Question:

The safer the debt instrument, the —————– is the rate of interest.

A.

lower school of distance education

B.

higher

C.

safety of debt instrument will not have any impact on the interest rate

D.

none of the above

Answer» a. lower school of distance education

Question:

Which of the following is not true of Demat account?

A.

one is not restricted to having account with only one dp.

B.

one does not need to keep any minimum balance of securities in a demat accountwith a dp.

C.

one cannot open more than one account with the same dp.

D.

one can dematerialise and hold investments such as debt instruments, mutualfund units, government securities etc. in a single demat account.

Answer» c. one cannot open more than one account with the same dp.

Question:

————— is the process by which physical certificates of an investor are convertedto an equivalent number of securities in electronic form.

A.

materialisation

B.

rematerialisation

C.

conversion

D.

dematerializations

Answer» d. dematerializations

Question:

Bulls and bears are ————-.

A.

ordinary investors

B.

government agencies

C.

speculators

D.

money lenders

Answer» c. speculators

Question:

Which is/are the ways by which companies can raise foreign currency resources?

A.

american depository share

B.

global depository receipts

C.

euro issues

D.

all of the above

Answer» d. all of the above

Question:

Which of the following are the instruments of money market?

A.

call money

B.

certificate of deposits

C.

trade bills

D.

all of the above

Answer» d. all of the above

Question:

The electronic clearing and Depository system set up by the ———‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐.

A.

sgl

B.

shcil

C.

hcl

D.

none of these

Answer» b. shcil

Question:

A stock market index ————-.

A.

shows trends in the market

B.

provides weights to shares

C.

show the volume of trade in market

D.

shows transactions of shares

Answer» a. shows trends in the market

Question:

The numbers of recognized stock exchanges in India is ———-.

A.

20

B.

21

C.

22

D.

23

Answer» b. 21

Question:

In the balance sheet of a company, amounts due to the suppliers of goods and services brought on credit, will reflect under the head —————–.

A.

loans and advances

B.

current liabilities and provisions

C.

miscellaneous expenditure school of distance education financial markets page 4

D.

contingent liabilities

Answer» b. current liabilities and provisions