Caii Brm Model Questions Ravi

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONSFOR PRACTICE (COVERS ALL MODULES)

Net Interest income is

(i) Interest earned on advances(ii) Interest earned on investments

(iii) Total interest earned on advances and investment(iv) Difference between interest earned and interest paid

Interest rate risk is a type of

(i) Credit risk(ii) Market risk

(iii) Operational risk(iv) All the above

European opinion can be exercised on any day at the option of the buyer on or before the expiry of the option.

(i) True(ii) False

What is the beta factor for corporate finance under Standardized approach ?

(i) 15%(ii) 18%

(iii) 12%(iv) None of the above

A bank suffers loss due to adverse market movement of a security. The security was however held beyond the defeasance period. What is the type of the risk that the bank has suffered ?

(i) Market Risk(ii) Operational Risk

(iii) Market Liquidation Risk(iv) Credit Risk

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The June 1999 Basle Committee on Banking Supervision issued proposals for reform of its 1988 Capital Accord (the Basle II Proposals). These proposals contained MAINLY.

(I) Settlement risk management (II) Capital requirements(III) Supervisory review(IV) The handling of hedge funds(V) Contingency plans(VI) Market discipline

(i) I, III and VI(ii) II, IV and V

(iii) I, IV and V(iv) II, III and VI

Which of the following is not a type of credit risk ?

(i) Default risk(ii) Credit spread risk

(iii) Intrinsic risk(iv) Basis risk

8% Government of India security is quoted at RS 120/- The current yield on the security, will be----

(i) 12%(ii) 9.6%(iii) 6.7%(iv) 8%

Risk of a portfolio with over exposure in steel sector will be

(i) More than systematic risk(ii) Equal to intrinsic risk

(iii) Less than intrinsic risk(iv) None of these

A company declares RS 2/- dividend on the equity share of face value of RS 5/-. The share is quoted in the market at RS 80/- the dividend yield will be----

(i) 20%(ii) 4%(iii) 40%

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(iv) 2.5%

How many accounts have suffered rating migration in the following table

Rating Migration of 100 A Rated AccountsMigration between 31.03.06 and 31.03.07

Last Rating

No. of Accounts

Present RatingA++ A+ A B+ B C Default

A 100 1 1 79 10 4 3 2

(i) 2(ii) 19

(iii) 21(iv) 25

The risk that arises due to worsening of credit quality is

(i) Intrinsic Risk (ii) Credit spread Risk

(iii) Portfolio risk(iv) Counterparty risk

A debenture of face value of As. 100 carries a coupon of 15%. If the current yield is 12.5%. What is the current market price ?

(i) Rs.100(ii) Rs.120(iii) Rs.150(iv) Rs.125

In order to develop an capability to actively manage an credit portfolio one must have in place the following:

(a) Credit Rating Model (or models for different categories of loans and advances)

(b) Develop and maintain necessary data on defaults of borrowers rating category wise, i.e., ‘Rating Migration’.

(i) Both 1 and 2 are required(ii) Only 1 is required

(iii) Only 2 is required(iv) None of the above

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An increase in cash reserve ratio will cause yield curve to

(i) Shift downward(ii) Remain unchanged

(iii) Become steeper(iv) Become flatter

The model that combines five financial ratios using reported accounting information and equity values to produce on objective measure of borrower’s financial health is

(i) Altman’s 2 score(ii) ‘Credit Metrics’

(iii) Credit Risk +(iv) None of the above

A bank holds a security that is rated A+. The rating of the security migrates to A. What is the risk that the bank has faced ?

(i) Market risk(ii) Operational risk

(iii) Market liquidation risk(iv) Credit risk

When interest rates go up, prices of fixed interest bonds –

(i) Go up(ii) Go down(iii) Remain unchanged

VaR is not enough to assess market risk of a portfolio. Stress testing is desirable because

(i) It helps in calibrating VaR module(ii) It helps as an additional risk measure

(iii) It helps in assessing risk due to abnormal movement of market parameters

(iv) It is used as VaR measure is not accurate enough

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STUDY THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND ANSWER(COVERS ALL MODULES)

(a) Bond with ‘BBB’ rating will carry lower interest rate than one with ‘AA’ rating

i. Falseii. Trueiii. Difficult to say

(b) Fall in interest rate cause the rate causes the bond prices also to fall.


(c) A normal yield curve is sloping upward.


(d) Stamp duty on transfer of dematted shares is lower.


(e) Large Government borrowing can cause yield curve to shift upward.


(f) Growth Funds assure growth in return.


(g) If short term interest rates remain higher than the long term interest rates, the yield curve will be inverted.


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(h) Credit rating agencies determine interest rates on debt securities.


(i) The shares of software companies carry high P/E ratio.


(j) Closed end mutual funds are trading at discount to NAV.


(k) In a rising interest rate phase Zero coupon bond will be traded at a premium


(l) A sharp decline in short term interest rates will cause yield curve to be steeper


(m) A fall in interest rates reduces the demand for bonds in the secondary market

i. Falseii. True

iii. Difficult to say

(n) Increase in the cash reserve ratio can cause the yield curve going temporarily inverted.

i. Falseii. True


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(o) Dematerialization of stocks has increased turnover on the stock market.

i. Falseii. True


(p) Tight money and credit policy will cause bond prices to fall.

i. Falseii. True


(q) Increasing Government borrowing will raise interest rates.

i. Falseii. True


(r) Bond carrying ‘AA’ rating will carry highest interest rate than one carrying ‘BBB’ rating.

i. Falseii. True


(s) Mutual fund redemption bring bearish influence on the stock market.

i. Falseii. True


(t) Decline in the interest rates on long dated Govt. bonds will cause yield curve to be steeper.

i. False

ii. Trueiii. Difficult to say

(u) Demat shares carry lower stamp duty on transfer than physical shares.

i. Falseii. True


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(v) Increase in interest rates will cause bond prices to fall.

i. Falseii. True


(w) Growth fund is a mutual fund that invests primarily in equity shares.

i. Falseii. True


(x) Stamp duty on transfer of demated shares is lowest.

i. Falseii. True


(y) Large Government borrowing in the market can make the yield curve shift upward.

i. Falseii. True


(z) Bond with ‘A’ rating will carry higher interest rate than one carrying ‘BBB’ rating.

i. Falseii. True



When the interest rates fall, the market price of a fixed rate bond

(i) falls(ii) rises(iii) does not change

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A transaction where financial securities are issued against the cash flow generated from a pool of assets is called

(i) Securitization(ii) Credit Default Swaps

(iii) Credit Linked Notes(iv) Total Return Swaps

Growth Fund is a mutual fund that

(i) assures growth in income(ii) invests in fixed income securities(iii) gives fixed return(iv) invests primarily in equities

Operational Risk arises from

1) Inadequate or failed internal processes2) People and systems3) External Events4) Defaults

Which of the following is true ?

(i) All of them(ii) None of them(iii) (a) , (b) and (c) (iv) (a) , (b) and (e)

A decline in cash reserve ratio will cause the yield curve to

(i) shift upward(ii) shift downward(iii) become flatter(iv) remain unchanged

The third consultative paper recommended for

(a) Cause based classification(b) Effect based classification(c) Event based classification

For operational risk. Which of the following is true

(i) (a)(ii) None of them

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(iii) (c)(iv) (b)

12% Government of India security is quoted at Rs.120. If interest rates go down by 1%, the market price of the security will be.....

(i) Rs. 120(ii) Rs.133.3(iii) Rs. 109(iv) Rs. 140

Benefits of integrated risk frame work are:

(a) To relate capital and reserves more effectively to their actual level of risk exposure.

(b) To evaluate pricing decisions and product profitability.(c) In making risk transfer decisions.


(i) All of them(ii) None of them

(iii) (a) and (b)(iv) (b) and (c)

Rewards of proper management of operational risks are

(a) Lesser risk capital(b) Cost reductions in operations(c) Competitive edge


(i) All of them(ii) None of them

(iii) (a) , (b) and (c) (iv) (a) and (b)

A fall in long term interest rates on Government securities will make the yield curve become

(i) flatter(ii) steeper(iii) shift downward

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A bank expects fall in price of a security if it sells it in the market. What is the risk that the bank is facing ?

(i) Market risk(ii) Operational risk

(iii) Asset Liquidation risk(iv) Market liquidity risk

(i) An 8-year 8% semi-annual bond has a BPV of Rs.125. The yield on the bond has

11% Government of India security is quoted at Rs. 110, the yield will be –

(i) 11%(ii) 10%

(iii) 9%(iv) None of these

1 day VaR of a portfolio is Rs.500,000 with 95% confidence level. In a period of six months (125 working days) how many times the loss on the portfolio may exceed Rs.500,000 ?

(i) 4 days(ii) 5 days

(iii) 6 days(iv) 7 days

A fall in interest rates will make prices of Government Securities -

(ii) Go down(iii) Go up(iv) Remain unchanged(v) None of these

Systemic risk the risk of

(i) Failure of a bank, which is not adhering to regulations(ii) Failure of two banks simultaneously due to bankruptcy of one bank

(iii) Where a group of banks fail due to contagion effect(iv) Failure of entire banking system

If the yield on long dated Govt. securities falls, then the yield curve will became:-

(i) Steeper

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(ii) Flatter(iii) Shift downward

11% Govt. of India security is quoted at Rs.110. If the interest rates go down by 1% the market price of the security will be

(i) Rs.110(ii) Rs.109

(iii) Rs.122.2(iv) Rs.130

Balanced fund is a mutual fund that

(i) Assures income(ii) Invests in debt and equity

(iii) Assure growth(iv) Gives fixed returns

Back testing is done to

(i) Test a model(ii) Compare model results and actual performance

(iii) Record performance(iv) None of the above

Under Basel II, Capital requirement under the accord is

(i) The maximum Capital that is required to be maintained(ii) The minimum Capital that is required to be maintained

(iii) The capital as specified by the regulatory authority is required to be maintained

(iv) None of the above

STUDY THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND ANSWER(COVERS ALL MODULES)

(aa) Fall in interest rates cause the prices of Govt. securities to go up.

i. Falseii. True

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(bb) Steeper yield curve means long term interest rates are much lower than short term interest rates.

i. Falseii. True


(cc) Mutual fund mobilization has bearish influence on the stock market.

i. Falseii. True


(dd) Convertible debentures carry an element of equity shares.

i. Falseii. True


(ee) Credit Rating agencies fix interest rates on bonds or debentures issued by companies.

i. Falseii. True


(ff) Mutual Funds invest only in equity shares.

i. Falseii. True


(gg) Favorable monsoon brightens the prospects for stock market.

i. Falseii. True


(hh) Large Government borrowings cause debt securities prices to rise.

i. Falseii. True


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(ii) Falling interest rates have benefited investors in debt securities mutual funds.

i. Falseii. True


(jj) Large government borrowing would cause interest rates to go down.

i. Falseii. True


(kk) Falling interest rates cause NAVs of debt mutual fund to go down.

i. Falseii. True


(ll) Bond with ‘BBB’ rating will carry lower interest rates than one with ‘A’ rating.

i. Falseii. True


(mm) Money market mutual funds do not invest in equity shares.

i. Falseii. True


(nn) SEBI gives credit rating to securities issued in the capital market.

i. Falseii. True


(oo) Mutual funds can offer guaranteed returns.

i. Falseii. True


(pp) Large government borrowings will cause interest rates to go up.

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i. Falseii. True


(qq) A mutual fund scheme; with a entry load will have its sale price higher than its NAV.

i. Falseii. True


(rr) Security with A rating will carry higher interest rate than one with BB rating.

i. Falseii. True



A fall in the interest rates causes Govt. Securities to

(i) Remain stable(ii) Fall

(iii) Rise

Capital charge for credit risk requires input for PD, LGD, EAD and M. Under advanced IRB approach, who provide the input for LGD.

(i) Bank(ii) Supervisor

(iii) Function provided by BCBS(iv) None of the above

A debenture of Rs.100 carrying 15% coupon rate is quoted in the market at Rs.135/-. The current yield on this debenture will be

(i) 13.5%(ii) 15%

(iii) 11.11%(iv) 10%

Investment in Post Office time deposit is

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(i) Zero risk investment(ii) Low risk investment

(iii) Medium risk investment(iv) High risk investment

If the short term interest rates are temporarily higher than the long term interest rates, the yield curve will be

(i) Sloping upward(ii) Inverted

(iii) Zigzag(iv) Horizontal

Premature payment of a term loan will result in interest rate risk of type

(i) Basis risk(ii) Yield curve risk

(iii) Embedded option risk(iv) Mismatch risk

A company with equity capital of Rs.50 crores (Face Value of Rs.10/- per share) makes gross profit of Rs.70 crores and net profit after tax of Rs.25 crores. If the market price of its equity share is Rs.50, the PE ratio will be

(i) 50(ii) 5

(iii) 10(iv) 20

Daily volatility of a stock is 1%. What is its 10 days volatility approximately ?

(i) 3%(ii) 10%

(iii) 1%(iv) 4%

If call money rates are temporarily higher than the long term interest rates, the yield curve will be

(i) Slopping upwards(ii) Zigzag

(iii) Inverted(iv) Horizontal

Capital charge component of pricing accounts for

1) Cost of capital

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2) Internal generation of capital3) Loss provision

Which of the following is true.?

(i) All the statements are correct(ii) Statements 1 and 2 are correct

(iii) Statements 2 and 3 are correct(iv) Statements 3 and 1 are correct

Equity oriented mutual funds

(i) Assure income(ii) Assure growth

(iii) Invest in debentures(iv) Invest in shares

A bank funds its assets from a pool of composite liabilities. Apart from credit and operational risks, it faces

(i) Basis risk(ii) Mismatch risk

(iii) Market risk(iv) Liquidity risk

A branch sanctions Rs.1 core loan to a borrower, which of the following risks the branch is taking

1) Liquidity risk2) Interest rate risk3) Market risk4) Credit risk5) Operational risk

(i) All of them(ii) 1,2 and 3 only

(iii) 1,4 and 5 only(iv) 1,2,4 and 5 only

A rise in Government securities prices will make yield curve –

(i) Slope upward(ii) Shift downward

(iii) Remain stable(iv) Shift upward

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Risk mitigation measures result in

1) Reducing downside variability2) Reducing upside potential which of the following is true

(i) Both the statements are correct(ii) Both the statements are not correct

(iii) Statement 1 is correct(iv) Statement 2 is correct

9% Government of India security is quoted at Rs.120. The current yield on the security will be –

(i) 12%(ii) 9%

(iii) 7.5%(iv) 13.3%

Financial Risk is defined as

(i) Uncertainties resu1ting in adverse variation of profitability or outright losses

(ii) Uncertainties that result in outright losses(iii) Uncertainties in cash flow(iv) Variations in net cash flows

Strategic Risk is a type of

(i) Interest Rate Risk(ii) Operation Risk

(iii) Liquidity Risk(iv) None of the above

Objective of liquidity management is to:

(i) Ensure profitability(ii) Ensure liquidity

(iii) Either of two(iv) Both

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A mutual fund charges 1% entry load and no exit load. Its NAV is Rs.16; its sale and repurchase price will -----

(i) Rs.16 and Rs.15.80(ii) Rs.16.16 and Rs.15.84

(iii) Rs.15.84 and Rs.16(iv) Rs.16.16 and Rs.16

Banks need liquidity to:

(i) Meet deposit withdrawal(ii) Fund loan demands

(iii) Both of them(iv) None of them


A fall in interest rate of long dated government securities with the short term interest rates remaining unchanged will make the yield curve.

(i) Steeper(ii) Slop downward

(iii) Shift downward(iv) Flatter

Adequacy of bank’s liquidity position depends upon:

(i) Sources of funds(ii) Anticipated future funding needs

(iii) Present and future earnings capacity(iv) All of the above

Current yield on a government security is 5%. If the market price of the bond is Rs.160, the coupon rate on the bond will ----

(i) 6%(ii) 5%

(iii) 8%(iv) 10%

Assets represent source of funds where as liabilities denote the use of funds in a balance sheet.

(i) True

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(ii) False(iii) Difficult to say

Deregulated environment has narrowed spreads of the banks.

(i) True(ii) False

(iii) Difficult to say

Asset Liability management is only management of maturity mismatch and has no bearing on profit augmentation.

(i) True(ii) False


A rise in the short term interest rates with the long term interest rates remaining unchanged will make the yield curve -----.

(i) Steeper(ii) Shift upward

(iii) Flatter(iv) Slope upward

Net Interest Margin is also known as ‘Spread’.

(i) True(ii) False


A scheme of mutual fund has units with face value of Rs.10 and NAV of Rs.37. The Fund declares a dividend of 35% in the scheme. The ex-dividend NAV will be ------- per unit.

(i) Rs.37(ii) Rs.2

(iii) Rs.33.50(iv) Rs.35.5

7.5% coupon interest Government Security is quoted at Rs.120. Its current yield will be ----------.

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(i) 8.55%(ii) 6.25%

(iii) 7.75%(iv) 7%

A company with equity capital of Rs.15 crores makes PBIDT of Rs.15 crores and PAT of Rs.10 crores. The face value of its share is Rs.5 and PE is 10, the market price will be ---------.

(i) Rs.50(ii) Rs.66

(iii) Rs.33(iv) Rs.100

CASE STUDIES(COVERS ALL MODULES)

1. A company with equity of Rs.10 crore, earns PBIDT of Rs.30 crore. It incurs interest cost of Rs.35 crore depreciation of Rs.5 crore and pays Rs.10 crore as tax. It has reserve of Rs.30 crore (excluding current year’s profits) and long terms debt of Rs.35 crore. It pays 50% dividends and transfer remaining profit to reserves. Its share of Rs.10 face value is quoted at Rs.150/-

Find the following----

(i) Earning per share

PAT= ----------------- x 10

Equity

30 – (5 + 5 + 10) 10= -------------------- x 10 = ------- x 10 = Rs.10

10 10

(ii) Book value of share

= Equity + Reserves

= 10 + 30 + 5

= Rs.45

(iii) Return on Net worth

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PAT= ---------------- NW

10= -------------- x 100 45

= 22.2%

(iv) Debt-equity ratio

= 35: 45 = 7:9

(v) P/E ratio

PE = MP / EPS = 150 / 10 = 15

(vi) Payout ratio

Dividend 5= ----------- x 100 = -------- x 100 = 50% PAT 10

2. A company with equity of Rs. 10 crore earns PBIDT of Rs. 40 crore. It incurs interest of Rs.5 crore, depreciation of Rs. 5 crore and pays tax of Rs. 10 crore. It has reserves of Rs. 30 crore (Excluding current years profits) and long term debt of Rs. 50 crore. It pays 100% dividend and transfers remaining profit to reserves. Its share of Rs. 10 face value is quoted at price of Rs. 200. Find the following :

(i) Book value of share after current year's profit transferred to reserves.

Book Value = Equity + Reserves + Current year’s (PAT – Div)

= 10 + 30 + (20 – 10) = Rs..50

(ii) Earning per share 40 – ( 5+5+10)

EPS = PAT / Equity = ------------------ x 10 10

20--- x 10 = Rs.20

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10(iii) Return on net worth

PAT x 100 2040% Return on net worth = ------------ = ------- x 100 = 40%

NW 50

(iv) Debt-equity ratio50

1:1 Debt equity ratio = ------ = 1:150

(v) P/E ratio

10 M.P. = EPs x PE200 = 20 x PEPE = 10

(vi) Payout ratio

50%

Dividend 10----------- = ---- = 50% PAT 20

IMPORTANT KEY WORDS FOR PRACTICE

Appreciation:

An increase in the market value of an asset.

Arbitrage:

(i) Dealing between two centres to take advantage in the rate due to a temporary

difference in the rates between two places.

(ii) The simultaneous trading (purchase/sale OR sale/purchase) of assets to take advan-

tage of price differentials.

Asset creation:

Acquisition of assets/ investments

Balance sheet:

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A Financial Statement that indicates the type and amount of assets, liabilities and Capital

of a firm as on a particular date.

Base currency:

The currency against which another currency is quoted. [Eg. INR 39.4880/USD–wherein

INR is quoted currency and USD is base currency]

B R:

Banker’s Receipt. This is a receipt issued by the Bond/ security selling bank when the

original scrip/ Bond is not immediately deliverable for settlement.

Bid:

The price quoted by someone to buy the asset or borrow funds.

Broker:

Intermediaries who match buyers and sellers Or borrowers and lenders and receive a

commission (brokerage) for such intermediation.

Concurrent auditor:

A professional, generally an external guy (not a staff), who checks/ audits the day to day

transactions and reports. His main task is to check whether the laid down

systems/procedures/policy has been complied with, in each transaction and report the

discrepancies to the Management.

Cover:

To take out forward contracts to protect against exchange fluctuation between today’s

date and due payment date.

Deal:

A transaction undertaken by the Dealer in the domestic market or Foreign Exchange

market binding the Bank.

Deal confirmation:

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Written advice from one counterparty in a deal to the other in which the main terms and

conditions of the deal are confirmed.

Fixed rate currency:

Currency having a fixed rate of exchange within narrow limits versus another reference

currency, usually the dollar.

Floating rate currency:

Currency having its exchange rate determined by market forces including Central Bank

intervention.

Forex:

Foreign Exchange.

Forward contract:

Any contract for settlement later than spot date.

Forward-Forward deal:

Simultaneous purchase and sale of one currency for different forward value dates.

Funding of assets:

Borrowing done, when assets are more than the Liabilities of the bank.

Hedge:

Action taken by the Bank to reduce or eliminate a risky exposure.

Intra day position:

Open position run by a dealer within the day. This is generally reduced to square or

nearly so before close of business.

Keeping arms length:

Not to influence/interfere or get influenced/interfered.

Liquidity risk:

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The variation in net income and market value of bank equity caused by the bank’s

difficulty in obtaining immediate funds, either by borrowing or selling assets.

LIBOR:

London Interbank Offered Rate—the rate at which major Banks in London offer to lend

in the interbank market.

Nostro account:

A Bank’s account with a foreign Bank.

NSE:

National Stock Exchange

NSE terminals:

Computer nodes through which screen driven trading can be conducted in the NSE.

Offer:

Rate at which the Bank/dealer sells or lends.

Open position:

Difference between total purchases and total sales in a given currency on which an

exchange risk is run.

Premium:

Difference between spot price and price for forward settlement.

Proactive:

One who acts in advance before others react, anticipating the market move.

Reserves:

Qualifying assets to meet the statutory reserve requirements.

Settlement of deals:

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Verification of the deal terms/calculations, obtention of Deal confirmation from the

counterparty, Brokers contract, documentation of the transaction and arranging the

delivery of the documents.

SGL account:

Subsidiary General Ledger Account maintained with RBI for Govt. Securities

transactions.

Spot deal:

A deal for currency for delivery two business days from today.

Spot next:

A deal from the spot date until the next day, either as a deposit or a swap.

Spread:

Difference between the cost of funds and return from the funds.

Volatile market:

Market wherein the prices/rates are fluctuating in a wide band/ range

Vostro account:

A foreign Bank’s account with a local Bank.

Wire agency:

News reporters, which are transmitting the information/news instantaneously through

tele-net work.

Reserves:

Assets qualifying to meet statutory requirements.

CRR:

Cash Reserve Ratio

SLR:

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Statutory Liquidity Ratio

Asset Liability Maturity Mismatches:

Case when either gross Financial Assets outgrows Capital & Liabilities or vice versa

Demand and Time Liabilities (DTL):

Sum of Demand Deposits and Fixed deposits including inter bank deposits

Government Stock/Loan/Securities/Gilts:

Loans raised by Government to meet its fiscal deficits. These are issued in the form of

tradable bonds.

NDTL for SLR:

Gross DTL less Inter Bank Deposits.

NDTL for CRR:

NDTL for SLR less exempted categories of liabilities.

Delivery versus Payment (DVP) System:

System where the securities are delivered against simultaneous payment. As both the legs

of ‘delivery’ and ‘payment’ are simultaneous Settlement Risk is avoided.

SGL Transfer Form:

RBI prescribed format printed on semi security paper for effecting security transactions

in the SGL account of the bank.

Authorized Signatories:

Officials (generally back office staff) who are authorized to execute/ sign SGL Transfer

Forms and other documents and whose specimen signatures are lodged with RBI and

other counterparts in the market.

Bank Rate:

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Interest rate at which RBI lends to Sch. Comm. Banks. Refinance Rates and penalty on

default of CRR are pegged to Bank Rate. RBI is using Bank Rate as a tool to send

interest rate signals to the market.

Local Bank Account:

Account with SBI and/or such other Bank, which is managing the Clearing house,

through which the Clearing net proceeds are and where the Bank is maintaining a current

account for passing the Clearing inflows and outflows.

Cash Surplus Branch:

Branch which collecting and holding cash more than its stipulated limit/ normal payment

requirement.

Purchased Funds:

Funds sourced at the at market determined rates (different from rates offered to the

public).

Repoable Securities:

Securities which are approved for Repo transactions.

Discretionary Liabilities:

Liabilities/resources raised at the discretion of the borrower.

Buyers Market:

Market where the demand is less and supply is more. Buyer has better choice for

selection/negotiation since sellers (supply) outnumbers the buyers (demand).

CAR:

Capital Adequacy Ratio.

DVP System:

‘Delivery versus Payment’ (DVP) system is the Settlement system wherein delivery of

the Stock/security and Payment of consideration are made simultaneous. In case if one

side of the transaction doesn’t go through (say, for want of good delivery), the RBI holds

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back the other side of the transaction (payment of consideration). By this, settlement risk

is totally hedged.

Derivative Usance Promissory Note (DUPN):

Usance Promissory note drawn by the discounting Bank against the underlying Bills.

While rediscounting the Bills, actual endorsement and delivery of these Bills are not

necessary. Instead this Promissory Note is delivered. Since this Note derives its value

from the underlying Bills, this is called Derivative Usance Promissory Note.

Maximization of Spreads:

Difference between the Total cost of funds and total return from it gives the spread.

Spreads can be maximized either by reducing the cost and/or increasing the return from

it.

Maximization of Net worth:

Increasing the profits of the business so that maximum profits can be ploughed back to

Reserves. This maximizes the Net worth of the Company and thereby increases the

Shareholders value.

GAP:

It is the difference between the Rate Sensitive Assets (RSA) and Rate Sensitive

Liabilities (RSL). GAP is said to be positive when RSA > RSL.

Duration GAP:

Difference between the aggregate duration of Assets and aggregate duration of Liabilities

is Duration Gap.

Market Interest Rate:

The interest rate, or discount rate, or yield to maturity is an interest rate which changes

constantly, depending on various factors like demand/supply of the Financial asset, future

economic outlook, etc.

Face Value:

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The principal value or the Maturity value of the Bond, which is printed on the bond and

which is fixed throughout the bond’s life.

Coupon Rate:

The fixed rate of interest which is printed on the Bond certificate is called Coupon rate.

Coupon rates are contractual rates that cannot be changed after the bond is issued.

Time Value of Money:

In order to understand this concept, it is important that we are familiar with discounted

cash flow analysis.

It is known that:

a. People have a positive time preference for money;

b. A rupee today is worth more than a rupee received in the future;

c. People postpone their current consumption and save only if their future

consumption opportunities will be more because of their savings;

d. Since money earns interest, it takes more future rupees to equal the value of a rupee

today.

The above show that money has a time value.

Future Value:

The process of going from today’s value or Present Value (PV) to Future Value (FV) is

called compounding. To understand this, consider the case where an investor put Rs 100

in the Bank at 10 per cent p.a.

This means that Rs 100 today is equivalent to its Future value of Rs 100 x (1 + 0.10) = Rs

110 one year from now.

Future Value at the end of second year is Rs110 x (1 + 0.1) = Rs 121.

This can be expressed by the formula:

FV = PV (1+i) n

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Where: i = interest rate and n is number of years

Present Value:

The process of calculation from Future Value to today’s value (Present Value) is called

discounting. In the above quoted example the Present value of Rs 121 to be received from

the Bank at an interest rate of 10 per cent is Rs 100.00. The process of discounting is

simply the inverse process of compounding. Accordingly, the Present Value (PV) can be

found out as follows:

PV = FV / (1+i) n

Net Present Value:

Suppose an investment of Rs.100 generates a net cash flow of Rs 115 from one year from

now and if the cost of funds for the Bank is 10 per cent, the investment is worth doing.

To find out how much wealth does the investment creates for the capital, the future value

of Rs 115 is discounted at the cost of capital, i.e.,10 per cent.

115

PV of Rs 115 = ————————— = Rs 104.55

(1 + 0.1)

Since the initial cost of investment is only Rs 100, the Net Present Value, i.e., the wealth

created for the shareholders, is found out as.

NPV = PV of the future revenue – initial cost = 104.55 –100 = Rs 4.55

The net present value (NPV) approach can be extended to more complex situations.

Using the same logic as above, to find the NPV of an asset with an initial investment of

cost of C and net cash flows at subsequent dates from year 1 to year ‘n’ is:

cash flow 1 cash flow 2 cash flow n

NPV = (–) C + ——————— +——————— + ................ + ————————

(1+r)1 (1+r)2 (1+r) n

Bond Valuation:

Bond is a contractual obligation to pay:

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i. Coupon/interest specified on the Bond;

ii. at fixed intervals;

iii. Principal amount with or without premium, if specified any, at maturity.

The Present value or price of the Bond is therefore:

i. PV of the future stream of cash flows (interest payments and Principal) discounted

at prevailing market interest rates;

ii. At the time of new issue, coupon interest and market interest are ideally the same

and expressed as follows:

C1 C2 C3 (Cn + M)

Bond Value (VB) =—————— + —————— + —————— + ——————— +

———————

(1+i) (1+i)2 (1+i)3 (1+i)n

n C + M

= ———— ——————

t =1 (1+i)t (1+i) n

Where:

C1.. Cn = period coupon payment from year 1 to n

i = market interest rates, prevailing

n = period to maturity

M = Principal with / without redemption premium

The value of the Bond will change if there is a change in the market interest rate (i). If

market interest rate goes up beyond the coupon rate, the value of the bond will fall so that

the new investor (buyer) would earn market interest rate despite the fact that the coupon

of the Bond would continue to give fixed lower income. Likewise if market interest rate

declines below the coupon rate, the value of the bond will appreciate so that the new

investor (buyer) earn only lower market interest rate despite the fact that the coupon of

the Bond would continue to give fixed higher income. Such equilibrating adjustment in

bond price/ value is knows as bond dynamics.

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We learnt that the value of the Bond depends on the coupon rate vis-à-vis prevailing

market interest rates. We can summarize the above as follows:

i. Whenever the market interest rate rise above the coupon rate of the bond, the price

of the bond will fall;

ii. if the market interest rate falls below the coupon rate of bond, the price of bond will

appreciate;

iii. if there is no change in the market interest rate from bond coupon rate, the price of

bond will remain the same.

Annuity:

This is a series of equal payments made at fixed intervals for a specified number of

periods. If the payments are made at the end of the period, it is known as ordinary annuity

or deferred annuity. If payments are made at beginning of period, then it is an annuity

due.

Formula for Future value of an ordinary /deferred annuity is:

FVAn = A (1+r) + A (1+r) +......+A

Where FVAn = Future value of an annuity with ‘n’ periods

A = Constant/regular cash flow

r = Interest rate

n = Duration of the annuity

YIELD:

Yield is defined as an overall return to an investor on his investment. With respect to

yield on Bonds/GOI securities, three types of yields are discussed:

Nominal yield:

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This is the annual interest rate specified on the Bonds, irrespective of its price (i.e.,

whether quoted at a premium or at a discount). This is also known as Coupon of the

Bond.

Current yield:

This is the effective yield an investor earns keeping in mind the current market price of

the Bond. This is given by the formula:

Nominal yield or Coupon

Current Yield = ——————————————— x 100

Current market Price

Yield to maturity:

This term popularly known as YTM connotes redemption yield and is very useful for

Treasury Managers whose investment horizon is long term. YTM can be interpreted as

the bond’s average compounded rate of return if the bond is bought at the current asked

price and held until it matures and the face value is repaid. That is, YTM can be defined

as the discount rate that equates present value of all cash flows to the present market price

of the Bond. Future cash flows includes interest and capital gain/loss. This can be

algebraically expressed as follows: Let the Bond with a face value of ‘A’ of coupon ‘C’

with a term to maturity of ‘n’ years is quoted/traded at a market price of P, then

C C C (C + A)

P = ————+ ———— + ————+ ————+ ————

(1+y)1 (1+y)2 (1+y)3 (1+y)n

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Where ‘y’ is the discount rate (to be found by trial & error method ) at which the cash

flows are discounted so that the right hand side of the above equation tallies/equates with

the Price P (left hand side) of the Bond.

The 'y' so derived would be the Yield to maturity (YTM) of the bond. It implies that, if

the Bond is held till maturity and the Coupons/Cash flows received are reinvested at the

'y' rate itself, the overall yield on the Bond will be 'y', which is its YTM.

An example would further help to understand the mechanics of the YTM. Suppose the

market value of Rs 100 (face value) bond carrying coupon of 13 per cent p.a. maturing

after 7 years is quoted Rs 109.45 in the market. The YTM of the bond is found by

discounting the yearly coupon flows of Rs 13 in the next 6 years and Rs 113 (Principal of

Rs 100 + coupon of Rs 13) at the end of 7 year at a rate (to be found by trial & error

method), say ‘r’ so that the Present value of such cash flows sums to Rs 109.45 Rs 13

(PVIFA) + Rs 100 (PVIF) = Rs 109.45 PVIFA being the Price Value Interest Factor for

the 7 year Annuity and PVIF the Price Value Interest Factor for 7 years to be taken from

the PVIFA table and PVIF table (available in all standard Finance Text Books) for a 7

year term, by trial and error method.

Accordingly for 7 years (PVIFA) at 11% = 4.712

and for 7 years (PVIF) at 11% = 0.482

Then LHS of the equation becomes 13 x (4.712) + 100 x (0.482) = Rs 109.45

Then 11 per cent is said to be the YTM of the bond, also described as the Internal Rate of

Return, (IRR). In other words, in the above example, if the above bond is held by the

buyer till maturity the overall return from the Bond will be 11 per cent. However as the

above process will be time consuming, YTM can be found by approximation as follows.

C + (A – P)/n

YTM = ————————— X 100

(A + P) /2

Where C = coupon

A = Face Value/maturity Value

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P = Price paid for the Bond

n = term to maturity

Applying this in the above example,

13 + (100 –109.45)/ 7 13 + (– 9.45/7)

YTM = ————————————— = —————————

(100 + 109.45)/ 2 104.725

13 – 1.35

= —————— X 100 = 11.12%

104.725

However underlying assumption in the YTM concept is that the coupons/cash flows

received during the tenure of the bond is reinvested at YTM rate, which may not be true

since the market interest rates will always be changing from time to time.

Holding Period/Realized Yield:

When the holder/investor is going to disinvest the Bond before its maturity, the overall

yield earned by him from the Bond is known as Holding Period Yield or Realized Yield.

Let us understand this with the help of an example:

Suppose you are holding a 10 year Bond with a Face value of Rs 100 and coupon 8 per

cent. After 3 years, when the interest rates move up to 10 per cent for 7 years term, you

want to sell this Bond. As the interest rates have moved up, naturally you may have to

sell the Bond at a discount. The selling price for the Bond by using the Bond Valuation

Formula as follows:

8 8 8 108

————— + —————— + —————— + —————— + —————— = 90.25

(1.10) (1.10)2 (1.10)3 (1.10)7

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This shows that the Bond have to be sold at a below par value of Rs 90.25, thereby

incurring a capital loss of

(100 – 90.25) = Rs 9.75.

Now to find the Realized yield on the 8 per cent bond for the period of 3 years held and

with a redemption value of Rs 90.25 (as the sale proceeds of the Bond), the YTM

formula is used as follows:

8 8 (8 + 90.25)

—————— + ——--—— + —————— = 100

(1+r) 1 (1+r) 2 (1+r) 3

Where ‘r’ is the Realized or Holding Period Yield.

Accordingly, we get the Realized yield ‘r’ = 4.9 per cent.

However as it is much lower than the promised yield of 8 per cent, the seller incurs a loss

of (8 – 4.9) = 3.1 per cent returns on his Bond.

Yield Spreads:

Yield spreads are the differences between the yields of any pair of bonds—usually a zero

risk bond and another risky bond—of same maturity.

{Yield on risky bond}– {Yield on zero risk bonds} = {yield spread}

Yield spreads are also called ‘risk-premiums’ because they measure the additional yield

that risky bonds pay to induce investors to buy more-risky bonds rather than less risky

bonds.

Yield on Discounted instruments:

The issue price of a discounted instrument is calculated as follows:

F

D = ———————————————

1 + {( r x n)/36500}

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where,

D = Discounted value of the instrument

F = Maturity Value

r = Effective rate of interest per annum

n = Tenure of the instrument ( in days)

Conversely to find out the yield from a discounted instrument, the following formula can

be derived from the above one,

(F –D) 365

r = —————— X ——————— X 100

D n

where,

D = Discounted value of the instrument

F = Maturity Value

r = Effective rate of interest per annum

n = Tenure of the instrument ( in days)

REPO Transactions—calculations:

Assume Bank ‘A’ borrows from Bank ‘B’ an amount of Rs 10 crores for a period of 14

days from 10.10.2005 to 24.10.2005, at an interest rate of 8 per cent against its holding of

11.50 per cent GOI 2007 (Interest Payment dates of this stock are 5th April and 5th

October of the year). As already stated earlier, the transaction involves 2 legs—First

leg/Ready leg and Second leg/Forward leg. The calculation for both legs are explained

below:

Working

(Note: While calculating interest accrued on Government securities, 360 days are

considered for an year.)

FIRST LEG/READY LEG on 10.10.2005: (Bank A sold 11.50 per cent GOI 2007 to

Bank B)

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Calculation for first leg is as if Bank A is selling the security (11.5 per cent GOI 2007)

outright to Bank B at the market price of Rs 100. This is as follows:

Principal (Rs 10 crs. @ 100.00) = Rs 10,00,00,000.00

Accrued int.on the stock

= (10 crs x 11.5% x 5/360) = Rs 1,59,722.22

First/Ready leg settlement amount...(1) = Rs 10,01,59,722.22

(It may be understood from the above transaction, that Bank A borrowed Rs

10,01,59,722.22 from Bank B)

FORWARD/SECOND LEG on 24.10.2005: (Bank A bought back the stock from Bank

B)

Though the second leg transaction is to be calculated as if Bank A is buying outright the

security from Bank B, to arrive at the buying rate/price, the calculation has to be done on

the reverse way, as follows:

1. Calculate the settlement amount Bank A has to pay Bank B which is = Amount

borrowed + interest @ 8% for 14 days (Repo rate)

= Rs 10,01,59,722.22 + Rs 3,07,339.42

Settlement amount = Rs 10,04,67,061.64

2. From this subtract accrued interest on the stock till date.

Accrued interest on the stock

= 10,00,00,000 x 11.5% x 19

---------

360

= Rs 6,06,944.44

Settlement amt. – Accrued interest = 10,04,67,061.64

6,06,944.44

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Rs 9,98,60,117.20

3. Resulting amount of Rs 9,98,60,117.20 is the principal amount for the Rs 10 crore

value stock. Hence to get rate of repurchase, divide this value by nominal value

i.e. 9,98,60,117.20

------------------ = 99.860117

10,00,00,000

Now based on this rate, the accounting is done as follows:

Principal (Rs 10 crs. @99.860117) = Rs 9,98,60,117.20

Accrued int. on the stock

= (10 crs x 11.5% x19/360) = Rs 6,06,944.44

Forward/second leg settlement amt

= (1) + int @ 8% for 14 days = (2) = Rs 10,04,67,061.64

1. Which among the following body promoted securities Trading

Corporation of India Limited (STCI) jointly with the Public sector

Banks?

(a) SEBI

(b) Reserve bank Of India

© IDBI Ltd.

(d) ICICI Ltd

2. The state bank of India (Amendment) Bill-2010, which was passed in

the parliament in the latter half of 2010, apart from other things,

reduces the statutory minimum shareholding of the Central Government

in the bank from ________ to ______ %, which among the following set of

figures fills the blank correctly?

(a) 59, 52

(b) 55, 51

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(c) 59, 55

(d) 62, 51

3. What do we call an agreement whereby an issuing Bank at the request

of the Importer (Buyer) undertakes to take payment to the exporter

(Beneficiary) against stipulated documents?

(a) Bill of exchange

(b) Letter of Exchange

(c) Letter of Credit

(d) Bill of entry

4. Mutual funds are regulated in India by which among the following?

(a) RBI

(b) SEBI

(c) Stock exchanges

(d) RBI and SEBI both

5. Which of the following country was the host of First Asian Yoga

Championship held recently?

(a) Thailand

(b) Cambodia

(c) Vietnam

(d) Laos

6. Which among the following body authorizes the credit limit to the

National Co-operative Marketing Federation?

(a) RBI

(b) Department of Agriculture

(c) NABARD

(d) Department of Finance

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7. Which among the following duties is applied by a government to

control the exports of a commodity, so that the commodity can be used

by the local markets than in foreign countries?

(a) Custom duty

(b) Excise Duty

(c) Anti dumping duty

(d) Dumping Duty

8. We read in the newspapers that the foreign direct Investments are

preferred over the Capital Inflow. In this context, please consider the

following.

1. FDI brings in latest technology

2. FDI does not involve large outflow

3. FDI improves efficiency of the economy

Which among the above is/are most suitable reason/reasons for the

given statement?

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 1 & 3

© Only 1 & 2

(d) All 1, 2 & 3

9. Which among the following body finalizes the market-borrowing

programmers of State Governments in India?

(a) State Governments

(b) RBI

(Union Ministry of Finance

(d) Planning Commission

10. Which among the following is the only correct statement?

(a) Money market meets long term financing needs

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(b) Recession in industrial sector in India is normally due to fall in exports

© Ways and means advances is given by RBI are nowhere related to state’s

revenue

(d) Exchange rate is fixed by RBI

11. Which among the following is the top dividend paying company of

India, as per a study done by economic Times?

(a) ONGC

(b)TCS

© ITC

(d) IOC

12. Many a times we read in the newspapers hat the Government of India

signs DTAA to broaden the scope of article of exchange of information to

include exchange of banking information. What does the DTSS refers to

here?

(a) DTAA taxation article agreement

(b) Double taxation avoidance agreement

© Double taxation avoidance arrangements

(d) Dual tax agreement arrangement

13. What does the Canada India Research U.S. refer to?

(a) A business forum

(b) A nuclear reactor

© A scientific research group

(d) A proposed space research organization.

14. Which among the following decides the oil Prices in India?

(a) Government of India

(b) Government of Respective states

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© Ministry of Petroleum

(d) Oil Companies

15. Consider the following statements in context with Treasury Bulls?

1. They are issued by Government of India on behalf of RBI

2. They are mostly for short term borrowings

3. Treasury Bills cannot be purchased by any person resident of India

Which among the above is/are correct?

(a) All are correct

(b) 2 & 3 are correct

(c) Only 2 is correct

(d) Only 3 is correct

16. Which among the following is India’s largest indigenous Research

and Production Nuclear Reactor?

(a) Apsara

(b) Dhurva

© Kamini

(d) CIRUS

17. Bring out the only incorrect statement:

(a) Reserve Repo operation by RBI aims are injecting/increasing liquidity

(b) SDR refers to special drawing

© Rupee appreciation results in decrease in imports

(d) Increase in inflation rate leads to decline in real interest rate

18. Which among the following is headed by Justice Lokeshwar Singh

Panta?

(a) Arms forces Tribunal

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(b) National Green Tribunal

© Debt Recovery tribunal

(d) Central Administrative tribunal

19. Christine Lagarde, who recently headed the G-20 meeting of Finance

Ministers and Governors of Central Banks, Is the Finance minister of

which among the following countries?

(a) Australia

(b) France

© Italy

(d) Germany

20. Consider the following statements:

1. Increase in deposit rate results in higher savings

2. Increase in deposit rate results in fall in credit off takes

3. Increase in deposit rate results in increase in investment which among the

above statement/statements is /are correct?

(a) 1 &2

(b) 1 & 3

© 1, 2, 3

(d) Only 1

21. Which among the following is not a feature of the proposed

Companies Bill 2009?

(a) Limit on the number of the subsidiary companies

(b) Rotation of the auditors

© Reduction in the types of the companies’ categories

(d) Proposal Of national company law tribunal;

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22. The universal service obligation fund (USOF) has been established

under which among the following departments of Government of India?

(a) Department of Consumer Affairs

(b) Department of Industrial policy and Promotion

© Department of Telecommunication

(d) Department of Economic Affairs

23. Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary, which is being proposed as a new

home for some relocated Gir lions from Gujarat, is located in which

among the following states.

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Madhya Pradesh

© Orissa

(d) Rajasthan

24. Which among the following sports is NOT a part of the London

Olympics?

(a) Tackwondo

(b) Baseball

© Table Tennis

(d) Triathlon

25. We read the various newspapers that during the period from June,

20009 to September 2010, the Ministry of Road transport and Highways

have achieved a target of constructing on an average 12.01 km of

National Highways per day. However, this achievement if shorter

compared to the target of constructing 20 km of Highways per day. To

achieve this target, it is time approximately ________ of works are under

way. Which among the following fills the blank correctly?

(a) 10000 km

(b) 15000 km

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© 20000 km

(d) 25000 km

26. Who among the following has been defeated by Saina Nehwal, who

has won the Swiss open grand Prix Gold title recently, becoming the

First Indian to do so?

(a) Ji Hyun Sung

(b) Wang Lin

© Kamila Rytter Juhl

(d) Shinta Mulia Juhl

27. Which among the following correctly defines the Net Interest

Income?

(a) Interest earned on advances

(b) Interest earned on investments

© Total interest earned on advances on advances and investment

(d) Difference between interest earned and interest paid

28. Where is going to be established the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of

education fro Peace and Sustainable development (MGIEP), the latest &

first category-I institute of UNECO in South Asia?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Ahmadabad

© Mumbai

(d) Pune

29. Anant Pai, better known as ‘Uncle Pai’, who recently died was the

creator of which among the following comic series?

(a) Chacha Choudhary

(b) Amar Chitra katha

© Chandamama

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(d) Indrajaal

30. Which among the following is not a Nonpermanent member of

United Nations Security Council for the Period of 1 January 2011 -31

December 2012?

(a) Nigeria

(b) Germany

© Portugal

(d) Columbia

31. In which among the following types comes the Interest Rate Risk?

(a) Credit risk

(b) Market risk

© Operational risk

(d) All the above categories

32. Where was held the 98th Indian Science Congress in early 2011?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Chennai

© Kochi

(d) Kolkata

33. Which among the following international sports body had unveiled

an anti-corruption committee to enhance credibility and increase

transparency?

(a) International Cricket Council

(b) International Olympic Committee

© FIFA

(d) Commonwealth Games Federation.

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34. E.S. L. Narasimhan is the Governor of which among the following

states?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Andhra Pradesh

© Tamil Nadu

(d) Kerala

35. When there is an inflationary trend in the economy what would be

trend in the pricing of the Bank products?

(a) Increasing trend

(b) Decreasing trend

© Constant trend

(d) There is no relevance of the inflation in pricing of the Banking Products

36. In which among the following courts, Chennai open is played?

(a) Clay court

(b) Grass court

(c) Hard court

(d) Carpet court

37. Which of the following countries is located the temple of Preah

Vihear, one of the famous world Heritage sites?

(a) Thailand

(b) Myanmar

© Cambodia

(d) Vietnam

38. Which among the following body gives the Pritzker Prize, the Nobel

of Architecture every year?

(a) Wolf foundation

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(b) Hyatt Foundation

© Royal Institute of British architects

(d) Leading European Architects Forum

39. Which among the following is the correct character of the Foreign

Exchange Markets?

(a) Foreign Exchange markets are localized markets

(b) Foreign exchange markets operate within a country’s time zone

© Foreign exchange markets are dynamic and round the clock markets

(d) Foreign exchange markets are used only for trade related transactions

40. Who among the following headed the forest Rights Act review

Committee that submitted its report in the first half of 2010?

(a) Syeda hameed

(b) Narender Jadhav

© Arun Maira

(d) N C Saxena

41. Who among the following is the chairman of National Knowledge

Commission?

(a) Sam Pitroda

(b) Deepak Nayyar

© Nandan Nilkeni

(d) Dr. Pushp Bhargav

42. Suchitra Mitra, who died recently, was an artist of which among the

following types of Music?

(a) Hindustani classical

(b) Carnatric Music

© Rabindra sangeet

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(d) Pakistani Classical

43. After Uttar Pradesh, which among the following states has the

maximum share in the total Route Km of Indian Railways?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Maharashtra

© Andhra Pradesh

(d) Gujrat

44. In which of the following states of India is located a tiger reserve,

which is also a World Heritage site?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Asom

© Madhya Pradesh

(d) Uttar Pradesh

45. Which among the following Industrial Policy resolution/ statement

was based upon the Mahalanobis Model of growth?

(a) Industrial Policy resolution – 1956

(b) Industry Policy statement – 1973

© Industrial Policy statement -1977

(d) Banking Policy 1969

46. in which of the following states, maximum Coast Guard stations have

been established in India?

(a) Foreign Trade promotion Board

(b) Department of Commerce

© RBI

(d) SEBI

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48. In which of the following states of India, world’s first Global Center

for Nuclear energy Partnership was started a few months back?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Kerala

© Haryana

(d) Uttar Pradesh

49. In which of the following states of India, there is no petroleum

chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment region (PCPIR)?

(a) Asom

(b) Andhra Pradesh

© Gujrat

(d) West Bengal

50. Which among the following is correct about the Vostro Account?

(a) It is an account maintained by a foreign bank with a bank in India in Indian

Rupees.

(b) It is an account maintained by an Indian bank with a bank in foreign country

in foreign currency

© It is an account maintained by a Indian Bank Branch with a Foreign Bank in

Foreign currency.

(d) It is an account maintained by a Foreign bank Branch with a Indian bank in

foreign currency.

51. The term ‘round-tripping’ often appears in financial news these days.

What does it mean?

(a) Importing products that are not easily available in the domestic markets

(b) Indian companies re-exporting imported products without any value addition

© Bringing back illicit money hidden abroad by Indian s under a different name

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(d) Imposing high customs duty to discourage dumping of goods in Indian

market

52. Infant Mortality rate (IMR) data for high focus states (states where

IMR is above national average) is collected once every five years. The

union Health Ministry has now decided to collect such data __________.

(a) half-yearly

(b) Annually

© Once every two years

(d) Once every three years

53. The government has tasked three institutions to conduct studies to

estimate the quantum of illicit funds generated by Indian citizens

recently. Which of the following is not among one of the three

institutions selected?

(a) National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

(b) National Institute of Bank Management

(c) National institute of Finance Management

(d) National Council of Applied Economic Research

54. Which of the following statements is/are correct about ‘gender-

critical’ districts on the basis of the census 2001 data?

1. There are 262 gender critical districts or cities in the country

2. Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of gender critical districts or cities

3. Kerala is the only state which does not have any gender critical district or city

(a) I only

(b) 1 &2 only

(c) 2 only

(d) 3 and 1 only

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55. India announced that it was taking steps to reduce the” sensitive

lists” of items for trade with SAARC countries recently. Which of the

following is correct about items in “sensitive lists”?

(a) Items which are costlier to produce in India

(b) Items whose import leads to lower prices for Indian consumer

(c) Items whose import reduces the market share of domestic producers

(d) Items which are injurious to health such as tobacco and alcohol

56. Which country’s gold output of 30.88 tonnes was the highest in the

world in 2010?

(a) Canada

(b) South Africa

© China

(d) USA

57. Government of India has launched a publicity campaign for census

2011 in association with which of the following UN organization?

(a) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

(b) World Health Organization (WHO)

© Untied Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

(d) United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)

8. Which of the following pairs of multinational retailing companies and

the countries where they are headquartered is/are correctly matched?

I. Mero-germany

II. Walmart- USA

III. Tesco- United Kingdom

IV. Carrefour – France

(a) I and III only

(b) I, II and III

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(c) IV, I and II

(d) I, II, III and IV

59. Which advertising agency was in news recently fro creating the

“Enumerator’ mascot fro Census 2011?

(a) Bates 141

(b) DDB India

© JWT India

(d) Reinfusion – Y & R

60. Which of the following statements about Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)

is/are correct as per the data released by the Register-General of India

(RGI) recently?

I. IMR has declined from 53 in 2008 to 50 in 2009

II. Decline in IMR in urban areas is more than in rural areas

III. IMR is the lowest in Kerala

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) I, II and III

61. Which of the following statements about Indent Mortality rate (IMR)

is/are correct as per the data released by the Register-General of India

(RGI) recently?

I. IMR is highest in Madhya Pradesh

II. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target is to reduce IMR to 30 by 2015

III. Nine states have IMR above the national average

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

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(c) II only

(d) I,II and III

62. S. Sundar Committee was in news recently for its report on which of

the following?

(a) Land Acquisition Act, 1894

(b) Copyright Act, 1957

© Right to Information Act, 2005

(d) Motor vehicles Act, 1988

63. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Tourist

Visa on Arrival (TVOA) scheme introduced to promote foreign tourist

arrivals in India recently?

1. The TVOA is allowed for a maximum validity of 30 days with single entry

facility at metros

2. TVOA is allowed for a maximum of two times in a calendar year

3. There should be a minimum gap of six months between each visit

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

© 2 only

(d) 3 and 1 only

64. Global Employment Trends 2011 report of the International Labour

Organization (ILO) was released recently. Which of the following

statements is/are correct?

I. The number of unemployed increased in 2010.

II. The global unemployment rate declined in 2010

III. Labour productivity improved in 2010

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

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(c) II and III only

(d) III and I only

65. ‘Committed to Improving the state of the world’ is the motto of

which of the following?

(a) Transparency International

(b) World bank

© Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

(d) World Economic Forum

66. Which of the following statements about economic growth forecast

made by the IMF in January 2011 is/are correct?

I. Global growth forecast for 2011 is below 4%

II. Growth forecast for India 2011 is 8.4%

III. Growth forecast for china is higher than for India in 2011

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II and III only

(d) III and I only

67. Global Employment Trends 2011 report of the international Labour

Organization (ILO) was released recently. Which of the following


I. The number of people employed in industry declined while the number of

those employed in agriculture increased in 2009

II. The number of unemployed youth (aged 15-24) declined in 2010

III. Global youth unemployment rate increased in 2010

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

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(c) III and I only

(d) I, II and III

68. Which of the following is/are correctly matched after RBI’s ‘Third

Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11’ on January 26, 2011?

I. Repo rate – 6.5%

II. Reserve Repo rate – 5.5%

III. Cash Reserve Ratio – 6%

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II and III only

(d) I, II and III

69. The union finance Ministry raised the tax collection target for 2010-

11 to _________ recently.

(a) Rs 782000 crore

(b) Rs 834000 crore

© Rs 871000 crore

(d) Rs 902000 crore

70. Which of the following statements is/are correct according to

UNCTAD Global Investment Trend Monitor report unveiled recently?

I. Global flows of FDI exceeded $1 trillion in 2010

II. FDI flows to developed economics was lower than to developing economics in

2010

III. FDI flow to India declined in 2010

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II and III only

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(d) III and I only

71. Which of the following became the first oil & Gas Company to find

shale gas deposits in India recently?

(a) Reliance Industries Ltd.

(b) Carin India

© Essar Oil

(d) ONGC

72. ‘Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd’ was incorporated as a joint venture

between Nuclear power Corporation of India Ltd and which of the

following recently?

(a) NMDC

(b) NHPC

© BHEL

(d) NTPC

73. Which of the following statements about India’s urban population

is/are correct as per the Census of India, 2001?

I. The Census of India, 2001 estimates that 47.81 percent of total population

lives in urban areas of the country

II. The projected urban population in India as on March 1, 2011 is at 357

million.

III. Among the four meters, Greater Mumbai has the highest percentage of its

population living in slums

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) I and III only

(d) II and III only

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74. Consider the following pairs of coffee retailing companies having

presence in India and their countries of origin are correctly matched?

I. Costa Coffee – Spain

II. Gloria Jean’s –USA

III. Barista – India

IV. Starbucks – USA

(a) I and III only

(b) I, II and III

(c) II, III and IV

(d) IV, I and II

75. Which of the following pairs of Large banks and their countries of

origin is/are correctly matched?

I. Mizuho Holdings – Japan

II. Grupo Santander – Belgium

III. BNP Paribhas – France

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II and III only

(d) III and I only

76. Which of the following companies belonging to the Tata Group has

not been acquired from abroad?

(a) Corus

(b) Hispano Carrocera

© Jaguar Land Rover

(d) Trent

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77. Software made by which company will be used in scanning and

processing of Census 2011 data?

(a) NetApp, Inc

(b) Juniper Networks

© Top image Systems

(d) Atos Origin

78. Match list I with II and select the correct answer using the code

given below the Lists:

List I List II

(Tablet PC) (Company)

A. Playbook 1. Dell

B. Galaxy Tab 2. Research in Motion

C. Streak 3. Life book

D. Fujitsu 4. Samsung

Code: ABC

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 1 3 2

(c) 2 4 1 3

(d) 2 4 3 2

79. Which of the following is a sufficient condition of identification of a

district as ‘gender critical’ district according to Census of India?

I. Women participation in work is less than 20 percent.

II. Female literacy is less than 30 percent

III. Sex ratio is less than 900

(a) I and II only

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(b) II and III only

(c) II only

(d) III and I only

80. Which of the following was founded in 1956 by the Government of

India with funding from the Ford Foundation?

(a) National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

(b) National Institute of Bank Management

© National institute Of Financial Management

(d) National Council of Applied Economic research

81. What was the theme of the annual world economic Forum (WEF)

meeting organized in Davos, Switzerland recently?

(a) Shaping the Post-Crisis World.

(b) Improve the state of the world: rethink, Redesign, rebuild

© Shared Norms for a New Reality

(d) The power of collaborative Innovation

82. Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese

automobile company Nissan for manufacturing light commercial

vehicles in India?

(a) Tata Motors

(b) Ashok Leyland

© Mahindra & Mahindra

(d) Bajaj Auto

83. Which of the following is not a pharmaceutical company?

(a) Novartis

(b) Eli Lilly

© Diageo

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(d) Sanofi Aventis

84. Which of the following has decided to dins satya Elementary schools

fro underprivileged children in rural India?

(a) Apple

(b) Google

© Microsoft

(d) Oracle

85. Which of the following are consulting firms in the real estate sector?

I. Jones Lang Lasalle

II. C B Richard Ellis

III. Forrester

IV. Cushman & Wakefield

(a) I and II only

(b) I, II and III only

(c) I, II and IV only

(d) II, III and IV only

86. Which of the following is the densest city in Asia as per the Asian

Green City Index unveiled recently?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Chennai

(c) Delhi

(d) Kolkata

87. Which of the following started production at India’s largest naphtha

cracker project recently?

(a) ONGC

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(b) Essar Oil

© Indian Oil

(d) Reliance Industries Ltd

88. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the Quick estimate of

national income, consumption expenditure, saving and capital formation

for the financial year 2009-10 recently. Which of the following figures

[at the factor cost at constant (2004-05) Prices] is/are correct?

I. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009-10 exceeded Rs 50, 00,000 crore

II. Gross National Income (GNI) in 2009-10 was less than GDP

III. Per Capita National Income in 2009-10 was more than Rs 30,000

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) I and III only

(d) II and III only

89. China emerged as the world’s second largest economy in 2010

overtaking_________

(a) France

(b) Britain

© Germany

(d) Japan

90. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(MGNREGA) completed has many years of operation recently?

(a) 3 years

(b) 4 years

© 5 years

(d) 6 years

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91. Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct

investment in India till date?

(a) BP Plc

(b) Vodafone

© Dailchi Sankyo

(d) Vedanta Resources

92. Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the index of

Industrial Production (IIP)?

(a) Crude Oil

(b) Petroleum refinery Products

© Coal

(d) Electricity

93. An International Advisory Panel (IAP) reviewed the functioning of

the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) recently. A number of

districts have been identified on basis of poor health indicators for

focused attention. Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

I. the number of beneficiaries under the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) was more

than 15 million during 2009-10

II. The number of districts identified is 264

III. The districts identified for focused attention account for nearly 70% of the

infant and material deaths in the country

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) II and III only

94 . Which of the following statements about South Korean steel

company POSCO’s $12 billion project in India is/are correct?

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I. The project received conditional clearance from the Union Environment

Ministry recently

II. It sit he single largest FDI in India approved till date.

III. The project involves construction of 14 million tone steel plant in Sinhbhum

district of Jharkhand

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) III and I only

95. Which of the following statements about the 11th Delhi Sustainable

Development summit organized recently is/are correct?

I. “Tapping Local Initiatives and Tackling Global Inertia” was the them of the

summit

II. The summit organized by the National Environmental Engineering research

Institute

III. Jairam Ramesh was conferred with the sustainable development Leadership

Award

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) II and III only

96. The District Information System for Education (DISE) report on

Universal Elementary Education (UEE) was released recently. Which of

the following statements is/are correct?

I. Average Number of Instructional Days in 2009-10 was less than 200

II. Average number of classrooms in ALL schools was more than 4 in 2009-10

III. Average Number of classrooms in Primary Schools was more than 3 in 2009-

10

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(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) II and III only

97. The district Information System for education (DISE) report on

Universal Elementary Education (UEE) was released recently. Which of

the following statements is/are correct?

I. Average Number of Classrooms in All Government Schools was less than 4 in

2009-10

II. Average Number of Classrooms in All Private Schools was less tan 7 in 2009-

10

III. Average Student-Classroom Ration (SCR) for all schools was less than 35 in

2009-10

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) I and III only

98. ASBA (application Supported by Blocked Amounts) is a term used in

which of the following sectors?

(a) Aviation

(b) Real Estate

© Insurance

(d) Capital Markets

99. Logo and website of National Knowledge Network (NKN) was

Launched recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. NKN was launched in 2009

II. NKN will facilitate technology transfer from research institutions to industry

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III. NKN is jointly funded by Ministry of Science and Technology and the CII

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) II and III only

100. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the Quick estimates of

national income, consumption expenditure, saving and capital formation

for the financial year 2009-10 recently. Which of the following


I. Gross Domestic Savings in 2009-10 were 33% of GDP

II. Gross Domestic Savings in 2009-10 grew 22.7% over 2008-09

III. Private Corporate Sector Savings in 2009-10

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) I and III only

(d) I, II and III only

Answer

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (d)

14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (b) 21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (b)

25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (a) 31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a)

36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (d) 41. (a) 42. (a) 43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (c)

47. (c) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (a) 51. (c) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (c) 56. (c) 57. (c) 58.

(d) 59. (b) 60. (a) 61. (d) 62. (d) 63. (d) 64. (c) 65. (d) 66. (c) 67. (d) 68. (d) 69.

(a) 70. (d) 71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (d) 74. (c) 75. (d) 76. (d) 77. (c) 78. (c) 79. (d) 80.

(d) 81. (c) 82. (d) 83. (c) 84. (d) 85. (c) 86. (a) 87. (c) 88 (d). 89. (d) 90.(c) 91. (b)

92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (a) 96. (d) 97. (d) 98. (d) 99. (a) 100. (b)

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