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1151.

Who was the Satavahana ruler issued coins with images of rulers for the first time?

A. guatamiputra satakarni
B. yajna satakarni
C. vasishtiputra satakarni
D. vashtiputra pulamayi
Answer» B. yajna satakarni
1152.

Which Kushan king portrayed Buddha for the first time on coins?

A. kujula kadphises
B. huvishka
C. vima kadphises
D. kanishka
Answer» E.
1153.

Who was the Indo-Greek king appeared on the coins issued by Kujula Kadphises?

A. hermaeus
B. sapadbizes
C. heraios
D. heracles
Answer» B. sapadbizes
1154.

Name the Roman emperor to whose court the Kushan kings sent their ambassadors?

A. nero
B. augustus
C. trajan
D. constantine
Answer» D. constantine
1155.

With which dynasty that Rabatak Inscription is associated?

A. kushana
B. gupta
C. mourya
D. satavahanas
Answer» B. gupta
1156.

Who was the first independent Kushan King in India?

A. kujula kaphises
B. kanishka
C. vima kadphises
D. huvishka
Answer» D. huvishka
1157.

Which non-Indian script is used in Kushana coins?

A. latin
B. kharoshti
C. hindi
D. chinese
Answer» C. hindi
1158.

Which Hindu god appears on the coins issued by Vima Kadphises?

A. vishnu
B. siva
C. brhama
D. indra
Answer» C. brhama
1159.

Which south Indian dynasty invited members of Ayyavole to its territory?

A. pandyas
B. cholas
C. cheras
D. pallavas
Answer» B. cholas
1160.

Who was the first Kushan king issued gold coins?

A. vima kadphises
B. kujula kadphises
C. kanishka
D. vima taktu
Answer» B. kujula kadphises
1161.

Pick out the coin which is not in circulation in the Vedic period?

A. krishnala
B. nishka
C. satamana
D. jital
Answer» E.
1162.

What metal is used to make nishka?

A. gold
B. silver
C. copper
D. bronze
Answer» B. silver
1163.

What is the name of the metal coin used during the vedic period?

A. jital
B. tanka
C. nishka
D. dana
Answer» D. dana
1164.

Name the practice which is used for the redistribution of wealth in the Vedic period?

A. dana
B. gavisti
C. duhitri
D. gotra
Answer» B. gavisti
1165.

Which Sultan of Delhi Sultanate introduced the coin ‘silver Tanka’?

A. qutbud-din aibak
B. rukn-ud-din firuz
C. iltumish
D. alauddin khilj
Answer» D. alauddin khilj
1166.

————— represent claims for the payment of a sum of money sometimes in thefuture and/or a periodic payment in the form of interest or dividend.

A. physical asset
B. fixed asset
C. financial asset
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1167.

..................... is an unsecured short term promissory note issued by creditworthy companies?

A. commercial paper
B. interbank participation certificate
C. repo
D. certificate of deposit
Answer» B. interbank participation certificate
1168.

A person appointed by a stock broker to assist to him in the business ofsecurities trading at trading floor of stock exchanges is

A. Sub-broker
B. Commission broker
C. Authorised clerk
D. Remisiers
Answer» D. Remisiers
1169.

..................... are short term deposits of specific maturity similar to fixeddeposits.

A. commercial paper
B. interbank participation certificate
C. Repo
D. Certificate of deposit
Answer» E.
1170.

........... is a product whose value is derived from the value of underlyingasset

A. Repo
B. T-bills
C. G.sec
D. Derivatives
Answer» E.
1171.

————— Committee was constituted by SEBI for deciding aboutderivatives trading.

A. L.C.Gupta
B. R. L. Gupta
C. Vaghul
D. Malhotra
Answer» B. R. L. Gupta
1172.

Those who provides finance for carry forward transactions in securities iscalled

A. Tharawaniwalas
B. Tejiwalas
C. Mandiwalas
D. Badliwalas
Answer» C. Mandiwalas
1173.

----------- is the process of converting security in electronic form intophysical form

A. Rematerialisation
B. Dematerialisation
C. Demutualisation
D. Mutualisation
Answer» B. Dematerialisation
1174.

A nation consists of ————— economic units.

A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
Answer» D. 2
1175.

------ is the venture capital assistance at the stage where the projectstarted to fetch profit but not reached in its full efficiency

A. Start up capital
B. Mezzanine capital
C. Bridge capital
D. Seed capital
Answer» C. Bridge capital
1176.

Which of the following is not a mode of long term financing?

A. Venture capital
B. Factoring
C. Forfaiting
D. Bonds issue
Answer» C. Forfaiting
1177.

In India, the company which actually deals with the corpus of the mutualfund is called

A. sponsor company
B. trustee company
C. asset management company
D. Mutual fund Company.
Answer» D. Mutual fund Company.
1178.

The facility to carry forward a transaction from one settlement period toanother is known as ..................... transaction

A. Badla
B. arbitrage
C. cornering
D. trading inside
Answer» B. arbitrage
1179.

In a stock exchange where the ownership, management and trading areconcentrated in a single group, it is called

A. Mutual exchange
B. Recognised exchange
C. Dominant exchange
D. Un -recognised exchange
Answer» B. Recognised exchange
1180.

........................ assists mainly to industrial undertakings in the privatesector

A. IFCI
B. IDBI
C. ICICI
D. SEBI
Answer» D. SEBI
1181.

The process of holding the entire supply of a particular security with aview to dictating terms is called

A. Cornering
B. Wash sales
C. Rigging
D. Arbitrage
Answer» B. Wash sales
1182.

..................... are an important instrument of short term borrowing bythe Govt.

A. National saving certificate
B. Bonds
C. Treasury bill
D. Any of the above
Answer» D. Any of the above
1183.

Financial markets are markets that deal in ————— assets and creditinstruments.

A. fixed assets
B. financial assets
C. current assets
D. all of these
Answer» C. current assets
1184.

The device adopted to make profit out of price differences in two differentmarkets

A. Cornering
B. Wash sales
C. Rigging
D. Arbitrage
Answer» E.
1185.

The security trade which takes place outside the trading floor of stockexchange or beyond the business hours are known as

A. Option deals
B. Bought out deals
C. Buy out deals
D. Grey market deals
Answer» E.
1186.

The facility to carry forward a transaction from one settlement period toanother is called --------- transaction

A. Hand delivery
B. Badla
C. Cornering
D. Arbitrage
Answer» C. Cornering
1187.

................... are drawn by contractors on the Govt. departments for thegoods supplied to them

A. treasury bills
B. supply bill
C. bill of lading
D. documentary bill
Answer» C. bill of lading
1188.

-------- is a permission to quote securities officially on the trading floor ofstock exchange

A. Origination
B. Underwriting
C. Distribution
D. Listing
Answer» E.
1189.

Which of the following is /are considered as modes of short term finance

A. Bill discounting
B. Factoring
C. Advances from customers
D. All of these
Answer» E.
1190.

The central depositary ..................... the security on behalf of theinvestors

A. hold
B. transfer
C. both a & b above
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1191.

————— functions as an intermediary between savers and investors.

A. economic system
B. financial system
C. monetary system
D. barter system
Answer» C. monetary system
1192.

A system of security trade in which one is allowed to invest in excess ofhis financial capacity by borrowing funds

A. Margin trading
B. Cornering
C. Rigging
D. Arbitrage
Answer» B. Cornering
1193.

Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement ofSecurity Interest (SARFAESI) Act passed in the year

A. 1992
B. 2002
C. 2005
D. 2000
Answer» C. 2005
1194.

---------- bills are drawn by contractors on the government departmentsfor the goods supplied by them.

A. Usance bills
B. T-bills
C. Clean bills
D. Supply bills
Answer» E.
1195.

-------- means temporary halt of trade in stock exchanges whenever indexmoves upward or downward beyond the specified limits

A. Laddering
B. Cornering
C. Circuit breaking
D. Side by siding
Answer» D. Side by siding
1196.

A merchant bank can claim a charge ------- % as the commission for thewhole issue

A. 5%
B. 2.5%
C. 0.5%
D. 0.25%
Answer» D. 0.25%
1197.

————— has the statutory powers to regulate and promote the Indiancapital market.

A. Registrar of issue
B. Merchant banks
C. SEBI
D. RBI
Answer» D. RBI
1198.

The device adopted to make profit out of the differences in prices of asecurity in to different markets is called.....................

A. cornering
B. prise rigging
C. arbitrage
D. margin trading
Answer» D. margin trading
1199.

Maximum time limit for the allotment of shares or refund order in case ofpublic issue is

A. 15 days of closure of issue
B. 30 days of closure of issue
C. 45 days of closure of issue
D. 60 days of closure of issue
Answer» C. 45 days of closure of issue
1200.

Discount and Finance House of India was set up in pursuance of therecommendations of .....................Committee

A. Malegam
B. Malhotra
C. Vaghul
D. Narasimham
Answer» D. Narasimham