Stock Market MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. How many companies are included in the SENSEX?

1. 30
2. 50
3. 111
4. 25

2. Which of the following is responsible for the fluctuations in the Sensex?

1. Rain
2. Monetary policy
3. Political instability
4. All of the above

3. Which of the following words does not belong to the stock exchange?

1. KPO
2. NSE
3. IPO
4. NIFTY

4. What is called "Blue Chip"?

1. Companies which are run by large corporate houses
2. A company, whose share always provides profit
3. A multinational ompany
4. A company which is listed on a foreign stock exchange

5. When was Nifty established?

1. 1952
2. 1965
3. 1991
4. 1996

6. Dividends received from limited companies are:

1. Taxable
2. Non-taxable

7. The Share price is decided by:

1. Stock Exchange Management
2. Companies
3. Buyers and sellers of the particular stocks
4. Central government

8. The term Bullish indicates:

1. Positive price action
2. Negative price action
3. Neutral price action
4. None of these.

9. What is the expansion of SENSEX?

1. Sensitive Index of Bombay Stock Exchange
2. Sensitive Index of National Stock Exchange
3. Stock Exchange of Indian Index
4. Indian Stock Report of Companies

10. Indian Stock Markets Movements are influenced by:

1. Global political factors
2. Domestic political factors
3. Global and domestic economic factors
4. All of the above.

11. The process of issuing share to the public is called as:

1. Right issue
2. Bonus issue
3. Initial Public Offer
4. Company issue

12. The Stock Market trading time in India (NSE and BSE) is:

1. 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
2. 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
3. 9:45 AM to 3:00 PM
4. 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM

13. The first computerised online stock exchange in India was

1. NSE
2. BSE
3. MCX
4. Commodity

14. A rise in “Sensex” means:

1. A rise in prices of shares of all companies registered with the Bombay Stock Exchange
2. An overall rise in prices of shares of all companies registered with the National Stock Exchange
3. An overall rise in prices of shares of group of companies registered with the Bombay Stock Exchange
4. All of the above.

15. Debenture holders of a company are its:

1. Owners
2. Creditors
3. Debtors
4. Directors

16. SEBI was established in the year:

1. 1992
2. 1988
3. 1990
4. 1989

17. The regulatory body for the securities market in India is:

1. RBI
2. IRDA
3. Stock exchanges
4. SEBI

18. Bull and................are speculators.

1. Jobber
2. Bear
3. Broker
4. Share holders

19. .............are called non‐cleared securities.

1. Group B share
2. Group A share
3. Group G shares
4. None of these

20. Rigging activity is carried on by the........speculators.

1. BullPage 4 of 8
2. Jobber
3. Bear
4. Broker

21. Stock broker means a member of a...........

1. SEBI
2. RBI
3. SBI
4. Stock exchange

22. What is DEMAT?

1. An account that is used to hold shares and securities in electronic format.
2. Dematerialization of liquidity
3. Nodal agency to keep a watch on the movements of shares.
4. Decentralized Members of Abroad Transactions.

23. An offer of securities to the public for the first time by an utilized issuer is called:

1. FPO
2. IPO
3. DPO
4. None of these

24. The process of artificially increasing or decreasing the price is known as:

1. Price bond
2. Price rigging
3. Cover system
4. None of these

25. How many companies are included in the SENSEX of India?

1. 30
2. 50
3. 111
4. 25

26. Which of the following is responsible for the fluctuations in the SENSEX?

1. Rain, drought, floods
2. Monetary policy
3. Political instability
4. All of the above

27. What is FII?

1. Financial Investors Institute
2. Foreign Investors in India
3. Fair Investment in Industries
4. Foreign Institutional Investors

28. The role of Business English is that:

1. We can get more knowledge about the new business by learning the language of Business English.
2. We get more clients from developed countries.
3. Our turnover rises in few months.
4. We can avail financial assistance from abroad banks.

29. Which of the following is not a business English feature?

1. Conciseness
2. Clearness
3. Hypocrisy
4. Politeness

30. Through what ways good English skills can help you succeed in business?

1. It shows your willingness to go beyond basic business standards.
2. It will help you to communicate better with your colleagues.
3. It is important for delivering presentations and speeches.
4. All of the above.

31. The importance of the English language in business communication:

1. All of the below.
2. Doing Business on the Internet
3. Doing Business Worldwide
4. It’s Unifying

32. The benefits of learning Business English is/are:

1. Learn Specific Business English Skills
2. Focus on global current news and trends in business.
3. Understand world economy and business theory.
4. All of the above.

33. What should an invitation to tender include?

1. Form of contract, contract conditions and amendments.
2. Yearly turnover of the firm.
3. List of partners in the firm.
4. Last six months bank transaction statement of the firm.

34. An invitation to tender (ITT) is:

1. To develop rapport between the government and the firm.
2. The initial step in competitive tendering.
3. To encourage a Public Private Partnership.
4. The initial step in helping specific firm for personal interests.

35. Main types of tenders is/are:

1. Selective tender
2. Open tender
3. Negotiated tender.
4. All of the above.

36. When all of a sudden the prices of shares come down very sharply and rapidly, it is called?

1. Bull unloading
2. Bear hammering
3. Nose Dive
4. Plummet

37. Selling the stock even at a loss by the bulls is known as...........or bull unloading.

1. Bull liquidation
2. Bear hammering
3. Hedging
4. Reverse Rapo Rate

38. Repo rate is used by monetary authorities to control............

1. Deflation
2. Corruption
3. Inflation
4. Money laundering

39. A sustained increase in the general level of prices for goods and services is known as:

1. Inflation
2. Deflation
3. Spurt
4. Market fluctuations

40. Liquidity crisis leads company to declare:

1. Bankruptcy
2. Insolvency
3. Defaulter
4. Legal procedure

41. Buying or selling of future contracts on a recognized exchange is known as:

1. Future market
2. Futures trading
3. Future contract
4. Future selling

42. Which of the following cannot be predicted and foreseen?

1. Rate of interest
2. Liquidity crisis
3. Opening bell
4. Dividend

43. The first ULIP was launched in India in...............by the largest mutual fundUnit Trust of India:

1. 1971
2. 1988
3. 1951
4. 2005

44. ...........also means the number of stocks traded on a stock exchange on the particular day/s and within the particular period of time.

1. Turnover
2. Turnout
3. Turndown
4. Turnaround

45. Which of the following are types of auctions?

1. Absolute Auction
2. Multi-Parcel Auction
3. Reserve Auction
4. All of the above.

46. .............is usually a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder or buying the item from the lowest bidder.

1. Memorandum
2. Auction
3. Seizure
4. Extortion

47. ............a dividend of subscription rights to buy additional securities in a company made to the company's existing security holders.

1. Central shares
2. Left issues
3. Right investments
4. Right shares

48. ................is the limit below which a stock price cannot trade on a particular trading day.

1. Upper circuit
2. Lower circuit
3. Upper and lower circuits
4. None of the above

49. In financial economics, a.............refers to an acute shortage of liquidity:

1. Liquidity crisis
2. Financial slowdown
3. Liquidity opportunity
4. Monetary assistance