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International Finance | Set 2

1. Money market instruments include all the following, except _____________

Correct : D. Equity shares

2. In Quote of 1$ = Rs.61, __________ is a home country.

Correct : A. India

3. If USD /CAD 1.1630, 3 months forward 1. 1675.Annualized interest rate CAD 6%, USD 4%. Arbitrage gain will be_____________

Correct : C. 1087

4. PPP theory ____________government intervention.

Correct : A. Ignores

5. ________ theory states that exchange rate between two currencies is directly affected by their interest rates.

Correct : C. Fisher`s

6. If formula I of Fishers effect is positive, Borrow ___________ , invest __________.

Correct : D. Home Foreign

7. __________ is a standardized contract to exchange one currency for another at a special date in the future at a price (exchange rate) that is fixed on the purchase date.

Correct : A. Futures Contract

8. The _______ requires that an upfront margin to trade on an exchange.

Correct : D. Currency Futures

9. Which of the following is false ________

Correct : B. Futures contracts are more liquid than forward contracts

10. Which of the following does the most to reduce default risk for futures contracts_________

Correct : C. Marking to market

11. Foreign currency forward market is ___________

Correct : A. An over the counter unorganized market

12. Which of the following financial instruments is primarily used to transfer risk _____________

Correct : C. Futures Contract

13. An option giving the buyer of the option the right but not the obligation to buy a currency is _____________

Correct : A. Call option

14. Regulation _________ of federal Reserve Act imposed a ceiling on interest rates that could be paid on deposits by Banks in the US.

Correct : B. Q

15. __________ bond is issued in a local market by a foreign borrower, denominated in local currency.

Correct : A. Foreign

16. ___________ once issued bonds with coupon rates tied to its financial performance.

Correct : B. Wait Disney

17. ______________ is type of security listed on Luxembourg.

Correct : B. GDR

18. Level _________ ADR `s must comply with various SEC rule, including full registration and reporting requirements of SEC.

Correct : C. III

19. ADR `s are dominated in _______ currency.

Correct : A. US $

20. In ADR and GDR process, _______ issues the depository Receipts in Foreign Markets.

Correct : B. Depository Bank

21. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) contains _________ of the largest and most influential companies (blue chip companies) is the US__________

Correct : D. 30

22. Required Return from an investment =____________

Correct : A. Risk free return + Risk premium

23. IPO stands for ____________

Correct : C. Initial Public Offering

24. An unsponsored ADR, __________

Correct : C. Trades in OTC market

25. ________ was introduced at a time when forex reserves of the country were low.

Correct : A. FERA

26. As per FEMA, no person, other than ________ would enter in any transactions of the foreign currency.

Correct : D. Authorized Dealer

27. The monetary penalty payable under FERA was nearly ___________times the amount involved.

Correct : B. Five

28. __________ implies investment made with an intent of obtaining an ownership stake in an enterprise domiciled in a country by an enterprise situated in some other country.

Correct : B. FPI

29. RBI has granted license to certain established firms, hotels and other organizations permitting them to deal in foreign currency notes, coins and travelers’ cheques. They are termed as ___________

Correct : C. Authorized Money changers

30. FEDAI stands for _____________

Correct : D. Foreign exchange dealers association of India

31. ____________ can authorize a person / company to deal in foreign exchange.

Correct : B. RBI

32. __________ is the process of analyzing and ranking proposed projects to determine which ones deserving of an investment.

Correct : C. Capital Budgeting

33. Walmart opening a new retail outlet is an example of _______________ project.

Correct : A. Expansion

34. Net amount of all cash flowing in and out of the business, from all sources is ____________ cash flow.

Correct : B. Total

35. _________ are the initial outlays required to analyse a project that cannot be recovered even if a project is accepted.

Correct : D. Sunk cost

36. ___________ means transfer of corporate money from a foreign country back to its home country.

Correct : A. Repatriation

37. Lower the better applies to ___________ capital budgeting method.

Correct : B. Payback period

38. Formula of profitability index is ___________

Correct : A. PV of cash inflow / PV of cash outlay

39. __________ monitors the balance of payments of its member nations.

Correct : B. IMF

40. ________ deals with the global rules of trade between nations.

Correct : A. WTO

41. _________ supporters’ sustainable investments in the private sector.

Correct : A. IFC

42. _____________ includes risk of loss from uniform political and government issues.

Correct : A. Political Risk

43. Due to imperfection in markets ___________ are restricted by a limit to invest and manage their portfolio.

Correct : A. Investors

44. ____________ to promote domestic investment and growth through capital Market.

Correct : A. International Finance

45. _________ it increases in flow of capital and investment to developing economics.

Correct : A. Globalization

46. ________ control over the monetary system of India.

Correct : A. RBI

47. _________ records all international transactions that involve creation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies.

Correct : A. Capital Account

48. _____________ leads to increasingly the standard of living of developing economics.

Correct : B. Globalization

49. __________ also relates to international assets and liabilities for such transactions which the country’s monetary authorities use to such transactions which the country’s monetary authorities use to settle the deficits and surpluses.

Correct : A. Reserve Account

50. ___________is a statistical residence.

Correct : D. Errors and omissions

51. Difference between except and import of goods and services______________.

Correct : A. Balance of Trade

52. Balance of Trade =Net earnings on exports ___________

Correct : A. Net payment of Import

53. Balance of Trade is a _________ concept.

Correct : C. Narrow

54. BOP Stands for ___________

Correct : B. Balance of Payment

55. balance of payment = Current Account + balancing Item _____________

Correct : C. Capital Account

56. Balance of payment Identity equation ______________

Correct : C. CA + FA+ RA = 0

57. Balance of payment is a statement that records all __________ transactions between a country and the rest of the world.

Correct : D. Monetary

58. IIP is a subset of the national _____________

Correct : C. Balance sheet

59. ___________ was the first university implemented system for valuing currencies.

Correct : B. Gold Standard

60. International Monetary fund which was given the task of implementing and monitoring the__________

Correct : A. BWS

61. BWS came into effect in July______________

Correct : C. 1944

62. EURO is single currency of the European Monetary Union adopted on _______________

Correct : A. January 1,1999

63. __________ supports sustainable investments in the private sector in developing countries.

Correct : A. IFC

64. Foreign Investment are recorded in the _________ of balance of payments.

Correct : C. Capital Account

65. ___________ is widely used by Government for formulating policies for economy.

Correct : A. BOP

66. Under gold standard system, countries gold reserves were required to be in custody of _________

Correct : B. Central Bank

67. ________ is also known as price quotation.

Correct : A. Direct Quote

68. _________ is also known as price Quantity Quote.

Correct : B. Indirect Quote

69. _____ is todays quote.

Correct : A. Spot Quote

70. ___________ is also known as Bid office spread.

Correct : C. Spread Quote

71. ___________ is also known as reference rate.

Correct : C. Mid Quote

72. Price of _________-- currency in terms of national currency.

Correct : B. Foreign

73. US Dollar serves as a _________ Currency.

Correct : A. Vehicle

74. Bid rate is lesser than _____________ rate.

Correct : B. Ask

75. If two banks are quoting the following GBP rates: Bank A: Rs.78.9810-79.1110 and Bank B: Rs.79.0110-19.2350. The arbitrage opportunity will be _________________

Correct : B. 0

76. If Quote of Bank ABC is EUR INR 68.00 /30 and Quote of Bank PQR is INR EUR 1.4550/1.4600, arbitrage opportunity will be ___________-

Correct : A. 2828

77. Effect of falling domestic exchange rate ___________

Correct : A. Reduces Profitability for importers

78. ___________ refers to the size or scope of potential loss.

Correct : A. Risk

79. ____________ risk is also called as “According Exposure”.

Correct : C. Translation

80. Internal techniques of managing forex risk includes all of the following, except _______________

Correct : D. Forward and Future contracts

81. When a company has receipts and payments in the same foreign currency due at the same time, it can use ___________technique of managing forex risk.

Correct : D. Matching

82. _________ is a tax levied on passive income earned by an individua; or corporation of one country within the tax jurisdiction of another country.

Correct : B. Withholding Tax

83. ____________ is also known as secrecy jurisdiction.

Correct : A. Tax haven

84. A strategy used to reduce tax liabilities by pricing goods and services within a group structure in way that it does not reflect the arm’s length transaction_______________.

Correct : C. Transfer Pricing

85. ____________ is a Tax avoidance technique whereby multinational subsidiaries are financed primarily by debt from the parent company instead of equity capital.

Correct : A. Thin Capitalization