Prelims

In the context of finance, the term ‘beta’ refers to

Consider the following markets :
1. Government Bond Market
2. Call Money Market
3. Treasury Bill Market
4. Stock Market
How many of the above are included in capital markets?

Consider the following statements :
1. In India, credit rating agencies are regulated by Reserve Bank of India.
2. The rating agency popularly known as ICRA is a public limited company.
3. Brickwork Ratings is an Indian credit rating agency.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

With reference to India, consider the following statements:

1.Retail investors through a demat account can invest in ‘Treasury Bills’ and ‘Government of India Debt Bonds’ in the primary market.
2.The ‘Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching’ is a government securities trading platform of the Reserve Bank of India.
3.The ‘Central Depository Services Ltd’ is jointly promoted by the Reserve Bank of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements:
1. ‘Commercial Paper’ is a short-term unsecured promissory note.
2. ‘Certificate of Deposit’ is a long-term instrument issued by the Reserve Bank of India
to a corporation.
3. ‘Call Money’ is a short-term finance used for interbank transactions.
4. ‘Zero-Coupon Bonds’ are the interest bearing short-term bonds issued by the
Scheduled Commercial Banks to corporations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In the context of the Indian economy, non-financial debt includes which of the following?
1. Housing loans owed by households.
2. Amounts outstanding on credit cards
3. Treasury bills
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following is issued by registered foreign portfolio investors to overseas investors who want to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly?

What does venture capital mean?

Consider the following statements:
The functions of commercial banks in India include
1. Purchase and sale of shares and securities on behalf of customers
2. Acting as executors and trustees of wills.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following is not a feature of Ltd. Liability Partnership firm?