UP POLICE CONSTABLE GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ

Question 1:

What is the main purpose of the Money market ?

Short-term borrowing and lending

Foreign securities and bonds

Initial public offers (IPOs) of public sector companies

Long-term borrowing for a period of three years or more

Question 2:

Which of the following committees laid the foundation or blueprint for the development of the Money Market in India ?

Vaghul Committee

Chakravarthy Committee

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

Question 3:

Which of the following options is a part of Mutual Funds?

Open-ended Schemes

Closed-ended Schemes

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

All of the above

Question 4:

The main difference between the Money Market and Capital Market pertains to:

Short-term vs long-term borrowing of funds respectively

Regulation vs no-regulation respectively

National vs international character respectively

All of the above

Question 5:

The largest holder of Government of India dated securities( g-secs) is/are:

National Pension System (NPS)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

Commercial banks

Question 6:

The merger of SEBI with forward markets commission (FMC) will allow SEBI to:

Monitor speculation in stock market

Regulate futuristic mergers of food related corporations in India

Track and take action against malpractices in commodity futures market

Fine retailers and firms involved in inflating prices due to hoarding.

Question 7:

Which organisation has announced to launch InvITs (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) which are somewhat similar to REITs (Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment Trusts) ?

RBI

SEBI

NABARD

IDBI

Question 8:

In which year did the Indian stock market Index, the SENSEX, cross the 5000 point mark for the first time?

1993

1999

1991

1996

Question 9:

Which of the following option is adopted by the central bank to increase the money supply?

It reduces taxes.

It encourages holding more cash.

It buys government securities in the open market.

It increases the expenditure of the government.

Question 10:

How many national level stock Exchange are registered in India?

2

1

3

4