306 Unit Test Series

 The degree to which an asset or security can be bought or sold in the market without affecting the asset's price.

 Liquidity

 Risk

 Return

 Safety

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It's refers to the ease with which an asset, or security, can be converted into ready cash without affecting its market price.

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Liquidity

 

Investment in tangible assets such as land, house property, metals or paintings and antiques.

 Small Investments

 Financial Investments

 Fixed Investments

 Real Investments

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Savers who deliberately buy tangible assets for investment purposes value their tangible goods as a form of value diversification and as a hedge against economic uncertainty.

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Real Investments

 

A game of chance which may or may not give returns.

 Gambling

 Probability

 Chance

 Game of Thrones

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This is the wagering of money or something of value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome, with the primary intent of winning money or material goods.

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Gambling

 

A financial instrument that is derived from some other asset, index, event, value or condition (known as the underlying).

 Zero Coupon Bonds

 Debenture

 Commercial Paper

 Derivative

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It is a monetary contract between parties. We can create, trade, or modify them. We can also settle them.

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Derivative

 

A certificate issued by a depository bank, which purchases shares of foreign companies and deposits it on the account.

 American Depository Receipt

 International Depository Receipt

 Global Depository Receit

 National Depository Receipt

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This is a bank certificate issued in more than one country for shares in a foreign company.

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Global Depository Receit

 

Equity Derivative is an instrument designed to separate and transfer the credit risk of underlying loan.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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This is a financial instrument whose value is based on equity movements of the underlying asset.

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FALSE

 

Futures / Forwards are contracts to buy or sell an asset on or before a future date at a price specified today.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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A forward contract is a private and customizable agreement that settles at the end of the agreement and is traded over-the-counter.

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TRUE

 

Registrars are persons or firms who execute buy/sell order on behalf of the investors and charge a commission for rendering the service.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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A registrar is a bank or a similar company that is responsible for record keeping of bondholders and shareholders.

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FALSE

 

The __________ is a wholesale debt market for low-risk, highly-liquid, short-term instrument.

 Capital market

 Money Market

 Wholesale market

 Insurance Market

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 It's refers to trading in very short-term debt investments.

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Money Market

 

____________ is a standardized derivative contract (e.g. futures contracts and options) that is transacted on an organized derivative exchange.

 Exchange Traded Derivative

 Equity Derivative

 Credit Derivative

 Foreign Exchange Derivative

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This is a financial contract that is listed and trades on a regulated exchange.

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Exchange Traded Derivative

This is the risk that returns will be adversely affected by changes in the exchange rate.

 Exchage Rate Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Liquidity

 Inflation Risk

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It is the financial risk arising from fluctuations in the value of a base currency against a foreign currency in which a company or individual has assets or obligations.

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Exchage Rate Risk

 

It is the risk related to sources of finance.

 Country Risk

 Operational Risk

 Business Risk

 Financial Risk

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It is the possibility of losing money on an investment or business venture.

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Financial Risk

 

This type of risk cannot be reduced through diversification.

 Systematic Risk

 Unsystematic Risk

 Country Risk

 Inflation Risk

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The risk refers to the risk inherent to the entire market or market segment. Systematic risk, also known as “undiversifiable risk,” “volatility” or “market risk,” affects the overall market, not just a particular stock or industry.

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Systematic Risk

 

It is caused by the factors internal to the company such as fluctuation in demand or profit etc.

 Country Risk

 Inflation Risk

 Systematic Risk

 Unsystematic Risk

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It is that which is associated with a particular investment such a company's stock.

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Unsystematic Risk

 

Larger the value of variance, greater the

 Beta

 Frequency

 Fluctuation

 Difference

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The term variance refers to a statistical measurement of the spread between numbers in a data set.

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Fluctuation

 

Risk due to internal factors is called unsystematic risk.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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This is associated with a particular investment such a company's stock.

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TRUE

 

Beta is a measure of the unsystematic risk for any asset can be measured by the covariance of its returns with returns on a market portfolio.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Unsystematic risk is unique to a given business or industry. It is also known as specific risk, nonsystematic risk, residual risk, or diversifiable risk. Unsystematic risk is caused due to internal factors; it can be avoided and controlled.

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FALSE

 

Standard Deviation is the square root of the variance.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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This is a statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean and is calculated as the square root of the variance.

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TRUE

 

__________ risks are the business process risks failing due to human errors.

 Financial

 Operational

 Systematic

 Unsystematic

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It is defined as the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, controls, systems or from external events.

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Operational

 

_______ risk originates from the sale and purchase of securities affected by business cycles, technological changes, etc.

 Liquidity

 Financial Institutions

 Insurance

 Business

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This is the ability of a firm, company, or even an individual to pay its debts without suffering catastrophic losses.

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Liquidity

This involves direct sale of securities to public.

 Rights Issue

 Private Placement

 Offers for sale

 Public Offer

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The issuer creates new shares that are underwritten by an intermediary, such as an investment bank or financial advisors.

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Public Offer

 

It is a method of floatation of shares through an ‘intermediary’ and ‘indirectly’ through an issue house.

 Rights Issue

 Private Placement

 Offers for sale

 Public Offer

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It is the process of converting a private company into a public company by issuing shares available for the public to purchase.

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Offers for sale

 

Investigation, analysis and processing of new issue proposal is called

 Origination

 Underwriting

 Distribution

 Research

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It is the multi-step process that every individual must go through to obtain a mortgage or home loan. The term also applies to other types of amortized personal loans.

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Origination

 

There are basically two methods of pricing IPOs viz. fixed pricing and

 Portfolio Management

 Underwriting

 Price earning

 Book building

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The process by which a privately-owned enterprise is transformed into a public company whose shares are traded on a stock exchange.

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Book building

 

They use derivatives markets to reduce or eliminate the risk associated with price of an asset

 Speculators

 Arbitrators

 Hedgers

 Analyst

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These are primary participants in the futures markets. It is any individual or firm that buys or sells the actual physical commodity.

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Hedgers

 

Hedgers transact futures and options contracts to get extra leverage in betting on future movements in the price of an asset.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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This is a tactical action that an investor takes with the intent of reducing the risk of losing money.

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FALSE

 

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the regulatory authority established under the SEBI Act 1992 and is the principal regulator for Stock Exchanges in India.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is a statutory regulatory body entrusted with the responsibility to regulate the Indian capital markets.

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TRUE

 

A new company is listed in the primary market through the process of an Initial Public Offering

 TRUE

 FALSE

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An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance.

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TRUE

 

Indian stock market stands among the top ________ stock markets of the world

 Ten

 Three

 Fifty

 Hundred

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India's ranking has improved two notches in the league table of the world's biggest stock markets.

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Three

 

_______ issues are made in primary market

 Equity

 Rights

 Bonus

 New

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The primary market is where companies issue a new security, not previously traded on any exchange.

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New

Responsible for proceedings related to regulatory action and obtaining redress for violations of securities laws and regulations against all market participants, issuers and individuals and other entities that breach securities laws and regulations.

 Enforcement department

 Legal Affairs Department

 Investigations Department

 Investment Managemnt Department

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This is a government agency formed to enforce economic laws and fight economic crimes in India.

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Enforcement department

 

A bank or company which holds securities deposited by others, and where exchanges of these securities take place

 Derivatives Account

 Fixed Deposit Account

 Recurring Account

 Depository

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This is a facility or institution, such as a building, office, or warehouse, where something is deposited for storage or safeguarding.

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Depository

 

The process by which an underwriter attempts to determine at what price to offer an IPO based on demand from institutional investors.

 Book Building

 New Issue

 Underwriting

 Inflation Risk

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It is a document published by the registrar of an IPO after finalizing the share allocation based on regulatory guidelines.

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Book Building

 

Market Place where securities or financial assets, are traded.

 Industrial Market

 Insurance market

 Investment Market

 Stock Market

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It is the set of all individuals and organizations that acquire goods and services that enter into the production of other products or services that are sold, rented, or supplied to others.

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Industrial Market

 

Which of the following is not a department of SEBI?

 Market Regulation Department

 Corporation Finance Department

 Securities Department

 Investment Management Department

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The Market Regulation Department (MRD) is responsible for formulation of policy and supervision of functioning and operations of Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs)such as, Stock Exchanges, Depositories and Clearing Corporations.

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Market Regulation Department

 

Market Capitalization = Price of Company’s Stock X No of shares Issued

 TRUE

 FALSE

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It allows investors to understand the relative size of one company versus another.

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TRUE

 

The CNX Nifty covers 50 sectors of the Indian economy and offers investment managers’ exposure to the Stock Market.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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The Index has been trading since April 1996 and is well suited for bench marking, index funds and index-based derivatives.

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FALSE

 

BSE SENSEX is called The Barometer of Indian Capital Markets

 TRUE

 FALSE

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This is the index which broadly represents BSE and the market sentiment. The base year is 1978-1979 with a base value of 100.

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TRUE

 

____________means admission of securities of an issuer to trading privileges on a stock exchange through a formal agreement.

 Trading

 Listing

 Clearing

 Settlement

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To dealings on a recognized stock exchange.This may be of any public limited company, Central or State Government, quasi governmental and other financial institutions/corporations, municipalities, etc.

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Listing

 

Stock market indexes are meant to capture the overall behavior of ________ markets.

 Equity

 Derivative

 Bond

 Debt

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Although there are different ways to calculate index numbers, the numbers always represent a change from an original or base value.

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Equity

Capable of being measured or expressed in numerical terms

 Quantitative

 Qualititative

 Monetary

 Financial

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Something that's quantitative is expressed in terms of quantity.

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Quantitative

 

Related to or based on the quality or character of something, often as opposed to its size or quantity.

 Quantitative

 Qualititative

 Monetary

 Financial

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It involves collecting and analyzing non-numerical data (e.g., text, video, or audio) to understand concepts, opinions, or experiences.

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Qualititative

 

Involves analysing capital flows, interest rate cycles, Currencies, commodities, indices etc.

 Macro-economic Analysis

 Industry Analysis

 Situational Analysis

 Financial Analysis

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It comprises economic trend analysis, long- term macroeconomic projections, analysis of alternative trends, impact of fiscal and monetary measures and counterfactual simulations of the economy.

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Macro-economic Analysis

 

Which of the following is not a tool for company analysis?

 Anaysing

 Banking

 Gambling

 Investing

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This is the process of evaluating a company's profitability, profile, product and services. It's important for any investor to perform a thorough analysis in order to get a fair view of the company he/she is interested in.

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Investing

 

The cash flow statement is divided into three parts: cash from operations, financing and

 Market Regulation Department

 Corporation Finance Department

 Securities Department

 Investment Management Department

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This is a financial statement that summarizes the amount of cash and cash equivalents entering and leaving a company.

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Securities Department

 

Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity equals the sum of the totals from the liabilities and equity sections.

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TRUE

 

Situational analysis is a process whereby strengths and weaknesses of an economy are analyzed.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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It is defined as an analysis of the internal and external factors of a business.

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FALSE

 

Fundamental analysis believe securities are priced according to fundamental economic data.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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It is a method of determining a stock's real or "fair market" value.

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TRUE

 

____________involves the analysis of industry and the companies that area part of the sector

 Brand Analysis

 Industry Analysis

 Situational Analysis

 Firm Analysis

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Industry analysis is a tool that facilitates a company's understanding of its position relative to other companies that produce similar products or services.

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Industry Analysis

 

__________ analysis is a stock valuation methodology that uses financial and economic analysis to envisage the movement of stock prices.

 Fundamental

 Technical

 Intrinsic Value

 Debt

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Fundamental analysis is a method of assessing the intrinsic value of a stock. It combines financial statements, external influences, events, and industry trends.

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Fundamental

Open-High-Low-Close charts, also known as bar charts

 Bar Charts

 Pie Charts

 Range Charts

 Line Charts

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An OHLC chart shows the open, high, low, and close price for a given period. It can be applied to any time frame.

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Bar Charts

 

Connects the closing price values with line segments

 Bar Chart

 Line Chart

 Candlestick Chart

 Point and Figure chart

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A line chart (aka line plot, line graph) uses points connected by line segments from left to right to demonstrate changes in value.

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Line Chart

 

This formation is characterized by two small peaks on either side of a larger peak.

 Double Top

 Bottom Up

 Head and Shoulders

 Peak

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Head and Shoulders

 

RSI stands for

 Rational Strength Index

 Relative Strength Index

 Range Strong Index

 Reciprocal Stand Index

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The relative strength index (RSI) is a momentum indicator used in technical analysis that measures the magnitude of recent price changes to evaluate overbought or oversold conditions in the price of a stock or other asset.

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Relative Strength Index

 

The price level through which a stock or market seldom falls

 Stop

 Resistance

 Support

 Assist

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Support and resistance are two major concepts in relation to stock market technical analysis.

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Support

 

A gap in a chart is an empty space between a trading period and the following trading period.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.

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TRUE

 

A security average is the average price of a security over a set amount of time.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Average price is the mean price of an asset or security over some period of time. For intraday averages, the volume-weighted average price.

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FALSE

 

A chart pattern is a distinct formation on a stock chart that creates a trading signal, or a sign of future price movements.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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It is a shape within a price chart that helps to suggest what prices might do next, based on what they have done in the past. Chart patterns are the basis of technical analysis and require a trader to know exactly what they are looking at, as well as what they are looking for.

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TRUE

 

_________is formed by computing the average (mean) price of a security over a specified number of periods.

 Interesting Moving Average

 Compound Moving Average

 Exponential Moving Average

 Simple Moving Average

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It calculates the average of a selected range of prices, usually closing prices, by the number of periods in that range.

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Simple Moving Average

 

Technical analysis focuses on ______________- by studying the movement of price and volume.

 Demand & supply

 Quantitative Data

 Stock Market

 Industry performance

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The law of demand says that at higher prices, buyers will demand less of an economic good. The law of supply says that at higher prices, sellers will supply more of an economic good.

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Demand & supply

Value shown in Balance Sheet – Face value of the shares

 Book Value

 Market Value

 Intrinsic Value

 Demanded Value

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Book value is the accounting value of the company's assets less all claims senior to common equity (such as the company's liabilities). The term book value derives from the accounting practice of recording asset value at the original historical cost in the books.

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Book Value

 

Value determined by stock exchanges – Market Price of share

 Book Value

 Market Value

 Intrinsic Value

 Demanded Value

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The supply and demand determine a share price. If the demand is high, it will increase, and if the demand is low, it decreases.

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Market Value

 

The return is the rate which investors expect from the investment. It is determined by;

 Dividend

 Revenue

 Profit

 Required Rate of Return

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The required rate of return is the minimum return an investor will accept for owning a company's stock, as compensation for a given level of risk associated with holding the stock.

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Required Rate of Return

 

This method assumes that the value of a share of common stock is the present value of all future dividends.

 Earnings Multiplier Model

 Dividend Discount Model

 Price Increase Model

 Interest compounded model

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The dividend discount model (DDM) is a quantitative method used for predicting the price of a company's stock based on the theory that its present-day price is worth the sum of all of its future dividend payments when discounted back to their present value.

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Dividend Discount Model

 

It is used for valuing a stock relative to its own past performance or the other companies

 Debt Equity Ratio

 Gross profit ratio

 Price-sales ratio

 Cost revenue ratio

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The price-to-sales ratio (Price/Sales or P/S) is calculated by taking a company's market capitalization (the number of outstanding shares multiplied by the share price) and divide it by the company's total sales or revenue over the past 12 months.

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Price-sales ratio

 

Infinite period model assumes a constant growth rate for estimating future dividends.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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In finance, a dividend future is an exchange-traded derivative contract that allows investors to take positions on future dividend payments. Dividend futures can be on a single company, a basket of companies, or on an Equity index.

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TRUE

 

There are three approaches to valuation of equity stock: discounted cash flows, relative valuation techniques ad equity growth model.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Absolute valuation method attempts to find the 'true' value of a stock based only on fundamentals such things as dividends, cash flow and growth rate of the company. 1. Equity Valuation is a method of deriving the fair value of a firm or its equity stock.

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FALSE

 

Intrinsic Value is the Intrinsic Worth of the share

 TRUE

 FALSE

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ntrinsic value is the anticipated or calculated value of a company, stock, currency or product determined through fundamental analysis. It includes tangible and intangible factors. Intrinsic value is also called the real value and may or may not be the same as the current market value.

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TRUE

 

___________ is the process of estimating the worth of any item.

 Analysis

 Evaluation

 Assessment

 Valuation

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It is a quantitative process of determining the fair value of an asset or a firm. In general, a company can be valued on its own on an absolute basis, or else on a relative basis compared to other similar companies or assets.

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Valuation

 

_________- appears on a company's balance sheet as "stockholder equity

 Book value

 Market Value

 Intrinsic Value

 Industry Value

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It is calculated by multiplying a company's share price by its number of shares outstanding, whereas book value or shareholders' equity is simply the difference between a company's assets and liabilities.

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Book value

Which is not a component of Bond?

 Debenture

 Issuer

 Coupon

 Maturity Date

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A debenture is a type of bond or other debt instrument that is unsecured by collateral. Since debentures have no collateral backing, debentures must rely on the creditworthiness and reputation of the issuer for support.

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Debenture

 

It is a process of finding intrinsic worth of any security.

 Assessment

 Valuation

 Evaluation

 Measurement

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Valuation is a quantitative process of determining the fair value of an asset or a firm. In general, a company can be valued on its own on an absolute basis, or else on a relative basis compared to other similar companies or assets.

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Valuation

 

It is any continuing payment with a fixed total annual amount.

 Compound Interest

 Time Series

 Annuity

 Index Number

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An annuity is a series of payments made at equal intervals. Examples of annuities are regular deposits to a savings account, monthly home mortgage payments, monthly insurance payments and pension payments.

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Annuity

 

It is a debt security, under which the issuer is obliged to pay them interest (the coupon) and to repay the principal at the maturity date.

 Preference Share

 Equity share

 Debenture

 Bond

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The bond is a debt security, under which the issuer owes the holders a debt and (depending on the terms of the bond) is obliged to pay them interest (the coupon) or to repay the principal at a later date, termed the maturity date.

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Bond

 

Long-term obligations with maturity greater than ten years.

 Bonds

 Debenture

 Public Deposits

 Loan

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Long-term debt refers to fixed income securities set to mature more than 10 years from the issue or purchase date. Examples of long-term debt include the 20-year and 30-year Treasury bonds.

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Bonds

 

Bonds and their variants such as loans and debentures are issued by governments

 TRUE

 FALSE

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An annuity is a series of payments made at equal intervals. Examples of annuities are regular deposits to a savings account, monthly home mortgage payments, monthly insurance payments and pension payments.

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TRUE

 

Interest rate on bonds is known as Annuity

 TRUE

 FALSE

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An annuity is a series of payments made at equal intervals. Examples of annuities are regular deposits to a savings account, monthly home mortgage payments, monthly insurance payments and pension payments.

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FALSE

 

Holding period return is the total return received from holding an asset or portfolio of assets.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Holding period return is the total return received from holding an asset or portfolio of assets over a period of time, known as the holding period, generally expressed as a percentage.

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TRUE

 

___________ is the process of estimating the worth of any item.

 Analysis

 Evaluation

 Assessment

 Valuation

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Valuation is a quantitative process of determining the fair value of an asset or a firm. In general, a company can be valued on its own on an absolute basis, or else on a relative basis compared to other similar companies or assets.

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Valuation

 

__________ is calculated by discounting cash flows with discount rate.

 Present value

 Accounting Rate of Return

 Internal rate of Return

 Profitability Index

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The NPV will be calculated for an investment by using a discount rate and series of future cash flows.

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Present value

This asset class includes short term investment avenues like bank deposits and money market instruments such as T-Bills and certificate of deposits.

 Coupon Rates

 Trade Bills

 Commercial Paper

 Cash Equivalents

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Examples of cash equivalents include commercial paper, Treasury bills, and short-term government bonds with a maturity date of three months or less.

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Cash Equivalents

 

The chance that an investment's actual return will be different than expected.

 Probability

 Risk

 Chance

 Gambling

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In the financial world, risk refers to the chance that an investment's actual return will differ from what is expected.

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Risk

 

A technique that reduces risk by allocating investments among various financial instruments, industries and other categories.

 Diversification

 Integration

 Combination

 Differentiation

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Diversification is a technique that reduces risk by allocating investments among various financial instruments, industries, and other categories. It aims to maximize returns by investing in different areas that would each react differently to the same event.

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Diversification

 

It is set of all the securities or basket of investment held by an investor.

 Capital Budgeting

 Investment

 Mutual Fund

 Portfolio

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A portfolio is a collection of financial investments like stocks, bonds, commodities, cash, and cash equivalents, including closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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Portfolio

 

It is based on a belief that capital markets are fairly efficient with respect to available information.

 Business Strategy

 Competitive Strategy

 Passive Strategy

 Active Strategy

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Efficient capital markets are commonly thought of as markets in which security prices fully reflect all relevant information that is available about the fundamental value of the securities.

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Passive Strategy

 

In Discretionary portfolio management services, an individual authorizes a portfolio manager to take care of his financial needs on his behalf.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Discretionary investment management is a form of investment management in which buy and sell decisions are made by a portfolio manager or investment counselor for the client's account.

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TRUE

 

Diversification is a set of securities held by an investor.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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The process of combining securities in an investment portfolio is known as diversification. The aim of diversification of securities is to reduce total risk without sacrificing portfolio return.

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FALSE

 

Portfolio Managemnt refers to managing money of an individual under the expert guidance of portfolio managers.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Portfolio management is the selection, prioritisation and control of an organisation's programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity to deliver.

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TRUE

 

There are two types of portfolio management strategies; active and __________.

 Non reactive

 Deactive

 Passive

 Inactive

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Active management requires frequent buying and selling in an effort to outperform a specific benchmark or index. Passive management replicates a specific benchmark or index in order to match its performance.

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Passive

 

In _____________, investment is made in shares of companies across different sectors and is changed at regular intervals according to performance of particular industry.

 Market Timing

 Security Selection

 Use of specialised investment concepts

 Sector Rotation

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What Is Sector Rotation? Sector rotation is the movement of money invested in stocks from one industry to another as investors and traders anticipate the next stage of the economic cycle.

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Sector Rotation

This model assumes that co-movement between stocks is due to change or movement in the market index.

 Arbitrage Pricing Policy

 Capital Asset Pricing Model

 Markowitz Portfolio Optimization Model

 Sharpe Single Index model

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The single-index model (SIM) is a simple asset pricing model to measure both the risk and the return of a stock. The model has been developed by William Sharpe in 1963 and is commonly used in the finance industry.

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Sharpe Single Index model

 

It involves deciding about long term asset mix.

 Tactical asset Allocation

 Strategic Asset Allocation

 Dynamic Asset Allocation

 Rigid Asset Allocation

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Strategic asset allocation is a portfolio strategy whereby the investor sets target allocations for various asset classes and re-balances the portfolio periodically.

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Strategic Asset Allocation

 

It focuses on maximizing value of portfolio.

 Tactical asset Allocation

 Strategic Asset Allocation

 Dynamic Asset Allocation

 Rigid Asset Allocation

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Tactical asset allocation (TAA) is an investment style in which the three primary asset classes (stocks, bonds, and cash) are actively balanced and adjusted. The ultimate strategy of tactical asset allocation is to maximize portfolio returns while keeping market risk to a minimum.

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Tactical asset Allocation

 

Which is not a modern portfolio theory?

 Arbitrage Pricing Policy

 Capital Asset Pricing Model

 Markowitz Portfolio Optimization Model

 Modigilani and Miller Portfolio Theory

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Modigliani and Miller theories, held as one of the most important theoretical compass for the world of Corporate Finance, has stated some aspects and measurements in which will determine one company's step of heading towards financial decision of its capital structure.

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Modigilani and Miller Portfolio Theory

 

In this initial portfolio is not disturbed irrespective of what happens in the market.

 Tactical asset Allocation

 Strategic Asset Allocation

 Dynamic Asset Allocation

 Rigid Asset Allocation

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Dynamic asset allocation is a portfolio management strategy that frequently adjusts the mix of asset classes to suit market conditions. Adjustments usually involve reducing positions in the worst-performing asset classes while adding to positions in the best-performing assets.

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Dynamic Asset Allocation

 

According to APT, an investor tries to find out the possibility to increase returns without increasing funds in the portfolio

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Arbitrage pricing theory (APT) is a multi-factor asset pricing model based on the idea that an asset's returns can be predicted using the linear relationship between the asset's expected return and a number of macroeconomic variables that capture systematic risk.

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TRUE

 

Diversification is a process of earning profit by taking advantage of differential pricing of a same asset.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Diversification is a risk management strategy that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio.

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FALSE

 

Unsystematic risks can be averted through diversification and is related to random variables.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Unsystematic risk can be mitigated through diversification, and so is also known as diversifiable risk.

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TRUE

 

_________ has formalized the risk return relationship and developed the concept of efficient frontier.

 Sharpe

 Markowitz

 Modigilani

 Miller

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The efficient frontier is the set of optimal portfolios that offer the highest expected return for a defined level of risk or the lowest risk for a given level of expected return.

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Markowitz

 

The traditional theory of portfolio management is based on _____________of individual investor.

 History of investment

 Business performance

 Investment Portfolio

 Financial need

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In the tradition approach, investor's needs in terms of income and capital appreciation are evaluated and appropriate securities are selected to meet the needs of the investor.

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Financial need

The process of changing the mix of securities in a portfolio

 Portfolio Measurement

 Portfolio Upgradation

 Portfolio Upgrading

 Portfolio Revision

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The process of addition of more assets in an existing portfolio or changing the ratio of funds is invested.

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Portfolio Revision

 

It means reviewing and revising portfolio composition i.e. equity – bond mix.

 Portfolio Measurement

 Portfolio Upgradation

 Portfolio Rebalancing

 Portfolio Upgrading

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Portfolio Rebalancing

 

It involves making periodic investments of equal rupee amount in particular stock.

 Variable Ratio Plan

 Constant Ratio Plan

 Constant Rupee Value Plan

 Rupee Cost Averaging Plan

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It is an approach in which you invest a fixed amount of money at regular intervals.

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Rupee Cost Averaging Plan

 

These refer to the difficulties in portfolio revision such as transaction costs, taxes, statutory stipulations and human subjectivity.

 Portfolio Constraints

 Portfolio Measurement

 Portfolio Upgradation

 Portfolio Upgrading

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Portfolio Constraints

 

The process of changing the mix of securities in a portfolio is called as

 Portfolio Rebalancing

 Portfolio Upgrading

 Portfolio Revision

 Portfolio Evaluation

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The sale and purchase of assets in an existing portfolio over a certain period of time to maximize returns and minimize risk.

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Portfolio Revision

 

Tax is payable on the capital gains arising from sale of securities.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Capital gains tax is payable on the sale of a capital asset, depending on the tax rate and minimum holding period for the asset.

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TRUE

 

The constant ratio value plan specifies that the rupee value of the stock portion of the portfolio will remain constant.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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It is a strategic asset allocation strategy, which keeps the aggressive and conservative portions of a portfolio set at a fixed ratio.

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FALSE

 

Active Revision Strategy involves frequent changes in an existing portfolio over a certain period of time for maximum returns and minimum risks.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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It is involves frequent changes in an existing portfolio over a certain period of time for maximum returns and minimum risks.

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TRUE

 

In Treynor's measure, risk is measured by employing ________.

 Character

 Beta

 Alpha

 Gama

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The Treynor ratio, also known as the reward-to-volatility ratio, is a performance metric for determining how much excess return was generated for each unit of risk taken on by a portfolio.

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Beta

 

Portfolio evaluation essentially comprises of two functions, performance measurement and ____________

 Risk

 Return on Investment

 Performance Implementation

 Performance evaluation.

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The portfolio performance evaluation involves the determination of how a managed portfolio has performed relative to some comparison benchmark.

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Performance evaluation.

A short term promise to repay a fixed amount that is placed on the market either directly or through a specialized intermediary.

 Commercial Paper

 Treasury Bill

 Certificate of Deposit

 Bill Discounting

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It is a money-market security issued (sold) by large corporations to obtain funds to meet short-term debt obligations (for example, payroll) and is backed only by an issuing bank or company promise to pay the face amount on the maturity date specified on the note.

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Commercial Paper

 

Short-term (up to 91 days) bearer discount security issued by the Government as a means of financing its cash requirements.

 Commercial Paper

 Treasury Bill

 Certificate of Deposit

 Bill Discounting

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These are money market instruments, are short term debt instruments issued by the Government of India and are presently issued in three tenors,

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Treasury Bill

 

The ownership interest in a company of holders of its common and preferred stock.

 Rights shareholders

 Bonus Shareholders

 Preference Shareholders

 Equity Share holders

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It's refers to any stake a party owns in any property, company, real estate, product, etc.

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Equity Share holders

 

The issue of new securities to existing shareholders at a ratio to those already held.

 Rights issue

 Bonus issue

 Debenture issue

 Bonds

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A rights issue is an invitation to existing shareholders to purchase additional new shares in the company.

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Rights issue

 

A type of preference shares on which dividend accumulates if remains unpaid.

 Non cumulative Preference Share

 Convertible Preference Share

 Cumulative preference Share

 Redeemable Preference Share

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It's give the shareholder a right to dividends that may have been missed in the past. Dividends are paid by companies to reward shareholders.

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Cumulative preference Share

 

Debt investment can be done for the short term and long term as well.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Debt investment refers to an investor lending money to a firm or project sponsor with the expectation that the borrower will pay back the investment with interest.

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TRUE

 

The constant ratio value plan specifies that the rupee value of the stock portion of the portfolio will remain constant.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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It's specifies the ratio of the value in the aggressive portfolio to the value of the conservative portfolio.

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FALSE

 

Kisan Vikas Patra is an instrument of securities market.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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This s a certificate scheme from the Indian post office. It doubles a one-time investment in a period.

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TRUE

 

A _________is a trust that pools the savings of a number of investors who share a common financial goal.

 Portfolio

 Diversification

 Recruitment

 Mutual Fund

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It is a company that pools money from many investors and invests the money in securities such as stocks, bonds, and short-term debt.

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Mutual Fund

 

Tax savings fund is also known as ____________.

 Equity Linked Savings Scheme

 Sector Funds

 Rajiv Gandhi Savings Scheme

 Tax benefit Scheme

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It is a type of mutual fund scheme that primarily invests in the stock market or Equity.

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Equity Linked Savings Scheme

Involves planning for the disposition of your asset when you die.

 Retirement Planning

 Death Planning

 Estate Planning

 Investment Planning

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This is the preparation of tasks that serve to manage an individual's asset base in the event of their incapacitation or death.

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Estate Planning

 

A finance plan that allocates future personal income towards expenses, savings and debt repayment.

 Master Budget

 Personal Budget

 Cost Planning

 Investment Planning

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It is a finance plan that allocates future personal income towards expenses, savings and debt repayment.

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Personal Budget

 

They are the one who are employed by Financial Products and Services Company.

 Financial Analyst

 Cost Accountant

 Institutional Financial Advisers

 Auditor

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Financial services offered within this segment include managing and investing customers' wealth across various financial instruments.

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Institutional Financial Advisers

 

Annuity and Catastrophe bonds are examples of

 Cash and Cash Equivalents

 Stocks

 Coomodities

 Insurance products

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This bond allows the issuer to receive funding from the bond only if specific conditions, such as an earthquake or tornado, occur.

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Insurance products

 

Which is not a type of asset allocation strategies?

 Strategic

 Tactical

 Flexible

 Systematic

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Asset allocation refers to a strategy in which individuals divide their investment portfolio between different diverse categories to minimize investment.

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Flexible

 

Net worth = what’s left after subtracting one’s liabilities from one’s assets

 TRUE

 FALSE

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It is the value of the assets a person or corporation owns, minus the liabilities they owe.

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TRUE

 

Precious metals are insurance products.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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With specie insurance, bullion can be protected at all points of its journey, from mined ore to refineries, to storage in a bullion bank, to a buyer.

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FALSE

 

Financial planning and retirement planning work hand in hand.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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It is the process of deciding what your retirement goals are and the actions and decisions you need to undertake to bring these goals to fruition.

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TRUE

 

A __________ is a practicing professional who helps individual to deal with various financial issues through proper planning to meet client's specific goals.

 Financial Planner

 Certified Planner

 Tax planning

 Tax practicing

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It is a qualified investment professional who helps individuals and corporations meet their long-term financial objectives.

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Financial Planner

 

Art, coins, or stamps comes under _________ category.

 Insurance Products

 Debt Instruments

 Commodities

 Collectibles

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Common categories of collectibles include antiques, toys, coins, comic book, and stamps.

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Collectibles

Financial year for tax planning starts from

 1st January

 31st March

 1st April

 1st September

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A Financial Year (FY) is the period between 1 April and 31 March – the year in which you earn an income.

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1st April

 

Which of the following is not a head of income?

 Income from salary

 Gambling

 Business and Profession

 Capital Gains

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There are five heads of income—salary, income from house/property, profit from business or profession, capital gains and income from other sources.

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Gambling

 

Investments that allow, and purport to allow, a reduction in one's income tax liability.

 Tax Planning

 Tabx Ignorance

 Tax Shelters

 Tax Avoidance

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This is a vehicle used by individuals or organizations to minimize or decrease their taxable incomes and, therefore, tax liabilities.

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Tax Shelters

 

Importation or exportation of foreign products by unauthorized means.

 Smuggling

 Gambling

 Cheating

 Stealing

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This is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.

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Smuggling

 

An old means of collection of revenue when it is difficult to determine the leviable amount taxes with certainty.

 Tax Avoidance

 Tax Ignorance

 Tax Farming

 Tax Evasion

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It is a system wherein the right to collect taxes is auctioned off to the highest bidder.

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Tax Farming

 

Tax evasion is a crime in almost all developed countries and subjects the guilty party to fines and/or imprisonment.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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This is an illegal activity in which a person or entity deliberately avoids paying a true tax liability.

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TRUE

 

PPF has a lock-in period of 15 years

 TRUE

 FALSE

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This is a scheme is a long term investment option which offers an attractive rate of interest and returns on the amount invested.

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FALSE

 

Employment Provident Fund required deduction qualifies for a deduction under Section 80C

 TRUE

 FALSE

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The Central Board of Trustees administers a contributory provident fund, pension scheme and an insurance scheme for the workforce engaged in the organized sector in India.

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TRUE

 

___________ is all about putting your hard earned money to good use instead of all going to the government

 Tax Ignorance

 Certified Planner

 Tax planning

 Tax practicing

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It is the analysis of a financial situation or plan to ensure that all elements work together to allow you to pay the lowest taxes possible.

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Tax planning

 

Tax avoidance is the legitimate minimizing of taxes, using methods approved by the IRS.

 Tax Ignorance

 Tax Farming

 Tax Evasion

 Tax Avoidance

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This is the legal usage of the tax regime in a single territory to one's own advantage to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law.

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Tax Avoidance

More than just investment advice, as it can encompass all parts of a person's financial life.

 Retirement Planning

 Investment Management

 Tax Planning

 Wealth Managemnt

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It is a consultative process whereby the advisor gleans information about the client's wants and tailors a bespoke strategy utilizing appropriate financial products and services.

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Wealth Managemnt

 

Which of the following is not a wealth management adviser?

 Chartered Accountant

 Tax Lawyers

 Certified Financial Planners

 Banks

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It is a high-level professional who manages an affluent client's wealth for one set fee.

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Tax Lawyers

 

Cash Flow Management deals with having adequate

 Investment

 Expenses

 Liquidity

 Asset

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This is the process of tracking how much money is coming into and going out of your business.

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Liquidity

 

Purchasing white goods, travel and leisure falls under

 Discretionary Expenses

 Committed Expenses

 Essential expenses

 Non essential expenses

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It's refers to a cost that a business or household can get by without, if necessary.

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Discretionary Expenses

 

Savings make additions to

 Bank account

 Income

 Wealth

 Satisfaction

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If you save regularly, the day will come when you can invest in assets that have the potential to increase in value or earn a higher return.

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Wealth

 

Intermediary model is a visionary market model that would require highly standardized communication between the various market participants.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Intermediary Models or Brokers are used by businesses in order to bring buyers/sellers to the business website.

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TRUE

 

Food is not an essential expense

 TRUE

 FALSE

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Some expenses are classed as essential expenses and we will allow for these.

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FALSE

 

Mass customers represent the lowest customer segment.

 TRUE

 FALSE

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The mass market is the group of end consumers of common household products who are perceived as "average".

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TRUE

 

Wealth Management process is a _____________ process.

 Complicated

 Convertble

 Dynamic

 Flexible

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It is an investment advisory service that combines other financial services to address the needs of affluent clients.

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Dynamic

 

________________involves highly customized and sophisticated investment-management

 Private wealth management (PWM)

 Public Wealth Managemnt

 Individual Wealth Managemnt

 Wealth Management

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It is an investment advisory practice that incorporates financial planning, portfolio management, and other aggregated financial services for individuals, as opposed to corporations, trusts, funds, or other institutional investors.

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Private wealth management (PWM)

 

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