not issued in

A. public issue
B. private placement
C. right issue
D. none the above
Answer» B. private placement
219.

An issuer need not file an offer document in case of

A. public issue
B. preferential allotment
C. right issue
D. bought out deal
Answer» B. preferential allotment
220.

An issuer can launch an IPO within.....................

A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
D. one year
Answer» B. 6 months
221.

An issue of a minimum size of Rs. ..................... crore is a mega issue

A. 50
B. 100
C. 150
D. 300
Answer» B. 100
222.

Financial institutions are also known as ........................

A. Financial organisation
B. Financial intermediaries
C. Financial system
D. Any of the above
Answer» B. Financial intermediaries
223.

........................ is the first development financial institution in India.

A. IDBI
B. ICICI
C. IFCI
D. RBI
Answer» C. IFCI
224.

Management Development Institute (MDI) was set up by ........................

A. IDBI
B. ICICI
C. IFCI
D. SEBI
Answer» C. IFCI
225.

IDBI was established in ........................

A. 1948
B. 1954
C. 1992
D. 1964
Answer» D. 1964
226.

........................ is an apex institution to coordinate, supplement and integrate the activities of all existing specialised financial institutions.

A. IFCI
B. IDBI
C. RBI
D. SEBI
Answer» B. IDBI
227.

Hedging through futures contracts

A. increases risk of loss if prices fall
B. eliminates profit maximization potential
C. is considered to be speculative in nature
D. all of the above
Answer» B. eliminates profit maximization potential
228.

In what city are the two largest commodities exchanges?

A. Chicago
B. New York
C. Kansas City
D. Minneapolis
Answer» A. Chicago
229.

The financial futures market has evolved over recent time because of

A. volatility and risk in the foreign exchange markets
B. volatility of interest rates
C. appeal to speculators due to low margin requirements
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
230.

While hedging through interest rate futures reduces or eliminates the risk of loss, it also

A. is illegal in some cases.
B. has not been accepted by most corporate financial managers.
C. eliminates the possibility of an abnormal gain.
D. none of the above.
Answer» C. eliminates the possibility of an abnormal gain.
231.

Margin requirements on commodities contracts

A. are much higher than those on common stock transactions.
B. vary over time and even among exchanges for a given commodity.
C. typically, are 2 to 10 percent of the value of the contract.
D. none of the above are true.
Answer» C. typically, are 2 to 10 percent of the value of the contract.
232.

Which of the following can be the underlying for a commodity derivative contract?

A. Interest Rate
B. Euro-Indian Rupee
C. Gold
D. NIFTY
Answer» C. Gold
233.

Daily mark to market settlement is done ------------

A. Till the date of contract expiry
B. As long as the contract makes a loss
C. On the last day of week
D. On the last trading day of the month
Answer» A. Till the date of contract expiry
234.

----------is the actual process of exchanging money and goods.

A. Transfer
B. Settlement
C. Netting
D. Clearing
Answer» B. Settlement
235.

-----------work at making profits by taking advantage of discrepancy between prices of the same product across different markets.

A. Arbitragers
B. Speculators
C. Exchange
D. Hedgers
Answer» A. Arbitragers
236.

Commodity exchanges enable producers and consumer to hedge their -----------given the uncertainty of the future.

A. seasonal risk
B. profit risk
C. production risk
D. price risk
Answer» D. price risk
237.

Which of the following is not true about the national level exchanges?

A. Offers online trading
B. Recognised on permanent basis
C. Offers single commodity for trading
D. Volumes higher than regional exchanges
Answer» C. Offers single commodity for trading
238.

----------- Exchanges provide real time, online, transparent and vibrant spot platform for commodities.

A. Electronic Spot
B. Regional
C. Futures
D. Stock
Answer» A. Electronic Spot
239.

----------can only trade through their account or on account of their clients and however clear their trade through PCMs/STCMs.

A. Trading cum Clearing Member
B. Trading Member
C. Commodity Participant
D. Associate Member
Answer» B. Trading Member
240.

The minimum net worth requirement for PCM on the NCDEX is-----------.

A. 50 Lakh
B. 500 Lakh
C. 5000 Lakh
D. 5 Lakh
Answer» C. 5000 Lakh
241.

Members of commodity market can opt to meet the security deposit requirement by way of -- ---------

A. Cash
B. Bank Guarantee
C. Fixed Deposit Receipts
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
242.

In the case of certain commodities like gold and silver, delivery is staggered over last ------ days of the contract.

A. Two
B. Three
C. Five
D. Thirteen
Answer» C. Five
243.

Unit of trading for Wheat at NCDEX is---------

A. 1 MT
B. 3 MT
C. 1 kg
D. 10 MT
Answer» D. 10 MT
244.

At present how many national commodity exchanges are operating in India?

A. 8
B. 7
C. 6
D. 10
Answer» C. 6
245.

Regulatory body of commodity market in India is-------------

A. FMC
B. NCX
C. ICE
D. ICRA
Answer» A. FMC
246.

Forward Market Commission (FMC) established in the year-----------

A. 1948
B. 1964
C. 1953
D. 1952
Answer» C. 1953
247.

FMC merged with SEBI in the year------------

A. 1994
B. 2008
C. 2015
D. 2016
Answer» C. 2015
248.

The year of establishment of National Multi- Commodity Exchange (NMCE) was---------

A. 2002
B. 2003
C. 2004
D. 2005
Answer» A. 2002
249.

The Headquarters of NMCE is -------------

A. New Delhi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Mumbai
D. Calcutta
Answer» B. Ahmedabad
250.

-----------is the world’s largest exchange in silver and gold

A. NMCE
B. MCX
C. ICEX
D. NCDEX
Answer» B. MCX

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