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1901 Which is one of the twin objectives of financial planning? Business Studies
Financial planning
Easy
1902 A company kept a large amount of idle cash raised through a share issue, on which it had to keep paying divid… Business Studies
Financial planning
Medium
1903 Financial planning usually begins with which estimate? Business Studies
Financial planning
Medium
1904 A firm prepares alternative financial plans for a good, normal and poor monsoon so that it is ready for whate… Business Studies
Financial planning
Hard
1905 Capital structure refers to the mix of Business Studies
Capital structure
Easy
1906 Trading on equity increases the earnings per share only when Business Studies
Capital structure
Easy
1907 A company's EBIT is ₹6,00,000 and its annual interest expense is ₹1,50,000. What is its interest coverage rat… Business Studies
Capital structure
Medium
1908 A company with total funds of ₹10,00,000 earns EBIT of ₹2,00,000. It uses ₹5,00,000 of 10% debt and 50,000 eq… Business Studies
Capital structure
Medium
1909 A company earns EBIT of ₹80,000 on total funds of ₹10,00,000 (ROI 8%). It is choosing between all equity (1,0… Business Studies
Capital structure
Hard
1910 Net working capital is calculated as Business Studies
Fixed and working capital
Easy
1911 A company has current assets of ₹8,00,000 and current liabilities of ₹5,00,000. What is its net working capit… Business Studies
Fixed and working capital
Easy
1912 Which type of business usually needs the largest amount of fixed capital? Business Studies
Fixed and working capital
Medium
1913 A woollen garment maker needs much more working capital in the months before winter. Which factor explains th… Business Studies
Fixed and working capital
Medium
1914 Firm P sells only on cash and gets 60 days' credit from suppliers. Firm Q gives 90 days' credit to customers … Business Studies
Fixed and working capital
Hard
1915 Which of the following is a function of financial markets? Business Studies
Concept of financial markets
Easy
1916 The money market deals in funds for a period of Business Studies
Concept of financial markets
Easy
1917 An investor who needs cash urgently sells her shares on the stock exchange the same day. Which function of fi… Business Studies
Concept of financial markets
Medium
1918 Financial markets help direct household savings to businesses that need funds for productive investment. This… Business Studies
Concept of financial markets
Medium
1919 Why do financial markets reduce the cost of transactions for investors? Business Studies
Concept of financial markets
Hard
1920 A treasury bill is issued by the Business Studies
Money market
Easy
1921 Which money market instrument is used mainly for interbank borrowing for one to fifteen days? Business Studies
Money market
Easy
1922 A large company with a high credit rating issues an unsecured promissory note for 90 days to meet its short-t… Business Studies
Money market
Medium
1923 Why is a treasury bill called a zero-coupon bond? Business Studies
Money market
Medium
1924 A company issues commercial paper to pay the expenses of a share issue it plans to make in the coming months.… Business Studies
Money market
Hard
1925 The market in which new securities are issued for the first time is the Business Studies
Capital market
Easy
1926 A company offers new shares to its existing shareholders in proportion to their present holdings. This method… Business Studies
Capital market
Easy
1927 Mr Shah buys 100 shares of a listed company from another investor through the stock exchange. Which statement… Business Studies
Capital market
Medium
1928 A company sells its new securities to a few large institutional investors and selected individuals instead of… Business Studies
Capital market
Medium
1929 Which of the following is true of the capital market compared with the money market? Business Studies
Capital market
Hard
1930 What is dematerialisation? Business Studies
Stock exchange
Easy
1931 Which of the following is a depository in India? Business Studies
Stock exchange
Easy
1932 After a broker carries out a client's order to buy shares, he gives the client a document recording the detai… Business Studies
Stock exchange
Medium
1933 Through a stock exchange, many ordinary people have started investing in shares of companies. Which function … Business Studies
Stock exchange
Medium
1934 Ms Kaur wants to start buying shares. Which of these is the correct first step in the trading procedure? Business Studies
Stock exchange
Hard
1935 SEBI got statutory powers through which law? Business Studies
SEBI
Easy
1936 Prohibiting insider trading is which type of SEBI function? Business Studies
SEBI
Easy
1937 SEBI organises training programmes for brokers and other intermediaries of the securities market. This is a Business Studies
SEBI
Medium
1938 A company director buys a large number of his company's shares just before a confidential announcement of a b… Business Studies
SEBI
Medium
1939 SEBI registers stock brokers and merchant bankers and conducts audits of stock exchanges. These belong to whi… Business Studies
SEBI
Hard
1940 Which marketing philosophy focuses on satisfying customer needs while also caring for the long-term welfare o… Business Studies
Marketing: meaning and functions
Easy
1941 Classifying products into groups based on size, quality or other features is called Business Studies
Marketing: meaning and functions
Easy
1942 A company believes customers will buy its products only if it uses aggressive advertising and pushy salespeop… Business Studies
Marketing: meaning and functions
Medium
1943 Which statement correctly distinguishes marketing from selling? Business Studies
Marketing: meaning and functions
Medium
1944 A company surveys customers, finds that they want a light, long-battery phone, and designs exactly that befor… Business Studies
Marketing: meaning and functions
Hard
1945 The four Ps of the marketing mix are Business Studies
Marketing mix
Easy
1946 A company decides to sell its biscuits through 2,000 new retail shops in small towns. Which element of the ma… Business Studies
Marketing mix
Easy
1947 A soap company offers a 20% discount for one month. Which element of the marketing mix is directly involved? Business Studies
Marketing mix
Medium
1948 Why is the marketing mix said to consist of controllable variables? Business Studies
Marketing mix
Medium
1949 A company improves the quality of its juice, raises its price, and starts advertising it as a premium drink i… Business Studies
Marketing mix
Hard
1950 Products such as bread, soap and toothpaste, which are bought frequently with little effort, are called Business Studies
Product
Easy