Q1:
2026: 23 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
Which of the following explains the meaning of Treasury Bills?
2026: 23 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
Which of the following explains the meaning of Treasury Bills?
2026: 23 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
Which of the following is NOT the participant in the Money Market?
2026: 23 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
Select the correct order of trading and settlement procedure on the stock exchange.
A. Signing a broker - client agreement
B. Open a DEMAT Account
C. Placing an order with a broker to buy or sell shares.
D. Broker will go online to match share and best price available.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
2026: 23 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
Which of the followings is not an objective of SEBI?
2026: 21 May Shift 2
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
The regulatory function of SEBI is:
2026: 21 May Shift 2
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Money Market Instrument) | LIST-II (Features) |
|---|---|
| A. Certificate of Deposit | I. Bill of Exchange used to finance the working capital requirements of business firms. |
| B. Commercial Paper | II. Short term unsecured, negotiable instruments issued by Commercial Banks and Development Finance Institutions. |
| C. Commercial Bill | III. Short term finance repayable on demand, used for inter bank transactions |
| D. Call Money | IV. Short term, unsecured promissory note, negotiable and transferable by endorsement, used for bridge financing. |
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2026: 21 May Shift 2
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
It is mandatory to settle all stock market trades as per settlement cycle on ______________ on a rolling settlement basis.
2026: 21 May Shift 2
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
The following is not a method of floating new issues in the primary market:
2026: 21 May Shift 2
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
The short term instrument issued by the Reserve Bank of India is:
2026: 21 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
_______________ is a mandatory document for opening DEMAT account.
2026: 21 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
In 1992 _______________ was incorporated to establish a nationwide trading facility for all types of securities.
2026: 21 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
Rukul is a regular investor in the stock market. He follows the settlement cycle of _________ on a rolling settlement basis.
2026: 21 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
"No fixed geographical location" is a distinctive feature of:
2026: 21 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Functions/objectives of SEBI) | List-II (Explanation) |
|---|---|
| (A) Training of intermediaries | (I) Objective of SEBI |
| (B) Controlling insider trading | (II) Regulatory function |
| (C) Guide and educate individual investors | (III) Development function |
| (D) Levying fee for carrying out the purposes of the act | (IV) Protective function |
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2026: 20 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
An investor wanted to invest Rs. 20,000 in Treasury Bills for a period of 91 days. When he approached the Reserve Bank of India for this purpose, he came to know it was not possible.
Identify the reason why the investor could not invest in the Treasury Bill.
2026: 20 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
Arrange the following in the correct order of the working of the Demat System.
(A) An account opening form and documentation (PAN card details, photograph, power of attorney) may be completed.
(B) If shares are applied in a public offer, simple details of DP and demat account are to be given and the shares on allotment would automatically be credited to the demat account.
(C) The physical certificate is to be given to the DP along with a dematerialization request form.
(D) A Depository Participant (DP), either a bank, broker, or financial services company, may be identified.
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2026: 20 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
Which of the following is not a function of Stock Exchange?
2026: 20 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
It has been made compulsory to settle all trades within 2 days of the trade, i.e. on a T+2 basis, since 2003. Prior to the reforms, the securities were traded and all positions in the stock market were settled on a _______ settlement cycle whether it was delivery of securities or payment of cash
2026: 20 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
"Yuvaan Ltd.", a reputed industrial machines manufacturer, needs twenty crores as additional capital to expand the business. Mr. Karan Rastogi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company wants to raise funds through equity. The Finance Manager, Mr. Lokesh Nayyar, suggested that the shares may be sold to investing public through intermediaries, as the same will be less expensive. Name the method through which the company decided to raise additional capital.
2026: 13 May Shift 2
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
________ is the allotment of securities by a company to institutional investors and selected individuals.
2026: 13 May Shift 2
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
The steps followed in the screen-based trading for buying and selling of securities are:
(A) The investor has to open a demat account with a depository participant for holding and transferring securities in demat form.
(B) The investor places an order with the broker to buy or sell shares.
(C) The broker goes online and connects to the main stock exchange and matches shares and the best price available.
(D) The broker issues a contract note within 24 hours after the trade has been executed.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
2026: 13 May Shift 2
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
The following is not an important function of the Financial Market:
2026: 13 May Shift 2
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Financial Markets
Easy
Since 2003, it has been made compulsory to settle all stock market trade on a rolling settlement basis within:
2026: 13 May Shift 2
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
The following is the Protective Function of SEBI:
2026: 13 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
The government and the stock exchange were rather helpless in addressing the investors' problems because of the lack of proper penal provisions in the existing legislation, so it was decided to set up a regulatory body known as:
2026: 13 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
Rohit wanted to buy 200 shares of a tech company. He contacted a stock exchange broker to buy the said shares. The broker opened his DEMAT account and placed an order to buy shares. He then went online to connect to the main stock exchange and matched the shares and the best price available. When the shares can be bought at the mentioned price, it will be communicated to the brokers terminal and the order will be executed electronically. The next step involved in the trading and settlement procedure would be:
2026: 13 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
A certain degree of __________ speculation is necessary to ensure liquidity and price continuity in the stock market.
2026: 13 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I (Explanation) | List-II (Function/Objective of SEBI) |
|---|---|
| (A) Training of intermediaries of the securities market. | (I) Development function |
| (B) Audits of stock exchanges. | (II) Regulatory function |
| (C) To regulate the securities industry to promote its orderly functioning. | (III) Protective function |
| (D) Imposing penalties for insider trading. | (IV) Objective of SEBI |
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2026: 13 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
The following is not an advantage of the Electronic Trading System:
2026: 12 May Shift 1
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
Arrange following activities/events of NSE in correct order of timeline
(A) Recognized as a stock exchange
(B) Started operations with trading on the wholesale debt market segment
(C) Started futures and options segment
(D) Launched capital market segment
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: