Advanced Financial Management MCQ || Advanced Financial Management Questions and Answers

76. __________ is a benchmark Indian Stock Market Index that represents the weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange.

  1. SENSEX
  2. NIFTY
  3. SIFTY
  4. INDEX

Answer.1. NIFTY

Explanation:

NIFTY is a benchmark Indian Stock Market Index that represents the weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange.

 

77. What is the full form of ECB?

  1. External Commercial Borrowings
  2. External Commercial Bonds
  3. Equity Capital Balance
  4. None of the Above

Answer.1. External Commercial Borrowings

Explanation:

The full form of ECB is External Commercial Borrowings.

ECB, or External Commercial Borrowing as it is known in its extended form, is an instrument that helps Indian firms and organizations raise funds from outside India in foreign currencies.

 

78. For listed companies the prices are publicly arrived at on the basis of demand and supply and hence stock exchange quotations reflect the real value of the security.

  1. True
  2. False
  3. Can’t Say
  4. none

Answer.1. True

Explanation:

Fair Price for the Securities:- The prices are publicly arrived at on the basis of demand and supply; the stock exchange quotations are generally reflective of the real value of the security. Thus listing helps generate an independent valuation of the company by the market.

 

79. SEBI started its actual functioning when

  1. It was set up in 1988
  2. RBI gave it permission in 1989
  3. SEBI Act was passed in 1992
  4. It was registered

Answer.3. SEBI Act was passed in 1992

Explanation:

SEBI is a statutory body and a market regulator, which controls the securities market in India.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was first established in 1988 as a non-statutory body for regulating the securities market. It became an autonomous body on 30 January 1992 and was accorded statutory powers with the passing of the SEBI Act 1992 by the Indian Parliament.

 

80. Full Form of NEAT is

  1. National Exchange for Automated Trading
  2. National Equity Automated Trading
  3. National Exchange for Analysis and Trading
  4. None of the Above

Answer.1. National Exchange for Automated Trading

Explanation:

Full-Form of NEAT is National Exchange for Automated Trading. The National Exchange for Automated Trading (NEAT) is the NSE’s trading system.

The fully automated screen-based trading system provides trading, clearing, and settlement functionality. Orders in NEAT are executed on a price/time priority basis.

 

81. What is the full form of NSDL

  1. National Stock Dealing Ltd
  2. National Securities Dealers Ltd
  3. National Securities Depository Ltd
  4. National Stock and Debt Ltd

Answer.3. National Securities Depository Ltd

Explanation:

The full form of NSDL is National Securities Depository Ltd. NSDL aims at ensuring the safety and soundness of Indian marketplaces by developing settlement solutions that increase efficiency, minimize risk and reduce costs.

 

82. Market making is a unique concept of which stock exchange of India?

  1. NSE
  2. BSE
  3. ISE
  4. OTCEI

Answer.4. OTCEI

Explanation:

Market making is a unique concept of OTCEI stock exchange of India.

The Over-The-Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI) is an electronic stock exchange based in India that consists of small- and medium-sized firms aiming to gain access to overseas capital markets, including electronic exchanges in the U.S. such as the NASDAQ.

 

83. Capital Market in India plays a role in developing integration among:

  1. Real Sector and Financial Sector
  2. Long-term and Short-term interest costs
  3. Equity and Debt Instruments
  4. All of the above

Answer.4. All of the above

Explanation:

The primary role of the capital market is to raise long-term funds for governments, banks, and corporations while providing a platform for the trading of securities.

Capital market leads to integration among real and financial sectors, equity and debt instruments, government and private sector, domestic and external funds, etc.

Capital Market in India plays a role in developing integration among

  1. Real Sector and Financial Sector
  2. Long-term and Short-term interest costs
  3. Equity and Debt Instruments

 

84. Sentence A – Through a Rights issue, fresh capital can be raised and sentence B – Through a Bonus Issue Fresh capital can be raise

  1. Only Sentence A is true
  2. Both Sentences A and B are true
  3. Only Sentence of B is true
  4. Both Sentences A and B are False

Answer.1. Only Sentence A is true

Explanation:

When a company needs additional capital and keeps the voting rights of the existing shareholders proportionately balanced, the company issues Rights shares.

Bonus shares increase a company’s share capital but not its net assets.

Hence only the statement A is correct.

 

85. Book Building is basically _______ of shares.

  1. An auction
  2. A process of listing
  3. Credit rating
  4. None of the Above

Answer.1. An auction

Explanation:

Book Building is basically an auction of shares. It is basically a process used in Initial Public Offer (IPO) for efficient price discovery. It is a mechanism where, during the period for which the IPO is open, bids are collected from investors at various prices, which are above or equal to the floor price.

 

86. In the process of Book Building if the public portion gets oversubscribed

  1. The size of the Public Portion is raised
  2. The allotment is made on a proportionate basis
  3. The placement portion is canceled
  4. None of the above

Answer.2. The allotment is made on a proportionate basis

Explanation:

In the process of Book Building if the public portion gets oversubscribed the allotment is made on a proportionate basis. The unsubscribed portion devolves upon the underwriters and they will be obliged to buy the remaining shares.

 

87. Stock Futures, Stock Options, Index Futures and Index Options are ________

  1. Bonds
  2. Combination of Equity and Debt
  3. Equity Derivatives
  4. None of the Above

Answer.3. Equity Derivatives

Explanation:

Stock Futures, Stock Options, Index Futures, and Index Options are Equity Derivatives.

An equity derivative is a financial instrument whose value is based on the equity movements of the underlying asset. For example, a stock option is an equity derivative, because its value is based on the price movements of the underlying stock.

 

88. Which Stock Exchange of India was set up with an objective to meet the current international standards of the securities market?

  1. BSE
  2. ISE
  3. OTCEI
  4. NSE

Answer.4. NSE

Explanation:

NSE Stock Exchange of India was set up with an objective to meet the current international standards of the securities market

Following are the objectives of NSE:
  • Establishing a nationwide trading facility for all types of securities.
  • Ensuring equal access to investors all over the country through an appropriate communication network.
  • Providing a fair, efficient, and transparent securities market using an electronic trading system.

 

89. To provide a focal point for central bank (RBI) intervention for influencing liquidity and general level of interest rates in the economy is an important function of

  1. Secondary Market
  2. Money Market
  3. Capital Market
  4. Forex Market

Answer.2. Money Market

Explanation:

To provide a focal point for central bank (RBI) intervention for influencing liquidity and general level of interest rates in the economy is an important function of the money market.

The money market should provide an equilibrating mechanism to even out the demand for and supply of short-term funds.

 

90. Indigenous bankers and money lenders are constituents of _______

  1. Organized Money Market
  2. Organized Stock Market
  3. Unorganized Money Market
  4. None of the Above

Answer.3. Unorganized Money Market

Explanation:

Indigenous bankers and money lenders are constituents of the unorganized Money Market.

The unorganized sector of the money market is largely made up of indigenous bankers, money lenders, traders, commission agents etc., some of whom combine money lending with trade and other activities.

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