Investment and Financial Literacy Quiz

What is the process by which physical certificates of an investor are converted to an equivalent number of securities in electronic form?

Which of the following is not true of a Demat account?

Which depository in India primarily deals with electronic securities held in dematerialized form?

• A) NSDL (National Securities Depository Limited)

• B) CDSL (Central Depository Services Limited)

• C) RBI (Reserve Bank of India)

• D) NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development)

Which of the following is the regulatory body that governs stock exchanges in India?

• a) SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)

• b) RBI (Reserve Bank of India)

• c) IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India)

• d) FMC (Forward Markets Commission)

What is the first development financial institution in India?

• A) IDBI

• B) ICICI

• C) IFCI

• D) RBI

Which investment avenue involves pooling funds managed by a professional and offers diversification, but also entails fees and expenses?

• a) Fixed Deposits

• b) PPF/EPF/NPS

• c) Mutual Funds

• d) Insurance

Which investment option offers a fixed income and lower risk compared to equity, but generally yields lower returns?

• a) Mutual Funds

• b) Real Estate

• c) Bonds

• d) Gold

Identify the riskiest investment option.

• T-bills

• Bank FD

• Commercial Paper

• Corporate Bonds

What is the primary objective of fundamental analysis?

• a) To predict future stock prices based on historical charts.

• b) To evaluate a company's intrinsic value by analyzing its financial statements and other relevant factors.

• c) Systematic Risk

• d) Unsystematic Risk

What is a Certificate of Deposit (CD)?

• A) Short-term U.S. government debt obligation

• B) A fixed-income investment scheme

• C) A financial product commonly sold by banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions

• D) An unsecured money market instrument