Practice Test


Q1) Which of the following Act gives the power to stock exchanges to make their own bye-laws? Show Answer


Q2) The Indian securities market are governed primarily by the five main acts. Show Answer


Q3) Which of the following entity is not require to register with SEBI? Show Answer


Q4) Which of the following entity is/are require to register with SEBI? Show Answer


Q5) SEBI can charge penalty for Insider trading. Show Answer


Q6) Depositories act was passed to ensure competition in the service and more than one depositories in operation. Show Answer


Q7) Companies act applies to the ___________. Show Answer


Q8) A company under the same management or group is an insider. Show Answer


Q9) ___________ is a process of transforming the monetary proceeds derived from criminal activity into funds with an apparently legal source. Show Answer


Q10) Holding company is demanded to be a connected person as per the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) regulation 2015 Show Answer


Q11) Which of the following is treated as fraud? Show Answer


Q12) Employee having unpublished price sensitive information can communicate it with his friends only. Show Answer


Q13) Stock broker and sub –brokers are one and the same. Show Answer


Q14) To prevent money laundering intermediaries can adopt which of the following measure? Show Answer


Q15) Securities held demat form cannot be sold. Show Answer


Q16) FII can acquire shares in recognized stock exchange only through ___________. Show Answer


Q17) The paperless trading facilitated by depositories enables transfer of large volume of securities fast, while not compromising on security. Show Answer


Q18) Derivative is defined under SC(R)A to include : A contract which derives its value from the prices, or index of prices, of underlying securities. Show Answer


Q19) Which one of the following is not among the major legislations governing the securities market? Show Answer


Q20) Which of the following is not the main objective of SEBI? Show Answer


Q21) SEBI has prescribed the Code of Conduct for the sub-brokers in __________. Show Answer


Q22) Which of the following is NOT true about SEBI? Show Answer


Q23) Section 15 G of SEBI Act provide for __________. Show Answer


Q24) If a stock broker fails to pay the fees as provided in the regulations, the board may suspend the registration certificate. Show Answer


Q25) It is also provided in regulation 15A that a ________ of a stock broker shall not act as a sub broker to the same stock broker. Show Answer


Q26) A stock broker should abide by _________ the provisions of the Act and the rules, regulations issued by the Government, the Board and the stock exchange from time to time as may be applicable to him. Show Answer


Q27) A stock broker can refuse to deal with small investors. Show Answer


Q28) A stockbroker is not required to issue contract note for small transactions below Rs. 2000. Show Answer


Q29) A stockbroker is not required to issue contract note for small transactions below Rs. 5000. Show Answer


Q30) A stock broker can disclose one clients account to other for advertisement. Show Answer


Q31) Which Act is passed in the year 1956? Show Answer


Q32) Stock exchange should have minimum net worth of Rs ___________ billion. Show Answer


Q33) In stock exchange minimum public shareholding should be at least ___________ %. Show Answer


Q34) In India currently how depositories are working? Show Answer


Q35) A depository can directly open account of clients. Show Answer


Q36) The offer under PMLA 2002 is classified under ________ parts. Show Answer


Q37) The offence of money laundering is punishable with imprisonment for term not less than 3 years but which may extend to 7 year and a fine which may extend to Rs ___________ Show Answer


Q38) Which of the following is not a duty of broker? Show Answer


Q39) Unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI) included the following except Show Answer


Q40) Which of the following is treated as unpublished price sensitive information, which can affect the price of securities? Show Answer


Q41) ___________ wall separates the areas of the organization /Firm which have access to confidential information Show Answer


Q42) A willful misrepresentation of truth with a view to deceive the other party is known as ___________. Show Answer


Q43) A broker can disclose transaction of one client to other clients’. Show Answer


Q44) Contract note should be issued compulsorily in hard copy. Show Answer


Q45) SAT refers to ___________. Show Answer


Q46) Under the SC(R)A, contracts in derivatives, shall be legal and valid if such contracts are, Show Answer


Q47) Appeal against the orders Securities and Exchange Board of India can be made to ___________. Show Answer


Q48) _____________ obligates the depositories to maintain ownership records of securities and effect changes in such records electronically at the behest of the owner of the securities. Show Answer


Q49) __________ is also known as ‘sauda book’. Show Answer


Q50) A stock exchange can apply for listing of its securities only after having completed ____ years of continuous trading operations. Show Answer


Q51) The rights and obligations of depositories, depository participants, issuers and beneficial owners are spelt out in which act? Show Answer


Q52) Part ___ of money laundering act include offences counterfeiting currency notes. Show Answer


Q53) Under Part B of PMLA, offences are considered as money laundering if the total value of such offences is Rs ______ or more. Show Answer


Q54) Under PMLA in the event of an order of confiscation all the rights and title in such property shall vest absolutely in the __________ without any encumbrances. Show Answer


Q55) Sections _________ of PMLA lay down the powers of the authorities to carry out surveys, searches and seizures. Show Answer


Q56) Rule _________ of SCRR specifies the rules relating to admission of members of the stock exchange. Show Answer


Q57) According to Rule 15(1) of SCRR every member of recognized exchange shall maintain and preserve for a period of ___________ years. Show Answer


Q58) A partnership firm registered under the partnership act can set up a depository in India. Show Answer


Q59) Under part B of PMLA, 2002 offences are considered as money laundering if the total value of such offences is Rs. _________ or more. Show Answer


Q60) Which of the following is not a general code of conduct for broker? Show Answer


Q61) An organization shall appoint a ___________ who is responsible for setting forth policies and procedures for prevention of insider trading Show Answer


Q62) SEBI in case of any fraud committed and detected can take following action against an intermediary except Show Answer


Q63) A stock broker should not encourage sales or purchase of securities with the object of generating ___________ or commission. Show Answer


Q64) A person having UPSI cannot trade from his own account but can trade form his friends accounts. Show Answer


Q65) Issue of capital by a company, can be managed by an investment bank, that is part of the same group as the broking company, which has come out with a research report on the company. Show Answer


Q66) _________ is / are governed by SEBI. Show Answer


Q67) ______ is an intermediary defined under the SEBI Act. Show Answer


Q68) Which section of SEBI Act empowers to impose penalties? Show Answer


Q69) _______________ Act gives SEBI the jurisdiction over stock exchanges through recognition and supervision. Show Answer


Q70) _________ of SCRR specifies the rules relating to admission of members of the stock exchange. Show Answer


Q71) No person is eligible to become a member if he is less than _______ years of age. Show Answer


Q72) A recognised stock exchange can apply for listing of its securities on other stock exchange. Show Answer


Q73) Which part of PMLA includes offences that has cross border implications. Show Answer


Q74) A stock broker should not advertise its business publicly unless permitted by the stock exchange. Show Answer


Q75) A stock broker should enter into an agreement with its client. Show Answer


Q76) A stock broker should enter into an agreement with the client of the sub-broker. Show Answer


Q77) Which of the following will be deemed to be connected person? Show Answer


Q78) Any change in key personnel is treated as UPSI. Show Answer


Q79) __________ means any act, expression, omission or concealment committed to induce another person or his agent to deal in securities. Show Answer


Q80) Any act or omission which is tantamount to a manipulation of the price of a security is treated as ________. Show Answer