This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Commerce > Business Studies > Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 10 Financial Markets – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 10 Financial Markets Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the yield of a bond? A) The yield of a bond is the interest rate set by the issuer. B) The yield of a bond is the price paid for the bond initially. C) The yield of a bond is the expected annual return on investment expressed as a percentage. D) The yield of a bond is the total amount paid at maturity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The yield of a bond is the expected annual return on investment expressed as a percentage. 2. The Net Asset Value (NAV) approach values a company by: A) Netting liabilities against assets. B) Estimating market sentiment. C) Discounting future dividends. D) Multiplying earnings by a market multiple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Netting liabilities against assets. 3. The reserves of a company rightfully belong to ..... A) Institutional lenders. B) Promoters. C) Equity Shareholders. D) Employees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equity Shareholders. 4. WHAT RISK FACTOR IN BONDS FORCES MOST RETAIL INVESTOR TO HOLD THEM IN MATURITY A) LIQUIDITY RISK. B) INFLATION RISK. C) Market RISK. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LIQUIDITY RISK. 5. The oldest stock exchange in India is A) Delhi Stock Exchange. B) Madras Stock Exchange. C) Bombay Stock Exchange. D) National Stock Exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bombay Stock Exchange. 6. Under this method of floatation in the primary market, a subscription is invited from the general public to invest in the securities of a company through the issue of advertisement. A) Private placement. B) Offer through prospectus. C) Offer for sale. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offer through prospectus. 7. Sarbanes Oxley was instituted as a direct result of: A) The corporate scandals of Enron, Worldcom, Tyco and others. B) The Housing Crash of 2008. C) The terrorist attacks Sept 11, 2001. D) Democrats taking over both houses of Congress in 2002. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The corporate scandals of Enron, Worldcom, Tyco and others. 8. Banks bring together ..... A) Savers and spenders. B) Savers and borrowers. C) Dealers and druggies. D) Cheeseburgers and fries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Savers and borrowers. 9. What is the minimum amount that can be invested in Treasury Bills? A) 25000. B) 10000. C) 15000. D) 20000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25000. 10. On the liquidity spectrum, which asset is placed as the least liquid? A) A house. B) Infrastructure. C) Sight deposit. D) Treasury bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infrastructure. 11. The book building process in an IPO helps to: A) Eliminate underwriters. B) Avoid SEBI regulations. C) Discover the fair issue price. D) Print shares faster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discover the fair issue price. 12. RBI issue 91-day Treasury bills in an auction where the cut off price was Rs. 98.75 what is the implied yield of the instrument??? A) 0.072. B) 0.0714. C) 0.0716. D) 0.0725. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 0.0714. 13. Which of the following is NOT a type of financial market? A) Farming market. B) Capital market. C) Money market. D) Forex market. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farming market. 14. When securities are allotted to institutional investors & some selected individuals is referred to as ..... A) Initial public offer. B) Private placement. C) Offer for sale. D) Offer through prospectus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Private placement. 15. Which of the following enterprise organisations is allowed to distribute profit in the form of dividend? A) A Aikang Clinic. B) B Chan & Lim Partnership. C) C DF Public Limited Company. D) D The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C DF Public Limited Company. 16. The primary reason that individuals and firms choose to borrow long-term is to A) Reduce the risk that interest rates will fall before they pay off their debt. B) Reduce the risk that interest rates will rise before they pay off their debt. C) Reduce monthly interest payments, as interest rates tend to be higher on short-term than long-term debt instruments. D) Reduce total interest payments over the life of the debt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce the risk that interest rates will rise before they pay off their debt. 17. The safer the debt instrument, the ..... is the rate of interest. A) Lower. B) Higher. C) Safety of debt instrument will not have any impact on the interest rate. D) None of the above. E) Not Attempted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower. 18. Explain the relationship between risk and return. A) Higher risk always leads to lower returns. B) Higher risk is associated with the potential for higher returns. C) Risk and return are unrelated. D) Lower risk guarantees higher returns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higher risk is associated with the potential for higher returns. 19. What type of market has a physical location and is used by large corporations for equity trading? A) Dealer Market. B) Virtual Market. C) Over-the-Counter Market. D) Auction Market. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auction Market. 20. What does the term 'liquidity' refer to in financial markets? A) Liquidity indicates the profitability of an investment. B) Liquidity measures the risk associated with an investment. C) Liquidity refers to the ease with which an asset can be converted into cash. D) Liquidity is the amount of debt a company has. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liquidity refers to the ease with which an asset can be converted into cash. 21. Imagine you are an investor looking for a market where you can trade debt instruments such as government and corporate bonds, and also deal with packaged loan products that are sold to investors. Which market would you be involved in? A) Debt Market. B) Auction Market. C) Over-the-counter Market. D) Equity Market. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debt Market. 22. What is an organisation that takes money from households or firms and lends it to other households or firms? A) Finacial institution. B) A bank. C) Centrelink. D) Finacial intermediary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finacial intermediary. 23. A jobber quotes two prices:a high price for selling and a lower price for: A) Lending. B) Borrowing. C) Holding. D) Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buying. 24. 10) What is it called when you loss money on stocks you have purchased. A) Capital gain. B) Corporate loss. C) Capital loss. D) Capital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capital loss. 25. At 10% annual inflation rate, an item costing Rs. 100 today, would cost Rs ..... after two year. A) Rs. 121. B) Rs. 142. C) Rs. 122. D) Not Attempted. E) Rs. 141. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rs. 121. 26. Secondary markets help support primary markets because secondary markets I. offer primary market purchasers liquidity for their holdings. II. update the price or value of the primary market claims. III. reduce the cost of trading the primary market claims. A) II and III only. B) I only. C) Ll only. D) I and Ill only. E) I, II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) I, II, and III. 27. Which of the following statements is not true with regard to capital market? A) The funds are raised for a short period of time. B) Both debt and equity funds can be raised. C) It is classified into two types. D) Most trading is through centralized exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The funds are raised for a short period of time. 28. Banks may borrow from or lend to another bank in the Federal Funds market. A loan of excess reserves from one bank to another bank is recorded as a(n) ..... for the borrowing bank and a(n) ..... for the lending bank. A) Asset; liability. B) Liability; liability. C) Liability; asset. D) Asset; asset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liability; asset. 29. What is the difference between spot markets and future markets? A) Spot markets involve short-term borrowing, while future markets involve long-term borrowing. B) Spot markets involve fixed interest payments, while future markets involve dividend payments. C) Spot markets involve equity financing, while future markets involve debt financing. D) Spot markets involve immediate delivery, while future markets involve future delivery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spot markets involve immediate delivery, while future markets involve future delivery. 30. Which of the following is not a reason for the need for debt securitization? A) Liquidity improvementB) Risk transfer C) Interest rate control D) Capital adequacy compliance A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 31. Government securities carry practically no risk of ..... and, hence, are called risk-free or gilt-edged instruments A) Default. B) Negotiability. C) Liquidity. D) Tradability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Default. 32. It is where real property (property with more or less permanent life-like land, buildings, and big machinery) is used to guarantee or secure big loans. A) Auction market. B) Over-the-counter market. C) Mortgage market. D) Consumer credit market. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mortgage market. 33. What is an initial public offering (IPO)? A) A method for a company to buy back its shares from the public. B) A process for a company to merge with another company. C) An initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a company's shares to the public. D) A financial strategy to increase a company's debt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a company's shares to the public. 34. A network of savers, investors, financial assets, and financial institutions that work together to transfer savings to investment uses A) Financial system. B) Bond. C) Equities. D) Capital market. E) Futures contract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Financial system. 35. The NASDAQ is where all trading happens A) In Person. B) Electronically. C) By Mail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electronically. 36. Treasury Bills are issued in the form ..... note A) Negotiable. B) Promissory. C) Zero coupon. D) Unsecured. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promissory. 37. Which rate of return accounts for intra-year compounding? A) Effective. B) Stated. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. E) Not Attempted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effective. 38. The semi-strong form of EMH states that share prices reflect: A) Only historical prices. B) Only private information. C) All publicly available information. D) Future dividends only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All publicly available information. 39. The price band in book building is decided by ..... A) Not Attempted. B) Controller of Capital Issue. C) The issuing company in consultancy with Merchant Bankers. D) The Stock Exchange. E) The market regulator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The issuing company in consultancy with Merchant Bankers. 40. Which is of these is not a way in which retail banks raise finance? A) Wholesale deposits. B) Customers' deposits. C) Debt via corporate bonds. D) Retail deposits. E) New share capital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retail deposits. 41. Large Cap Stocks means A) 50 Companies which are part of Nifty. B) Top 100 companies of stock market based on market capitalization. C) Top 250 companies of stock market based on market capitalization. D) Companies having market capitalization is more than 10000 Cr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Top 100 companies of stock market based on market capitalization. 42. In which type of market do investors trade previously issued securities, like stocks or bonds? A) Secondary market. B) Money market. C) Primary market. D) Derivatives Market. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary market. 43. Your security analysis indicated that the company has lot of potential for growth in the futures. You decided to purchase the shares of the particular company with a long-term investment target. Your investment strategy can be recognized as A) Growth investing. B) Momentum investing. C) Contrarian investing. D) Value investing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growth investing. 44. Mengapa Treasury Bonds memiliki bunga yang rendah? A) Karena permintaan untuk obligasi tersebut sangat tinggi. B) Karena suku bunga pasar produk investasi lainnya lebih tinggi. C) Karena dianggap sebagai investasi yang sangat aman dengan tidak ada resiko gagal bayar. D) Karena memiliki risiko yang cenderung fluktuatif. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karena dianggap sebagai investasi yang sangat aman dengan tidak ada resiko gagal bayar. 45. Investment analysts recommend people to make investments in ..... A) Financial investments they understand. B) Financial investments that are financially complicated. C) Financial investments recommended to them by friends. D) Financial investments that promise the highest returns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Financial investments they understand. 46. Spot Market is a market where the delivery of the financial instrument and payment of cash occurs A) After on month. B) Immediately. C) Uncertain. D) In the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immediately. 47. ..... is the process by which physical certificates of an investor are converted to an equivalent number of securities in electronic form. A) Rematerialisation. B) Dematerialization. C) Not Attempted. D) Conversion. E) Materialisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dematerialization. 48. A short term debt obligation backed by govt.with a maturity of less than 1 year. A) Certificate of Savings. B) Bills of Payment. C) Certificate of Ownership. D) Treasury Bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treasury Bill. 49. Bank reserves include A) Deposits at the Fed and short-term treasury securities. B) Vault cash and short-term Treasury securities. C) Vault cash and deposits at the Fed. D) Deposits at other banks and deposits at the Fed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vault cash and deposits at the Fed. 50. Which of the following financial assets might be most likely to have an active secondary market? A) Common stock of a large firm. B) Bonds of a major, multinational corporation. C) Bank loans made to smaller firms. D) Debt issued by the U.S. Treasury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Debt issued by the U.S. Treasury. 51. According to the text, the forward rate is commonly used for: A) Hedging. B) Bond transactions. C) Immediate transactions. D) Previous transactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hedging. 52. What is the bid-ask spread? A) The difference between buying and selling prices. B) The total amount of currency traded. C) The cost of issuing bonds. D) The interest rate on loans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The difference between buying and selling prices. 53. Investment can be defined as commitment of funds in the present with an expectation of receiving A) Lesser funds in the future. B) Additional funds in the future. C) Same amount of funds in future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Additional funds in the future. 54. More Instability in Currency is called? A) Country Risk. B) Currency Risk. C) Liquidity Risk. D) Financial Risk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Currency Risk. 55. Which of the following is a stock exchange which features technology companies, and all trades are done on the computer? A) Nasdaq. B) NYSE. C) Dow Jones. D) The S & P 5000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nasdaq. 56. Which of the following instruments are traded in a capital market? A) Repurchase agreements. B) U.S. Treasury bills. C) Negotiable bank CDs. D) Corporate bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corporate bonds. 57. Holding large amounts of bank capital helps prevent bank failures because A) It means that the bank has a higher income. B) It makes loans easier to sell. C) It can be used to absorb the losses resulting from bad loans. D) It makes it easier to call in loans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It can be used to absorb the losses resulting from bad loans. 58. Which is the major part of financial system? A) Financial market. B) Financial institutions. C) Financial securities. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 59. Capital Market is a market for A) Long term assets. B) Short term assets. C) Medium term assets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long term assets. 60. When $ 1 million is deposited at a bank, the required reserve ratio is 20 percent, and the bank chooses not to hold any excess reserves but makes loans instead, then, in the bank's final balance sheet A) The assets at the bank increase by $ 800, 000. B) Reserves increase by $ 160, 000. C) The liabilities of the bank increase by $ 800, 000. D) The liabilities of the bank increase by $ 1, 000, 000. 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