This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Commerce > Business Studies > Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 10 Financial Markets – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 10 Financial Markets Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All things held equal, what happens to the stock market, if the Central bank raises interest rates? A) The market price of stocks increases. B) The market price of stocks decreases. C) There is no change in the market price of stocks. D) Market price of stocks goes up, then falls down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The market price of stocks decreases. 2. In a primary issue of shares to the public, the issuing company has to offer a minimum of ..... shares to the public A) 10 %. B) 25 %. C) 50 %. D) 15 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25 %. 3. Which short-term (up to one year) instrument is issued by government as a means of financing it's cash requirements? A) Not Attempted. B) Treasury bills. C) Equity. D) GDRs. E) ADRs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treasury bills. 4. Which of the following is NOT listed as a financial institution operating in the money market? A) Central Bank. B) Discount houses. C) Acceptance House. D) Insurance Companies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insurance Companies. 5. What is a significant function of investment banks? A) Accepting deposits from the public. B) Offering payment services. C) Providing risk management solutions. D) Assisting in capital raising. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assisting in capital raising. 6. Which of the following institutions is responsible for stability of the Australian financial system? A) APRA. B) ASX. C) RBA. D) ASIC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RBA. 7. Which of the following is the central bank in the UK? A) Barclays. B) The Bank of Scotland. C) The Bank of England. D) HSBC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Bank of England. 8. Banks that suffered significant losses in the 1980s made the mistake of A) Minimizing default risk. B) Holding too many liquid assets. C) Failing to diversify their loan portfolio. D) Holding only safe securities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Failing to diversify their loan portfolio. 9. The nominal interest rate is composed of: A) Real risk-free rate + all relevant risk premiums. B) Only the inflation premium. C) Default-risk premium + real return. D) Liquidity premium only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Real risk-free rate + all relevant risk premiums. 10. Underwriting is a guarantee for marketability of ..... A) Bonds. B) Debentures. C) Shares. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shares. 11. Which type of foreign investment is typically more volatile? A) FII. B) FDI. C) Government investments. D) Domestic investments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FII. 12. Which of the following would a bank NOT hold as insurance against the highest cost of deposit outflow-bank failure? A) Secondary reserves. B) Mortgages. C) Bank capital. D) Excess reserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mortgages. 13. How does the Dow Jones Industrial Average reveal trends in the stock market? A) It tracks the performance of all stocks in the market. B) It measures the average price of 30 significant stocks to indicate market trends. C) It predicts future stock prices. D) It only shows the performance of technology stocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It measures the average price of 30 significant stocks to indicate market trends. 14. Which is not a regulatory function of SEBI? A) Calling for information. B) Controlling Insider Trading. C) Registration of market players. D) Regulation of intermediaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Controlling Insider Trading. 15. Which of the statements about the concept of relative interest rates is NOT TRUE? A) Changes in relative interest rates affect investment in foreign securities. B) Investment influences the demand for currencies. C) Changes in relative interest rates affect the equilibrium exchange rate. D) Investment does not influence the supply of currencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Investment does not influence the supply of currencies. 16. What does "volume" mean? A) The total market capitalization of a company. B) The number of shares of stock that have been traded during a trading period. C) The price at which a stock is currently trading. D) The number of shares a company has issued. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The number of shares of stock that have been traded during a trading period. 17. Secondary market is also known as A) Financial Market. B) Primary market. C) New Issue Market. D) Stock Exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stock Exchange. 18. How can one avoid falling victim to herd mentality? A) By only investing in high-yield assets. B) By always choosing the safest investment options. C) By making investment decisions based on sound, objective criteria. D) By investing only in what friends and family recommend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By making investment decisions based on sound, objective criteria. 19. Time deposit that states the amount of the deposit, the maturity, and the rate of interest being paid A) Certificate of deposit. B) 401K. C) Premium. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Certificate of deposit. 20. The capital market encourages the growth of: A) Hire purchase companies. B) Merchant banking. C) Microfinance banks. D) Discount houses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merchant banking. 21. ABC Corporation creates and sells additional stock to the investment banker Pilipino Bank. Pilipino Bank then resells the issue to the Philippines public through its mutual funds. This transaction is an example of a(n) A) Forward transaction. B) Asset transformation. C) Primary market transaction. D) Money market transact. E) Foreign exchange transaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary market transaction. 22. The term 'T' in settlement means: A) Transfer day. B) Trading price. C) Transaction date. D) Transaction date. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transaction date. 23. What happens when you buy a stock? A) You are guaranteed a profit. B) You acquire ownership in a company. C) You can vote on company decisions. D) You receive a cash dividend immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You acquire ownership in a company. 24. Which tends to be riskier, stocks or bonds? A) Stocks. B) Bonds. C) Neither are risky. D) Both are equally risky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stocks. 25. Which of the following problems have been eliminated by Depositories? A) Reduction in the share transfer time to the buyer. B) Risk of stolen, fake, forged shares. C) Stamp duty on transfer of shares in dematerialized form. D) All of the above. E) Not Attempted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. Calculate the value 4 years hence of a deposit of Rs. 1, 000 made today if the interest rate is 8% (compounded annually). A) Not Attempted. B) Rs.1, 360. C) Rs.1, 040. D) Rs.1, 320. E) Rs.1, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rs.1, 360. 27. RK Enterprise Limited has sold an entire lot of 6, 00, 000 equity shares @ ₹ 9 each to People's Bank Pvt Ltd ..... The Bank inturn will offer the shares to general public for subscription @ ₹ 11 per share. Identify the method of floatation used here A) Rights issue. B) Offer for sale. C) Private Placement. D) Offer through Prospectus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offer for sale. 28. According to the quantity theory of money, the value of money is determined by the supply of money, the rate at which money circulates, and: A) The level of taxation. B) The quantity of goods and services available. C) The foreign exchange rate. D) The population size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The quantity of goods and services available. 29. ..... refers to a period of time during which the stock market steadily rises. A) Maturity. B) Bull market. C) Financial asset. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bull market. 30. In primary markets, first time issued shares to be publicly traded, in stock markets is considered as A) Initial public offering. B) Issuance offering. C) Traded offering. D) Public markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Initial public offering. 31. Type of financial securities that mature in less than a year are classified as A) Money market securities. B) Capital market securities. C) Discounted securities. D) Medium-term securities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money market securities. 32. The primary market deals with: A) The buying and selling of old securities. B) The buying and selling of new securities. C) Short-term government debt. D) Foreign exchange transactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The buying and selling of new securities. 33. Hedging and speculative investments are the key characteristics of A) Commodity market. B) Share market. C) Money market. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 34. Forex market primarily deals with: A) Equity shares. B) Commodities. C) Government bonds. D) Currencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Currencies. 35. What are stocks that represent ownership shares in corporations called? A) Equities. B) Bond. C) Risk. D) Savings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equities. 36. I have deposited 25, 000 USD in a bank, on a 6 month deposit at an annual rate of 5.25%, interest is paid by the bank every three months to the same deposit account. How much is worth my account at the end of the 6 month period? A) 25, 656.25. B) 25, 156.50. C) 26, 312.50. D) 25, 660.56. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 25, 660.56. 37. From the following find out fund based financial service A) Credit rating. B) Stock broking. C) Factoring. D) Merchant Banking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Factoring. 38. Which financial market is characterized by the buying and selling of commodities such as gold, oil, and agricultural products? A) Commodity market. B) Options market. C) Mortgage market. D) Equity market. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commodity market. 39. Which of the following are short-term financial instruments? A) A share of Vinatex Danang JSC stock. B) A banker's acceptance. C) A treasury note with a maturity of 4 years. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A banker's acceptance. 40. Unsecured money market instrument A) Commercial paper. B) Commercial bill market. C) Treasury bill. D) Certificate of deposit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial paper. 41. If a bank has $ 10 million of checkable deposits, a required reserve ratio of 10 percent, and it holds $ 2 million in reserves, then it will not have enough reserves to support a deposit outflow of A) $ 1 million. B) $ 1.1 million. C) $ 900, 000. D) $ 1.2 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $ 1.2 million. 42. What are the 2 tasks of the SEC? A) 1. Ensure companies make truthful statements and 2. ensure companies treat investors honestly. B) 1. Ensure companies selling securities dont own stock in them or 2. work for them. C) 1. Ensure companies do not cheat on their taxes and 2. report all income. D) 1. Ensure companies follow standard accounting practice and 2. expense procedures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. Ensure companies make truthful statements and 2. ensure companies treat investors honestly. 43. A bonus share announced by a company: A) Decreases the EPS. B) Increases the profit made by the company. C) Increases the EPS. D) Reduces the free float of the company. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreases the EPS. 44. The future value of a Rs.12, 000 investment, which gives an annual rate of return of 10% per annum, after two years would grow to ..... A) Rs. 12, 600. B) Not Attempted. C) Rs. 14, 750. D) Rs. 14, 520. E) Rs. 14, 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rs. 14, 520. 45. Stock exchange provides information to educate the people about investing in share markets, which function of stock exchange is referred to here? A) Spreading equity cult. B) Pricing of securities. C) Provides liquidity. D) Economic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spreading equity cult. 46. Money can be described as follows, except: A) Medium of exchange. B) Ownership of a company. C) Store of value. D) Unit of account. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ownership of a company. 47. The main distinction between securities sold in the primary market and that in the secondary market is the: A) Previous issuance of the securities. B) Profitability of the issuing corporation. C) Price of the securities. D) Riskiness of the securities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Previous issuance of the securities. 48. The supply curve for labor in a purely competitive market is upwardly sloping because the A) Opportunity costs for workers rise. B) Marginal resource cost is constant. C) Wage rate paid to workers falls. D) Marginal revenue product rises. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opportunity costs for workers rise. 49. How do commercial banks primarily generate funds? A) From government grants. B) By accepting deposits. C) Via international loans. D) Through equity investments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By accepting deposits. 50. What is the vital function of financial markets? A) They regulate interest rates for loans. B) They transfer funds from savers to borrowers. C) They create job opportunities for the unemployed. D) They provide insurance for investments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They transfer funds from savers to borrowers. 51. An investor gives up Rs.1000 today and expects to consume Rs.1040 in the future. What if the price level in the economy goes up by 6%? To maintain the consumption of Rs.1040, the interest earned must be ..... per cent. A) 10.24. B) 6. C) 9. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10.24. 52. What is the term for the risk that an investment may not be easily sold or converted to cash without a significant loss in value? A) Credit Risk. B) Operational Risk. C) Market Risk. D) Liquidity Risk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liquidity Risk. 53. The individual firm that hires labor under purely competitive conditions faces a supply curve for labor that A) Is perfectly inelastic. B) Slopes upward from left to right. C) Is perfectly elastic. D) Is of unitary elasticity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is perfectly elastic. 54. Present Commerce Minister of India A) Nirmala Sitharaman. B) Rajnadh Singh. C) Piyush Goyal. D) Arun Jaitley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Piyush Goyal. 55. What is a stock market? A) A stock market is where buyers and sellers trade shares of publicly listed companies. B) A stock market is a place for buying and selling real estate. C) A stock market is where fruits and vegetables are sold. D) A stock market is a type of supermarket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A stock market is where buyers and sellers trade shares of publicly listed companies. 56. Because of their ..... liquidity, ..... U.S. government securities are called secondary reserves. A) Low; long-term. B) High; long-term. C) Low; short-term. D) High; short-term. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High; short-term. 57. Which of the following is not true about Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)? A) An ETF is like a Bank deposit. B) An ETF represents a basket of stocks that reflect an index such as the Nifty. C) An ETF's price changes throughout the day, fluctuating with supply and demand. D) By owning an ETF, you get the diversification of an index fund plus the flexibility of a stock. E) Not Attempted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ETF is like a Bank deposit. 58. The questions to be asked are as follows:1. The rate at which the average price of goods and services in an economy increases over a period of time is called as ..... A) Compounding. B) Inflation. C) Discounting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inflation. 59. The amount of checkable deposits that banks are required by regulation to hold are the A) Vault cash. B) Excess reserves. C) Required reserves. D) Total reserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Required reserves. 60. All of the following are basic components of bonds EXCEPT A) Par value. B) Price to earnings. C) Coupon rate. D) Maturity. 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