330+ Indian Financial System Solved MCQs

1.

___________ allocates saving efficiently in an economy to ultimate users either for investment in real assets or for consumption

A. economic system
B. banking system
C. financial system
D. market system
Answer» C. financial system
2.

Which of the following is not a regulatory institutions in Indian financial system.

A. rbi
B. cibil
C. sebi
D. irda
Answer» B. cibil
3.

___________ is regarded as a queen of Indian financial system.

A. sebi
B. rbi
C. finance ministry
D. bse
Answer» B. rbi
4.

————— represent claims for the payment of a sum of money sometimes in the future and/or a periodic payment in the form of interest or dividend.

A. physical asset
B. fixed asset
C. financial asset
D. none of these
Answer» C. financial asset
5.

SEBI was established in —————.

A. 1988
B. 1985
C. 1991
D. 1990
Answer» A. 1988
6.

RBI started functioning on —————.

A. 1-4-1935
B. 1-4-1948
C. 1-4-1882
D. 1-4-1945
Answer» A. 1-4-1935
7.

National Housing bank is a fully owned subsidiary of —————.

A. hdfc
B. hsbc
C. rbi
D. hudco
Answer» C. rbi
8.

————— has the statutory powers to regulate and promote the Indian capital market.

A. registrar of issue
B. merchant banks
C. sebi
D. rbi
Answer» C. sebi
9.

Any company making a public issue of value of more than Rs. ———— is required to file a draft offer document with SEBI.

A. 100 lakh
B. 25 lakh
C. 50 lakh
D. 10 lakh
Answer» C. 50 lakh
10.

————— Committee was constituted by SEBI for deciding about derivatives trading.

A. l.c.gupta
B. r. l. gupta
C. vaghul
D. malhotra
Answer» A. l.c.gupta
11.

RBI is the lender of last resort for —————.

A. central government
B. state governments
C. stock markets
D. commercial banks
Answer» D. commercial banks
12.

The market regulator of Indian Capital Market is ……………

A. dfhi
B. rbi
C. sebi
D. stci
Answer» C. sebi
13.

…………………… facilitate the transfer of funds from savers to the borrowers.

A. goods market
B. money market
C. financial market
D. consumer market
Answer» C. financial market
14.

……………………… market is a market for old issues.

A. money market
B. primary market
C. secondary market
D. all the above
Answer» C. secondary market
15.

Which of the following is a financial asset

A. gold
B. silver
C. share
D. land.
Answer» C. share
16.

Which of the following is a cash asset?

A. deposit created out of loans
B. share
C. bond
D. post office certificate.
Answer» A. deposit created out of loans
17.

Govt. bond is a

A. short term security
B. long term security
C. medium term security
D. either a or b.
Answer» B. long term security
18.

Money market deals with ..................... instruments.

A. long term
B. short term
C. medium term
D. all of these.
Answer» B. short term
19.

The market for extremely short period loan is called.....................

A. call money market
B. money at short notice
C. t-bill market
D. g-sec market
Answer» A. call money market
20.

..................... acts as an intermediary between Govt. and money market

A. rbi
B. sebi
C. commercial banks
D. all the above
Answer» A. rbi
21.

................... are drawn by contractors on the Govt. departments for the goods supplied to them

A. treasury bills
B. supply bill
C. bill of lading
D. documentary bill
Answer» B. supply bill
22.

The bill which doesn’t require acceptance is called.....................

A. treasury bills
B. supply bill
C. bill of lading
D. documentary bill
Answer» A. treasury bills
23.

..................... are an important instrument of short term borrowing by the Govt.

A. national saving certificate
B. bonds
C. treasury bill
D. any of the above
Answer» C. treasury bill
24.

..................... is a market for bankers’ acceptances

A. discount market
B. cds market
C. interbank participation market
D. acceptance market
Answer» D. acceptance market
25.

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
26.

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

A. treasury
B. rbi
C. commercial banks
D. state government
Answer» B. rbi
27.

..................... 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
28.

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

A. commercial paper
B. interbank participation certificate
C. repo
D. certificate of deposit
Answer» A. commercial paper
29.

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

A. 1982
B. 1988
C. 1992
D. 1969
Answer» B. 1988
30.

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
31.

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

A. dhfi
B. otcei
C. stci
D. nsdl
Answer» C. stci
32.

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

A. debenture holders
B. existing shareholders
C. list 2 contributories
D. liquidators
Answer» B. existing shareholders
33.

..................... 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
34.

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

A. registration
B. filing
C. listing
D. admission
Answer» C. listing
35.

..................... 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
36.

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
37.

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
38.

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
39.

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

A. registration
B. listing
C. rematting
D. immobilisation
Answer» D. immobilisation
40.

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

A. agent
B. depository participant
C. beneficiary
D. broker
Answer» B. depository participant
41.

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

A. equity
B. preference
C. debenture
D. bonus
Answer» D. bonus
42.

Prospectus is not issued in

A. public issue
B. private placement
C. right issue
D. none the above
Answer» B. private placement
43.

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
44.

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

A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
D. one year
Answer» B. 6 months
45.

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

A. 50
B. 100
C. 150
D. 300
Answer» B. 100
46.

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

A. financial organisation
B. financial intermediaries
C. financial system
D. any of the above
Answer» B. financial intermediaries
47.

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

A. idbi
B. icici
C. ifci
D. rbi
Answer» C. ifci
48.

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

A. idbi
B. icici
C. ifci
D. sebi
Answer» C. ifci
49.

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

A. 1948
B. 1954
C. 1992
D. 1964
Answer» D. 1964
50.

........................ 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
51.

Technical consultancy Organisations were set up by........................

A. ifci
B. idbi
C. rbi
D. sebi
Answer» B. idbi
52.

ICICI was set up in ........................

A. 1955
B. 1964
C. 1989
D. 1935
Answer» A. 1955
53.

........................ assists mainly to industrial undertakings in the private sector

A. ifci
B. idbi
C. icici
D. sebi
Answer» C. icici
54.

LIC was established in........................

A. 1956
B. 1964
C. 1989
D. gcv1935
Answer» A. 1956
55.

UTI was set up in the year ........................

A. 1956
B. 1964
C. 1969
D. 1948
Answer» B. 1964
56.

................known as Brettonwood twins

A. idbi and ifci
B. idbi and uti
C. ibrd and imf
D. rbi and sebi
Answer» C. ibrd and imf
57.

World bank is also known as........................

A. imf
B. adb
C. ibrd
D. unicef
Answer» C. ibrd
58.

World bank was set up in ........................

A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1947
D. 1948
Answer» A. 1945
59.

IMF commenced financial operation on........................

A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1947
D. 1948
Answer» C. 1947
60.

Which of the following gives long term finance?

A. idbi
B. icici
C. ifci
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
61.

Which of the following is a fee based service

A. hire purchase
B. leasing
C. capital issue management
D. underwriting.
Answer» C. capital issue management
62.

Find the odd one out

A. commercial paper
B. share certificate
C. certificate of deposit
D. treasury bill.
Answer» B. share certificate
63.

The process of managing the sales ledger of a client by a financial service company is called

A. forfaiting
B. factoring
C. leasing
D. none of these.
Answer» B. factoring
64.

Mutual funds are very popular in

A. usa
B. uk
C. japan
D. india
Answer» A. usa
65.

In India, the company which actually deals with the corpus of the mutual fund is called

A. sponsor company
B. trustee company
C. asset management company
D. mutual fund company.
Answer» C. asset management company
66.

The first bank in India to start factoring business is

A. canara bank
B. sbi
C. punjab national bank
D. allahabad bank.
Answer» B. sbi
67.

An asset with a physical value is called

A. financial asset
B. non financial asset
C. fictitious asset
D. fixed asset
Answer» B. non financial asset
68.

An asset which derives its value because of a contractual claim is

A. financial asset
B. non financial asset
C. fictitious asset
D. fixed asset
Answer» A. financial asset
69.

Gold is -----------asset

A. financial asset
B. non financial asset
C. fictitious asset
D. intangible asset
Answer» B. non financial asset
70.

Cash is --------------asset

A. financial asset
B. non financial asset
C. fictitious asset
D. intangible asset
Answer» A. financial asset
71.

-------------is a whole sale market for short term debt instrument.

A. capital market
B. forex market
C. money market
D. any of the above
Answer» C. money market
72.

Money lent in the inter-bank market for 15 days or more is called -----------

A. call money
B. term money
C. money at short notice
D. all the above
Answer» B. term money
73.

Call money is a loan given for a period of

A. 15 days
B. 30 days
C. 1 day
D. 1 year
Answer» C. 1 day
74.

When money lent for more than a day but up to a fortnight is called

A. call money
B. term money
C. money at short notice
D. none of the above
Answer» C. money at short notice
75.

CBLO stands for

A. collateralised borrowing and lending obligation
B. central banks lending obligation
C. commercial bank and lending option
D. none of these
Answer» A. collateralised borrowing and lending obligation
76.

The NSDL established in

A. august 1996
B. august 1998
C. january 1996
D. january 1998
Answer» A. august 1996
77.

In a private placement the maximum number of investors shall not exceed

A. 51
B. 49
C. 100
D. 25
Answer» B. 49
78.

Merchant banks in India started in

A. 1955
B. 1969
C. 1972
D. 1992
Answer» B. 1969
79.

Merchant banks concept in India introduced by

A. sbi
B. pnb
C. anz grindlays
D. city bank
Answer» C. anz grindlays
80.

SENSEX is the index of

A. bse
B. nse
C. otcei
D. cse
Answer» A. bse
81.

NIFTY is the index of

A. bse
B. nse
C. otcei
D. cse
Answer» B. nse
82.

The first Indian equity index is

A. nifty
B. sensex
C. dollex
D. defty
Answer» B. sensex
83.

........... is a product whose value is derived from the value of underlying asset

A. repo
B. t-bills
C. g.sec
D. derivatives
Answer» D. derivatives
84.

BOLT stands for

A. borrowing or lending trade
B. bombay online trading
C. bond or loan transaction
D. none of these
Answer» B. bombay online trading
85.

--------------is also known as “G.Secs”

A. gold traded fund (gtf)
B. general securities
C. govt. securities
D. growth oriented fund
Answer» C. govt. securities
86.

.................. are negotiable instrument issued by an overseas depository

A. adr
B. gdr
C. idr
D. any of the above
Answer» D. any of the above
87.

Perpetual bond is also known as

A. deep discount bond
B. irredeemable bond
C. bearer bond
D. registered bond
Answer» B. irredeemable bond
88.

Zero Coupon Bond is also known as

A. deep discount bond
B. irredeemable bond
C. bearer bond
D. zero interest bond
Answer» A. deep discount bond
89.

Secured Premium Notes (SPN) always issued with...........

A. premium
B. discount
C. detachable warrant
D. coupon
Answer» C. detachable warrant
90.

................ bonds permit the bond holder to invest the interest income again in host bonds

A. deep discount bond
B. junk bonds
C. bearer bond
D. bunny bonds
Answer» D. bunny bonds
91.

...............bonds are high risk and high yield bonds developed in USA

A. deep discount bond
B. junk bonds
C. bearer bond
D. bunny bonds
Answer» B. junk bonds
92.

ESOP stands for

A. equity share option plan
B. equity shares option premium
C. employee stock option plan
D. equity stock option plan
Answer» C. employee stock option plan
93.

QIPs Stands for

A. quality investment project
B. qualified investment plan
C. qualified institutional placement
D. qualitative investment premium
Answer» C. qualified institutional placement
94.

What you mean by “STRIPS”

A. separate trade register of initial public securities offer
B. stock trading register of interest and principal securities
C. separate trading of registered interest and principal of securities
D. share transfer and registrar of indian public securities issues
Answer» C. separate trading of registered interest and principal of securities
95.

Gilt Edged Securities are

A. govt. securities
B. company’s securities
C. any of the above
D. none of these
Answer» A. govt. securities
96.

In India, forfaiting services are offered by

A. rbi
B. sbi
C. exim bank
D. all the above
Answer» C. exim bank
97.

The small investors’ gateway to enter into big companies is —————

A. equity shares
B. preference shares
C. bonds
D. mutual fund
Answer» D. mutual fund
98.

Money Market mutual fund is also known as---------------

A. growth fund
B. balanced fund
C. income fund
D. cash fund
Answer» C. income fund
99.

————— fund invests in highly liquid securities like commercial paper.

A. open ended fund
B. close ended fund
C. balanced fund
D. mmmf
Answer» D. mmmf
100.

The idea of providing factoring services in India was first thought by —————

A. vaghul committee
B. malhotra committee
C. tanden committee
D. none of these
Answer» A. vaghul committee
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