Financial Markets & Institutions PYQs

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1. Prelims 2016Q56Financial Markets & Institutions

   With reference to 'Financial Stability and Development Council', consider the following statements :

   1.It is an organ of NITI Aayog.

   2.It is headed by the Union Finance Minister.

   3.It monitors macroprudential supervision of the economy.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1 and 2 onlyb3 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
2. Prelims 2016Q71Financial Markets & Institutions

   What is/are the purpose/purposes of Government's 'Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme' and 'Gold Monetization Scheme'?

   1.To bring the idle gold lying with Indian households into the economy

   2.To promote FDI in the gold and jewellery sector

   3.To reduce India's dependence on gold imports

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
3. Prelims 2014Q28Financial Markets & Institutions

   What does venture capital mean?

   aA short-term capital provided to industriesbA long-term start-up capital provided to new entrepreneurscFunds provided to industries at times of incurring lossesdFunds provided for replacement and renovation of industries
4. Prelims 2010Q29Financial Markets & Institutions

   In the parlance of financial investments, the term ‘bear’ denotes

   aAn investor who feels that the price of a particular security is going to fallbAn investor who expects the price of particular shares to risecA shareholder or a bondholder who has an interest in a company, financial or otherwisedAny lender whether by making a loan or buying a bond
5. Prelims 2010Q135Financial Markets & Institutions

   In India, which of the following is regulated by the Forward Markets Commission ?

   aCurrency Futures TradingbCommodities Futures TradingcEquity Futures TradingdBoth Commodities Futures and Financial Futures Trading
6. Prelims 2009Q7Financial Markets & Institutions

   Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

   aJapan : NikkeibSingapore : ShcompcUK : FTSEdUSA : Nasdaq
7. Prelims 2009Q126Financial Markets & Institutions

   In the context of Indian news in recent times, what is MCX-SX ?

   aA kind of supercomputerbTitle of Moon Impact ProbecStock exchangedNuclear-powered submarine
8. Prelims 2008Q122Financial Markets & Institutions

   What does S & P 500 relate to?

   aSupercomputerbA new technique in e-businesscA new technique in bridge buildingdAn index of stocks of large companies
9. Prelims 2007Q82Financial Markets & Institutions

   Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?

   aConsolidated Fund of IndiabForeign Institutional InvestorscUnited Nations Development ProgrammedKyoto Protocol
10. Prelims 2007Q127Financial Markets & Institutions

    The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which one of the following?

    aState Bank of IndiabReserve Bank of IndiacICICI BankdLife Insurance Corporation of India
11. Prelims 2006Q27Financial Markets & Institutions

    What is IndoNext which was launched in January, 2005?

    aA new scheme to promote Indian tourismbA new scheme to promote export of Indian handicraftscAn association of the Non-Resident Indians to organize Pravasi Bharatiya Divas every year in IndiadAn alternative trading platform being promoted by the Bombay Stock Exchange and Regional Stock Exchanges
12. Prelims 2006Q105Financial Markets & Institutions

    Consider the following statements:

    1.Life Insurance Corporation of India is the oldest insurance company in India.

    2.National Insurance Company Limited was nationalized in the year 1972 and made a subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of India.

    3.Headquarters of United India Insurance Company Limited are located at Chennai.

    Which of the statements given above are correct?

    a1, 2 and 3b1 and 2, onlyc2 and 3, onlyd1 and 3, only
13. Prelims 2005Q73Financial Markets & Institutions

    Consider the following statements :

    1.Sensex is based on 50 of the most important stocks available on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

    2.For calculating the Sensex, all the Sensex stocks are assigned proportional weightage.

    3.New York Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in the world.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a2 onlyb1 and 3c2 and 3dNone
14. Prelims 2004Q47Financial Markets & Institutions

    Consider the following statements:

    1.The National Housing Bank, the apex institution of housing finance in India, was set up as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India.

    2.The Small Industries Development Bank of India was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Industrial Development Bank of India.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
15. Prelims 2003Q46Financial Markets & Institutions

    Debenture holders of a company are its

    aShareholdersbCreditorscDebtorsdDirectors
16. Prelims 2002Q77Financial Markets & Institutions

    Among the following major stock exchanges of India, which one recorded the highest turnover during the year 2001-02?

    aBombay Stock ExchangebCalcutta Stock ExchangecDelhi Stock ExchangedNational Stock Exchange
17. Prelims 2002Q122Financial Markets & Institutions

    Consider the following financial institutions of India:

    1.Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)

    2.Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)

    3.Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)

    4.National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

    The correct chronological sequence of the establishment of these institutions is

    a1, 2, 3, 4b2, 3, 4, 1c3, 4, 1, 2d4, 1, 2, 3
18. Prelims 2000Q22Financial Markets & Institutions

    Gilt-edged market means

    abullion marketbmarket of Government securitiescmarket of gunsdmarket of pure metals
19. Prelims 2000Q62Financial Markets & Institutions

    A rise in ‘SENSEX’ means

    aa rise in prices of shares of all companies registered with Bombay Stock Exchangeba rise in prices of shares of all companies registered with National Stock Exchangecan overall rise in prices of shares of group of companies registered with Bombay Stock Exchangeda rise in prices of shares of all companies belonging to a group of companies registered with Bombay Stock Exchange
20. Prelims 1999Q2Financial Markets & Institutions

    From the balance sheet of a company, it is possible to

    ajudge the extent of profitability of the companybassess the profitability and size of the companycdetermine the size and composition of the assets and liabilities of the companyddetermine the market share, debts and assets of the company
21. Prelims 1998Q47Financial Markets & Institutions

    Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

    I.Dow Jones : New York

    II.Hang Seng : Seoul

    III.FTSE-100 : London

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    aI, II and IIIbII and IIIcI and IIdI and III
22. Prelims 1995Q4Financial Markets & Institutions

    To prevent recurrence of scams in Indian Capital Market, the Government of India has assigned regulatory powers to

    aSEBIbRBIcSBIdIDBI
23. Prelims 1995Q41Financial Markets & Institutions

    Which one of the following is the largest mutual fund organisation in India?

    aSBI Mutual FundbGIC Mutual FundcIndustrial Bank Mutual FunddUnit Trust of India
24. Prelims 1995Q96Financial Markets & Institutions

    Consider the following:

    I.Industrial Finance Corporation of India

    II.Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India

    III.Industrial Development Bank of India

    IV.Unit Trust of India The correct sequence in which the above was established is

    aI, II, IV, IIIbI, III, II, IVcIV, III, II, IdI, IV, III, II