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‘PINK SHEET’ WHAT WOULD YOU INTERESTED IN? PENNY STOCKS BLUE CHIP STOCK CHEAP STOCK CULT STOCK - 1 2 3 4 12 WHAT IS THE FEDERAL RESERVE’S CURRENT RATE OF INTEREST? 1.75 3 3.25 5 - 1 2 3 4 13 YOU WANT TO BUY AN ORDINARY ANNUITY THAT WILL PAY YOU $4,000 A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. YOU EXPECT ANNUAL INTEREST RATES WILL BE 8 PERCENT OVER THAT TIME PERIOD. THE MAXIMUM PRICE YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE ANNUITY IS CLOSEST TO $32,000 $39,272 $40,000 $80,000 - 1 2 3 4 14 WHAT IS THE CURRENT LIMIT OF FDI IN REAL ESTATE IS 24% 49% 74% 100% - 1 2 3 4 15 WHAT IS THE STAKE OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IN MARUTI UDYOG LTD? 10.27% 25% 51% NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 16 WHO IS THE FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA? M. SWAMINATHAN TATA RAJIV GANDHI SAM PITRODA - 1 2 3 4 17 WHAT IS THE CURRENT FDI LIMIT IN INDIA IN INSURANCE SECTOR? 100% 74% 49% 26% - 1 2 3 4 18 THE PRICE WATER HOUSE COOPER IS A TAXATION FIRM AUDIT FIRM BOTH NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 19 THE INSURANCE FIRM ALLIANZ IN INDIA IS A PARTNER OF BAJAJ ICICI METLIFE UTI - 1 2 3 4 20 WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK(US)? ALAN GREENSPAN BEN BERNANKE MARK MOBIUS GORDON BROWN - 1 2 3 4 21 NAME THE BROKERAGE FIRM WHICH HAS INCURRED THE HIGHEST TRADING LOSS EVER IN THE WORLD? SOCIETE DE GENERALE MERRILL LYNCH J.P. MORGAN FRANKLIN TEMPLETON - 1 2 3 4 22 WHAT IS QIP QUARTERLY INTEREST PAID QUANTITY IN PURCHASE QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL PLACEMENT NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 23 WHAT IS CSDL CENTRE STOCK & DEPOSITORY LIMITED CENTRAL SECURITIES AND DEPOSITORY LIMITED CENTRAL STOCK & DERIVATIVES LTD., NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 24 HOW MUCH IS ONE BASIS POINT? 1% 0.01% 0.1% 0.001% - 1 2 3 4 25 BSE SENSEX CALCULATION IS BASED ON? FREE FLOAT MARKET CAPITALIZATION FULL MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET CAPITALISTION NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 26 WHAT IS THE FORMULA OF PRICE EARNING RATIO ? MARKET PRICE OF THE SHARE / EARNING PER SHARE PAT/NO. OF EQUITY SHARES PAT – DIVIDEND/NO. OF EQUITY SHARES NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 27 WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF IRDA? C.S.RAO M.DAMODARAN M.S.RAO NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 28 FUTURES TRADING COMMENCED FIRST ON CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE LONDON INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL FUTURES AND OPTIONS EXCHANGE - 1 2 3 4 29 WHO ARE THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE DERIVATIVES MARKET? HEDGERS SPECULATORS ARBITRAGEURS ALL OF THE ABOVE - 1 2 3 4 30 IF THE AVERAGE INVENTORY THAT A FIRM HOLDS INCREASES WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN SALES, THE OPERATING CYCLE WILL: STAY THE SAME BECAUSE OF NO SALES CHANGE. INCREASE BECAUSE DAYS IN INVENTORY INCREASE. DECREASE IF THE INVENTORY WAS PAID FOR BY CASH. STAY THE SAME BECAUSE INVENTORY DOES NOT EFFECT THE OPERATING CYCLE. - 1 2 3 4 31 TWO PERSONS AGREE TO EXCHANGE 100 GMS OF GOLD THREE MONTHS LATER AT RS.400/GM. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FUTURES CONTRACT FORWARD CONTRACT SPOT CONTRACT NONE OF THE ABOVE - 1 2 3 4 32 A CALL OPTION AT A STRIKE OF RS.176 IS SELLING AT A PREMIUM OF RS.18. AT WHAT PRICE WILL IT BREAK EVEN FOR THE BUYER OF THE OPTION? RS.196 RS.204 RS.187 RS.194 - 1 2 3 4 33 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE OPTION PROVIDES RIGHT TO THE BUYER OF THE OPTION OPTION PROVIDES RIGHT TO THE SELLER OF THE OPTION FUTURES WERE FIRST TRADED ON BSE NONE OF THE ABOVE - 1 2 3 4 34 WHICH MUTUAL FUND WOULD YOU CONSIDER THE MOST RISKY? AN EQUITY FUND A BEAR FUND A BOND FUND A MONEY MARKET FUND - 1 2 3 4 35 YOU ARE CONSIDERING BORROWING $10,000 FOR 3 YEARS AT AN ANNUAL INTEREST RATE OF 6%. THE LOAN AGREEMENT CALLS FOR 3 EQUAL PAYMENTS, TO BE PAID AT THE END OF EACH OF THE NEXT 3 YEARS. (PAYMENTS INCLUDE BOTH PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.) THE ANNUAL PAYMENT THAT WILL FULLY PAY OFF (AMORTIZE) THE LOAN IS CLOSEST TO $2,674. $2,890 $3,741 $4,020 - 1 2 3 4 36 RESERVE IS RS.1500, FIXED COST IS RS.300, CONTRIBUTION MARGIN IS 40%, FIND VARIABLE COST, TOTAL COST AND OPERATING INCOME? 2000, 300 & 1200 900, 1200 & 300 1000, 700 & 1000 1500, 750 & 550 - 1 2 3 4 37 OPERATING CASH FLOW = PAT+TAXES-DEP GP+TAXES+DEP PBDIT-TAX PBIT-TAXES+DEP - 1 2 3 4 38 THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF BANK OF BARODA IS HEMA MALINI VENKATESH PRASAD RAHUL DRAVID JUHI CHAWLA - 1 2 3 4 39 WHAT IS THE CURRENT REPO RATE IN INDIA? 5 6 7.75 8.25 - 1 2 3 4 40 WITH CONTINUOUS COMPOUNDING AT 10 PERCENT FOR 30 YEARS, THE FUTURE VALUE OF AN INITIAL INVESTMENT OF $2,000 IS CLOSEST TO $34,898 $164,500 $40,171 $328,282 - 1 2 3 4 41 IN 3 YEARS YOU ARE TO RECEIVE $5,000. IF THE INTEREST RATE WERE TO SUDDENLY INCREASE, THE PRESENT VALUE OF THAT FUTURE AMOUNT TO YOU WOULD FALL RISE REMAIN UNCHANGED CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITHOUT MORE INFORMATION - 1 2 3 4 42 YOU ARE CONSIDERING INVESTING IN A ZERO-COUPON BOND THAT SELLS FOR $250. AT MATURITY IN 16 YEARS IT WILL BE REDEEMED FOR $1,000. WHAT APPROXIMATE ANNUAL RATE OF GROWTH DOES THIS REPRESENT? 8 % 9 % 12% 25% - 1 2 3 4 43 TO INCREASE A GIVEN PRESENT VALUE, THE DISCOUNT RATE SHOULD BE ADJUSTED UPWARD DOWNWARD TRUE FRED - 1 2 3 4 44 WHAT DOES BETA STAND FOR? A MEASUREMENT OF VOLUME THE AVERAGE RETURN OF A FUND A NICKNAME FOR A FUND THAT INVESTS IN JAPANESE MARKETS A MEASUREMENT OF VOLATILITY - 1 2 3 4 45 IN A TYPICAL LOAN AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF INTEREST PAID EACH PERIOD INCREASES WITH EACH PAYMENT DECREASES WITH EACH PAYMENT REMAINS CONSTANT WITH EACH PAYMENT NONE OF THE ABOVE - 1 2 3 4 46 FLOWER BUDS HAS HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR AND EARNINGS ARE $72,000. THE COMPANY HAS 60,000 SHARES OUTSTANDING AND WILL PAY A DIVIDEND OF $0.50 PER SHARE. WHAT IS THE DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO AND THE RETAINED EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR? 71.43%; $42,000 71.43%; $30,000 41.67%; $42,000 2.4%; $17,728 - 1 2 3 4 47 A CORPORATION HAS 100 SHARES OUTSTANDING, AND 10 DIRECTORS ARE UP FOR ELECTION. THE STOCK FEATURES CUMULATIVE VOTING. ABOUT HOW MANY SHARES DO YOU HAVE TO OWN TO GUARANTEE YOURSELF A PLACE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (IGNORING POSSIBLE TIES)? 50 30 20 10 - 1 2 3 4 48 WHAT PRINCIPLE OF STOCK SPECULATION WAS FIRST PROPOUNDED BY THOMAS F. WOODLOCK? THE CONCEPT THAT ODD OTTERS ARE ALWAYS WRONG THE CONCEPT THAT EVEN OTTERS ARE ALWAYS WRONG THE CONCEPT THAT ODD OTTERS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT THE CONCEPT THAT EVEN OTTERS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT - 1 2 3 4 49 USES OF CASH DO NOT INCLUDE: DIVIDEND PAYMENTS. INCREASE IN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. INCREASE IN TAXES PAYABLE INVESTMENTS IN INVENTORY - 1 2 3 4 50 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT TRADE ON THE NSE’S FUTURES AND OPTIONS SEGMENT? INDEX OPTIONS STOCK OPTIONS CURRENCY FUTURES INDEX FUTURES - 1 2 3 4

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‘PINK SHEET’ WHAT WOULD YOU INTERESTED IN? PENNY STOCKS BLUE CHIP STOCK CHEAP STOCK CULT STOCK - 1 2 3 4 12 WHAT IS THE FEDERAL RESERVE’S CURRENT RATE OF INTEREST? 1.75 3 3.25 5 - 1 2 3 4 13 YOU WANT TO BUY AN ORDINARY ANNUITY THAT WILL PAY YOU $4,000 A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. YOU EXPECT ANNUAL INTEREST RATES WILL BE 8 PERCENT OVER THAT TIME PERIOD. THE MAXIMUM PRICE YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE ANNUITY IS CLOSEST TO $32,000 $39,272 $40,000 $80,000 - 1 2 3 4 14 WHAT IS THE CURRENT LIMIT OF FDI IN REAL ESTATE IS 24% 49% 74% 100% - 1 2 3 4 15 WHAT IS THE STAKE OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IN MARUTI UDYOG LTD? 10.27% 25% 51% NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 16 WHO IS THE FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA? M. SWAMINATHAN TATA RAJIV GANDHI SAM PITRODA - 1 2 3 4 17 WHAT IS THE CURRENT FDI LIMIT IN INDIA IN INSURANCE SECTOR? 100% 74% 49% 26% - 1 2 3 4 18 THE PRICE WATER HOUSE COOPER IS A TAXATION FIRM AUDIT FIRM BOTH NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 19 THE INSURANCE FIRM ALLIANZ IN INDIA IS A PARTNER OF BAJAJ ICICI METLIFE UTI - 1 2 3 4 20 WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK(US)? ALAN GREENSPAN BEN BERNANKE MARK MOBIUS GORDON BROWN - 1 2 3 4 21 NAME THE BROKERAGE FIRM WHICH HAS INCURRED THE HIGHEST TRADING LOSS EVER IN THE WORLD? SOCIETE DE GENERALE MERRILL LYNCH J.P. MORGAN FRANKLIN TEMPLETON - 1 2 3 4 22 WHAT IS QIP QUARTERLY INTEREST PAID QUANTITY IN PURCHASE QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL PLACEMENT NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 23 WHAT IS CSDL CENTRE STOCK & DEPOSITORY LIMITED CENTRAL SECURITIES AND DEPOSITORY LIMITED CENTRAL STOCK & DERIVATIVES LTD., NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 24 HOW MUCH IS ONE BASIS POINT? 1% 0.01% 0.1% 0.001% - 1 2 3 4 25 BSE SENSEX CALCULATION IS BASED ON? FREE FLOAT MARKET CAPITALIZATION FULL MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET CAPITALISTION NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 26 WHAT IS THE FORMULA OF PRICE EARNING RATIO ? MARKET PRICE OF THE SHARE / EARNING PER SHARE PAT/NO. OF EQUITY SHARES PAT – DIVIDEND/NO. OF EQUITY SHARES NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 27 WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF IRDA? C.S.RAO M.DAMODARAN M.S.RAO NONE OF THESE - 1 2 3 4 28 FUTURES TRADING COMMENCED FIRST ON CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE LONDON INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL FUTURES AND OPTIONS EXCHANGE - 1 2 3 4 29 WHO ARE THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE DERIVATIVES MARKET? HEDGERS SPECULATORS ARBITRAGEURS ALL OF THE ABOVE - 1 2 3 4 30 IF THE AVERAGE INVENTORY THAT A FIRM HOLDS INCREASES WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN SALES, THE OPERATING CYCLE WILL: STAY THE SAME BECAUSE OF NO SALES CHANGE. INCREASE BECAUSE DAYS IN INVENTORY INCREASE. DECREASE IF THE INVENTORY WAS PAID FOR BY CASH. STAY THE SAME BECAUSE INVENTORY DOES NOT EFFECT THE OPERATING CYCLE. - 1 2 3 4 31 TWO PERSONS AGREE TO EXCHANGE 100 GMS OF GOLD THREE MONTHS LATER AT RS.400/GM. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FUTURES CONTRACT FORWARD CONTRACT SPOT CONTRACT NONE OF THE ABOVE - 1 2 3 4 32 A CALL OPTION AT A STRIKE OF RS.176 IS SELLING AT A PREMIUM OF RS.18. AT WHAT PRICE WILL IT BREAK EVEN FOR THE BUYER OF THE OPTION? RS.196 RS.204 RS.187 RS.194 - 1 2 3 4 33 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE OPTION PROVIDES RIGHT TO THE BUYER OF THE OPTION OPTION PROVIDES RIGHT TO THE SELLER OF THE OPTION FUTURES WERE FIRST TRADED ON BSE NONE OF THE ABOVE - 1 2 3 4 34 WHICH MUTUAL FUND WOULD YOU CONSIDER THE MOST RISKY? AN EQUITY FUND A BEAR FUND A BOND FUND A MONEY MARKET FUND - 1 2 3 4 35 YOU ARE CONSIDERING BORROWING $10,000 FOR 3 YEARS AT AN ANNUAL INTEREST RATE OF 6%. THE LOAN AGREEMENT CALLS FOR 3 EQUAL PAYMENTS, TO BE PAID AT THE END OF EACH OF THE NEXT 3 YEARS. (PAYMENTS INCLUDE BOTH PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.) THE ANNUAL PAYMENT THAT WILL FULLY PAY OFF (AMORTIZE) THE LOAN IS CLOSEST TO $2,674. $2,890 $3,741 $4,020 - 1 2 3 4 36 RESERVE IS RS.1500, FIXED COST IS RS.300, CONTRIBUTION MARGIN IS 40%, FIND VARIABLE COST, TOTAL COST AND OPERATING INCOME? 2000, 300 & 1200 900, 1200 & 300 1000, 700 & 1000 1500, 750 & 550 - 1 2 3 4 37 OPERATING CASH FLOW = PAT+TAXES-DEP GP+TAXES+DEP PBDIT-TAX PBIT-TAXES+DEP - 1 2 3 4 38 THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF BANK OF BARODA IS HEMA MALINI VENKATESH PRASAD RAHUL DRAVID JUHI CHAWLA - 1 2 3 4 39 WHAT IS THE CURRENT REPO RATE IN INDIA? 5 6 7.75 8.25 - 1 2 3 4 40 WITH CONTINUOUS COMPOUNDING AT 10 PERCENT FOR 30 YEARS, THE FUTURE VALUE OF AN INITIAL INVESTMENT OF $2,000 IS CLOSEST TO $34,898 $164,500 $40,171 $328,282 - 1 2 3 4 41 IN 3 YEARS YOU ARE TO RECEIVE $5,000. IF THE INTEREST RATE WERE TO SUDDENLY INCREASE, THE PRESENT VALUE OF THAT FUTURE AMOUNT TO YOU WOULD FALL RISE REMAIN UNCHANGED CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITHOUT MORE INFORMATION - 1 2 3 4 42 YOU ARE CONSIDERING INVESTING IN A ZERO-COUPON BOND THAT SELLS FOR $250. AT MATURITY IN 16 YEARS IT WILL BE REDEEMED FOR $1,000. WHAT APPROXIMATE ANNUAL RATE OF GROWTH DOES THIS REPRESENT? 8 % 9 % 12% 25% - 1 2 3 4 43 TO INCREASE A GIVEN PRESENT VALUE, THE DISCOUNT RATE SHOULD BE ADJUSTED UPWARD DOWNWARD TRUE FRED - 1 2 3 4 44 WHAT DOES BETA STAND FOR? A MEASUREMENT OF VOLUME THE AVERAGE RETURN OF A FUND A NICKNAME FOR A FUND THAT INVESTS IN JAPANESE MARKETS A MEASUREMENT OF VOLATILITY - 1 2 3 4 45 IN A TYPICAL LOAN AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF INTEREST PAID EACH PERIOD INCREASES WITH EACH PAYMENT DECREASES WITH EACH PAYMENT REMAINS CONSTANT WITH EACH PAYMENT NONE OF THE ABOVE - 1 2 3 4 46 FLOWER BUDS HAS HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR AND EARNINGS ARE $72,000. THE COMPANY HAS 60,000 SHARES OUTSTANDING AND WILL PAY A DIVIDEND OF $0.50 PER SHARE. WHAT IS THE DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO AND THE RETAINED EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR? 71.43%; $42,000 71.43%; $30,000 41.67%; $42,000 2.4%; $17,728 - 1 2 3 4 47 A CORPORATION HAS 100 SHARES OUTSTANDING, AND 10 DIRECTORS ARE UP FOR ELECTION. THE STOCK FEATURES CUMULATIVE VOTING. ABOUT HOW MANY SHARES DO YOU HAVE TO OWN TO GUARANTEE YOURSELF A PLACE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (IGNORING POSSIBLE TIES)? 50 30 20 10 - 1 2 3 4 48 WHAT PRINCIPLE OF STOCK SPECULATION WAS FIRST PROPOUNDED BY THOMAS F. WOODLOCK? THE CONCEPT THAT ODD OTTERS ARE ALWAYS WRONG THE CONCEPT THAT EVEN OTTERS ARE ALWAYS WRONG THE CONCEPT THAT ODD OTTERS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT THE CONCEPT THAT EVEN OTTERS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT - 1 2 3 4 49 USES OF CASH DO NOT INCLUDE: DIVIDEND PAYMENTS. INCREASE IN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. INCREASE IN TAXES PAYABLE INVESTMENTS IN INVENTORY - 1 2 3 4 50 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT TRADE ON THE NSE’S FUTURES AND OPTIONS SEGMENT? INDEX OPTIONS STOCK OPTIONS CURRENCY FUTURES INDEX FUTURES - 1 2 3 4