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Chapters
Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Topics
Describe concept and advantages of a
mutual fund
Describe in brief the history of mutual
funds in India
Understand and differentiate between
various types of funds

Fund Structure and Constituents


Understand the legal structure of mutual
funds in India
List other Fund Constituents

Legal and Regulatory Environment


Describe role of regulators in India
Know investment restrictions and related
regulation
Understand Investors rights and
obligations

Offer Document
Understand regulatory aspects of an offer
document
Understand regulatory aspects of a Key
Information Memorandum (KIM)

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices


Understand who can invest and types of
investors
Describe various distribution channels for
mutual funds
Detail existing sales practices and
commission structure

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Understand accounting and expenses
Explain in brief the valuation process
carried out by mutual funds
Understand applicability of various taxes
and know related regulations

Investor Services
Describe purchase and redemption
transactions in a mutual fund
Describe investment plans and services

Risk, return and performance of funds


Understand the concept of return on
investment
Explain risks in fund Investing with a focus
on investors
Define and describe benchmarking of
performance

Scheme Selection

Understand how to select mutual fund


schemes
Identify the sources of data to track
mutual fund performance
Selecting
10
the Right Investment products for Investors
Identify financial and physical assets
11 Helping Investors with Financial Planning
Understand basics of financial planning
Define and describe life cycle and wealth
cycle in financial planning
Recommending
12
Model Portfolios and Financial Plans
Define and describe risk profiling

Understand asset allocation


Describe the steps in developing a model
portfolio

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Chapters
Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Fund Structure and Constituents

Legal and Regulatory Environment

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Offer Document
Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Investor Services
Risk, return and performance of funds
Scheme Selection

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Selecting the Right Investment products for Investors

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Helping Investors with Financial Planning


Recommending Model Portfolios and Financial Plans

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tEST-Concept and Role of a MF


TEST Fund Structure and Constituents
TEST Legal and Regulatory
TEST Offer Document
TEST Fund Distribution and Sales
TEST Accounting, Valuation and Taxation
TEST Investor Services
TEST Risk, return and performance of funds
TEST Scheme Selection
TEST Selecting the Right Investment products
TEST Helping Investors with Financial Planning
TEST Recommending Model Portfolios

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TEST Risk,
return and
performance
of funds

Q. No

Question Details

Option A

Most of the Arbitrage Funds take


Contrary Position of Futures and
Option
1
2
3

1
The Offshore Fund is also known as
Feeder Fund
The 'Most Investor Service Centre' are
offices of
The Objective of AMFI is

4
5
6

1
Trustee
Providing
Training to all
Distributor
1

PAN and KYC are mandatory in Ant


Mutual Fund
The SAI is relevant for all the schemes
1
offered by the same Mutual Fund
TRAIL Commission is calculated
A Percentage of
net asset value
of unit holder

7
8

Differed Load is only charged in close


1
end schemes
The investor cannot set off the Capital He is redeeming
Loss if
the investment
within 9 months

9
10
11

Remittance can be done in Mutual


Fund through
NEAT MFSS is open from

RTGS and NEFT

If there are any changes in the


fundamental attributes of a scheme,
the AMC must issue

Addendum

If an Indian MF sectors sees potential


in making investment in China, it will
tie up with chinese fund. In India this
will be known as Feeder, while in
China it will be called

China made
portfolio

Investment objective is closely linked


to
The useful downloads of all circulars
up to last year, which are updated on
the website of SEBI, are known as

Scheme

9 am to 3 pm

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15

Circular

If the explanation is not sent to AMFI Cancels the ARN


in case of any breach of conduct by
of distributor
then distributor, then AMFI

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21

Offer Document of MF is approved by


SEBI
An institutional distributor builds
reach through
In audio and video advertisements,
the disclaimer clause must
An investor invested in Gilt Fund for
Rs 20,000 for a period of 18 month
and at the time of redemption the
value of the fund was at Rs 50,000.
Find the capital gain tax (ignoring the
indexation)
Investor needs to pay wealth tax if he
is investing in gold ETF
For online transactions, MF allot

1
Employees
Display on
screen for 5
seconds
Rs 3,000

1
IPIN and user
name to existing
investor only

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26
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28

Which of the following has the least


risk in the Mutual Funds
Rating and ranking is one and the
same thing
A bonds rating indicates its
Fundamental Analyst is also known as
Chartist
Who amongst the following will help
to find the perfect company to invest
Stock picking is
Who cannot invest in Mutual Fund

Money market
mutual fund
1
Reinvestment
risk
1
Fundamental
Analysis
Top Down
approach
Foreign
companies

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30

The highest rating given by CRISIL is

AAA

Unit Capital is

No. of units*
face value

Which of the following investment


products do not give guarantee for
return or capital

Bank deposits

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35
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37

All fund have significant similarities


except one

MIP

All are the commodities except

Gold

MIP is a debt fund

Mutual fund is constituted as

Trust

FMP is mostly a closed end fund

Units are repurchase in closed end


fund at

Higher than NAV

A trustee company function through

Board of trustee

The function of distributor and RTA is

Updated NAV

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45

Sponsor
trust deed are contract between
Trustee and ___________
KYC application form are accepted
Point of Service
at_______________
Appointment of distributor by fund is
AMC
basis between distributor
Though AGNI is mandate, there is no
1
penalities in case of breach of code.
Benchmark for Money market mutual CRISIL CompBEX
fund
Benchmark for Money market mutual CRISIL CompBEX
fund
- Composite
Bond Index

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Benchmark for MIP

CRISIL CompBEX
- Composite
Bond Index

SEBI has stop charging

Initial Issue
expenses

SEBI has banned Entry load in Mutual


Fund from 1st August, 2009
Quality of bond can be made out of

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50

YTM

NAV of funds are rounded off

In equity fund
upto 2 decimal

STT is leived on Re-purchase of unit


from mutual fund
Mutual fund is liable to fare for

0.125%

To convert the physical into Demat,


investor must approach to
An investor asks you in what order he
should list the following
schemes,going from the scheme with
the least risk to the one with the
highest risk -1.balanced fund, 2.A
stock index, 3.A Liquid fund,
4.Pharmaceutical sector fund.

Depository

Debt funds are exposed to ?

Market specific
risks

Standard deviation measures ?

Fluctuations of a
fund result
around a mean
level.

Which of this is not a part of high-risk


funds ?
Which of these strategies is best to
reduce company specific risk ?

Aggressive
growth funds
Holding largely
diversified
portfolio.

For which of the following funds


would you consider average maturity
as an important factor in selecting the
right one for the investor ?

A debt fund

Which of this is not a criteria for


consideration while selecting equity
funds ?

Classify the
schemes

Which of this statement is true ?

Selecting a
money market
fund is easier
than selecting a
bond or equity
fund.

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Income

1,2,3,4.

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62

Which of this statement about


balanced fund is true ?

Balanced fund is
exactly 50%
equity and 50%
debt.

For young investors doing retirement


planning ?

Monthly Income
schemes are
appropriate

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64
Why should a fund distributor become
Because of
a financial planner ?
Strong Potential
for such services

65
Which of the following are true ?

Its the duty of


the client to set
mearsurable
financial goals

Risk tolerence is ?

Is the abnormal
loss, which the
investor is ready
ti incur

portfolio rebalancing is ?

A one time
process

Which of this is not a step in the


financial planning process ?

Determine the
shape and risk
tolerence level
of the client

Which of these is not the clients


responsibilities ?

Set measurable
financial goals

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The Strategy advisable for an investor Buy and hold on
to maximize investment return in the to investments
long run is?
for a long time

71

The rupee-cost averaging talks


about ?

Investments for
the same
amount at
regular intervals

If you maintain a flexible ratio of


asset allocation, would you?

Rebalance the
Debt/Equity
allocation
periodically

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74

Which of the asset allocation


Fixed vs.Flexible
principles talks about adjusting the asset allocation.
percentages for each group of
investors after taking account of their
age ?
What is active switching ?

Using telephone
swithing method
to actively move
and out of
different
schemes of
different fund
complex

Direct investments in stock markets


can be a better option over investing
through mutual funds if ?

The investor
wants better
returns than
those offered by
mutual funds

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77

An investor in need of regular income A bank deposits


should not select ?
The without profit insurance policy The sum assured
promices to pays ?
and the bonus
declared by LIC
from year to
year

78
Which of the following statements is
not true about mutual funds ?

Investing In MF
divesify
portfolios.

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81

Investors do not always look for


Mutual Funds
returns while investing in ?
G-Sec papers are normally issued on a Short term basis
?

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83

Relief bonds issued by government


are?
Which of these instruments is not
issued by the corporates ?
Interval Funds are

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88

Highly risky
Fixed Deposits
Largely openended but
convert into
close-ended at
pre-specified
intervals

NAV after dividend payment is called

Re-investment

Individual Investor cannot pledge


their units
If a financial advisor gives alternate
plans for investment , investor might
get confused
Redemption is

KYC is not required incase of minors?

NAV minus exit


load
This statement
is true

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92

Who enables the collection and


payment of investments?
Winning lottery is an example of
In India the first mutual fund was
established in
Distributor while getting empanelled
also fill self declaration stating that?

Registrar
Sudden Wealth
1963
They should
receive
commission on
time

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Mutual Funds shall be recommended
as

A get rich quick


investment
option

Black Swan is referred as

A kind of Offer
Document

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95

Investments in an Equity Linked


Savings (ELSS)

Entitles the
investor to claim
income tax
rebate

Which of the following statement is


true?

Growth and Risk


are associated
with equity
funds

Dividend distribution tax paid on


money market instruments is ?
Investor have right to inspect except

25%

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100

The new platform for trading in NSE


and BSE are called as
Switch is

Compliance
Report
NEAT MFSS
Not allowed in
mutual fund

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102

If investor has made a subscription in Nav of the same


Rel Gilt Fund at 2:30 pm with a local
day of
cheque which NAV would be
application
applicable?
Benefits of Demat A/C are

Direct credit of
bonus units

Selected branches/Offices of mutual


fund registrars and large distributors
serve as __________ for KYC
documentation?

Point of Sale

Who cannot invest in MF?

NRI

Time stamping is mandatory at

All offices of
AMC

At the time of turmoil gold prices

Changes
Randomly

Stock picking is ____approach

Top Down
Approach

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The difference between the yield on


Gilt and the yield on a nongovernment Debt security is called
The head of expenses are decided by

YTM

SEBI

A conservative investor will invest in


__________
_____ is used to measure fluctuation of
fund
_____ is not a credit rating agency

Diversified
Equity
Sharpe Ratio

In case of post-NFO investor should


receive a/c statement in _____ ?
____ fees cannot be charged to a
scheme

10 working days

If an investors regular income


improves then his risk appetite will
also
Which of the following is an
international asset class?
____ is an approach to understand the
risk appetite of investor?
During the recessionary situation in
______ equity markets in many
countries fared poorly, but gold prices
went up?

Increase
Gradually

Morning Star

Service Tax

Real Estate
Risk Handling
2007-09

The distribution of an investors


portfolio between different asset
classes is called _____?
As the person grows older, the debt
component of the portfolio keeps
increasing. This is an example of
______

Asset Allocation

_______ is suitable only for seasoned


investors operating with large
investibles surpluses?
Investment advice is dependent on
understanding

Model Portfolios

SAI needs to be updated regularly by


the end of ______________

every 3 months

SID

127

As per SEBI regulations, every


application form needs to be
accompanied by
KIM does not include which of the
following
KIM needs to be updated every

128

Post the initial update, the SID needs


to be update ___________

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Tactical Asset
Allocation.

Risk appetite of
the investor

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126

Risk profile of
the scheme
3 months
every 3 months

129

For a scheme launched in March 2010,


Apr-10
the first update of the SID would be
due by
Any change in the scheme needs to mentioned in an
be
addendum

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SID contains the condensed financial


inforamtion of the schemes launched
in the last ____ years by the AMC
Clearing the certifying examination
and getting SEBI's permission are
mandatory before a person/
institution can start selling mutual
funds

3 years

Though CIO has investment right it


plays limited role in investing in
market
If investor buy 7% debentures and
companies rating came from AA to
AAA In what price will investor sell
In which of the following NFO details
will be mentioned
Can a mutual fund invest as per the
board resolution, though not as per
the rules of Memorendum of
Association

At premium

KIM only
1

NFO for ELSS is for

15 days

Code of conduct of AMC given in


which schedule
SEBI stop charging.

First Schedule

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139

What would be the NAV if an investor


invest in a gilt fund Rs. 1 crore at
3:30 PM by a local cheque.

Initial Issue
expenses
Same days NAV

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Rematerialisatio
The investor also has the option to
n
convert the demat unit into physical
form is
Individuals who want to bulid their
Old investor
wealth and are ready to take the risks
are ?

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145

Which of the following is not a


commodity
TDS on Dividend in Mutual Fund is

Food crops

25%
+surcharge+ces
Custodian
Who handles the securities of Mutual
Fund

146

If an Investor is investing Rs. 10 Lacs


at 4.00 PM in NFO. NAV on that day is
Rs. 15. Find the units alloted to the
investor
66666.6666667

147

If an investor has given the request


for redemption of 1000 units at the
NAV of Rs. 12 and Face Value is Rs.
10. Find the amount that investor will
receive
DTAA means,

Rs. 12000
Dividend tax
Authorised
Association

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149

Withholding tax applicable to the non Lower of the rate


residential investor is ______ according
to DTAA
Financial planning isInvesting funds
to receive the
higest rate of
return possible

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152

An Investor with Double-Income in


Late forties with no children DebtEquity Portfolio would be?
The NPS consists of
--------------------------Which of the following about public
provident fund (PPF) are untrue

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50 50

Asset Class G
50% of the
balance of the
4th year can be
withdrawn in the
7th year

Which of the following is untrue for


Public Provident Fund Schemes

The interest is
tax-free

Finance Acts of 2000 and 2001 have


reduced tax-free interest on Public
Provident Fund to
Annual contribution to Public
Provident Fund should be

12%

Rs.10000.00

Sharpe ratio computes.

Risk premium of
a fund as
difference
between the
funds average
return an risk
free return
divided by beta
of the fund.

Low risk (conservative portfolio)


consists of ?

Portfolio 40%
Growth an
income funds+
30% Govt.Bond
funds
+20%Growth
funds +10%
index funds.

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Which type of portfolio asset mix
40% in equity an
would you recommend to your 55 year 60% in balanced
old client who plans to retire at age
funds
58? Choose a portfolio that is closest
match to the investors needs ?
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160

A retired investor needs to generate


income for a comfortable post
retirement life.Which phase is the
investor in ?

Transition Phase

Your client has won Rs.1crore in


Invest the entire
"Kaun Banega Crorepati".What would amount without
your suggestion be?
any delay in "old
economy"
stocks-since
they are back in
favor

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Which of the life cycle stage is


mention here "couple
becomesinterdependent with shared
responsibility for the achivement of
future goal" ?

Childhood stage

The rupee-cost averaging talks


about ?

Investments for
the same
amount at
regular intervals

Which of the following is true about


PPF?

Assured Tax free


interest

Childhood stage and transition stage


are examples of Wealth Cycle and Life
Cycle?
Tier I pension account is
withdrawable
The asset allocation
that is worked

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out for an investor based on risk


profiling is called
How much equity would you suggest
for a single income family with grown
up children
who are yet to settle
down?

1
Tactical Asset
Allocation
0.5

The Lead of family in the HUF is

Karta

Which of the following can invest

Foreign citizen

The investor needs to attach the


doccuments from Notary Public &
Gazeted officer for KYC
documentation

The place of Know Your Client


documentation is
Which is the having low risk

POS PointOf
Service
Income Fund

On which of the following shall an


investor invest for high returns
Only primary holder needs to be KYC
doccumented in case of any one or
survivor
Micro SIP is not available for

Bank F.D.

CVL

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The KYC documentation has to be


done only with
A female member of the family can
karta in HUF
The investor an give post dated
cheque for additional purchase
Remittance can be quickly done with

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If an investor dealing with 12000


units & company declared 1:3 bonus.
How much units investor will get

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177
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179

Minor

1
1
RTGS
400 units

1250 units.

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Dubey ji invested Rs.10000 at NAV of


12 on 1st july,2008. The MF declared
1:2 bonus on 31st December 2008.
How much extra units Dubeji will get

Rs.15000/-

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If the investor has 1,000 Units in


aggressive growth fund. He has given
the redemption on 1st July,2008 at
the NAV of Rs.15/- the MF charge 1%
exit load find out the amount he will
get.
Signatory Authority is mentioned in
Board Resolution
Whether the company eligible to
invest in mutual fund is mentioned in

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Memorundum &
article of
assoiation
Same Days Nav

If an investor given the request in an


equity fund for purchase at 2.30pm
which days NAV will be applicable
If the investor make the online
According to the
inestment which NAV will be
time mention in
applicable
his PC.

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If an investor give outstation payout
of Rs.50,000/- in MIP which days NAV
will be applicable.

Preceding Days
NAV of next
working Days.

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If an investor made the online


Thursday's NAV
transation of Rs.2 lac at 2.30 am on
wednesday in FOF which days NAV will
be applicable.
If an inestor make the inestment
request of Rs.50,000/- at 2:30pm in
Gilt fund which days NAV will be
applicable

same days NAV

An AMC launches a new scheme in the The performance


market, based on
of its last
scheme

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194

The offer document is prepared by


the Trustees
The Offer Document is prepared by
the Trustees and approved by the
AMC
The Offer Document is prepared by
the AMC and approved by the
Trustees.

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1

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212

An SID canot be issued in the market


until and unless it has been approved
by the Trustees.
Observations made by SEBI on the
Offer Document need to be filed in a
separate document.
An Offer Document has to be filed
with SEBI; Any advertising campaign
taken for that particular scheme need
to comply with SEBI's advertising
NFO Open Date code.
and Scheme Re-open

Both the
statements are
true

Partially true
date are one and the same thing.
NFO close date is the date after which
Both the
the units will not be available for sale; statements are
NFO close date is the date after which
true
the units will be available for sale at
the prevailing NAV.
Close ended schemes have and NFO
open date and NFO close date; Close
ended schemes do not have Scheme
re-opening date.

Both the
statements are
true

Any NFO launched by the AMC can


remain open for a maximum of 15
days.
Allotment of units or refund of money
needs to be done as per the time
mentioned in the Offer Document of
that particular scheme.

Fundamental aspects of a scheme do


not include which of the following
Change in fundamental attributes of a
scheme require the permission of the
Trustees as well as the investors
The offer document is a legal
document
The offer documents becomes
redundent post the investment
Which of the following principles is
applicable on the mutual fund
investments
Investment in mutual funds should be
done based on which of the following
principles
SID or the Statement of Additional
Information contains the statutory
information about the mutual fund
that is offering the scheme.

Address of the
Custodian
Partially true

Individual AMCs create their own SID


and SAI documents.
SAI and SID are applicable on specific
schemes offered by the AMC
If an investor wants income and can't
bear risk at all, then he should opt for

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1
Principle of
utmost good
faith
Ubraime fides

1
Gilt fund

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In legal parlance, SID and SIA are two


separate documents
The AMC should include all the
disclosures that are material to the
investment risk
Offer Documents need SEBI approval

Offer Document need to be vetted


and verified by SEBI
The Draft SID is available for viewing
in the AMFI's website for 21 days.
When SEBI's observations are
incorporated into the Draft SID, then
it needs to be hosted on AMFI's
website two days before the issue
opens.

A bond with a coupon of 9% when


interest rates for similar maturities
are 11% will sell

Above par

If an investor taking high risk


appetite for long term investment and
high capital appreciation in which
type of fund will investor invest

Real estate

Young unmaried prefer regular


recurring deposit scheme except

PPF

Which of the following is the safe


investment
The maturity period of RBI Relief
Bonds is
The tenure of an Indira Vikas Patra is

PPF

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1

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5 years
7 years

The current yield on Indira Vikas Patra


10.50%
works out to
The annual yield on RBI Relief Bonds
9.50%
is
Indira Vikas Patra is an investment
Rural investors
product popular with
Find NAV. Investment amount is Rs.
100 crore, deivedend accrued but not
received 207 crore, bills payable Rs.
55 lacs. No. of units issued to the
investor is 1 crore

Rs. 371.5

NAV of Mutual Fund

Mutual fund do
not received
income in
interest

Mutual fund distributor get


commission be selling mutual fund as
a product and stock broker also get
commission by selling same product.

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What is essential for Micro SIP except


Which of the following is
international agency
An investor will get maximum
exposure to gold be investing
If an investor investing in closed end
fund, whether Demat A/c is necessary
KYC documentation is necessary for

Photo
identification
CRISIL
Gold ETF
1
Individual only

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A bond with a coupon of 9% when
interest rates for similar maturities
are 11% will sell

At premium

In which commodity mutual fund


cannot invest
Mutual fund offer wider range of
portfolio than NPS
If number of dependant increases in
family, risk appetite
Age bar of risk appetite are under-

Gold

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1
Increases

PPF are contributed upto

Family
information
Rs. 70,000/-

ARN number is alloted by

AMFI

Transaction slip are required by

Existing investor

Who invest in Sector fund?

Newly maried

Most individuals invest in life


insurance policies for
The amount an insurance company
would pay to the nominee if a
policyholder died is known as the
Why should one buy an insurance
policy

Risk protection

Who cannot act as a distributor

AMC employees

SEBI cannot pay commission to

Sponsor
distributor
1

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Premium

It gives high
current returns

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250

The Draft SID should not be made


available to the public

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For schemes launched within the first


6 months of the financial year, the
first update of the SID is due within
______ of the end of the financial year.

3 months

For a scheme launched in April 2008,


the first update of the SID would be
due by
Minor can earn income from

Apr-08

Offered Gifts

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256

SIP is possible through


If an investor wants monthly income
then he should opt for,
If an investor as an earning having
very less income should invest in
equity - Debt ratio as
30: 70 Ratio in equity - debt is for

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Standing
Instruction
SIP
50 : 50

Young unmarried
stage

If gold market is down gold future


investment will,
Authorised Signatory is required in
case of
________________ can sale schemes of
only one mutual fund.

Go up

____________ schemes have to re-open


for sale/ repurchase within 5 business
days of the allotment.
Concentration risk can be in
investment of
Characterstics of scheme can be
known through

Open-ended

NRI
IFA

260

261
262

Sector fund
Poftfolio of
Scheme

263
In joint holding mode when fist holder Units transfer to
dies
nominee
264
265
266

In mutual fund maximum joint holder


can be
To show the performance of scheme
or fund, the Mutual fund should
Model portfolio is a

267

268

Clearing the certifying examination


and getting SEBI's permission are
mandatory before an agent can start
selling mutual funds

2
CAGR
Flexible Asset
Allocation
1

ARN stands for


269
270

The Synopsis of Offer Document is

Agency
Registration
Number
KIM

AMFI stands for

Association of
Mutual Fund in
India

Riskiest fund in equity is :

Sector Fund.

In India are tend to invest in physical


Assets
If an investor is submiting the
application form along with the
cheque of Rs. 1 lac in an equity Fund
at 2 PM, But there is insuficient
balance in his Account, which days
NAV will he get

271
272
273

274
275
276

277

278

279

280
281

282
283

284

285

286

Same days NAV

Where will a person invest if he wants


to invest in gold for short term.
New pention Scheme is managed by

Gold

To be able to sell mutual fund


schemes and earn commissions, a
person should
Information regarding the minumum
and maximum commission to be given
to the distributors have been laid
down by SEBI

have an ARN
number

Any excess to the total expense in a


scheme as laid down by SEBI is

To be borne by
the AMC

Different AMCs charge different


commissions; Same AMC charges
different commissions for different
schemes

Totally True

Initial or Upfront commission is


decided by
Trail commission is calculated by the
investor as per the service provided
by the distributor
Trail commission is usually paid on a
_______ basis
Trail commission is calculated on the
net assets attributable to the units
sold by the distributor
Initial commission and trail
commission are calculated on the
same formula
Mutual Fund commissions are paid for
a limited number of years; Mutual
Fund commissions are paid for as long
as the investor's money is held in the
fund

AMC

SEBI

Monthly
1

Totally True

Totally True

287
288

AMC is bound by the acts of the


distributor, or its agents or subbrokers
ACE stands for
AGNI stands for

AMFI Code of
excellence
AMFI's
guidelines &
norms

289

290

291
292

293

294

295

296

Commission is payable to distributors both statements


on investment made through them by
are right
their clients; Commission is payable
to distributors on their own
investmentthe distributor
As per SEBI guidelines,
1
need not disclose the commission to
the investor
As per __________, offering rebate to
investors is banned
As mutual fund investment is subject
to market risk, the AMC can make
assumptions in its advertisements.
Each AMC is required to display the
disclaimer in a particular format and
font as decided by its marketing
team.of the disclaimer
The minimum height
statement on hoardings/ posters
should be _______
The disclaimer should be written on a
__________ background.

ACE
1

18 inches

black

0.05

298

The disclaimer should cover atleast


_____ of the display area on a
hoarding/ poster.
In audio-visual media, the disclaimer
is either required to be displayed on
the screen for atleast 5 seconds or
communicated through a voice over.

20/80

299

In an audio-visual, the disclaimer


should cover ____of the screen, while
the rest ____can be used by the name
of the mutual fund or the logo, etc
In audio advertisments, the
disclaimer needs to be read out over
Which of the following informations
cannot be included in a tombstone
advertisement?
Which of the following informations
can be included in a tombstone
advertisement?

2.5 seconds

297

300

301

302

Logo or
trademark
Scheme
literature

303

304

305
306

307
308
309
310
311
312

313
314

315

316

317

318
319

320

Risk factors need to be mandatorily both statements


mentioned in the tomb
are right
advertisements; A general statement
to refer to the SID for details needs to
be mandatorily mentioned in the
tomb advertisements.
Any statement if mentioned in the
Product Launch advertisement
explicitly, need not be substantiated
in the SID & SIA

The maximum initial commission that


an AMC can pay to distributors is
__________
The distributor can charge a fee from
the investor
Stock exchange brokers are permitted
to distribute mutual funds without
the requirement of passing the
certifying test.

0.05%

Trail commissions are linked to


valuation of portfolio in the market
Which of the following is an
international asset?
Investment objective defines the
broad investment charter
Age come under

1
1

Real Estate
1
Family
information
Risk Appetizers

Risk appetite of investors is assessed


through
A person working with TCS as a CEO
1
have more risk appetite than a person
working as a CSR in TCS
An adventurious and daring person
1
can bear more risk
In recessionary period gold gives
1
better return than any other financial
product
According to strategic asset
60% Debt, 40%
allocation, a 60 year old retired
equity
person from a government job, would
invest
in
A person working
in BPO,
the planner
Equity
would advice to invest in
The psychological need to having an
asset under one's possession,
provides the customer with
____________ because of which they
prefer physical assets.

Comfort

Gold future contracts have an


unlimited contract period.
Gold future contracts can be renewed
at the expiry of the contract period,
with no renewal cost.

1
1

321
322
323

324

325

326
327
328

Gold ETF is an open end scheme; Gold Both statements


ETF has a fixed maturity period.
are right
Investors who buy ETF can hold on to
1
their position indefinitely.
Gold holdings, including that used for
1
personal use, attracts Wealth Tax.
Gold linked mutual fund schemes are Both statements
exempted from Wealth tax; Gold
are right
deposit schemes are exempted from
Wealth tax.
Real estate is an illiquid market; Gold Both statements
has the advantage of liquidity.
are right
Under the Deposit Insurance Scheme
of the govt, upto Rs _______ per
depositor in a bank is paid by the
insurer, incase the bank fails to pay
the depositor's money.

2 lakhs

Pre-mature closure of a fixed deposit


attracts a penalty.
Interest earned in a bank deposit is
taxable each year.
PRAN stands for

1
1
Provisional
Registration
Account Number

329

330

331

Under new NPS scheme, Tier I is the


1
Pension account while Tier II is a
Savings account
The Pension account is withdrawable; Both statements
Tier II is non-withdrawable
are right
The Life cycle fund under NPS will
invest the investor's money into

Equity market
instruments

332

333
334
335

336

337

Gold futures are superior to ETF Gold


1
as a vehicle for life-long investment in
gold
As regards wealth tax, ETF Gold is
1
superior to physical gold.
The New Pension Scheme is regulated
SEBI
by
An investor under the new pension
Equity
scheme can choose which of the
following asset classes
Tangible assets can also be called as Physical assets
______________

338

339

340

A share certificate is a physical asset; both statements


A Share certificate is not the asset
are right
but only the evidence supporting the
benefit that the investor is entitled
to.
A gold bar and a share certificate of
gold exchage fund are both examples
of physical assets.
Majority of the wealth of Indians is
locked in _________

Physical assets

MCX stands for ___________________

Multi commodity
Exchange

In the formula A=P*(1+I)n, P stands


for

Principle

Which of the following might be worth


considering while doing a financial
planning

Inflation

345

An equity portfolio is not a viable


investment option to meet short term
financial needs
A comprehensive financial plan takes
into account all the financial goals of
a person together, and then
startegises the investment plan.

Goal-oriented
Financial plan

346

___________captures the estimated


inflows from various sources and
estimated outlfows for various
financial goals, including postretirement living expenses.
The comprehensive financial plan
includes

Gather Client
data, define
client goals

341

342

343

344

347

348

349

A goal oriented financial plan includes


1
taking a perspective on the Life Cycle
and Wealth Cycle of the investor
Equity exposure suits which of these Young Unmarried
Life Cycle the most
Life insurance becomes absolutely
critical for

350

young married
working couple

351

352

353

Premiums for Term insurance policies


1
are generally higher than those of the
Unit linked policies
Starting with a health insurance
Low premium
policy early is the best antidote
against the __________ clause.
Health insurance policy claims are
1
generally settled through
reimbursement or on cashless basis
The Accumulation phase of the wealth childhood to precycle correspondes with which of the
retirement
life cycle phase/s

354

355

356

357
358

359
360

361

362
363

In the ________phase of the wealth


cycle, the investors tend to increase
the proportion of their portfolio in
liquid assets viz money in the bank,
liquid schemes etc

Accumulation

__________ phase of the Wealth cycle is


Transition
the parallel of the retirement phase
of the Life cycle
The Inter-generational transfer phase
40
should not be postponed beyond
_________ years of age
Regular money is required during the
Reaping
_____________ phase.
equity
During the sudden wealth phase, it is
advisable to initially block the money
by investing in a ________ scheme
Term life insurance policies are the
1
cheapest form of insurance
1
Money back life insurance policies
help with regular inflow of cash at
periodic intervals
Today's costs can be translated into
A=P* (1+I)^n
future requirement of funds using the
formula
Providing funds for a daughter's
Goal-oriented
marriage is an example of
Financial plan
According to the Certified Financial
Analyse and
Planner - Board of Standards (USA),
evaluae client's
the first stage in financial planning is financial status

364

365

Investors can get into long term


investment commitments in
_____________________

Distribution
phase

Portfolio turnover rate of a fund


measure the

Size of the
fund's portfolio

An Investor with Double-Income in


Late forties with no children DebtEquity Portfolio would be?
Black Swan means,

50:50

366

367

Opposite of
white swan

368
Riskiest fund in balanced fund is :

369

Capital
Protection
Scheme.
The investor cannot set off the Capital He is redeeming
Loss if
the investment
within 9 months

370
371
372

The size of a fund has no bearing on


1
its performance
As per SEBI, mutual funds can borrow Total net assets
for short term to the extent of
Which of the following is of no
The performance
relevance in evaluating fund's
of the stock
performance
market as a
whole

373

374

375

376
377

378

379

The choice of an appropriate


benchmark for evaluating a fund's
performance depends on
Investing real estate fund has an
advantage except :

The fund
manager
Diversified
Portfolio.

For evaluating funds, the preferred


benchmark would be the

BSE Sensex

To evaluate a close-ended debt-fund,


a suitable benchmark would be
When comparing performance of two
funds, the following need not be
similar
Financial goals do not include

BSE Sensex
Risk profiles

Buying a home

Financial planning allows a person

To become a
billionaire

380

381

382

383

Financial plans do not alter in any way


1
the amount of tax an investor pays as
the tax is on his income
Tax Advisor
Which of the following works with an
investor on his overall financial
situation
A Financial planner takes
1
responsibility for the financial well
being of his/her clients
Financial planners and their clients
Allocating funds
should focus on
to asset classes
(e.g.debt,equity
etc.)

384
Financial Planning comprises

Defining a
client's profile
and goals

385
386
387
388

389

390
391

392

393

Financial planning is relevant only for


1
high networth individuals
Financial planning does work for older
1
clients
1
Financial planning is primarily tax
planning
In financial planning, all responsibility
1
ends with the financial planner and
the client has no responsibilities
The constraint on financial planning
Decreasing the
due to insufficient investable
standard of
resources can be remedied to some
living
extent by
Which of the following is the least risk
in the mutual fund
If an investor keeps investing a fixed
amount at regular intervals, the
average cost of his purchases will
always be less than if he makes
investment at irregular periods

Money market
mutual fund
1

Which of the following lets an


investor book profits in rising market
and increase holdings in a falling
market

Fixed Rates of
Asset Allocation

The strategy advisable for an investor Buy and hold on


to maximise investment return in the to investments
long run is
for a long time

394
395

In India, individual investors do not


have direct access to
The Objective of AMFI is

396
Which of the following investment
products do not give guarantee for
return or capital

Capital market
instruments
Providing
Training to all
Distributor
Bank deposits

397
398

399

Investor can do the day transaction in


Open end equity fund
The biggest disadvantage of
investment in real estate is
The Objective of AMFI is

400

401
402

403
404

Listing of shares at a stock exchange


ensures

1
Less potential
for capital
appreciation
Providing
Training to all
Distributor
Guaranteed
returns

The SAI is relevant for all the scheme


1
offered by Same Mutual Fund
Which of the following is not a
A higher rate of
characteristic of company fixed
interest
deposits
Deffered Loan only charged in close
1
end scheme
Individual investors do not normally
Individual
invest in Government Securities
investors are not
because
allowed to invest
in Government
Securities

405

406

407

If the investor cannot pay the


1
premium he can go for term plan in
insurance policy
Dividends distributed by mutual funds Taxed at source
are
Investing through mutual fund is a
better option than investing directly
in the stock market because

Identifying
stocks is a
difficult process

409

Interest rate risk is :

Financial Loss.

410

Which of the following debt


investments is not rated

Corporate bonds

408

411

412

Gold and real estate are attractive


1
investment options only in high
inflation economies
Deciding on strategies such as longStock market
term compounding, cost averaging, situation on date
value averaging, active switching, all
depend on the
Financial planning involves

413

414
415
416

Studying
financial
management
SEBI

It is _______ objective to develop a


cadre of well trained agent
distributors.
Capital protected schemes invest zero
1
coupon bond
There is at least 3 board of trustee
1
required in Mutual Funds
The appointment of AMC can
75% unit holder
terminated by majority of board of
trustee

417
418
419

In NPS the investor can invest in life


cycle fund
Tier II pension account is
withdrawable
The benefit of application by blocked
amount is

1
1
The amount will
debited only
when units will
be allotted

420
Indexation means

Capital gain

421

422

Which of the following is prohibited in Contact details


Tombstone Advertisement
of AMC and RTA
In liquid fund returns can be
advertised in

1 yrs, 3yrs, 5yrs,


and since
inception

423
Volatility of an equity fund portfolio is Kind of stocks in
independent of the
the portfolio
424
425
426

Equity price risks are


Diversification reduces

Company
specific
Company
specific risk

If the investor is not comfortable with


any change then

He can redeem
his investment
at prevailing
NAV

A fund with a high beta coefficient


gives greater returns in a rising
market, and is more risky in a falling
market

Which of the following is a


disadvantage of standard deviation as
a measure of risk

Standard
deviation
measures total
risk, not just
market risk

The role of an agent is to

Point out the


features and
benefits of
various
investment
options

One of the most effective ways to


invest through mutual fund is to

Develop a model
portfolio

what is the maximum time period for


investing in NFO of equity linked
saving fund is,
Asset allocation is

15 days

427

428

429

430

431

432

Keeping
certificates of
the physical
securities in
proper places

433
434

435
436

437

Gold sector fund invest in gold

Which of the following aspects would Sector Selection


an investor in a debt scheme give
most importance
A retired person generally needs a
Debt funds
greater proportion of
To satisfy a young investor's need for
Gilt funds
growth, a greater proportion of
investment should be advised in

A very high proportion of investment


in all types of equity funds is
advisable for investors

In distribution
phase

The transition phase of an investor's


wealth cycle is when

The financial
goals have been
already met

A high proportion of investment in


income funds is required by

Accumulating
investors

Retired investor should

Not draw down


on their capital

For older investors who want to


transfer their wealth

No financial
planning is
required

Investors who acquire sudden wealth

Can speculate
with all the
acquired money
in the stock
markets

Only if a specialty offshore fund has


consistently given very good
performance, it can be considered for
investment by a retiree

438

439

440

441

442

443

444
445

446

447

Past performance should not be solely


1
relied on for selecting a fund
Between the past performance of the
1
fund and its suitability for an investor,
past performance is more important
What is the excel formula of standard S.D=STDEV(rang
deviation
e of cells where
the periodic
returns are
calculated)

What is the fourth step of financial


planning as per Certified Financial
Planner-Board of Standards (USA)?

Gather Client
Data

For which of the following would you


consider average maturity as an
important factor in selecting the right
one for the investor?

A Debt fund

How many time KIM needs to be


updated :
If beta is higher than 1, the fund is:

Twice in Growth.

Sharpe and Treynor Ratios are


measures of:

Average return

448

451
452

453

454

Less volatile
than market

A criticism of rupee-cost averaging is Investment is for


the same
amount at
regular intervals

455
If you maintain a flexible ratio of
asset allocation, would you

Rebalance the
Debt/Equity
allocation
periodically?

While deciding on an asset allocation


strategy, the investor must
consider.
Which of the following is the best
investment option for the purpose of
getting the maximum benefits of
compounding?

The stage of his


life

Asset allocation of a portfolio should


be re-evaluated every time there is a
change in the

Family size and


requirement

Code of ethics should be followed by


distributors as:

It is required by
AMFI

456

457

458

12% interest
paid yearly

459
460

What is insider trading?

Buying and
selling securities
ahead of doing
the same
transaction for
the fund

The detailed version of SEBI circular


regarding code of conduct for
distributors given by AMFI is known
as:

Ethics code

The regulation of Personal trading is


applicable to:

Key Personnel of
the AMC

461

462

463

464
465

466

467
468

469
470

471

472

473
474

475

0
A person working as a CEO in TCS has
more risk appetite than a small
business man.
Daring, adventurous and mentally
0
strong people has less risk appetite
Equity
Investing in the __________funds is
recommendable in case the
investment horizon is long.
An investment horizon if ____________
5 and less than
makes the probability of losing money
5 years
in equities negligible
Index funds are usually considered to
1
be passive funds
An Investor with an objective of
Equity fund
having an equity growth component
in his portfolio should invest in
1
The NAV of an Index fund is directly
propotional to the benchmark index.
Liqidity is the most important
1
differentiater between a Close ended
and an Open ended fund.
The price of units of a closed-end
same as the
scheme in the stock exchange tends
to be ____________NAV.
Units of an open-ended scheme can
NAV less Entry
be bought back by the scheme at
load
__________
0.02
The maximum exit load as per SEBI
legislations is ____
Exit load is informed to the investor
1
at the time of his making the
investment.

Liquid assets

476

To provide the facility of liquidity to


the investors, a part of the openended schemes are maintained in
___________

477

Close ended schemes are subject to


the risk of large fluctuations in net
assets, on account of heavy sales or
re-purchase.

478

479
480

481

482
483

484

Investing in the __________funds is


Equity
recommendable in case the
investment horizon is long.
An investment horizon if ____________
5 and less than
makes the probability of losing money
5 years
in equities increases
If the open end fund is in profit its
1
advisable to wrinkage the investment
An investor make transaction on
12 Noon.
internet which time can be a cut off
time :
Which of the following is
Individual needs
disadvantage in LIC
to pay a fixed
premium
The interst and surrender value in
1
PPF is tax free
The price of units of a closed-end
same as the
scheme in the stock exchange is to be
____________NAV.
Black swan is refered as,
A kind of offer
Document

485

486
487
488

489

Close ended schemes are subject to


the risk of large fluctuations in net
assets, on account of heavy sales or
re-purchase.

A Diversified fund is less risk prone


then a Sector fund
It can be risky to invest in ________
during periods of economic turmoil
Growth funds offer good returns in
the initial phases of a bull run; Value
funds yield benefits over large
holding periods.

1
Large-cap
Both statements
are right

If an Indian investor invests in the US, He would benefit


then
if the US $
becomes
stronger
490

491

MIP are perfect investment options


for investors who do not wish to take
any equity exposure.

492

493

494

495

496
497
498
499

500

501

502
503
504

505

506

For a predictable return, an investor


MIP
should invest in a
Non-government securities offer
1
higher yields and are not subject to
credit risks.
Longer term debt securities fluctuate
1
more than shorter term debt
securities
1
NAV of a long term debt fund might
be more volatile than that of a short
term debt fund
Incase the interest rates in the
Long Term debt
market are expected to go up, then
fund
investment would be best made in a
Use of the term 'liquid plus' as a fund
1
type has been banned by SEBI
Balanced schemes invest in a mix of
1
equity and debt securities
Gold ETF and Gold Sector Funds are
1
one and the same thing
Most AMC share the portfolio of all
Daily
their schemes in their website on a
_______basis
While deciding to select an AMC for
Fund age
investment, the investor can look out
for
Dividend payout option has the
Both statements
benefit of money flow to the investor;
are right
Growth option has the benefit of
letting the money grow in the fund on
gross basis
Re-purchase transactions in equity
schemes are subject to STT
Equity schemes attract dividend
distribution tax
It might be better to receive money in
an equity scheme in the form of
dividend, rather then re-purchase of
units

If an investor does not want any tax


liability he should invest in

Debt fund
growth option

Asset Allocation means,

Don't keep all


the egg in one
basket

Arbitrage funds enjoy all the tax


exemption which is applicable in
Equity Fund
Insurance is more critical for,

Physical Assets

Which of these cannot be distributor

RBI Branch

1
1

507

508
509
510

511
512
513
514
515
516
517

Investor invest Rs12,000 where NAV


is Rs. 23.45. Face value is Rs. 10 as
per the current load. How much unit
will be aloted.

510 units

Which of the following is physical


assets
Which of the following is not a good
selection for investment purpose
Which of the following is not a reason
to invest in Gold Fund
Which of the following is not a reason
to invest in Real estate fund
Asset Allocation in Asset Class C is,

Real estate
Equity Fund
Professional
management
Professional
management
Equity

The returns of gold fund is depend on

Global price of
gold
Which of the following is comparable? Equity Fund and
PF

518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525

526

Which of the following is the best


product for long term investment
Which of the following is the best
product for short term investment
Which of the following is tax free
investment
Which of the following cannot invest
in Mutual Fund
Initial Stage of life is known as
accumulation stage,
Mutual Fund can invest in Liquid plus
fund
There is no need to have insurace
policy of the nominee
If the employer providing medical
policies to the employee of its
company then employee no need to
keep their personal medical cover

Gold ETF
Gold ETF
PPF
Common Man
1
1
1
1

529

The retired client never invest in


equity
Foreign nationals are freely permitted
to invest in Indian Mutual Funds
STP is a combination of SIP and SWP

530

Switch = Repurchase + Sale

Profit/loss earned/incurred by a mutual


fund scheme___________.

shared by AMC
and the
investors
according to preagreed ratio

527
528

531

1
1

532

In case of losses in a mutual funa scheme,


investors may have to bear amount higher
than that invested.

533

The pool of money mobilized by mutual


fund houses to accommodate investors
varied preferences is called_________.

unit capital

534

Which of the following is/are the


advantages of mutual fund-

wealth
generation
through
professional
management

535

Funds that combine the feature of closeended and open-ended funds are
called_____________.

flexible funds

536

beat the return


of the index

537

Passive fund is expected toGold funds and gold sector funds are the
same type of funds.

538

Thematic fund is a variant to_________.

diversified fund

539

Investors in interational funds invest in a


__________ which is re-invested in a
__________.

feeder fund,
host fund

540

541

542
543

544
545

In which of the following do debt funds not


government
investdebt instruments
Funds, which invest only in the stocks
comprising an index and aim to give
returns commenurate with the index
returns, are called__________.

Mutual funds can be defined asA mutual funds' investments are guided by
the-

Gilt funds In india, mutual fund schemes are not


permitted to invest in commodities.

index funds

a link between
the saving public
and the capital
markets
AMC

have no risk at
all
1

that are open for


sale and repurchase by the
fund anytime

547

Exchange traded funds are open-ended


funds_______________.
Commodity sector funds are not permitted
to operate in india.

548

A closed-end mutual fund has a fixed-

NAV

549

An open-ended mutual fund is one that


has:

An option to
invest in any
kind of security

546

550
551

552

553
554

Gold sector funds are a type of


_____________.
Monthly income plans have to declare a
dividend every month.

Floating rate debt securities


means_____________.

gold funds
1

debt securities
whose rating
changes from
time to time

___________are funds where the manager


has the flexibility to choose the investment
actively
portfolio.
managed funds
Of these, which is an example of a passive
duration
fund management strategy?
management

555

A Nav of equity incom/dividend yield


scheme tends to fluctuate higher than
other equity schemes.

556

Fixed maturity plans are___________.

1
open-ended
funds

557

raise the
maximum
possible amount
of assets in each
The following is not a duty of the board of scheme floated
trustees of a mutual fundby the fund

558

Which of the following can be a sponsor of


a mutual fund?

indian public
sector banks

Prior approval of _________is required


before a person is appointed as director on
the board of the AMC.
Appointment of an AMC can be terminated
by__________.

trustee
majority of the
trustees

559
560

562

The AMC should have a minimum net


worth of___________.
The auditor of a scheme of mutual fund
and the AMC has to be different.

563

XYZ Ltd., a custodian has 4 directors out of


which 1 director is also a director of the
sponsor company and another director is
50% shareholder of sponsor's associate
company. Can XYZ lit., be appointed for
the sponsor mutual fund?

yes

564

If a sponsor controls________or more shares


of a custodian, then they cannot be
appointed for the mutual fund operation of
the sponsor.

20%

565

The trust that manages a mutual fund is


appointed by

ministry of
finance

566

A transfer in the management of a closeended scheme does not require the


consent of-

unit holders

561

567

Rs. 100 Crore


1

act as a
protector of
investors'
interests

568

The board of trustees of a mutual fund:


There can be multiple custodian of a
mutual fund scheme.

569

An AMC cannot invest in its own scheme


without disclosing it__________.

to the trustees

570

Atleast 50% of the director in the AMC


should be independent of________________.

sponsors

571

A mutual fund scheme can be launched by-

the trustees

572
573

574
575

The agreement between the trustees and


the AMC ?
How much % of unit holders is needed for
termination of AMC?

Transfer agents of a mutual of a mutual


fund are not responsible forThe fund sponsors should have a sound
financial track record of-

trust deed
51%
issuing and
redeeming units
to the mutual
fund
7 years

576

As per SEBI (mutual fund) regulation, who


acts as the protector of unit-holder's
interest?

trustees

577

To transfer the management of a scheme


from one AMC to another, the consent of
the following isrequired-

SEBI

578

Distribution channels are a critical element


in the distribution of mutual funds in india.

580

XYZ ltd., a custodian has 20 shareholders


out of which, ABC ltd., a sponsorcompany
holds 60% shares Can XYZ., be appointed
for ABC ltd mutual fund operation?
AMC usually appoints all the other
consitiuents, except custodians.

581

Sponsor of a mutual fund has no direct or


indirect in the AMC of the said fund.

582

The AMFI Code of ethics has been framed


to be followed by the______________.

mutual fund
investors

583

Distributors are required to abide by a


code of conduct as prescribed by SEBI.
This code is based on-

AGNI

579

584

yes
1

In case of ongoing transaction (other than 10 working days


NFO), statement of account is to be sent to
of the
investors within___________.
investment
NAV and re-purchase price of a mutual
fund other than FoF schemes, are to be
updated in AMFI and mutual fund website
within______________.

9.00 PM the
same day

586

The term"self dealing" in mutual fund


means__________.

buying or selling
of any securities
ahead of
transaction of
the fund, with
access to insider
information

587

In case of delay in dispatching dividend


warrants/redemption cheques beyond the
time limit prescribed, the AMC has to pay
the investor____________.

penalty of
Rs.5000 each

588

Scheme portfolio statement should be


published within_____________.

within 1 month
from the close of
each half year

585

590

An open-ended scheme can change its


fundmental attributesInvestors of a mutual fund scheme cannot
sue the __________.

591

If investors claim unclaimed


dividend/redemption proceeds within a
period of 3 years, they get the payment
based on__________.

589

by obtaining the
consent of at
least 75% of
unit-holders
trustees

NAV at the time


claiming the
amount

593

Investors of a mutual fund scheme already


matured are not entitled to any proceeds
of illiquid securities recovered later at any
point of time.
Guaranteed returns mutual fund scheme is
not permissible.

594

Buying or selling of any securities by the


key personnel of the mutual fund ahead of
transaction of the fund, with access to
insider information is called__________.

self trading

595

The AMC should encourage concentration


of investment transaction through very few
selected brokers.

592

1
1

597

obtaining from
the trustees any
information
having an
adverse effect
Unit holders' right to information does not
on their
includeinvestments
The NAV of each scheme should be
updated on AMFI websiteevery quarter

598

When a scheme's name implies


investment in a particular kind of security
or sector then it should invest at
least__________of its corpus in that security
or sector.

596

90%

599

An entity holding 5% or more of the total


corpus of any mutual fund scheme are
called______________.

sponsors

600

Mutual fund houses can also vanish with


no protection being available to investors.

601

Guaranteed returns mutual fund scheme


are permissible if-

stated in the
offer document

602

Investors can appoint


upto__________nominees for any mutual
fund schemes.

two

603

Dividends or redemption proceeds once


not claimed cannot be claimed further
further by the investors.

604

has the same


status as a unitholder of a fund

605

A prospective investorWhat is the periodicity for submitting the


report by AMCs to trustees?

606

NAV and re-purchase price of a FoF mutual


fund scheme, are to be updated in AMFI
and mutual fund website
within_____________.

9.00 PM the
same day

607

In case of mutual fund transaction,


statement of account at the request of
investor is to be sent within___________.

10 working days
of the
investment

608

The AMC announces the_____________from


the scheme Re-opening date.

Dividend

609

Detailed information regarding any mutual


fund scheme is available from
the______________.
AMC Head office

monthly

610

SID in a mutual fund industry


means__________.

savingsinvestmentdistribution

611

The due diligence certificate that must be


submitted to SEBI along with the draft offer
document cannot be signed by-

the managing
director of the
AMC

Cover page of the SID does not contains-

name &contact
information of
the sponsor

612

613

Though SID and SAI are two separate


documents, but in legal technicality SAI is
part of the SID

True

614

Which of the following is not true of key


information memorandum?

It is an abridged
version of offer
document

615

For any chang in fundamental attributes,


AMC needs to advertise________________

in television

616

The ideal source of information on


investment plans &investor services
offered by the fund is-

SID & SAI

617

Already existing mutual fund launching a


new scheme should furnish condensed
financial information in SAI for

schemes
launched prior to
this new scheme

618

summarised form of SID and SAI is


called______________

Abridged SID
and SAI

619

Any change in SID other than for change in


the fundamental attributes should be
updated in SID
immediately_____________.
within 3 months

620

Specific disclosure is required


for_____________ regarding the guarantee
given by AMC or sponsor to distribute
income at the assured rate, and to redeem
the capital invested, to the unit holder.

closed-ended
schemes

621

The offer document of a mutual fund is


vetted by SEBI but not actually approved.

True

622

623
624

625
626

If a scheme is launched in the first 6


months of the financial year then the first
update of the SID is due within__________.

6 months from
the end of
financial year

If a scheme is launched in thet second 6


months of the financial year then the first
update of the SID is due within__________.
Draft SID is available for viewing in SEBI's
website for ________________.

3 months from
the end of
financial year

A mutual fund scheme was launched on


february 2010, then the first up date of SID
is due within______________.
Whether the scheme is open or closeended is a fundamental attribute.

15 working days

Jun-10
True

627

Standaed risk factors are the ones-

which are
uniformly
applicable for
any mutual fund
scheme

628

Any pending cases or penalties levied on


the sponsors or AMC should be disclosed in
the offer document.

True

629

Which of the following is not a valid


information in SAI?

Profiles of key
personnel

630

The minimum number of investor


requirement for an open-ended scheme
shall be complied:

only during NFO

631

If an investor of an open-ended mutual


fund scheme holds 25% or more of the
corpus of the scheme, the maximum time
limit he dhould get to rebalance his holding
is________.

1 month

632

Penalties or action taken against the


foreign sponsor(s) shall be disclosed in the
SID

only to the
extent of
jurisdiction of
the country
where the
principal
activities of the
sponsor(s) are
carried out

633

The functions and responsibilities of the


sponsor, AMC, trustees and custodian of
the mutual fund are listed in-

statement of
additional
information (SAI)

634

Which of the following in not the


fundamental attributes of a mutual fund
scheme-

liquidity
provisions such
as listing,
repurchase,
redemption

635

If an investor of an open-ended mutual


fund scheme holds 25% or more of the
corpus of the scheme,he should:

exit from the


scheme

636

Any change in SID should be-

advertised in an
english
newspaper
having nationwide circulation

637

In case of change in the fundamental


attributes, the SID has to be
updated_______________

3 months from
the end of
financial year

638

For investors to correctly compare


performance of different funds SEBI's
advertising codes include-

uniform
computation of
yields

639

In display advertisement' the statutory


disclaimer "mutual funds investmentis is
subject to market risk.." should
be________________.

displayed in
black letters of
at least 8 inches
height in white
background

_____________can only give basic


information about a mutual fund registered
with SEBI.

Display
advertisement

641

MF regulation precribe-

The minimum
commission of
the distributor

642

In which of the following advertisement


tpye "risk factors" of mutual fund
investment may not be mentioned?

Audio-visual
advertisement

640

644

According to SEBI's advertising code, for


fund that have been in existence for more
then a year, annualized returns have to be 1 yr, 3 yr, 5yr,
furnished forand sine launch
Commission paid by AMC (S) to distributors
upfront
consists ofcommission

645

A ranking entity, which is a subsidiary of


the AMC of mutual fund can provide
ranking of AMC(s) scheme in performance.

True

646

In performance advertisements, the return


calculation should be made on__________.

absolute basis

647

_____________of mutual fund shall not be


used other than launching or re-launching
of scheme.

product launch
advertisement

643

649

To empanel with the AMC or to become


agents of a distributor who is already
empanelled with AMC is compulsory in
order to sell mutual fund products.
An AMC of a mutual fund is bound by the
act its distributor or agents.

650

AMC pay a trail commission for the period


the investment is held in the scheme.

True

651

A mutual fund advisor cannot advertise or


issue publicity material other than that
provided by the AMC or pre-approved by
the AMC.

True

652

SEBI regulates the minimum pr maximum


commission that the distributors can earn.

True

653

Distributors cannot claim commission on


their own investments.

True

648

True
True

655

In performance advertisements, the


compounded annualized return shall be
shown for_________.
Trail commission takes into account
valuation gains earned on units.

656

Every AMC follow one specific commission


structure and do not vary between
schemes or plans.

True

657

Distributors can claim upfront commission


directly from the investors.

True

State which of the following statement in


false?

higher the
appreciation in
the investment
portfolio, higher
would be the
NAV

654

658

659
660

What is mark to market?


Exit loads applicable to big investors and
small investors are-

661

Initial issue expense of the mutual fund


scheme has to be borne by the ___________.

the last 3
successive years
True

valuing
investment at
cost price
same

investors

663

Which of the following recurring expenses


cannot be charged to the scheme?
A fund's declared NAV does not include
loads-

664

The maximum entry load that could be


charged by a mutual fund scheme os-

6.00%

665

The NAV of an equity fund was 36.00.The


fund charged 1.00% as exit load. If an
investor wants to withdraw Rs. 100000
from the fund, what is the number of units
he eill repurchase?

2750.275

666

All expenses and income accrued upto the


valuation date shall be considered for
valuation. Some minor expenses need not
be so accrued, providedtheir affect on the
NAV is not more than:

2.00%

662

service tax
True

667

Short-term capital gains tax arises if


investments in mutual fund units are held
for a period ofless than 3 years

668

The basic rate of dividend distribution tax


on debt funds (other than liquid funds)
payable for investors other than
individual/HuF is-

20%

669

TDS on the dividend distribution or repurchase proceeds to non-resident


investors is payable at the rate of:

As prescribed in
income tax act
and where DTAA
applicable at
lower of IT rate
or DTAA rate

670

________________For valuation of not


traded/thinly-traded securities when such
secrities represent more than 5% of the
net assets of a scheme.

an independent
valuer has to be
appointed

671

For the purpose of valuing a mutual fund


portfolio, equity shares which are not
traded/thinly traded are valued on the
basis of-

Earnings per
share

672

A fund's NAV is affected by-

purchase and
sale of
investment
securities

673

NAV for_________is to be calculated up to 4


decimal places.

equity and
balanced funds

674

NAV for index funds, liquid funds and other


debt funds is to be calculated up to
__________decimal places.

maximum 4

675

Annual report has to be published within


____months of accounts closing date.

four

676

Mutual fund scheme are permitted to keep


re-purchase price lower than the NAV.

True

677

A fund of fund scheme cannot charge


recurring expenses more than _________of
the net average assets of the scheme.

2.00%

678

As per SEBI guideline dividends can be


paid ___________.

out of accrued
profits

679

The maximum load that a fund can charge


is determined by the:

AMC

680

Exit load charged to investors in excess of


1% should be_______________.

repaid to
investors on
whom it is
charged

681

A liquid fund has average weekly net


assets of Rs. 800 crores. As per SEBI's
regulations, the AMC can charge the fund
with management fees upto:-

Rs. 2.25 crore

682

An index scheme cannot charge reurring


expenses more than _________of the net
average assets of the scheme.

2.25%

683

PAN Card is not compulsory for__________.

micro SIP

684

NRI/PIO mutual fund application on


repatriable basis should be by cheques
drawn on ___________.

Reserve bank of
india

685

the applicable NAV for a sale transaction of


liquid fund where ion has been received
within 12 noon would be (assuming funds
available for utilization on the same day)-

closing NAV of
the day
preceding next
business day

686

the applicable NAV for a sale transaction of


equity fund amounting to Rs. 1 crore or
less where application has been received
after 3 pm with local cheque/dd would be-

closing NAV of
day funds are
available for
utilization

687

Options available to mutual fund investor


is/are-

dividend payout
option

688

Which of the following is TRUE of an


automatic reinvestment (or a growth)
plan?

the growth plan


allows for the
automatic
reinvestment of
all income and
capital gains

689

Debt fund investors who is in need of cash


at regular intervals is better off by
choosing-

Daily dividend
payout plan

690

NAV of a scheme helps in deciding an


investor whether he should go
for___________.

Automatic
reinvestment
plans

691

What is difference between SIP and VAP?

SIP is systematic
investment plan
and VAP is value
averaging plan

692

___________option enable investors to give


standing instruction to the fund to initiate
a transaction when a condition is met.

ECS

693
694

mandating
Which of the following measures are not
minimum levels
taken by SEBI for protecting investors of of diversification
mutual funds?
for mutual funds
Foreign entities can invest in mutual funds
of india through_______route.
OCB

695

In case of death of unit-holder, the units


get transferred to the nominee
automatically without calling for any
evidence.

True

696

Persons in high tax bracket are better off in


choosing dividend payout option than
those in lower tax bracket for debt funds.

True

697

Documents available to investors for


inspection do not include

memorandum
and articles of
association of
AMC

698

In a dividend re-investment option of a


mutual fund scheme, new units are
allotted to investors at-

ex-dividend NAV

699

A systematic withdrawal plan is ideal for:

investors with
growth as the
main investment
objective

700

The applicable NAV for a sale transaction


of equity fund amounting to Rs. 1 crore or
above would be_

closing NAV of
day funds are
available for
utilization

701

A scheme's policy on dividends and


distribution-

is decided by the
fund manager as
per is market
outlook

702

it allows
investors to
make systematic
Which of the following is true of systematic withdrawal from
withdrawal plan(SWP)?
his fund

703

The need for regular income is better met


through a systematic withdrawal plan than
dividend payout option.

True

704

A "switch" transaction is not a sale


transaction under the income tax
regulation.

True

705

In _____________option of a mutual fund


scheme, the NAV captures the full value of
portfolio gains.

dividend

706

The NAV of a mutual fund scheme post


diviend declaration but prior to its
payment is:

ex-dividend NAV

707

The NAV of a mutual fund scheme post


dividend payment is:

ex-dividend NAV

The historical price of a share is calculated


by using the formula-

average
earnings of last
5 years / no. of
ordinary shares
outstanding

708

709
710
711

_______________stocks tends to grow faster


than the economy and in correction phase
falls faster too.
The bottom-up approach of portfolio
building is also called_________.
Money market securities have a meturity
period of_______________.

volatile
value investing
3 years

713

The difference between the yield on gilt


and the yield on a non-government debt
security is called its______________.
Simple total return takes into account the
reinvestment of the dividend.

714

A growth stock refers to shares of a


company whose earnings are projected to
grow at the normal market rates

True

715

The SEBI prescribed means of measuring


return is-

simple return

712

premium
True

716

The real estate price shoots up when-

the economy
improves

717

__________are applicable for debt schemes.

modified
duration

718

When expecting a fall in market price, fund


managers can reduce the loss in portfolio
value by-

speclating

719

Non-systematic risk in an equity portfolio


can be___________.

managed by
adopting good
stock picking
technique

720

Volatility in a mutual fund portfolio is


caused by_______________.

investment in
blue chip stocks

721

Which of the following is not true ?

standard
deviation
measures the
fluctuations of a
funds returns
around a mean
level

722

Sarpe ratio of an equity scheme can be


compared with the sharpe ratio of debt
scheme.

True

723

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs.


24.65. He subsequently receives a
dividend of 13.25%, which he reinvests in
the fund, at the then prevailing NAV of
Rs.24.35. At the end of the year, the NAV
of the fund is Rs.25.75. What is the rate of
return to the investor?

11.13%

725

Which of the following is a disadvantage of


standard deviation as a measure of risk?
Scheme's return and investor's return from
the scheme may differ due to-

726

Alpha measures the___________.

724

standard
deviation
measures total
risk, not just
market risk
loads
Scheme's return

727

__________________helps in assessing under


performance or out-performance.

beta

728

What would be a suitable benchmark to


evaluate a closed-end debt fund?

BSE sensex

729

international
money market

730

MIBOR is based on __________.


Higher the sharpe ratio, better is the
scheme's performance.

731

The risk of a scheme's NAV moving up or


down on the basis of capital market
movements is

an investment
attribute

732

Benchmark of a mutual fund scheme can


be changed by__________.

the sponsors

State which of the following statement in


true?
In a floater, when the market yield goes
up, the issuer__________.

interest rate
sensitivity of a
debt security is
lower if the
maturity period
is higher
redeems the
security

State which of the following statement is


false?

In a floater,
when the market
yield goes up,
the issuer pays
higher interest

State which of the following statement is


true?

there is a direct
relationship
between yields
and value of
debt securities

733
734

735

736

737

True

For choosing an appropriate benchmark to The composition


measure a scheme's performance, all of
and size of the
the following are required exceptportfolio

738

739
740

Which of the following statements is an


adequate description of reality?

when compared
to gilt funds,
securities in
diversified debt
funds have
higher risk of
default

If a bond cannot be sold at a price near its


value, it means that investment in this
bond has
high liquidity risk
Mutual funds are permitted to use
derivative forleveraging

741

The Nav of close-ended schemes are


usually quoted____________at the stock
exchange.

at a premium to
NAV

742

Passive funds are expected to offer


returns__________.

above the
market returns

743

Portfolio turnover ratio is:

total dales / net


assets

744

A high portfolio turnover in an equity fund


means-

the fund is very


active in market

745

A better Gold ETF is the one


which__________.

gives decent
returns
consistently

746

A portfolio turnover of 200% implies that


an average security stays in a portfolio for-

747

A debt fund investor should give


moreattention to__________before selecting
a debt scheme.

748

investing with a
short term
Market risk can be effectively managed by:
horizon

6 months
fund house
reputation and
track record

749

Investors looking for regular income from


equity schemes are better off in investing
in dividend payout plans than investing in
growth plans with systematic withdrawal
plan, due to-

cumbersome
and time taking
process of repurchase

750

A close-ended scheme is quoted on the


stock exchange at a discount to its NAV
when-

the market are


bearish

751

The maximum exit load that sould be


charged to investors as per SEBI
regulations is ___________.

5%

752

Arbitrage funds is suitable for-

limiting the risk


associated with
equity markets

753

A high portfolio turnover for a fund


indicates-

that the fundis


active

754

Debt funds with long-term investments


carry higher risk of capital loss-

True

755

An investor buys units in a fund that has


given excellent returns in the past, but his
expectations are not met, as the fund does
not perform well this year. The investor
can-

sue the AMC

756

ratio of purchase
or sales to the
net assets of the
fund

757

Portfolio turnover ratio refers toThe new pension scheme is managed by


_____________fund managers.

758

While choosing between a bank deposit


and a debt income fund, the investor must
consider/

Credit rating of
bank

759

The biggest advantage of investment in


gold is-

high returns

one

761

Gold and real estate are attractive


investment options only in high inflation
economies
The new pension scheme don't offer equity
investment product.

762

Gold futures are considered to be an


alternative and superior route of investing
in gold than Gold ETF.

760

True
True

True

A 40 years old
doctor with
substantial
savings

764

Which of the following will not require


financial planningInvestors in_______________ stage prefer
long-term risky investments.

765

a 55 year old investor, who is employed


and earning well, can be said to be in-

accumulation
stage

766

An investor who gets sudden wealth


should ideally invest the sum immediately
into-

stock market

767

As per wealth cycle guide, during the


accumulation stage-

the client looks


to build wealth

768

Persons need to get into the habit of


savings from "young unmarried" stage
itself.

True

769

if an investor keeps investing a fixed


amount at regular intervals, the average
cost of his purchases will always be less
than if he makes investment at irregular
periods-

True

770

Which of the following represents the


transition phase?

investor has no
need for
investment
income

771

accumulation wealth cycle approach is


best for following class of investors-

retirement stage

Financial planninf involves-

studying
financial
management

763

772

transition

773

Long-term investment commitments


should be started from-

transition

774

To ensure that the right amount of money


is available at the right time to meet the
various financial goals of the investor, one
should make appropriate____________.

savings

775

A comprehensive financial plan set out


needs no further review or monitoring as it
is a one-time exercise.

True

Which of the following strategies is an


example of the combined approach of
rupee cost and value averaging ?

when the
investor sets a
target value for
his investments
in an equity fund

777

Asset allocation for a financial planner


means-

Determining how
much is to be
invested in each
security

778

Risk appetite of an investor can be


understood through:

risk analysis

779

A very high proportion of investment in all


types of equity funds is advisable for
investors-

in distribution
phase

776

Retired investors should-

not draw down


on their capital

782

The correct description of a mutural fund


is:
Who is author of the book "The intelligent
investor"?

it is a company
Benjamin
Graham

783

When investors sale their units in mutual


fund scheme, it is called _____________ .

sale transaction

784

Gilt funds invest in ______________.

treasury bills

785

Capital Protected Schemes are usually


structured to ___________ .

guarantee the
principal
repayment

780

781

786
787

788
789
790

791

AMFI is a self-regulatory organization.


Who needs to sign the trust deed with the
trustee ?
The minimum and maximum stake that a
single sponsor can have in an asset
management company is respectivelyIssuing and redeeming units of a mutual
fund is the role ofSEBI Regulations for Mutual Funds were
formulated in-

State which of the following statement is


true ?

793

The guideline and code of conduct framed


by AMFI for mutual fund intermediaries is
termedAn investor of a mutual fund scheme
cannot invest directly.

794

NAV of a mutual fund scheme has to be


published____________.

792

1
AMC

40% and 100%


The custodian
1992

Sponsor needs
to have a
minimum 50%
share holding in
the capital of
thhe AMC

ACE
1
once a week in a
national level
newspaper

795

PAN no. and KYC documentation is


compulsory for mutual fund investments
except in case of __________.

SIP

796

Dividend warrants have to be dispatched


to investors within___________.

60 days of board
of trustee
meeting

797

open-ended schemes, other than ELSS,


have to re-open for ongoing sale / repurchase within_____.

5 business days
from the closure
of NFO

798

Units of mutual funds can be held in


dematerialized form at the discretion of
the investor.

799

The first level grievance redressal forum


for mutual fund investor is________.

Consumer forum

800

Which of the following does not constitute


the fundamental attributes of a scheme ?

the scheme is
income bearing

801

Which is the most appropriate position


under MF regulations ?

Buyer beware

802

Investors of a winded up mutual fund


scheme are entitled to the proceeds of
illuquid securities if it is substantial and
recovered________.

any time
thereafter

804

The circumstances under which a scheme


shall be wound up are to be described in
the offer document at the time of the
initial launch of the scheme itself.
Dormant investors are not entitled to
ststement of accounts.

805

The offer document issued by mutual


funds does not serve the purpose of:

803

1
1

Announcing the
launch of the
scheme

806

the opening date


Scheme Re-Opening Date of a mutual fund after the scheme
scheme means_____________.
interim closure

807

NFO other than ELSS can remain open for


subscription for a maximum
of_______________.

30 days

808

In SID "unit & offer" describes the nature


and significant attributes of the units under
offer. which of the following is not covered
under this ?

Minimum
amount to be
raised

809

Tax and Legal issues and general


information of a mutual fund can be
obtained from_______.

SAI

810
811

The following is not a standard risk factorA mutual fund scheme shall have a
minimum of ________ investors.

812

Which of the following are fundamental


attributes of a mutual fund scheme-

Investments are
subject to
market risks
10

Miain objective
of the scheme
The type of
securities in
which the
scheme will
invest principally

814

The investment policies listed out in the


offer document of a fund do not includeThe most important link between mutual
fund and investors is

815

Trial commission is
calculated______________.

on the fund
mobilized by the
distributors

816

The upper limit of initial commission that


an AMC can pay to distributors is:

5%

813

Government

817

Which of the following information is


prohibited for Tombstone advertisement ?

Logo or
trademark or
corporate
symbol, if any

818

In the past, sale prices of mutual fund


schemes were higher than NAV due to
__________.

AMC policy

819

Calibrated load structure is usually


called__________.

Calibrated Exit
Load

820

_____________charged to investors in excess


of 1% should be credited back to the
scheme.

entry load

821

Which of the following recurring expenses


cannot be charged to the scheme ?

Listing fees and


Depository fees

822

The maximum amount of recurring


expenses that could be charged by an
equity scheme having "average net
assets" of Rs. 500 crore is-

Rs.6 crore

823

NAV for________is to be calculated up to at


least 2 decimal places.

equity funds

824

When trading in an equity / equity related


security in a month is less than ________, it
shall be considered as thinly traded.

Rs.5 lacs and


50000 shares

825

Investors are totally exempt from any tax


on the dividend income they from mutual
funds.

826

KYC documentation is reqired to be


complied every time an investor enters
into a mutual fund transaction.

827

The applicablie NAV for a sale transaction


of liquid fund where application has been
Closing NAV of
received after 12 noon would be (assuming
the day
funds available for utilization on the same preceding next
day) business day

829

The name and address of the mutual


fund`s POA can be obtained fromIn the growth option, number of units held
by an investor vares.

830

Rupee cost averaging can be done


through-

828

SID of the
mutual fund
scheme
1
Systematic
Investment Plan

831
832

833

834
835

Investors` right under a scheme areAMC(s) need not maintain records in


support of each investment decision-

Which of the following is no relevance in


evaluating a fund`s performance ?

P/E Ratio is calculated as__________.


If yield Spread is higher, credit risk is
higher.

Uniform for all


schemesof all
funds
1

The performance
of the stock
market as a
whole

Market price per


share / No. of
ordinary shares
outstanding
1

Sate which of the following statement is


correct?

If interest rates
go down, price
of bonds will go
up

Goal oriented investing means-

Setting broad
financial targets
and investing as
per risk
preference of
the individual

838

Coupon of a debt security rreferd to-

A piece of paper
attached to the
certificate

839

Nav of a scheme has gone up from Rs. 10


to Rs. 11.50 in 15 months. The CAGR is-

(11.5 /
10)^<12/15)- 1

840

A unit of open-end fund was purchased


when its NAV was Rs.20. At year-end its
NAV was Rs.22. In the interim period, the
fund made a distribution of Rs.4 per unit
when its NAV was Rs.21. what was the
simple Total Return of the found?

25%

836

837

841

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs.


20.75. He subsequently receives a
dividend of 15.5%, which he reinvests in
the fund, at the then prevailing NAV of Rs.
21.25. On completion of one year from the
date of purchase of original units, the NAV
stood at Rs.22.65. What is the rate of
return to the investor, using the CAGR
Method?

11.24%

842

Liquidity of a portfolio and presence of


liquid assets in a portfolio means the same
thing.

843

Return can be annualized and compounded


only if the scheme has copleted-

30 days

844

Call or put provisions are used to modify


the fixed maturity of debt securities-

845

Sector funds have_______risk.

Iiquidity

846

__________ has a high risk of misjudgment.

Arbitrage funds

847

Switches
portfolio
allocation
between debt
and equity
depending on
market
perception

848

Flexible asset allocation schemesBeta as a measure of risk is relevant for


both equity and debt schemes.

849

Information on performance of a scheme


as compared to its benchmark can be
found in the-

Key information
Memorandum

850

A scheme with standard deviation of 0.5


earned a return of 7%. If the risk free of
return is 5%, calculate the Sharpe Ratio.

6.00%

851

Fixed Maturity plans are not suitable for


invertors who-

Wants to invest
in less risky
funds

852

The regulator of the "New Pension


Scheme" is-

SEBI

853

Financial plannuing for two Persons within


the same life-cycle stage should not be
same due to-

different
financial status

854

A high proportion of investment in income


funds is required by-

Accumulating
investors

855

Which of the following is the best


investment option for the purpose of
getting the maximum benefits of
compounding ?

12% interest
paid yearly

856
857

858
859

860

861

862

Which of the following is/are not the


advantages of mutual fundface value of units of a mutual fund
scheme has to beClose-ended funds have a fixed maturity
and can be bought and sold__________.
Junk bond schemes invest in companies
that are________.

What is an "Equity Warrant?"

employment
generation
Rs. 1

among investors
de-listed

It is nothing but
an Equity share
of a company

Should be in
State which of the following statement
financial service
is"True" about a sponsor eligibility criterion business for the
?
last 10 years
The appointment of the AMC for the
mutual fund can be terminated by-

Majority of
directors of the
trustees

863

state which of the following is legally


permissible?

51% directors of
ABC ltd., an AMC
is also directors
of XYZ ltd., a
sponsor
company

864

Distributors can be appointed by-

AMC

865

Continuous tracking of the companies in


which a mutual fund has invested is done
by-

Fund managers

866

The AMFI Code of conduct is a substitute of


code of conduct set out in SEBI (Mutual
Funds) Regulation.

867

In case of SIP/STP/SWP initial transaction,


staement of account is to be sent to
investors within__________.

10 working days
of the
investment

868

The minimum amount to be raised, and


the maximum target amount-

Are not known


before the offer
is concluded

869

Investor can change the distributor


through which he has invested after
obtaining No Objection Certificate from
him.

870

Mutual funds have to publish complete


within 1 month
staement of the scheme portfolio and the from the close of
un-audited financial results_________.
each half year

Unit-holders are entitled to copy of AMC


Annual Report_____________.

on request

872

Which of the following is a fundamental


attribute of a mutual fund scheme?

The names and


addresses of the
registrars and
custodians

873

In case of misrepresentation in offer


document a proposed investor has legal
recourse to-

SEBI

874

Buying or selling of securities, knowingly,


by the AMC of a mutual fund from/to the
director, officer, employee of the AMC is
violation of:

Terms laid down


in the Offer
Document

871

The term "front running" in mutual fund


means________.

doing personal
trading with the
investments of
the mutual fund
scheme

876

Which of the following ststement is false?

All mutual fund


schemesshould
have minimum
25 investor

877

A scheme , AB steel Industries fund of AB


Mutual fund shall have an investment
policy to invest________ of the value of its
total assets in steel sector.

maximum 51%

875

878

SEBI does not require the following to be


Details of the
included in the offer document issued by a sponsor and the
mutual fundAMC

879

Qualifying a certification exam to sell and


distrbute mutual fund products is required
Independent
for:
financial advisor

880

SEBI Advertising code mandate that all


performance calculations in a fund`s
advertisement should be bassed on-

NAV

881

Product launch advertisement of mutual


fund shall not be used other
than______________.

launching of
schemes

882

Which of the following "Ranking Entities"


ranking can be used by a Mutual fund in
performance advertisements?

an entity who is
independent of
the AMC(s) or
Mutual fund its
affili.ates

884

Given the following details about a mutual


fund, calculate the net assets:(a)
investments: Rs.475crore (b) Other assets:
Rs. 55crore ( c) Accrued Expenses: Rs.
18crore (d) Accrued Income: Rs. 12.75
crore (e) Current liabilities: Rs. 4.75crore
(f) Other liabilities: Rs. 10.06crore.
Investors can buy mutual fund units even
in a fraction of 1 unit.

885

For the purpose of valuing a mutual fund


portfolio, debt securities which are not
traded are valued on the basis of-

Yield to maturity

886

Which of the following entity(s) is/are


exempt from tax-

Mutual fund
trustee/trustee
company

887

Securities Transaction Tax (STT) is not


payable by equity-oriented mutual funds
on F&O transactions.

888

The basic rate of Dividend Distribution Tax


on Debt funds (other than liquid funds)
payable for investors who are
individual/HUF is-

10%

889

One of your Indian friends who have


invested in a mutual fund is about to get
Australian citizenship. What would you
advise?

He should
transfer the
investment to
his relative

890

If units are held by 3 investor`s jointly,


redemption proceeds are payable
to__________.

first holder

883

485.00 crore
1

891

While entering into a re-purchase


transaction, an investor has to specify-

re-purchase
amount
Closing NAV of
the day
immediately
preceding the
date of
application

893

The applicable NAV for a re-purchase


transaction of liquid fund where application
has been received after 3 pm would beLower dividend yield indicates a Bull
market.

894

The responsibility of settlement guarantee


for mutual fund transactions through stock
exchange is ofStock Exchange

895

Systematic withdrawal plans are more tax


efficient than dividend payout plans for
debt funds.

896

BSE`s platform for mutual fund transaction BSE Mutual fund


is called_________________.
system

897

Fundamental analysis involves-

Checking the
foundations of
the company`s
factory building

898

A high P/E Ratio does not always mean the


company is expensive vis a vis a low P/E
Ratio does not mean the company is
cheap.

899

Return on Total Asset is equal to


_____________.

Gross
Income/Average
Total Asset

900

The maximum amount of management fee


that could be charged by an equity scheme
having "average net assets"of Rs. 400
crore is-

Rs. 2.25 crore

901

A fund`s investments at market value


total Rs.700 crores, Total liabilities stand at
Rs. 50 lacs and the number of units
outstanding is 28 crores. What is the NAV ?

Rs. 30.19

The cut off time applicable for transaction


request submission is:

The time when


the investor
submit the
application to
distributor

892

902

903
904
905

What do you mean by Portfolio ReBalancing ?


The following are the characteristics of
bonds exceptCredit risk and yield on adebt security is
inversely related.

Changing the
asset allocation
of the portfolio
Par value
1

907

"Duration" refers toIn a floater, when the market yield goes


down, the issuer____________.

Change in
valuation of debt
securities with
respect to
change in
interest rates
redeems the
security

908

The nav of a fund on January 2011 was Rs.


18.8825. 6 months later, the NAV had
grown to Rs.19.9995. Find out the
annualised return.

10.24%

A put provision in a debt issue allows-

Investor to put
away the
certificates in
safe deposit
vaults

Which of the following is not true for Index


Funds ?

These funds
invests in the
shares that
constitute a
specific index

906

909

910

911
912

Fixed Term plans have characteristic asAn independent director of an AMC can be
a director of another AMC.

Having short and


fixed tenure
1

913

XYZ Ltd., a custodian has 4 directors out of


which 1 director is also a director of the
sponsor company. Can XYZ ltd., be
appointed for the sponsor `s mutual fund/

yes

914

Benchmark of a mutual fund scheme is


decided by_______________.

the sponsors

915

Li-Bex, a sub indices of sovereign Bond


Index(I-bex) is composed of government
securities having maturity of-

Above 7 years

916

Sharpe and Treynor Ratios are measures


of:

Average return

919

A Scheme with a beat of 1.2 earned a


return of 8%. If the rate of return is 5%,
calculate the treynor Ratio.
In a bottom-up approach, sector allocation
precedes stock .
Investment horizons for equity funds
should be normally______________.

920

The rule of 72 is used to-

on request

Investing in foreign equities means-

Taking exposure
in International
equity market

917
918

921

922

3.20%
1
Low

A gold ETF fund should be selected based


how well they
ontrack gold prices

923

While deciding on an asset allocation


strategy, the investor must
consider______________.

The stage of his


life

924

Which of the following does not generally


guarantee return or capital ?

Bank Deposit

925
926

Allocating funds
to asset classes
Financial planners and their clients should (e.g.debt, equity
focus onetc.)
The right life-cycle stage to start investig
in equity isYoung Married

________________ stage is parallel of


retirement stage of life-cycle.

Reaping

928

Value averaging means-

Keeping the
target value of
investment
constant by
investing the
amount by
which the
investment
value has gone
down

929

The risk tolerance of an investor is


independent of-

His age

930

For older investors who want to transfer


their wealth-

No financial
planning is
required

931

The investment objectives of a mutual


fund scheme-

Are of no
relevance to the
investor

932

Unit capital is found in the-

Liability side of
scheme`s
balance sheet

933

The reative size of mutual fund companies


is assessed by their______________.

net worth

State which of the following statement is


True?

Passive funds
don`t tend to
outperform the
index it tracks

927

934

935
936

An investor in a close-ended mutual fund


can get his/her money back by selling
his/her units:
The AMC can be structured as a private
limited company.

Back to the fund


1

937

938

who registers the mutual fund with the


SEBI ?

AMC

A custodian handles the following


activities?

Delivery and
safe-keeping of
investments of
the fund

940

Investors can
Which of the following is not true for Equity claim an income
Linked Savings Schemes?
tax benefit
The appointment of AMC of the mutual
60% of the unit
fund can be terminated by
holders

941

Auditor of an AMC is appointed by the


___________.

Sponsor needs
to have a
minimum 50%
share holding in
the capital of
thhe AMC

942

Who has been given power to regulate the


criteria and procedures for admission of its
members, and determine professional
rules and bylaws of associations?

SRO

943

Debt oriented schemes should disclose


their portfolio to unit-holders monthly, by
the 3rd working day of the succeeding
month.

944

half-yearly un-audited Financial statement


and scheme portfolio statement should be
published in___________.

AMFI website

939

945

The fundamental attributes of a scheme


can be changed if:

Written
communication
about the
proposed
change is sent to
all unit-holders

946

AMC can charge an investment


management and advisory fee on
unclaimed amount from unit-holders to the
extent of ________.

0.50% p.a

947

If investors claim unclaimed


dividend/redemption proceeds after a
period of 3 years, they get the payment
based on _______________.

NAV at the time


claiming the
amount

948

engaging into transaction with the mutual


fund to get unfair benefits at the cost of
unit-holders money is called_________.

self dealing

950

The code of ethice for mutual funds


published by AMFI
SEBI should approve the offer document of
NFO filed by AMC.

951

Close-ended schemes have an NFO Open


Date and NFO close Date but no scheme
Re-opening Date.

952

In case of change in the fundamental


attributes, the SID has to be updated
immediately after the lapse of 30 days exit
window given to investors to exit the
scheme.

953

Material changes in SAI have to be


updated________.

on a quarterly
basis

954

KIM means______________.

Key Investment
Memorandum

949

Is mandatory
1

956

Investors can buy or sale units only from


the mutual fund.
The investmemt pattern of a scheme has
to be disclosed on the cover page.

957

Shortfalls in the assured returns schemes


are met-

By sponsors of
such schemes

958

Which of the following is NOT required to


be disclosed in the offer document?

Details of
sponsor/Trustees

959

In order to be eligible to sell or market


mutual funds, individual needs to pass the
certifying Examination prescribed
by____________.

AMFI

State which of the following statement is


True?

an equityoriented mutual
fund scheme
investor would
not bear any STT

955

960

961

1
1

Buy the units


more than 3
To get the benefit of dividend stripping the months prior to
investor in units of mutual fund would
the record date
need tofor the dividend

962

A facility where investment can be made


by blocking the amount kept at the bank
account without transferring the entire
application money is called_____________.

BLOC

963

The applicable NAV for a sale transaction


of equity fund amounting to Rs. 1 crore or
less where application has been received
within 3 pm with local cheque/dd would
be-

Closing NAV of
day funds are
available for
utilization

964
965

Additional investments in the same mutual


fund does not necessitate filling of full
application form.
Equity schemes are subject to dividend
distribution tax.

1
1

966

Reduction in the
share transfer
Which of the following problems have been
time of the
eliminated by depositories ?
buyer

967

Historical data
Which of the following is not considered for on the company'
technical analysis ?
share price

968
969

970
971

The_______________is an indicator, which


calculates how much the share market is
prepared to pay for each share of the
company, as compared to its book value.
Value investment style entails investing
in_________

Market price per


share / Earning
per Share
Valuable Stocks

Companies with
above average
profits and
Fund manager with investment philosophy
growth in
of growth investing, loos for:
earnings
Certificate of Depostits are issued
by___________
Banks

972

Which of the following do not apply to the


term 'maturity' of a det security ?

The date on
which the
certificates
becomes old

973

If the portfolio manager expects interest


rates to rise, then a debt portfolio is
______________

Sold off

974
975

A five year deep discount bond wouldSEBI norms require that returns be
compuws on CAGR basis.

976

Presence of high proportion of liquid


assests in a scheme give lowe return in
bull market and vice versa.

Pay interest on
ayerly basis
1

977

978

The NAV of a fund on march 31, 2010 was


Rs.16.75.3 months later, the NAV had
Grown to Rs. 18.25. find out the annualised
return.

8.27%

Borrow 10% of
the net assets of
To meet redemption payments the mutual the Scheme for
fund can ?
1 year

980

The additional yield required to account for


the risk of default by the borrower is
known asSchemes, whose beta is ___________, are
more risk than the market.

more than 1

981

_______________ measures the sensitivity of


value of a debt security to changes in
interest rates.

beta

982

Offer document of a mutual fund scheme


does not mention the benchmark of the
scheme.

983

A fund sells 100 units of face value Rs. 10/at an NAV of Rs. 12.25. How much would
be credited to unit capital?

Rs. 1225

984

Arbitrage funds are not meant to lock into


a better risk-return relationship than liquid
funds and get the tax benefit of equity
funds.

985

The practice of taking larger positions


based on margin payments is
called_______.

arbitraging

986

Investing in Gold EFT is advantageous as


compared to physical gold due to-

physical gold
has high storage
cost

987

Financial planning is-

investing assets
to receive the
highest rate of
return possible

988

Liquid assets are more required in


______________ stage of wealth-cycle.

reaping

979

Yield plus

989

Strategic assets allocation worked out for


an investor is based on ______________.

risk analyzing

990

Risk appetite of an investor is not required


to be considered while rendering
investment advice.

991

SWP is tax effective for debt funds than


equity funds because-

debt funds have


no capital gains
tax

992

Debt schemes are popular because-

the indian stock


market is always
going down

993

A scheme with standard deviation of 0.6


earned a return of 9%. If the risk free rate
of return is 4%, a calculated the Sharpe
Ratio.

5.00%

994

An investor who has invested Rs.300, after


7 yrs the value grows to Rs.600. What is
his annualized compounded rate of return?

995

Volatility of an equity fund portfolio is


independent of the-

kind of stock in
the portfolio

996

MIBOR stands for _____________.

money interbank offered


rate

997

For evaluating sectoral funds, the preferred


benchmark would be the-

BSE sensex

998

Lower modified duration implies higher


interest sensitive risk in a debt portfolio.

999

Since derivative is a security as per law, no


prior permission is required from investors
nor it is required to mention in the offer
document to invest in derivatives

A systematic investment plan-

requires the
investor to
invest a fixed
sum periodically

1000

The applicable NAV for a re-purchase


transaction of equity fund where
application has been received within 3 pm
would be -

Closing NAV of
the day
immediately
preceding the
date of
application

1002

A domestic company/trust is eligible to


invest in mutual funds subject to-

approval from
shareholders/benefici
aries

1003

For investment of _____________and above


it is necessary of have KYC compliance.

Rs.100000

1004

Mutual funds schemes in India follow


accounting policies laid down by-

SEBI

1005

Short term capital gains on equity-oriented


schemes is charged at:

20%

1006

Differential expectations between


investors within a scheme can be
addressed by offering-

dend payout
option

1007

Open-ended funds do have___________.

sale re-purchase
facility

1008

______________invest in securities whose


price fluctuate less but which offers higher
dividend.

balanced funds

1009

Monthly income plans are a form of-

equity funds

1010
1011

If a mutual fund scheme name implies


investment in any particular kind of
security or sector___________.
Who is thr primary guardian of unit
holders' funds/assets-

1012

Where the profitability metric of a scheme


is positive,___________.

net asset value


goes up

1013

The auditor of the mutual fund should not


be associated with the auditor of-

the trustee
company

1014

What is the minimum stake that a sponsor


needs to hold in the assed management
company?

no stake
required

1015

Mutual funds in India are governed


by_____________.

AMFI

1001

not less than


90%
the AMC

1016

1017
1018

A self-regulatory organization can


regulate-

all entities in the


market

cannot be
Unclaimed dividend or redemption amount deployed by the
from unit-holders__________.
mutual fund
following should not necessary be on
NFO starting
frontpage of offer documentdate

1019

A single "statement of additional


Information (SID)" is relevant for all
schemes of a mutual fund.

1020

SEBI permission is required before a


distributor of a mutual fund is appointed

1022

Are mutual fund agents/distributors in


India required to pass any examination to
qualify to sell mutual fund units.
Trail commissions depend on _____________
of the investor.

investable fund

1023

the maximum load that can be charged by


the AMC for paying initial issue expenses-

7%

1024

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs.


23.75.. He subsequently receives a
dividend of 20%, which he reinvests in the
fund, at the then prevailing NAV of Rs.
24.50. On completion of one year from the
date of purchase of original units, the NAV
stood at Rs. 25.10. What is the rate of
return to the investor, using the CAGR
method?

19.27%

1025

The maximum amount of management fee


that could be charged by anindex scheme
having "average net assets"of Rs. 500
crore is-

Rs. 7.50 crore

1021

yes, a test
conducted by
AMFI

What document mutual fund distributors


need to refer for finding out eligible
category of investors in a particular mutual SEBI Regulations
1026
fund scheme?
manual

1027

The value of floating rate securities


fluctuates less than fixed rate securities.

1028

G-Sec or gilt securities are issued


by___________.

government

1029

The _____________debt securities tend to


hold their value, despite changes in yield
in the debt market.

Fixed rate

1030

Recurring expenses include-

Penalties and
fines

1031

Gilt funds are safest among all debt funds.

1032

Nifty has a beta of_______.

1033

Interest rate sensitivity of a debt security


is higher if the maturity period is higher.

1034

Tracking error is-

Error in
calculating the
NAV

1035

Investor has right to-

Access to
information

Micro SIP means_______________.

SIP where
monthly
investment does
to exceed
Rs.100

1036

1037

1038
1039
1040

equity markets are more predictable in the short term than


________.
the long term
An investor is better off by switching to
best performing schemes at periodic.
Investors can buy units of a close-ended
scheme, only during its NFO.
Where would you place a 53 years old
executive planning to retire at age 60?

1
1
sudden wealth
stage

1041

A scheme with a beta of 1.5 earned a


return of 11%. If the risk free rate of return
is 8%, calculate the treynor ratio.

4.27%

1042

Beta of an equity fund measures its-

performance

Taking a position of higher amount than


that is available to an investor can be done recognized stock
1043
by investing throughbrokers
The mutual fund trust is created by the
1044
trustee
_____________.

1045

Application with SEBI for registration of a


mutual fund scheme is done by___________.

trustee

1046

The units of a scheme being sold and


repurchases as per the procedure laid
down is one of the fundamental attributes
of a scheme-

1047

The role of AMFI in the mutual funds


industry is not to-

promote the
interests of the
unit holders

1048

Dormant investors are investors who have


not transacted for the last___________.

3 months

1049

The role of a AMC is to act as-

promoters

1050

The transition phase of an investor`s


wealth cycle is when-

the financial
goals have been
already met

1051

Turnover rates would be most relevant to


analyze the performance of-

equity funds

1052

An investor purchased an open-end fund


when its was Rs.20. 16 months later, its
NAV stood at Rs.22. The percentage NAV
change in the fund was:

8.00%

1053

The risk of mutual fund scheme includes:

portfolio risk

1055

Distribution tax should be taken into


account when computing net returns fromThe unit-holders` funds in the scheme, is
known as__________.

1056

Units of mutual funds are subject to wealth


tax of-

1054

equity funds
unit capital

1% on market
value

1058

TDS on the dividend distribution or repurchase proceeds to resident investors is


payable at the rate of:
Dividend distribution tax payable on
equity-oriented mutual fund is-

10%

1059

A foreign citizen of indian origin cannot


invest in mutual funds of India.

1057

1060
1061

1062

open-ended schemes, other than ELSS,


have to re-open for ongoing sale / repurchase within_____of allotment.
A registrar & transfer agent is appointed
by______________.

5%

3 business days
Sponsor

marketing
various schemes
through agent`s
network

1064

What is the duty of the custodian?


Which of the following entities is under the
regulation of SEBI?
Which of the following are responsibilites
of trustees?

1065

After dividend declaration, unit-holders are


entitled to receive dividend within-

one week

1066

Memorandum & articles of association of


the AMC can be inspected by the unitholders.

1067

Exit load charged to


investors________should be credited back
to the scheme.

in excess of 1%

1063

1068
1069

1070
1071

Trail commission is normally paid to


distributors by the_______________.
Management fees cannot be charged
by______________.

Financial planning isDuring reaping phase, the investor looks


forward to:

mutual funds
general due
diligence

Investors
iiquid schemes

investing funds
to receive the
highest rate of
return possible
Building wealth

1072

The organization responsible for a


comprehensive set of regulations for all
mutual funds in India is-

RBI

1073

Issuance of unit certificate to unit holders


by the AMC______________.

is mandatory

1074

What does AMFI stands for?

Association of
mutual funds in
India

1075

Cash and securities of a mutual fund


should be segregated and maintained
scheme-wise.

1076

Which of the following have no role to play


in the NFO of a mutual fund?

asset
management
company

1077

What is the maximum time given to the


asset management company to give their
reply after the observations made by SEBI
to a new fund scheme filed with it?

1078

SID and SAI are a part of _________.

2 months
Investment
agreement

1079

Draft SID is not a public document.

1080

Which of the following person(s) cannot


invest in mutual funds:

minors

1081

Mutual fund mobilizes money from


investor`s to-

form a mutual
benefit fund

1082

The performance of_____________ tends to


mirror a specific index, which it tracks.

1083

Which of the following has the lowest risk?

actively
managed funds
liquid fund
(MMMF)

1084

Which of the following is incrrect?

An equity fund
would invest in
ordinary shares,
perference
shares and
warrants

1085

_____________are funds which invest in


shares of companies engaged in gold
mining and processing.
A better performance than the return on
index is given by-

1086

gold funds
passive funds

_________________ can be appointed as


trustees.
Mnumber of trustee to be appointed by the
1088
sponsor is_________________.
1087

individuals
Three

1089

Minimum number of independent directors


on the board of asset management
company is-

50%

1090

The asset Management company shall


make investment decisions solely in the
interest of

the sponsors

1091

Which of the following entities is under the


regulation of SEBI?

mutual funds

1093

Mutual fund schemes, other than ELSS,


should allot units or refund moneys
within________________of closure of the
NFO.
Issuance of unit certificate to unit holders
is mandatory.

1094

Regular update of SAI is to be done by the


end of________________of every financial
year.

6 months

KIM is ___________.

information
memorandum of
key personnel of
the mutual fund

1096

The liability of the sponsor of a mutual


fund scheme is______________.

limited to the
extent of Rs. 100
crore or AUM of
the scheme,
whichever is less

1097

For assured return schemes information


about the guarantor`s net worth which
justifies the guarantor`s ability to meet
any shortfalls in the returns assured under
the scheme can be found in

offer document

1098

A mutual fund scheme shall have a


minimum of ________ investors and no
single investor shall account for more than
___________of the corpus of the scheme.

1099

The new age distribution channel includes:

1092

1095

5 business days
1

10,10%
institutional
channels

1100

Trail commission is paid-

for a limited
number of years

1101

Appreciation/Depreciation in the
investment portfolio is not includable in
"net assets".

1102

Exit loads above 1% are available to AMC


to meet selling expenses of the scheme.

1103

The maximum amount of recurring


expenses that could be charged by a debt
scheme having "average net assets" of Rs.
600 crore is-

Rs. 3.20crore

The maximum ceiling on management fee


that could be charged on a debt/equity
scheme by a mutual fund is-

2% on the first
Rs. 100crore of
average net
assets & 1% on
the balance

1105

Which of the following person (s) cannot


invest in mutual funds:

lnternational
multilateral
agencies
approved by GOI

1106

When a dividend is paid by mutual fund,


the NAV of the units falls to that extent.

1107

Depositories are like banks for secrities.

1108

The most suitable measure for a fund's


performance does not depend on the-

type of fund

1104

Review of
companies'
financials
government
borrowings

1109

Fundamental analysis means-

1110

What factor/s affect the interest rate?


____________is important in bottom up
approach of investing.

stock selection

1112

commercial paper is issued by corporate


bodies-

to meet shortterm working


capital
requirements

1113

Current yield relates interest on a security


to-

lts current
market price

1111

1114

The price of gold in india depends


on_____________.

international
price of gold

1115

CAGR technique is used for calculating


returns of mutual fund schemes-

offering growth
option

1116

State which of the following statement is


true?

MIP is less riskier


than regular
debt funds

1117
1118

A high credit rating does not meanA benchmark once selected for mutual
fund scheme cannot be changed later.

high yield spread


1
income funds
with dividend
option
long-term
orientation

1120

The power of compounding is best realized


by investing in:
A steady holding of investments in an
equity funds portfolio indicates-

1121

A fund which is otherwise considered as


debt fund but have an element of equity in
it isArbitrage funds

1122

asset allocation
sector
In developing a fund portfolio for any
distribution,
investor, the following steps are involved. selection of fund
The order in which these steps are to be
managers and
followed isscheme

1119

1123

Financial planning comprises-

defining a
client`s profile
and goals

1124

The accumulation stage covers the lifecycle stage(s)-

Childhood to
married with
older childern

Risk appetite of an investor depends on:

earning
members in the
family

1125

Investment objective of a mutual fund


scheme can be different between investors
1126
in a scheme.

______________invests only in securities


which do not have credit risk.

money market
funds

1129

________________are more diversified and


broad based than a sector fund but
narrower than a diversified fund.
Units from an open-ended mutual fund are
bought:

equity income
funds
on a stock
exchange

1130

A mutual fund is:

a partnership

1127

1128

What would you recommend to an investor


1131 who does not want to take any credit risk?
A custodian is appointed by
1132
the______________.

deposit with a
chit fund
company
trustees

1133

A fund manager of an AMC can manage


schemes of two different mutual funds.

1134

Investors can inspect the following


documents-

trust deed

1135

The amount of authority enjoyed by a selfregulatory organization is defines by-

the apex
regulatory
authority

1136

facility to buy or
The following characteristic is not present sell back units to
in an open end fundthe fund

lnvestors in mutual fund have the option to


avail unit certificate in lieu of statement of
1137
account.

1138

What is key information memorandum?

it is an abridged
version of the
offer document
and is provided
with application
form

1139

An open-end fund with 10,000 units


outstanding had the following items in its
balance sheet: investment at market value
Rs.1,00,000 current assets Rs. 20,000
current liabilities Rs.25,000 calculate the
fund`s NAV per unit.

Rs. 9.50

Mutual funds cannot pay dividend out of


un-realised profits.

Who among the following are not


institutional investors?
The provisions of cut off timing is not
applicable to-

banks
Re-purchase
transaction

1143

Systematic transfer plan allows investors


to-

transfer amount
from one mutual
fund to another
mutual fund at
regular intervals

1144

Fluctuation of NAV is lower in-

gilt schemes

1140

1141
1142

purpose and
As a part of borrowing policy the following circumstances of
1145 need not be disclosed in an offer document
borrowing
Rupee cost averaging and value averaging
can be recommended to an investor who is
1146
in

accumulation
phase

1147

An offer document contains an AMC(s)


investor grievance`s history for the past-

1 fiscal year

1148

Financial planning is a long-term exercise


so it needs lonh-term relationship
betweem the investor and the financial
planner.

1149

The maximum ceiling on recurring


expenses that could be charged by an
index scheme having "average net assets"
of Rs.600 crore is-

Rs.6.00 crore

1150

lf a unit-holder does not agree to the


merger of his fund with another, he has no
exit option-

1151

Statutory information about the mutual


fund that is offering a scheme can be
found from_______.

SAI

Cover page of SID does not contains-

The expected
date of maiden
dividend

1152

A bond scheme of a mutual fund has


weekly average net assets of Rs.200 crore.
It can charge maximum investment
1153
management fee of-

4.25 crore

1154
1155

Re-purchase price of mutual fund schemes


are lower than NAV due to_____________.
The______________ is the main driver of
returns in a mutual fund scheme.

AMC policy
Fund managers

Differential payment expectation between


investors in a scheme cannot be addressed
1156
from one single scheme.

Investors in_______________can enter or exit


the fund, at any point of time even after
1157
NFO period.

open-ended
funds

Which of the following are important


criteria for comparison of fund
performance?
Growth investment style entails investing
in_______.

portfolio
composition
high growth
stocks

Which of the following is incorrect?

A value fund
tries to seek out
fundamentally
sound
companies
whose shares
are currently
overpriced in the
market

1161

Yield spread means-

the additional
yield on a
government
security as
compared to the
rate of inflation

1162

When interest rates risk bond prices-

also risk

1163

A bond having coupon rate 9% when


current coupons for bonds of similar
maturities are 11% will sell-

At a price which
is not related to
interest rates for
similar
maturities

1164

An equity fund`s age and size are


irrelevant when selecting a fund for
investment-

1165

Financial planning allows a person-

to become a
billionaire

1158
1159

1160

1166

Deciding on strategies succh as long-term


compounding, cost averaging, value
averaging, active switching, all depend on
stock market
thesituation on date

1167

Risk profile of a
client remainns
constant through
Which of the following statements is True?
the llife cycle

1168
1169

1170
1171

1172

1173

1174
1175

Mutual funds should be recommended as


__________.
Minors are not eligible to invest in mutual
funds.
Securities analysis is an important aspect
for_______________.
If current yield has fallen, interest rates
have gone up.

investments to
achieve long
term goals
1
actively
managed
schemes
1

A value manager does not look for-

Stocks that are


currently
undervalued in
the market

What is incorrect of the following?

value funds
invest in
overpriced
stocks

______________.are short-term securities


(upto 1 year) issued by companies.
In open-ended funds the pool of money
remains constant.

certificate of
deposits
1

1176

number of
securities in the
Volatility of a mutual fund is influenced byportfolio

1177

There is no need
to benchmark an
How would you measure the performance
equity index
of an equity index fund?
fund

1178

The treynor ratio user___________ as


compared to__________ in sharpe ratio.

standard
deviation, beta

1179

An investment has doubled in 6 years.the


annualized compounded returns is:

16.67%

1180

Which of the following document, one


should refer to find out eligible category of
investors in a particular Mutual fund
SEBI Regulations
scheme?
manual

If may not be possible to reinvest interest


received at the same rate as principal. This
1181
is known as-

reinvestment
risk

In India, law does not perscribe the


minimum or maximum commissions
payable to distributors.

The maximum amount of recurring


expenses that chould be charged by an
equity scheme having "average net
assets" of Rs.900 crore isThe day on which NAV is calculated by a
fund is known as-

Rs.18.75 crore
Computation
date

1186

The net assets of a mutual fund scheme


includesMutual fund schemes are first offered to
investors through__________.

amounts
invested
private
placement

1187

The AMC announces sale and re-purchase


prices of a mutual fund scheme from the
scheme_____________.

re-opening date

1182

1183
1184

1185

one month
before the issue
opens

1189

Final SID has to be hosted in AMFI`s


website___________.
Pledging of mutual fund units is not
permissible.

1190

If a scheme has limited liquidity, this has


to be stated as a standard risk factor.

An open-ended mutual fund scheme:

shall have
minimum of 20
investors

1188

1191

1192

In case an NFO fails to raise the minimum


target amount, the application money
received from investors should be
refunded within____________.

1 month frome
the closure of
NFO

1193

KIM is to be update at least___________.

quarterly

1194

Init-holders are entitle to scheme-wise


annual report from the mutual fund
within________.

1 month from
the end of every
quarter

1195

Dissenting unit-holders against changes in


fundamental attributes of a scheme are
givenan option to exit at prevailing NAV
for_________.

maximum 5
business days

1196
1197

In case of NFO, statement of account is to


be sent to investors within_________
A proposed investor can sue an AMC on
the grounds of negligence.

10 working days
of the
investment
1

if 75% of unitholder pass a


resolution

1198

A scheme can be wound up ifThe operations of the mutual fund trust are
1199
governed by___________.
SEBI Regulations
The structure of mutual fund is governed
1200
SEBI
by______________.
Safekeeping of physical securities is the
1201
role ofThe custodian

1202
1203

Which of the following is true?


What is not an advantage in investing in
mutual funds against equity?

A fund sponsor
can contribute to
the intital corpus
of the trust
professional
management

When a scheme is first made available for


investment, it called a_________.

initial public
offer

1205

Investor`s acquires new units of a mutual


fund scheme through___________.

a purchase
transaction at
purchase price
of the scheme

1206

Funds,which are normally close-ended, but


become open-ended at per-specified
intervals, are called_______.

periodic funds

1204

1207
1208

Arbitrage funds take contary positions


in_________.
The nav of gold sector funds does not
closely mirror gold prices.

two different
exchanges viz.
NSE and BSE
1

The following do not form a part of the


investment procedure described in an offer
1209
document-

Various plans
under the
scheme
(e.g.dividend
reinvestment
plant)

The offer document and key information


memorandum contain financial information
1210
for-

similar schemes
of all mutual
funds in the
capital market

1211

A mutual fund advisor after passing the


SEBI prescribed certification exam-

can start selling


mutual fund
products

1212

Income not realised but relates to the


period are not taken into account while
valuing mutual funds net assets.

1213

expenses on
investment
management/ge
Which of the following recurring expenses
neral
can be charged to the scheme ?
management

A closed-end equity fund has average


weekly net assets of Rs. 200 crore. As per
SEBI`s regulations, the AMC can charge
the fund with investment and advisory fees
1214
upto:-

Rs.2.25 crores

1216

The accounts of mutual fund schemes


need to be maintained distinct from the
accounts of the AMC.
Reviewing of company`s financial
statements is done for-

1
technical
analysis

1217

A growth manager looks for-

high current
incomt income

1215

1218 If YTM increases, bond prices will decrease.


The yield on gilt is generally the lowest
1219
due to_____________.

1
no interest risk

The domestic price of gold rises when the


foreign exchange rate________________.

gets strenghen

1221

Floating rate securities means


securities_____________.

which pays
interest higher
than the g-sec
securities taking
interest on g-sec
securities as the
base

1222

An equity scheme is 90 days old.To


compute its yield, it can use-

absolute return

1223

__________are a variation of sector funds.

Diversified funds

1220

In a_____________asset allocation as the


person grows older, the debt component of
1224
the portfolio keeps increasing.
Offer document of a NFO is not required to
1225
be filed with SEBI.

1226

Modified duration assess how much a debt


security is likely to fluctuate in response to
changes in interes rates.

The difference between a scheme's actual


1227 return and its optimal return is its_________.
Sharp & treynor ratio calculation is useful
1228
in

tactical
1

beta

risk permium
risk

1229

The current NAV of a fund is


Rs.24.00.Three months earlier, the NAV
was Rs.22.00. Find out the annualised
return.

22.45%

1230

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at


Rs.25.75. He subsequentlt receives a
dividend of 15%, which he reinvests in the
fund, at the then prevailing NAV of
Rs.26.00. At the end of 2 years, the NAV of
the fund is Rs.28.10. What is the rate of
return to the investor?

9.28%

Identify yhe CORRECT statements?

Investing on a
mutual fund is
likey to be less
risky compared
to directly
investing in the
market

1231

1232
1233
1234

Which of the following is/are the


advantages of mutual fundopen-ended funds do not have a time
frame for closing the fund.
The greatest potenital for growth in capital
is offered by-

Offers
systematic
approach to
investment
1
debt funds

1235

A gilt fund is atype of fund that invests:

in very high
quality equity
only

1236

Interest paid to investors on delayed


payment can be charged off to the mutual
fund scheme.

1237

State which of the following statement is


true about a sponsor eligibility criterion?

net worth should


be less than
ANC's capital

1238

Atleast _________of the trustee in the


trustee board should not be associated
with the sponsors.

two-fifth

1239

Prior approval of _______is/are required for


making any changes in the constitution of
AMC.

SEBI

Mutual funds are described


1240 as_____________in the SEBI regulation, 1996

Companies
There is a
change in the
AMC of the
schemes that
are taken over
bombay stock
exchange

1242

If a schemes a mutual fund is taken over


by another mutual fund, which of the
following is false?
Which of the following are self regulatory
organizations?

1243

Provisions regarding minimum number of


investors are scheme specific information
in SID.

1244

The mutual fund in India is constituted as:

1
Investment
company

1245

Unit-holders not consenting to change in


fundamental attributes__________.

can exit at the


prevailing NAV,
without any exit
load

1246

The principle of "caveat emptor"


i.e.,______________applies to mutual fund
investments.

lets the buyer


beware

1247

Key personnel involved directly with


investment operation of a mutual fund
scheme should disclose their personal
investment transactions to the
_____________.

AMC board of
directors

1248

The structure, that is required to be


followed by mutual funds in India, is laid
down by-

ministry of
finance

1249

Which of the following floats a mutual fund


scheme to the market?

Sponsor

1250

Which of the following mutual fund


schemes have no scheme Re-opening
date?

open-ended
schemes

1241

1251
1252

Sai means_________.
A systematic investment plan is the best
example of-

Systematic
appraisal of
investments
rupee cost
averaging

should pass the


Which of the following is compulsory for a SEBI prescribed
person who wish to sell mutual fund
certification
1253
productexam
tributors commission as prescribed by SEBI
1254
is_____________.
1%

1255

In audio visual advertisement, the


statutory disclaimer "mutual funds
displayed on the
investments are subject to market risk ."
screen for at
should be__________.
least 5 seconds

1256

Net assets of a mutual fund are valued


following the_____________.

accrual basis of
accounting

1257

Which of the following expenses cannot be


charged to the scheme

audit fees

1258

The celing on recurring expenses charged


by exchange traded schemes is:

2.50%

1259
1260

1261
1262

The fund need not describe its accounting


policies in the offer document as these are
of no use to an investor.
Long-term capital gains tax on debtoriented mutual fund nil.

Units of mutual funds which is bought


within a period of 3 months prior to the
record date of bonus/dividend and sold
within a period of 9 months after the
record date of bonus/dividendInvestor's right are available in which of
the following documents:

1
1

Cannot set off


capital loss on
such units aginst
any capital gains
to the extent of
dividend recived
Application form

_________is a process whereby an investor's


investments in physical form are converted
1263
into a digital record.
rematerialisation

1264

1265

1266
1267
1268

1269

1270

1271
1272

Quantitative analysis is more likely to be


done to evaluate a particular sector or
industry rather than any specific stock.

The applicable NAV for a re-purchase


transaction of equity fund where
application has been received within 3 pm
would be -

Closing NAV of
the day
immediately
preceding the
date of
application

Steady capital
appreciation and
Which of the following is generally true for steady dividends
a growth stock?
yields
Better the credit quality of a debt security,
lower is the yield spread.
1
Change in NAV method does not account
for divided.
1

Yield and price of a bond move-

in opposite
direction

State which of the following staement is


true?

There is no
maximum
ceiling on the
borrowings by
mutual fund
scheme

A fund with higher sharpe ratio than the


market is outperforming the market.
Debt funds do not have portfolio
concentration risk.

1
1

1273anThe
equity
rulefund
of 20:25
should
asnot
stipulated
invest in
bynot
SEBI
more
is - tham 25 companies out of which 20 companie

1274
1275

The choice of an appropriate benchmark


for evaluating a fund's performance
depends onWhich of the following are sub-indices of IBox?

the fund
manager
Si-Bex

1276

A funds with a high beta coefficient gives


greater returns in a rising market, and
more risky in a falling market-

1277

The size of the market capitalization of a


fund's equity holdings in inversely
proportional to the returns that-

can be
expectted from
the fund

1278

high transaction
costs

1279

A high turnover rate for a fund indicatesCapital protected schemes offer


guaranteed income.

1280

The biggest disadvantage of investment in


real estate is-

less potential for


capital
appreciation

How does a financial planner help his


client/

by picking up
cheques and
application
forms the client

1281

1282
1283

1284

1285
1286

1287

Investment objective of a mutual fund


scheme is___________.
During NFO investors buy units of a
scheme at_________.

The difference between debenture and


bond is:
Listing of close-ended fund
is________________.
Of the following fund types, the highest
risk is associated with:

announced after
mobilizing funds
from investors
book value

bonds are issued


by corporations
and debentures
are issued by
PSUs

discretionary
balanced funds

default by issuer
on payment of
Which of the following risks do not affect a
interest or
debt fund?
principal

1288

Mutual funds in India are created as a/an-

association of
persons

1289

Sponsor must have at least


____________years of business interest in
financial markets.

1290

State which of the following statement is


true?

Atleast twothirds of the


trustee in the
trustee board
needs to be
independent

1291

Custodian is appointed by-

sponsor

1292

A person can stat selling mutual fund


products immediately after passing the
SEBI prescribed certification exam.

1293

Technical analysis tries to predict future


movement of stock price by analyzine:

The stock price


movements of a
company

1294
1295

_______________are short-term debt


instruments issued by RBI on behalf of the
government of India.
debt funds with long-term investment
carry higher risk of capital loss.

1296 Deep discount bonds are well explained as-

1297

1298

gilt securities
1

having 5 year
tenure

The mutual funds can borrow for:

paying dividends

Dividend yield funds________.

offers high
dividend
payments to
investors

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs.


26.15.He subsequently receives a dividend
of 16.75%, which he reinvests in the fund,
at the then prevailing NAV of Rs.26.50. At
the end of the year, the NAV of the fund is
Rs.27.25.What is the rate of retun to the
1299
investor?

12.82%

1300

Which of the following is true?

sharpe ratio
divides risk
premium by the
fund's standard
deviation

1301

State which of the following statement is


true?

equity schemes
are subject to
STT

1302

A scheme with 1000 unit holders has the


following items in its balance sheet-unit
capital Rs.10,000; investments at market
value Rs.25,000; other assets Rs.4,000;
oyher liabilities Rs.2,000;reserves
Rs.17,000.what is the scheme's NAV per
unit?

Rs.27

1303

A mutual fund has 18 crore units and net


assets of Rs. 558crore. Of these net
assets,Rs.162 crore represents realised
gains and Rs.216 crore represent
unrealised gain. What is the NAV per unit?

Rs.31

1305

The NAV of a fund on march 31, 2010 was


Rs.18.6 months later, the NAV had Grown
to Rs.21. find out the annualised return.
Schemes, whose beta is ___________, are
more risk than the market.

more than 1

1306

Investment that an investor makes in a


mutual fund scheme is issued__________of
the scheme.

certificates

1304

18.36%

re-purchase
transaction at
Investors can sell their units to the scheme their re-purchase
1307
through______________.
price

1308

___________usually invests in debt


securities where the interest rate payable
by the issuer changes in line with the
market.

Floating rate
funds

1309

Fund of funds invest in____________.

Exchange traded
fund

1310

For a person to quality as a sponsor, he


must-

Contribute at
least 40% of the
AMC's net worth

1311

Which of the following are not true for


ELSS?

Investor can
claim an income
tax benefit

1312

Mutual funds in India are permitted to


invest in__________.

securities

1313

A sponsor should have a minimum of


__________share holding in AMC capital.

20%

1314

A custodian cannot be appointed for


mutual fund operation if-

sponsor or its
associates
control atleast
50% shares of
the custodian

1315

What proportion of a mutual fund trustees


have to be independent form the sponsor?

50%

1316

promote the
interests of
AMFI was set up in 1995with the objective
mutual funds
to:
and unit holders

1317

A sector fund should have minimum


investment in that particular sector of not
less than____________.

50%

1318

Debt oriented, close-ended schemes


should disclose thir portffolio in their
website__________________.

quarterly, by the
5th working day
of succeeding
month

1319

Unit -holders of mutual fund are not


entitled to protection under the companies
Act' 1956.

1320

Offer document of a NFO is prepared by


the ___________.

sponsors

Allotment of unit/refund of money after the


closure of mutual fund NFO should be done
1321
within_____________.

15 days

1322

Due diligence certificate of a mutual fund


scheme is issued by_____________.

SEBI

1323

Application form of mutual fund scheme


should be accompanied by_________.

SAI

1324

When a scheme with assured returns is


being launched, which of the following
need not be published in the offer
document?

means of
fulfilling the
guarantee

1325

Even a call center employee selling a


mutual fund is required to qualify the SEBI
prescribed certification exam.

1326

Risk factors may not be mentioned in-

product launch
advertisement

1327

1328
1329

Expenses not paid off but relates to the


period are not takeninto account while
valuing mutual funds net assets.

previously, initial issue expenses wereThe management fee of index schemes


cannot exceed___________.

1
allowed to the
extent of 5% to
be charged to
the scheme
1.00%

1331

NAV for equity and balanced funds is to be


calculated up to__________decimal places.
at least 4
Investors cannot buy fractional units of
mutual funds throughindividual agents

1332

An "exchange-traded fund" has average


weekly net assets of Rs.350 crore. As per
SEBI's regulations, the AMC can charge the
fund with management fees upto:-

Rs.2.25 crores

1333

NRI / PIO resident abroad have the facility


of investing in mutual funds on nonrepatriable basis only.

1330

1334
1335

The units allotted to investors in mutual


fund scheme increases inP/E ratio and dividend yield are in inverse
proportion.

dividend payout
option
1

1336

Value stocks-

have high
current dividend
yield

1337

Treasury bills are issued by__________.

listed companies

1338

To compare bonds with different coupon


rates, maturities and prices, investors
would use:

current yield

when interest rate falls a debt portfolio


manager_______________.

increases
exposure to long
term floating
rate debt
securities

1340

Under the CAGR technique of measuring


return it is assumed that_________.

dividend would
be re-invested in
the same
scheme at the
ex-dividend NAV

1341

A call provision in a debt issue allows the


issuer to-

call out the


names of the
investors

1339

1342

Monthly income plans offer fixed


guaranteed dividend.

1343

Interest rate sensitivity of a debt portfolio


is measured by-

modified
duration

An arbitrage fund though an equity fund is


appropriate to benchmark against money
1344
market index.

1345

"Risk" is equated with-

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at


Rs.25.75. He subsequentlt receives a
dividend of 15%, which he reinvests in the
fund, at the then prevailing NAV of
Rs.25.75. At the end of the year,the NAV of
the fund is Rs.26.15. What is the rate of
1346
return toreturn to the investor?

1
volatility of
earnings

6.57%

1347

A debt fund's age and size are not


important when selecting a fund for
investment-

1348

A high portfolio turnover ratio indicative of


better performance of the fund.

1349

An investor who wish to invest in gold is


better of by investing through-

reginstered gold
merchants

1350

The constraint on financial planning due to


insufficient investable resources can
remedied to some extent by-

decreasing the
standard of
living

A "comprehensive financial" is a plan:

Where various
alternative
financial plans
are worked so
that if one
doesn'swork
other could be
opted

1351

1352

1353

1354
1355
1356
1357

Tactical asset allocation is suitable for:

low income
earners

Unit capital of a mutual fund scheme is

number of units
multiplied by its
face value

The unit capital of a close-ended


fund______________.
_____________take contrary positions in
different markets or securities.
Custody of a mutual fund scheme vests
with the____________.
Sponsors have unlimited liability towards
unit holders.

varies with the


ongoing sale and
re-purchase of
units by the fund
fund of funds
trustees
1

1358

Role of the custodian is:

Managing the
fund's
distribution
channel

1359

Which of the following is not the object of


AMFI ?

To promote
interest of
mutual funds

An investor has opted for a systematic


transferplan. This means

he can transfer
on a periodic
basis a specified
amount from
one scheme to
another

1360

1361

1362

If investor seeks a unit certificate, it should


be issued within______________.
15 working days

Un-audited financial statement should be


published within______________.

within 1 month
from the close of
each half year

The scheme wise annual report of a mutual


fund shall be published or mailed to unit
1363
holders not later then:

1364

The principle of "caveat emptor"


means_______________.

An investor holds 2200 units in a gilt fund.


The current NAV is Rs. 10.75. He would like
to switch his holdings to an equity
fund,whose NAV is Rs. 13.95. If the entry
and exit load for the gilt fund are 0% and
1% respectively and the entry and exit
load for the equity fund are 0% and 0.50%
respectively, what is the equity fund, after
1365
the switch?

1366
1367

Dividend distributed to unit-holders by a


debt fund is liable to dividend distribution
tax.

3 months
lets the buyer
beware

1695.3405

1368

Mutual funds cannot use derivatives.


In____________approach of investing sector
allocation is the key decision.

top-down

1369

The most important factor one should look


for when investing in a corporate fixed
deposit is the-

yield

1370

In uncertain or gloomy economic condition,


the real estate price___________.

shoots up

A bond with a coupon of 9% when interest


rates for similar maturities are 11% will
1371
sell
Systematic risk of an equity portfolio arises
1372
out-

above par
inflation

1374

Appropriate benchmark foll all types of


diversified equity schemes should be
either BSE sensex or NSE nifty.
The document '(s) required for KYC
compliance includes-

proof of identity

1375

The number of units an investor is entitled


to receive on a buy transaction depends
on-

investment
amount

1376

The NAV of an equity fund was 40.15. The


fund charged 1.00% as exit load. If an
investor wants to withdraw Rs.22000 from
the fund what is the number of units he
will repurchase?

547.9452

1373

1377

1378

1379

Which of the following would you look at


while selecting a money market mutual
fund?

cost

The asset class (s) available to an investor


in NPS (new pension scheme) is/areequity securities
The offer document of a NFO is filed to
SEBI for___________.

approval

1381

define the clientplanner


relationship;
Define client
Goals ; Evaluate
financial status;
Develop
financial
plannimg
The following is a recommended financial recommendation
planning sequences
Ownership of unit holders in mutual funds
isMutual

1382

When the profitability metric of a scheme


is negative,_______________

1380

Net Asset Value


goes up

1384

An investor holds 2000unit in a bond fund.


The current NAV is Rs.11.50. He would like
to switch his holdings to an equity fund,
whose NAV is Rs.20.35. If the exit load for
the bond fund is 0.25% and the entry load
for the equity fund is nil, what is the unit
holding in the equity fund after the switch?
Assured return or guaranteed monthly
income plans are essentially-

hybrid funds

1385

Liquid schemes invest only in debt


securities of less than_________maturity.

365 days

1386

___________can be bought and sold


through-out the day from the stock
exchange.

gold funds

1383

1575.2025

investment in an equity linked savings


scheme (ELSS)

entitles the
investor to claim
income tax
rebate

1389

The investment management agreement


defining the responsibilities of AMC is
executed by___________.
A sponsor should have a positive net
worth___________.

trustees
in each of the
last 5 years

1390

The AMC is required to be approved &


registered with SEBI with a net worth of:

Rs.20 Crores

1387

1388

Rs.1crore

1392

The minimum investment that a single


sponsor needs to make in an asset
management company is
Dematerialisation of mutual fund units is
compulsory.

1393

Code of conduct for mutual fund given by-

ANMI

1394

The net worth of an asset management


company should be-

Rs.100 Crores

1395

In case of SIP/STP/SWP ongoing


transaction, statement of account is to be
sent to investors within__________.

10 working days
of each
investment

1396

Dissenting unit-holders against changes in


fundamental attributes of a
scheme_________.

has a right to
stop such
proposed
changes

1397

within 5
scheme re-opening date of an open-ended business days of
mutual fund scheme should be__________.
the allotment

1391

1398

Final SID has to be hosted in __________.

AMFI's website

1399

Investors can buy units of a close-ended


scheme, from the fund, only during its
NFO.

1400

Meterial changes in SAI have to be


updated______________.

within 3 month
from the end of
financial year

1401
1402

Securities Transaction Tax (STT) is not


payable by equity-oriented mutual funds
on F&O purchase transactions.
Mutual fund schemes should have sale
price equal to the Nav.

1
1

1404

While calculating distributable reserves,


valuation gains are to be ignored but
valuation losses needs to be taken into
account.
The document '(s) required for KYC
compliance does not includes-

1
marital status
proof

1405

NRI/PIO mutual fund applications on nonrepatriable basis should be by cheques


drawn on ___________.

NRO Account

1406

The cut off time applicable for online


transaction request is:

the time as per


the web server
to which the
instruction goes

1407

Fundamental analysis froms the basis to


decide-

when to buy a
given share

1403

1408
1409

Dividend yield for a stock isThe current yield of bond increases if the
interest rate falls.

1410

_____________are stocks that have an


inherent intrinsic value which is not
reflected in the market price of shares but
have the potentiality to unlock in the long
run.

dividend per
share
1

under-valued
stocks

1411

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at


Rs.22.40. He subsequentlt receives a
dividend of 20%, which he reinvests in the
fund, at the then prevailing NAV of
Rs.22.10. At the end of 2 year,the NAV of
the fund is Rs.24.70. What is the rate of
return toreturn to the investor?

8.28%

1412

When compared to government securities,


the credit risk on corporate bonds is-

higher

1413
1414
1415

Alpha, the measure of fund managers


performance has applicability inTreynor ratio of calculating risk-adjusted
return is best suited forSovereign bond index (l-Bex) is developed
by-

all types of
equity schemes
balanced funds
SEBI

1416

An index fund managers tries-

to beat the
market by
superior stock
selection

1417

Higher modified duration implies higher


interest sensitive risk in a debt portfolio.

Which of the following investment is not


made by debt funds
ICICI securities' sovereign bond index is
based on-

government
debt instruments
government
securities

1418
1419

1420

choice of
investment
universe

1422

choice of bebchmark depends onFinancial planning is relevant only for high


net worth individuals________is a phase when financial goals are
in the horizon.

distribution

1423

A planned and systematic approach to


provide for the financial goals to meet
one's aspiration is-

Systematic
Investment Plan

1421

Indians are more comfortable in investing


in physical assets rather than financial
1424
assets.
Compared to equity funds, income margins
1425
for debt funds are-

1
narrow

1426

Gold sector funds invest in_________.

1427

The NAV of an equity fund was 42.00. The


fund charged 1.00% as exit load.What
would be the re-purchase price?

41.58

1428

In case of mutual fund investments by an


investor through a POA holder, KYC is
required to be complied by-

the investor

1429
1430

The online trading platform facilitates


buying and selling of mutual fund unitsDividend payout changes the number of
units held by the investor.

physical gold

through the
stock exchange
brokers
1

1431

Which of the following is untrue of


systematic investment plan?

lf allows investor
to invest a fixed
amount on a
monthly basis

1432

Technical analysis guides the decision on-

whether to buy
or sell

1433

______________is a study of price and


volume whichbelieves that the price
behaviour of a share and its volume is a
reflection of investors sentiment.

qualitave
analysis

1434
1435

An "exchange-traded fund" has average


weekly net assets of Rs.350 crore. As per
SEBI's regulations, the AMC can charge the
fund with management fees upto:A lower P/E ratio is indicative of a bull
market.

A person who is taking investment decision


by studying company & its operation is
1436
called as

Rs.4.50 Crores
1

chartist

if equity market
move up, P/E
ratios will move
down

1438

state which of the following statement is


correct?
In top-down approach of investing,
___________is the key decision.

1439

A fund manager who believes in the


growth philosophy looks for companies
with-

above average
earnings growth

1441

The provcess of making changes in asset


allocation and specific investments is
known asbonds/debentures have a
maturity_________.

financial
planning
of not less than
10 years

1442

To satisfy a young investor's need for


growth, a greater proportion of investment
should be advised in-

gilt funds

1437

1440

A debt security of shoter maturity would


fluctuate a lot more, as compared to longer
1443
tenor securities.
Credit quality of the portfolio is important
for__________.
1444

1449

Gold and real estate are attractive


investment options ina mutual fund scheme cannot borrow more
than_______of its net assets.
There is no restriction on borrowings by
mutual funds.
Liquidity risk is high in case
of_____________.
Higher the credit risk, higher is likely to be
the yield on the debt security.

1450

Which of the following is not required to


pass the SEBI prescribed examination?

1445
1446
1447
1448

1451
1452

What is the full form of ARN?


Offer document of a NFO should be
approved by_____________.

1453

An AMC can explain adverse variations


between expense estimates for the
scheme on offer and actual expenses for
past schemes on other medium than the
offer documents.

timing

1
gilt schemes

high inflation
economies
40%
1
sector
1

distributors
Agent
registration
number
SEBI

1454

1455

offer document is prepared following the


format___________.

1456

Cover page of the SID containsDetails of the fund manager managing a


scheme can bbe found in__________.

1457

An offer document contains the summary


of expenses history of all schemes for the
past-

prescribed by
SEBI

name & contact


information of
the AMC And
trustee company
SAI

1 fiscal year

1459

the draft SID


forwarded to
SEBI is in
A due diligence certificate does not certify accordance with
thatSEBI regulations
The type of income earned by a mutual
fund scheme includesinterest

1460

If a scheme of a mutual fund has positive


profitability metric, the _______.

AUM goes down

State which of the following statement is


true?

investors can
buy units of
close-ended
scheme, from
the fund only
during its NFO

1462

Fixed maturity plans are_____________.

Schemes which
invests in debt
securities for a
fixed limited
period

1463

Debt funds which is/are considered to be of


lowest risk is/are:

gilt funds

1464

Gold funds invest in gold only.

1458

1461

1465

1466
1467

Which of the following is true for closed


ended funds?
Maintenance of records of investors in
mutual fund scheme is done by__________.
Prior approval of __________is needed to
appoint a trustee.

The fund offers


to buy and sell
units at NAV

AMC
sponsor

1469

The AMC should maintain records of all


activities and transaction for
_______________.
Auditor of a mutual fund scheme is
appointed by the__________.

1470

The trust deed is executed between -

the sponsor and


trust

1471

The requirement of independent directors


in an asset management company is-

one-half of all
directors

1472

A change in the following key people does


not meterially impact the performance of
the fund-

fund sponsors

1468

a maximum of 5
years
sponsor

1474

The maximum amount of recurring


expenses that could be charged by a debt
scheme having "average net assets" of Rs.
1100 crore isRs. 22.25 Crore
at purchase
Mutual funds value their investmentsprice

1475

The basic rate of dividend distribution tax


on liquid debt funds is-

1476

They are hold for


not more then
twelve months
Units of mutual fund are short-term capital proceeding the
assets ifdate of transfer

1473

1477

1478

10%

Non-traded seciurities are to be excluded


while calculating the NAN. True or False?

State which of the following statement is


true?

short-term
capital loss can
be set off
against other
head of income

1479
1480

1481
1482
1483

Nav isRecurring expenses cannot be charged by


________________.
If a singhle unit holder holds more
than___________% of assets, the number of
such unit holders and their percentage
holding in the net assets have to be
disclosed.
Offer document has to be vetted
by_________.
Details of a mutual fund scheme can be
found from___________.

Asset valu
divided by all
shares sold since
the fund was
initiated
liquid schemes

50%
sponsor
SAI

1485

Fundamental attributes of a mutual fund


scheme can be changed at the discretion
of the AMC or trustees.
Every mutual fund scheme should have an
appropriate benchmark.

1486

An investor holds 4000 units in a bond


fund. The current NAV is Rs.9.50. He would
like to switch his holding to an equity fund,
whose NAV is Rs.14.80. If the exit load for
the bond fund is 0.50% and the entry load
for the equity fund is nil, what is the unit
holding in the equity fund after the
switch ?

2120.3028

1487

Earning per share (EPS) are calculated


as________________.

Gross profit / No.


of equity
shareholders

1488

Redemption / re-purchase cheques must


be dispatched to investors Within
_____________from the date of receipt of
request.

30 working days

1484

1
1

1489 If duration is high, interest rate risk is high.

In _________approach of investing, sector


allocation is a result of the stock selection
1490
decisions.
The return that an investor earns on a debt
1491
security called its_____.

top-down
yield

1493

There is an inverse relationship between


yields and value of debt securities.
Return for periods less than a year cannot
be annualized.

1494

Liabilities in the balance sheet of a mutual


fund are-

In the form of
long-term loans

Equity derivative instruments areSystematic risk of a portfolio can be


avoided.

shares

1492

1495
1496

1
1

1498

If yields fall, a debt fund manager will do


all of the following exceptThe most significant risk in a welldiversified debt scheme is-

sell short
maturity
securities and
buy long
maturity
securities
re investment
risk

1499

If beta is higher than 1, the fund is:

less volatile than


market

1500

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at


Rs.24.65. He subsequently receves a
dividend of 13.25%, which the reinvests in
the fund, at the then prevailing NAV of Rs.
24.35. At the end of 550 days the NAV of
the fund is Rs. 25.75. What is the rate of
return to the investor?

6.61%

1501

Physical gold is subject to wealth tax


beyond threshold limit whereas gold ETF is
not.

1497

1502
1503

Which of the following is true?


Mutual fund investments cannot be made
by paying through cash.

financial
planning is
equivalent to tax
planning
1

1504

A criticism of rupee-cost averaging is-

investment is for
the same
amount at
regular intervals

1505

Yield-to-maturity of a debt funds portfolio


is more important when the investment
objective is-

current income

1506

Dividend Distribution tax is tax effective


for-

pensioners

1507

The custodian of a mutual fund:

is appointed for
issuing and
redeeming units
of the mutual
fund

1508

The following is the least important skill


that a financial planner to possess

ability to build
client trust

The applicable NAV for a sale transaction


of liquid fund where funds are not available
for utilization on same day would be same
irrespective of whether funds are received
1509
befor or after 12 noon.

1510

Dividend distribution tax is applicable for


debt mutual fund scheme
having_____________.

1
dividend reinvestment optin

1512

The investor canot plead ignorance of


procedures while investing in a mutual
fund becauseAn "STP" transaction consists of a buy as
well a sale transaction.

1513

Nomination is only an authorization for the


mutual fund to transfer the units to the
nominee in the event of demise of the
unit-holder.

1511

1514

mutual fund is a
risky investment
1

1517

Mutual funds are allowed to lendNSE's platform for mutual fund transaction
is called__________.
Who published "making mutual funds work
for you- The investors guide"
Trail commission is normally paid to the
AMC on a ________basis.

QUARTERLY

1518

The distributor is not bound to disclose the


amount of commission received by him to
its investors.

1519

In performance advertisements, where


scheme are in existence for lees than a
year, the returns calculation should be
made on_____________.

total return basis

1520

Which of the following entities need not


pass the SEBI examination for selling
mutual funds?

stock exchange
brokers

1521

The NAV of a fund is 24.20. The fund


charged 1.00% as exit load.If an investor
wants to withdraw Rs. 60000 from the
fund, what is the number of units he will
repurchase ?

2504.1736

1522

The AMFI objectives does not include the


following:

to emphasize on
ethical & moral
trade practices

1515
1516

money
NSE MFSS
AMFI

1523

_______________funds do not have a fixed


date of redemption.

open ended
funds

1524

Sending physical ststement of accounts at


specified interval is mandatory even if the
investor has mandate e-mail statement.

1525

No separate statement of account is


required to be issued by the AMCof mutual
fund if investors hold units in
dematerialized from.

From whom can a unit holder seek


redressal if his complaint is not entertained
1526
by the mutual fund ?
A mutual fund scheme can be terminated
1527
by_______________.

AMC
51% of unitholders

1528

Unit-holder of a mutual fund scheme


cannot seek legal protection on the
grounds of _____________.

AMC has acted


negligently to
manage the
scheme

1529

Investors get the unclaimed dividend /


redemption proceeds at prevailing NAV i.e.
after adding the income earned on the
unclaimed money when they cliam the
same_____________.

within 5 years

1530 Offer document is required by Mutual fund:

As a AMC
requirement

Correct Option

A
A

0
0
RTA

Custodian

Implement the
Certification
Programme
0

To develop the
Cadre of Agent

Fund
Accountant
All of These

B
D
A

0
At Investment
amount

A
Will not get
any
Commission

Fixed
Percentage
according to
SEBI
Regulations.

He is redeeming He is investing
within 9 months
within 3
after record date months prior
of Dividend
to the record
Date of
Dividend
IFCR

MICR

24 hrs

10am to 4 pm

Addendum in any Addendum in


2 news paper
one English
news paper
and one local
news paper of
AMCs head
office

Both B & C

NRE and NRO


A/C
None of These

Not issue any


notice

Arbitrage fund

Host fund

Offshore fund

Option

Plan

SIP

Master circular

Addendum

All of these

Can empanel the Can cancel the


distributor
ARN of that
distributor and
inform to all
AMCs

Suspend the
distributor

Agents

Sub-brokers

All of these

Need to cover
50% of screen

Both a and b

Need not to be
disclose

Rs 6,000

Nil

None of these

0
IPN to existing
investor only

Equity fund

B
IPIN and user
No need any
name to all facility for doing
new investors the transaction
Growth fund

Gilt fund

0
Default risk

B
Inflation risk

Interest-rate
risk

Tactical fund
manager
Bottom-up
approach
Institutional
investor

Technical
Analysis
Technical
approach
Foreign
Individual

Passive Fund
Manager
Fundamental
approach
The trust
where, more
than 60% if the
beneficial
interests is held
by NRI

ABB

AAA*

A++

No. of units
No. of units
outstanding* face
issued*
value
current market
price
Public Provident
Fund (PPF)

National
Savings
Certificates
(NSC)

NAV * face
value

Units of a
mutual fund

B
B
Both 3 and 4

A
B

Balance fund

Capital
protected fund

sector fund

Crops

Industrial
metal

Real estate

Financial
intermediary

NBFC

B
A

Lower than NAV

Whatever the
price higher
than NAV or
lower than
NAV

At NAV price
only

Board of directors

Trust

0
Company
0

Maintain the
records of the
investor

Board of
directors of the
company
Issuing and reSending the
purchasing
Annual account
transaction of
statement of
units
Mutual Fund

A
C

B
C

AMC

SEBI

Investors

Point of
Acceptance
Investor

RTA

NSDL

SEBI

AMFI

CRISIL LiquiFEX

NSE's MIBOR

Both B and C

CRISIL MIPEX

CRISIL
Banking Index

CRISIL Debt
Hybrid Index

CRISIL MIPEX

CRISIL STBEX Short-Term


Bond Index

CRISIL Debt
Hybrid Index

Exit Load

Deffered Load

Management
fees in liquid
fund

0
Credit rating

A
Yield Matrix

Yield Quality

Except than
In liquid fund
In debt fund
equity other
upto 4
upto 4 decimals
funds are
decimals and
rounded offupto 4
other than
decimals
liquid upto 4
decimals

0.015%

0.25%

0.017%

Dividend

Capital Gain

NSDL
1,3,4,2.

Depository
Participant
3,1,2,4.

Dividend
Distribution
CDSL
2,3,1,4.

Sector specific
risks

Company
specifis risks

Credit risk

Sensitivity of a
funds returns to
changes in
market index.

Weighted
Risk premium of
average P/E
the fund.
ratios of all
stocks held in
portfolio.

Sector funds

Income funds

Holding more
number of
sectors in a
portfolio.

By hedging
with futures
an options.

A Balanced fund

Money market
fund

Both 1& 2
above

Evaluate past
returns

Choose
Strategies

Reviewing funds
structural
charateristics

Specialized
funds
None of above

Selecting a bond
Selecting a
None of above
fund is easier
equity fund is
than selecting a
easier than
money market
selecting a
fund
money market
fund

Cost

Balanced fund is Balanced fund Balanced fund


exactly 40%
is rarely
is exactly 60%
equity and 60%
exactly 50% equity and 40%
debt.
equity and
debt.
50% debt.

Long term bond


funds are
appropriate

Money market
funds are
appropriate

Because of
Because of the
Limited supply of
kind of the
financial planner
money this
business
offers

None of above

Only 1&2

Only 1&3

Its the financial


planners duty to
set mearsurable
financial goals for
his clients

Both the
clients and
financial
planners
should
together set
mearsurable
financial goals

None of the
above

Is the extent of
loss the client
can tolerate
psychologically
and financially

Is the normal
loss of an
invesment
category

None of the
above

Has to be done in
once in fortnight

An indefinite
continous
process
Portfolio
rebalancing

Has to done
once in a year

Managing the
clients finances

Gather and
analyze data

Define the clients


goals

Re-evaluate the Have realistic


financial situation expectations
periodically

Liquidate poorly Liquidate good


Switch from
performing
performing poor performers
investments from investments
to good
time to time
from time to
performers
time

When to buy, sell Disgarding the All of the above


or switch from
nonone scheme to
performers
another
and keeping
the good
performers

Rebalance the
Debt/Equity
allocation very
periodically

Generally
Keep fixed
avoid portfolio percentages of
rebalaning
equity & debt
investments at
all times

Strategic asset
allocation.

Tactical asset
Benjanin
allocation
Graham's 50-50
Balance

Using telephone
Using
Using telephone
swithing method
telephone
switching
to actively move
switching
method to
and out of
method to
atively move
different schemes atively move and out of the
of same fund
and out of the same scheme
complex
same scheme of the different
of the same
fund complex
fund complex

The investor has


large capital,
knowledge and
resources for
research

The investor
has identified
a bullish
phase in the
stock market

The investor
wants to invest
for the long
term

A debt fund

An Equity
growth fund
None of the
above

PPF

BothA and B

Certain sum of
money to the
survivor of the
policy taken in
the event of
death within the
term of the policy
Investing In MF
offer liquidity

Inesting In MF
increases
transaction
cost

MF offer
professional
management

Real Estate

Gold

Bank Deposits

Medium term
basis

Long term
basis

Very short term


basis

Moderate risky
Commercial
Paper
Largely closeended but
convert into
open-ended at
pre-specified
intervals
Cum Dividend

Vertually risk
free
Debentures

None of the
above
Bonds

Always openended

None of the
above

Ex-Dividend

None of the
above

NAV plus exit


load
KYC of minor is
mandatory

NAV Plus entry


Load
KYC of
guardian is
require incase
if investment
is in minors
name

NAV minus
entry load
KYC is not
mandatory in
MF

SEBI

AMFI

RBI

Transition stage

Wealth Cycle

Life Cycle

1964

1987

1993

None of the
above

All employees
Shall abide
who are engaged with Sebi code
in the sale and
of ethics
distribution shall
obtain ARN

Investments to
achieve long
term goals

Guaranteed
returns

Direct
investment in
capital market

When the market


can behave in a
manner not seem
in the past

Black
marketing

Opposite of
White Swan

Requires the
Automatically
investment to be
leads to
locked in for a
investment in
period of 3 years equity shares
Stability is
associated with
debt funds

NIL
Custodial
agreement
BSE Star Mutual
Fund
Is equal to a
purchase
transaction

Nav of the
immediate next
working day

Both 1 & 2

All of these

None of the
above

25%
20%
+surcharge+c +surcharge+ce
ess
ss
Trust
deed
Investment
report of the
fund manager
Both 1 and 2
NEAT MMF

C
D
C

Is a
repurchase
from one
scheme and
purchase in
another
scheme with 1
request

None of the
above

Nav of the
same working
day.

None of the
above

Making available Single point of All of the above


screen based
address
platforms for
change
purchase and
sale of Mutual
Fund Schemes

Point of Service

Point of
Acceptance

All of the above

HUF

FII

Foreign citizen

Offices of AMC
and point of
acceptance
wherever
applications are
accepted

Custodians
Office

All of the above

Goes down

Goes upwards
steady

Remains
Constant

Bottom up
Approach

Growth Style

Blended Style

Yield Spread

Call to Yield

Floating Rate

AMC

Trustees

Stock Exchange

Mid Cap

Small Cap

Arbitrage Funds

Treynor Ratio

Standard
Deviation
Credence

Alpha

Crisil

7 working
days
Registrar and
transfer fees

3 working days

B
A

CDSL
5 working days
Listing fees and
Depository Fees
Increase rapidly

Increase
slowly

Software
development
fees
Remain
constant

Equity

Debt

Gold

Risk Approach

Risk Profiling

Risk Taking

2008-10

2009

None of the
above

Asset
Management

Asset
Framework

None of the
above

Strategic Asset
Allocation.

Model
Portfolios

None of the
above.

Strategic Asset
Allocation.

Tactical Asset
Allocation.

None of the
above.

Risk level of the


investment
options being
considered.

Both of the
above

None of the
above

every 6 months

every 3
every 6 months
months of
of every
every financial financial year
year

D
A

SAI

Offer
Document

KIM

Bench Mark

Rights of Unit
holders
12 months

Loads &
expenses
need based

every 9
months

every 12
months

6 months
every 6 months

C
D

Jun-11

advertised in a
national english
newspaper
5 years

Jun-12

Mar-11

mentioned in All of the above


the website of
the mutual
fund
3 financial
years

B
None of the
above

since the
inception

At Discount

At par

Does not have


in relation.

SID

SID and KIM

SAI

Monthly

30 days

Date of closure
of NFO

Fourth Schedule

Fifth Schedule

CDSC

RTA

NAV of realisation
date

NAV of
previous day
of realisation

Seventh
Schedule
Recuring
expenses
NAV of next
days

Dematerialisation

Demat

Remat

Investor who is in
Transition phase

Wealth
creating
affluent
investors

Wealth
preserving
affluent
investors

Gold

Currency

Art

NIL

Fund
Accountant

12.5%
20%
+surcharge+cess +surcharge+c
SEBI
AMFI

None of the
above

B
100000

66667

60000

A
Cannot say
anything

Rs. 12500

Rs.10000

Double Taxation
Avoidance
Agreement

Double
Taxation
Acceptance
Agreement

Double Taxation
Authorised
Agreement

Higher of the rate

Same rate

Restoring to tax
planning to keep
tases as low as
possible

Planning for
retirement
with the
maximum
income
possible

Either higher or
lower of the
rate
Process of
solving financial
problems and
reaching
financial goals

60 40

30 70

70 30

Asset Class C

Asset Class E

Life Cycle Fund

The interest is
tax free

The rate of
interest is
12% p.a.

Contribution
upto Rs.60000
are eligible for
tax rebate

Post-tax returns
are attractive

Liquidity is
rather low

None of the
above

10.50%

0.08

0.11

Between 100 and


Rs.6000

Between
Rs.600 and
Rs.1000

None of the
above

Risk premium of Risk premium The fluctuations


a fund as
of a fund as
of funds return
difference
difference
around a mean
between the
between the
level.
funds average funds average
return an risk
return an risk
free return
free return
divided by
divided by P/E
standard
ratio of fund.
deviation of the
fund.

50% Government
securities funds
+ 50% Money
Market Funds.

25%
aggressive
growth funds
+25%
international
funds 25%
Sector funds +
15% High
Yield Bond
funds + 10%
Gold Funds.

40% in equity an 20% in equity


60% in Debt
funds, 20% in
funds
liquid funds ,
and 60% in
debt funds
Distribution or
reaping Phase

Intergeneratio
nal transfer
Phase

100% Liquid
fund

10% in
moonthly
income
schemes

Accumulation
phase

Invest the entire Invest in very


Invest
amount
safe liquid
immdiately in IT
immediately in
investment
stocks, since
an Equity Index
options and
the valuations
Fund-since the
take the time
are now
index is a historic
needed to
considered to
low
work out the be attractively
financial plan
low

Young unmarried Young married


stage
stage

Young married
with childern
stage

Married with
older childern
stage

When to buy, sell Disgarding the All of the above


or switch from
nonone scheme to
performers
another
and keeping
the good
performers
Interest is paid
every year

Can be
withdrawn
after a year

All of the above

Fixed Asset
Allocation

Flexible Asset
Allocation

Strategic Asset
Allocation

0.35

0.75

0.4

inherter

Godfather

None of the
above
Any entity that is OCBs which is OCI card holder.
not an Indian
managed by
resident
foreigners.
0

Corporate Bond

A
B

POA Point Of
Acceptance
Growth Fund

B
D
B

A
D

CDSL

CVL

Money Market
Mutual Fund

Index Fund

Debt
Securities

Equity Shares

Individual

NRI

HUF

CDSL

ONCE

POS

D
A

NEFT

ECS

Both A&B

4000 units

Nil

16000 units

B
B

833 units.

417 units.

416.67 units.

Rs.14850/-

Rs.14000/-

Rs.14810/-

Signatory
Authority

Board
Resolution

Appliation form.

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Next working
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According to the
time mention in
web browser.

According to
the time
mention in
web server

According to
investment
Amt. & time
mention in web
server.

Following Days Following Days


NAV of
NAV of
application
Preceding Day
day
of application
date.

Preceding Days
NAV of Next
working Day of
fund realisation
Friday's NAV

Wednesday's
NAV

Tuesday's NAV

Preceding Days
NAV

Following
working days
NAV

Next Days NAV.

Only b & c

Inputs from the


Inputs from
CIO on the
the CMO on
investment
the interest in
objectives that the market for
would benefit the
the
investor
investment
objectives
0

Both the
statements are
wrong

Only First Part

Only Second
Part

Partially False

Completely
True
Only Second
statement
False

Completely
False
Only Second
statement True

Only First Part

Only Second
Part

Both the
statements are
wrong

Both the
statements are
wrong

Term
Partially False

Investment
objective
Completely
True

nature of the
scheme
Completely
False

A
C

Principle of
indemnity

Principle of
caveat emptor

Principle of
indemnity

Principle of
Buyer beware

Principle of
insurable
interest
Principle of
insurable
interest

C
C

Income fund

Fixed Deposits

Index Fund

0
0

B
A

Below par

At par

At a price
unrelated to the
prevailing
interest rate

Sector fund

Debt fund

Gold

NSC

Bank Deposits

Betting on
horse (as a
regular income)

RBI Relief Bond

NSC

6 years

7 years

Kisan Vikas
Patra
8 years

6 years

5 years

3 years

0.11

0.1

0.09

C
D

9.5% before tax

8.5% after tax

Investors in high
tax bracket

8.5% before
tax
Urban
investors

Risk taking
investors

Rs. 307

Rs.99

Rs. 207

Interest income is
added to the NAV

Interest
income is
subtratced to
the NAV

None of these

Photo debit card


Morning Star
Gold Fund

Photo credit
card
Lipper
Gold Sector
Fund

Photo employee
id
Credence
Analytics
Gold futures

C
A
D
A

Only HUF

Individual and
HUF

At discount

At par

Art

Property

Only
institutional
investors
At a price
unrelated to the
prevailing
interest rate

Institutional
metal

Decreases

Constant

Drastic change

Personal
information
Rs. 50,000/-

Financial
information
Rs.1,20,000/-

None of these

B
A

SEBI

AMC

Rs. 500 to Rs.


70,000
Trustee

New investor

Married with
older childern
stage
Tax benefits

Both new and


existing
investor
Married with 5
depended
children
Easy liquidity

Newly married
both are
working
High returns

Sum assured

Face value

Real value

Distributotor

It gives capital
It should be All of the above
appreciation over bought due to
its term
the need for
insurance and
not as an
investment

Sponsor

Company
distributor
0

Associate
group of
Sponsor
Investor

A
A

Distributotor

Banks

C
B

6 months

need based

Both 1 & 3

A
Jun-09

Jun-10

Mar-11

B
Parents and
Relatives
Contribution
ECS

Parents
Income

All of the above

PDCs

All of the above

STP

SWP

DTP

25: 75

70 : 30

20: 80

A
D
C
D

Maried with 2
Children stage
Go down
HNI
Distribution
Companies

Close-ended

Just Maried

Call centre
employee

React as per Remains Same


margin
Institutional
Investor
Tinvestor
Institutional
Financial
team member
Planner
of AMC
All the
schemes

None of the
above

Gold fund

Real estate

Golld ETF

Operation of
scheme

Portfolio and
operation of
scheme

None of the
above

Units are legally


transfer to legal
hier

B
B
C

C
A
A

Units are
Units are holds
automatically
or carry by
get redeemed surviving holder

Annualised
Returns
Fixed Asset
Allocation

Absolute
Return
Tactical Asset
Allocation

Simple return
Strategic Asset
Allocation

D
B
A
A

Agent
Registration
Number
SID

AMFI
Registration
Number
SAI

AMFI Regulation
Number
None of these

C
A

Associates of
Mutual Fund in
India

Associates of
Mutual Fund in
Indians

Association of
Mutual
Foundation in
India

Growth Fund.

Diversified
Equity Fund.

Index Fund.

0
Following
Working Days
Nav

Value Fund.

A
A

Preceding
AMC will not
Working Days
process the
NAV
transaction and
he will not get
any units.

A
Bullion

Gold Futures

Gold ETF

IRDA

PFM

AMFI

be empanelled
with an AMC

be NISM
certified

All of the above

C
C
D

B
To be borne by
the investors
Totally False

To be borne by to be borne by
the
SEBI
distributors
Partially True
Partially False

A
SEBI

Investor

Distributor

B
Quarterly

Half yearly

Yearly

A
Totally False

Partially True

Partially False

B
Totally False

Partially True

Partially False

B
AMC code of
ethics
AMFI's Guidelines
& Norms for
Intermediaries

both statements
are wrong

AMFI code of Agent's code of


ethics
ethics
AMC's
AMC's
guidelines &
guidelines &
Norms for
Norms for
Intermediaries
Individuals
only first
statement is
right

only second
statement is
right

B
AGNI

SID

SIA

B
0

B
8 inches

8 centimeters 18 centimeters

B
blue

0.1

white

0.15

as per the
wishes of the
AMC
7.50%

C
A

A
25/75

75/25

80/20

D
5 seconds

10 seconds

7.5 seconds

Name of AMC

Entry and/ or
exit loads

Declaration of
NAV

product
launches

Risk factors

usage of ranking
given by third
party

B
D
A

both statements
are wrong

only first
statement is
right

only second
statement is
right

D
0

B
0.01

0.02

Nil

D
0

B
0
Gold

A
Currency
market

International
Fund

0
Personal
information
Asset Allocators

B
A

Emplyability
Risk Profilers

Financial
information
Financial Plan

B
C

A
0

A
30% liquid, 60%
debt and 10%
equity
Debt

Simplicity

70% debt and


30% equity

100% debt

Entire corpus Large amount


in Equity
in equity throgh
SIP
Feeling of
Advance impact
helping the
on society
economy

A
D

A
0

Both statements
are wrong

Only the 1st


statement is
right

Only the 2nd


statement is
right

0
Both statements
are wrong

Both statements
are wrong
1 lakh

A
Only the 2nd
statement is
right

Only the 1st


statement is
right

Only the 2nd


statement is
right
5 lakhs

Only the 1st


statement is
right
Nothing

A
A

C
0

0
Personal
Retirement
Account Number

A
Personal
Registration
Account
Number

Permanent
Retirement
Account
Number

A
Both statements
are wrong
Debt securities,
other than govt
securities

Only the 1st


Only the 2nd
statement is
statement is
right
right
govt securities any fund as per
any fund as
the investor's
per the
choice
customer's age

B
0

IRDA

PFRDA

AMFI

Corporate debt

govt securities

Any of the
above

Financial assets

Non-physical
assets

C
D

Real assets

both statements
are wrong

only first
statement is
right

only second
statement is
right

D
0

B
Financial assets

Mega commodity
exchange
Profit

Number of years
after which the
expense will
occur

Non-physical
assets

Gold and Real


estate

Multi
Mumbai
consumer
commodity
exchange
exchange
Cost in today's Cost at the end
terms
of the period
when the
expense will be
incurred
Are the
expenses to
be done in
foreign
currency

All of the above

B
0

A
Comprehensive
Financial plan

Staretegic
Financial Plan

Tactical
financial plan

B
analyse &
Implement the
Monitor the
evaluate client's
financial
financial
financial status
planning
planning
recommendati recommendatio
ons
ns

All of the
above

A
Young Married

youn married
couple, with one
spouse working

Childhood

young
unmarried
person

Married with
young children

a child

B
Exclusions

Co-payment

Pre-existing
illness

A
young married to
young
married with
unmarried to
older children
pre-retirement
Sudden wealth

Transition

young
unmarried to
married with
older children

Intergenerational
transfer

C
Accumulation

35

Sudden
Wealth

Reaping

45

50

D
D

Transition

Accumulation

Sudden Wealth

liquid

debt

life insurance

A
B

A
A=P/(1+I)^n

P=A^n*(1+I)

P=A^n*(1+I)

B
Comprehensive financial goal
Financial plan
Establish and
Gather client
Define the client- data, define
planner
client goals
relationship

Transition

Intergenerational
phase

none of the
above
Develop and
present
financial
planning
recommendatio
ns and/ or
options
Accumulation
phase

B
D

Amount of buying
and selling done
by the fund

60:40

The average
number of
units sold by
the fund in
one day

None of the
above

30:70

70:30

B
D

The sentiments
of market

unexpected Fluctuation into


scenario in the
the market
market, which
has not yet
been
performed in
the past

Fixed Asset
Fliexible Asset
Allocation
Allocation Fund.
Fund.
He is redeeming He is investing
Both B & C
within 9 months
within 3
after record date months prior
of Dividend
to the record
Date of
Dividend

MIP.

D
0

50% of net assets

25% of net
20% of net
assets
assets
The performance The returns
The change in
of other mutual given by other wholesale price
funds
comparable
index
financial
products

D
The investment
objective of the
fund
High Ticket Size.

S&P CNX Nifty

I-Sec's I-BEX
Investment
objectives
Winning a sports
gold medal

SEBI

AMFI

B
Professional Domestic Asset.
Management.
BSE 200

CRISIL Debt
Index
Fund size

S&P CNX
Sectoral Indices
S&P CNX Defty

B
D
C

Fund managers

D
Planning for
retirement

Saving for
child's
education

To achieve
financial goals
through proper
management of
finances

To invest in
foreign
countries

None of the
above

B
Financial Planner

Insurance
Agency

Financial
Advisor

A
Allocating funds
to individual
securities

Recommending
appropriate asset
allocation

Tracking
stocks, which
they feel have
potential

None of the
above

Monitoring
All of the above
financial
planning
recommendati
ons

D
B

B
Disciplining
children

Equity fund

Disciplined
monthly
budgeting

None of the
above

Growth fund

Gild fund

C
A

A
Flexible Ratio of
Asset Allocation

Investment
without any
asset
allocation plan

Buy and hold


Strategy

Liquidate poorly Liquidate good


Switch from
performing
performing poor performers
investments from investments
to good
time to time
from time to
performers
time

D
Real estate

Bullion

Implement the To develop the


Certification
Cadre of Agent
Programme
Public Provident
National
Fund (PPF)
Savings
Certificates
(NSC)

Money market
instruments
All of These

D
Units of a
mutual fund

0
High purchase
price
Implement the
Certification
Programme
Long term capital
appreciation

B
Depreciation
in value as
time passes
To develop the
Cadre of Agent

Value gets
eroded due to
inflation
All of These

Low risk

High liquidity

D
A
Unfavourable
effect of tax

Very high
liquidity

0
The amount
required for
investment is
very large

B
D

0
Higher risk

D
B

Safety of
principal is not
guaranteed

None of the
above

B
0

A
Taxed in the
Are subject to
hands on the
capital gains
investors
tax
Agents get
Returned are
commissions on guaranteed by
mutual fund
mutual funds
investment

Are tax-free in
the hands of
the investor
None of the
above

Inflation.

Tax Deferal.

Tax Benefit.

Commercial
paper

Company
deposit

Debt fund

A
B
D

A
Amount of money Investor's risk
to be invested
tolerance

Managing the risk Financing the


of investment
client's
investments
AMFI
RBI

Phase through
which the
economy is
passing

None of the
above.

AMC

B
0

0
Majority of board
of directors

B
Majority of
board of
directors of
AMC

Both a and b

0
The amount will
debited only
when investor
will give the
request
Benefit of
inflation

Entry load and


exit load
15 yrs, 30yrs,
5yrs, and since
inception
Degree of
diversification of
the portfolio

Market level
Market level risk

Both a and c

B
According to
SEBI
regulation

Depends upon
AMCS
employee

A
Cost adjusted the technique
with the
of reducing the
impact of
capital gain tax
inflation
Declaration of Logo or trade
mark
NAV and
performance
7 days, 15
7 days, 15
days, 30 days days, and since
inception
Fund
Number of
manager's
investors in the
success at
scheme
market timing
Sector specific All of the above
Both of the
above

None of the
above

C
C

D
B
A

He can redeem
investment at
prevailing NAV
within 30 days
from the date of
change take
place

Cannot exit at Can exit at face


face valve
valve

A
It is based on
past returns,
which does not
necessarily
indicate further
performance

It is an
independent
number

Help the investor


develop the right
approach to
investing

Recommend
some
investment
option
available

All types of fund


can be
measured with
standard
deviation

B
Offer adhoc
advise
whenever the
investor has
surplus money
available

B
Buy a few units
of every mutual
fund scheme
available

20 days

Allocation the
available money
to all the
securities
available

Invest all the


money in one
fund scheme

Invest all the


money in
different
schemes of the
same fund
family

Up to the last
date of NFO

None of this

Allocating the
right
proportion of
funds to
equity, debt
and money
market
securities

None of the
above

0
Stock selection

Equity funds
Income funds

Weighted
No. of securities
average
in portfolio
Maturity
Money market All of the above
funds
Equity growth All of the above
fund

C
B
C
A
C

In accumulation
phase

In transition
phase

Who are wealth


preserving
affluent
individuals

The investor has Financial goals


Investor
retired
are
suddenly gets a
approaching
windfall
Affluent investors

Not invest in
securities, which
bear risk of
capital erosion

Investors in Investors in the


the interdistribution
generational
phase
transfer phase
Continue
holding a
major portion
of their
holding in
equity growth
funds

Should take
the effect of
taxes into
account

Never invest in
equity

The right
The right
All the funds
investment
investment can be invested
strategy depends
strategy
in aggressive
upon who the
depends upon
equity funds
beneficiaries are
the state of
the stock
market
Should not use
any of the new
wealth to invest
in equity

Need not pay


any taxes on
the newly
acquired wealth
as it is not a
part of their
regular income

B
0

A
0

D
S.D=STDEV

S.D=(range of S.D=STDEV*(ra
cells where
nge of cells
the periodic
where the
returns are
periodic returns
calculated)
are calculated)

Define Goal

A Balanced fund

Establish
Relationship

A Money
market fund

Monitor the
Financial
Planning
Recommendatio
ns

Both a and b
above

A
Every Year.

Quaterly.

Every Month.

More volatile
than market

Equally
volatile than
market
Risk adjusted
return

No relation

Risk

Over a period of It does not tell


time, the average you when to
purchase price
buy, sell or
will work out
switch from
lower than if one one scheme to
tries to guess the
another
market highs and
lows

B
B

Beta of the
portfolio

Rupee cost
averaging has
no serious
shortcomings

C
Rebalance the
Debt/Equity
allocation very
frequently

Generally
Keep fixed
avoid portfolio percentages of
rebalancing? equity and debt
investments at
all times?

C
His risk appetite

6% interest paid
every 6 months

Job of the
investor

It is required by
AMC

The purpose
of making
investment
3% interest
paid every
quarter

All of these

D
1% interest
paid monthly

Dramatic
change in the
market
condition

All of these

Business
increases

All of the above

D
A

Buying and
selling securities
on the basis of
privileged
information
available to the
fund by persons
who are insiders
to the company

Both of the
above

None of the
above

B
AGNI

Front running

None of the
above

B
The directors of
the trustee
company
1

Sponsor of the
fund

Only 1 and 2

D
B

1
Debt

A
Liquid

Money Market

A
5 years and
above

upto 3 years

upto 2 years

0
Debt fund

A
Liquid fund

Index fund

A
0

A
lower than the

NAV

0.03

higher than
the

none of the
above

NAV plus Exit


load

NAV less Exit


load

0.05

0.07

B
B
D

Equity funds

Debt funds

Sector funds

A
0

A
Debt

Liquid

Money Market

A
5 years and
above

upto 3 years

upto 2 years

0
12 Midnight.

Assured policy
surrender value

A
Server time as
Investor's
per the
computer time.
computer.
Low risk
none of the
above

C
D

0
lower than the

When the market


can behave in a
manner not seen
in the past

A
higher than
the

Lower or higher
than NAV

black
marketing

Opposite of
white swan

A
0

Mid-cap

Small-cap

Both B & C

Both statements
are wrong

Only the 1st


statement is
right

Only the 2nd


statement is
right

He would benefit
He would
He would loose
if the Indian
loose if the US
if the Indian
Rupee becomes
$ becomes
Rupee becomes
stronger
stronger
stronger

Both A & B

FMP

Equity Fund

International
Equity Fund

B
0

A
0

A
Short Term Debt
fund

Both of the
above

None of the
above

0
Weekly

B
Monthly

Annual

C
Tracking error

Both statements
are wrong

Scheme
running
expenses
Only the 1st
statement is
right

All of the above

Only 2 & 3

D
Only the 2nd
statement is
right

A
0

A
Any of the
Dividend
Dividend
above.
Reinvestment, Payout of Debt
debt fund.
Fund.
All the corpus
Customer is
Allocate some
investing in one
king
units to every
companies
investor in India

A
Financial Assets
Foreign Bank

Both of the
above
Domestic
Bank

none of the
above
Private
Placement

A
D

1200 units

500 units

600 units

A
Gold fund
ETF
Small Ticket
Small Ticket
Mix of all asset
classes
Interest rate
Equity Shares
and Bonds

Real estate
fund
Life Insurance

Gold ETF
Gold Future

International
Asset
International
Asset
Debt

Safe haven
asset class
Safe haven
asset class
G-Sec.

Rupee cost
averaging
Liquid Fund
and Saving
Bank account

both 1 and 3

A
C
C
C
C
A

Gilt Fund and


SENSEX

Gold Sector fund

Gold

Gold Future

Gold Sector fund

Gold

Gold Future

RBI Relief Bond

G-Sec.

Institutional
Investor
0

NBFC

Kisan Vikas
Patra
LIC

B
D
A
D
A

B
0

B
A
A

0
0

belong to the
investors

shared by the
trustees and
the investors
belong to the
according to
AMC
pre-agreed ratio

mutual fund
corpus

mutual fund
schemes

unit reserve

exposure to wide
range of
securities with
smaller
investment

benefit of
economies of
scale

all of the above

hybrid funds

interval funds balanced funds

furnish the
returns of the
market index

keep the costs


low

both c and d

0
sector fund

balanced fund

equity fund

host fund, feeder


fund

local fund,
international
fund

international
fund, local fund

corporate paper

financial
institutions'
bonds

equity of
private
companies

active funds

dormant funds

none of the
above

all of the above

unit holders

have credit risk,


interest rate
risk and reinvestment risk

an active
participant in
promoting good
corporate
governance,
investor
protection
board of trustees

a participant
that has
brought in
liquidity into
the financial
system
investment
objectives

have interest
raterisk but no
credit risk

have credit
risk but no
interest risk

that trade in the


stock exchange

that trades in
over the
counter
exchange
all of the above

0
Tenure

rate of return

number of
distributors

units available for


sale and
repurchase at all an upper limit
times
on its NAV
a fixed fund size
equity sector
funds

debt funds

equity
diversified
funds

debt securities
where the
interest rate
debt securities
payable by the
which offers
issuer changes in
multiple
debt securities
line with the
interest rate
which have no
market
structure
maturity period

buy and hold

B
B
B

flexible asset
allocation funds

fixed asset
allocation
funds
credit
selection

diversified
funds
prepayment
selection

B
A
B
B

0
close-ended
funds

interval funds

ensure that
investors
interests are
safeguarded

the
ensure the AMC
management
has proper
of the fund is
systemsin accordance priocedures and
with SEBI
key personnel
regulation
in place

hybrid funds

domestic
financial
institutions

foreign
financial
institutions

all of the above

sponsor
75% of the unitholders

SEBI
both of the
above

Unit holders
none of the
above

A
C

Rs. 50 crore

Rs. 10 crore

Rs. 50 lakhs

no

40%

50%

RBI

SEBI

The sponsor of
that mutual
fund

SEBI

trustees

AMC

directly manage
the portfolio of
securities

do not have
the right to
dismiss the
AMC

Cannot
supervise and
diret the
working of the
AMC.

75%

to the sponsors

to the unitholders

in the offer
document

sponsors
including its
subsidiaries

sponsors
including its
subsidiaries or
the trustees

sponsors and
the trustees

the sponsor

The on behalf
of the trustees

investment
management
agreement

agreement to
manage
portolio

AMC
appointment
letter

75%

85%

above (a) only

updating investor
records

preparing
transfer
documents

investing the
funds in
securities
markets

12 months

5 years

3 years

SEBI

ministry of
finance

compliance
officer

unit holders

both SEBI and


unit holders

none of the
above

no

stock market
investors

asset
management
companies

mutual fund
distributors

AMFI

ARN

ACE

5 business days
of closure of the
NFO

10 working
days of the
end of the
quarter

10 business
days of closure
of the NFO

9.00 AM the next


day

12.00 noon
the next day

7.00 PM the
same day

engaging into
doing personal
transaction with
trading with
making
the fund to get
the
personal
unfair benefits at investments of investment with
the cost of unitthe mutual
unit-holders
holders money
fund scheme
money

interest @ 15%
p.a

Rs.100 extra
as late fee

interest @ 1%
per month

within 3 month
from the close of
the financial year

within 1
month from
the close of
the financial
year

within 3 month
from the close
of each half
year

by informing
each unitholders
individually of
the proposed
by allowing unit- change and by
holders to exit
allowing them
the scheme after
to exit the
six months
scheme
after obtaining
without any exit
without any
prior approval
load
exit load
from SEBI
mutual fund
trust
AMC
sponsors

prevailing NAV
face value of
i.e after
units or NAV at
adding the
the time of
income earned
claiming the
on the
amount
amount,
unclaimed
determined by
whichever is less
money
the AMC

insider trading

front running

self dealing

receiving of a
copy of the
annual
approving
inspecting magor
financial
investment
docunents of a statements of decisions of the
fund
that fund
fund

every month

every hour

every day

80%

65%

40%

preferred
investors

dominant unit significant unitholders


holders

0
offer document is
adequate
approved by SEBI resources are
containing such maintained to
guaranteed
fulfill the
returns
guarantee
all of the above

three

five

one

D
B
B

can sue the


AMC/trustee

has no legal
recourse

all of the above

bi-monthly

half yearly

quarterly

8.00 PM the
same day

3.00 PM the
next day

10.00 AM the
next day

5 business days
of closure of the
NFO

5 working
days

10 business
days of closure
of the NFO

portfolio details

financial
results

sale and repurchase prices


of a mutual
fund scheme

SEBI

offer
document of
the scheme

advertisement
of the scheme

systematic
Investment and
Distribution

Scheme ID

Information
Document

the executive
director of the
AMC

the
compliance
officer

the investor
relation officer

face value of the


units being
offered

SID updation
date

standard
clauses

False

It is not issued by
AMC

It is supplied
with
application
form

It contains the
terms of issue

in an english
daily
newspaper
having
nationwide
circulation and
in a
newspaper
published in
the language
of the region
in any local
where the
newspaper where head office of
the head office of
the mutual
no need for
AMC is situated fund is located advertisement

advertisements
about the
scheme

financial
joumals

scheme launched
in last 3 financial
years

scheme
launched in
the last 18
months

the scheme's
annual report

key
information
synopsis of SID
memorandum
and SAI

attached as
addendum
and
updated in SID
distributed
within 3 months along with the updated in SID
from the end of
SID, until the before the end
financial year
SID is updated of financial year

monthly income
schemes

summarised SID
and SAI

False

dividend yield
schemes

assured return
schemes

3 months from 6 months from


the end of
the end of next
the end of financial year
financial year financial year
6 months from
the end of next
financial year

6 months from 3 months from


the end of
the end of next
financial year financial year
21 working
30 working days
days
7 working days

Sep-10

Mar-11

Jun-11

D
C

D
A

False
which is made
by the
different for
"standards
different schemes committee" none of the above

A
A

False

data of opening
and closing
number of
investor
complaints for
previous 2
financial years

within each
subsequent
calendar
during NFO or not
quarter
complied within thereafter, on
such extended
an average
stipulated period
basis

both b and c

1 month
normal time
plus 15 days
notice period
thereafter

no time limit
allowed

contact
information of
service providers

15 days

investment
valuation
norms

only to the extent


of jurisdiction of
only to the
the country
extent of top
where the
10 monetary
headquarter of
penalties
the sponsor(s) is during the last
situated
3 years
all of the above
key information
memorandum
(KIM)

Scheme
information
document (SID)

portfolio break-up
with
name and
minimumand
contach
maximum asset details of the
allocation
key personnel

type of the
scheme- open
ended/close
ended/interval
scheme

buy the
balance of the
corpus of the
rebalance his
scheme to
holding to bring it
make his
down below 25% holding 100%

do nothing

both SAI and


KIM

advertised in a
regional
language
newspaper of the
region where the mentioned in
head office of
the website of
mutual fund is
the mutual
situated
fund
all of the above

3 months from
the end of next
financial year

immediately
after the lapse
of 30 days exit
6 months from window given to
the end of
investors to exit
financial year
the scheme

uniform
presentations of
dividends

ldentical time
periods
all of the above

covering 10% of
the display area
in white
background

either of the
above

both of the
above

tombstone
advertisement

audio-visual
audio
advertisement advertisement

The maximum
commission of
the distributor

The minimum
ae well as the
maximum
commission of
the distributor

neither the
minimum nor
the maximum
commission of
the distributor

Display
advertisement

product launch
tombstone
advertisement advertisement

1ye, 5yr, and


since launch

1 yr, 3 yr, and 1 yr, 3 yr, and 5


since launch
yr
performance
commission all of the above

trail commission

False
compounded
simple average
annualizedbasis quarterly basis
basis
Display
advertisement

Audio
tombstone
advertisement advertisement

B
A

False

False

False

False

False

False

the last 1
the last 1 year,
year, 2 years 3 years, 5 years
and since
and since
the last year only
launch
launch

False

False

False

higher the
interest,
dividend and
lower the
capital gains appreciation in
earned by the the investment
higher the
scheme,
portfolio, lower
expenses, higher higher would
would be the
would be the NAV be the NAV
NAV

different

valuing
investment at
valuing
cost or market investment at
price
cost or market
whichever is price whichever
lower
is higher
not charged to
none of the
either
above

sponsors

AMC

there cannot be
any initial issue
expenses

fees to
trustees

scheme
advertising
expenses

valuing
investment at
market price

software
development
expenses

False

7.00%

2.25%

SEBI has
banned entry
load

2777.7778

2690.9955

2805.8361

1.50%

0.50%

1.00%

one year or more

3 years or
more

less than 1 year

15.00%

12.50%

25%

as prescribed in
income tax act

as prescribed
in DTAA

NO TDS on nonresident
investors

valuation of peer
group companies
is to be
considered

book balue is
to be
considered

face value is to
be considered

book value

valuation pf
peer group
companies

all of the above

valuation of all
investment
securities held

units sold or
redeemed

all of the above

index funds

liquid funds

index funds,
liquid funds and
other debt
funds

at least 2

maximum 2

at lest 4

six

three

nine

B
A

False

1.50%

0.75%

3.00%

out of free
reserves

out of
distributable
reserves

irrespective of
profit or loss

AMFI

Distribution
agents based
on demand for
the fund

SEBI

utilized by
AMC to meet
selling
credited back to
expenses
the scheme

Rs. 2 crores

Rs. 2.5 crores

nil

2.00%

1.75%

1.50%

STP

minors

investment
through power
of attorney
holder

NRRE account

NRO account

closing NAV of
the day
preceding the
day on which
funds are
available for
utilizatione

closing NAV of
the day
immediately
preceding the
date of
application

closing NAV of
next business
day

closing NAV of
day preceding
next business
day

closing NAV of
next business
day

closing NAV of
the day
application is
received

tranferred to
investor
education fund

dividend reinvestment
option

growth option all of the above

automatic
reinvestment
allows for
accumulation of
additional units
of the fund

an investor who
subscribes to
the major
the growth
benefit of
option under a
automatic
scheme can
reinvestment later change to
is
a dividend
compounding
option

monthly dividend
payout plan

systematic
investment
plan

systematic
systematic
withdrawal plans transfer plans

SEBI

all of these

systematic
withdrawal

none of these

no difference

SIP

VAP is
modified
version of SIP
that allows the
investors
flexibility with
SIP is
respect to
systematic
amount and investment and
frequency of
VAP is
investment withdrawal plan

trigger

ensuring that the tracking the


funds are not
securities that
used to favour a each fund has
few companies
invested in
either of the
FII
above

SWP
ensuring that
the funds are
invested in
approved
secrities only
none of the
above

C
B

False

False

consent of
auditors and
legal advisors

reports based
investment
on which actual
management investments are
reports
made

NAV prevailing NAV prevailing


prior to
on the date of
dividend
declaration of
declaration
dividend

investors who
wish to benefit
from market
fluctuations

investors who
prefer a
regular
income stream

investors who
are not sure
about
themselves

closing NAV of
day preceding
next business
day

closing NAV of
next business
day

closing NAV of
the day

cum-dividend
NAV

can be changed
to suit the
requirements of
the AMC

need not be
consistent

it is suitable for SWP is similar


investors seeking
to monthly
regular income
income plan

should be
disclosed at tne
time of initial
launch

only 1& 2

False

False

dividend reinvestment

growth

bonus

cum-dividend
NAV

ex-declaration cum-declaration
NAV
NAV

cum-dividend
NAV

ex-declaration cum-declaration
NAV
NAV

market price per


share / no. of
ordinary shares
outstanding

total
earnings / no.
of ordinary
shares
outstanding

net worth / no.


of ordinary
shares
outstanding

emerging

growth

value

growth investing

stock picking
less than a
year

sector selection
less than a
month

coupon rate

risk premium

6 months

yield spread

False

False

compounded
annualised return
return

compounded
annual growth
rate

the infrastructure
development
takes place

the interest
rate falls

all of the above

weighted
average maturity

yield spread

all of the above

abstaining from
the market for
some days

using equity
derivatives

selling the
entire holdings

minimized by
diversificatio

managed by
minimized by
investing in
good fund
bluechip
management companies only

ldle cash lying


with the fund

investment in
high rated
bonds

none of these

r-squared
measures how
much of a
fund's
standard
fluctuations is
beta of less
deviation is
attributable to than one means
relevant for both movements in that the fund is
debt and equity
the overall
more volatile
funds
market
than the market

False

15.67%
it is based on
past returns,
which does not
necessarily
indicate further
performance
taxes

13.79%

it is an
independent
number
both of the
above

scheme's optimal
return
risk premium

10.15%

all types of
funds can be
measured with
standard
deviation

never differs

fund manager's
performance

CAGR

benchmark

alpha

I-sec's Si-bex

crisil
composite
bond fund
index

S &P CNX nifty

government
short term
corporate bond
securities market money market
market

C
A

False
scheme specific
risk

standard risk

credit risk

SEBI

the AMC in
consultation
with the
trustee

trustee

higher the
weighted
systematic
average
lower modified
risk of an
maturity of a
duration implies equity porfolio debt security is,
higher interest
is measured higher would be
sensitive risk in a by its modified
its interest
debt porfolio
duration
sensitivity
pays lower
pays higher
interest
interest
incur losses
a debt
security with
longer
maturity
fluctuates
more than
short tenor
securities

D
C

the value of
floating rate
securities
fluctuates more
than fixed rate
securities

a debt security of
shorter maturity
would fluctuate a credit risk and
lot more, as
yield on a debt
compared to
security is
longer tenor
inversely
securities
related

higher the
credit risk
would be the
yield spread

historical data
of fund
performance

the nature of
investments

In a floater, when
the market yield
goes down, the
issuer pays
higher interest

the investment
objective

long-term debt
fund have
higher NAV
fluctuation
when
all these
growth and risk
comoared to
statements
are associated
money
describe reality
with equity funds markets funds
adequately

high default risk


hedging against
risk

low liquidity
risk
re-balancing
og portfolio

inflation risk

both b and c

at a discount to
NAV

at par

either of the
above

in line with the


market

below the
market returns

as per
government
bond yield

total purchase /
net assets

total purchase
and sales / net
assets

total purchase
and sales /
average net
assets

transaction costs
are high

the fund may


be quity risky all of the above

is managed by
reputed AMCs

offers facility
of converting
the Gold ETF
to physical
gold

tracks the gold


prices better

12 months

48 months

36 months

portfolio
composition

scheme's
performance

weighted
average
maturity

investing in
high price
shares

investing
regularly with a
long-term
perspective to
smoothen out
the effects of
volatility in
market price

investing in debt
funds

chances of
incurring capital
loss is more for
SWP

the money
don't grow
with SWP

investors
perceive that the
fund will be
the assets of
unable to
the fund are
maintain the NAV undervalued

tax effect, as
dividend is tax
free whereas
redemption
from equity
schemes
attracts STT
aswell capital
gains

none of the
above

1%

7%

2%

getting decent
returns like debt
funds

getting tax
benefits like
equity funds

all of the above

higher
transaction costs

both the
above

none of the
above

C
A

False

sue the
agent/distribut
sue the trustees
or

none of the
above

ratio of sales ratio of sales or


or purchase
purchase
ratio of total
( which ever is ( which ever is
purchase and
lower) to the
higher) to the
sales to the net
net assets of
net assets of
assets of the fund
the fund
the fund

six

three

four

Quality of the
mutual fund
assets

his investment
objective and
risk appetite

all of these

high appreciation
in value

low purchase
price

hedhe against
inflation

False

False

False

A retiree who is
currently getting An old person
an income of
wanting to
4,000 but would transfer all his
want Rs.10,000 a wealth to his
month
grandchildren

A young
professional
aged 26 years

distribution

reaping

transition stage

distribution
stage

intergenerational
wealth transfer
stage

bank fixed
deposits

diversified
equity
schemes of
mutual funds

liquid schemes
of mutual funds

client cashes
out

client feels the


need to take
care of the next
generation

accumulation

the clients' goals


are approaching

False

False

investor has a
long-term horizon

investor
cannot take
risks

investor's
financial goals
are approaching

married with 2
kids

about to
approach
retirement

young married

Managing the
risks of investing

financing the
client's
investments

none of the
above

accumulation

reaping

intergenerational
transfer

systematic
investment plan

lump sum
investment
Planning

financial
Planning

False

when the
investor invests
regularly in a
liquid fund, sets
a target for an
equity fund,
then invests
more in equity
fund if its value
when the
when the
declines and
investor invests a
investor
books profits
fixed sum each
invests
when its value
month in a liquid regularly in a
exceeds the
fund
liquid fund
target value

how the
investment
should be
distributed
how the
between
investment
different
how a fund
should be
mutual funds
manager
distributed
having the
distributes his
between different
same risk
investments
asset classes
profile
within a scheme

risk profiling

evaluation of
socio-economic
conditions

in transition
phase

who are wealth


preserving
affluent
individual

evaluation of
financial status

in accumulation
phase

not invest in
securities, which
bear risk of
capital erosion
it is a
development
financial
institution
Peter Lynch

continue
holding a
major portion
of their
holding in
equity growth
funds

never invest in
equity

it is nonit is a financial banking finance


intermediary
company
John
Templetion
Warren Buffer

C
A

buyback
transaction
government
securities

buy
transaction

re-purchase
transaction

call money

both a and b

guarantee the
return on
investment

ensure the
principal
repayment

ensure the
return on
investment

C
B

0
sponsor

Custodian

All the above

0% and 100%
The transfer
agent

25% and 49%

0% and 49%

The trustees

The bankers

1993

1995

1996

Prior approval
of the sponsor
is required,
Atleast two-thirds AMC should before a person
of the trustee in
have
is appointed as
the trustee board minimum 40% director on the
needs to be
independentdi
board of the
independent
rector
AMC

AMFI

GCCI

AGNI

D
B

daily in atleast 2
newspaper

daily in atleast once a month in


one
all national
newspaper
newspapers

rural investrs

investment
below Rs. 5000

30 days of
declaration

60 days from
the end of the
month in which
it is declared

5 business
days of
5 business days from the closureallotment
of NFO

7 working days
of allotment

micro-SIPs
30 days from the
end of the month
in which it is
declared

0
Investor Service
Centre of AMC

SEBI

the names
and addresses
of the
investment policy registrats and
of the scheme
custodians ?

Ministry of
Finance

none of the
above

Buyer is always
right

Seller is
always right

Seller is guilty
unless proved
right

within one year

within 2 years

within five
years

giving the fund


manager`s
Giving detailed Explaining the
investment
information about risk factors of outlook for the
the scheme
the scheme
next quarter

the date after


the NFO close
date from
the opening date
which an
after the scheme investor can
suspension
re-purchase or
period is over
buy new units

45 days

15 days

the next day


after the NFO
close date

20 days

period under
Circumstances
which refund
under which
Maximum
should be carried refund may
target amount
out
take place
to be raised

SID

KIM

All of the above

Past
Risks
performance associated with If the AMC has
of sponsor /
the use of
no previous
AMC / mutual
derivative
experience in
fund is not
instruments, if
managing a
indicative of
the fund plans
fund, a
NAV can move up
future
to use such
disclosure to
or down
performance
instruments
that effect

D
A

15

20

50

Aggregate fees
and expenses
charged to the
scheme

Investment
pattern

All of the above

The specific
securities in
which the fund
will invest

AMFI

any of the
above

0.50%

Asset allocation
pattern
SEBI

Policy of
diversification
Fund
distributors

on the amount
on the net
redeemed by
assets
investors
attributable to
attributable to
the units sold
the units sold by
by the
the distributors
distributors

1%

No upper limit

Entry and/or exit


loads, if
applicable

comparisons
and usage of
ranking given
Frequency of
by a third
Net Asset Value
party
(NAV) disclosure

Premium on NAV

Exit Load

Entry Load

Contingent
Deferred sales
Charge

Contingent
Deferred Exit
Charge

Calibrated
Deferred sales
Charge

exit load

deferred load

any of the
above

Audit fees of the


scheme

Fund accoing
fees

Expenses on
investor
communication

Rs.5.75 crore

Rs.11.25crore

Rs.10.75 crore

balanced funds

equity and
balanced
funds

index funds,
liquid funds and
other debt
funds

Rs. 5 lacs

50000 shares

None of the
above

Closing NAV of
the day
preceding the
day on which
funds are
available for
utilization
SAI of the mutual
fund scheme

Closing NAV of
the day
immediately
preceding the Closing NAV of
date of
next business
application
day
Mutual fund
website

Both a Aand c

D
B

0
Systematic
withdrawal Plan

Dividend Reinvestment
Plan

Systematic
Transfer Plan

Not defined

Listed in the
offer
document

Available with
stock
exchanges

C
B

0
The returns
given by other
The performance comparable
The Change in
of other mutual
financial
wholesale price
funds
products
index

Total
Earnings / No.
of Ordinary
Book value per
shares
share / Earning
outstanding
per share

Market price per


share / Earning
per share

If the interest
rate goes up,
yield of bonds
will go down

If interest
rates go down,
price of bonds
will also go
down

If the interest
rate goes up,
yield of bonds
will go up

Both A and B

Whatever
Viewing each
money
finacial goal
becomes
distinctly, and
available from
making a specific time to time,
asset allocation to be invested
and investment
as per risk
for each goal
preference

None of the
above

The return on
investor would
earn

The amount
rate of interest
paid on par
value of the
bond

None of the
above

(11.5 /
10)^(15/12)- 1

(10 /
<10 /
11.5)^(15/12) 11.5)^(12/15)-1
1

30%

20%

31%

14.90%

21.37%

17.12%

12 months

6 months

24 months

Ieverage

credit

concentration

A
D

Sector funds

Contra funds

Thematic funds

Switches the
scheme
objectives,
depending on
their view on the
respective
markets

both of the
above

none of the
above

0
Fund
Advertisement
Offer Document
s
All of the above

8.23%
Wants
predictable
returns

4.00%

7.92%

wants return
more than
wants regular or
normal fixed
anytime
deposits
liquidity

RBI

Employees
provident &
Pension Fund
Authority

Pension funds
Regulatory and
Development
Authority

different needs
and aspirations

different
socioeconomic
conditions

all of the above

Investors in
the interInvestors in the
generational
distribution
Affuent investors transfer phase
phase

6% interest paid
every 6 months

3% interest
paid every
quarter

economic
development

decrease in
crime rate

Rs.100
in a stock
exchange
of poor
profitability

1% interest
paid monthly

D
C

Rs.10

improves
government
exchequer
Any amount
fixed by AMC

after lock in
period
of poor track
record

never
of poor credit
quality

None of the
above

It is an
instrument
that gives the
holder the
right to
purchase
It is a debt
equity share in
instrument that a company at
offers fixed
a fixed price in
interest rate
future

Should have
positive net
worth in last 7
years
50% of the unit
holders

Should have
Should have
latest net
earned profit
worth more
after interest
than the
and
capital
depreciation in
contributed in the last 3 years
AMC share
including the
capital
current year
45% of the
unit holders

60% of the unit


holders

C
B

C
A

51% trustees
of the trustee
XYZ ltd., a
board is
sponsor company
associated
has 51% share- with XYZ ltd.,
holding in ABC
a sponsor
ltd., an AMC
company

XYZ ltd., a
sponsor
company
control 51%
share of the
custodian

Trustee

sponsor

Custodian

B
A

Equity Analysts

Portfolio
Managers

Security
Dealers

B
B

0
5 business days
of closure of the
NFO

10 working
days of the
end of the
quarter

10 business
days of closure
of the NFO

Are defined as
Can be decided
per SEBI
based on investor Regulations
Need not be
response to the
before the
disclosed in the
offer
offer is made offer document

within 3 month
from the close of
the financial year

within 1
month from
the close of
the financial
year

within 3
within 6 month
month from
from the end of the end of the
the financial year financial year

within 3 month
from the close
of each half
year

by paying
applicable
charges

The nature of the


scheme being
income bearing

The specified
stocks in the
scheme`s
portfolio

The names and


addresses of
the compliance
officer

AMC

Consumer
Court

Does not have


any

Investment
Objective of the
mutual fund

Investment
Principle of
the mutual
fund

AMFI Code of
Ethics

buying or
selling of any
buying or
secuities
selling of any
ahead of
secuities after
transaction of the transaction
the fund, with
of the fund,
access to
with access to
insider
insider
information
information

if the
requirement of
minimum 20
investors is not
No single
complied within
person shall
the stipulated
hold more
period, the
All open-ended
than 25% of
mutual fund
mutual fund
the corpus of scheme shall be
schemes shall
open-ended
automatically
have 20 investors
schemes
wound up

making personal
investment with
unit-holders
money

minimum 75%

maximum
90%

at least 65%

Description of the
scheme &
investment
objective/strateg
y

Investors`
Rights and
Services

Performance of
other mutual
funds

Investor
Employee of AMC
relations
or distributor
team-member All of the above

NSE Nifty

BSE Sensex

None of the
above

general
information
advertisement

launching or
re-launching
of schemes

competitive
advertising

an entity
whose
services have
not been
procured by
the AMC(s) or
mutual fund or
an entity who
any of its
provides general
affiliates to
information about
assign a
AMC(s) or mutual ranking to the
funds to the
AMC(s) or
public
mutual fund All of the above

691.24 crore

509.94 crore

634.00 crore

Yield matrix
prepared by
Valuation of
authorized
other similar
valuation agency debt securities

Sponsors

any of the
above

Mutual fund
trust

D
B

15%

12.50%

25%

He should
He can
immediately
continue to
redeem his
hold as PIO
investment
are allowed to
since forign
He should get RBI
invest in
citizens are not
approval for
mutual funds
eligible
continuing
in India
investors
All the holders
equally

C
A

AMC of the
mutual fund

Any one of the


holders

Either first or
second holder

C
A

number of units
to be repurchased

Closing NAV of
the day

both of the
above

any of the
above

Closing NAV of
the day
Closing NAV of preceding the
next business next business
day
day

C
A

AMC

Distributors

Clearing
Corporation

B
A

BOLT MF

BOLT MFSS

BSE STAR
Mutual fund

Research into the


operations and
finances of the
company

studying the
company`s
share prices

None of the
above

0
Average total
asset/gross
income

Return on
equity/averag
e total asset

net income
/average total
asset

Rs. 4.25 crore

Rs. 3.50 crore

Rs. 6.50 crore

Rs. 24.98

Rs. 32.15

Rs. 40.49

The time when


the distributor
submit the
application to
POA

The time when


the investor
submit the
application to
POA

both b and c

Changing the
asset
Balancing the
allocation as
portfolio to
per the
ensure
change in
consistency as
financial
per investment of needs, market
the client
conditions
All of the above
Coupon

Maturity

Beta

B
D
B

0
Change in
Change in
valuation of debt valuation of
and equity with debt securities
respect to
with respect to Original tenor of
change in
change in BSE
any debt
interest rates
sensex
instrument
oays lower
pays higher
makes profit
interest
interest

A
B

5.92%

11.83%

18.38%

Investors to
redeem debt
prior to maturity

Issuers to
redeem debt
prior to
maturity

Investors to
extend the
tenure of debt

The investment
These funds
in shares is in the take only the
same proportion overall market These funds are
as in the index
risk
not diversified

Invest in debt
securities
0

Invest in
securities
having
maturity in
line with the
maturity of
the scheme

All of the above

D
A

no

SEBI

the AMC in
consultation
with the
trustee

trustee

Above 10 years

5-10 years

8-15 years

risk

Risk adjusted
return

Beta of the
portfolio

6.00%

5.70%

2.50%

D
B

0
high

very high

very low

calculate the
period in which
an investment
will double at a
given rate of
retum

calculate the
rate at which
money will
grow to double
in a given
period

None of the
above

Taking exposure
in exchange rate

both of the
above

None of the
above

how better
returns they are
offering than the
gold prices

how old the


gold ETF fund
is

how better is
their dividend
paying track
record

His risk appetite

The purpose
of making
investment

All of these

PPF

Units of
mutual fund

NSC

Allocating funds
to individual
securities
Married with
young children

Tracking
stocks, which
they feel have
potential
young
unmarried

None of the
above

Pre-retirement

InterGenerational
Transfer

Transition

Accumulation

Investing the
same amount of
funds regularly

Investing in
one lump sum
amount

none of these

His income

The stock
market
movements

His job secrity

The right
The right
investment
investment
strategy
all the funds
strategy depends depends upon can be invested
upon who the
the sate of the in aggressive
beneficiaries are stock market
equity funds

Should be the
same as his own
investment
objectives

Changes with
market
movements

Changes with
the change in
AMC(s) key
personnel

Asset side of the


balance sheet

Revenue
account

Equalization
account

assets under
management

number of
investors

any of the
above

Fund manager
decides the
composition
and quantum
Passive funds
of investment Running cost of
track BSE-Sensex in passive in
passive funds
or NSE-Nifty only passive funds
are higher

To the agent
through which
he/she
On a stock
subscribed to
exchange where
the units of
the fund is listed
the fund

both a and b

Trustee

Sponsor

Sale and
Control over
redemption of
issue of offer
units by investors documents

Investment
manager

Overall control
over the
operations of
the AMC

There are not


specific
restrictions on
There is a lock-in
investment These funds can
period before
objectives for
not invest in
investment can
the fund
shares of listed
be withdrawn
managers
companies
45% of the unit
75% of the
50% of the unit
holders
unit holders
holders

D
C

Trustee

AMC should
have
minimum 40%
independentdi
rector

any of the
above

government
securities

none of above

Above (a) and


(b)

Mutual fund
website

All national
daily
newspaper

One English
National daily
and one
regional
newspaper
where the head
office of mutual
fund is situated

An advertisement
to that effect is
published in one
English National
daily and One
Dissenting
regional
unit-holders
newspaper where are given an
head office of
option to exit
mutual fund is
at prevailing
situated
NAV
All of the above

1.00% p.a

1.25% p.a

2.25% p.a

Prevailing NAV
Face value of
i.e. after
units or NAV at
adding the
the time of
income earned
claiming the
on the
amount,
unclaimed
NAV at the end
whichever is less
money
of 3 years

insider trading

Is in the form of
recommended
practices

self trading

front running

Does not cover


Is unfavorable distribution and
to investors selling practices

on an ongoing
basis
Key information
Memorandum

by the end of
within one
3 months of month from the
every financial end of every
year
financial year
Key
information
Management

Key information
measures

B
B

Only if the offer


document
specifically
provided such a
guarantee by a
named sponsor

The
Government
of India

Investor`s right
and services

Description of
Performance the scheme and
of the other
investment
Mutual funds
objective

NISM

SEBI

AMFI

AMC

an equityoriented mutual
a debtyfund scheme
a debtoriented mutual
investor would
oriented
fund scheme
bear a tax on
mutual fund
investor would
short term capital
scheme
be exempt from
gains as per the investor would
long-term
investor`s tax
not bear any
capital gains
slab
STT
tax

sell the units


more than 9
months after the
record date for
the dividend

both of the
above

Either of the
above

SIP

RTGS

ASBA

Closing NAV of
day preceding
next business
day

Closing NAV of Closing NAV of


next business day application
day
is received

Risk of stolen,
fake, forged
shares

Stamp duty on
transfer of
shares in
dematerialized
form
All of the above

The company
shares' trading
volume

Current
market
sentiment

Market price per


share / Book
value per share
undervalued
stocks

Book value
per share /
Earning per
share
low value
stocks

The company's
regulatory
environment

Book value per


share / P /E
Ratio

All of the above

Companies
which are
Companies with likely to go for
large equity base public issue All of the above
Financial
State
Institutions
Government
both a and b

A
D

The term of bond

The date of
redemption

The date on
which the issuer
has to repay the
amount]

Switched towards
a higher
proportion of
floating rate
instruments

Switched
towards a
higher
proportion of
fixed rate

kept as it is

Offer yield tak


free

be redeemend
on maturity at
the face value
which is
higher that
the the issue
price with no
pay interest on a
payment in
quarterly basis
between
0

11.25%

8.96%

35.82%

Borrow 15% of Borrow 20% of Borrow 5% of


the net assets of the net assets the net assets
the Scheme for of the Scheme of the Scheme
1.5 years
for 0.5 years
for 2 years

Yield spread

Yield extra

Yield premium

less than 1

one

zero

variance

standard
deviation

modified
duration

D
B

Rs. 225

Rs. 1000

None of the
above

leveraging

hedging

gambling

physical gold has wealth tax is


threat of loss due applicable on
to theft
physical gold All of the above

is a process
aimed at
identifying
financial needs of
a client and
planning
investments that
allows meeting
planning to
future financial keeping taxes retire with the
goals of the
as low as
maximum
investor
possible
income possible

transition

accumlation

intergenerational
transfer

risk assessing

risk profiling

risk screening

0
debt funds are
dividend
not subject to
distribution
STT on
tax is
redemption/withd applicable for
rawal
debt funds

the returns are


more predictable

both b and c

most investors
are always in
debt
All of the above

8.33%

7.00%

6.81%

11.2

10.41

12.46

number of
investor in the
scheme

Mumbai interbank offered rate

monetary
internation
bank offered
rate

None of the
above

S&P CNX Nifty

BSE 200

S&P CNX
sectoral indices

fund
degree of
manager's
diversification of
success at
the portfolio
market timing

enforces saving
in a disciplined
and phased
manner

provides the
benefit of
rupee cost
averaging

all of these

closing NAV of
the day

closing NAV of
next business
day

Closing NAV of
the day
preceding the
next business
day

bye-law of the
company/trust
permits such
investment

a special
resolution is
passed in a
general
meeting

permission from
SEBI

Rs.500000

Any amount

Rs.200000

Institute of
Chartered
Accounts of India

Indian Trust
Act 1882

Association of
Mutual Funds in
India

15%

the marginal
rate of tax of
the investor

30%
dividend reinvestment
option

growth option All of the above

variable NAV

nomination
facility

fixed maturity

equity income
funds

thematic
funds

diversified
equity funds

debt fund

sector fund

balanced fund

B
D

not less than


50%

upto
maximum of
76%

not less than


65%

the trustees

the registrars

the custodians

unit capital goes


down

net asset
value goes
down

unit capital
goes up

the asset
management
company

the sponsor

All of the above

40%

50%

60%

SEBI (mutual
fund) regulations,
1996

ministry of
corporate
affairs

securities
contract
(regulation) act

Only its own


members in a
limited way

Its own
members with
total
jurisdiction
No entity at all

has to be
has to be
has to be
deployed in
reinvested in
transferred to
money market by the scheme
the investor
the mutual fund
itself
education fund
NFO early
approval date of
trustee
NFO ending date closing date

B
D

yes, a test
conducted by
SEBI

A post
graduate
university
course

yes, a test
prescribed by
SEBI

holding period

net-worth

age

6%

5%

nil

12.18%

8.67%

14.31%

Rs. 4.25 crore

Rs. 3.75 crore Rs. 3.50 crore

AMFI booklet

offer
document

RBI Guidelines

Institutions

Floating rate

Private sector
companies
All of the above

High yield

Interest on
delayed payment Depreciation
to unit holders on fixed assets

low yield

marketing and
selling
expenses of a
scheme

D
B

0
1

None of the
above

B
A

0
Error in portfolio
aliocation

a index funds
actual
return/loss

error due to
practical
difficulties

Propotionate
right in the
beneficial
ownership of the
assets of the
scheme

Inspect
documents

All of the above

SIP where
monthly
investment does
to exceed Rs.500

SIP where
annual
investment
does to
exceed
Rs.10000

SIP where
annual
investment
does to exceed
Rs.50000

long term than


the short term

developed
nations

growing
economy

Reaping stage

accumulation
stage
transition stage

2.00%

risk

9.00%
both the
above

3.33%
None of the
above

financial
institutions

mutual funds

futures &
options

AMC

sponsors

unit-holders

any of the
above

sponsor

AMC

set a code of
ethics

regulate
mutual funds

1 year
investment
managers

9 months
distribution
agents

the investor has


retired

increase public
awareness of
mutual funds in
the country

6 months

regulators

financial goals
investor
are
suddenly gets a
approaching
windfall

index funds

debt funds

value funds

7.00%

8.50%

liquidity risk

7.50%
liabilities in
the scheme

All of the above

funds

both the
above

None of the
above

scheme assets

no wealth rax
payable

net assets

2% on cost

portfolio
2% on excess
of market
value over
original cost

2%

10%

no TDS

12.50%

20%

nil

D
B

5 business days

10 working
days

7 working days

trustees

custodians

AMC

receiving the
proceeds on
sale of
investments &
discharging its
obligations
towards
operating
expenses

handling
securities in
Issuing &
terms of physical
redeeming
& eventual
units of the
safekeeping
fund
registrars &
transfer agents
custodians
All of the above
special due
diligence
code of ethics All of the above

30 days

42 days

esix weeks

AMC
fund of fund
schemes

resorting to tax
planning to keep
taxes as low as
possible
cashing out

D
B
A

in excess of 5%

on openended
schemes

on close-ended
schemes

HNI or
institutional
investors only

retail investors
only

index schemes All of the above

planning for
retirement
with the
maximum
income
possible
transferring
wealth

process of
solving financial
problems and
reaching
financial goals

All of the above

SEBI

is discretionary
Association of
market
federation of
India

AMFI

SHCIL

is compulsory
if the investor varies between
request for
schemes
Association of
money funds
in India

Association of
money
federation of
India

A
A

0
chief
marketing
officer

None of the
above

4 months
offer
document

6 months
red herring
prospectus

overseas
corporate bodies

person of
indian origin

association of
persons or body
of Individuals

invest in different
markets and
securities

fund business
houses
working
capital

float ponzi
schemes

sector funds
diversified
debt fund

passive funds
diversified
equity fund

chief investment
officer

3 months
trust deed
0

fixed asset
allocation funds
gilt fund

D
C
B

D
A

a sector fund
invests in the
shares of
a bound fund
an index fund companies in a
would mainly buy is indexed to
particular
debt instruments inflation index
industry

gold exchange
traded funds All of the above

dynamic funds

gold sector funds


avctive funds

tactical funds

trustee company

both a and b

professionally
qualified
individuals only

five

two

four

25%

75%

two-thirds

the trustee

the unit
holders

It`s employees

association of
mutual funds in
india

custodians

depositories

7 working days

30 working
days

15 business
days

1 month

2 months

advertisement
brochure of the
mutual fund
scheme

summarised
form of SID
and SAI

abridged
financial
statements of
the mutual fund
schemes

unlimited

initial
contribution
made by it
towards
setting up the
fund

limited to the
extent of Rs.
1lakh

Key information
Memorandum

both (a) and


(b)

None of the
above

50,5%

100,20%
stock
exchanges

20,25%

All of the above

3 months

internet

as long as the up to one year


investor`s money from the date
is held in the
of mobilization
fund
of fund

indefinitely

Rs 4.25crore

1%on the first Rs.


100crore of
average net
assets & 0.50%
on the balance
scientific and
industrial
research
organizations

Rs.8.50crore

Rs.11.75crore

1% on the
average net
assets

1.25% on the
first Rs.
100crore of
average net
assets & 1% on
the balance

foreign national
(other than
trustees of
PIO/OCI card
private trusts
holder)

lnvestment
objective of the
fund

financial
market
conditions

amount
invested by
investor

Review of
companies' stock
review of
performance in movements in
market
index
All of the above

supply of money

All of the above

diversification

sector selection

lnflation rate
Country
selection

to finance the
acquisition of
long term capital
assets

to retire long
term debt

to pay dividend

lts face value

Its fair value

the current
price of T-Bills

exchange rate

duties and
taxes

All of the above

offering bonus
option

offering
dividend
option

offering
dividend option
and dividend
has been paid

FMP is most
liquid among
debt funds
high perceived
safety

longer-term
debt securities
fluctuate more diversified debt
than shorter
funds don`t
term debt
have a credit
securities
risk
low yield
low risk
spread
premium

C
A
B

0
equity funds with
growth/reinvestm
ent option
er transaction
costs

balanced
funds with
dividend
option
both the
above

None of the
above
None of the
above

monthly income
plans

diversified
debt funds

fixed maturity
plans

B
C
B

selection of
sector
fund
sector
distribution, asset managers/sch distribution,sele
allocation,
eme sector
ction of fund
selection of fund
distribution
managers
managers and
and asset
,asset allocation
scheme
allocation
and schemes

monitoring
financial
recommending
planning
appropriate asset recommendati
allocation
ons
All of the above

married with
young children
young
young unmarried
to preunmarried to
to retirement
retirement
pre retirement

employability

age

All of the above

D
B

debt funds

gilt funds
balanced
funds

hybrid funds

C
D

hybrid funds
from the fund
itself

from AMFI

Thematic funds
from a stock
broker

a pass through
vehicle

a private trust

an association
of persons

deposit with a
local co-operative
bank

a gilt fund

AMC

sponsor

a diversified
debt fund
any of the
above

memorandum
and articles of
association of
agreements with
AMC and
various
trustee
constituents
company
All of the above
lits own
members

a fixed unit
regular
corpus for the life declaration of
of the scheme
NAV

RBI
regular
disclosure of
portfolio

C
A

D
A

B
B

it is a document
it is a document
that contains
that provides
it is issued
key disclosures,
historical
only by
which are not
information about private sector
found in the
the fund
mutual funds offer document

Rs. 12.00

company law
board

Rs. 10.00

Rs. 14.50

0
resident
individuals
NFO

provident
funds
international
schemes

non banking
finance
companies

both b and c

transfer
transfer amount amount from
transfer
from one scheme one scheme to
dividends of
with in the same
his bank
one scheme to
mutual fund
account
another

fixed maturity diversified debt


schemes
schemes

potential risk
to AMC andholders

liquid schemes
regulatory limits
on borrowing
distribution
phase

2 fiscal year

names of
lenders

sudden wealth
phase
transition phase

3 fiscal year

6 months

Rs.9.00 crore

Rs.12.00 crore Rs.19.00 crore

B
B

SID

KIM

None of the
above

name of the
auditor of the
scheme

name &
contact
information of
the sponsor

None of the
above

2.50 crore

2.00 crore

5.00 crore

discount offered
on NAV

entry load

exit load

stock selection

portfolio

asset allocation

C
B

0
close-ended
funds

active funds

None of the
above

All of the above

A growth fund
would invest
A balanced fund in the equity
holds assets
shares of
more or less in
companies
A fund that
equal proportions whose earning invests only in
between
are expected
ASEAN
debt/money
to risk at an
countries is an
market securities above average
example of
and equities
rate
specialty fund

maturity profile
growing stocks

The additional
yield on a bond
as compared to
the yield of a
benchmark
security

interval funds

fund size
low growth
stocks

term structure
of interest
sovereign yield
rates
curve

fall

are not
affected

fluctuate either
up or down

above face value

at face value

below face
value

D
B

0
to achieve
financial goals
through proper
management of
finances

to invest in
foreign
countries

None of the
above

amount of money investor`s risk


to be invested
tolerance

phase through
which the
economy is
passing

two investors
with the same
all wealthy
risk profile would investors have the level of risk
always have
exactly the
tolerance for
identical
same risk
most of the
portfolios
profile
clients is fixed

a rich quick
investment
option

Investments
to take
advantage
from stock
market swings

all of these

none of the
above
statements is
true

A
B

0
passively
managed
schemes

debt schemes equity schemes

A
B

0
stocks whose
worth will be
recognized by the
market in the
long term

high current
yield

long-term
capital
appreciation

value funds
invest inunder
priced stocks

growth funds
invest in
overpriced
stocks

None of the
above

commercial
papers

treasury bills

gilt securities

B
B

nature of
securities in the
portfolio

by comparing it
with return on
government
securities

fund
manager`s
success in
timing the
market

All of the above

by comparing
its
by comparing
performance its performance
with a money with the index it
market mutual isdesigned to
fund
track

beta, standard
deviation

risk-free rate
of return, beta

standard
deviation,
scheme`s
return

12.25%

100%

200%

AMFI booklet

offer
document

RBI Guidelines

inflation risk

interest-rate
risk

call risk

A
A

Rs.11.25 crore

Rs.15.50
crore

valuetion date

record date

profits earned
book building
lssue

Rs.9.80 crore
book closure
date

appreciation in
the value of
investment
portflio
All of the above
NFO

A
B

Public lssue

NFO open date

NFO close
date

allotment date

two days before


the issue opens

within 5
business days
after the issue
opens

within 3 days
after the
allotment of
units

shall not have a


single investor
holding 25% or
more of the
corpus of the
scheme

either of the
above

both of a and b

5 business
6 weeks from the days from the
closure of NFO closure of NFO
half yearly

once a year

3 month from the 3 month from


end of every
the end of
half-year
every quarter

60 days from
the closure of
NFO
once in three
year

B
C

6 month from
the end of
every financial
year

atleast 30 days

atleast 90
days

maximum 15
business days

5 business days
of closure of the
NFO

10 working
days of the
end of the
quarter

10 business
days of closure
of the NFO

B
B

disclosing
reasons of
winding up in
two daily news
papers having
circulation all
over India and
a vernacular
newspaper
circulating at
after repaying
the place
the amount due where mutual
to the unit-holder fund is formed All of the above

sponsor

trust deed

AMC

RBI
The transfer
agent

MCA

Trust deed

sponsor

trustee

A fund sponsor A fund sponsor


can contribute to can invest in
the capital of the his own fund`s
AMC
schemes
All of the above
diversification of
reduction in
tailor made
risk
cost
portfolios

D
D

new fund offer

new scheme
offer

a sale transaction
at prea buy
determined fixed transaction at
price of the
buy price of
scheme
the scheme

initial scheme
offer

a purchase
transaction at
purchase price
of the scheme

flexible funds

interval funds

close-ended
open funds

two different
segments
viz.equity and
F&O

two different
segments
viz.equity and
commodity

both a and b

D
A

minimum initial
details of other
(and subsequent) details of who
competing
investment
can invest
mutual funds

All schemes
launched by the
particular fund
during the last 3
financial years

none of the
schemes

companies in
which
investment is
proposed

should register
himself first with
AMFI and get
AMFI registration
number

should
empanel
himself with
the AMC`s

can launch
mutual fund
schemes

Depreciation on
fixed assets

selling
expenses
including
scheme
expenses on advertising and
general
commission to
administration the distributors

Rs.2 crores

Rs.2.5 crores

Rs.3 crores

0
quantitative
analysis

fundamental
analysis

any of the
above

undervalued
stocks

above average
earnings
growth

None of the
above

0
no investment
risk

no credit risk

no maturity risk

gets weaker

remains
unchanged

turns volatile

whose rates are


different for
different for
different
category of
investors

which pays
interest lower
than the g-sec
securities taking
interest on g-sec
securities as the
base
simple
annualized return

compounded
annualized
return

any of these

fund of funds

contra funds

thematic funds

strategic

fixed

flexible

0
weighted
average maturity
beta, standard
deviation
return

Modified
duration

alpha
risk sdjusted
return

Ex-marks

theta

risk & return

41.63%

38.42%

11.76%

6.54%

7.43%

2.11%

A mutual fund
enables a small
investor build a
diversified
portfolio

investment in
a mutual fund
offers more
liquidity

all are correct

offers poetfolio
customisation

Investors
control is
there to
varied number
control costs of schemes with
of running the varied numbers
scheme
of options

0
gilt funds
in instruments
issued by
companies with a
sound track
record

growth funds

in short-term
securities

balanced funds

in government
securities &
treasury bills
only

D
B

atleast 40% of
net worth
AMC share capital
should be
should be owned
more than
by the sponsors ANC's capital

both b and c

one-third

one-half

two-third

Trustees

Unit-holders

both a and c

AMC

Trusts

Agencies

There is a change
in the sponsor of
the schemes that
are taken over

The scheme
has to be
wound up
compulsorily

The schemes'
offer
documents
have to be
changed and
updated

SEBI

AMFI

RBI

A
A

0
trust

company

None of the
above

can exit at price


fixed by the AMC

can pass a
resolution to
stop changes
in
fundamental
attribute

have to accept
the change

lets the seller


beware

lets the
distributors
beware

All of the above

sponsors

compliance
officer of the
mutual fund

securities &
exchange board
of India (SEBI)

fund sponsor

association of
mutual funds in
India (AMFI)

trustees

AMC

chief marketing
officer of AMC

close-ended
schemrs

fund of fund
schemes

hybrid schemes

trustee board

scheme
allotment
information

statement of
additional
information

value averaging

buy & hold

after passing
become
should register
agents of a
himself with AMFI
distributor
and get AMFI
who is already
registration
empanelled
number
with AMC
2%

2.25%

statement of
accrued income
None of the
above

both a and b

no ceiling

displayed in a
clearly legible
font-size covering accompanied
at least at 80% of by a voicethe total screen
over
space
reiteration
All of the above

realization
method of
accounting

cash basis of
accounting

any of the
method of
accounting

costs related to
investor
communication

winding costts
for
terminating
the scheme

penalties and
fines for
infraction of
laws

1.50%

0.75%

1.00%

Cannot set off


capital loss on
such units aginst
any capital gains
on sale of original
units after bonus
issue

capital loss on
original units
to be treated
as cost of
acquisition of
bonus units All of the above

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dematerialisat
ion

depository

closing NAV of
the day

closing NAV of
next business
day

Closing NAV of
the day
preceding the
next business
day

high capital
appreciation and
high dividends
yields

high capital
appreciation
but low
dividends
yields

Steady capital
appreciation but
high dividends
yields

together in the
same direction

in an
unrelated
fashion

in line with the


inflation index

The mutual fund


can borrow for
the borrowing is
purchasing
permitted only
securities or for
mutual fund
to meet the
entering into
can borrow for case flow needs
derivative
any time
of investor
contracts
horizon
servicing

a mutual fund every scheme


the borrowing of
should not
should have at
a mutual fund have not more
least 20
should not
than 25
investors and
exceed 25% of
schemes out
no investor
the net assets
of which debt
should
and each
or equity
represent more
scheme's
schemes
than 25% of net
borroeing should
should not
assets of a
not exceed 20%
exceed 20
scheme

the investment
objective of the
fund

SEBI

AMFI

Li-Bex

Mi-Bex

All of the above

0
level of risk
assumed by the
fund

greater efficiency

state of the
stock market

All of the above

high returns to
the investor
arising market

B
A
B

0
value gets
eroded due to
inflation

by identifying
client needs,
recommending
the correct asset
buy
allocation and
researching
providing him and identifying
service, that
individual
would help
stocks or
by tracking the
investors in
bonds for the
economy and
making
client's
government
investments
portfolio
policies

high purchase
price

depreciation in
value as time
passes

announced prior
to mobilization of
funds from
investors

announced at
the time of
mobilizing
funds from
investors

never
announced

lntrinsic value

market value

face value

bonds are
unsecured and
debentures are
secured

bonds are
backed by
loans
anddebenture
s are backed
by assets

None of the
above

mandatory
gilt funds

price fluctuations
of the debt
securities

depends on depends on the


the type of
period of
scheme
scheme
equity growth
funds
debt funds

share price
movements

interset
volatility

B
C

private company

trust

LLP

sponsor needs
to have a
atleast 50% of minimum 40%
the director in
share holding
the AMC needs to in the capital
be independent
of the AMC
All of the above

trustees

sponsor
directly or
acting through
trustees

unit holders

both of the above

none of the
above

treasury bills

commercial
paper

B
bonds

B
A

having fixed
yearly return

having
quarterly
return

issued at a
discount and
redeemed at
face value & no
income is given
in between

paying
redemption
proceeds

paying off
existing high
interest debts

paying
dividends or
redemption
proceeds

invest in high
dividend paying
companies only

invest in
shares whose
prices
fluctuate less
but offer
attractive
dividends

pays regular
dividends

15.94%

10.79%

12.00%

treynor ratio
divides risk
premium by the
fund's beta

alpha
compares the
fund's actual
results with
what would
have been
expected
given the
fund's beta
and the
market index
performance

a and b

dividend reinvestment
option don't
allow the
equity scheme
money to
are not subject to grow in the
dividend
fund on gross
distribution tax
basis
all of the above

Rs.29

Rs.10

Rs.27,000

a, b and c

Rs.19

Rs.22

Rs.10

15.48%

36.11%

24.95%

less than 1

one

zero

membership
advice

investment
advice

units

sale transaction
at sale price

sale
transaction at
re-purchase
pretransaction at
determined pre-determined
fixed price
fixed price

fiexible income
funds

flexible debt
funds

floating debt
funds

feeder fund

other mutual
fund schemes

host fund

should be
carrying on
business in
financial services shoullhave a
for at least 5
sound
years prior to
financial track
registration
record
All of the above

There are no
specific
restrictions on
There is a lock-in
investment
These funds
period before
objectives for cannot invest in
investment can
fund
shares of listed
be withdrawn
managers
companies

gold or gold
related
instruments

real estate
assets

all of the above

40%

75%

51%

50% or more of
directors of
custodian has
interest in
sponsor or its
associates

either of the
above

both of the
above

2/3rd of trustees

3/4th of the
trustees

60% of the
trustees

Set ethical,
commercial and
professional
standards in the
industry

all of the
above

None of the
above

24%

76%

65%

bi-monthly, by
the 7th
quarterly, by
monthly, by the working day of the 2nd working
3rd working day
the
day of
of the succeeding succeeding
succeeding
month
month
month

B
A

AMC

trustees of
private trusts

any of the
above

10 business days

21 working
days

5 business days

Sponsors of the
fund

trustees of the
fund

compliance
officer of the
AMC

SID

KIM

All of the above

investment
objective

information for all


schemes
comparison
launched by the
with other
fund in the past mutual funds

0
tombstone
advertisement

performance all of the above


advertisement advertisement

0
charged on a
were not
deferral basis to charged to the
the scheme
scheme

very less

0.50%

0.75%

1.25%

at least 2

maximum 5
stock
exchanges

direct application

maximum 3
institutional
distributors

Rs.2.50 crores

Rs.2.625
crores

Rs.3.291 crores

C
B

growth option

rights option

dividend reinvestment
option

D
A

0
yield high growth
in earnings
foreign
companies

are currently
under valued
reserve bank
of india

None of the
above
public sector
banks

technical analysis

yield to
maturity

fundamental
analysis

C
C
C

increases
decreases
increases
exposure to
exposure to
exposure to short
long term
long term fixed
term floating rate fixed rate debt
rate debt
debt securities
securities
securities

dividend would
be re-invested in
the same scheme
dividend
at the cumwould not be
dividend NAV
re-invested

no dividend
would be paid

redeem the
debt before
maturity

redeem the debt


on maturity

Extend the
tenure of the
debt

0
weighted
average maturity

both of the
above

None of the
above

0
the number of
investors in a
level of earnings
fund

7.47%

5.99%

the number of
schemes of
fund family

5.43%

gold deposit
schemes

gold etf

gold sector
funds

disciplining
children

disciplined
monthly
budgeting

None of the
above

where all the


financial goals of where several
a person are
plans are
taken
worked out for
together,and the
all the
investment
members of
strategies worked
the family
out on that basis
together
all of the above

seasoned
investors with
large investible
surplus

number of units

retail investors young investors


number of
units
multiplied by
book value of
units

the scheme's
NAV

varies with the


ongoing sale
and revaries with the
purchase of
ongoing purchase units by the
and sale between fund through
investors in a
stock
always remain
stock exchange
exchange
constant
floating rate
arbittrage
funds
funds
hedge funds
any of the
custodians
sponsor
above

D
C
B
B

making
handling
investments on
payment of
behalf of the fund investments
managers
with bankers
to create ethical
practices
amongst mutual
funds

to regulate
norms
governing
mutual funds

safe keeping of
securities or
participating in
the clearing
system on
behalf of the
mutual fund

to increase
awareness of
mutual funds

he can transfer
on a periodic
basis a
the
specified
investment
amount from
he is required to would provide the scheme to
invest a fixed
the benefit of
his bank
sum periodically cost averaging
account

30 days

2 months

1 week

within 3 month
from the close of
the financial year

within 1
month from
the close of
the financial
year

within 3 month
from the close
of each half
year

6 months

2 months

None of the
above

lets the seller


beware

lets the
distributors
beware

all of the above

1580.5478

1678.3871

1420.8952

C
A
B

0
0
bottom-up

top-bottom

bottom-top

rate of interest

credit rating of
the deposit

None of the
above

falls

remains
unaffected

becomes
extreme volatile

below par

at par

at a price
unrelated to the
prevailing
interest rate

interest rates

political risk

all of the above

D
B

0
proof of address

PAN card

all of the above

investment
amount and sale
price per unit

investment
amount, sale
price and
entry load

sale price and


entry load

542.52

553.4591

2200

portfolio quality

yield

all of the above

debt securities

government
securities

all of the above

registration

documentatio
n formalities

observation

Define client
goals;
Develop
evaluate client evaluate client
financial
financial status;
financial
planning
Define client
status;
recommendatio
goals; Define
Develop
ns; evaluate
client-planner
financial
client financial
relationship;
planning
status; Define
Develop financial recommendati
client Goals
planning
ons Define
;Define clientrecommendation client-planner
planner
s
relationship
relationship
mutual and
None of the
Beneficial
Beneficial
above
unit capital goes
down

net asset
value goes
down

A
C

unit capital
goes up

1312.14

growth funds

1130.2211
debt/income
funds

sector funds

91 days

182 days

30 days

International
funds

exchange
traded funds

gold sector
funds

1127.4005

requires the
automatically
investment to be
leads to
locked in for a
investment in
period of 3 years equity shares

sponsor
in 3 years out of
last 5 years

all of these

either of the
both of the
above
above
in each of last in 2 out of last 3
7 years
years

A
A

Rs. 100 Crores

Rs. 50 Crores

Rs. 10 Crores

Rs.2croe

Rs.4croe

Rs.100crore

C
B

0
AMFI

AGNI

AMC

as decided by the
sponsor

should be at
least Rs. 10
crores at all
times

should be
greater than Rs.
10crores

5 business days
of the end of
every month

10 working
days of the
end of every
quarter

5 business days
of every
transaction

has a right to
has a right to
exit the
claim free
scheme at
additional units
prevailing NAV of the scheme

within 10
within 5 business business days
within 15
days of closure of of closure of
business days
the scheme
the scheme of the allotment

has a right to
claim
compensation
money from the
trustee/AMC

SEBI's website

stock
exchanges
website

trustees
website

0
within 3 month
from the end of
next financial
year

within 6
month from
the end of
financial year

on a regular
basis

photograph

proof of
address

None of the
above

NRE Account

AMC

Current Account

the time when


the time when
the POA
the POA
accepts the
downloads the
online
online
application after
application
downloading

the time when


the investor
submits the
online
transaction form

whether to buy a
given share or
not

whether to
use technical
analysis or
quantitative
analysis

dividend per
share to
dividend per face current market
value
price

whether the
company's
factory can
withstand
earthquakes

None of the
above

C
B

growth stocks

value stocks

low value
stocks

7.54%

9.66%

11.11%

lower

same

the two are not


related

all diversified
equity schemes
diversified debt
funds

all types of
schemes
sector funds

only debt
schemes
diversified
equity funds

NSE

CRISIL

ICICI Securities

to beat the
market by
superior market
timing

to beat the
market by
superior asset
allocation

None of the
above

D
A

0
financial
institutions'
bonds

equity of
private
companies

corporate paper
long-term debt
market
money market treasury market
choice of
portfolio
concentration

underlying
exposure

all of the above

D
A
D
B

0
Accumulation

transition

None of the
above

disciplined
investing

financial
planning

savings

0
higher

gold bond

the same

almost nil

shares of gold
mining
companies
gold ornaments

A
C

42.42

41

43

the POA holder

both of the
above

any of the
above

all of the above

on weekdays
through the
between 9.00 am order routing
to 3.00pm
system

0
if inculcates a
discipline of
if allows investor
regular
to change the
investment in
amount
the investor

if facilitates
rupee cost
averaging

the right time to


buy or sell

whether
company's
technical
personnel are
adequately
qualified

None of the
above

price-volume
analysis

fundamental
analysis

technical
analysis

Rs.5.25 Crores

Rs.6.00 crores

Rs.7.00 crores

B
B

portfolio analyst

technical
analyst

fundamental
analyst

current yield
will be higher
if equity markets
If interest
than coupon
move down,
rates go down, rate if interest
dividend yield will price of bonds rates have gone
move up
will go down
down
management
sector
selection
allocation
stock selection

likely to go for
public issue all of the above

large equity base

stock selection
of at least 5
years

income funds

0
non-gilt debt
schemes

low inflation
economies
20%
0
midcap funds

timing the
market
of 8 years

portfolio rebalancing
beyond one
year

equity growth
funds

liquid funds

D
D
C
B

balanced
schemes

liquid schemes

inflation does
not make a
stock market in
difference
bear phase

30%
Liquidity risk
in high
smallcap
funds

10%

B
B

both b and c

D
A

trustees

employees in
a call center
dealing with
mutual fund
investors

AMFI registration
number

AMFI
registration
number

the trustees

sponsors

fund managers

Agent
registration
number
Prospective
unit-holders

B
B

prescribed by
AMFI

NFO dates
( opening,
closing, reopening )

as followed by
respective
as per industry
AMC
practice

All of the above


None of the
above

SID

date of SID
both of the
above

2 fiscal year

3 fiscal tear

six months

all legal
requirements
connected with
launching of the
scheme have
been complied
with

disclosures
made in the
SID are true,
fair and
adequate

the AMC
guarantees a
good
performance

dividend

capital gains

all of the above

AUM goes up

AUM remains
AUM may or
unchanged
may not change

investors can buy


and sale units of
a close-ended
scheme, only
during its NFO
and at maturity
respectively

investors can
investors can
buy and sale
buy units of a units of a closeclose-ended ended scheme,
scheme, only only through a
during its NFO stock exchange

Schemes which
invests in fixed
deposits only

Schemes
which invests
in debt
securities
whose
maturity
Schemes which
closely aligns invests mainly
with the
in money
maturity of
market
the scheme
instruments

fixed maturity
plans
0

diversified
debt funds

money market
funds or liquid
funds

D
B

the unit capital of the net assets


the fund is
of fund does
constant
not change

None of the
above

registrar &
transfer agent

either of the
above

None of the
above

unit holders

SEBI

AMC

at least 3 years
trustee

a maximum of
3 years
at least 5 years
any of the
AMC
above

B
B

the sponsor and


trustees

sponsor, trust
and SEBI

sponsor, trust
and AMC

one-fourthof all
directors

three-fourth of two-third of all


all directors
directors

trustees of the
fund

members of the
fund manager AMFI committee

Rs. 19.50 Crore


on a mark -tomarket basis

Rs.15.75 Crore

Rs. 9.50 Crore

at par

at book value

15%

12.50%

25%

They are hold


for not more
They are hold for
then three
They are hold
less then twelve
years
for less three
months
proceeding
years
proceeding the
the date of
proceeding the
date of transfer
transfer
date of transfer

long-term capital
loss can be set
off against shortterm capital gain
or long -term
capital gain

long-term
capital loss
arising out of
equityoriented
mutual fund
unit is not
available for
set off

short-term
capital loss can
only be set off
against shortterm capital
gains

total value of
assets held by
the fund
divided by
total number of thenumber of
shares divided by outstanding
asset value
units
debt schemes

total value of
assets held by
the annual
revenue
None of the
liquid schemes
above

C
D

25%

20%

10%

AMC

SEBI

Trustee

SID

KIM

RIM

2554.7297

1190.4565

3098.4321

Gross profit /
net profit / no. of no.of ordinary net profit / no.of
equity
shares
ordinary shares
shareholders
outstanding
outstanding

10 working
days

5 business days

3 business days

bottom-up
maturity
proceeds

top-bottom
redemption
money

bottom-top

capital gains

A
combination of
strictly short term long term and not allowed as
in nature
short term
per regulations
bonds

contracts

notes

B
C
B

see that the


sell long
fund's average
duration
duration
securities and sell high coupon
becomes longer
buy short
securities and
than the market's
duration
buy low coupon
average duration
securities
securities
inyerest rate
credit risk
risk
liquidity risk

C
C

more volatile
than market

equally
volatile than
market

no relation

9.82%

10.15%

14.26%

financial
financial planning
planning is
is equivalent to important only
retirement
for people
planning
over 35

financial
planning is
equivalent to
investing

E
A

over a period of
time the average
purchase price it does not tell
will work out
you when to
higher than if one buy, sell or
tries to guess the switch from
market high and one scheme to
lows
another

total return

None of the
above

liquidity

rupee cost
averaging has
no serious
shortcomings

all of the above

retail investors

rural investors

persons in high
tax bracket

need to be an
entity
independent of
the sponsors

does not give or


receive
not required to deliveries of
be registeres
physical
with SEBI
secrities

good knowledge
of financial and
options

familiarity with knowledge of


taxation and the hottest tips
estate
in the equity
planning
market

0
dividend payout
optin

growth option

both a and b

while applying
the investors
signs an
agreement
stating they
the law does not have read and an investor is
permit the
understood
expected to be
investor to sue the terms and
careful while
the trust
conditions
investing

mutual fund is
based upon
trust

C
A

0
physical
assets

None of the
above

NSE MF

NEAT MFSS

NEAT MF

SEBI

RBI

AMC

half yearly

monthly

yearly

securities

simpale
average basis

compounded
annualized
basis

persons having
experience of
selling mutual
funds for at least
10 years

call center
employees

persons who
are above 50
years of age
and have
minmum 5
years
experience

2454.9918

2479.3388

2506.9872

half-yeary basis

to regulate the
stock markets to improve the
to create
along with
standards of
awareness about
SEBI in
mutual fund
mutual funds
tandem
industry

close ended
funds

diversified
funds

both A and B

A
C

Board of trustees
90% of unitholders

SEBI
75% of unitholders

RBI
76% of unitholders

not being aware


of the scheme
features & risk
factors

trustees have
used the fund
for other
purpose

sponsors did
not fulfill all
necessary
compliances

within 3 years

after 6 years

after 3 years

As a SEBI
requirement

As an investor
requirement all of the above

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Offer Document

Offer Document

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Plans
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Plans
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Plans

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Helping Investors with Financial Planning


Recommending Model Portfolios and Financial
Plans
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Plans
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Plans
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Plans

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Recommending Model Portfolios and Financial
Plans

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Helping Investors with Financial Planning

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Risk, return and performance of funds

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Plans

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Plans
Scheme Selection

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Scheme Selection
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Scheme Selection

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Fund Distribution and Sales Practices


Offer Document

Scheme Selection
Offer Document

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

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Scheme Selection
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Recommending Model Portfolios and Financial
Plans
Scheme Selection

Investor Services

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds
Risk, return and performance of funds

Investor Services

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Offer Document

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Risk, return and performance of funds


Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
Recommending Model Portfolios and Financial
Plans

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

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Investors

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Investors

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Investors

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Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Risk, return and performance of funds


Offer Document

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Risk, return and performance of funds

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
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Investors

Scheme Selection

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Investors
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Investor Services

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Investor Services
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
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Investors
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Scheme Selection
Risk, return and performance of funds
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Investors
Risk, return and performance of funds
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Offer Document

Offer Document

Investor Services

Risk, return and performance of funds

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Risk, return and performance of funds


Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Scheme Selection
Risk, return and performance of funds

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Scheme Selection

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


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Investors
Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Recommending Model Portfolios and Financial
Plans
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation
Investor Services
Helping Investors with Financial Planning
Scheme Selection
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

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Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund


Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

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Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Fund Structure and Constituents

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Fund Structure and Constituents

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Offer Document

Offer Document

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Offer Document

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Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

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Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices


Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

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Fund Distribution and Sales Practices


Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices


Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Investor Services

Investor Services

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Investor Services

Investor Services

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


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Risk, return and performance of funds

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

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Scheme Selection
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Helping Investors with Financial Planning


Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Recommending Model Portfolios and Financial


Plans

Recommending Model Portfolios and Financial


Plans

Recommending Model Portfolios and Financial


Plans

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund


Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund


Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund


Legal and Regulatory Environment
Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents


Fund Structure and Constituents
Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

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Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Offer Document

Investor Services

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment


Investor Services

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Risk, return and performance of funds


Legal and Regulatory Environment

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Offer Document
Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices


Scheme Selection

Risk, return and performance of funds

(2.5% x 100) +
(2.25% x 300) +
(2% x 100) = 11.25
crore

Investor Services
Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

{4+[2220]}/20)*100=30%

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Let us assume,
number of units
held at
beginning=X,so,
value at
beginning=20.75 x
X = 20.75X, units
acquired on reinvestment = (1.55
x X) / 21.25 =
0.072941X, value
at end = (X +
0.072941X) x 22.65
= 24.30212X , Rate
of Return =
[(24.30212X /
20.75X) ^ (1/1)-1] x
100 = 17.1187%

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds
Risk, return and performance of funds

Helping Investors with Financial Planning


Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Sharpe Ratio = (RsRf) / Sd or (7% - 5%)


/ 0.5 = 4%

Scheme Selection

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Risk, return and performance of funds

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund


Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Fund Structure and Constituents

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment


Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Investor Services

Offer Document

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Investor Services

Scheme Selection

Offer Document

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Offer Document

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Investor Services

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Investor Services

Net Assets Rs.


509.94 Crore (475 +
55 + 12.75 - 18 4.75 - 10.06)

Investor Services

Offer Document
Risk, return and performance of funds

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

(1.25% x 100) +
(1% x 300) =
Rs.4.25 Crore

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

NAV = (700 - .50) /


28 = Rs.24.98

Offer Document

Helping Investors with Financial Planning


Risk, return and performance of funds
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Fund Structure and Constituents

Change in NAV
5.9155% [(19.9995
- 18.8825) / 18.8825
x 100]; Annualised
Returns 11.831%
(5.9155% x 12 / 6).

Fund Structure and Constituents

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

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Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Risk, return and performance of funds

Helping Investors with Financial Planning


Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Treynor Ratio = (Rs Rf) / Beta or (8% 5%) / 1.2 = 2.50%

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Risk, return and performance of funds

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

Investor Services
Fund Structure and Constituents

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Fund Structure and Constituents

Scheme Selection
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Offer Document

Offer Document

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Legal and Regulatory Environment


Legal and Regulatory Environment

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Investor Services
Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Risk, return and performance of funds

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Risk, return and performance of funds

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Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

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Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

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Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Change in NAV
8.955% [(18.25 16.75) / 16.75 x
100]; Annualised
Returns 35.82%
(8.955% x 12/3).

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Sharpe Ratio = (RsRf) / Sd or (9% - 4%)


/ 0.6 = 8.33%

Risk, return and performance of funds

Annualized
compounded rate of
return =
((600/300)^(1/7)) 1 = 0.10409 =
10.41%

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


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Fund Structure and Constituents

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Offer Document

Offer Document

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Fund Distribution and Sales Practices


Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Offer Document

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Let us assume,
number of units
held at
beginning=X,so,
value at
beginning=23.75 x
X = 23.75X, units
acquired on reinvestment = (2.00
x X) /24.50 =
0.081633X, value
at end = (X +
0.081633X) x 25.10
= 27.14899X , Rate
of Return =
[(27.14899X /
23.75X) ^ (1 / 1) -1]
X 100 = 14.3115%

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

(0.75% x 500) =
Rs.3.75

Offer Document

Risk, return and performance of funds

Scheme Selection

Risk, return and performance of funds

Offer Document
Risk, return and performance of funds
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Investor Services

Scheme Selection

Risk, return and performance of funds


Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
Offer Document
Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Risk, return and performance of funds

Treynor Ratio = (Rs Rf) / Beta or (11% 8%) / 1.5 = 2.00%

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

Offer Document

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Investor Services
Fund Structure and Constituents

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


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({[22-20]/20}/16) *
12} * 100 = 7.5%

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Offer Document

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Offer Document

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices


Offer Document

Helping Investors with Financial Planning


Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Offer Document

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Offer Document

Legal and Regulatory Environment


Offer Document
Offer Document

Offer Document

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection
Risk, return and performance of funds

Fund Structure and Constituents


Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Offer Document
Investor Services

Offer Document

Offer Document

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Offer Document

Legal and Regulatory Environment


Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Risk, return and performance of funds

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Risk, return and performance of funds


Fund Structure and Constituents

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

(2.25% x 100) +
(2% x 300) +
(1.75% x 200) =
Rs.11.75

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Risk, return and performance of funds


Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Investor Services

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Investor Services

Offer Document

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

[1,00,000 + 20,000
- 25,000]/10,000

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Investor Services
Offer Document

Scheme Selection

Risk, return and performance of funds

Offer Document

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Offer Document

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Offer Document

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

(2.25% x 100) +
(2% x 100) =
Rs.4.25

Offer Document
Scheme Selection
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Offer Document

Risk, return and performance of funds


Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Scheme Selection

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
Legal and Regulatory Environment

Scheme Selection
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Offer Document

Risk, return and performance of funds

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Offer Document
Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document
Investor Services

Risk, return and performance of funds

Offer Document

(2.5% x 100) +
(2.25% x 300) +
(2% x 300) +
(1.75% x 200) =
Rs.18.75

Offer Document
Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document
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Fund Structure and Constituents

Legal and Regulatory Environment


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Offer Document

Offer Document

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Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund


Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Offer Document

Offer Document

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Offer Document

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Fund Structure and Constituents


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Offer Document

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

(1.25% x 100) +
(1% x 100) =
Rs.2.25

Risk, return and performance of funds

3 months = 3/12 =
0.25 year;
Annualised Return=
[((24/22)^(1/0.25))1]*100 = 41.63%

Risk, return and performance of funds

Let us assume,
number of units
held at
beginning=X,so,
value at
beginning=25.75 x
X = 25.75X, units
acquired on reinvestment = (1.50
x X) / 26.00 =
0.05769X, value at
end = (X +
0.05769X) x 28.10
= 29.721089X ,
Rate of Return =
[(29.721089X /
25.75X) ^ (1/2)-1] x
100 = 7.43%

Risk, return and performance of funds

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund


Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

Legal and Regulatory Environment

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Offer Document
Fund Structure and Constituents

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Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Fund Structure and Constituents

Offer Document

Offer Document
Risk, return and performance of funds

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Legal and Regulatory Environment

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document
Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


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Investor Services

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

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Risk, return and performance of funds

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Legal and Regulatory Environment


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Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Offer Document

Scheme Selection

Offer Document
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Risk, return and performance of funds

Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

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Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Let us assume,
number of units
held at
beginning=X,so,
value at
beginning=26.15 x
X = 26.15X, units
acquired on reinvestment = (1.675
x X) / 26.50 =
0.06321X, value at
end = (X +
0.06321X) x 27.25
= 28.9725X , Rate
of Return =
[(28.9725X /
26.15X) ^ (1/1)-1] x
100 = 10.7934%

Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

NAV = (25000 +
4000 - 2000) / 1000
= Rs.27; OR (10000
+ 17000 = Rs.27

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

NAV = 558 / 18 =
Rs.31 per unit. , NAV
is to be computed
considering both
realized and
unrealized gains.

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

6 months = 6/12 =
0.50 year;
Annualised Return =
((21/18)^(1/0.5))-1
= 0.3611 = 36.11%

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Risk, return and performance of funds

Offer Document

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Risk, return and performance of funds

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Scheme Selection

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Fund Structure and Constituents

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Fund Structure and Constituents

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Scheme Selection

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Offer Document

Offer Document

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Offer Document

Offer Document

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Offer Document
Offer Document

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Investor Services

Offer Document

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Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

0.75% x 350 =
Rs.2.625

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Scheme Selection

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Let us assume,
number of units
held at
beginning=X,so,
value at
beginning=25.75 x
X = 25.75X, units
acquired on reinvestment = (1.50
x X) / 25.75 =
0.0583X, value at
end = (X +
0.0583X) x 26.15 =
27.6746X , Rate of
Return =
[(27.6746X /
25.75X) ^ (1/1)-1] x
100 = 7.47%

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Risk, return and performance of funds
Fund Structure and Constituents
Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

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Investor Services

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Investor Services

Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Repurchase price of
gilt fund Rs.10.6425
(10.75 x 99/100),
Value at redemption
Rs.23413.50 (2200
x 10.6425) sale
price of equity fund
Rs. 13.95, No of
units 1678.3871
(23413.50 / 13.95)

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

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Risk, return and performance of funds

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Legal and Regulatory Environment

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Repurchase price
Rs. 39.75 (40.15 x
99/100), Number of
units 553.4591
(22000 / 39.75)

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Offer Document

Helping Investors with Financial Planning


Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Investor Services

Repurchase price of
bond fund
Rs.11.4713 (11.50 x
99.75/100), Value at
redemption
Rs.22942.60 ,(2000
x 11.4713) , No of
units in equity fund
1127.4005
(22942.60 / 20.35)

Risk, return and performance of funds

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Fund Structure and Constituents

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Fund Structure and Constituents


Investor Services
Legal and Regulatory Environment

Fund Structure and Constituents

Investor Services

Investor Services

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Offer Document

Scheme Selection

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Scheme Selection

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Helping Investors with Financial Planning
Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Let us assume,
number of units
held at beginning =
X, So, value at
beginning = 22.40 x
X = 22.40X, Units
acquired on reinvestment = (2.00
x X) / 22.10 =
0.0905X, Value at
end = (X +
0.0905X) x 24.70 =
26.93535X, Rate of
return =
[(26.93535X /
22.40X) ^ (1/2) -1]
X 100 = 9.66%

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
Risk, return and performance of funds

Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Repurchase price
Rs.41.58 (42 x
99/100)

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Investor Services
Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Investor Services

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Legal and Regulatory Environment


Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

1.50% x 350 =
Rs.5.25 crore

Risk, return and performance of funds


Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Helping Investors with Financial Planning


Scheme Selection

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Risk, return and performance of funds
Risk, return and performance of funds

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Legal and Regulatory Environment


Offer Document

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Offer Document

Offer Document
Offer Document

Offer Document

Offer Document
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Offer Document

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Concept and Role of a Mutual Fund

Risk, return and performance of funds

Fund Structure and Constituents


Legal and Regulatory Environment

Fund Structure and Constituents


Legal and Regulatory Environment

Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

Fund Structure and Constituents

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

(2.25% x 100) +
(2% x 300) +
(1.75% x 300) +
(1.50% x 400) =
Rs.19.50

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Offer Document
Offer Document

Legal and Regulatory Environment


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

Investor Services
Risk, return and performance of funds

Scheme Selection
Risk, return and performance of funds

Repurchase price of
bond fund
Rs.9.4525 (9.50 x
99.50/100), Value at
redemption Rs.
37810 (4000 x
9.4525)., No of units
in equity fund
2554.7297 (37810 /
14.80)

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Scheme Selection
Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds


Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Let us assume,
number of units
held at beginning
=X, So, value at
beginning = 24.65 x
X = 24.65X, Units
acquired on reinvestment = (1.325
x X) / 24.35 =
0.05441X value at
end =(X +
0.05441X) x 25.75
= 27.1511X, No of
das = 550 i.e.,
550/365 = 1.51
years, Rate of return
= [(27.1511X /
24.65X) ^ (1/1.51)
-1]x 100 = 6.61%

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation


Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Risk, return and performance of funds

Risk, return and performance of funds

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Fund Structure and Constituents

Helping Investors with Financial Planning

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Investor Services
Investor Services

Investor Services
Legal and Regulatory Environment
Fund Distribution and Sales Practices
Legal and Regulatory Environment
Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Fund Distribution and Sales Practices

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Repurchase price
Rs. 23.96 (24.20 x
99/100), Number of
units 2504.1736
(60000 / 23.958)

Offer Document

Investor Services

Investor Services

Legal and Regulatory Environment


Legal and Regulatory Environment

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Accounting, Valuation and Taxation

Offer Document

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2

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4
5
6
7
8
9

Question Details

Option A

Most of the Arbitrage Funds take Contrary Position of Futures and


Option
The Offshore Fund is also known as Feeder Fund

If an Indian MF sectors sees potential in making investment in


China, it will tie up with chinese fund. In India this will be known as
Feeder, while in China it will be called

China made portfolio

Arbitrage fund

Investment objective is closely linked to

Scheme

Option

All are the commodities except

Gold

Crops

MIP is a debt fund

FMP is mostly a closed end fund

Units are repurchase in closed end fund at

Higher than NAV

Lower than NAV

Which of these instruments is not issued by the corporates ?

Fixed Deposits

Commercial Paper

Interval Funds are

Largely open-ended but convert into Largely close-ended but convert into
close-ended at pre-specified intervals open-ended at pre-specified intervals

10
11
12

In India the first mutual fund was established in


Mutual Funds shall be recommended as
Investments in an Equity Linked Savings (ELSS)

1963

1964

A get rich quick investment option

Investments to achieve long term


goals
Entitles the investor to claim income Requires the investment to be locked
tax rebate
in for a period of 3 years

13
14
15

16
17
18

19

Investing through mutual fund is a better option than investing


directly in the stock market because
Gold sector fund invest in gold

Profit/loss earned/incurred by a mutual fund scheme___________.


In case of losses in a mutual fund scheme, investors may have to
bear amount higher than that invested.
The pool of money mobilized by mutual fund houses to
accommodate investors varied preferences is called_________.

Identifying stocks is a difficult process


1

Agents get commissions on mutual


fund investment
0

shared by AMC and the investors


according to pre-agreed ratio

belong to the investors

unit capital

mutual fund corpus

wealth generation through


professional management

exposure to wide range of securities


with smaller investment

flexible funds

20

Which of the following is/are the advantages of mutual fundFunds that combine the feature of close-ended and open-ended
funds are called_____________.

21

Passive fund is expected to-

beat the return of the index

hybrid funds
furnish the returns of the market
index

22

Gold funds and gold sector funds are the same type of funds.

23

Thematic fund is a variant to_________.


Investors in interational funds invest in a __________ which is reinvested in a __________.

diversified fund

sector fund

feeder fund, host fund

host fund, feeder fund

25

In which of the following do debt funds not invest-

government debt instruments

corporate paper

26

Funds, which invest only in the stocks comprising an index and aim
to give returns commenurate with the index returns, are
called__________.

index funds

active funds

27

Mutual funds can be defined as-

a link between the saving public and


the capital markets

an active participant in promoting


good corporate governance, investor
protection

28

A mutual funds' investments are guided by the-

AMC

board of trustees

29

have no risk at all

have interest raterisk but no credit


risk

30

Gilt funds In india, mutual fund schemes are not permitted to invest in
commodities.

31

24

Exchange traded funds are open-ended funds_______________.

1
that are open for sale and repurchase by the fund anytime

that trade in the stock exchange

32

Commodity sector funds are not permitted to operate in india.

33

A closed-end mutual fund has a fixed-

34

An open-ended mutual fund is one that has:

NAV
An option to invest in any kind of
security

Tenure
units available for sale and
repurchase at all times

35

Gold sector funds are a type of _____________.

gold funds

equity sector funds

36

Monthly income plans have to declare a dividend every month.

37

debt securities where the interest


debt securities whose rating changes rate payable by the issuer changes in
from time to time
line with the market

40

Floating rate debt securities means_____________.


___________are funds where the manager has the flexibility to choose
the investment portfolio.
Of these, which is an example of a passive fund management
strategy?
A Nav of equity incom/dividend yield scheme tends to fluctuate
higher than other equity schemes.

41

Fixed maturity plans are___________.

open-ended funds

42

The correct description of a mutural fund is:

it is a company

close-ended funds
it is a development financial
institution

43

Who is author of the book "The intelligent investor"?


When investors sale their units in mutual fund scheme, it is called
_____________ .

Benjamin Graham

Peter Lynch

sale transaction

buyback transaction

38
39

44

actively managed funds

flexible asset allocation funds

duration management

buy and hold

45

Gilt funds invest in ______________.

treasury bills

government securities

46

Capital Protected Schemes are usually structured to ___________ .

guarantee the principal repayment

guarantee the return on investment

47

An investor of a mutual fund scheme cannot invest directly.


Which of the following are fundamental attributes of a mutual fund
scheme-

1
Miain objective of the scheme

0
Aggregate fees and expenses
charged to the scheme

employment generation

economic development

50

Which of the following is/are not the advantages of mutual fundClose-ended funds have a fixed maturity and can be bought and
sold__________.

among investors

in a stock exchange

51

Junk bond schemes invest in companies that are________.

de-listed

of poor profitability

52

What is an "Equity Warrant?"

It is nothing but an Equity share of a


company

53

Mutual fund mobilizes money from investor`s to-

form a mutual benefit fund

It is a debt instrument that offers


fixed interest rate
invest in different markets and
securities

54

A mutual fund is:

55

The following characteristic is not present in an open end fund-

a partnership
facility to buy or sell back units to the
fund

a pass through vehicle


a fixed unit corpus for the life of the
scheme

56

In open-ended funds the pool of money remains constant.

57

number of securities in the portfolio

nature of securities in the portfolio

professional management

diversification of risk

59

Volatility of a mutual fund is influenced byWhat is not an advantage in investing in mutual funds against
equity?
Funds,which are normally close-ended, but become open-ended at
per-specified intervals, are called_______.

60

Arbitrage funds take contary positions in_________.

61

The nav of gold sector funds does not closely mirror gold prices.

62

Which of the following is/are the advantages of mutual fund-

Offers systematic approach to


investment

offers poetfolio customisation

63

open-ended funds do not have a time frame for closing the fund.

64

Ownership of unit holders in mutual funds is-

Mutual

Beneficial

65

Gold sector funds invest in_________.

physical gold

gold bond

66

Gold funds invest in gold only.

48

49

58

periodic funds
flexible funds
two different exchanges viz. NSE and two different segments viz.equity and
BSE
F&O

Host fund

Offshore fund

Plan

SIP

Industrial metal

Real estate

Whatever the price higher than NAV


or lower than NAV
Debentures

At NAV price only

Always open-ended

None of the above

1987

1993

Guaranteed returns

Direct investment in
capital market
All of these

Automatically leads to investment in


equity shares
Returned are guaranteed by mutual
funds

Bonds

None of the above

belong to the AMC

shared by the trustees


and the investors
according to pre-agreed
ratio

mutual fund schemes

unit reserve

benefit of economies of scale

all of the above

interval funds

balanced funds

keep the costs low

both c and d

balanced fund

financial institutions' bonds

equity fund
international fund, local
fund
equity of private
companies

dormant funds

none of the above

a participant that has brought in


liquidity into the financial system

all of the above

investment objectives

unit holders

have credit risk but no interest risk

have credit risk, interest


rate risk and reinvestment risk

that trades in over the counter


exchange

all of the above

rate of return

number of distributors

an upper limit on its NAV

a fixed fund size

debt funds

equity diversified funds

debt securities which offers multiple


interest rate structure

debt securities which


have no maturity period

fixed asset allocation funds

diversified funds

credit selection

prepayment selection

interval funds
it is a financial intermediary

hybrid funds
it is non-banking finance
company

John Templetion

Warren Buffer

buy transaction

re-purchase transaction

local fund, international fund

call money
ensure the principal repayment

both a and b
ensure the return on
investment

Investment pattern

All of the above

decrease in crime rate

improves government
exchequer

after lock in period

never

of poor track record

of poor credit quality

It is an instrument that gives the


holder the right to purchase equity
share in a company at a fixed price in
future

None of the above

fund business houses working capital

float ponzi schemes

a private trust
regular declaration of NAV

an association of persons
regular disclosure of
portfolio

fund manager`s success in timing


the market

All of the above

reduction in cost

tailor made portfolios

interval funds
close-ended open funds
two different segments viz.equity and
commodity
both a and b

Investors control is there to control


costs of running the scheme

varied number of
schemes with varied
numbers of options

mutual and Beneficial

None of the above

shares of gold mining companies

gold ornaments

S NO

Question Details

Option A

1
2

The 'Most Investor Service Centre' are


offices of
Mutual fund is constituted as
A trustee company function through

Trustee

RTA

Custodian

Trust
Board of trustee

Company
Board of directors

Financial intermediary
Trust

The function of distributor and RTA is

Updated NAV

Sponsor

AMC

SEBI

Point of Service

Point of Acceptance

RTA

AMC

Investor

SEBI

Depository

NSDL

Depository Participant

Point of Sale

Point of Service

Point of Acceptance

trust deed are contract between


Trustee and ___________
KYC application form are accepted
at_______________
Appointment of distributor by fund is
basis between distributor
To convert the physical into Demat,
investor must approach to
Selected branches/Offices of mutual
fund registrars and large distributors
serve as __________ for KYC
documentation?

10

Who handles the securities of Mutual


Fund

Custodian

SEBI

AMFI

11

The following is not a duty of the


board of trustees of a mutual fund-

12

Which of the following can be a


sponsor of a mutual fund?

Maintain the records Issuing and re-purchasing transaction


of the investor
of units

4
5
6
7
8

13
14
15
16

Prior approval of _________is required


before a person is appointed as
director on the board of the AMC.
Appointment of an AMC can be
terminated by__________.
The AMC should have a minimum net
worth of___________.
The auditor of a scheme of mutual
fund and the AMC has to be different.

raise the maximum possible


ensure that
amount of assets in each scheme investors interests the management of the fund is in
floated by the fund
are safeguarded
accordance with SEBI regulation

indian public sector banks

trustee

domestic financial
institutions

foreign financial institutions

majority of the trustees

sponsor
75% of the unitholders

SEBI
both of the above

Rs. 100 Crore

Rs. 50 crore

Rs. 10 crore

17

XYZ Ltd., a custodian has 4 directors


out of which 1 director is also a
director of the sponsor company and
another director is 50% shareholder
of sponsor's associate company. Can
XYZ lit., be appointed for the sponsor
mutual fund?

yes

no

20%

75%

40%

19

If a sponsor controls________or more


shares of a custodian, then they
cannot be appointed for the mutual
fund operation of the sponsor.
The trust that manages a mutual fund
is appointed by

ministry of finance

RBI

SEBI

20

A transfer in the management of a


close-ended scheme does not require
the consent of-

unit holders

SEBI

trustees

act as a protector of investors'


interests

directly manage
the portfolio of
securities

do not have the right to dismiss


the AMC

to the trustees

to the sponsors

18

22

The board of trustees of a mutual


fund:
There can be multiple custodian of a
mutual fund scheme.

23

An AMC cannot invest in its own


scheme without disclosing it__________.

21

24
25

26
27

28
29

Atleast 50% of the director in the


AMC should be independent
of________________.
A mutual fund scheme can be
launched byThe agreement between the trustees
and the AMC ?
How much % of unit holders is needed
for termination of AMC?
Transfer agents of a mutual of a
mutual fund are not responsible forThe fund sponsors should have a
sound financial track record of-

sponsors

to the unit-holders

sponsors including sponsors including its subsidiaries


its subsidiaries
or the trustees

the trustees

the sponsor

The on behalf of the trustees

trust deed

investment
management
agreement

agreement to manage portolio

51%

75%

85%

issuing and redeeming units to


the mutual fund

updating investor
records

preparing transfer documents

7 years

12 months

5 years

30

As per SEBI (mutual fund) regulation,


who acts as the protector of unitholder's interest?

trustees

SEBI

ministry of finance

31

To transfer the management of a


scheme from one AMC to another, the
consent of the following isrequired-

SEBI

unit holders

both SEBI and unit holders

32

Distribution channels are a critical


element in the distribution of mutual
funds in india.

yes

no

AMC

sponsor

Custodian

40% and 100%

0% and 100%

25% and 49%

The custodian

The transfer agent

The trustees

1992

1993

1995

Sponsor needs to have a


minimum 50% share holding in
the capital of thhe AMC

Atleast two-thirds
of the trustee in
the trustee board
needs to be
independent

AMC should have minimum 40%


independentdirector

Government

SEBI

Fund distributors

33
34

35
36

37
38
39

XYZ ltd., a custodian has 20


shareholders out of which, ABC ltd., a
sponsorcompany holds 60% shares
Can XYZ., be appointed for ABC ltd
mutual fund operation?
AMC usually appoints all the other
consitiuents, except custodians.
Sponsor of a mutual fund has no
direct or indirect in the AMC of the
said fund.
Who needs to sign the trust deed
with the trustee ?
The minimum and maximum stake
that a single sponsor can have in an
asset management company is
respectivelyIssuing and redeeming units of a
mutual fund is the role ofSEBI Regulations for Mutual Funds
were formulated in-

41

State which of the following


statement is true ?
The most important link between
mutual fund and investors is

42

State which of the following


statement is"True" about a sponsor
eligibility criterion ?

40

Should be in financial service


business for the last 10 years

Should have
Should have latest net worth
positive net worth more than the capital contributed
in last 7 years
in AMC share capital

43

Distributors can be appointed by-

AMC

Trustee

sponsor

44

Continuous tracking of the companies


in which a mutual fund has invested
is done byAn independent director of an AMC
can be a director of another AMC.

Fund managers

Equity Analysts

Portfolio Managers

yes

no

45

47

XYZ Ltd., a custodian has 4 directors


out of which 1 director is also a
director of the sponsor company. Can
XYZ ltd., be appointed for the sponsor
`s mutual fund/
The AMC can be structured as a
private limited company.

48

A custodian handles the following


activities?

Delivery and safe-keeping of


investments of the fund

Sale and
redemption of
units by investors

Control over issue of offer


documents

no stake required

40%

50%

50

What is the minimum stake that a


sponsor needs to hold in the assed
management company?
The mutual fund trust is created by
the _____________.

trustee

AMC

sponsors

51

Application with SEBI for registration


of a mutual fund scheme is done
by___________.

trustee

sponsor
investment
managers

distribution agents

trustees

custodians

46

49

52
53

54
55
56
57

The role of a AMC is to act asA registrar & transfer agent is


appointed by______________.

What is the duty of the custodian?


Which of the following are
responsibilites of trustees?
_________________ can be appointed as
trustees.
Mnumber of trustee to be appointed
by the sponsor is_________________.

promoters
Sponsor

marketing various schemes


through agent`s network
general due diligence

AMC

handling securities
in terms of
physical &
eventual
Issuing & redeeming units of the
safekeeping
fund
special due
diligence
code of ethics

individuals

trustee company

both a and b

Three

five

two

58

Minimum number of independent


directors on the board of asset
management company is-

50%

25%

75%

the sponsors

the trustee

the unit holders

61

The asset Management company shall


make investment decisions solely in
the interest of
Depositories are like banks for
securities.
Safekeeping of physical securities is
the role of-

The custodian

The transfer agent

62

The accounts of mutual fund schemes


need to be maintained distinct from
the accounts of the AMC.

63

State which of the following


statement is true about a sponsor
eligibility criterion?

net worth should be less than


ANC's capital

atleast 40% of
AMC share capital
should be owned
by the sponsors

net worth should be more than


ANC's capital

two-fifth

one-third

one-half

Investment company

trust

company

59
60

trustee

Sponsor

trustees

AMC

67

Atleast _________of the trustee in the


trustee board should not be
associated with the sponsors.
The mutual fund in India is
constituted as:
Which of the following floats a mutual
fund scheme to the market?
Mutual funds in India are created as
a/an-

association of persons

private company

trust

68

Sponsor must have at least


____________years of business interest
in financial markets.

69

State which of the following


statement is true?

Atleast two-thirds of the trustee


in the trustee board needs to be
independent

atleast 50% of the


director in the
AMC needs to be
independent

70

Custodian is appointed by-

sponsor

trustees

64
65
66

sponsor needs to have a


minimum 40% share holding in
the capital of the AMC
sponsor directly or acting through
trustees

should be carrying
on business in
financial services
for at least 5 years
prior to
shoullhave a sound financial track
registration
record

71

For a person to quality as a sponsor,


he must-

Contribute at least 40% of the


AMC's net worth

72

A sponsor should have a minimum of


__________share holding in AMC capital.

20%

40%

75%

50%

2/3rd of trustees

3/4th of the trustees

trustees

custodians

sponsor

73
74
75

76
77

What proportion of a mutual fund


trustees have to be independent form
the sponsor?
Custody of a mutual fund scheme
vests with the____________.
Sponsors have unlimited liability
towards unit holders.

Role of the custodian is:


A sponsor should have a positive net
worth___________.

Managing the fund's distribution


channel
in each of the last 5 years

79

The minimum investment that a


single sponsor needs to make in an
asset management company is
The net worth of an asset
management company should be-

Rs.100 Crores

80

Maintenance of records of investors


in mutual fund scheme is done
by__________.

AMC

81

The AMC should maintain records of


all activities and transaction for
_______________.

a maximum of 5 years

82

The trust deed is executed between -

83

The requirement of independent


directors in an asset management
company is-

78

Rs.1crore

making
investments on
behalf of the fund handling payment of investments
managers
with bankers
in 3 years out of
last 5 years
in each of last 7 years

Rs.2croe
Rs.4croe
as decided by the should be at least Rs. 10 crores at
sponsor
all times
registrar &
transfer agent

either of the above

the sponsor and trust

at least 3 years
the sponsor and
trustees

a maximum of 3 years
sponsor, trust and SEBI

one-half of all directors

one-fourthof all
directors

three-fourth of all directors

84

85

A change in the following key people


does not meterially impact the
performance of the fund-

fund sponsors

The custodian of a mutual fund:

is appointed for issuing and


redeeming units of the mutual
fund

trustees of the
fund

fund manager

need to be an
entity independent not required to be registeres with
of the sponsors
SEBI

D
Fund Accountant
NBFC
Board of directors of the company
Sending the Annual account
statement of Mutual Fund
Investors
NSDL
AMFI
CDSL
All of the above

Fund Accountant

ensure the AMC has proper


systems-priocedures and key
personnel in place

all of the above

Unit holders
none of the above
Rs. 50 lakhs

50%
The sponsor of that mutual fund

AMC

Cannot supervise and diret the


working of the AMC.

in the offer document

sponsors and the trustees

AMC appointment letter


above (a) only
investing the funds in securities
markets
3 years

compliance officer

none of the above

All the above

0% and 49%
The bankers
1996

Prior approval of the sponsor is


required, before a person is
appointed as director on the
board of the AMC
AMFI
Should have earned profit after
interest and depreciation in the
last 3 years including the current
year

Custodian

Security Dealers

Overall control over the


operations of the AMC

60%
unit-holders

any of the above


regulators
AMC

receiving the proceeds on sale of


investments & discharging its
obligations towards operating
expenses
All of the above
professionally qualified
individuals only
four

two-thirds

It`s employees

sponsor

both b and c

two-third
None of the above
chief marketing officer of AMC
LLP

All of the above


unit holders

All of the above

51%

60% of the trustees


any of the above

safe keeping of securities or


participating in the clearing
system on behalf of the mutual
fund
in 2 out of last 3 years

Rs.100crore
should be greater than Rs.
10crores

None of the above

at least 5 years
sponsor, trust and AMC

two-third of all directors

members of the AMFI committee

does not give or receive


deliveries of physical secrities

S No
1
2
3

Question Details

Option A

The Objective of AMFI is

Providing Training to all Distributor

Implement the Certification Programme

To develop the Cadre of Agent

PAN and KYC are mandatory in Ant Mutual


Fund

NEAT MFSS is open from


If there are any changes in the
fundamental attributes of a scheme, the
AMC must issue

9 am to 3 pm
Addendum

24 hrs
Addendum in any 2 news paper

10am to 4 pm
Addendum in one English news
paper and one local news paper of
AMCs head office

The useful downloads of all circulars up


to last year, which are updated on the
website of SEBI, are known as

Circular

Master circular

Addendum

If the explanation is not sent to AMFI in


case of any breach of conduct by then
distributor, then AMFI

Cancels the ARN of distributor

Can empanel the distributor

Can cancel the ARN of that


distributor and inform to all AMCs

Though AGNI is mandate, there is no


penalities in case of breach of code.

KYC is not required incase of minors?

This statement is true

KYC of minor is mandatory

KYC of guardian is require incase if


investment is in minors name

Who enables the collection and payment


of investments?

Registrar

SEBI

AMFI

Distributor while getting empanelled also


fill self declaration stating that?

They should receive commission on time

All employees who are engaged in the sale


and distribution shall obtain ARN

Shall abide with Sebi code of ethics

Who cannot invest in MF?


Time stamping is mandatory at

NRI
All offices of AMC

HUF
Offices of AMC and point of acceptance
wherever applications are accepted

FII
Custodians Office

The head of expenses are decided by

SEBI

AMC

Trustees

Clearing the certifying examination and


getting SEBI's permission are mandatory
before a person/ institution can start
selling mutual funds

Though CIO has investment right it plays


limited role in investing in market

Can a mutual fund invest as per the board


resolution, though not as per the rules of
Memorendum of Association

Code of conduct of AMC given in which


schedule

First Schedule

Fourth Schedule

8
9

10
11

12
13

14

15

16
17

Fifth Schedule

18
19

SEBI stop charging.


The Lead of family in the HUF is
Which of the following can invest

Initial Issue expenses


Karta
Foreign citizen

CDSC
inherter
Any entity that is not an Indian resident

The investor needs to attach the


doccuments from Notary Public &
Gazeted officer for KYC documentation

22

The place of Know Your Client


documentation is

POS PointOf Service

POA Point Of Acceptance

23

Only primary holder needs to be KYC


doccumented in case of any one or
survivor

24

The KYC documentation has to be done


only with

CVL

CDSL

25

A female member of the family can be


karta in HUF

The investor can give post dated cheque


for additional purchase

27

Signatory Authority is mentioned in Board


Resolution

28

Observations made by SEBI on the Offer


Document need to be filed in a separate
document.
Change in fundamental attributes of a
scheme require the permission of the
Trustees as well as the investors

Partially true

Partially False

Completely True

Which of the following principles is


applicable on the mutual fund
investments

Principle of utmost good faith

Principle of indemnity

Principle of caveat emptor

Investment in mutual funds should be


done based on which of the following
principles

Ubraime fides

Principle of indemnity

Principle of Buyer beware

Which of the following is international


agency

CRISIL

Morning Star

Lipper

If an investor investing in closed end


fund, whether Demat A/c is necessary

KYC documentation is necessary for

Individual only

Only HUF

Individual and HUF

ARN number is alloted by


Clearing the certifying examination and
getting SEBI's permission are mandatory
before an agent can start selling mutual
funds

AMFI
1

SEBI
0

AMC

20

RTA
Godfather
OCBs which is managed by
foreigners.

21
CDSL

ONCE

26

29

30

31
32

33
34
35

36

37

ARN stands for


AMFI stands for

Agency Registration Number


Association of Mutual Fund in India

Agent Registration Number


Associates of Mutual Fund in India

AMFI Registration Number


Associates of Mutual Fund in Indians

ACE stands for


AGNI stands for

AMFI Code of excellence


AMFI's guidelines & norms

AMC code of ethics


AMFI's Guidelines & Norms for
Intermediaries

AMFI code of ethics


AMC's guidelines & Norms for
Intermediaries

As per SEBI, mutual funds can borrow for


short term to the extent of

Total net assets

50% of net assets

25% of net assets

The Objective of AMFI is

Providing Training to all Distributor

Implement the Certification Programme

To develop the Cadre of Agent

The Objective of AMFI is

Providing Training to all Distributor

Implement the Certification Programme

To develop the Cadre of Agent

There is at least 3 board of trustee


required in Mutual Funds

The appointment of AMC can terminated


by majority of board of trustee

75% unit holder

Majority of board of directors

Majority of board of directors of AMC

The detailed version of SEBI circular


regarding code of conduct for distributors
given by AMFI is known as:

Ethics code

AGNI

Front running

47

The AMFI Code of ethics has been


framed to be followed by
the______________.

mutual fund investors

stock market investors

asset management companies

48

Distributors are required to abide


by a code of conduct as prescribed
by SEBI. This code is based on-

AGNI

AMFI

ARN

49

In case of ongoing transaction


(other than NFO), statement of
account is to be sent to investors
within___________.

10 working days of the investment

5 business days of closure of the NFO

10 working days of the end of


the quarter

50

NAV and re-purchase price of a


mutual fund other than FoF
schemes, are to be updated in
AMFI and mutual fund website
within______________.

9.00 PM the same day

9.00 AM the next day

12.00 noon the next day

51

The term"self dealing" in mutual


fund means__________.

52

In case of delay in dispatching


dividend warrants/redemption
cheques beyond the time limit
prescribed, the AMC has to pay the
investor____________.

38
39
40

41
42
43

44

45

46

buying or selling of any securities


engaging into transaction with the fund doing personal trading with the
ahead of transaction of the fund, with
to get unfair benefits at the cost of
investments of the mutual fund
access to insider information
unit-holders money
scheme

penalty of Rs.5000 each

interest @ 15% p.a

Rs.100 extra as late fee

53

Scheme portfolio statement should within 1 month from the close of each
be published within_____________.
half year

within 3 month from the close of the


financial year

within 1 month from the close of


the financial year

by obtaining the consent of at least


75% of unit-holders

by allowing unit-holders to exit the


scheme after six months without any
exit load

by informing each unit-holders


individually of the proposed
change and by allowing them to
exit the scheme without any exit
load

trustees

AMC

55

An open-ended scheme can change


its fundmental attributesInvestors of a mutual fund scheme
cannot sue the __________.

56

If investors claim unclaimed


dividend/redemption proceeds
within a period of 3 years, they get
the payment based on__________.
NAV at the time claiming the amount

54

face value of units or NAV at the time


of claiming the amount, whichever is
less

sponsors
prevailing NAV i.e after adding
the income earned on the
unclaimed money

58

Investors of a mutual fund scheme


already matured are not entitled to
any proceeds of illiquid securities
recovered later at any point of
time.
Guaranteed returns mutual fund
scheme is not permissible.

59

Buying or selling of any securities


by the key personnel of the mutual
fund ahead of transaction of the
fund, with access to insider
information is called__________.

self trading

insider trading

60

The AMC should encourage


concentration of investment
transaction through very few
selected brokers.

obtaining from the trustees any


information having an adverse effect
on their investments

inspecting magor docunents of a fund

receiving of a copy of the annual


financial statements of that fund

every quarter

every month

every hour

57

front running

62

Unit holders' right to information


does not includeThe NAV of each scheme should be
updated on AMFI website-

63

When a scheme's name implies


investment in a particular kind of
security or sector then it should
invest at least__________of its corpus
in that security or sector.

90%

80%

65%

64

An entity holding 5% or more of


the total corpus of any mutual fund
scheme are called______________.

sponsors

preferred investors

dominant unit holders

65

Mutual fund houses can also vanish


with no protection being available
to investors.

61

66

Guaranteed returns mutual fund


scheme are permissible if-

67

Investors can appoint


upto__________nominees for any
mutual fund schemes.

68

Dividends or redemption proceeds


once not claimed cannot be
claimed further further by the
investors.

stated in the offer document

offer document is approved by SEBI


containing such guaranteed returns

adequate resources are


maintained to fulfill the
guarantee

two

three

five

0
can sue the AMC/trustee

has no legal recourse

69

A prospective investor-

1
has the same status as a unit-holder
of a fund

70

What is the periodicity for


submitting the report by AMCs to
trustees?

monthly

bi-monthly

half yearly

71

NAV and re-purchase price of a FoF


mutual fund scheme, are to be
updated in AMFI and mutual fund
website within_____________.

9.00 PM the same day

8.00 PM the same day

3.00 PM the next day

10 working days of the investment

5 business days of closure of the NFO

5 working days

72
73

In case of mutual fund transaction,


statement of account at the
request of investor is to be sent
within___________.
AMFI is a self-regulatory
organization.

ACE
once a week in a national level
newspaper

AMFI

GCCI

75

The guideline and code of conduct


framed by AMFI for mutual fund
intermediaries is termedNAV of a mutual fund scheme has
to be published____________.

daily in atleast 2 newspaper

daily in atleast one newspaper

76

PAN no. and KYC documentation is


compulsory for mutual fund
investments except in case of
__________.

SIP

micro-SIPs

rural investrs

77

Dividend warrants have to be


dispatched to investors
within___________.

60 days of board of trustee meeting

30 days from the end of the month in


which it is declared

30 days of declaration

78

The first level grievance redressal


forum for mutual fund investor
is________.

Consumer forum

Investor Service Centre of AMC

SEBI

the scheme is income bearing

investment policy of the scheme

the names and addresses of the


registrats and custodians ?

Buyer beware

Buyer is always right

Seller is always right

74

79
80

Which of the following does not


constitute the fundamental
attributes of a scheme ?
Which is the most appropriate
position under MF regulations ?

81

Investors of a winded up mutual


fund scheme are entitled to the
proceeds of illuquid securities if it
is substantial and
recovered________.

any time thereafter

within one year

within 2 years

83

The circumstances under which a


scheme shall be wound up are to
be described in the offer document
at the time of the initial launch of
the scheme itself.
A mutual fund scheme shall have a
minimum of ________ investors.

10

15

20

84

The appointment of the AMC for


the mutual fund can be terminated
by-

Majority of directors of the trustees

50% of the unit holders

45% of the unit holders

85

state which of the following is


legally permissible?

51% directors of ABC ltd., an AMC is


also directors of XYZ ltd., a sponsor
company

XYZ ltd., a sponsor company has 51%


share-holding in ABC ltd., an AMC

51% trustees of the trustee


board is associated with XYZ
ltd., a sponsor company

86

The AMFI Code of conduct is a


substitute of code of conduct set
out in SEBI (Mutual Funds)
Regulation.

82

87

Which of the following ststement is All mutual fund schemesshould have


false?
minimum 25 investor

All open-ended mutual fund schemes


shall have 20 investors

No single person shall hold more


than 25% of the corpus of openended schemes

88

Qualifying a certification exam to


sell and distrbute mutual fund
products is required for:

Independent financial advisor

Employee of AMC or distributor

Investor relations team-member

89

The responsibility of settlement


guarantee for mutual fund
transactions through stock
exchange is of-

Stock Exchange

AMC

Distributors

BSE Mutual fund system

BOLT MF

BOLT MFSS

AMC

Trustee

Sponsor

60% of the unit holders

45% of the unit holders

75% of the unit holders

Sponsor needs to have a minimum


50% share holding in the capital of
thhe AMC

Trustee

AMC should have minimum 40%


independentdirector

90
91
92

93

BSE`s platform for mutual fund


transaction is
called_________________.
who registers the mutual fund with
the SEBI ?
The appointment of AMC of the
mutual fund can be terminated by
Auditor of an AMC is appointed by
the ___________.

94

Who has been given power to


regulate the criteria and
procedures for admission of its
members, and determine
professional rules and bylaws of
associations?

SRO

government securities

95

Debt oriented schemes should


disclose their portfolio to unitholders monthly, by the 3rd
working day of the succeeding
month.

96

half-yearly un-audited Financial


statement and scheme portfolio
statement should be published
in___________.

AMFI website

Mutual fund website

The fundamental attributes of a


scheme can be changed if:

Written communication about the


proposed change is sent to all unitholders

97

99

The code of ethice for mutual funds


published by AMFI
SEBI should approve the offer
document of NFO filed by AMC.

100

In order to be eligible to sell or


market mutual funds, individual
needs to pass the certifying
Examination prescribed
by____________.

98

101
102

Mutual funds schemes in India


follow accounting policies laid
down byWho is thr primary guardian of unit
holders' funds/assets-

none of above

All national daily newspaper

An advertisement to that effect is


published in one English National daily Dissenting unit-holders are given
and One regional newspaper where
an option to exit at prevailing
head office of mutual fund is situated
NAV

Is mandatory

Is in the form of recommended


practices

AMFI

NISM

SEBI

SEBI

Institute of Chartered Accounts of India

Indian Trust Act 1882

the AMC

the trustees

the registrars

the trustee company

the asset management company

the sponsor

Is unfavorable to investors

AMFI

SEBI (mutual fund) regulations, 1996

105

The auditor of the mutual fund


should not be associated with the
auditor ofMutual funds in India are governed
by_____________.
A self-regulatory organization can
regulate-

all entities in the market

Only its own members in a limited way

ministry of corporate affairs


Its own members with total
jurisdiction

106

Unclaimed dividend or redemption


amount from unit-holders__________.

cannot be deployed by the mutual


fund

has to be deployed in money market by


the mutual fund

has to be reinvested in the


scheme itself

103
104

107

SEBI permission is required before


a distributor of a mutual fund is
appointed

promote the interests of the unit


holders

set a code of ethics

regulate mutual funds

mutual funds

registrars & transfer agents

custodians

109

The role of AMFI in the mutual


funds industry is not toWhich of the following entities is
under the regulation of SEBI?

110

After dividend declaration, unitholders are entitled to receive


dividend within-

one week

111

Memorandum & articles of


association of the AMC can be
inspected by the unit-holders.

112

The organization responsible for a


comprehensive set of regulations
for all mutual funds in India is-

RBI

What does AMFI stands for?

Association of mutual funds in India

SEBI
Association of market federation of
India

AMFI
Association of money funds in
India

108

113

30 days

42 days

2 months

3 months

4 months

115

What is the maximum time given to


the asset management company to
give their reply after the
observations made by SEBI to a
new fund scheme filed with it?
Which of the following entities is
under the regulation of SEBI?

mutual funds

association of mutual funds in india

custodians

116

The liability of the sponsor of a


mutual fund scheme is______________.

limited to the extent of Rs. 100 crore


or AUM of the scheme, whichever is
less

unlimited

initial contribution made by it


towards setting up the fund

114

10,10%

50,5%

100,20%

118

A mutual fund scheme shall have a


minimum of ________ investors and
no single investor shall account for
more than ___________of the corpus
of the scheme.
A custodian is appointed by
the______________.

trustees

AMC

sponsor

119

A fund manager of an AMC can


manage schemes of two different
mutual funds.

120

The amount of authority enjoyed


by a self-regulatory organization is
defines by-

the apex regulatory authority

company law board

117

121
122
123

lf a unit-holder does not agree to


the merger of his fund with
another, he has no exit optionMinors are not eligible to invest in
mutual funds.
A proposed investor can sue an
AMC on the grounds of negligence.

lits own members

124
125
126

A scheme can be wound up ifif 75% of unit-holder pass a resolution


The operations of the mutual fund
SEBI Regulations
trust are governed by___________.
The structure of mutual fund is
governed by______________.
SEBI

after repaying the amount due to the


unit-holder

disclosing reasons of winding up


in two daily news papers having
circulation all over India and a
vernacular newspaper circulating
at the place where mutual fund
is formed

sponsor

trust deed

RBI

MCA

127

Which of the following is true?

A fund sponsor can contribute to the


intital corpus of the trust

A fund sponsor can contribute to the


capital of the AMC

A fund sponsor can invest in his


own fund`s schemes

128

A mutual fund advisor after


passing the SEBI prescribed
certification exam-

can start selling mutual fund products

should register himself first with AMFI


and get AMFI registration number

should empanel himself with the


AMC`s

129

Prior approval of _______is/are


required for making any changes in
the constitution of AMC.

SEBI

Trustees

Unit-holders

130

Mutual funds are described


as_____________in the SEBI
regulation, 1996

AMC

Trusts

132

If a schemes a mutual fund is taken


over by another mutual fund,
which of the following is false?
Which of the following are self
regulatory organizations?

133

Unit-holders not consenting to


change in fundamental
attributes__________.

131

Companies
There is a change in the AMC of the
schemes that are taken over

SEBI

AMFI

can exit at the prevailing NAV,


without any exit load

can exit at price fixed by the AMC

can pass a resolution to stop


changes in fundamental
attribute

134

The principle of "caveat emptor"


i.e.,______________applies to mutual
fund investments.

lets the buyer beware

lets the seller beware

lets the distributors beware

135

Key personnel involved directly


with investment operation of a
mutual fund scheme should
disclose their personal investment
transactions to the _____________.

AMC board of directors

trustee board

sponsors

136

The structure, that is required to


be followed by mutual funds in
India, is laid down by-

ministry of finance

securities & exchange board of India


(SEBI)

fund sponsor

should pass the SEBI prescribed


certification exam

after passing should register himself


with AMFI and get AMFI registration
number

become agents of a distributor


who is already empanelled with
AMC

1%

2%

2.25%

137
138

Which of the following is


compulsory for a person who wish
to sell mutual fund producttributors commission as prescribed
by SEBI is_____________.

bombay stock exchange

There is a change in the sponsor of the The scheme has to be wound up


schemes that are taken over
compulsorily

139

Investor's right are available in


which of the following documents:

Application form

Offer Document

AMFI directory

140

State which of the following


staement is true?

There is no maximum ceiling on the


borrowings by mutual fund scheme

The mutual fund can borrow for


purchasing securities or for entering
into derivative contracts

mutual fund can borrow for any


time horizon

141

the borrowing of a mutual fund should a mutual fund should not have
not exceed 25% of the net assets and
not more than 25 schemes out
The rule of 20:25 as stipulated by
each scheme's borroeing should not
of which debt or equity schemes
an equity fund
not invest in not more tham 25 companies out of which 20 companies
should
SEBIshould
is exceed
20%be listed
should not exceed 20

142

The choice of an appropriate


benchmark for evaluating a fund's
performance depends on-

the fund manager

the investment objective of the fund

143

A person can stat selling mutual


fund products immediately after
passing the SEBI prescribed
certification exam.

paying dividends

paying redemption proceeds

paying off existing high interest


debts

145

The mutual funds can borrow for:


Mutual funds in India are permitted
to invest in__________.

securities

gold or gold related instruments

real estate assets

146

A custodian cannot be appointed


for mutual fund operation if-

sponsor or its associates control


atleast 50% shares of the custodian

50% or more of directors of custodian


has interest in sponsor or its associates

either of the above

147

AMFI was set up in 1995with the


objective to:

promote the interests of mutual funds


and unit holders

Set ethical, commercial and


professional standards in the industry

all of the above

148

Due diligence certificate of a


mutual fund scheme is issued
by_____________.

SEBI

Sponsors of the fund

trustees of the fund

149

Even a call center employee selling


a mutual fund is required to qualify
the SEBI prescribed certification
exam.

0
to create ethical practices amongst
mutual funds

to regulate norms governing


mutual funds

within 3 month from the close of the


financial year

within 1 month from the close of


the financial year

proof of address

PAN card

sponsor

either of the above

144

150
151

NRI / PIO resident abroad have the


facility of investing in mutual funds
on non-repatriable basis only.
Which of the following is not the
object of AMFI ?

To promote interest of mutual funds

153

Un-audited financial statement


should be published
within 1 month from the close of each
within______________.
half year
The document '(s) required for KYC
compliance includesproof of identity

154

The investment management


agreement defining the
responsibilities of AMC is executed
by___________.

152

trustees

SEBI

157

The AMC is required to be


approved & registered with SEBI
with a net worth of:
Code of conduct for mutual fund
given byThe document '(s) required for KYC
compliance does not includes-

155

Rs.20 Crores

Rs. 100 Crores

Rs. 50 Crores

ANMI

AMFI

AGNI

marital status proof

photograph

proof of address

158

NRI/PIO mutual fund applications


on non-repatriable basis should be
by cheques drawn on ___________.

NRO Account

NRE Account

AMC

159

In case of mutual fund investments


by an investor through a POA
holder, KYC is required to be
complied by-

the investor

the POA holder

both of the above

160

An "exchange-traded fund" has


average weekly net assets of
Rs.350 crore. As per SEBI's
regulations, the AMC can charge
the fund with management fees
upto:-

Rs.4.50 Crores

Rs.5.25 Crores

Rs.6.00 crores

161
162

Which of the following is not


required to pass the SEBI
prescribed examination?
What is the full form of ARN?

distributors
Agent registration number

trustees
AMFI registration number

employees in a call center


dealing with mutual fund
investors
AMFI registration number

sponsor

unit holders

SEBI

sponsor

trustee

AMC

0
securities

156

165

An AMC can explain adverse


variations between expense
estimates for the scheme on offer
and actual expenses for past
schemes on other medium than the
offer documents.
Prior approval of __________is
needed to appoint a trustee.
Auditor of a mutual fund scheme is
appointed by the__________.

166
167

Fundamental attributes of a mutual


fund scheme can be changed at the
discretion of the AMC or trustees.
Mutual funds are allowed to lend-

1
money

168

Who published "making mutual


funds work for you- The investors
guide"

AMFI

SEBI

RBI

169

Which of the following entities


need not pass the SEBI
examination for selling mutual
funds?

stock exchange brokers

persons having experience of selling


mutual funds for at least 10 years

call center employees

163
164

physical assets

The AMFI objectives does not


include the following:

to emphasize on ethical & moral


trade practices

to create awareness about mutual


funds

to regulate the stock markets


along with SEBI in tandem

AMC

Board of trustees

SEBI

172

From whom can a unit holder seek


redressal if his complaint is not
entertained by the mutual fund ?
A mutual fund scheme can be
terminated by_______________.

51% of unit-holders

90% of unit-holders

75% of unit-holders

173

Unit-holder of a mutual fund


scheme cannot seek legal
protection on the grounds of
_____________.

AMC has acted negligently to manage


the scheme

not being aware of the scheme


features & risk factors

trustees have used the fund for


other purpose

170

171

D
All of These

None of These
Not issue any notice

All of these

Suspend the distributor

KYC is not mandatory in MF

RBI
None of the above

Foreign citizen
All of the above

Stock Exchange

Seventh Schedule

Recuring expenses
None of the above
OCI card holder.

CVL

POS

Completely False

Principle of insurable interest

Principle of insurable interest

Credence Analytics

Only institutional investors


Trustee

AMFI Regulation Number


Association of Mutual Foundation in
India
Agent's code of ethics
AMC's guidelines & Norms for
Individuals
20% of net assets

All of These
All of These

Both a and b

None of the above

mutual fund distributors

ACE

10 business days of closure of


the NFO

7.00 PM the same day

making personal investment


with unit-holders money

interest @ 1% per month

within 3 month from the close of


each half year

after obtaining prior approval


from SEBI
mutual fund trust

amount determined by the AMC

self dealing

approving investment decisions


of the fund
every day

40%

significant unit-holders

all of the above

one

all of the above

quarterly

10.00 AM the next day

10 business days of closure of


the NFO

AGNI
once a month in all national
newspapers

investment below Rs. 5000


60 days from the end of the
month in which it is declared

Ministry of Finance

none of the above


Seller is guilty unless proved
right

within five years

50

60% of the unit holders


XYZ ltd., a sponsor company
control 51% share of the
custodian

if the requirement of minimum


20 investors is not complied
within the stipulated period, the
mutual fund scheme shall be
automatically wound up

All of the above

Clearing Corporation

BSE STAR Mutual fund


Investment manager
50% of the unit holders

any of the above

Above (a) and (b)

One English National daily and


one regional newspaper where
the head office of mutual fund is
situated

All of the above


Does not cover distribution and
selling practices

AMC
Association of Mutual Funds in
India
the custodians

All of the above


securities contract (regulation)
act
No entity at all
has to be transferred to the
investor education fund

increase public awareness of


mutual funds in the country
All of the above

esix weeks

SHCIL
Association of money federation
of India

6 months
depositories

limited to the extent of Rs. 1lakh

20,25%
any of the above

RBI

All of the above


AMC
Trust deed

All of the above

can launch mutual fund schemes

both a and c

Agencies
The schemes' offer documents
have to be changed and updated
RBI

have to accept the change

All of the above

compliance officer of the mutual


fund
association of mutual funds in
India (AMFI)

both a and b
no ceiling

SEBI
the borrowing is permitted only
to meet the case flow needs of
investor servicing
every scheme should have at
least 20 investors and no
investor should represent more
than 25% of net assets of a
scheme

AMFI

paying dividends or redemption


proceeds
all of the above

both of the above

None of the above

compliance officer of the AMC

to increase awareness of mutual


funds
within 3 month from the close of
each half year
all of the above

both of the above

Rs. 10 Crores
AMC
None of the above

Current Account

any of the above

Rs.7.00 crores

fund managers
Agent registration number

AMC
any of the above

None of the above

AMC
persons who are above 50 years
of age and have minmum 5
years experience

to improve the standards of


mutual fund industry

RBI
76% of unit-holders

sponsors did not fulfill all


necessary compliances

S No

Question Details

Option A

The SAI is relevant for all the


schemes offered by the same
Mutual Fund
Differed Load is only charged in
close end schemes

The investor cannot set off the


Capital Loss if

He is redeeming the investment


within 9 months

Offer Document of MF is approved


by SEBI

SAI needs to be updated regularly


by the end of ______________

every 3 months

every 6 months

every 3 months of every financial


year

As per SEBI regulations, every


application form needs to be
accompanied by

SID

SAI

Offer Document

KIM does not include which of the


following

Risk profile of the scheme

Bench Mark

Rights of Unit holders

KIM needs to be updated every

3 months

6 months

12 months

Post the initial update, the SID


needs to be update ___________

every 3 months

every 6 months

every 9 months

For a scheme launched in March


2010, the first update of the SID
would be due by

Apr-10

Jun-11

Jun-12

Any change in the scheme needs to


be

mentioned in an addendum

advertised in a national
english newspaper

mentioned in the website of the


mutual fund

SID contains the condensed


financial inforamtion of the
schemes launched in the last ____
years by the AMC

3 years

5 years

3 financial years

2
He is redeeming within 9 months He is investing within 3 months prior to
after record date of Dividend
the record Date of Dividend

3
4

6
7
8

10

11

12

In which of the following NFO


details will be mentioned

KIM only

SID

SID and KIM

NFO for ELSS is for

15 days

Monthly

30 days

Whether the company eligible to


invest in mutual fund is mentioned
in

Memorundum & article of


assoiation

Signatory Authority

Board Resolution

If an investor given the request in


an equity fund for purchase at
2.30pm which days NAV will be
applicable

Same Days Nav

Next Days Nav

Previous Days Nav

If the investor make the online


inestment which NAV will be
applicable

According to the time mention in


his PC.

According to the time mention in


web browser.

According to the time mention in web


server

If an investor give outstation


payout of Rs.50,000/- in MIP which
days NAV will be applicable.

Preceding Days NAV of next


working Days.

Preceding Days NAV of Next


working Day of fund realisation

Following Days NAV of application day

If an investor made the online


transation of Rs.2 lac at 2.30 am on
wednesday in FOF which days NAV
will be applicable.

Thursday's NAV

Friday's NAV

Wednesday's NAV

If an inestor make the inestment


request of Rs.50,000/- at 2:30pm in
Gilt fund which days NAV will be
applicable

same days NAV

Preceding Days NAV

Following working days NAV

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

An AMC launches a new scheme in


the market, based on

The performance of its last


scheme

Inputs from the CIO on the


Inputs from the CMO on the interest in
investment objectives that would
the market for the investment
benefit the investor
objectives

22

The offer document is prepared by


the Trustees

23

The Offer Document is prepared by


the Trustees and approved by the
AMC

24

The Offer Document is prepared by


the AMC and approved by the
Trustees.
An SID canot be issued in the
market until and unless it has been
approved by the Trustees.

An Offer Document has to be filed


with SEBI; Any advertising
campaign taken for that particular
scheme need to comply with
SEBI's advertising code.

Both the statements are true

Both the statements are wrong

Only First Part

NFO Open Date and Scheme Reopen date are one and the same
thing.

Partially true

Partially False

Completely True

NFO close date is the date after


which the units will not be available
for sale; NFO close date is the date
after which the units will be
available for sale at the prevailing
NAV.

Both the statements are true

Both the statements are wrong

Only Second statement False

Close ended schemes have and


NFO open date and NFO close
date; Close ended schemes do not
have Scheme re-opening date.

Both the statements are true

Both the statements are wrong

Only First Part

Any NFO launched by the AMC can


remain open for a maximum of 15
days.

21

25

26

27

28

29

30

Allotment of units or refund of


money needs to be done as per the
time mentioned in the Offer
Document of that particular
scheme.

Address of the Custodian

Term

32

Fundamental aspects of a scheme


do not include which of the
following

33

The offer document is a legal


document

The offer documents becomes


redundent post the investment

SID or the Statement of Additional


Information contains the statutory
information about the mutual fund
that is offering the scheme.

Individual AMCs create their own


SID and SAI documents.

SAI and SID are applicable on


specific schemes offered by the
AMC

In legal parlance, SID and SIA are


two separate documents

The AMC should include all the


disclosures that are material to the
investment risk

Offer Documents need SEBI


approval

Offer Document need to be vetted


and verified by SEBI

The Draft SID is available for


viewing in the AMFI's website for
21 days.

31

34

35

36

37

38

39
40

41

42

Investment objective

When SEBI's observations are


incorporated into the Draft SID,
then it needs to be hosted on
AMFI's website two days before the
issue opens.

The Draft SID should not be made


available to the public

For schemes launched within the


first 6 months of the financial year,
the first update of the SID is due
within ______ of the end of the
financial year.

3 months

6 months

need based

For a scheme launched in April


2008, the first update of the SID
would be due by

Apr-08

Jun-09

Jun-10

____________ schemes have to reopen for sale/ repurchase within 5


business days of the allotment.

Open-ended

Close-ended

All the schemes

The Synopsis of Offer Document is

KIM

SID

SAI

If an investor is submiting the


application form along with the
cheque of Rs. 1 lac in an equity
Fund at 2 PM, But there is
insuficient balance in his Account,
which days NAV will he get

Same days NAV

Following Working Days Nav

Preceding Working Days NAV

Any excess to the total expense in


a scheme as laid down by SEBI is

To be borne by the AMC

To be borne by the investors

To be borne by the distributors

43

44

45

46

47
48

49

50

Both B & C

every 6
months of
every
financial
year
KIM

Loads &
expenses
need based
every 12
months
Mar-11

All of the
above
since the
inception

SAI

Date of
closure of
NFO
Appliation
form.
Next working
Days Nav

According to
investment
Amt. & time
mention in
web server.

Following
Days NAV of
Preceding Day
of application
date.

Tuesday's
NAV

Next Days
NAV.

Only b & c

Only Second
Part

Completely
False
Only Second
statement
True

Only Second
Part

nature of the
scheme

Both 1 & 3

Mar-11

None of the
above

None of these
AMC will not
process the
transaction
and he will not
get any units.

to be borne by
SEBI

S No

Question Details

Option A

TRAIL Commission is calculated

A Percentage of net asset value


of unit holder

Remittance can be done in Mutual Fund through

RTGS and NEFT

An institutional distributor builds reach through

Employees

In audio and video advertisements, the disclaimer clause


must

Display on screen for 5 seconds

For online transactions, MF allot

IPIN and user name to existing


investor only

Who cannot invest in Mutual Fund

Foreign companies

Micro SIP is not available for


Mutual fund distributor get commission be selling mutual
fund as a product and stock broker also get commission by
selling same product.

Minor
1

What is essential for Micro SIP except


Who cannot act as a distributor

Photo identification
AMC employees

12

SEBI cannot pay commission to


To be able to sell mutual fund schemes and earn
commissions, a person should

Sponsor distributor
have an ARN number
1

13

Information regarding the minumum and maximum


commission to be given to the distributors have been laid
down by SEBI
Different AMCs charge different commissions; Same AMC
charges different commissions for different schemes

Totally True

Initial or Upfront commission is decided by


Trail commission is calculated by the investor as per the
service provided by the distributor

AMC
1

Trail commission is usually paid on a _______ basis

Monthly

Trail commission is calculated on the net assets attributable


to the units sold by the distributor

Initial commission and trail commission are calculated on


the same formula

Totally True

Mutual Fund commissions are paid for a limited number of


years; Mutual Fund commissions are paid for as long as the
investor's money is held in the fund

Totally True

AMC is bound by the acts of the distributor, or its agents or


sub-brokers

Commission is payable to distributors on investment made


through them by their clients; Commission is payable to
distributors on their own investment

both statements are right

As per SEBI guidelines, the distributor need not disclose the


commission to the investor

1
2
3
4

6
7

8
9
10
11

14
15

16
17

18
19

20
21

22
23

As per __________, offering rebate to investors is banned

ACE

As mutual fund investment is subject to market risk, the


AMC can make assumptions in its advertisements.

Each AMC is required to display the disclaimer in a


particular format and font as decided by its marketing team.

The minimum height of the disclaimer statement on


hoardings/ posters should be _______

18 inches

28

The disclaimer should be written on a __________


background.

black

29

The disclaimer should cover atleast _____ of the display


area on a hoarding/ poster.

5%

In audio-visual media, the disclaimer is either required to be


displayed on the screen for atleast 5 seconds or
communicated through a voice over.

In an audio-visual, the disclaimer should cover ____of the


screen, while the rest ____can be used by the name of the
mutual fund or the logo, etc

20/80

32

In audio advertisments, the disclaimer needs to be read out


over a period of

2.5 seconds

33

Which of the following informations cannot be included in a


tombstone advertisement?

Logo or trademark

34

Which of the following informations can be included in a


tombstone advertisement?

Scheme literature

Risk factors need to be mandatorily mentioned in the tomb


advertisements; A general statement to refer to the SID for
details needs to be mandatorily mentioned in the tomb
advertisements.

both statements are right

36

Any statement if mentioned in the Product Launch


advertisement explicitly, need not be substantiated in the
SID & SIA

37

The maximum initial commission that an AMC can pay to


distributors is __________

0.05%

The distributor can charge a fee from the investor

Stock exchange brokers are permitted to distribute mutual


funds without the requirement of passing the certifying test.

Trail commissions are linked to valuation of portfolio in the


market

Listing of shares at a stock exchange ensures

Guaranteed returns

It is _______ objective to develop a cadre of well trained


agent distributors.

SEBI

Which of the following is prohibited in Tombstone


Advertisement

Contact details of AMC and RTA

The role of an agent is to

Point out the features and


benefits of various investment
options

24

25

26

27

30

31

35

38

39
40
41
42

43

44

Code of ethics should be followed by distributors as:

It is required by AMFI

Most AMC share the portfolio of all their schemes in their


website on a _______basis

Daily

46
47

Which of these cannot be distributor

RBI Branch

48

For investors to correctly compare performance of


different funds SEBI's advertising codes include-

uniform computation of
yields
displayed in black letters of
at least 8 inches height in
white background

50

In display advertisement' the statutory disclaimer


"mutual funds investmentis is subject to market risk.."
should be________________.
_____________can only give basic information about a
mutual fund registered with SEBI.

51

MF regulation precribe-

The minimum commission


of the distributor

52

In which of the following advertisement tpye "risk


factors" of mutual fund investment may not be
mentioned?

Audio-visual advertisement

53

According to SEBI's advertising code, for fund that have


been in existence for more then a year, annualized
returns have to be furnished for-

1 yr, 3 yr, 5yr, and sine


launch

54

Commission paid by AMC (S) to distributors consists of-

upfront commission

55

True

56

A ranking entity, which is a subsidiary of the AMC of


mutual fund can provide ranking of AMC(s) scheme in
performance.
In performance advertisements, the return calculation
should be made on__________.

absolute basis

57

_____________of mutual fund shall not be used other than


launching or re-launching of scheme.

product launch
advertisement

45

49

58
59
60

To empanel with the AMC or to become agents of a


distributor who is already empanelled with AMC is
compulsory in order to sell mutual fund products.
An AMC of a mutual fund is bound by the act its
distributor or agents.
AMC pay a trail commission for the period the
investment is held in the scheme.

63

A mutual fund advisor cannot advertise or issue publicity


material other than that provided by the AMC or preapproved by the AMC.
SEBI regulates the minimum pr maximum commission
that the distributors can earn.
Distributors cannot claim commission on their own
investments.

64

In performance advertisements, the compounded


annualized return shall be shown for_________.

61
62

Display advertisement

True
True
True

True
True
True

the last 3 successive years

65

Trail commission takes into account valuation gains


earned on units.

True

67

Every AMC follow one specific commission structure and


do not vary between schemes or plans.
Distributors can claim upfront commission directly from
the investors.

68

Trial commission is calculated______________.

on the fund mobilized by the


distributors

70

Which of the following information is prohibited for


Tombstone advertisement ?
The name and address of the mutual fund`s POA can be
obtained from-

Logo or trademark or
corporate symbol, if any
SID of the mutual fund
scheme

71

Investor can change the distributor through which he has


invested after obtaining No Objection Certificate from
him.

72

Mutual funds have to publish complete staement of the


scheme portfolio and the un-audited financial
results_________.

within 1 month from the


close of each half year

73

Buying or selling of securities, knowingly, by the AMC of


a mutual fund from/to the director, officer, employee of Terms laid down in the Offer
the AMC is violation of:
Document

74

The term "front running" in mutual fund means________.

doing personal trading with


the investments of the
mutual fund scheme

75

SEBI Advertising code mandate that all performance


calculations in a fund`s advertisement should be bassed
on-

NAV

76

Product launch advertisement of mutual fund shall not


be used other than______________.

launching of schemes

77

engaging into transaction with the mutual fund to get


unfair benefits at the cost of unit-holders money is
called_________.

self dealing

66

69

True
True

79

Are mutual fund agents/distributors in India required to


pass any examination to qualify to sell mutual fund
units.
Trail commissions depend on _____________ of the
investor.

80
81

Trail commission is normally paid to distributors by


the_______________.
The new age distribution channel includes:

Investors
institutional channels

82

Trail commission is paid-

for a limited number of


years

78

yes, a test conducted by


AMFI
investable fund

83

Units from an open-ended mutual fund are bought:

on a stock exchange

84

In India, law does not perscribe the minimum or


maximum commissions payable to distributors.

87

In audio visual advertisement, the statutory disclaimer


"mutual funds investments are subject to market risk
." should be__________.
NSE's platform for mutual fund transaction is
called__________.
Trail commission is normally paid to the AMC on a
________basis.

88

The distributor is not bound to disclose the amount of


commission received by him to its investors.

89

In performance advertisements, where scheme are in


existence for lees than a year, the returns calculation
should be made on_____________.

total return basis

85
86

displayed on the screen for


at least 5 seconds
NSE MFSS
QUARTERLY

At Investment amount

Will not get any


Commission

Fixed Percentage according to SEBI


Regulations.

IFCR

MICR

NRE and NRO A/C

Agents

Sub-brokers

All of these

Need to cover 50% of screen

Both a and b

Need not to be disclose

IPN to existing investor only

IPIN and user name to all


new investors

No need any facility for doing the


transaction

Institutional investor

Foreign Individual

The trust where, more than 60% if the


beneficial interests is held by NRI

Individual
0

NRI

HUF

Photo debit card


Sponsor

Photo credit card


Associate group of
Sponsor

Photo employee id
Distributotor

Company distributor
be empanelled with an AMC

Investor
be NISM certified

Banks
All of the above

Totally False

Partially True

Partially False

SEBI
0

Investor

Distributor

Quarterly

Half yearly

Yearly

Totally False

Partially True

Partially False

Totally False

Partially True

Partially False

only first statement is right

only second statement is right

0
both statements are wrong

Both 3 and 4

AGNI

SID

SIA

8 inches

8 centimeters

18 centimeters

blue

white

as per the wishes of the AMC

10%

15%

7.50%

25/75

75/25

80/20

5 seconds

10 seconds

7.5 seconds

Name of AMC

Entry and/ or exit loads

Declaration of NAV

usage of ranking given by third


party

product launches

Risk factors

both statements are wrong

only first statement is right

only second statement is right

2%

Nil

Long term capital appreciation

Low risk

High liquidity

AMFI

RBI

AMC

Entry load and exit load

Declaration of NAV and


performance

Logo or trade mark

Help the investor develop the


right approach to investing

Recommend some
investment option
available

Offer adhoc advise whenever the


investor has surplus money available

1%
0
0

It is required by AMC

Business increases

All of the above

Weekly

Monthly

Annual

Foreign Bank

Domestic Bank

Private Placement

uniform presentations of
dividends

ldentical time periods

all of the above

both of the above

tombstone advertisement

either of the above


audio-visual
advertisement

audio advertisement

The maximum commission


of the distributor

The minimum ae well


as the maximum
commission of the
distributor

neither the minimum nor the


maximum commission of the
distributor

Display advertisement

product launch
advertisement

tombstone advertisement

covering 10% of the display


area in white background

trail commission

1 yr, 3 yr, and since


launch
performance
commission

False
compounded
annualizedbasis

quarterly basis

simple average basis

Display advertisement

Audio advertisement

tombstone advertisement

the last 1 year, 2 years


and since launch

the last 1 year, 3 years, 5 years


and since launch

1ye, 5yr, and since launch

1 yr, 3 yr, and 5 yr


all of the above

False
False
False

False
False
False

the last year only

False

False
False

on the amount redeemed by


investors attributable to the
units sold by the distributors

Entry and/or exit loads, if


applicable
SAI of the mutual fund
scheme

on the net assets


attributable to the
units sold by the
distributors

any of the above

comparisons and
usage of ranking given Frequency of Net Asset Value (NAV)
by a third party
disclosure
Mutual fund website

Both a Aand c

within 3 month from the


close of the financial year

within 1 month from


the close of the
financial year

within 3 month from the close of


each half year

Investment Objective of the


mutual fund

Investment Principle of
the mutual fund

AMFI Code of Ethics

buying or selling of any


secuities ahead of
transaction of the fund,
making personal investment with access to insider
with unit-holders money
information

buying or selling of any secuities


after the transaction of the fund,
with access to insider information

NSE Nifty

BSE Sensex

None of the above

general information
advertisement

launching or relaunching of schemes

competitive advertising

insider trading

self trading

front running

yes, a test conducted by


SEBI

A post graduate
university course

yes, a test prescribed by SEBI

holding period

net-worth

age

AMC
internet

HNI or institutional
investors only
stock exchanges

retail investors only


All of the above

as long as the investor`s


money is held in the fund

up to one year from


the date of
mobilization of fund

indefinitely

from the fund itself

from AMFI

from a stock broker

displayed in a clearly legible


font-size covering at least at
80% of the total screen
space

accompanied by a
voice-over reiteration

All of the above

NSE MF

NEAT MFSS

NEAT MF

half yearly

monthly

yearly

simpale average basis

compounded annualized basis

half-yeary basis

Correct
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Question Details

An investor invested in Gilt Fund for Rs 20,000 for a period of 18 month and at the time of
redemption the value of the fund was at Rs 50,000. Find the capital gain tax (ignoring the
indexation)

2 Investor needs to pay wealth tax if he is investing in gold ETF


Unit Capital is

4 SEBI has stop charging


5 SEBI has banned Entry load in Mutual Fund from 1st August, 2009
6

NAV of funds are rounded off

7 STT is leived on Re-purchase of unit from mutual fund


8 Mutual fund is liable to fare for
Standard deviation measures ?

10 NAV after dividend payment is called


11 Dividend distribution tax paid on money market instruments is ?
12 The new platform for trading in NSE and BSE are called as
If investor has made a subscription in Rel Gilt Fund at 2:30 pm with a local cheque which

13 NAV would be applicable?

14 _____ is used to measure fluctuation of fund


15 _____ is not a credit rating agency
16 ____ fees cannot be charged to a scheme
What would be the NAV if an investor invest in a gilt fund Rs. 1 crore at 3:30 PM by a local

17 cheque.

18 TDS on Dividend in Mutual Fund is


If an Investor is investing Rs. 10 Lacs at 4.00 PM in NFO. NAV on that day is Rs. 15. Find the
19 units alloted to the investor
If an investor has given the request for redemption of 1000 units at the NAV of Rs. 12 and
Face Value is Rs. 10. Find the amount that investor will receive
20

21
22

23

DTAA means,
Withholding tax applicable to the non residential investor is ______ according to DTAA
Finance Acts of 2000 and 2001 have reduced tax-free interest on Public Provident Fund to
Sharpe ratio computes.

24
If an investor dealing with 12000 units & company declared 1:3 bonus. How much units

25 investor will get

Dubey ji invested Rs.10000 at NAV of 12 on 1st july,2008. The MF declared 1:2 bonus on 31st
December 2008. How much extra units Dubeji will get
26

27

If the investor has 1,000 Units in aggressive growth fund. He has given the redemption on 1st
July,2008 at the NAV of Rs.15/- the MF charge 1% exit load find out the amount he will get.
Find NAV. Investment amount is Rs. 100 crore, deivedend accrued but not received 207 crore,
bills payable Rs. 55 lacs. No. of units issued to the investor is 1 crore

28

29
30

NAV of Mutual Fund


A bond with a coupon of 9% when interest rates for similar maturities are 11% will sell

31

Under the Deposit Insurance Scheme of the govt, upto Rs _______ per depositor in a bank is
paid by the insurer, incase the bank fails to pay the depositor's money.

32 Pre-mature closure of a fixed deposit attracts a penalty.


33 Interest earned in a bank deposit is taxable each year.
34

35
36

37
38

In the formula A=P*(1+I)n, P stands for


Which of the following might be worth considering while doing a financial planning
Today's costs can be translated into future requirement of funds using the formula
Portfolio turnover rate of a fund measure the
If the investor cannot pay the premium he can go for term plan in insurance policy

39 Dividends distributed by mutual funds are


40 Interest rate risk is :
Indexation means

41

42

43

What is the excel formula of standard deviation


An investor make transaction on internet which time can be a cut off time :

44 Re-purchase transactions in equity schemes are subject to STT


45 Equity schemes attract dividend distribution tax
46 If an investor does not want any tax liability he should invest in

47

Arbitrage funds enjoy all the tax exemption which is applicable in Equity Fund

Investor invest Rs12,000 where NAV is Rs. 23.45. Face value is Rs. 10 as per the current load.
48 How much unit will be aloted.

49 Which of the following is tax free investment


50 State which of the following statement in false?

51 What is mark to market?


52 Exit loads applicable to big investors and small investors are-

53 Initial issue expense of the mutual fund scheme has to be borne by the ___________.
54 Which of the following recurring expenses cannot be charged to the scheme?

55 A fund's declared NAV does not include loads56 The maximum entry load that could be charged by a mutual fund scheme os-

57

The NAV of an equity fund was 36.00.The fund charged 1.00% as exit load. If an
investor wants to withdraw Rs. 100000 from the fund, what is the number of units he
eill repurchase?

All expenses and income accrued upto the valuation date shall be considered for
valuation. Some minor expenses need not be so accrued, providedtheir affect on the
58 NAV is not more than:
Short-term capital gains tax arises if investments in mutual fund units are held for a

59 period of-

The basic rate of dividend distribution tax on debt funds (other than liquid funds)
60 payable for investors other than individual/HuF is-

TDS on the dividend distribution or re-purchase proceeds to non-resident investors is

61 payable at the rate of:

________________For valuation of not traded/thinly-traded securities when such secrities


62 represent more than 5% of the net assets of a scheme.
For the purpose of valuing a mutual fund portfolio, equity shares which are not

63 traded/thinly traded are valued on the basis of64 A fund's NAV is affected by-

65 NAV for_________is to be calculated up to 4 decimal places.


NAV for index funds, liquid funds and other debt funds is to be calculated up to
66 __________decimal places.

67 Annual report has to be published within ____months of accounts closing date.


68 Mutual fund scheme are permitted to keep re-purchase price lower than the NAV.
A fund of fund scheme cannot charge recurring expenses more than _________of the net

69 average assets of the scheme.

70 As per SEBI guideline dividends can be paid ___________.

71 The maximum load that a fund can charge is determined by the:


72 Exit load charged to investors in excess of 1% should be_______________.
A liquid fund has average weekly net assets of Rs. 800 crores. As per SEBI's regulations,

73 the AMC can charge the fund with management fees upto:-

An index scheme cannot charge reurring expenses more than _________of the net
74 average assets of the scheme.

75 NAV for________is to be calculated up to at least 2 decimal places.


When trading in an equity / equity related security in a month is less than ________, it
76 shall be considered as thinly traded.
Investors are totally exempt from any tax on the dividend income they from mutual

77 funds.

KYC documentation is reqired to be complied every time an investor enters into a


78 mutual fund transaction.

79

The applicablie NAV for a sale transaction of liquid fund where application has been
received after 12 noon would be (assuming funds available for utilization on the same
day) -

80 AMC(s) need not maintain records in support of each investment decision-

81 Which of the following is no relevance in evaluating a fund`s performance ?


82 P/E Ratio is calculated as__________.

83 If yield Spread is higher, credit risk is higher.


84 Nav of a scheme has gone up from Rs. 10 to Rs. 11.50 in 15 months. The CAGR is-

85

A unit of open-end fund was purchased when its NAV was Rs.20. At year-end its NAV
was Rs.22. In the interim period, the fund made a distribution of Rs.4 per unit when its
NAV was Rs.21. what was the simple Total Return of the found?

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs. 20.75. He subsequently receives a dividend
of 15.5%, which he reinvests in the fund, at the then prevailing NAV of Rs. 21.25. On
completion of one year from the date of purchase of original units, the NAV stood at
86 Rs.22.65. What is the rate of return to the investor, using the CAGR Method?
Liquidity of a portfolio and presence of liquid assets in a portfolio means the same

87 thing.

88 face value of units of a mutual fund scheme has to be-

Which of the following "Ranking Entities" ranking can be used by a Mutual fund in

89 performance advertisements?

Given the following details about a mutual fund, calculate the net assets:(a)
investments: Rs.475crore (b) Other assets: Rs. 55crore ( c) Accrued Expenses: Rs.
18crore (d) Accrued Income: Rs. 12.75 crore (e) Current liabilities: Rs. 4.75crore (f)
90 Other liabilities: Rs. 10.06crore.
For the purpose of valuing a mutual fund portfolio, debt securities which are not traded

91 are valued on the basis of-

92 Which of the following entity(s) is/are exempt from taxSecurities Transaction Tax (STT) is not payable by equity-oriented mutual funds on F&O

93 transactions.

The basic rate of Dividend Distribution Tax on Debt funds (other than liquid funds)
94 payable for investors who are individual/HUF isSystematic withdrawal plans are more tax efficient than dividend payout plans for debt

95 funds.

96 Fundamental analysis involvesA high P/E Ratio does not always mean the company is expensive vis a vis a low P/E

97 Ratio does not mean the company is cheap.

The maximum amount of management fee that could be charged by an equity scheme
98 having "average net assets"of Rs. 400 crore isA fund`s investments at market value total Rs.700 crores, Total liabilities stand at Rs.

99 50 lacs and the number of units outstanding is 28 crores. What is the NAV ?

The nav of a fund on January 2011 was Rs. 18.8825. 6 months later, the NAV had grown
100 to Rs.19.9995. Find out the annualised return.

101 Benchmark of a mutual fund scheme is decided by_______________.


Li-Bex, a sub indices of sovereign Bond Index(I-bex) is composed of government
102 securities having maturity of-

103 Sharpe and Treynor Ratios are measures of:


A Scheme with a beat of 1.2 earned a return of 8%. If the rate of return is 5%, calculate
104 the treynor Ratio.

105 The rule of 72 is used to106 Unit capital is found in the-

107 The reative size of mutual fund companies is assessed by their______________.

108 State which of the following statement is True?


To get the benefit of dividend stripping the investor in units of mutual fund would need

109 to-

A facility where investment can be made by blocking the amount kept at the bank
110 account without transferring the entire application money is called_____________.
The applicable NAV for a sale transaction of equity fund amounting to Rs. 1 crore or less

111 where application has been received within 3 pm with local cheque/dd would be-

Additional investments in the same mutual fund does not necessitate filling of full
112 application form.

113 Equity schemes are subject to dividend distribution tax.


114 Which of the following problems have been eliminated by depositories ?

115 Which of the following is not considered for technical analysis ?


The_______________is an indicator, which calculates how much the share market is
116 prepared to pay for each share of the company, as compared to its book value.

117 Value investment style entails investing in_________


118 Fund manager with investment philosophy of growth investing, loos for:

119 SWP is tax effective for debt funds than equity funds because120 For evaluating sectoral funds, the preferred benchmark would be theIf a mutual fund scheme name implies investment in any particular kind of security or

121 sector___________.

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs. 23.75.. He subsequently receives a dividend
of 20%, which he reinvests in the fund, at the then prevailing NAV of Rs. 24.50. On
completion of one year from the date of purchase of original units, the NAV stood at Rs.
122 25.10. What is the rate of return to the investor, using the CAGR method?
The maximum amount of management fee that could be charged by anindex scheme

123 having "average net assets"of Rs. 500 crore is124 Tracking error is-

125 Turnover rates would be most relevant to analyze the performance ofAn investor purchased an open-end fund when its was Rs.20. 16 months later, its NAV
126 stood at Rs.22. The percentage NAV change in the fund was:

127 Distribution tax should be taken into account when computing net returns from128 The unit-holders` funds in the scheme, is known as__________.

129 Units of mutual funds are subject to wealth tax ofTDS on the dividend distribution or re-purchase proceeds to resident investors is
130 payable at the rate of:

131 Dividend distribution tax payable on equity-oriented mutual fund isCash and securities of a mutual fund should be segregated and maintained scheme132 wise.
An open-end fund with 10,000 units outstanding had the following items in its balance
sheet: investment at market value Rs.1,00,000 current assets Rs. 20,000 current
133 liabilities Rs.25,000 calculate the fund`s NAV per unit.
134 Mutual funds cannot pay dividend out of un-realised profits.
Rupee cost averaging and value averaging can be recommended to an investor who is

135 in

136 The day on which NAV is calculated by a fund is known as-

137 The net assets of a mutual fund scheme includes-

Income not realised but relates to the period are not taken into account while valuing
138 mutual funds net assets.
A closed-end equity fund has average weekly net assets of Rs. 200 crore. As per SEBI`s

139 regulations, the AMC can charge the fund with investment and advisory fees upto:140 Reviewing of company`s financial statements is done for-

141 Net assets of a mutual fund are valued following the_____________.


142 Long-term capital gains tax on debt-oriented mutual fund nil.
Units of mutual funds which is bought within a period of 3 months prior to the record
date of bonus/dividend and sold within a period of 9 months after the record date of
143 bonus/dividendQuantitative analysis is more likely to be done to evaluate a particular sector or industry
144 rather than any specific stock.
The applicable NAV for a re-purchase transaction of equity fund where application has

145 been received within 3 pm would be -

146 Technical analysis tries to predict future movement of stock price by analyzine:

147 State which of the following statement is true?


A scheme with 1000 unit holders has the following items in its balance sheet-unit
capital Rs.10,000; investments at market value Rs.25,000; other assets Rs.4,000; oyher
148 liabilities Rs.2,000;reserves Rs.17,000.what is the scheme's NAV per unit?
A mutual fund has 18 crore units and net assets of Rs. 558crore. Of these net
assets,Rs.162 crore represents realised gains and Rs.216 crore represent unrealised
149 gain. What is the NAV per unit?
The NAV of a fund on march 31, 2010 was Rs.18.6 months later, the NAV had Grown to
150 Rs.21. find out the annualised return.
Debt oriented, close-ended schemes should disclose thir portffolio in their

151 website__________________.

Unit -holders of mutual fund are not entitled to protection under the companies Act'
152 1956.
Expenses not paid off but relates to the period are not takeninto account while valuing

153 mutual funds net assets.

154 NAV for equity and balanced funds is to be calculated up to__________decimal places.

155

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs.25.75. He subsequentlt receives a dividend of


15%, which he reinvests in the fund, at the then prevailing NAV of Rs.25.75. At the end
of the year,the NAV of the fund is Rs.26.15. What is the rate of return toreturn to the
investor?

156 Unit capital of a mutual fund scheme is

157 The unit capital of a close-ended fund______________.


An investor holds 2200 units in a gilt fund. The current NAV is Rs. 10.75. He would like
to switch his holdings to an equity fund,whose NAV is Rs. 13.95. If the entry and exit
load for the gilt fund are 0% and 1% respectively and the entry and exit load for the
158 equity fund are 0% and 0.50% respectively, what is the equity fund, after the switch?

159 Dividend distributed to unit-holders by a debt fund is liable to dividend distribution tax.
160 The number of units an investor is entitled to receive on a buy transaction depends on-

161

The NAV of an equity fund was 40.15. The fund charged 1.00% as exit load. If an
investor wants to withdraw Rs.22000 from the fund what is the number of units he will
repurchase?

An investor holds 2000unit in a bond fund. The current NAV is Rs.11.50. He would like to
switch his holdings to an equity fund, whose NAV is Rs.20.35. If the exit load for the
bond fund is 0.25% and the entry load for the equity fund is nil, what is the unit holding
162 in the equity fund after the switch?
Securities Transaction Tax (STT) is not payable by equity-oriented mutual funds on F&O

163 purchase transactions.

164 Mutual fund schemes should have sale price equal to the Nav.
While calculating distributable reserves, valuation gains are to be ignored but valuation

165 losses needs to be taken into account.

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs.22.40. He subsequentlt receives a dividend of


20%, which he reinvests in the fund, at the then prevailing NAV of Rs.22.10. At the end
of 2 year,the NAV of the fund is Rs.24.70. What is the rate of return toreturn to the
166 investor?
The NAV of an equity fund was 42.00. The fund charged 1.00% as exit load.What would

167 be the re-purchase price?

168 Dividend payout changes the number of units held by the investor.
A person who is taking investment decision by studying company & its operation is

169 called as

The maximum amount of recurring expenses that could be charged by a debt scheme
170 having "average net assets" of Rs. 1100 crore is-

171 Mutual funds value their investments172 The basic rate of dividend distribution tax on liquid debt funds is-

173 Units of mutual fund are short-term capital assets if174 Non-traded seciurities are to be excluded while calculating the NAN. True or False?

175 Nav is176 Recurring expenses cannot be charged by ________________.


If a singhle unit holder holds more than___________% of assets, the number of such unit

177 holders and their percentage holding in the net assets have to be disclosed.
178 Every mutual fund scheme should have an appropriate benchmark.

179

An investor holds 4000 units in a bond fund. The current NAV is Rs.9.50. He would like
to switch his holding to an equity fund, whose NAV is Rs.14.80. If the exit load for the
bond fund is 0.50% and the entry load for the equity fund is nil, what is the unit holding
in the equity fund after the switch ?

180 Liabilities in the balance sheet of a mutual fund are-

181

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs.24.65. He subsequently receves a dividend of


13.25%, which the reinvests in the fund, at the then prevailing NAV of Rs. 24.35. At the
end of 550 days the NAV of the fund is Rs. 25.75. What is the rate of return to the
investor?

182 Physical gold is subject to wealth tax beyond threshold limit whereas gold ETF is not.

183 Which of the following is true?


184 Mutual fund investments cannot be made by paying through cash.

185 Dividend Distribution tax is tax effective forThe applicable NAV for a sale transaction of liquid fund where funds are not available for
utilization on same day would be same irrespective of whether funds are received befor
186 or after 12 noon.

187 Dividend distribution tax is applicable for debt mutual fund scheme having_____________.
The NAV of a fund is 24.20. The fund charged 1.00% as exit load.If an investor wants to
188 withdraw Rs. 60000 from the fund, what is the number of units he will repurchase ?

189

Investors get the unclaimed dividend / redemption proceeds at prevailing NAV i.e. after
adding the income earned on the unclaimed money when they cliam the
same_____________.

Option A
Rs 3,000

1
No. of units* face value
Initial Issue expenses
1
In equity fund upto 2 decimal
0.125%
Income
Fluctuations of a fund result around a mean level.
Re-investment
25%
NEAT MFSS
Nav of the same day of application
Sharpe Ratio
Morning Star
Service Tax
Same days NAV
25%+surcharge+cess
66666.6666666667

Rs. 12000
Dividend tax Authorised Association
Lower of the rate
12%
Risk premium of a fund as difference between the funds
average return an risk free return divided by beta of the fund.

400 units
1250 units.

Rs.15000/-

Rs. 371.5

Mutual fund do not received income in interest


At premium

2 lakhs

1
1
Principle
Inflation
A=P* (1+I)^n
Size of the fund's portfolio
1
Taxed at source
Financial Loss.
Capital gain
S.D=STDEV(range of cells where the periodic returns are calculated)
12 Noon.
1
1
Debt fund growth option
1
510 units
PPF
higher the appreciation in the investment portfolio, higher
would be the NAV
valuing investment at cost price
same
investors
service tax
True
6.00%

2750.275

2.00%
less than 3 years
20%

As prescribed in income tax act and where DTAA applicable at


lower of IT rate or DTAA rate

an independent valuer has to be appointed


Earnings per share
purchase and sale of investment securities
equity and balanced funds
maximum 4
four
True
2.00%
out of accrued profits
AMC
repaid to investors on whom it is charged

Rs. 2.25 crore


2.25%
equity funds
Rs.5 lacs and 50000 shares
1
1

Closing NAV of the day preceding next business day


1
The performance of the stock market as a whole
Market price per share / No. of ordinary shares outstanding
1
(11.5 / 10)^<12/15)- 1

25%

11.24%
1
Rs. 1

an entity who is independent of the AMC(s) or Mutual fund its


affili.ates

485.00 crore
Yield to maturity
Mutual fund trustee/trustee company
1
10%
1
Checking the foundations of the company`s factory building
1
Rs. 2.25 crore

Rs. 30.19
10.24%
the sponsors
Above 7 years
Average return
3.20%

on request
Liability side of scheme`s balance sheet
net worth

an equity-oriented mutual fund scheme investor would not


bear any STT
Buy the units more than 3 months prior to the record date for
the dividend

BLOC

Closing NAV of day funds are available for utilization


1
1
Reduction in the share transfer time of the buyer
Historical data on the company' share price

Market price per share / Earning per Share


Valuable Stocks
Companies with above average profits and growth in earnings
debt funds have no capital gains tax
BSE sensex
not less than 90%

19.27%
Rs. 7.50 crore
Error in calculating the NAV
equity funds

8.00%
equity funds
unit capital
1% on market value
5%
10%
1

Rs. 9.50
1
accumulation phase
Computation date
amounts invested

Rs.2.25 crores
technical analysis
accrual basis of accounting
1
Cannot set off capital loss on such units aginst any capital
gains to the extent of dividend recived
1
Closing NAV of the day immediately preceding the date of
application
The stock price movements of a company

equity schemes are subject to STT

Rs.27

Rs.31
18.36%
quarterly, by the 5th working day of succeeding month
1
1
at least 4

6.57%
number of units multiplied by its face value
varies with the ongoing sale and re-purchase of units by the
fund

1695.3405
1
investment amount

547.9452

1575.2025
1
1
1

8.28%
41.58
1
chartist
Rs. 22.25 Crore
at purchase price
10%
They are hold for not more then twelve months proceeding
the date of transfer
1
Asset valu divided by all shares sold since the fund was
initiated
liquid schemes

50%
1

2120.3028
In the form of long-term loans

6.61%
1
financial planning is equivalent to tax planning
1

pensioners

1
dividend re-investment optin

2504.1736

within 5 years

Rs 6,000

Nil

0
No. of units outstanding* face value

No. of units issued* current market price

Exit Load
0

Deffered Load

Except than equity other funds are rounded offupto 4


decimals

In liquid fund upto 4 decimals and other than liquid


upto 4 decimals

0.015%

0.25%

Dividend
Sensitivity of a funds returns to changes in
market index.
Cum Dividend
NIL

Capital Gain
Weighted average P/E ratios of all stocks held
in portfolio.
Ex-Dividend
25%+surcharge+cess

BSE Star Mutual Fund


Nav of the immediate next working day

Both 1 and 2
Nav of the same working day.

Treynor Ratio
CDSL

Standard Deviation
Credence

Listing fees and Depository Fees


NAV of realisation date

Registrar and transfer fees


NAV of previous day of realisation

12.5%+surcharge+cess

20%+surcharge+cess

100000

66667

Rs. 12500

Rs.10000

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

Double Taxation Acceptance Agreement

Higher of the rate

Same rate

10.50%

8%

Risk premium of a fund as difference between


the funds average return an risk free return
divided by standard deviation of the fund.

Risk premium of a fund as difference


between the funds average return an risk free
return divided by P/E ratio of fund.

4000 units

Nil

833 units.

417 units.

Rs.14850/-

Rs.14000/-

Rs. 307

Rs.99

Interest income is added to the NAV

Interest income is subtratced to the NAV

At discount

At par

1 lakh

5 lakhs

0
0
Profit

Cost in today's terms

Number of years after which the expense will occur

Are the expenses to be done in foreign currency

A=P/(1+I)^n

P=A^n*(1+I)

Amount of buying and selling done by the fund

The average number of units sold by the fund in


one day

0
Taxed in the hands on the investors

Are subject to capital gains tax

Inflation.
Benefit of inflation

Tax Deferal.
Cost adjusted with the impact of inflation

S.D=STDEV

S.D=(range of cells where the periodic returns are


calculated)

12 Midnight.

Server time as per the computer.

0
0
Dividend Reinvestment, debt fund.
0

Dividend Payout of Debt Fund.

1200 units

500 units

RBI Relief Bond

G-Sec.

higher the expenses, higher would be the NAV

higher the interest, dividend and capital gains


earned by the scheme, higher would be the
NAV

valuing investment at market price


different

valuing investment at cost or market price


whichever is lower
not charged to either

sponsors

AMC

software development expenses

fees to trustees

False
7.00%

2.25%

2777.7778

2690.9955

1.50%

0.50%

one year or more

3 years or more
15.00%

12.50%

as prescribed in income tax act

as prescribed in DTAA

valuation of peer group companies is to be


considered

book balue is to be considered

book value

valuation pf peer group companies

valuation of all investment securities held

units sold or redeemed

index funds

liquid funds

at least 2

maximum 2

six

three

False
1.50%

0.75%

out of free reserves

out of distributable reserves

SEBI

AMFI

tranferred to investor education fund

utilized by AMC to meet selling expenses

Rs. 2 crores

Rs. 2.5 crores


2.00%

1.75%

balanced funds

equity and balanced funds

Rs. 5 lacs

50000 shares
0
0

Closing NAV of the day preceding the day on


which funds are available for utilization

Closing NAV of the day immediately


preceding the date of application
0
The returns given by other comparable
financial products
Total Earnings / No. of Ordinary shares
outstanding

The performance of other mutual funds


Market price per share / Earning per share
0
(11.5 / 10)^(15/12)- 1

(10 / 11.5)^(15/12)-1

30%

20%

14.90%

21.37%

0
Rs.100

Rs.10

an entity whose services have not been


procured by the AMC(s) or mutual fund or any
an entity who provides general information about of its affiliates to assign a ranking to the
AMC(s) or mutual funds to the public
AMC(s) or mutual fund

691.24 crore

509.94 crore

Yield matrix prepared by authorized valuation


agency
AMC of the mutual fund

Valuation of other similar debt securities


Sponsors
0

15%

12.50%

0
Research into the operations and finances of the
company
studying the company`s share prices
0
Rs. 4.25 crore

Rs. 3.50 crore

Rs. 24.98

Rs. 32.15
5.92%

11.83%

SEBI

the AMC in consultation with the trustee

Above 10 years

5-10 years

risk

Risk adjusted return


6.00%

5.70%

calculate the period in which an investment will


double at a given rate of retum
Asset side of the balance sheet

calculate the rate at which money will grow


to double in a given period
Revenue account

assets under management

number of investors

an equity-oriented mutual fund scheme investor


would bear a tax on short term capital gains as
per the investor`s tax slab

a debt-oriented mutual fund scheme investor


would not bear any STT

sell the units more than 9 months after the


record date for the dividend

both of the above

SIP

RTGS

Closing NAV of day preceding next business day

Closing NAV of next business day


0
0

Risk of stolen, fake, forged shares

Stamp duty on transfer of shares in


dematerialized form

The company shares' trading volume

Current market sentiment

Market price per share / Book value per share

Book value per share / Earning per share

undervalued stocks
Companies with large equity base

low value stocks


Companies which are likely to go for public
issue

debt funds are not subject to STT on


redemption/withdrawal
S&P CNX Nifty

dividend distribution tax is applicable for debt


funds
BSE 200

not less than 50%

upto maximum of 76%

12.18%

8.67%

Rs. 4.25 crore


Error in portfolio aliocation

Rs. 3.75 crore


a index funds actual return/loss

index funds

debt funds

7.00%

7.50%

funds
net assets

both the above


portfolio

2% on cost

2% on excess of market value over original


cost
2%

10%

12.50%

20%

Rs. 12.00

Rs. 10.00
0

distribution phase
valuetion date

sudden wealth phase


record date

profits earned

appreciation in the value of investment


portflio

Rs.2 crores
quantitative analysis

Rs.2.5 crores
fundamental analysis

realization method of accounting

cash basis of accounting


0

Cannot set off capital loss on such units aginst


any capital gains on sale of original units after
bonus issue

capital loss on original units to be treated as


cost of acquisition of bonus units
0

closing NAV of the day

closing NAV of next business day

both of the above

none of the above

equity scheme are not subject to dividend


distribution tax

dividend re-investment option don't allow the


money to grow in the fund on gross basis

Rs.29

Rs.10

Rs.19

Rs.22
15.48%

monthly, by the 3rd working day of the


succeeding month

36.11%
bi-monthly, by the 7th working day of the
succeeding month

0
0
at least 2

maximum 3

7.47%
number of units

5.99%
number of units multiplied by book value of
units

varies with the ongoing purchase and sale


between investors in a stock exchange

varies with the ongoing sale and re-purchase


of units by the fund through stock exchange

1580.5478

1678.3871

0
investment amount and sale price per unit

investment amount, sale price and entry load

542.52

553.4591

1127.4005

1130.2211

0
0
0

7.54%

9.66%

42.42
0

41

portfolio analyst

technical analyst

Rs. 19.50 Crore

Rs.15.75 Crore

on a mark -to- market basis

at par
15%

They are hold for less then twelve months


proceeding the date of transfer

12.50%
They are hold for not more then three years
proceeding the date of transfer

0
total value of assets held by the fund divided
by thenumber of outstanding units
liquid schemes

total number of shares divided by asset value


debt schemes

25%
0

20%

2554.7297

1190.4565

strictly short term in nature

combination of long term and short term

9.82%

10.15%

0
financial planning is equivalent to retirement
planning

financial planning is important only for people


over 35
0

retail investors

rural investors

0
dividend payout optin

growth option

2454.9918

within 3 years

2479.3388

after 6 years

Option

None of these

NAV * face value

B
B

Management fees in liquid fund

A
A

In debt fund upto 4 decimals

0.017%

Dividend Distribution
Risk premium of the fund.

D
B

None of the above


20%+surcharge+cess

C
C

NEAT MMF
None of the above

C
C

Alpha
Crisil

C
B

Software development fees


NAV of next days

D
B

NIL

D
B

60000

A
Cannot say anything
Double Taxation Authorised Agreement

Either higher or lower of the rate

11%

The fluctuations of funds return around a mean


level.

16000 units

416.67 units.

Rs.14810/-

Rs. 207

None of these

At a price unrelated to the prevailing interest rate

Nothing
C
A
A
Cost at the end of the period when the expense will be
incurred

All of the above

P=A^n*(1+I)

None of the above

B
A

Are tax-free in the hands of the investor

D
B

Tax Benefit.
the technique of reducing the capital gain tax

S.D=STDEV*(range of cells where the periodic returns


are calculated)

Investor's computer time.

C
A
B
C

Any of the above.

A
600 units

Kisan Vikas Patra

lower the appreciation in the investment


portfolio, lower would be the NAV

valuing investment at cost or market price


whichever is higher
none of the above

B
A

there cannot be any initial issue expenses

scheme advertising expenses

B
A

SEBI has banned entry load

2805.8361

1.00%

less than 1 year

D
25%

NO TDS on non-resident investors

face value is to be considered

all of the above

all of the above

index funds, liquid funds and other debt funds

at lest 4

nine

B
A

irrespective of profit or loss

3.00%

C
C

Distribution agents based on demand for the


fund

credited back to the scheme

nil

D
1.50%

index funds, liquid funds and other debt funds

None of the above

A
A
B

Closing NAV of next business day

A
B

The Change in wholesale price index

Book value per share / Earning per share

B
A

<10 / 11.5)^(12/15)- 1

31%

17.12%

Any amount fixed by AMC

B
C

All of the above

634.00 crore

any of the above


Mutual fund trust

B
D
B
25%

C
A

None of the above

B
A

Rs. 6.50 crore

Rs. 40.49

B
18.38%

trustee

8-15 years

Beta of the portfolio

C
2.50%

None of the above


Equalization account

B
A

any of the above

a debty-oriented mutual fund scheme investor


would be exempt from long-term capital gains
tax

Either of the above

ASBA

Closing NAV of day application is received

D
A
B

All of the above

The company's regulatory environment

Book value per share / P /E Ratio

All of the above

All of the above

both b and c
S&P CNX sectoral indices

D
D

not less than 65%

14.31%

Rs. 3.50 crore


error due to practical difficulties

C
B

value funds

8.50%

None of the above


scheme assets

B
B

no wealth rax payable

no TDS

nil

D
A

Rs. 14.50

A
A

transition phase
book closure date

A
B

All of the above

Rs.3 crores
any of the above

A
C

any of the method of accounting

A
B

All of the above

D
A

Closing NAV of the day preceding the next


business day

C
B

all of the above

Rs.27,000

Rs.10

A
24.95%

quarterly, by the 2nd working day of succeeding


month

B
A
B

maximum 5

5.43%

the scheme's NAV

always remain constant

1420.8952

C
A

sale price and entry load

2200

1312.14

B
A
A
A

11.11%

43

A
B

fundamental analyst

Rs. 9.50 Crore

at book value

B
D

25%
They are hold for less three years proceeding
the date of transfer

A
B

total value of assets held by the annual revenue


None of the above

C
D

10%

B
A

3098.4321

not allowed as per regulations

14.26%

A
A

financial planning is equivalent to investing

None of the
above

E
A

persons in high tax bracket

A
both a and b

2506.9872

after 3 years

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Option A

Individual Investor cannot pledge their units

Redemption is

NAV minus exit load

Investor have right to inspect except

Compliance Report

Switch is

Not allowed in mutual fund

Benefits of Demat A/C are

Direct credit of bonus units

In case of post-NFO investor should receive


a/c statement in _____ ?

10 working days

6
The investor also has the option to convert the Rematerialisation
demat unit into physical form is
7
8
9
10
11

Remittance can be quickly done with

RTGS

Transaction slip are required by

Existing investor

SIP is possible through

Standing Instruction

Authorised Signatory is required in case of

NRI

________________ can sale schemes of only


12 one mutual fund.

IFA

In joint holding mode when fist holder dies

Units transfer to nominee

In mutual fund maximum joint holder can be

Investor can do the day transaction in Open


end equity fund

13
14

15
The benefit of application by blocked amount is The amount will debited
only when units will be
allotted
16
If the investor is not comfortable with any
change then

17

He can redeem his


investment at prevailing
NAV

What is insider trading?

Buying and selling


securities ahead of doing
the same transaction for
the fund

18
The regulation of Personal trading is applicable Key Personnel of the AMC
19 to:
To provide the facility of liquidity to the
investors, a part of the open-ended schemes
are maintained in ___________

Liquid assets

20
Which of the following cannot invest in Mutual
21 Fund

Common Man

22 PAN Card is not compulsory for__________.

micro SIP

NRI/PIO mutual fund application on


repatriable basis should be by cheques
23 drawn on ___________.

Reserve bank of india

the applicable NAV for a sale transaction of


liquid fund where ion has been received
within 12 noon would be (assuming funds
24 available for utilization on the same day)-

closing NAV of the day


preceding next
business day

the applicable NAV for a sale transaction of


equity fund amounting to Rs. 1 crore or less
where application has been received after 3
25 pm with local cheque/dd would beOptions available to mutual fund investor
26 is/are-

Which of the following is TRUE of an


27 automatic reinvestment (or a growth) plan?

closing NAV of day


funds are available for
utilization
dividend payout option

the growth plan allows


for the automatic
reinvestment of all
income and capital
gains

Debt fund investors who is in need of cash


Daily dividend payout
28 at regular intervals is better off by choosing- plan
NAV of a scheme helps in deciding an
investor whether he should go
29 for___________.

Automatic reinvestment
plans

30 What is difference between SIP and VAP?

SIP is systematic
investment plan and
VAP is value averaging
plan

___________option enable investors to give


standing instruction to the fund to initiate a
31 transaction when a condition is met.

ECS

Which of the following measures are not


taken by SEBI for protecting investors of
32 mutual funds?

mandating minimum
levels of diversification
for mutual funds

Foreign entities can invest in mutual funds of


33 india through_______route.
OCB
In case of death of unit-holder, the units get
transferred to the nominee automatically
34 without calling for any evidence.
True
Persons in high tax bracket are better off in
choosing dividend payout option than those
35 in lower tax bracket for debt funds.

True

Documents available to investors for


36 inspection do not include

memorandum and
articles of association
of AMC

In a dividend re-investment option of a


mutual fund scheme, new units are allotted
37 to investors at-

ex-dividend NAV

38 A systematic withdrawal plan is ideal for:

investors with growth


as the main investment
objective

The applicable NAV for a sale transaction of


equity fund amounting to Rs. 1 crore or
39 above would be_

closing NAV of day


funds are available for
utilization

A scheme's policy on dividends and


40 distribution-

is decided by the fund


manager as per is
market outlook

Which of the following is true of systematic


41 withdrawal plan(SWP)?

it allows investors to
make systematic
withdrawal from his
fund

The need for regular income is better met


through a systematic withdrawal plan than
42 dividend payout option.

True

A "switch" transaction is not a sale


43 transaction under the income tax regulation. True
In _____________option of a mutual fund
scheme, the NAV captures the full value of
44 portfolio gains.

dividend

The NAV of a mutual fund scheme post


diviend declaration but prior to its payment
45 is:
The NAV of a mutual fund scheme post
46 dividend payment is:

ex-dividend NAV
ex-dividend NAV

Units of mutual funds can be held in


dematerialized form at the discretion of the
47 investor.
Dormant investors are not entitled to
48 ststement of accounts.

1
1

49 Investors` right under a scheme are-

Uniform for all


schemesof all funds

In case of SIP/STP/SWP initial transaction,


staement of account is to be sent to
50 investors within__________.

10 working days of the


investment

Unit-holders are entitled to copy of AMC


51 Annual Report_____________.
Investors can buy mutual fund units even in
52 a fraction of 1 unit.

on request
1

If units are held by 3 investor`s jointly,


redemption proceeds are payable
53 to__________.

first holder

While entering into a re-purchase


54 transaction, an investor has to specify-

re-purchase amount

An investor in a close-ended mutual fund


can get his/her money back by selling
55 his/her units:
Back to the fund
Investors can buy or sale units only from the
56 mutual fund.

57 Investor has right toDormant investors are investors who have


58 not transacted for the last___________.
Issuance of unit certificate to unit holders is
59 mandatory.
Investors can inspect the following
60 documents-

Access to information

3 months
1

trust deed

lnvestors in mutual fund have the option to


avail unit certificate in lieu of statement of
61 account.
Who among the following are not
62 institutional investors?
Pledging of mutual fund units is not
63 permissible.
_________is a process whereby an investor's
investments in physical form are converted
64 into a digital record.

banks
1

rematerialisation

Investors cannot buy fractional units of


65 mutual funds through-

individual agents

If investor seeks a unit certificate, it should


66 be issued within______________.

15 working days

The scheme wise annual report of a mutual


fund shall be published or mailed to unit
67 holders not later then:

3 months

___________can be bought and sold through68 out the day from the stock exchange.
Dematerialisation of mutual fund units is
69 compulsory.

gold funds
1

In case of SIP/STP/SWP ongoing transaction,


statement of account is to be sent to
70 investors within__________.

10 working days of
each investment

Dissenting unit-holders against changes in


fundamental attributes of a
71 scheme_________.

has a right to stop such


proposed changes

The online trading platform facilitates buying through the stock


72 and selling of mutual fund unitsexchange brokers

Which of the following is untrue of


73 systematic investment plan?

lf allows investor to
invest a fixed amount
on a monthly basis

Redemption / re-purchase cheques must be


dispatched to investors Within
_____________from the date of receipt of
74 request.

30 working days

The investor canot plead ignorance of


procedures while investing in a mutual fund
75 becauseAn "STP" transaction consists of a buy as
76 well a sale transaction.

mutual fund is a risky


investment
1

Nomination is only an authorization for the


mutual fund to transfer the units to the
nominee in the event of demise of the unit77 holder.

Sending physical ststement of accounts at


specified interval is mandatory even if the
78 investor has mandate e-mail statement.

No separate statement of account is


required to be issued by the AMCof mutual
fund if investors hold units in dematerialized
79 from.

NAV plus exit load

NAV Plus entry Load

NAV minus entry load

Custodial agreement

Trust deed

Investment report of the


fund manager

Is equal to a purchase
transaction

Is a repurchase from one scheme


None of the above
and purchase in another scheme with
1 request

Making available screen based Single point of address change


platforms for purchase and
sale of Mutual Fund Schemes

All of the above

5 working days

7 working days

3 working days

Dematerialisation

Demat

Remat

NEFT

ECS

Both A&B

New investor

Both new and existing investor

Distributotor

ECS

PDCs

All of the above

HNI

Institutional Tinvestor

Investor

Distribution Companies

Institutional team member of AMC

Financial Planner

Units are legally transfer to


legal hier

Units are automatically get redeemed Units are holds or carry


by surviving holder

The amount will debited only


when investor will give the
request

According to SEBI regulation

Depends upon AMCS


employee

He can redeem investment at


prevailing NAV within 30 days
from the date of change take
place

Cannot exit at face valve

Can exit at face valve

Buying and selling securities on Both of the above


the basis of privileged
information available to the
fund by persons who are
insiders to the company

None of the above

The directors of the trustee


company

Sponsor of the fund

Only 1 and 2

Equity funds

Debt funds

Sector funds

Institutional Investor

NBFC

LIC

STP

minors

investment through
power of attorney
holder

NRRE account

NRO account

SEBI

closing NAV of the day


preceding the day on which closing NAV of the day
funds are available for
immediately preceding the date
utilizatione
of application

closing NAV of next


business day

closing NAV of day


preceding next business
day
dividend re-investment
option

all of the above

closing NAV of the


day application is
closing NAV of next business day received
growth option

automatic reinvestment
allows for accumulation of the major benefit of automatic
additional units of the fund reinvestment is compounding

an investor who
subscribes to the
growth option under
a scheme can later
change to a dividend
option

monthly dividend payout


plan

systematic investment plan

systematic
withdrawal

systematic withdrawal
plans

systematic transfer plans

none of these

no difference

VAP is modified version of SIP


that allows the investors
SIP is systematic
flexibility with respect to amount investment and VAP
and frequency of investment
is withdrawal plan

all of these

SIP

trigger

SWP

ensuring that the funds are


not used to favour a few
tracking the securities that each
companies
fund has invested in

ensuring that the


funds are invested in
approved secrities
only

FII

none of the above

either of the above

False

False

consent of auditors and


legal advisors

reports based on
which actual
investments are
investment management reports made

cum-dividend NAV

NAV prevailing prior to dividend


declaration

NAV prevailing on the


date of declaration of
dividend

investors who wish to


benefit from market
fluctuations

investors who prefer a regular


income stream

investors who are not


sure about
themselves

closing NAV of day


preceding next business
day

closing NAV of the


closing NAV of next business day day
should be disclosed
at tne time of initial
launch

can be changed to suit the


requirements of the AMC

need not be consistent

it is suitable for investors


seeking regular income

SWP is similar to monthly income


plan
only 1& 2

False

False

dividend re-investment

growth

bonus

cum-dividend NAV

ex-declaration NAV

cum-declaration NAV

cum-dividend NAV

ex-declaration NAV

cum-declaration NAV

Not defined

Listed in the offer document

Available with stock


exchanges

5 business days of closure


of the NFO

10 working days of the end of


the quarter

10 business days of
closure of the NFO

within 6 month from the


end of the financial year

within 3 month from the end of


the financial year

by paying applicable
charges

All the holders equally

Any one of the holders

Either first or second


holder

number of units to be repurchased

both of the above

any of the above

0
0

To the agent through which


On a stock exchange where he/she subscribed to the units of
the fund is listed
the fund
both a and b
0
Propotionate right in the
beneficial ownership of the
assets of the scheme
Inspect documents

All of the above

1 year

9 months

6 months

memorandum and articles of


association of AMC and trustee
company

All of the above

provident funds

non banking finance


companies

dematerialisation

depository

0
agreements with various
constituents

resident individuals
0

digitalisation

direct application

institutional distributors

stock exchanges

30 days

2 months

1 week

6 months

2 months

None of the above

International funds

exchange traded funds

gold sector funds

5 business days of the end


of every month

10 working days of the end of


every quarter

5 business days of
every transaction

has a right to claim


compensation money from
the trustee/AMC

has a right to claim


has a right to exit the scheme at free additional units
prevailing NAV
of the scheme

on weekdays between 9.00


am to 3.00pm
through the order routing system all of the above
if inculcates a discipline of
if allows investor to change regular investment in the
the amount
investor

if facilitates rupee
cost averaging

5 business days

3 business days

10 working days

while applying the investors


signs an agreement stating they
the law does not permit the have read and understood the
investor to sue the trust
terms and conditions
0

an investor is
expected to be
careful while
investing

mutual fund
is based
upon trust

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Option A

Which of the following has the least risk in the


Mutual Funds

Money market mutual fund

Rating and ranking is one and the same thing

A bonds rating indicates its

Reinvestment risk

Fundamental Analyst is also known as Chartist

The highest rating given by CRISIL is

AAA

Which of the following investment products do


not give guarantee for return or capital

Bank deposits

All fund have significant similarities except


one

MIP

Benchmark for Money market mutual fund

CRISIL CompBEX

Benchmark for Money market mutual fund

CRISIL CompBEX - Composite


Bond Index

Benchmark for MIP

CRISIL CompBEX - Composite


Bond Index

Quality of bond can be made out of

YTM

Debt funds are exposed to ?

Market specific risks

Which of this is not a part of high-risk funds ?

Aggressive growth funds

Which of these strategies is best to reduce


company specific risk ?

Holding largely diversified


portfolio.

For which of the following funds would you


consider average maturity as an important
factor in selecting the right one for the
investor ?

A debt fund

Which of this statement about balanced fund


is true ?

Balanced fund is exactly 50%


equity and 50% debt.

2
3
4
5

7
8

10
11

12
13

14

15

16

Black Swan is referred as

A kind of Offer Document

Which of the following statement is true?

Growth and Risk are associated


with equity funds

At the time of turmoil gold prices

Changes Randomly

The difference between the yield on Gilt and


the yield on a non-government Debt security is
called

YTM

During the recessionary situation in ______


equity markets in many countries fared poorly,
but gold prices went up?

2007-09

If investor buy 7% debentures and companies


rating came from AA to AAA In what price will
investor sell

At premium

Low risk (conservative portfolio) consists of ?

Portfolio 40% Growth an


income funds+ 30%
Govt.Bond funds
+20%Growth funds +10%
index funds.

The rupee-cost averaging talks about ?

Investments for the same


amount at regular intervals

Which is the having low risk

Income Fund

On which of the following shall an investor


invest for high returns

Bank F.D.

A bond with a coupon of 9% when interest


rates for similar maturities are 11% will sell

Above par

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25
26

27

Minor can earn income from

Offered Gifts

If gold market is down gold future investment


will,

Go up

Concentration risk can be in investment of

Sector fund

To show the performance of scheme or fund,


the Mutual fund should

CAGR

Riskiest fund in equity is :

Sector Fund.

In recessionary period gold gives better return


than any other financial product

Black Swan means,

Opposite of white swan

Riskiest fund in balanced fund is :

Capital Protection Scheme.

The investor cannot set off the Capital Loss if

He is redeeming the investment


within 9 months

The size of a fund has no bearing on its


performance

Which of the following is of no relevance in


evaluating fund's performance

The performance of the stock


market as a whole

The choice of an appropriate benchmark for


evaluating a fund's performance depends on

The fund manager

Investing real estate fund has an advantage


except :

Diversified Portfolio.

28

29
30

31

32

33

34

35

36
37

38

39

40

For evaluating funds, the preferred benchmark


would be the

BSE Sensex

To evaluate a close-ended debt-fund, a suitable


benchmark would be

BSE Sensex

When comparing performance of two funds,


the following need not be similar

Risk profiles

Which of the following is the least risk in the


mutual fund

Money market mutual fund

If an investor keeps investing a fixed amount


at regular intervals, the average cost of his
purchases will always be less than if he makes
investment at irregular periods

Which of the following debt investments is not


rated

Corporate bonds

Gold and real estate are attractive investment


options only in high inflation economies

Deciding on strategies such as long-term


compounding, cost averaging, value
averaging, active switching, all depend on the

Stock market situation on date

In liquid fund returns can be advertised in

1 yrs, 3yrs, 5yrs, and since


inception

Volatility of an equity fund portfolio is


independent of the

Kind of stocks in the portfolio

Equity price risks are

Company specific

Diversification reduces

Company specific risk

A fund with a high beta coefficient gives


greater returns in a rising market, and is more
risky in a falling market

Which of the following is a disadvantage of


standard deviation as a measure of risk

Standard deviation measures total


risk, not just market risk

Which of the following aspects would an


investor in a debt scheme give most
importance

Sector Selection

41

42

43
44

45
46

47

48

49

50
51
52

53

54

55

Past performance should not be solely relied


on for selecting a fund

Between the past performance of the fund and


its suitability for an investor, past performance
is more important

For which of the following would you consider


average maturity as an important factor in
selecting the right one for the investor?

A Debt fund

If beta is higher than 1, the fund is:

Less volatile than market

Sharpe and Treynor Ratios are measures of:

Average return

A criticism of rupee-cost averaging is

Investment is for the same


amount at regular intervals

Index funds are usually considered to be


passive funds

The NAV of an Index fund is directly


propotional to the benchmark index.

The price of units of a closed-end scheme in


the stock exchange tends to be
____________NAV.

same as the

Units of an open-ended scheme can be bought


back by the scheme at __________

NAV less Entry load

Close ended schemes are subject to the risk of


large fluctuations in net assets, on account of
heavy sales or re-purchase.

An investment horizon if ____________ makes


the probability of losing money in equities
increases

5 and less than 5 years

The interst and surrender value in PPF is tax


free

The price of units of a closed-end scheme in


the stock exchange is to be ____________NAV.

same as the

Black swan is refered as,

A kind of offer Document

56

57

58

59

60

61
62

63

64

65

66

67
68

69

70

Close ended schemes are subject to the risk of


large fluctuations in net assets, on account of
heavy sales or re-purchase.

A Diversified fund is less risk prone then a


Sector fund

It can be risky to invest in ________ during


periods of economic turmoil

Large-cap

Growth funds offer good returns in the initial


phases of a bull run; Value funds yield benefits
over large holding periods.

Both statements are right

If an Indian investor invests in the US, then

He would benefit if the US $


becomes stronger

MIP are perfect investment options for


investors who do not wish to take any equity
exposure.

For a predictable return, an investor should


invest in a

MIP

Non-government securities offer higher yields


and are not subject to credit risks.

Longer term debt securities fluctuate more


than shorter term debt securities

NAV of a long term debt fund might be more


volatile than that of a short term debt fund

Incase the interest rates in the market are


expected to go up, then investment would be
best made in a

Long Term debt fund

Use of the term 'liquid plus' as a fund type has


been banned by SEBI

83

Balanced schemes invest in a mix of equity


and debt securities

84

Gold ETF and Gold Sector Funds are one and


the same thing

Dividend payout option has the benefit of


money flow to the investor; Growth option has
the benefit of letting the money grow in the
fund on gross basis

Both statements are right

It might be better to receive money in an equity


scheme in the form of dividend, rather then repurchase of units

The returns of gold fund is depend on

Global price of gold

71
72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

85

86

87

Which of the following is comparable?

Equity Fund and PF

89

Which of the following is the best product for


long term investment

Gold ETF

90

Which of the following is the best product for


short term investment

Gold ETF

91

The historical price of a share is calculated


by using the formula-

average earnings of last 5


years / no. of ordinary shares
outstanding

92

_______________stocks tends to grow faster


than the economy and in correction phase
falls faster too.

volatile

88

94

The bottom-up approach of portfolio


building is also called_________.
Money market securities have a meturity
period of_______________.

95

The difference between the yield on gilt and


the yield on a non-government debt security
is called its______________.

premium

96

Simple total return takes into account the


reinvestment of the dividend.

True

97

A growth stock refers to shares of a


company whose earnings are projected to
grow at the normal market rates

True

98

The SEBI prescribed means of measuring


return is-

simple return

99

The real estate price shoots up when-

the economy improves

100

__________are applicable for debt schemes.

modified duration

101

When expecting a fall in market price, fund


managers can reduce the loss in portfolio
value by-

speclating

102

Non-systematic risk in an equity portfolio


can be___________.

managed by adopting good


stock picking technique

93

value investing
3 years

103

Volatility in a mutual fund portfolio is caused


by_______________.
investment in blue chip stocks

104

Which of the following is not true ?

standard deviation measures


the fluctuations of a funds
returns around a mean level

105

Sarpe ratio of an equity scheme can be


compared with the sharpe ratio of debt
scheme.

True

106

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs.


24.65. He subsequently receives a dividend
of 13.25%, which he reinvests in the fund,
at the then prevailing NAV of Rs.24.35. At
the end of the year, the NAV of the fund is
Rs.25.75. What is the rate of return to the
investor?

11.13%

107

Which of the following is a disadvantage of


standard deviation as a measure of risk?

standard deviation measures


total risk, not just market risk

108

Scheme's return and investor's return from


the scheme may differ due to-

loads

109

Alpha measures the___________.

110

__________________helps in assessing under


performance or out-performance.

beta

111

What would be a suitable benchmark to


evaluate a closed-end debt fund?

BSE sensex

112
113

MIBOR is based on __________.


Higher the sharpe ratio, better is the
scheme's performance.

114

The risk of a scheme's NAV moving up or


down on the basis of capital market
movements is

Scheme's return

international money market


True

an investment attribute

115

Benchmark of a mutual fund scheme can be


changed by__________.

the sponsors

116

State which of the following statement in


true?

interest rate sensitivity of a


debt security is lower if the
maturity period is higher

117

In a floater, when the market yield goes up,


the issuer__________.

redeems the security

118

State which of the following statement is


false?

In a floater, when the market


yield goes up, the issuer pays
higher interest

119

State which of the following statement is


true?

there is a direct relationship


between yields and value of
debt securities

120

For choosing an appropriate benchmark to


measure a scheme's performance, all of the
following are required except-

The composition and size of


the portfolio

121

Which of the following statements is an


adequate description of reality?

when compared to gilt funds,


securities in diversified debt
funds have higher risk of
default

122

If a bond cannot be sold at a price near its


value, it means that investment in this bond
has

high liquidity risk

123

Mutual funds are permitted to use derivative


for-

leveraging

124

The following is not a standard risk factor-

Investments are subject to


market risks

125

Rupee cost averaging can be done through-

Systematic Investment Plan

126

Sate which of the following statement is


correct?

If interest rates go down,


price of bonds will go up

127

Goal oriented investing means-

Setting broad financial targets


and investing as per risk
preference of the individual

128

Coupon of a debt security rreferd to-

A piece of paper attached to


the certificate

129

Return can be annualized and compounded


only if the scheme has copleted-

30 days

130

Call or put provisions are used to modify the


fixed maturity of debt securities-

131

Sector funds have_______risk.

Iiquidity

132

__________ has a high risk of misjudgment.

Arbitrage funds

133

134

Beta as a measure of risk is relevant for


both equity and debt schemes.

Information on performance of a scheme as


compared to its benchmark can be found in
theKey information Memorandum

135

A scheme with standard deviation of 0.5


earned a return of 7%. If the risk free of
return is 5%, calculate the Sharpe Ratio.

6.00%

136

Fixed Maturity plans are not suitable for


invertors who-

Wants to invest in less risky


funds

137

Which of the following is the best


investment option for the purpose of getting
the maximum benefits of compounding ?

12% interest paid yearly

138

Lower dividend yield indicates a Bull market.

Return on Total Asset is equal to


_____________.
The following are the characteristics of
bonds exceptCredit risk and yield on adebt security is
inversely related.

Gross Income/Average Total


Asset

139
140
141

Par value
1

142

"Duration" refers to-

Change in valuation of debt


securities with respect to
change in interest rates

143

In a floater, when the market yield goes


down, the issuer____________.

redeems the security

144

A put provision in a debt issue allows-

Investor to put away the


certificates in safe deposit
vaults

145

Fixed Term plans have characteristic as-

Having short and fixed tenure

146

Which of the following does not generally


guarantee return or capital ?

Bank Deposit

147

The risk tolerance of an investor is


independent of-

His age

148

State which of the following statement is


True?

Passive funds don`t tend to


outperform the index it tracks

149

If the portfolio manager expects interest


rates to rise, then a debt portfolio is
______________

Sold off

150
151

A five year deep discount bond wouldSEBI norms require that returns be
compuws on CAGR basis.

Pay interest on ayerly basis

152

Presence of high proportion of liquid assests


in a scheme give lowe return in bull market
and vice versa.

153

The NAV of a fund on march 31, 2010 was


Rs.16.75.3 months later, the NAV had
Grown to Rs. 18.25. find out the annualised
return.

8.27%

154

To meet redemption payments the mutual


fund can ?

Borrow 10% of the net assets


of the Scheme for 1 year

155

The additional yield required to account for


the risk of default by the borrower is known
as-

Yield plus

156

Schemes, whose beta is ___________, are


more risk than the market.

more than 1

157

_______________ measures the sensitivity of


value of a debt security to changes in
interest rates.

beta

158

Offer document of a mutual fund scheme


does not mention the benchmark of the
scheme.

159

A fund sells 100 units of face value Rs. 10/at an NAV of Rs. 12.25. How much would be
credited to unit capital?

Rs. 1225

160

Arbitrage funds are not meant to lock into a


better risk-return relationship than liquid
funds and get the tax benefit of equity
funds.

161

The practice of taking larger positions based


on margin payments is called_______.

arbitraging

162

Investing in Gold EFT is advantageous as


compared to physical gold due to-

physical gold has high storage


cost

163

Debt schemes are popular because-

the indian stock market is


always going down

164

A scheme with standard deviation of 0.6


earned a return of 9%. If the risk free rate of
return is 4%, a calculated the Sharpe Ratio.

5.00%

165

An investor who has invested Rs.300, after


7 yrs the value grows to Rs.600. What is his
annualized compounded rate of return?

166

Volatility of an equity fund portfolio is


independent of the-

kind of stock in the portfolio

167

MIBOR stands for _____________.

money inter-bank offered rate

168

Lower modified duration implies higher


interest sensitive risk in a debt portfolio.

169

Since derivative is a security as per law, no


prior permission is required from investors
nor it is required to mention in the offer
document to invest in derivatives

170

A systematic investment plan-

requires the investor to invest


a fixed sum periodically

171

Differential expectations between investors


within a scheme can be addressed by
offering-

dend payout option

172

Open-ended funds do have___________.

sale re-purchase facility

173

______________invest in securities whose


price fluctuate less but which offers higher
dividend.

balanced funds

174

Monthly income plans are a form of-

equity funds

175

Where the profitability metric of a scheme is


positive,___________.

net asset value goes up

176

The value of floating rate securities


fluctuates less than fixed rate securities.

177

The _____________debt securities tend to


hold their value, despite changes in yield in
the debt market.

Fixed rate

178

Gilt funds are safest among all debt funds.

179

Nifty has a beta of_______.

181

Interest rate sensitivity of a debt security is


higher if the maturity period is higher.
1
equity markets are more predictable in the
________.
short term than the long term

182

A scheme with a beta of 1.5 earned a return


of 11%. If the risk free rate of return is 8%,
calculate the treynor ratio.

4.27%

183

Beta of an equity fund measures its-

performance

180

184

Taking a position of higher amount than that


is available to an investor can be done by
investing through-

recognized stock brokers

185

The risk of mutual fund scheme includes:

portfolio risk

186

The performance of_____________ tends to


mirror a specific index, which it tracks.

actively managed funds

187
188

Which of the following has the lowest risk?


A better performance than the return on
index is given by-

liquid fund (MMMF)

189

Appreciation/Depreciation in the investment


portfolio is not includable in "net assets".

190

When a dividend is paid by mutual fund, the


NAV of the units falls to that extent.

191

The most suitable measure for a fund's


performance does not depend on the-

type of fund

192

Fundamental analysis means-

Review of companies'
financials

193

government borrowings

194

What factor/s affect the interest rate?


____________is important in bottom up
approach of investing.

195

commercial paper is issued by corporate


bodies-

to meet short-term working


capital requirements

passive funds

stock selection

197

Current yield relates interest on a security


toThe price of gold in india depends
on_____________.

international price of gold

198

CAGR technique is used for calculating


returns of mutual fund schemes-

offering growth option

196

lts current market price

199

State which of the following statement is


true?

MIP is less riskier than regular


debt funds

200

A high credit rating does not mean-

high yield spread

201

A benchmark once selected for mutual fund


scheme cannot be changed later.

203

The power of compounding is best realized


by investing in:
A steady holding of investments in an equity
funds portfolio indicates-

204

A fund which is otherwise considered as


debt fund but have an element of equity in
it is-

Arbitrage funds

205

What would you recommend to an investor


who does not want to take any credit risk?

deposit with a chit fund


company

206

Fluctuation of NAV is lower in-

gilt schemes

207

Which of the following are important criteria


for comparison of fund performance?

portfolio composition

Which of the following is incorrect?

A value fund tries to seek out


fundamentally sound
companies whose shares are
currently overpriced in the
market

209

Yield spread means-

the additional yield on a


government security as
compared to the rate of
inflation

210

When interest rates risk bond prices-

also risk

202

208

income funds with dividend


option
long-term orientation

211
212

A bond having coupon rate 9% when current At a price which is not related
coupons for bonds of similar maturities are
to interest rates for similar
11% will sellmaturities
If current yield has fallen, interest rates
have gone up.
1

213

A value manager does not look for-

Stocks that are currently


undervalued in the market

214

What is incorrect of the following?

value funds invest in


overpriced stocks

215

______________.are short-term securities


(upto 1 year) issued by companies.

certificate of deposits

216

How would you measure the performance of


an equity index fund?

There is no need to
benchmark an equity index
fund

217

The treynor ratio user___________ as


compared to__________ in sharpe ratio.

standard deviation, beta

218

An investment has doubled in 6 years.the


annualized compounded returns is:

16.67%

219

If may not be possible to reinvest interest


received at the same rate as principal. This
is known as-

reinvestment risk

220

If a scheme has limited liquidity, this has to


be stated as a standard risk factor.

221

A growth manager looks for-

high current incomt income

222

If YTM increases, bond prices will decrease.

223

The yield on gilt is generally the lowest due


to_____________.

no interest risk

224

The domestic price of gold rises when the


foreign exchange rate________________.

gets strenghen

225

Floating rate securities means


securities_____________.

which pays interest higher


than the g-sec securities
taking interest on g-sec
securities as the base

226

An equity scheme is 90 days old.To compute


its yield, it can use-

absolute return

227

__________are a variation of sector funds.

Diversified funds

228

In a_____________asset allocation as the


person grows older, the debt component of
the portfolio keeps increasing.

tactical

229

Modified duration assess how much a debt


security is likely to fluctuate in response to
changes in interes rates.

beta

230

The difference between a scheme's actual


return and its optimal return is its_________.

risk permium

231

Sharp & treynor ratio calculation is useful in

risk

232

The current NAV of a fund is Rs.24.00.Three


months earlier, the NAV was Rs.22.00. Find
out the annualised return.

22.45%

233

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at


Rs.25.75. He subsequentlt receives a
dividend of 15%, which he reinvests in the
fund, at the then prevailing NAV of Rs.26.00.
At the end of 2 years, the NAV of the fund is
Rs.28.10. What is the rate of return to the
investor?

9.28%

234
235

Identify yhe CORRECT statements?


The greatest potenital for growth in capital
is offered by-

236

A gilt fund is atype of fund that invests:

Investing on a mutual fund is


likey to be less risky
compared to directly investing
in the market
debt funds

in very high quality equity


only

237
238

Interest paid to investors on delayed


payment can be charged off to the mutual
fund scheme.
A systematic investment plan is the best
example of-

1
rupee cost averaging

Steady capital appreciation


and steady dividends yields

241

Which of the following is generally true for a


growth stock?
Better the credit quality of a debt security,
lower is the yield spread.
Change in NAV method does not account for
divided.

242

Yield and price of a bond move-

in opposite direction

239
240

1
1

245

A fund with higher sharpe ratio than the


market is outperforming the market.
Debt funds do not have portfolio
concentration risk.
Which of the following are sub-indices of IBox?

Si-Bex

246

A funds with a high beta coefficient gives


greater returns in a rising market, and more
risky in a falling market-

247

The size of the market capitalization of a


fund's equity holdings in inversely
proportional to the returns that-

can be expectted from the


fund

243
244

248

1
1

high transaction costs

249

A high turnover rate for a fund indicatesCapital protected schemes offer guaranteed
income.

250

The biggest disadvantage of investment in


real estate is-

less potential for capital


appreciation

251

Of the following fund types, the highest risk


is associated with:

balanced funds

252

Which of the following risks do not affect a


debt fund?

default by issuer on payment


of interest or principal

253

_______________are short-term debt


instruments issued by RBI on behalf of the
government of India.

gilt securities

254

debt funds with long-term investment carry


higher risk of capital loss.

255

Deep discount bonds are well explained as-

having 5 year tenure

256

Dividend yield funds________.

offers high dividend payments


to investors

257

An investor buys a mutual fund unit at Rs.


26.15.He subsequently receives a dividend
of 16.75%, which he reinvests in the fund,
at the then prevailing NAV of Rs.26.50. At
the end of the year, the NAV of the fund is
Rs.27.25.What is the rate of retun to the
investor?

12.82%

258

Which of the following is true?

sharpe ratio divides risk


premium by the fund's
standard deviation

259

Schemes, whose beta is ___________, are


more risk than the market.

more than 1

260

Investment that an investor makes in a


mutual fund scheme is issued__________of
the scheme.

certificates

261

___________usually invests in debt securities


where the interest rate payable by the
issuer changes in line with the market.

Floating rate funds

262

Fund of funds invest in____________.

Exchange traded fund

263

Risk factors may not be mentioned in-

product launch advertisement

265

The units allotted to investors in mutual


fund scheme increases inP/E ratio and dividend yield are in inverse
proportion.

266

Value stocks-

have high current dividend


yield

267

Treasury bills are issued by__________.

listed companies

268

To compare bonds with different coupon


rates, maturities and prices, investors would
use:

current yield

269

when interest rate falls a debt portfolio


manager_______________.

increases exposure to long


term floating rate debt
securities

270

Under the CAGR technique of measuring


return it is assumed that_________.

dividend would be re-invested


in the same scheme at the exdividend NAV

264

dividend payout option


1

273

A call provision in a debt issue allows the


issuer toMonthly income plans offer fixed
guaranteed dividend.
Interest rate sensitivity of a debt portfolio is
measured by-

274

An arbitrage fund though an equity fund is


appropriate to benchmark against money
market index.

275

"Risk" is equated with-

volatility of earnings

276

A high portfolio turnover ratio indicative of


better performance of the fund.

277

An investor who wish to invest in gold is


better of by investing through-

reginstered gold merchants

271
272

call out the names of the


investors
1
modified duration

278

_____________take contrary positions in


different markets or securities.

fund of funds

279

An investor has opted for a systematic


transferplan. This means

he can transfer on a periodic


basis a specified amount from
one scheme to another

280

The principle of "caveat emptor"


means_______________.

lets the buyer beware

281

In uncertain or gloomy economic condition,


the real estate price___________.

shoots up

283

A bond with a coupon of 9% when interest


rates for similar maturities are 11% will sell
Systematic risk of an equity portfolio arises
out-

284

Appropriate benchmark foll all types of


diversified equity schemes should be either
BSE sensex or NSE nifty.

285

When the profitability metric of a scheme is


negative,_______________

Net Asset Value goes up

286

Assured return or guaranteed monthly


income plans are essentially-

hybrid funds

287

Liquid schemes invest only in debt


securities of less than_________maturity.

365 days

288

investment in an equity linked savings


scheme (ELSS)

entitles the investor to claim


income tax rebate

Dividend yield for a stock isThe current yield of bond increases if the
interest rate falls.

dividend per share

282

289
290

above par
inflation

291

When compared to government securities,


the credit risk on corporate bonds is-

higher

292

Alpha, the measure of fund managers


performance has applicability in-

all types of equity schemes

294

Treynor ratio of calculating risk-adjusted


return is best suited forSovereign bond index (l-Bex) is developed
by-

295

An index fund managers tries-

to beat the market by


superior stock selection

296

Higher modified duration implies higher


interest sensitive risk in a debt portfolio.

293

297
298

299
300
301

Which of the following investment is not


made by debt funds
ICICI securities' sovereign bond index is
based on-

balanced funds
SEBI

government debt instruments


government securities

choice of bebchmark depends onchoice of investment universe


Compared to equity funds, income margins
narrow
for debt funds areA lower P/E ratio is indicative of a bull
market.
1

302

state which of the following statement is


correct?

if equity market move up, P/E


ratios will move down

303

Liquidity risk is high in case of_____________.

sector

305

Higher the credit risk, higher is likely to be


the yield on the debt security.
The type of income earned by a mutual fund
scheme includes-

interest

306

If a scheme of a mutual fund has positive


profitability metric, the _______.

AUM goes down

304

307

Fixed maturity plans are_____________.

Schemes which invests in


debt securities for a fixed
limited period

308

Debt funds which is/are considered to be of


lowest risk is/are:

gilt funds

309

Which of the following is true for closed


ended funds?

The fund offers to buy and sell


units at NAV

310

State which of the following statement is


true?

short-term capital loss can be


set off against other head of
income

311

Earning per share (EPS) are calculated


as________________.

Gross profit / No. of equity


shareholders

If duration is high, interest rate risk is high.


The return that an investor earns on a debt
security called its_____.

312
313

314
315
316

There is an inverse relationship between


yields and value of debt securities.
Return for periods less than a year cannot
be annualized.
Systematic risk of a portfolio can be
avoided.

yield

1
1
1

sell short maturity securities


and buy long maturity
securities

318

If yields fall, a debt fund manager will do all


of the following exceptThe most significant risk in a well-diversified
debt scheme is-

319

If beta is higher than 1, the fund is:

less volatile than market

320

A criticism of rupee-cost averaging is-

investment is for the same


amount at regular intervals

321

Yield-to-maturity of a debt funds portfolio is


more important when the investment
objective is-

current income

317

re investment risk

Equity fund

Growth fund

Gilt fund

0
Default risk

Correct
Option
A
B

Inflation risk

Interest-rate
risk

B
B

ABB

AAA*

A++

Public Provident Fund


(PPF)

National
Savings
Certificates
(NSC)

Units of a
mutual fund

Balance fund

Capital
protected fund

sector fund

CRISIL LiquiFEX

NSE's MIBOR Both B and C

CRISIL MIPEX

CRISIL
Banking Index

CRISIL Debt
Hybrid Index

CRISIL MIPEX

CRISIL
STBEX Short-Term
Bond Index

CRISIL Debt
Hybrid Index

Credit rating

Yield Matrix

Yield Quality

Sector specific risks

Company
specifis risks

Credit risk

Income
funds
Holding more number By hedging
of sectors in a
with futures
portfolio.
an options.

Specialized
funds
None of
above

Both 1& 2
above

Sector funds

A Balanced fund

Balanced fund is
exactly 40% equity
and 60% debt.

Money
market fund

Balanced
Balanced
fund is rarely
fund is
exactly 50% exactly 60%
equity and
equity and
50% debt.
40% debt.

When the market can


behave in a manner not
seem in the past

Black
marketing

Opposite of
White Swan

Stability is associated
with debt funds

Both 1 & 2

None of the
above

Goes down

Goes upwards
steady

Remains
Constant

Yield Spread

Call to Yield

Floating Rate

2008-10

2009

None of the
above

At Discount

At par

Does not have


in relation.

50% Government
securities funds +
50% Money Market
Funds.

25%
aggressive
growth funds
+25%
international
funds 25%
Sector funds
+ 15% High
Yield Bond
funds + 10%
Gold Funds.

100% Liquid
fund

When to buy, sell or


switch from one
scheme to another

Disgarding
the nonperformers
and keeping
the good
performers

All of the
above

Growth Fund

Money Market
Mutual Fund

Index Fund

Corporate Bond

Debt
Securities

Equity Shares

Below par

At par

At a price
unrelated to
the prevailing
interest rate

Parents and Relatives


Contribution

Parents
Income

All of the
above
A

Go down

React as per
margin

Remains
Same
B

Gold fund

Real estate

Golld ETF

Annualised Returns

Absolute
Return

Simple return

A
Growth Fund.

Diversified
Equity Fund.

Index Fund.

Value Fund.
A

0
A
The sentiments of market

unexpected
Fluctuation
scenario in the into the market
market, which
has not yet
been
performed in
the past

C
MIP.

Fixed Asset
Allocation
Fund.

Fliexible Asset
Allocation
Fund.
D

He is redeeming within 9 He is investing


months after record date
within 3
of Dividend
months prior
to the record
Date of
Dividend

Both B & C

D
0

The performance of other The returns The change in


mutual funds
given by other
wholesale
comparable
price index
financial
products

D
The investment objective
of the fund

SEBI

AMFI
B

High Ticket Size.

Professional
Management.

Domestic
Asset.
B

S&P CNX Nifty

I-Sec's I-BEX

BSE 200

CRISIL Debt
Index

S&P CNX
Sectoral
Indices

S&P CNX
Defty
C

Investment objectives

Fund size

Fund
managers
D

Equity fund

Growth fund

Gild fund

A
Commercial paper

Company
deposit

Debt fund

0
A
Amount of money to be
invested

Investor's risk Phase through


tolerance
which the
economy is
passing
C

15 yrs, 30yrs, 5yrs, and


since inception

7 days, 15
days, 30 days

7 days, 15
days, and
since inception
C

Degree of diversification
of the portfolio

Fund
manager's
success at
market timing

Number of
investors in
the scheme
D

Market level

Sector specific

All of the
above

Market level risk

Both of the
above

None of the
above

A
It is based on past
returns, which does not
necessarily indicate
further performance

It is an
independent
number

All types of
fund can be
measured with
standard
deviation
B

Stock selection

Weighted
average
Maturity

No. of
securities in
portfolio

0
B
0

D
A Balanced fund

A Money
market fund

Both a and b
above
A

More volatile than market Equally volatile


than market

No relation

B
Risk

Risk adjusted
return

Beta of the
portfolio
C

Over a period of time, the It does not tell Rupee cost


average purchase price
you when to averaging has
will work out lower than if
buy, sell or
no serious
one tries to guess the
switch from
shortcomings
market highs and lows one scheme to
another
C
0

0
A
lower than the

higher than
the

none of the
above
B

NAV

NAV plus Exit


load

NAV less Exit


load
B

A
5 years and above

upto 3 years

upto 2 years

D
0
lower than the

When the market can


behave in a manner not
seen in the past

A
higher than
the
black
marketing

Lower or
higher than
NAV

Opposite of
white swan
B

A
0
Mid-cap

A
Small-cap

Both B & C

Both A & B
D

Both statements are


wrong

Only the 1st


statement is
right

Only the 2nd


statement is
right
A

He would benefit if the


Indian Rupee becomes
stronger

He would
He would
loose if the US loose if the
$ becomes
Indian Rupee
stronger
becomes
stronger
A

0
B
FMP

Equity Fund

International
Equity Fund
B

0
B
0
A
0
A
Short Term Debt fund

Both of the
above

None of the
above
B

0
A
0

0
Both statements are
wrong

B
Only the 1st
statement is
right

Only the 2nd


statement is
right
A

A
Interest rate

Rupee cost
averaging

both 1 and 3
A

Equity Shares and


Bonds

Liquid Fund
and Saving
Bank
account

Gilt Fund
and SENSEX

C
Gold Sector fund

Gold

Gold Future

Gold Sector fund

Gold

Gold Future

total
earnings /
no. of
market price per
ordinary
share / no. of ordinary
shares
shares outstanding
outstanding

growth

value

growth investing

stock picking
less than a
year

sector
selection
less than a
month

yield spread

net worth /
no. of
ordinary
shares
outstanding

emerging

6 months

coupon rate risk premium

C
C

False

False

annualised return
the infrastructure
development takes
place
weighted average
maturity

compounded
compounded
annual
return
growth rate
the interest
rate falls
yield spread

abstaining from the using equity


market for some days derivatives

minimized by
diversificatio

all of the
above
all of the
above
selling the
entire
holdings

managed by
minimized
investing in
by good fund
bluechip
managemen companies
t
only

D
D

ldle cash lying with


the fund

investment
in high rated
bonds

none of
these

r-squared
measures
how much of
a fund's
fluctuations beta of less
is
than one
attributable means that
to
the fund is
standard deviation is movements more volatile
relevant for both debt in the overall
than the
and equity funds
market
market

False

15.67%

it is based on past
returns, which does
not necessarily
indicate further
performance

taxes

scheme's optimal
return

13.79%

10.15%

all types of
funds can be
measured
it is an
with
independent
standard
number
deviation
both of the
above

never differs

fund
manager's
risk premium performance

CAGR

benchmark

alpha

I-sec's Si-bex

crisil
composite
bond fund
index

S &P CNX
nifty

government securities
market

short term
money
market

corporate
bond market

False

scheme specific risk

standard risk

credit risk

SEBI

the AMC in
consultation
with the
trustee

trustee

higher the
weighted
systematic
average
risk of an
maturity of a
lower modified
equity
debt security
duration implies
porfolio is
is, higher
higher interest
measured by would be its
sensitive risk in a debt its modified
interest
porfolio
duration
sensitivity

pays lower interest

pays higher
interest

incur losses

a debt
security with the value of
longer
floating rate
maturity
securities
In a floater, when the
fluctuates
fluctuates
market yield goes
more than
more than
down, the issuer pays short tenor
fixed rate
higher interest
securities
securities

credit risk
a debt security of
and yield on
shorter maturity
a debt
higher the
would fluctuate a lot
security is
credit risk
more, as compared to
inversely
would be the
longer tenor securities
related
yield spread

historical
data of fund the nature of
performance investments

the investment
objective

long-term
debt fund
have higher
NAV
fluctuation
when
comoared to
growth and risk are
money
associated with equity
markets
funds
funds

all these
statements
describe
reality
adequately

low liquidity
risk

inflation risk

high default risk

hedging against risk

re-balancing
og portfolio both b and c

NAV can move up or


down

Past
performance
of sponsor /
AMC /
mutual fund
is not
indicative of
future
performance

Risks
associated
If the AMC
with the use
has no
of derivative
previous
instruments, experience
if the fund in managing
plans to use
a fund, a
such
disclosure to
instruments
that effect

Dividend Reinvestment
Systematic
Plan
Transfer Plan

If the
If interest
interest rate
rates go
goes up,
down, price
yield of
of bonds will bonds will go
also go down
up
Both A and B

Whatever
money
becomes
available
from time to
time, to be
invested as
per risk
preference

None of the
above

The amount
rate of
interest paid
The return on investor on par value
would earn
of the bond

None of the
above

24 months

Systematic
withdrawal Plan

If the interest rate


goes up, yield of
bonds will go down

Viewing each finacial


goal distinctly, and
making a specific
asset allocation and
investment for each
goal

12 months

6 months

0
Ieverage
Sector funds

A
concentratio
credit
n
Thematic
Contra funds
funds

D
C

Offer Document

Fund
Advertiseme
nts

All of the
above

8.23%

4.00%

7.92%

Wants predictable
returns

wants return
more than
normal fixed
deposits

wants
regular or
anytime
liquidity

6% interest paid
every 6 months

3% interest
paid every 1% interest
quarter
paid monthly

D
A

Average total
asset/gross income

Return on
equity/avera
ge total
asset

net
income
/average
total asset

Coupon

Maturity

Beta

Change in
valuation of
debt
Change in valuation of securities
Original
debt and equity with with respect tenor of any
respect to change in to change in
debt
interest rates
BSE sensex
instrument

oays lower interest

pays higher
interest

makes profit

Issuers to
Investors to
redeem debt extend the
Investors to redeem
prior to
tenure of
debt prior to maturity
maturity
debt

Invest in debt
securities

Invest in
securities
having
maturity in
line with the
maturity of
the scheme

All of the
above

PPF

Units of
mutual fund

NSC

His income

The stock
market
movements

His job
secrity

Passive funds track


BSE-Sensex or NSENifty only

Fund
manager
decides the
composition
and
quantum of
investment Running cost
in passive in of passive
passive
funds are
funds
higher

Switched towards a
higher proportion of
floating rate
instruments

Switched
towards a
higher
proportion of
fixed rate
kept as it is

be
redeemend
on maturity
at the face
value which
is higher
that the the
issue price
with no
payment in
between

pay interest on a
quarterly basis

Offer yield
tak free

11.25%

8.96%

35.82%

Borrow 20% Borrow 5%


of the net
of the net
Borrow 15% of the net assets of the assets of the
assets of the Scheme Scheme for Scheme for
for 1.5 years
0.5 years
2 years

Yield spread

Yield extra

Yield
premium

less than 1

one

zero

variance

standard
deviation

modified
duration

Rs. 225

Rs. 1000

None of the
above

leveraging

hedging

gambling

physical gold has


threat of loss due to
theft

wealth tax is
applicable
on physical
gold

All of the
above

the returns are more


predictable

most
investors are
always in
debt

All of the
above

8.33%

7.00%

6.81%

11.2

10.41

12.46

degree of
diversification of the
portfolio

fund
manager's
success at
market
timing

number of
investor in
the scheme

Mumbai inter-bank
offered rate

monetary
internation
bank offered
rate

None of the
above

B
provides the
benefit of
rupee cost
averaging

all of these

variable NAV

growth
option
nomination
facility

All of the
above
fixed
maturity

equity income funds

thematic
funds

debt fund

sector fund

diversified
equity funds
balanced
fund

unit capital goes down

net asset
value goes
down

unit capital
goes up

enforces saving in a
disciplined and
phased manner
dividend reinvestment option

Floating rate

low yield

None of the
above

0
long term than the
short term

developed
nations

growing
economy

9.00%
both the
above

3.33%
None of the
above

risk

D
D

High yield

2.00%

B
B
B

A
B

B
C

financial institutions

mutual funds

futures &
options

liquidity risk

liabilities in
the scheme

All of the
above

fixed asset allocation


funds

sector funds

passive
funds

diversified
debt fund
dynamic
funds

diversified
equity fund
tactical
funds

gilt fund
avctive funds

A
B

lnvestment objective
of the fund

financial
market
conditions

Review of companies'
stock performance in
market

review of
movements
in index

supply of money
sector selection
to finance the
acquisition of long
term capital assets

lts face value


exchange rate

offering bonus option

amount
invested by
investor

All of the
above
All of the
lnflation rate
above
Country
diversificatio
selection
n

A
D
A

to retire long
term debt

to pay
dividend

Its fair value


duties and
taxes

the current
price of TBills
All of the
above

offering
dividend
option

offering
dividend
option and
dividend has
been paid

longer-term
debt
securities
fluctuate
more than
diversified
shorter term debt funds
FMP is most liquid
debt
don`t have a
among debt funds
securities
credit risk
low yield
low risk
high perceived safety
spread
premium

C
A

er transaction costs

balanced
funds with
dividend
option
both the
above

None of the
above
None of the
above

monthly income plans

diversified
debt funds

fixed
maturity
plans

deposit with a local


co-operative bank

a gilt fund

a diversified
debt fund

liquid schemes

fixed
maturity
schemes

diversified
debt
schemes

maturity profile

fund size

None of the
above

A growth
fund would
invest in the
equity
shares of
companies
A fund that
whose
invests only
earning are
in ASEAN
expected to countries is
risk at an
an example
above
of specialty
average rate
fund

equity funds with


growth/reinvestment
option

A balanced fund holds


assets more or less in
equal proportions
between debt/money
market securities and
equities

B
C

The additional yield


on a bond as
compared to the yield
of a benchmark
security

term
structure of
interest
rates

sovereign
yield curve

fall

are not
affected

fluctuate
either up or
down

above face value

at face value

below face
value

D
B

stocks whose worth


will be recognized by
long-term
the market in the long high current
capital
term
yield
appreciation

growth funds
invest in
value funds invest
overpriced
None of the
inunder priced stocks
stocks
above

commercial papers

treasury bills

gilt
securities

by
by
comparing
comparing
its
its
performance performance
with a
with the
by comparing it with
money
index it
return on government
market
isdesigned
securities
mutual fund
to track

beta, standard
deviation

risk-free rate
of return,
beta

standard
deviation,
scheme`s
return

12.25%

100%

200%

inflation risk

interest-rate
risk

call risk

undervalued stocks

B
above
average
earnings
growth

None of the
above

C
A

no investment risk

no credit risk

no maturity
risk

gets weaker

remains
unchanged

turns volatile

whose rates
are different
for different
for different
category of
investors

which pays interest


lower than the g-sec
securities taking
interest on g-sec
securities as the base

simple annualized
return
fund of funds

flexible

compounded
annualized
return
any of these
thematic
contra funds
funds

A
D

strategic

fixed

weighted average
maturity

Modified
duration

Ex-marks

beta, standard
deviation

alpha

theta

return

risk sdjusted
return
risk & return

41.63%

38.42%

11.76%

6.54%

7.43%

2.11%

A mutual fund
enables a small
investor build a
diversified portfolio

investment
in a mutual
fund offers
more
liquidity
growth funds

gilt funds

all are
correct
balanced
funds

in
government
in instruments issued
securities &
by companies with a in short-term treasury bills
sound track record
securities
only

D
C

B
None of the
above

Steady
high capital
capital
appreciation appreciation
high capital
but low
but high
appreciation and high
dividends
dividends
dividends yields
yields
yields

value averaging

buy & hold

together in the same


direction

in an
unrelated
fashion

in line with
the inflation
index

0
Li-Bex

B
Mi-Bex

All of the
above

level of risk assumed state of the


by the fund
stock market

greater efficiency

high returns
to the
investor

All of the
above

arising
market

high purchase price

depreciation
in value as
time passes

value gets
eroded due
to inflation

gilt funds

equity
growth funds

debt funds

price fluctuations of
the debt securities

share price
movements

interset
volatility

treasury bills

commercial
paper

bonds

having fixed yearly


return

invest in high
dividend paying
companies only

issued at a
discount and
redeemed at
face value &
no income is
given in
between

invest in
shares
whose prices
fluctuate
less but offer
attractive
pays regular
dividends
dividends

having
quarterly
return

15.94%

10.79%

12.00%

treynor ratio divides


risk premium by the
fund's beta

alpha
compares
the fund's
actual
results with
what would
have been
expected
given the
fund's beta
and the
market index
performance

a and b

less than 1

one

zero

membership advice

investment
advice

units

fiexible income funds

flexible debt floating debt


funds
funds

a, b and c

feeder fund

other mutual
fund
schemes

host fund

tombstone
advertisement

all of the
performance
above
advertiseme advertiseme
nt
nt

growth option

dividend reinvestment
rights option
option

yield high growth in


earnings

are currently None of the


under valued
above

foreign companies

reserve bank public sector


of india
banks

technical analysis

yield to
maturity

fundamental
analysis

increases exposure to
short term floating
rate debt securities

increases
exposure to
long term
fixed rate
debt
securities

decreases
exposure to
long term
fixed rate
debt
securities

dividend would be reinvested in the same


dividend
no dividend
scheme at the cum- would not be
would be
dividend NAV
re-invested
paid

Extend the redeem the


tenure of the debt before
debt
maturity

redeem the debt on


maturity
0
weighted average
maturity

B
both of the
above

None of the
above

level of earnings

the number
of investors
in a fund

the number
of schemes
of fund
family

gold deposit schemes

gold etf

gold sector
funds

floating rate funds

arbittrage
funds

hedge funds

he can
transfer on a
the
periodic
investment
basis a
would
specified
provide the amount from
benefit of
the scheme
cost
to his bank
averaging
account

lets the seller beware

lets the
distributors
beware

all of the
above

falls

remains
unaffected

becomes
extreme
volatile

he is required to
invest a fixed sum
periodically

below par

at par

interest rates

political risk

at a price
unrelated to
the
prevailing
interest rate
all of the
above

unit capital goes down

growth funds

B
D

B
net asset
value goes
down

unit capital
goes up

debt/income
funds
sector funds

91 days

182 days

30 days

requires the
investment to be
locked in for a period
of 3 years

automaticall
y leads to
investment
in equity
shares

all of these

dividend per face


value

dividend per
share to
current
market price

None of the
above

lower

same

the two are


not related

all diversified equity


schemes

all types of
schemes

only debt
schemes

diversified
diversified debt funds sector funds equity funds
ICICI
NSE
CRISIL
Securities

to beat the market by


superior market
timing

to beat the
market by
superior
asset
allocation

None of the
above

D
D

financial
institutions'
corporate paper
bonds
money
long-term debt market
market

equity of
private
companies
treasury
market

D
A

choice of portfolio
concentration

underlying
exposure

all of the
above

higher

the same

almost nil

current yield
will be
If interest
higher than
rates go
coupon rate
if equity markets
down, price
if interest
move down, dividend of bonds will rates have
yield will move up
go down
gone down
smallcap
midcap funds
funds
both b and c

B
D

dividend

capital gains

all of the
above

AUM goes up

AUM remains
unchanged

AUM may or
may not
change

Schemes which
invests in fixed
deposits only

Schemes
which
invests in
debt
securities
whose
Schemes
maturity
which
closely
invests
aligns with
mainly in
the maturity
money
of the
market
scheme
instruments

fixed maturity plans

diversified
debt funds

money
market funds
or liquid
funds

the unit capital of the


fund is constant

the net
assets of
fund does
not change

None of the
above

long-term
capital loss
arising out of short-term
equitycapital loss
long-term capital loss
oriented
can only be
can be set off against mutual fund
set off
short-term capital
unit is not
against
gain or long -term
available for short-term
capital gain
set off
capital gains

Gross profit / net profit /


no.of
no.of
ordinary
ordinary
shares
shares
outstanding outstanding

net profit / no. of


equity shareholders
0
maturity proceeds

A
redemption
money

capital gains

A
A

sell long
duration
sell high
see that the fund's
securities
coupon
average duration
and buy
securities
becomes longer than
short
and buy low
the market's average
duration
coupon
duration
securities
securities
inyerest rate
credit risk
risk
liquidity risk

more volatile than


market

equally
volatile than
market

no relation

it does not
over a period of time
tell you
rupee cost
the average purchase when to buy, averaging
price will work out
sell or switch
has no
higher than if one
from one
serious
tries to guess the
scheme to shortcoming
market high and lows
another
s

total return

liquidity

all of the
above

C
C

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Question Details

Option A

Who amongst the following will help to find the perfect


company to invest

Fundamental Analysis

Stock picking is

Top Down approach

An investor asks you in what order he should list the


following schemes,going from the scheme with the least
risk to the one with the highest risk -1.balanced fund, 2.A
stock index, 3.A Liquid fund, 4.Pharmaceutical sector fund.

1,2,3,4.

Which of this is not a criteria for consideration while


selecting equity funds ?

Classify the schemes

Which of this statement is true ?

Selecting a money market fund


is easier than selecting a bond
or equity fund.

Risk tolerence is ?

Is the abnormal loss, which the


investor is ready ti incur

G-Sec papers are normally issued on a ?

Short term basis

Relief bonds issued by government are?


Stock picking is ____approach
Which of the following is an international asset class?

Highly risky
Top Down Approach
Real Estate

Which of the following is not a commodity


The NPS consists of --------------------------Which of the following about public provident fund (PPF)
are untrue

Food crops
Asset Class G
50% of the balance of the 4th year
can be withdrawn in the 7th year

Which of the following is untrue for Public Provident Fund


Schemes

The interest is tax-free

Annual contribution to Public Provident Fund should be

Rs.10000.00

Which of the following is true about PPF?

Assured Tax free interest

Tier I pension account is withdrawable


If an investor taking high risk appetite for long term
investment and high capital appreciation in which type of
fund will investor invest

1
Real estate

Which of the following is the safe investment

PPF

The maturity period of RBI Relief Bonds is


The tenure of an Indira Vikas Patra is
The current yield on Indira Vikas Patra works out to

5 years
7 years
10.50%

The annual yield on RBI Relief Bonds is


Indira Vikas Patra is an investment product popular with

9.50%
Rural investors

An investor will get maximum exposure to gold be investing

Gold ETF

6
7
8
9
10
11
12

13
14
15
16
17

18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

In which commodity mutual fund cannot invest

Gold

Mutual fund offer wider range of portfolio than NPS

PPF are contributed upto

Rs. 70,000/-

If an investor wants monthly income then he should opt for,

SIP

Characterstics of scheme can be known through

Poftfolio of Scheme

In India are tend to invest in physical Assets


Where will a person invest if he wants to invest in gold for
short term.

1
Gold

New pention Scheme is managed by


Which of the following is an international asset?

SEBI
Real Estate

Investment objective defines the broad investment charter

Gold future contracts have an unlimited contract period.

Gold future contracts can be renewed at the expiry of the


contract period, with no renewal cost.

38

Gold ETF is an open end scheme; Gold ETF has a fixed


maturity period.

Both statements are right

39

Investors who buy ETF can hold on to their position


indefinitely.

40

Gold holdings, including that used for personal use,


attracts Wealth Tax.

1
Both statements are right

41

Gold linked mutual fund schemes are exempted from


Wealth tax; Gold deposit schemes are exempted from
Wealth tax.

42

Real estate is an illiquid market; Gold has the advantage of


liquidity.

Both statements are right

PRAN stands for

Provisional Registration Account


Number

Under new NPS scheme, Tier I is the Pension account while


Tier II is a Savings account

The Pension account is withdrawable; Tier II is nonwithdrawable

Both statements are right

The Life cycle fund under NPS will invest the investor's
money into

Equity market instruments

Gold futures are superior to ETF Gold as a vehicle for lifelong investment in gold

As regards wealth tax, ETF Gold is superior to physical


gold.

The New Pension Scheme is regulated by


An investor under the new pension scheme can choose
which of the following asset classes

SEBI
Equity

Tangible assets can also be called as ______________

Physical assets

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27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

37

43

44
45

46
47
48
49

50
51

A share certificate is a physical asset; A Share certificate is


not the asset but only the evidence supporting the benefit
that the investor is entitled to.

both statements are right

A gold bar and a share certificate of gold exchage fund are


both examples of physical assets.

Majority of the wealth of Indians is locked in _________

Physical assets

MCX stands for ___________________

Multi commodity Exchange

In India, individual investors do not have direct access to

Capital market instruments

Which of the following investment products do not give


guarantee for return or capital

Bank deposits

The biggest disadvantage of investment in real estate is

Less potential for capital


appreciation

Which of the following is not a characteristic of company


fixed deposits

A higher rate of interest

Individual investors do not normally invest in Government


Securities because

Individual investors are not allowed


to invest in Government Securities

Capital protected schemes invest zero coupon bond

Tier II pension account is withdrawable


Which of the following is the best investment option for the
purpose of getting the maximum benefits of compounding?

1
12% interest paid yearly

An investment horizon if ____________ makes the


probability of losing money in equities negligible

5 and less than 5 years

Which of the following is disadvantage in LIC

Individual needs to pay a fixed


premium

While deciding to select an AMC for investment, the


investor can look out for

Fund age

Mutual Fund can invest in Liquid plus fund


Foreign nationals are freely permitted to invest in Indian
Mutual Funds

1
1
1
1

71

STP is a combination of SIP and SWP


Switch = Repurchase + Sale
The Nav of close-ended schemes are usually
quoted____________at the stock exchange.

at a premium to NAV

72

Passive funds are expected to offer returns__________.

above the market returns

73

Portfolio turnover ratio is:

74

A high portfolio turnover in an equity fund means-

75
76

A better Gold ETF is the one which__________.


A portfolio turnover of 200% implies that an average
security stays in a portfolio for-

total dales / net assets


the fund is very active in
market
gives decent returns
consistently

77

A debt fund investor should give moreattention


to__________before selecting a debt scheme.

52

53
54

55
56
57
58
59

60
61
62

63

64
65
66
67
68
69
70

6 months
fund house reputation and
track record

78

Market risk can be effectively managed by:

investing with a short term


horizon

79

Investors looking for regular income from equity


schemes are better off in investing in dividend payout
plans than investing in growth plans with systematic
withdrawal plan, due to-

cumbersome and time taking


process of re-purchase

80

A close-ended scheme is quoted on the stock exchange


at a discount to its NAV when-

the market are bearish

81

The maximum exit load that sould be charged to


investors as per SEBI regulations is ___________.

5%

82
83
84

Arbitrage funds is suitable forA high portfolio turnover for a fund indicatesDebt funds with long-term investments carry higher risk
of capital loss-

85

An investor buys units in a fund that has given excellent


returns in the past, but his expectations are not met, as
the fund does not perform well this year. The investor
can-

86

limiting the risk associated


with equity markets
that the fundis active
True

sue the AMC

ratio of purchase or sales to


the net assets of the fund

87

Portfolio turnover ratio refers toIn the growth option, number of units held by an
investor vares.

88

The regulator of the "New Pension Scheme" is-

SEBI

The names and addresses of


the registrars and custodians

91

Which of the following is a fundamental attribute of a


mutual fund scheme?
In a bottom-up approach, sector allocation precedes
stock .
Investment horizons for equity funds should be
normally______________.

92

Investing in foreign equities means-

Taking exposure in
International equity market

93

A gold ETF fund should be selected based on-

how well they track gold prices

89
90

1
Low

94

Which of the following is not true for Equity Linked


Savings Schemes?

Investors can claim an income


tax benefit

95

Certificate of Depostits are issued by___________

Banks

96

Which of the following do not apply to the term


'maturity' of a det security ?

The date on which the


certificates becomes old

97

G-Sec or gilt securities are issued by___________.

government

98

Micro SIP means_______________.

SIP where monthly investment


does to exceed Rs.100

99

Which of the following is incrrect?

An equity fund would invest in


ordinary shares, perference
shares and warrants

100

_____________are funds which invest in shares of


companies engaged in gold mining and processing.

gold funds

101
102
103
104

Systematic transfer plan allows investors toThe______________ is the main driver of returns in a
mutual fund scheme.
An equity fund`s age and size are irrelevant when
selecting a fund for investmentSecurities analysis is an important aspect
for_______________.

transfer amount from one


mutual fund to another mutual
fund at regular intervals
Fund managers
1
actively managed schemes

105

The difference between debenture and bond is:

bonds are issued by


corporations and debentures
are issued by PSUs

106

Which of the following are not true for ELSS?

Investor can claim an income


tax benefit

110

A sector fund should have minimum investment in that


particular sector of not less than____________.
A debt fund's age and size are not important when
selecting a fund for investmentMutual funds cannot use derivatives.
In____________approach of investing sector allocation is
the key decision.

top-down

111

The most important factor one should look for when


investing in a corporate fixed deposit is the-

yield

107
108
109

112
113

Which of the following would you look at while selecting


a money market mutual fund?
The asset class (s) available to an investor in NPS (new
pension scheme) is/are-

50%
1
1

cost
equity securities

114

Fundamental analysis froms the basis to decide-

when to buy a given share

117
118

_____________are stocks that have an inherent intrinsic


value which is not reflected in the market price of shares
but have the potentiality to unlock in the long run.
In top-down approach of investing, ___________is the key
decision.
A fund manager who believes in the growth philosophy
looks for companies withbonds/debentures have a maturity_________.

timing
above average earnings
growth
of not less than 10 years

119

A debt security of shoter maturity would fluctuate a lot


more, as compared to longer tenor securities.

115
116

120

under-valued stocks

high inflation economies

122

Credit quality of the portfolio is important for__________.


Gold and real estate are attractive investment options
ina mutual fund scheme cannot borrow more
than_______of its net assets.

123

There is no restriction on borrowings by mutual funds.

124
125

In _________approach of investing, sector allocation is a


result of the stock selection decisions.
Equity derivative instruments are-

top-down
shares

121

gilt schemes

40%

Tactical fund manager

Technical Analysis

Passive Fund Manager

Bottom-up approach

Technical approach

Fundamental approach

1,3,4,2.

3,1,2,4.

2,3,1,4.

Evaluate past returns

Choose Strategies

Reviewing funds
structural charateristics

Selecting a bond fund is easier than


selecting a money market fund

Selecting a equity fund is easier


than selecting a money market fund

None of above

Is the extent of loss the client can


tolerate psychologically and
financially

Is the normal loss of an invesment


category

None of the above

Medium term basis

Long term basis

Very short term basis

Moderate risky
Bottom up Approach
Equity

Vertually risk free


Growth Style
Debt

None of the above


Blended Style
Gold

Gold
Asset Class C
The interest is tax free

Currency
Asset Class E
The rate of interest is 12% p.a.

Art
Life Cycle Fund
Contribution upto
Rs.60000 are eligible for
tax rebate

Post-tax returns are attractive

Liquidity is rather low

None of the above

Between 100 and Rs.6000

Between Rs.600 and Rs.1000

None of the above

Interest is paid every year

Can be withdrawn after a year

All of the above

0
Sector fund

Debt fund

Gold

RBI Relief Bond

NSC

Kisan Vikas Patra

6 years
6 years
11%

7 years
5 years
10%

8 years
3 years
9%

9.5% before tax


Investors in high tax bracket

8.5% before tax


Urban investors

8.5% after tax


Risk taking investors

Gold Fund

Gold Sector Fund

Gold futures

Art

Property

Institutional metal

Rs. 50,000/-

Rs.1,20,000/-

Rs. 500 to Rs. 70,000

STP

SWP

DTP

Operation of scheme

Portfolio and operation of scheme

None of the above

0
Bullion

Gold Futures

Gold ETF

IRDA
Gold

PFM
Currency market

AMFI
International Fund

Only the 1st statement is right

Only the 2nd statement is


right

Both statements are wrong

Only the 2nd statement is right

Only the 1st statement is


right

Both statements are wrong

Only the 2nd statement is right

Only the 1st statement is


right

Personal Retirement Account Number

Personal Registration Account Number

Permanent Retirement
Account Number

Both statements are wrong

Only the 1st statement is right

Only the 2nd statement is


right

Debt securities, other than govt securities

govt securities

any fund as per the


investor's choice

IRDA
Corporate debt

PFRDA
govt securities

AMFI
Any of the above

Financial assets

Non-physical assets

Real assets

0
0
0

Both statements are wrong


0
0

0
0

both statements are wrong

only first statement is right

only second statement is


right

Financial assets

Non-physical assets

Gold and Real estate

Mega commodity exchange

Multi consumer exchange

Mumbai commodity
exchange

Real estate

Bullion

Money market instruments

Public Provident Fund (PPF)

National Savings Certificates (NSC)

Units of a mutual fund

High purchase price

Depreciation in value as time passes

Value gets eroded due to


inflation

Higher risk

Unfavourable effect of tax

Very high liquidity

The amount required for investment is very


large

Safety of principal is not guaranteed

None of the above

0
6% interest paid every 6 months

3% interest paid every quarter

1% interest paid monthly

5 years and above

upto 3 years

upto 2 years

Assured policy surrender value

Low risk

none of the above

Tracking error

Scheme running expenses

All of the above

at a discount to NAV

at par

in line with the market

below the market returns

either of the above


as per government
bond yield

total purchase / net assets

total purchase and sales / net assets

total purchase and


sales / average net
assets

transaction costs are high


is managed by reputed AMCs

the fund may be quity risky


offers facility of converting the Gold
ETF to physical gold

all of the above


tracks the gold prices
better

12 months

48 months

36 months

portfolio composition

scheme's performance

weighted average
maturity

0
0
0
0

investing in high price shares

investing regularly with


a long-term perspective
to smoothen out the
effects of volatility in
market price

chances of incurring capital loss is


more for SWP

the money don't grow with SWP

tax effect, as dividend


is tax free whereas
redemption from equity
schemes attracts STT
aswell capital gains

investors perceive that the fund will


be unable to maintain the NAV

the assets of the fund are


undervalued

none of the above

1%

7%

2%

investing in debt funds

getting decent returns like debt funds getting tax benefits like equity funds
higher transaction costs
both the above

all of the above


none of the above

False

sue the trustees

sue the agent/distributor

none of the above

ratio of total purchase and sales to


the net assets of the fund

ratio of sales or purchase ( which


ever is lower) to the net assets of
the fund

ratio of sales or
purchase ( which ever
is higher) to the net
assets of the fund

RBI

Employees provident & Pension


Fund Authority

Pension funds
Regulatory and
Development Authority

The nature of the scheme being


income bearing

The specified stocks in the


scheme`s portfolio

The names and


addresses of the
compliance officer

high

very high

very low

Taking exposure in exchange rate

both of the above

None of the above

how old the gold ETF fund is

how better is their


dividend paying track
record

how better returns they are offering


than the gold prices

There is a lock-in period before


investment can be withdrawn

There are not specific restrictions on


investment objectives for the fund
managers

These funds can not


invest in shares of
listed companies

Financial Institutions

State Government

both a and b

The term of bond

The date of redemption

The date on which the


issuer has to repay the
amount]

Institutions

Private sector companies

All of the above

SIP where monthly investment does


to exceed Rs.500

SIP where annual investment does


to exceed Rs.10000

SIP where annual


investment does to
exceed Rs.50000

a bound fund would mainly buy debt


instruments

gold sector funds

transfer amount from one scheme


with in the same mutual fund
stock selection

a sector fund invests in


the shares of
an index fund is indexed to inflation
companies in a
index
particular industry

gold exchange traded funds

All of the above

transfer amount from one scheme to transfer dividends of


his bank account
one scheme to another
portfolio

asset allocation

debt schemes

equity schemes

0
passively managed schemes

bonds are unsecured and debentures


bonds are backed by loans
are secured
anddebentures are backed by assets

None of the above

There is a lock-in period before


investment can be withdrawn

There are no specific restrictions on


investment objectives for fund
managers

These funds cannot


invest in shares of
listed companies

24%

76%

65%

bottom-up

top-bottom

bottom-top

rate of interest

credit rating of the deposit

None of the above

0
0

portfolio quality
debt securities

yield
government securities

all of the above


all of the above

whether to buy a given share or not

whether to use technical analysis or


quantitative analysis

whether the company's


factory can withstand
earthquakes

growth stocks

value stocks

low value stocks

management selection

stock selection

sector allocation

large equity base


of at least 5 years

likely to go for public issue


of 8 years

all of the above


beyond one year

non-gilt debt schemes

balanced schemes

low inflation economies

inflation does not make a difference

liquid schemes
stock market in bear
phase

20%

30%

10%

Liquidity risk in high

bottom-up
bonds

top-bottom
contracts

bottom-top
notes

Correct
Option
B
B

Chapters
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection
Cost

E
Scheme Selection
D

Scheme Selection
B
Scheme Selection
C
C
B
D
C
D
D

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection
D
D
A
B
B

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection
B
A
C
D
B
C
D

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

B
A
A

any fund as
per the
customer's
age

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

C
A

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

C
C

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

A
C

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Only 2 & 3

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

A
B

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

D
B

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

B
A
A

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

D
C

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

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Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

A
B

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

A
D

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

Scheme Selection

B
C

Scheme Selection
Scheme Selection

S No

Question Details

Option A

For young investors doing retirement


planning ?

Monthly Income schemes are appropriate

Why should a fund distributor become a


financial planner ?

Because of Strong Potential for such


services

Which of the following are true ?

Its the duty of the client to set


mearsurable financial goals

The rupee-cost averaging talks about ?

Investments for the same amount at


regular intervals

Direct investments in stock markets can be a


better option over investing through mutual
funds if ?

The investor wants better returns than


those offered by mutual funds

If an investors regular income improves then


his risk appetite will also

Increase Gradually

The distribution of an investors portfolio


between different asset classes is called
_____?

Asset Allocation

As the person grows older, the debt


component of the portfolio keeps increasing.
This is an example of ______

Tactical Asset Allocation.

_______ is suitable only for seasoned


investors operating with large investibles
surpluses?

Model Portfolios

Individuals who want to bulid their wealth and


are ready to take the risks are ?

Old investor

An equity portfolio is not a viable investment


option to meet short term financial needs

One of the most effective ways to invest


through mutual fund is to

Develop a model portfolio

Asset allocation is

Keeping certificates of the physical securities in


proper places

A retired person generally needs a greater


proportion of

Debt funds

A very high proportion of investment in all


types of equity funds is advisable for investors

In distribution phase

Retired investor should

Not draw down on their capital

10

11

12

13
14

15

16

For older investors who want to transfer their


wealth

No financial planning is required

Investors who acquire sudden wealth

Can speculate with all the acquired money in the


stock markets

Only if a specialty offshore fund has


consistently given very good performance, it
can be considered for investment by a retiree

If you maintain a flexible ratio of asset


allocation, would you

Rebalance the Debt/Equity allocation


periodically?

While deciding on an asset allocation strategy,


the investor must consider.

The stage of his life

Asset allocation of a portfolio should be reevaluated every time there is a change in the

Family size and requirement

A person working as a CEO in TCS has more


risk appetite than a small business man.

Daring, adventurous and mentally strong


people has less risk appetite

Investing in the __________funds is


recommendable in case the investment
horizon is long.

Equity

An Investor with an objective of having an


equity growth component in his portfolio
should invest in

Equity fund

Liqidity is the most important differentiater


between a Close ended and an Open ended
fund.

If the open end fund is in profit its advisable to


wrinkage the investment

Asset Allocation means,

Don't keep all the egg in one basket

Insurance is more critical for,

Physical Assets

Which of the following is not a good selection


for investment purpose

Equity Fund

Which of the following is not a reason to invest


in Gold Fund

Professional management

Which of the following is not a reason to invest


in Real estate fund

Professional management

Asset Allocation in Asset Class C is,

Equity

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29
30

31
32

33
34

35

There is no need to have insurace policy of the


nominee

If the employer providing medical policies to


the employee of its company then employee no
need to keep their personal medical cover

The retired client never invest in equity

The new pension scheme is managed by


_____________fund managers.

one

36
37

38

While choosing between a bank deposit and


a debt income fund, the investor must
consider/
The biggest advantage of investment in gold
is-

Credit rating of bank

True

42

Gold and real estate are attractive


investment options only in high inflation
economies
The new pension scheme don't offer equity
investment product.

43

Gold futures are considered to be an


alternative and superior route of investing in
gold than Gold ETF.

True

44

A high proportion of investment in income


funds is required by-

Accumulating investors

45

One of your Indian friends who have


invested in a mutual fund is about to get
Australian citizenship. What would you
advise?

He should transfer the investment to his


relative

46

While deciding on an asset allocation


strategy, the investor must
consider______________.

The stage of his life

47

For older investors who want to transfer


their wealth-

No financial planning is required

48

The investment objectives of a mutual fund


scheme-

Are of no relevance to the investor

49

An investor is better off by switching to best


performing schemes at periodic.

50

In developing a fund portfolio for any


investor, the following steps are involved.
The order in which these steps are to be
followed is-

asset allocation sector distribution,


selection of fund managers and scheme

51

______________invests only in securities


which do not have credit risk.

money market funds

39
40

41

high returns

True

52

________________are more diversified and


broad based than a sector fund but narrower
than a diversified fund.

equity income funds

54

Differential payment expectation between


investors in a scheme cannot be addressed
from one single scheme.
Growth investment style entails investing
in_______.

high growth stocks

55

Deciding on strategies succh as long-term


compounding, cost averaging, value
averaging, active switching, all depend on
the-

stock market situation on date

56

Mutual funds should be recommended as


__________.

investments to achieve long term goals

57

Indians are more comfortable in investing in


physical assets rather than financial assets.

53

Long term bond funds are


appropriate

Money market funds are


appropriate

None of above

Because of Limited supply


of financial planner

Because of the kind of


the money this business
offers

Only 1&2

Its the financial planners


duty to set mearsurable
financial goals for his
clients

Both the clients and


financial planners should
together set
mearsurable financial
goals

None of the above

When to buy, sell or switch


from one scheme to
another

Disgarding the nonperformers and keeping


the good performers

All of the above

The investor has large


capital, knowledge and
resources for research

The investor has


identified a bullish phase
in the stock market

The investor wants to invest


for the long term

Increase rapidly

Increase slowly

Remain constant

Asset Management

Asset Framework

None of the above

Strategic Asset Allocation.

Model Portfolios

None of the above.

Strategic Asset Allocation.

Tactical Asset Allocation.

None of the above.

Investor who is in Transition


phase

Wealth creating affluent


investors

Wealth preserving affluent


investors

Invest all the money in one


fund scheme

Invest all the money in different


schemes of the same fund family

Buy a few units of every mutual


fund scheme available

Allocation the available money


Allocating the right
to all the securities available proportion of funds to equity,
debt and money market
securities

None of the above

Equity funds

Money market funds

All of the above

In accumulation phase

In transition phase

Who are wealth preserving affluent


individuals

Not invest in securities, which


bear risk of capital erosion

Continue holding a major


portion of their holding in
equity growth funds

Never invest in equity

Only 1&3

None of the
above

The right investment strategy


depends upon who the
beneficiaries are

The right investment


strategy depends upon the
state of the stock market

All the funds can be invested in


aggressive equity funds

Should not use any of the new


wealth to invest in equity

Should take the effect of


taxes into account

Need not pay any taxes on the


newly acquired wealth as it is not a
part of their regular income

Rebalance the Debt/Equity


allocation very frequently

Generally avoid portfolio


rebalancing?

Keep fixed percentages of equity


and debt investments at all times?

His risk appetite

The purpose of making


investment

All of these

Job of the investor

Dramatic change in the


market condition

All of these

Debt

Liquid

Money Market

Debt fund

Liquid fund

Index fund

All the corpus investing in


one companies

Customer is king

Allocate some units to every


investor in India

Financial Assets

Both of the above

none of the above

ETF

Life Insurance

Gold Future

Small Ticket

International Asset

Safe haven asset class

Small Ticket

International Asset

Safe haven asset class

Mix of all asset classes

Debt

G-Sec.

0
0

six

three

four

Quality of the mutual fund


assets

his investment objective


and risk appetite

all of these

high appreciation in value

low purchase price

hedhe against inflation

Investors in the intergenerational transfer


phase

Investors in the distribution


phase

False
False

False

Affuent investors

He can continue to hold


He should immediately
as PIO are allowed to
redeem his investment since
He should get RBI approval invest in mutual funds in forign citizens are not eligible
for continuing
India
investors

His risk appetite

The purpose of making


investment

All of these

The right investment


strategy depends upon who
the beneficiaries are

The right investment


strategy depends upon
the sate of the stock
market

all the funds can be invested


in aggressive equity funds

Should be the same as his


own investment objectives

Changes with market


movements

Changes with the change in


AMC(s) key personnel

0
selection of fund
sector distribution, asset managers/scheme sector sector distribution,selection of
allocation, selection of fund distribution and asset
fund managers ,asset
managers and scheme
allocation
allocation and schemes

debt funds

gilt funds

hybrid funds

hybrid funds

balanced funds

Thematic funds

growing stocks

low growth stocks

All of the above

amount of money to be
invested

investor`s risk tolerance

phase through which the


economy is passing

a rich quick investment


option

Investments to take
advantage from stock
market swings

all of these

Correct
Option

Chapters

A
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
D
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
C

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
A
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
B
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
A
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
A
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
B
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
C
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors
C
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
Selecting the Right Investment products for
Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors

A
A

C
C

C
C

Selecting the Right Investment products for


Investors
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Which of this is not a step in the financial
planning process ?

1
Which of these is not the clients
responsibilities ?
2
The Strategy advisable for an investor to
maximize investment return in the long run
is?
3
4

____ is an approach to understand the risk


appetite of investor?
Investment advice is dependent on
understanding

5
Financial planning is-

6
Which of the life cycle stage is mention
here "couple becomesinterdependent with
shared responsibility for the achivement of
future goal" ?
7
If an investor wants income and can't bear
risk at all, then he should opt for
8
If number of dependant increases in family,
risk appetite
9
10
11
12

Age bar of risk appetite are underAge come under


Risk appetite of investors is assessed
through
A person working with TCS as a CEO have
more risk appetite than a person working
as a CSR in TCS

13
14

An adventurious and daring person can


bear more risk
The psychological need to having an asset
under one's possession, provides the
customer with ____________ because of
which they prefer physical assets.

15
A comprehensive financial plan takes into
account all the financial goals of a person
together, and then startegises the
investment plan.
16

___________captures the estimated


inflows from various sources and
estimated outlfows for various financial
goals, including post-retirement living
expenses.
17
The comprehensive financial plan includes
18
A goal oriented financial plan includes
taking a perspective on the Life Cycle and
Wealth Cycle of the investor
19
20

Equity exposure suits which of these Life


Cycle the most
Life insurance becomes absolutely critical
for

21
Premiums for Term insurance policies are
generally higher than those of the Unit
linked policies
22
Starting with a health insurance policy
early is the best antidote against the
__________ clause.
23
Health insurance policy claims are
generally settled through reimbursement
or on cashless basis
24
The Accumulation phase of the wealth
cycle correspondes with which of the life
cycle phase/s
25
In the ________phase of the wealth cycle,
the investors tend to increase the
proportion of their portfolio in liquid
assets viz money in the bank, liquid
schemes etc
26
__________ phase of the Wealth cycle is
the parallel of the retirement phase of the
Life cycle
27
According to the Certified Financial
Planner - Board of Standards (USA), the
first stage in financial planning is
28

29
30

Investors can get into long term


investment commitments in
_____________________
Financial goals do not include
Financial planning allows a person

31

Financial plans do not alter in any way the


amount of tax an investor pays as the tax
is on his income
32
Which of the following works with an
investor on his overall financial situation
33
A Financial planner takes responsibility for
the financial well being of his/her clients
34
35

Financial planners and their clients should


focus on
Financial Planning comprises

36
Financial planning is relevant only for high
networth individuals
37
38
39

Financial planning does work for older


clients
Financial planning is primarily tax planning
In financial planning, all responsibility
ends with the financial planner and the
client has no responsibilities

40
The constraint on financial planning due to
insufficient investable resources can be
remedied to some extent by
41
42

Financial planning involves

43

The transition phase of an investor's


wealth cycle is when

44

A high proportion of investment in income


funds is required by
What is the fourth step of financial
planning as per Certified Financial
Planner-Board of Standards (USA)?

45
Investing in the __________funds is
recommendable in case the investment
horizon is long.
46
47

Initial Stage of life is known as


accumulation stage,

48

Which of the following will not require


financial planning-

49

Investors in_______________ stage prefer


long-term risky investments.

50

a 55 year old investor, who is employed


and earning well, can be said to be in-

51

An investor who gets sudden wealth


should ideally invest the sum
immediately into-

52

As per wealth cycle guide, during the


accumulation stage-

53

Persons need to get into the habit of


savings from "young unmarried" stage
itself.

54

if an investor keeps investing a fixed


amount at regular intervals, the average
cost of his purchases will always be less
than if he makes investment at irregular
periods-

55

Which of the following represents the


transition phase?

56

accumulation wealth cycle approach is


best for following class of investors-

57

Financial planninf involves-

58

Long-term investment commitments


should be started from-

59

To ensure that the right amount of


money is available at the right time to
meet the various financial goals of the
investor, one should make
appropriate____________.

60

A comprehensive financial plan set out


needs no further review or monitoring as
it is a one-time exercise.

61

Which of the following strategies is an


example of the combined approach of
rupee cost and value averaging ?

62

Asset allocation for a financial planner


means-

63

Flexible asset allocation schemes-

64

Financial plannuing for two Persons


within the same life-cycle stage should
not be same due to-

67

What do you mean by Portfolio ReBalancing ?


Financial planners and their clients
should focus onThe right life-cycle stage to start
investig in equity is-

68

________________ stage is parallel of


retirement stage of life-cycle.

69

Value averaging means-

70

Financial planning is-

71

Liquid assets are more required in


______________ stage of wealth-cycle.

72

Strategic assets allocation worked out


for an investor is based on
______________.

73

Risk appetite of an investor is not


required to be considered while
rendering investment advice.

65
66

74
75

76
77

78

Where would you place a 53 years old


executive planning to retire at age 60?
The transition phase of an investor`s
wealth cycle is when-

Financial planning isDuring reaping phase, the investor looks


forward to:

79

Financial planning comprisesThe accumulation stage covers the lifecycle stage(s)-

80

Risk appetite of an investor depends on:

81

Investment objective of a mutual fund


scheme can be different between
investors in a scheme.

82

Financial planning is a long-term


exercise so it needs lonh-term
relationship betweem the investor and
the financial planner.

83

Financial planning allows a person-

84

Which of the following statements is


True?

85

How does a financial planner help his


client/

86

The constraint on financial planning due


to insufficient investable resources can
remedied to some extent by-

87

A "comprehensive financial" is a plan:

88

Tactical asset allocation is suitable for:

89

The following is a recommended


financial planning sequence-

90

Financial planning is relevant only for


high net worth individuals-

91

________is a phase when financial goals


are in the horizon.

92

A planned and systematic approach to


provide for the financial goals to meet
one's aspiration is-

93

Technical analysis guides the decision


on-

94

______________is a study of price and


volume whichbelieves that the price
behaviour of a share and its volume is a
reflection of investors sentiment.

95

The provcess of making changes in


asset allocation and specific
investments is known as-

96

To satisfy a young investor's need for


growth, a greater proportion of
investment should be advised in-

97

The following is the least important skill


that a financial planner to possess

Option A

Determine the shape and risk tolerence level of the client

Define the clients goals

Set measurable financial goals

Re-evaluate the financial


situation periodically

Buy and hold on to investments for a long time

Liquidate poorly performing


investments from time to time

Risk Handling

Risk Approach

Risk appetite of the investor

Risk level of the investment


options being considered.

Investing funds to receive the higest rate of return


possible

Restoring to tax planning to


keep tases as low as possible

Childhood stage

Young unmarried stage

Gilt fund

Income fund

Increases

Decreases

Family information

Personal information

Family information

Personal information

Risk Appetizers

Asset Allocators

Comfort

Simplicity

Goal-oriented Financial plan

Comprehensive Financial plan

Gather Client data, define client goals

analyse & evaluate client's


financial status

Young Unmarried

Young Married

young married working couple

youn married couple, with one


spouse working

Low premium

Exclusions

childhood to pre-retirement

young married to married with


older children

Accumulation

Sudden wealth

Transition

Accumulation

Analyse and evaluae client's financial status

Establish and Define the clientplanner relationship

Distribution phase

Transition

Buying a home

Winning a sports gold medal

To become a billionaire

To achieve financial goals through


proper management of finances

Tax Advisor

Financial Planner

Allocating funds to asset classes (e.g.debt,equity etc.)

Allocating funds to individual


securities

Defining a client's profile and goals

Recommending appropriate asset


allocation

Decreasing the standard of living

Disciplining children

Studying financial management

Managing the risk of investment

The financial goals have been already met

The investor has retired

Accumulating investors

Affluent investors

Gather Client Data

Define Goal

Equity

Debt

A 40 years old doctor with substantial savings

A retiree who is currently


getting an income of 4,000
but would want Rs.10,000 a
month

transition

accumulation

accumulation stage

transition stage

stock market

bank fixed deposits

the client looks to build wealth

the clients' goals are


approaching

True

False

True

False

investor has no need for investment income

investor has a long-term


horizon

retirement stage
studying financial management

married with 2 kids


Managing the risks of
investing

transition

accumulation

savings

systematic investment plan

True

False

when the investor sets a target value for his investments


in an equity fund

when the investor invests a


fixed sum each month in a
liquid fund

how the investment should be


distributed between different
Determining how much is to be invested in each security
asset classes

Switches portfolio allocation between debt and equity


depending on market perception

Switches the scheme


objectives, depending on their
view on the respective
markets

different financial status

different needs and


aspirations

Allocating funds to asset classes (e.g.debt, equity etc.)

Balancing the portfolio to


ensure consistency as per
investment of the client
Allocating funds to individual
securities

Young Married

Married with young children

Reaping

Inter-Generational Transfer

Changing the asset allocation of the portfolio

Keeping the target value of investment constant by


investing the amount by which the investment value has Investing the same amount of
gone down
funds regularly

investing assets to receive the highest rate of return


possible

is a process aimed at
identifying financial needs of
a client and planning
investments that allows
meeting future financial goals
of the investor

reaping

transition

risk analyzing

risk assessing

sudden wealth stage

Reaping stage

the financial goals have been already met

the investor has retired

investing funds to receive the highest rate of return


possible

resorting to tax planning to


keep taxes as low as possible

Building wealth

cashing out

Childhood to married with older childern

recommending appropriate
asset allocation
young unmarried to
retirement

earning members in the family

employability

defining a client`s profile and goals

to become a billionaire

to achieve financial goals


through proper management
of finances

two investors with the same


Risk profile of a client remainns constant through the llife risk profile would always have
cycle
identical portfolios

by picking up cheques and application forms the client

by identifying client needs,


recommending the correct
asset allocation and providing
him service, that would help
investors in making
investments

decreasing the standard of living

disciplining children

Where various alternative financial plans are worked so


that if one doesn'swork other could be opted

where all the financial goals of


a person are taken
together,and the investment
strategies worked out on that
basis

low income earners

seasoned investors with large


investible surplus

define the client-planner relationship; Define client


Goals ; Evaluate financial status; Develop financial
plannimg recommendations

evaluate client financial


status; Define client goals;
Define client-planner
relationship; Develop financial
planning recommendations

distribution

Accumulation

Systematic Investment Plan

disciplined investing

whether to buy or sell

the right time to buy or sell

qualitave analysis

price-volume analysis

financial planning

stock selection

gilt funds

income funds

ability to build client trust

good knowledge of financial


and options

Portfolio rebalancing

Managing the clients


finances

Have realistic expectations

Gather and analyze data

Switch from poor


performers to good
performers

Risk Profiling

Risk Taking

Both of the above

None of the above

Planning for retirement with the


maximum income possible

Process of solving financial


problems and reaching
financial goals

Young married with childern Married with


stage
older
childern
stage

Liquidate good performing


investments from time to time

Young married stage

Correct
Option

Fixed Deposits

Index Fund

Constant

Drastic change

Financial information

None of these

Emplyability

Financial information

Risk Profilers

Financial Plan

B
C

A
A
Feeling of helping the economy

Advance impact on society

Staretegic Financial Plan

Tactical financial plan

B
Implement the financial planning
recommendations

Monitor the financial planning


recommendations

All of the
above
E

A
Childhood

Married with young children

young unmarried person

a child

B
Co-payment

Pre-existing illness

A
young unmarried to pre-retirement

young unmarried to married with


older children
C

Transition

Inter-generational transfer

C
Sudden Wealth

Reaping

D
Gather client data, define client goals

Develop and present financial


planning recommendations and/
or options
B

Inter-generational phase

Accumulation phase
D

Planning for retirement

Saving for child's education

To invest in foreign countries

None of the above

B
Insurance Agency

Financial Advisor
B

A
Tracking stocks, which they feel have
potential

None of the above

Monitoring financial planning


recommendations

All of the above

B
A
B

B
Disciplined monthly budgeting

None of the above

C
Financing the client's investments

None of the above.

Financial goals are approaching

Investor suddenly gets a


windfall

Investors in the inter-generational


transfer phase

Investors in the distribution


phase

Establish Relationship

Monitor the Financial Planning


Recommendations

D
Liquid

Money Market

A
A

An old person wanting to transfer


all his wealth to his grandchildren

A young professional aged


26 years

distribution

reaping

distribution stage

inter-generational wealth
transfer stage

diversified equity schemes of


mutual funds

liquid schemes of mutual


funds

client cashes out

client feels the need to take


care of the next generation

investor cannot take risks

investor's financial goals are


approaching

about to approach retirement

young married

financing the client's investments

none of the above

reaping

inter-generational transfer

lump sum investment Planning

financial Planning

when the investor invests


regularly in a liquid fund,
sets a target for an equity
fund, then invests more in
equity fund if its value
declines and books profits
when the investor invests regularly when its value exceeds the
in a liquid fund
target value

how the investment should be


distributed between different
mutual funds having the same risk
profile

how a fund manager


distributes his investments
within a scheme

both of the above

none of the above

different socio-economic conditions

all of the above

Changing the asset allocation as


per the change in financial needs,
market conditions
Tracking stocks, which they feel
have potential

All of the above

None of the above

young unmarried

Pre-retirement

Transition

Accumulation

Investing in one lump sum amount

none of these

keeping taxes as low as possible

planning to retire with the


maximum income possible

accumlation

inter-generational transfer

risk profiling

risk screening

accumulation stage
financial goals are approaching

transition stage
investor suddenly gets a
windfall

planning for retirement with the


maximum income possible

process of solving financial


problems and reaching
financial goals

transferring wealth

All of the above

monitoring financial planning


recommendations
married with young children to preretirement

All of the above


young unmarried to pre
retirement

age

All of the above

to invest in foreign countries

None of the above

all wealthy investors have exactly


the same risk profile

the level of risk tolerance


for most of the clients is
fixed

buy researching and identifying


individual stocks or bonds for the
client's portfolio

by tracking the economy


and government policies

disciplined monthly budgeting

None of the above

where several plans are worked out


for all the members of the family
together

all of the above

retail investors

young investors

Develop financial planning


Define client goals; evaluate client recommendations; evaluate
financial status; Develop financial
client financial status;
planning recommendations Define Define client Goals ;Define
client-planner relationship
client-planner relationship

B
none of the
above
statements
is true

transition

None of the above

financial planning

savings

whether company's technical


personnel are adequately qualified

None of the above

fundamental analysis

technical analysis

timing the market

portfolio re-balancing

equity growth funds

liquid funds

familiarity with taxation and estate


planning

knowledge of the hottest


tips in the equity market

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Question Details

Option A

portfolio rebalancing is ?

A one time process

If you maintain a flexible ratio of asset


allocation, would you?

Rebalance the Debt/Equity


allocation periodically

Which of the asset allocation principles talks


about adjusting the percentages for each
group of investors after taking account of their
age ?

Fixed vs.Flexible asset


allocation.

What is active switching ?

Using telephone swithing


method to actively move
and out of different
schemes of different fund
complex

An investor in need of regular income should


not select ?

A bank deposits

4
5

The without profit insurance policy promices to The sum assured and the
pays ?
bonus declared by LIC from
year to year
6
Which of the following statements is not true
about mutual funds ?

Investing In MF divesify
portfolios.

Investors do not always look for returns while


investing in ?

Mutual Funds

If a financial advisor gives alternate plans for


investment , investor might get confused

11

Winning lottery is an example of


A conservative investor will invest in
__________

Sudden Wealth
Diversified Equity
50 50

12

An Investor with Double-Income in Late forties


with no children Debt-Equity Portfolio would
be?
Which type of portfolio asset mix would you
recommend to your 55 year old client who
plans to retire at age 58? Choose a portfolio
that is closest match to the investors needs ?

40% in equity an 60% in


balanced funds

A retired investor needs to generate income for


a comfortable post retirement life.Which phase
is the investor in ?

Transition Phase

Your client has won Rs.1crore in "Kaun


Banega Crorepati".What would your
suggestion be?

Invest the entire amount


without any delay in "old
economy" stocks-since
they are back in favor

7
8

9
10

13

14

15

Childhood stage and transition stage are


examples of Wealth Cycle and Life Cycle?

The asset allocation that is worked out for an


investor based on risk profiling is called

Tactical Asset Allocation

16

17
How much equity would you suggest for a
single income family with grown up children
who are yet to settle down?

0.5

18
Young unmaried prefer regular recurring
deposit scheme except

PPF

Who invest in Sector fund?

Newly maried

Most individuals invest in life insurance


policies for

Risk protection

The amount an insurance company would pay


to the nominee if a policyholder died is known
as the

Premium

Why should one buy an insurance policy

It gives high current returns

If an investor as an earning having very less


income should invest in equity - Debt ratio as

50 : 50

30: 70 Ratio in equity - debt is for

Young unmarried stage

Model portfolio is a

Flexible Asset Allocation

According to strategic asset allocation, a 60


year old retired person from a government job,
would invest in

60% Debt, 40% equity

28

A person working in BPO, the planner would


advice to invest in

Equity
40

29

The Inter-generational transfer phase should


not be postponed beyond _________ years of
age

30

Regular money is required during the


_____________ phase.

Reaping

During the sudden wealth phase, it is advisable


to initially block the money by investing in a
________ scheme

equity

Term life insurance policies are the cheapest


form of insurance

Money back life insurance policies help with


regular inflow of cash at periodic intervals

34

Providing funds for a daughter's marriage is an


example of

Goal-oriented Financial plan


50:50

35

An Investor with Double-Income in Late forties


with no children Debt-Equity Portfolio would
be?

19
20
21

22

23

24
25
26

27

31
32

33

Which of the following lets an investor book Fixed Rates of Asset Allocation
profits in rising market and increase holdings
in a falling market
36
The strategy advisable for an investor to
maximise investment return in the long run is

Buy and hold on to


investments for a long time

In NPS the investor can invest in life cycle fund

To satisfy a young investor's need for growth, a


greater proportion of investment should be
advised in

Gilt funds

Which of the following is physical assets

Real estate

41

Risk appetite of an investor can be


understood through:

risk analysis

42

A very high proportion of investment in all


types of equity funds is advisable for
investors-

in distribution phase

43

Retired investors should-

not draw down on their


capital

37
38

39
40

Has to be done in once in


fortnight
Rebalance the Debt/Equity
allocation very periodically

An indefinite continous
process
Generally avoid portfolio
rebalaning

Has to done once in a year


Keep fixed percentages of equity
& debt investments at all times

Strategic asset allocation.

Tactical asset allocation

Benjanin Graham's 50-50 Balance

Using telephone swithing


Using telephone switching Using telephone switching method
method to actively move and method to atively move and
to atively move and out of the
out of different schemes of
out of the same scheme of
same scheme of the different
same fund complex
the same fund complex
fund complex

A debt fund

An Equity growth fund

PPF

Certain sum of money to the


survivor of the policy taken in
the event of death within the
term of the policy

None of the above

BothA and B

Investing In MF offer liquidity

Inesting In MF increases
transaction cost

MF offer professional
management

Real Estate

Gold

Bank Deposits

Transition stage
Mid Cap

Wealth Cycle
Small Cap

Life Cycle
Arbitrage Funds

60 40

30 70

70 30

40% in equity an 60% in Debt 20% in equity funds, 20% in 10% in moonthly income schemes
funds
liquid funds , and 60% in
debt funds

Distribution or reaping Phase

Intergenerational transfer
Phase

Invest the entire amount


Invest in very safe liquid
immediately in an Equity
investment options and take
Index Fund-since the index is the time needed to work out
a historic low
the financial plan

Accumulation phase

Invest immdiately in IT stocks,


since the valuations are now
considered to be attractively low

Fixed Asset Allocation

Flexible Asset Allocation

Strategic Asset Allocation

0.35

0.75

0.4

NSC

Bank Deposits

Betting on horse (as a regular income)

Married with older childern stage

Married with 5 depended


children

Newly married both are working

Tax benefits

Easy liquidity

High returns

Sum assured

Face value

Real value

It gives capital appreciation over


its term

It should be bought due to the


need for insurance and not as
an investment

All of the above

25: 75

70 : 30

20: 80

Maried with 2 Children stage

Just Maried

Call centre employee

Fixed Asset Allocation

Tactical Asset Allocation

Strategic Asset Allocation

30% liquid, 60% debt and 10%


equity

70% debt and 30% equity

100% debt

Debt

Entire corpus in Equity

Large amount in equity throgh SIP

35

45

50

Transition

Accumulation

Sudden Wealth

liquid

debt

life insurance

Comprehensive Financial plan

financial goal

none of the above

60:40

30:70

70:30

0
0

Flexible Ratio of Asset Allocation

Investment without any asset


allocation plan

Buy and hold Strategy

Liquidate poorly performing


investments from time to time

Liquidate good performing


investments from time to time

Switch from poor performers to good


performers

Income funds

Equity growth fund

All of the above

Gold fund

Real estate fund

Gold ETF

evaluation of financial status

risk profiling

evaluation of socio-economic
conditions

in accumulation phase

in transition phase

who are wealth preserving


affluent individual

not invest in securities, which


bear risk of capital erosion

continue holding a major


portion of their holding in
equity growth funds

never invest in equity

Correct
Option
C

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Q. No

1
2

Question Details

Option A

The Offshore Fund is also known as Feeder Fund

The 'Most Investor Service Centre' are offices of

Trustee

RTA

Most of the Arbitrage Funds take Contrary Position


of Futures and
Option

Custodian

Fund
Accountant

3
The Objective of AMFI is

Providing Implement To develop All of These


Training to
the
the Cadre
all
Certificatio of Agent
Distributor
n
Programme

4
5
6

PAN and KYC are mandatory in Ant Mutual Fund

The SAI is relevant for all the schemes offered by


the same Mutual Fund
TRAIL Commission is calculated

A
At
Will not get
Fixed
Percentage Investment
any
Percentage
of net
amount
Commissio according
asset value
n
to SEBI
of unit
Regulations
holder
.

7
8

Differed Load is only charged in close end schemes

11

He is
He is
He is
Both B & C
redeeming redeeming investing
the
within 9
within 3
investment
months
months
within 9 after record prior to the
months
date of
record
Dividend
Date of
Dividend

Remittance can be done in Mutual Fund through

RTGS and
IFCR
MICR
NRE and
NEFT
NRO A/C
9 am to 3
24 hrs
10am to 4
None of
pm
pm
These
Addendum Addendum Addendum Not issue
in any 2
in one
any notice
news paper
English
news paper
and one
local news
paper of
AMCs
head office

9
10

The investor cannot set off the Capital Loss if

NEAT MFSS is open from


If there are any changes in the fundamental
attributes of a scheme, the AMC must issue

12

13
14

15

If an Indian MF sectors sees potential in making


investment in China, it will tie up with chinese
fund. In India this will be known as Feeder, while in
China it will be called

China
made
portfolio

Arbitrage
fund

Host fund

Offshore
fund

Investment objective is closely linked to

Scheme

Option

Plan

SIP

The useful downloads of all circulars up to last


year, which are updated on the website of SEBI, are
known as

Circular

Master
circular

Addendum All of these

If the explanation is not sent to AMFI in case of any Cancels the


breach of conduct by then distributor, then AMFI
ARN of
distributor

Can
empanel
the
distributor

Can cancel
Suspend
the ARN of
the
that
distributor
distributor
and inform
to all AMCs

16
17
18

Offer Document of MF is approved by SEBI

An institutional distributor builds reach through

Employees

Agents

In audio and video advertisements, the disclaimer


clause must

Display on
screen for
5 seconds

An investor invested in Gilt Fund for Rs 20,000 for


a period of 18 month and at the time of
redemption the value of the fund was at Rs 50,000.
Find the capital gain tax (ignoring the indexation)

Rs 3,000

Rs 6,000

Investor needs to pay wealth tax if he is investing


in gold ETF
For online transactions, MF allot

IPIN and
user name
to existing
investor
only

IPN to
existing
investor
only

Which of the following has the least risk in the


Mutual Funds

Money
market
mutual
fund

Equity fund

Rating and ranking is one and the same thing

SubAll of these
brokers
Need to
Both a and Need not
cover 50%
b
to be
of screen
disclose

19

20
21

Nil

None of
these

IPIN and
No need
user name any facility
to all new
for doing
investors
the
transaction

22
Growth
fund

Gilt fund

Inflation
risk

Interestrate risk

Fundamental Analyst is also known as Chartist

Reinvestm Default risk


ent risk
1
0

Who amongst the following will help to find the


perfect company to invest

Fundament
al Analysis

Technical
Analysis

Stock picking is

Top Down
approach

Passive
Fund
Manager
Fundament
al approach

23
24
25
26

27

A bonds rating indicates its

28
Who cannot invest in Mutual Fund

Tactical
fund
manager
Bottom-up
approach

Technical
approach

Foreign
Institutiona
companies l investor

Foreign
Individual

The trust
where,
more than
60% if the
beneficial
interests is
held by NRI

AAA*

A++

29
30

The highest rating given by CRISIL is


Unit Capital is

31

AAA

ABB

No. of
No. of units No. of units NAV * face
units* face outstandin
issued*
value
value
g* face
current
value
market
price

Which of the following investment products do not


give guarantee for return or capital

Bank
deposits

All fund have significant similarities except one

MIP

Balance
fund

All are the commodities except

Gold

Crops

MIP is a debt fund

Mutual fund is constituted as

Trust

Company

FMP is mostly a closed end fund

Units are repurchase in closed end fund at

Higher
than NAV

Lower than
NAV

A trustee company function through

Board of
trustee

Board of
directors

The function of distributor and RTA is

Updated
NAV

trust deed are contract between Trustee and


___________
KYC application form are accepted at_______________

Sponsor

AMC

SEBI

Investors

Point of
Service

Point of
Acceptance

RTA

NSDL

Appointment of distributor by fund is basis


between distributor
Though AGNI is mandate, there is no penalities in
case of breach of code.
Benchmark for Money market mutual fund

AMC

Investor

SEBI

AMFI

CRISIL
CompBEX
CRISIL
CompBEX Composite
Bond Index

CRISIL
LiquiFEX
CRISIL
MIPEX

NSE's
MIBOR
CRISIL
Banking
Index

Both B and
C
CRISIL
Debt
Hybrid
Index

Benchmark for MIP

CRISIL
CompBEX Composite
Bond Index

CRISIL
MIPEX

CRISIL
STBEX Short-Term
Bond Index

CRISIL
Debt
Hybrid
Index

SEBI has stop charging

Initial Issue
expenses

Exit Load

Deffered
Load

Manageme
nt fees in
liquid fund

SEBI has banned Entry load in Mutual Fund from


1st August, 2009

32

33
34
35

Public
National
Provident
Savings
Fund (PPF) Certificates
(NSC)

36
37

38

Units of a
mutual
fund

Capital
protected
fund
Industrial
metal

sector fund

Financial
intermediar
y

NBFC

Real estate

Whatever
At NAV
the price
price only
higher than
NAV or
lower than
NAV
Trust

39

Board of
directors of
the
company

Maintain Issuing and Sending


the records
rethe Annual
of the
purchasing
account
investor transaction statement
of units
of Mutual
Fund

40
41

42
43
44
45

Benchmark for Money market mutual fund

46

47

48
49

50

Quality of bond can be made out of


NAV of funds are rounded off

YTM

Credit
rating
In equity
Except
fund upto 2 than equity
decimal other funds
are
rounded
offupto 4
decimals

Yield Matrix

Yield
Quality
In liquid
In debt
fund upto 4 fund upto 4
decimals
decimals
and other
than liquid
upto 4
decimals

51
52

STT is leived on Re-purchase of unit from mutual


fund
Mutual fund is liable to fare for

0.125%

0.015%

0.25%

0.017%

Income

Dividend

Capital
Gain

Dividend
Distribution

To convert the physical into Demat, investor must


approach to

Depository

NSDL

Depository
Participant

CDSL

An investor asks you in what order he should list


the following schemes,going from the scheme with
the least risk to the one with the highest risk
-1.balanced fund, 2.A stock index, 3.A Liquid fund,
4.Pharmaceutical sector fund.

1,2,3,4.

1,3,4,2.

3,1,2,4.

2,3,1,4.

Debt funds are exposed to ?

Market
specific
risks
Fluctuation
s of a fund
result
around a
mean level.

53

54

55

56
Standard deviation measures ?

Sector
Company Credit risk
specific
specifis
risks
risks
Sensitivity Weighted
Risk
of a funds
average premium of
returns to P/E ratios
the fund.
changes in
of all
market
stocks held
index.
in portfolio.

57
Which of this is not a part of high-risk funds ?
58
Which of these strategies is best to reduce
company specific risk ?

Aggressive
Sector
Income
Specialized
growth
funds
funds
funds
funds
Holding
Holding
By hedging
None of
largely
more
with
above
diversified number of futures an
portfolio. sectors in a options.
portfolio.

59

60

For which of the following funds would you


consider average maturity as an important factor
in selecting the right one for the investor ?
Which of this is not a criteria for consideration
while selecting equity funds ?

A debt fund A Balanced


fund
Classify the
schemes

Evaluate
past
returns

Money
market
fund
Choose
Strategies

61
Which of this statement is true ?

62

Selecting a Selecting a Selecting a


money
bond fund equity fund
market
is easier
is easier
fund is
than
than
easier than selecting a selecting a
selecting a
money
money
bond or
market
market
equity
fund
fund
fund.

Both 1& 2
above
Reviewing
funds
structural
charateristi
cs
None of
above

Which of this statement about balanced fund is


true ?

Balanced
Balanced
Balanced
Balanced
fund is
fund is
fund is
fund is
exactly
exactly
rarely
exactly
50% equity 40% equity
exactly
60% equity
and 50%
and 60% 50% equity and 40%
debt.
debt.
and 50%
debt.
debt.

For young investors doing retirement planning ?

Monthly
Long term
Money
Income
bond funds
market
schemes
are
funds are
are
appropriate appropriate
appropriate

None of
above

Why should a fund distributor become a financial


planner ?

Because of Because of Because of


Strong
Limited
the kind of
Potential
supply of the money
for such
financial
this
services
planner
business
offers

Only 1&2

63

64

65
Which of the following are true ?

Its the
Its the
Both the None of the
duty of the financial clients and
above
client to
planners
financial
set
duty to set planners
mearsurabl mearsurabl
should
e financial e financial
together
goals
goals for
set
his clients mearsurabl
e financial
goals

Risk tolerence is ?

Is the
Is the
Is the
None of the
abnormal
extent of normal loss
above
loss, which
loss the
of an
the
client can invesment
investor is
tolerate
category
ready ti
psychologi
incur
cally and
financially

66

67
portfolio rebalancing is ?

A one time
process

68

69

An
indefinite
continous
process

Has to
done once
in a year

Which of this is not a step in the financial planning Determine Define the
Portfolio
Managing
process ?
the shape
clients
rebalancing the clients
and risk
goals
finances
tolerence
level of the
client
Which of these is not the clients responsibilities ?

70

Has to be
done in
once in
fortnight

Set
measurabl
e financial
goals

ReHave
Gather and
evaluate
realistic
analyze
the
expectatio
data
financial
ns
situation
periodically

The Strategy advisable for an investor to maximize


investment return in the long run is?

Buy and
Liquidate
Liquidate
Switch
hold on to
poorly
good
from poor
investment performing performing performers
s for a long investment investment
to good
time
s from time s from time performers
to time
to time

71
The rupee-cost averaging talks about ?

Investment When to
Disgarding
s for the buy, sell or the nonsame
switch from performers
amount at
one
and
regular
scheme to
keeping
intervals
another
the good
performers

All of the
above

72
If you maintain a flexible ratio of asset allocation,
would you?

Rebalance Rebalance Generally Keep fixed


the
the
avoid
percentage
Debt/Equit Debt/Equit
portfolio
s of equity
y allocation y allocation rebalaning
& debt
periodically
very
investment
periodically
s at all
times

73
Which of the asset allocation principles talks about
Fixed
adjusting the percentages for each group of
vs.Flexible
investors after taking account of their age ?
asset
allocation.

Strategic
asset
allocation.

Tactical
asset
allocation

Benjanin
Graham's
50-50
Balance

Using
telephone
swithing
method to
actively
move and
out of
different
schemes of
same fund
complex

Using
telephone
switching
method to
atively
move and
out of the
same
scheme of
the same
fund
complex

Using
telephone
switching
method to
atively
move and
out of the
same
scheme of
the
different
fund
complex

The
The
The
investor
investor
investor
wants
has large
has
better
capital,
identified a
returns
knowledge
bullish
than those
and
phase in
offered by resources
the stock
mutual
for
market
funds
research

The
investor
wants to
invest for
the long
term

74
What is active switching ?

Using
telephone
swithing
method to
actively
move and
out of
different
schemes of
different
fund
complex

75
Direct investments in stock markets can be a
better option over investing through mutual funds
if ?

76

77

An investor in need of regular income should not


select ?

A bank
deposits

A debt fund An Equity


growth
fund

PPF

The without profit insurance policy promices to


pays ?

The sum
assured
and the
bonus
declared by
LIC from
year to
year

Certain
None of the BothA and
sum of
above
B
money to
the
survivor of
the policy
taken in
the event
of death
within the
term of the
policy

78
Which of the following statements is not true
about mutual funds ?

Investing In Investing In Inesting In


MF offer
MF divesify MF offer
MF
professiona
portfolios.
liquidity
increases
l
transaction manageme
cost
nt

Investors do not always look for returns while


investing in ?
G-Sec papers are normally issued on a ?

Mutual
Real Estate
Gold
Funds
Short term
Medium
Long term
basis
term basis
basis

79
80

81
82
83

Relief bonds issued by government are?


Which of these instruments is not issued by the
corporates ?
Interval Funds are

84

Highly risky

Moderate
Vertually None of the
risky
risk free
above
Fixed
Commercia Debentures
Bonds
Deposits
l Paper
Largely
Largely
Always
None of the
opencloseopenabove
ended but ended but
ended
convert
convert
into close- into openended at
ended at
preprespecified
specified
intervals
intervals

NAV after dividend payment is called

Reinvestment

Cum
Dividend

86

Individual Investor cannot pledge their units

87

If a financial advisor gives alternate plans for


investment , investor might get confused
Redemption is

NAV minus
exit load

NAV plus
exit load

85

88
KYC is not required incase of minors?

Bank
Deposits
Very short
term basis

ExDividend

None of the
above

NAV Plus NAV minus


entry Load entry load

This
KYC of
KYC of
KYC is not
statement
minor is
guardian is mandatory
is true
mandatory
require
in MF
incase if
investment
is in minors
name

89
90
91
92

Who enables the collection and payment of


investments?
Winning lottery is an example of
In India the first mutual fund was established in

Registrar

SEBI

AMFI

RBI

Sudden
Wealth
1963

Transition
stage
1964

Wealth
Cycle
1987

Life Cycle
1993

Distributor while getting empanelled also fill self


declaration stating that?

They
All
Shall abide None of the
should
employees with Sebi
above
receive
who are
code of
commissio engaged in
ethics
n on time
the sale
and
distribution
shall obtain
ARN

Mutual Funds shall be recommended as

A get rich Investment Guarantee


Direct
quick
s to
d returns investment
investment
achieve
in capital
option
long term
market
goals

Black Swan is referred as

A kind of
When the
Black
Opposite of
Offer
market can marketing
White
Document behave in a
Swan
manner not
seem in
the past

Investments in an Equity Linked Savings (ELSS)

Entitles the Requires Automatica All of these


investor to
the
lly leads to
claim
investment investment
income tax
to be
in equity
rebate
locked in
shares
for a period
of 3 years

Which of the following statement is true?

Growth and Stability is Both 1 & 2 None of the


Risk are
associated
above
associated with debt
with equity
funds
funds

93

94

95

96

97

98

Dividend distribution tax paid on money market


instruments is ?
Investor have right to inspect except

99

100

The new platform for trading in NSE and BSE are


called as

0.25

NIL

25%
20%
+surcharge +surcharge
+cess
+cess
Complianc Custodial Trust deed Investment
e Report agreement
report of
the fund
manager
NEAT MFSS

BSE Star
Mutual
Fund

Both 1 and NEAT MMF


2

Both 3 and
4

Cost

Only 1&3

Q. No

Question Details

Option A

Switch is

Not allowed in mutual fund

Is equal to a purchase
transaction

Is a repurchase from one


scheme and purchase in
another scheme with 1
request

If investor has made a


subscription in Rel Gilt
Fund at 2:30 pm with a
local cheque which NAV
would be applicable?

Nav of the same day of


application

Nav of the immediate next


working day

Nav of the same working


day.

Benefits of Demat A/C are

Direct credit of bonus units

Making available screen


based platforms for purchase
and sale of Mutual Fund
Schemes

Single point of address


change

Selected branches/Offices
of mutual fund registrars
and large distributors
serve as __________ for KYC
documentation?

Point of Sale

Point of Service

Point of Acceptance

Who cannot invest in MF?

NRI

HUF

FII

Time stamping is
mandatory at

All offices of AMC

Offices of AMC and point of


acceptance wherever
applications are accepted

Custodians Office

At the time of turmoil gold


prices

Changes Randomly

Goes down

Goes upwards steady

Stock picking is
____approach

Top Down Approach

Bottom up Approach

Growth Style

7
8

The difference between the


yield on Gilt and the yield
on a non-government Debt
security is called

YTM

Yield Spread

Call to Yield

The head of expenses are


decided by

SEBI

AMC

Trustees

A conservative investor will


invest in __________

Diversified Equity

Mid Cap

Small Cap

_____ is used to measure


fluctuation of fund

Sharpe Ratio

Treynor Ratio

Standard Deviation

_____ is not a credit rating


agency

Morning Star

CDSL

Credence

In case of post-NFO
investor should receive a/c
statement in _____ ?
____ fees cannot be charged
to a scheme

10 working days

5 working days

7 working days

Service Tax

Listing fees and Depository


Fees

Registrar and transfer


fees

10

11

12

13

14

15

If an investors regular
income improves then his
risk appetite will also

Increase Gradually

Increase rapidly

Increase slowly

Which of the following is an


international asset class?
____ is an approach to
understand the risk
appetite of investor?

Real Estate

Equity

Debt

Risk Handling

Risk Approach

Risk Profiling

During the recessionary


situation in ______ equity
markets in many countries
fared poorly, but gold
prices went up?

2007-09

2008-10

2009

The distribution of an
investors portfolio
between different asset
classes is called _____?

Asset Allocation

Asset Management

Asset Framework

As the person grows older,


the debt component of the
portfolio keeps increasing.
This is an example of ______

Tactical Asset Allocation.

Strategic Asset Allocation.

Model Portfolios

_______ is suitable only for


seasoned investors
operating with large
investibles surpluses?

Model Portfolios

Strategic Asset Allocation.

Tactical Asset Allocation.

16
17

18

19

20

21

22

Investment advice is
dependent on
understanding

Risk appetite of the investor

Risk level of the investment


options being considered.

Both of the above

SAI needs to be updated


regularly by the end of
______________
As per SEBI regulations,
every application form
needs to be accompanied
by

every 3 months

every 6 months

every 3 months of every


financial year

SID

SAI

Offer Document

KIM does not include which


of the following
KIM needs to be updated
every
Post the initial update, the
SID needs to be update
___________
For a scheme launched in
March 2010, the first
update of the SID would be
due by

Risk profile of the scheme

Bench Mark

Rights of Unit holders

3 months

6 months

12 months

every 3 months

every 6 months

every 9 months

Apr-10

Jun-11

Jun-12

Any change in the scheme


needs to be

mentioned in an addendum

advertised in a national
english newspaper

mentioned in the website


of the mutual fund

3 years

5 years

3 financial years

31

SID contains the condensed


financial inforamtion of the
schemes launched in the
last ____ years by the AMC

32

Clearing the certifying


examination and getting
SEBI's permission are
mandatory before a
person/ institution can
start selling mutual funds

23

24

25
26
27

28

29

30

Though CIO has investment


right it plays limited role in
investing in market

If investor buy 7%
debentures and companies
rating came from AA to
AAA In what price will
investor sell

At premium

At Discount

At par

In which of the following


NFO details will be
mentioned
Can a mutual fund invest as
per the board resolution,
though not as per the rules
of Memorendum of
Association

KIM only

SID

SID and KIM

NFO for ELSS is for

15 days

Monthly

30 days

Code of conduct of AMC


given in which schedule

First Schedule

Fourth Schedule

Fifth Schedule

SEBI stop charging.

Initial Issue expenses

CDSC

RTA

What would be the NAV if


an investor invest in a gilt
fund Rs. 1 crore at 3:30 PM
by a local cheque.

Same days NAV

NAV of realisation date

NAV of previous day of


realisation

33

34

35

36
37

38

39

40

The investor also has the


option to convert the
demat unit into physical
form is

Rematerialisation

Dematerialisation

Demat

Individuals who want to


bulid their wealth and are
ready to take the risks
are ?

Old investor

Investor who is in Transition


phase

Wealth creating affluent


investors

Which of the following is


not a commodity
TDS on Dividend in Mutual
Fund is

Food crops

Gold

Currency

25%+surcharge+cess

12.5%+surcharge+cess

20%+surcharge+cess

Custodian

SEBI

AMFI

46

If an Investor is investing
Rs. 10 Lacs at 4.00 PM in
NFO. NAV on that day is Rs.
15. Find the units alloted to
the investor

66666.6666666667

100000

66667

47

If an investor has given the


request for redemption of
1000 units at the NAV of
Rs. 12 and Face Value is Rs.
10. Find the amount that
investor will receive

Rs. 12000

Rs. 12500

Rs.10000

Dividend tax Authorised


Association

Double Taxation Avoidance


Agreement

Double Taxation
Acceptance Agreement

41

42
43

44
Who handles the securities
of Mutual Fund

45

DTAA means,

48

Withholding tax applicable


to the non residential
investor is ______ according
to DTAA

Lower of the rate

Higher of the rate

Same rate

Financial planning is-

Investing funds to receive


the higest rate of return
possible

Restoring to tax planning to


keep tases as low as
possible

Planning for retirement


with the maximum
income possible

An Investor with DoubleIncome in Late forties with


no children Debt-Equity
Portfolio would be?

50 50

60 40

30 70

Asset Class C

Asset Class E

The interest is tax free

The rate of interest is


12% p.a.

Post-tax returns are


attractive

Liquidity is rather low

10.50%

0.08

Between 100 and Rs.6000

Between Rs.600 and


Rs.1000

49

50

51
52

53

54

The NPS consists of


Asset Class G
--------------------------Which of the following
50% of the balance of the
about public provident
4th year can be withdrawn in
fund (PPF) are untrue
the 7th year
The interest is tax-free
Which of the following is
untrue for Public Provident
Fund Schemes
Finance Acts of 2000 and
0.12
2001 have reduced tax-free
interest on Public
Provident Fund to

55

56

57

Annual contribution to
Public Provident Fund
should be
Sharpe ratio computes.

Rs.10000.00

Risk premium of a fund as


Risk premium of a fund as
Risk premium of a fund
difference between the funds
difference between the
as difference between
average return an risk free funds average return an risk the funds average return
return divided by beta of the
free return divided by
an risk free return divided
fund.
standard deviation of the
by P/E ratio of fund.
fund.

Low risk (conservative


portfolio) consists of ?

Portfolio 40% Growth an


income funds+ 30%
Govt.Bond funds
+20%Growth funds +10%
index funds.

Which type of portfolio


asset mix would you
recommend to your 55 year
old client who plans to
retire at age 58? Choose a
portfolio that is closest
match to the investors
needs ?

40% in equity an 60% in


balanced funds

A retired investor needs to


generate income for a
comfortable post
retirement life.Which phase
is the investor in ?

Transition Phase

50% Government securities 25% aggressive growth


funds + 50% Money Market funds +25% international
Funds.
funds 25% Sector funds
+ 15% High Yield Bond
funds + 10% Gold Funds.

58

59

40% in equity an 60% in


Debt funds

20% in equity funds, 20%


in liquid funds , and 60%
in debt funds

Distribution or reaping Phase Intergenerational transfer


Phase

60
Your client has won
Invest the entire amount
Invest the entire amount
Invest in very safe liquid
Rs.1crore in "Kaun Banega
without any delay in "old
immediately in an Equity
investment options and
Crorepati".What would your economy" stocks-since they Index Fund-since the index is take the time needed to
suggestion be?
are back in favor
a historic low
work out the financial
plan
61

62

Which of the life cycle


stage is mention here
"couple
becomesinterdependent
with shared responsibility
for the achivement of
future goal" ?

Childhood stage

Young unmarried stage

Young married stage

The rupee-cost averaging


talks about ?

Investments for the same


amount at regular intervals

When to buy, sell or switch


from one scheme to another

Disgarding the nonperformers and keeping


the good performers

Which of the following is


true about PPF?
Childhood stage and
transition stage are
examples of Wealth Cycle
and Life Cycle?

Assured Tax free interest

Interest is paid every year

Can be withdrawn after a


year

Tier I pension account is


withdrawable
The asset allocation that is
worked out for an investor
based on risk profiling is
called

Tactical Asset Allocation

Fixed Asset Allocation

Flexible Asset Allocation

How much equity would


you suggest for a single
income family with grown
up children
who are yet
to settle down?

0.5

0.35

0.75

The Lead of family in the


HUF is

Karta

inherter

Godfather

63
64

65
66

67

68

69

Which of the following can


invest

Foreign citizen

Any entity that is not an


Indian resident

OCBs which is managed


by foreigners.

The investor needs to


attach the doccuments
from Notary Public &
Gazeted officer for KYC
documentation

The place of Know Your


Client documentation is

POS PointOf Service

POA Point Of Acceptance

CDSL

Which is the having low


risk

Income Fund

Growth Fund

Money Market Mutual


Fund

On which of the following


shall an investor invest for
high returns

Bank F.D.

Corporate Bond

Debt Securities

Only primary holder needs


to be KYC doccumented in
case of any one or survivor

Micro SIP is not available


for

Minor

Individual

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

NRI

The KYC documentation has


to be done only with

CVL

CDSL

ONCE

A female member of the


family can karta in HUF

The investor an give post


dated cheque for additional
purchase

Remittance can be quickly


done with
If an investor dealing with
12000 units & company
declared 1:3 bonus. How
much units investor will get

RTGS

NEFT

ECS

400 units

4000 units

Nil

1250 units.

833 units.

417 units.

82

Dubey ji invested Rs.10000


at NAV of 12 on 1st
july,2008. The MF declared
1:2 bonus on 31st
December 2008. How much
extra units Dubeji will get

Rs.15000/-

Rs.14850/-

Rs.14000/-

83

If the investor has 1,000


Units in aggressive growth
fund. He has given the
redemption on 1st
July,2008 at the NAV of
Rs.15/- the MF charge 1%
exit load find out the
amount he will get.

77

78

79
80

81

Signatory Authority is
mentioned in Board
Resolution

Whether the company


eligible to invest in mutual
fund is mentioned in
If an investor given the
request in an equity fund
for purchase at 2.30pm
which days NAV will be
applicable

Memorundum & article of


assoiation

Signatory Authority

Board Resolution

Same Days Nav

Next Days Nav

Previous Days Nav

If the investor make the


online inestment which
NAV will be applicable

According to the time


mention in his PC.

According to the time


mention in web browser.

According to the time


mention in web server

If an investor give
outstation payout of
Rs.50,000/- in MIP which
days NAV will be
applicable.
If an investor
made the

Preceding Days NAV of next


working Days.

Preceding Days NAV of Next


working Day of fund
realisation

Following Days NAV of


application day

Thursday's NAV

Friday's NAV

Wednesday's NAV

same days NAV

Preceding Days NAV

Following working days


NAV

An AMC launches a new


scheme in the market,
based on

The performance of its last


scheme

Inputs from the CIO on the


investment objectives that
would benefit the investor

Inputs from the CMO on


the interest in the market
for the investment
objectives

The offer document is


prepared by the Trustees

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

online transation of Rs.2


lac at 2.30 am on
wednesday in FOF which
days NAV will be
applicable.
If an inestor make the
inestment request of
Rs.50,000/- at 2:30pm in
Gilt fund which days NAV
will be applicable

91
92

93

94

95

The Offer Document is


prepared by the Trustees
and approved by the AMC
The Offer Document is
prepared by the AMC and
approved by the Trustees.
An SID canot be issued in
the market until and unless
it has been approved by
the Trustees.

Observations made by SEBI


on the Offer Document
need to be filed in a
separate document.

96
An Offer Document has to Both the statements are true
be filed with SEBI; Any
advertising campaign taken
for that particular scheme
need to comply with SEBI's
advertising code.

Both the statements are


wrong

Only First Part

Partially False

Completely True

Both the statements are


wrong

Only Second statement


False

99

NFO Open Date and


Partially true
Scheme Re-open date are
one and the same thing.
NFO close date is the date Both the statements are true
after which the units will
not be available for sale;
NFO close date is the date
after which the units will
be available for sale at the
prevailing NAV.

Both the statements are


wrong

Only First Part

100

Close ended schemes have Both the statements are true


and NFO open date and
NFO close date; Close
ended schemes do not
have Scheme re-opening
date.

97

98

D
None of the above

None of the above

All of the above

All of the above

Foreign citizen

All of the above

Remains Constant

Blended Style

Floating Rate

Stock Exchange

Arbitrage Funds

Alpha

Crisil

3 working days

Software development
fees

Remain constant

Gold
Risk Taking

None of the above

None of the above

None of the above.

None of the above.

None of the above

every 6 months of every


financial year
KIM

Loads & expenses


need based
every 12 months

Mar-11

All of the above

since the inception

None of the above

Does not have in


relation.

SAI

Date of closure of NFO


Seventh Schedule

Recuring expenses

NAV of next days

Remat

Wealth preserving
affluent investors

Art
NIL

Fund Accountant

60000

Cannot say anything


Double Taxation
Authorised Agreement

None of the above

Either higher or lower of


the rate

Process of solving
financial problems and
reaching financial goals

70 30

Life Cycle Fund


Contribution upto
Rs.60000 are eligible for
tax rebate
None of the above

0.11

None of the above

The fluctuations of funds


return around a mean
level.

100% Liquid fund

10% in moonthly income


schemes

Accumulation phase

Invest immdiately in IT
stocks, since the
valuations are now
considered to be
attractively low

Young married with


childern stage

Married with older childern


stage

All of the above

All of the above

Strategic Asset
Allocation

0.4

None of the above

OCI card holder.

CVL

Index Fund

Equity Shares

HUF

POS

Both A&B
16000 units

416.67 units.

Rs.14810/-

Appliation form.

Next working Days Nav

According to investment
Amt. & time mention in
web server.
Following Days NAV of
Preceding Day of
application date.
Tuesday's NAV

Next Days NAV.

Only b & c

Only Second Part

Completely False

Only Second statement


True

Only Second Part

Q. No
1

4
5
6

Question Details

Option A

Any NFO launched by the AMC can remain


open for a maximum of 15 days.
Allotment of units or refund of money
needs to be done as per the time
mentioned in the Offer Document of that
particular scheme.

Fundamental aspects of a scheme do not


include which of the following

Address of the
Custodian

Term

Investment
objective

Change in fundamental attributes of a


scheme require the permission of the
Trustees as well as the investors
The offer document is a legal document

Partially true

Partially
False

Completely
True

The offer documents becomes redundent


1
0
post the investment
Which of the following principles is
Principle of utmost good Principle of Principle of
applicable on the mutual fund
faith
indemnity
caveat
investments
emptor

7
Investment in mutual funds should be
done based on which of the following
principles

Ubraime fides

Principle of Principle of
indemnity
Buyer
beware

SID or the Statement of Additional


Information contains the statutory
information about the mutual fund that is
offering the scheme.

Individual AMCs create their own SID and


SAI documents.
SAI and SID are applicable on specific
schemes offered by the AMC
If an investor wants income and can't
bear risk at all, then he should opt for
In legal parlance, SID and SIA are two
separate documents
The AMC should include all the
disclosures that are material to the
investment
Offer Documents
need risk
SEBI approval

Gilt fund
1

Income
fund
0

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

18

Offer Document need to be vetted and


verified by SEBI
The Draft SID is available for viewing in
the AMFI's website for 21 days.
When SEBI's observations are
incorporated into the Draft SID, then it
needs to be hosted on AMFI's website two
days before the issue opens.

A bond with a coupon of 9% when


interest rates for similar maturities are
11% will sell

Above par

Below par

If an investor taking high risk appetite for


long term investment and high capital
appreciation in which type of fund will
investor invest

Real estate

Fixed
Deposits

At par

19

20

Sector fund Debt fund

Young unmaried prefer regular recurring


deposit scheme except

PPF

NSC

Bank
Deposits

Which of the following is the safe


investment

PPF

RBI Relief
Bond

NSC

23

The maturity period of RBI Relief Bonds is

5 years

6 years

7 years

24

The tenure of an Indira Vikas Patra is

7 years

6 years

5 years

25

The current yield on Indira Vikas Patra


works out to
The annual yield on RBI Relief Bonds is

10.50%

0.11

0.1

Indira Vikas Patra is an investment


product popular with

Rural investors

Find NAV. Investment amount is Rs. 100


crore, deivedend accrued but not
received 207 crore, bills payable Rs. 55
lacs. No. of units issued to the investor is
1 crore

Rs. 371.5

Rs. 307

Rs.99

NAV of Mutual Fund

Mutual fund do not


received income in
interest

Interest
income is
added to
the NAV

Interest
income is
subtratced
to the NAV

Mutual fund distributor get commission


be selling mutual fund as a product and
stock broker also get commission by
selling same product.

What is essential for Micro SIP except

Photo identification

Photo debit
Photo
card
credit card

Which of the following is international


agency
An investor will get maximum exposure to
gold be investing

CRISIL

Morning
Lipper
Star
Gold Fund Gold Sector
Fund

21

22

26

9.50%

9.5%
8.5%
before tax before tax
Investors in
Urban
high tax
investors
bracket

27

28

29

30

31
32

33
34

If an investor investing in closed end


fund, whether Demat A/c is necessary
KYC documentation is necessary for

Gold ETF

Individual only

Only HUF

Individual
and HUF

A bond with a coupon of 9% when


interest rates for similar maturities are
11% will sell

At premium

At discount

At par

In which commodity mutual fund cannot


invest
Mutual fund offer wider range of portfolio
than NPS
If number of dependant increases in
family, risk appetite

Gold

Art

Property

Increases

Decreases

35

36
37
38
39

Constant

Age bar of risk appetite are under-

Family information

PPF are contributed upto

Rs. 70,000/-

ARN number is alloted by

AMFI

Transaction slip are required by

40
41
42

Personal
Financial
information information
Rs.
50,000/SEBI

Rs.1,20,00
0/AMC

Existing investor

New
investor

Both new
and
existing
investor

Who invest in Sector fund?

Newly maried

Married
with older
childern
stage

Married
with 5
depended
children

Most individuals invest in life insurance


policies for

Risk protection

Tax
benefits

Easy
liquidity

The amount an insurance company would


pay to the nominee if a policyholder died
is known as the

Premium

Sum
assured

Face value

Why should one buy an insurance policy

It gives high current


returns

Who cannot act as a distributor

AMC employees

Sponsor

SEBI cannot pay commission to

Sponsor distributor

Company
distributor

The Draft SID should not be made


available to the public
For schemes launched within the first 6
months of the financial year, the first
update of the SID is due within ______ of
the end of the financial year.

3 months

6 months

need based

43

44

45

46

It gives
It should
capital
be bought
appreciatio due to the
n over its
need for
term
insurance
and not as
an
investment

47

48

49
50

51
52

For a scheme launched in April 2008, the


first update of the SID would be due by
Minor can earn income from

Apr-08

Jun-09

Jun-10

Offered Gifts

Parents
and
Relatives
Contributio
n

Parents
Income

SIP is possible through

Standing Instruction

ECS

PDCs

If an investor wants monthly income then


he should opt for,
If an investor as an earning having very
less income should invest in equity - Debt
ratio as

SIP

STP

SWP

50 : 50

25: 75

70 : 30

53
54
55

56

Associate
group of
Sponsor
Investor

30: 70 Ratio in equity - debt is for

Young unmarried stage Maried with Just Maried


2 Children
stage

57

58

59

If gold market is down gold future


investment will,

Go up

Go down

React as
per margin

Authorised Signatory is required in case


of

NRI

HNI

Institutiona
l Tinvestor

________________ can sale schemes of only


one mutual fund.

IFA

____________ schemes have to re-open for


sale/ repurchase within 5 business days of
the allotment.
Concentration risk can be in investment
of
Characterstics of scheme can be known
through

Open-ended

Closeended

All the
schemes

Sector fund

Gold fund

Real estate

Poftfolio of Scheme

Operation
of scheme

Portfolio
and
operation
of scheme

60

61
62

Distribution Institutiona
Companies
l team
member of
AMC

63
In joint holding mode when fist holder
dies

Units transfer to
nominee

Units are
Units are
legally
automatica
transfer to
lly get
legal hier redeemed

64
65
66

67

68

In mutual fund maximum joint holder can


2
3
be
To show the performance of scheme or
CAGR
Annualised
fund, the Mutual fund should
Returns
Model portfolio is a
Flexible Asset Allocation Fixed Asset
Allocation
Clearing the certifying examination and
getting SEBI's permission are mandatory
before an agent can start selling mutual
funds

ARN stands for

Agency Registration
Number

The Synopsis of Offer Document is

KIM

AMFI stands for

Association of Mutual
Fund in India

Riskiest fund in equity is :

Sector Fund.

Growth
Fund.

In India are tend to invest in physical


Assets

4
Absolute
Return
Tactical
Asset
Allocation

Agent
AMFI
Registratio Registratio
n Number n Number

69
70

SID

SAI

Associates Associates
of Mutual
of Mutual
Fund in
Fund in
India
Indians

71

72
73

Diversified
Equity
Fund.

If an investor is submiting the application


form along with the cheque of Rs. 1 lac in
an equity Fund at 2 PM, But there is
insuficient balance in his Account, which
days NAV will he get

Same days NAV

Following
Working
Days Nav

Preceding
Working
Days NAV

Where will a person invest if he wants to


invest in gold for short term.
New pention Scheme is managed by

Gold

Bullion

SEBI

IRDA

Gold
Futures
PFM

To be able to sell mutual fund schemes


and earn commissions, a person should

have an ARN number

be
empanelle
d with an
AMC

Information regarding the minumum and


maximum commission to be given to the
distributors have been laid down by SEBI
Any excess to the total expense in a
scheme as laid down by SEBI is

74
75
76

77

78

be NISM
certified

To be borne by the AMC To be borne To be borne


by the
by the
investors distributors

79

80
81

82
83

84
85

86
87

Different AMCs charge different


commissions; Same AMC charges
different commissions for different
schemes
Initial or Upfront
commission is decided
by
Trail commission is calculated by the
investor as per the service provided by
the distributor
Trail commission is usually paid on a
_______ basis
Trail commission is calculated on the net
assets attributable to the units sold by
the distributor
Initial commission and trail commission
are calculated on the same formula
Mutual Fund commissions are paid for a
limited number of years; Mutual Fund
commissions are paid for as long as the
investor's money is held in the fund

Totally True

Totally
False

Partially
True

AMC

SEBI

Investor

Monthly

Quarterly

Totally True

Totally
False
Totally
False

AMC is bound by the acts of the


distributor, or its agents or sub-brokers
ACE stands for

AMFI Code of excellence

AMC code
of ethics

Totally True

88

Partially
True
Partially
True

AMFI code
of ethics

AGNI stands for

AMFI's guidelines &


norms

AMFI's
AMC's
Guidelines guidelines
& Norms
& Norms
for
for
Intermediar Intermediar
ies
ies

Commission is payable to distributors on


investment made through them by their
clients; Commission is payable to
distributors on their own investment

both statements are


right

both
only first
statements statement
are wrong
is right

89

90

Half yearly

ACE

AGNI

18 inches

8 inches

black

blue

8
centimeter
s
white

0.05

0.1

0.15

98

The disclaimer should cover atleast _____


of the display area on a hoarding/ poster.
In audio-visual media, the disclaimer is
either required to be displayed on the
screen for atleast 5 seconds or
communicated through a voice over.

20/80

25/75

99

In an audio-visual, the disclaimer should


cover ____of the screen, while the rest
____can be used by the name of the
mutual fund or the logo, etc

100

In audio advertisments, the disclaimer


needs to be read out over a period of

2.5 seconds

91
92

93

94

95

96
97

As per SEBI guidelines, the distributor


need not disclose the commission to the
investor
As per __________, offering rebate to
investors is banned
As mutual fund investment is subject to
market risk, the AMC can make
assumptions in its advertisements.
Each AMC is required to display the
disclaimer in a particular format and font
as decided by its marketing team.
The minimum height of the disclaimer
statement on hoardings/ posters should
be _______
The disclaimer should be written on a
__________ background.

SID

75/25

5 seconds 10 seconds

nature of
the scheme
Completely
False

Principle of
insurable
interest
Principle of
insurable
interest

Index Fund

At a price
unrelated
to the
prevailing
interest
rate
Gold

Betting on
horse (as a
regular
income)
Kisan Vikas
Patra
8 years
3 years
0.09
8.5% after
tax
Risk taking
investors

Rs. 207

None of
these

Photo
employee
id
Credence
Analytics
Gold
futures

Only
institutiona
l investors
At a price
unrelated
to the
prevailing
interest
rate
Institutiona
l metal

Drastic
change

None of
these
Rs. 500 to
Rs. 70,000
Trustee
Distributot
or

Newly
married
both are
working
High
returns
Real value

All of the
above

Distributot
or
Banks

Both 1 & 3

Mar-11
All of the
above

All of the
above
DTP
20: 80

Call centre
employee

Remains
Same
Investor

Financial
Planner

None of the
above
Golld ETF
None of the
above

Units are
holds or
carry by
surviving
holder
1
Simple
return
Strategic
Asset
Allocation

AMFI
Regulation
Number
None of
these
Association
of Mutual
Foundation
in India
Index Fund. Value Fund.

AMC will
not process
the
transaction
and he will
not get any
units.

Gold ETF
AMFI
All of the
above

to be borne
by SEBI

Partially
False
Distributor

Yearly

Partially
False
Partially
False

Agent's
code of
ethics
AMC's
guidelines
& Norms
for
Individuals
only
second
statement
is right

SIA

18
centimeter
s
as per the
wishes of
the AMC
7.50%

80/20

7.5
seconds

Test Name

Q. No

TEST Full Length


4
340
341

Question Details

Option A

Majority of the wealth of


Indians is locked in
_________
MCX stands for
___________________

Physical assets

Multi commodity Exchange

In the formula A=P*(1+I)n,


P stands for

Principle

Inflation

343

Which of the following


might be worth
considering while doing a
financial planning

344

An equity portfolio is not a


viable investment option
to meet short term
financial needs

345

A comprehensive financial
plan takes into account all
the financial goals of a
person together, and then
startegises the investment
plan.

Goal-oriented Financial plan

346

___________captures the
estimated inflows from
various sources and
estimated outlfows for
various financial goals,
including post-retirement
living expenses.
The comprehensive
financial plan includes

Gather Client data, define


client goals
1

348

A goal oriented financial


plan includes taking a
perspective on the Life
Cycle and Wealth Cycle of
the investor

Young Unmarried

349

Equity exposure suits


which of these Life Cycle
the most
Life insurance becomes
absolutely critical for

young married working couple

Premiums for Term


insurance policies are
generally higher than
those of the Unit linked
policies

342

347

350

351

352

353

Starting with a health


insurance policy early is
the best antidote against
the __________ clause.

Low premium

Health insurance policy


claims are generally
settled through
reimbursement or on
cashless basis
The Accumulation
phase of

childhood to pre-retirement

354

the wealth cycle


correspondes with which
of the life cycle phase/s
Accumulation

355

In the ________phase of the


wealth cycle, the investors
tend to increase the
proportion of their
portfolio in liquid assets
viz money in the bank,
liquid schemes etc

Transition

356

__________ phase of the


Wealth cycle is the parallel
of the retirement phase of
the Life cycle

40

357

The Inter-generational
transfer phase should not
be postponed beyond
_________ years of age

Reaping

358

Regular money is required


during the _____________
phase.

equity

359

During the sudden wealth


phase, it is advisable to
initially block the money
by investing in a ________
scheme

360

Term life insurance policies


are the cheapest form of
insurance

361

Money back life insurance


policies help with regular
inflow of cash at periodic
intervals

A=P* (1+I)^n

362

Today's costs can be


translated into future
requirement of funds using
the formula

Goal-oriented Financial plan

363

Providing funds for a


daughter's marriage is an
example of

Analyse and evaluae client's


financial status

364

According to the Certified


Financial Planner - Board
of Standards (USA), the
first stage in financial
planning is

Distribution phase

365

Investors can get into long


term investment
commitments in
_____________________
Portfolio turnover rate of a
fund measure the

Size of the fund's portfolio

An Investor with DoubleIncome in Late forties with


no children Debt-Equity
Portfolio would be?

50:50

Black Swan means,

Opposite of white swan

Riskiest fund in balanced


fund is :

Capital Protection Scheme.

The investor cannot set off


the Capital Loss if

He is redeeming the
investment within 9 months

The size of a fund has no


bearing on its performance

As per SEBI, mutual funds


can borrow for short term
to the extent of

Total net assets

366

367

368

369

370

371

372

373

Which of the following is of The performance of the stock


no relevance in evaluating
market as a whole
fund's performance
The fund manager

374

The choice of an
appropriate benchmark for
evaluating a fund's
performance depends on
Investing real estate fund
has an advantage except :

Diversified Portfolio.

BSE Sensex

376

For evaluating funds, the


preferred benchmark
would be the

BSE Sensex

377

To evaluate a close-ended
debt-fund, a suitable
benchmark would be

Risk profiles

378

When comparing
performance of two funds,
the following need not be
similar

375

Financial goals do not


include

Buying a home

Financial planning allows a


person

To become a billionaire

381

Financial plans do not alter


in any way the amount of
tax an investor pays as the
tax is on his income

Tax Advisor

382

Which of the following


works with an investor on
his overall financial
situation

383

A Financial planner takes


responsibility for the
financial well being of
his/her clients

384

Financial planners and


their clients should focus
on

Allocating funds to asset


classes (e.g.debt,equity etc.)

Financial Planning
comprises

Defining a client's profile and


goals

Financial planning is
relevant only for high
networth individuals

Financial planning does


work for older clients

Financial planning is
primarily tax planning

389

In financial planning, all


responsibility ends with
the financial planner and
the client has no
responsibilities

Decreasing the standard of


living

390

The constraint on financial


planning due to
insufficient investable
resources can be remedied
to some extent by

Money market mutual fund

391

Which of the following is


the least risk in the mutual
fund

379

380

385

386

387

388

392

393

394

395

If an investor keeps
investing a fixed amount
at regular intervals, the
average cost of his
purchases will always be
less than if he makes
investment at irregular
periods

Which of the following lets Fixed Rates of Asset Allocation


an investor book profits in
rising market and increase
holdings in a falling
market
The strategy
advisable for
Buy and hold on to
an investor to maximise
investments for a long time
investment return in the
long run is
In India, individual
investors do not have
direct access to
The Objective of AMFI is

Capital market instruments

Which of the following


investment products do
not give guarantee for
return or capital

Bank deposits

Investor can do the day


transaction in Open end
equity fund
The biggest disadvantage
of investment in real
estate is
The Objective of AMFI is

396

397

398

399

400
401

402

403

404

405

Listing of shares at a stock


exchange ensures
The SAI is relevant for all
the scheme offered by
Same Mutual Fund
Which of the following is
not a characteristic of
company fixed deposits
Deffered Loan only
charged in close end
scheme
Individual investors do not
normally invest in
Government Securities
because

Providing Training to all


Distributor

Less potential for capital


appreciation
Providing Training to all
Distributor
Guaranteed returns
1

A higher rate of interest

Individual investors are not


allowed to invest in
Government Securities

If the investor cannot pay


the premium he can go for
term plan in insurance
policy

Dividends distributed by
mutual funds are

Taxed at source

Investing through mutual


fund is a better option
than investing directly in
the stock market because

Identifying stocks is a difficult


process

Interest rate risk is :

Financial Loss.

Corporate bonds

410

Which of the following


debt investments is not
rated

411

Gold and real estate are


attractive investment
options only in high
inflation economies

406

407

408

409

412

413

Deciding on strategies
Stock market situation on date
such as long-term
compounding, cost
averaging, value
averaging, active
switching, all depend on
Financial planning involves
Studying financial
management
It is _______ objective to
develop a cadre of well
trained agent
distributors.

SEBI

416

Capital protected schemes


invest zero coupon bond
There is at least 3 board of
trustee required in Mutual
Funds

75% unit holder

417

The appointment of AMC


can terminated by majority
of board of trustee
In NPS the investor can
invest in life cycle fund

Tier II pension account is


withdrawable
The benefit of application
by blocked amount is

1
The amount will debited only
when units will be allotted

Indexation means

Capital gain

414
415

418
419

420

421

422

423

424

Which of the following is


prohibited in Tombstone
Advertisement
In liquid fund returns can
be advertised in

Contact details of AMC and


RTA

Volatility of an equity fund


portfolio is independent of
the

Kind of stocks in the portfolio

Equity price risks are

Company specific

Diversification reduces

Company specific risk

If the investor is not


comfortable with any
change then

He can redeem his investment


at prevailing NAV

A fund with a high beta


coefficient gives greater
returns in a rising market,
and is more risky in a
falling market

Which of the following is a


disadvantage of standard
deviation as a measure of
risk

Standard deviation measures


total risk, not just market risk

The role of an agent is to

Point out the features and


benefits of various investment
options

One of the most effective


ways to invest through
mutual fund is to

Develop a model portfolio

what is the maximum time


period for investing in NFO
of equity linked saving
fund is,

15 days

Asset allocation is

Keeping certificates of the


physical securities in proper
places

Gold sector fund invest in


gold

1 yrs, 3yrs, 5yrs, and since


inception

425

426

427

428

429

430

431

432

433
434

Sector Selection

435

Which of the following


aspects would an investor
in a debt scheme give
most importance

Debt funds

436

A retired person generally


needs a greater proportion
of

Gilt funds

437

To satisfy a young
investor's need for growth,
a greater proportion of
investment should be
advised in

In distribution phase

438

A very high proportion of


investment in all types of
equity funds is advisable
for investors

439

The transition phase of an


investor's wealth cycle is
when

The financial goals have been


already met
Accumulating investors

440

A high proportion of
investment in income
funds is required by

Financial assets

Non-physical assets

Gold and Real estate

Correct
Option
A

Mega commodity
exchange

Multi consumer exchange

Profit

Cost in today's terms

Number of years after


which the expense will
occur

Are the expenses to be


done in foreign currency

Mumbai commodity
exchange

Cost at the end of the


period when the
expense will be
incurred

All of the above

B
0

A
Comprehensive
Financial plan

Staretegic Financial Plan

Tactical financial plan

B
analyse & evaluate
client's financial status

Implement the financial


planning
recommendations

Monitor the financial


planning
recommendations

All of the
above

A
Young Married

youn married couple,


with one spouse
working

Childhood

young unmarried person

Married with young


children

a child

Exclusions

Co-payment

Pre-existing illness

D
0

A
young married to
married with older
children

young unmarried to preretirement

Sudden wealth

Transition

young unmarried to
married with older
children

Inter-generational
transfer

C
Accumulation

Sudden Wealth

Reaping

D
35

45

50

D
Transition

Accumulation

Sudden Wealth

A
liquid

debt

life insurance

B
0

A
0

A
A=P/(1+I)^n

P=A^n*(1+I)

P=A^n*(1+I)

B
Comprehensive
Financial plan

financial goal

none of the above

Establish and Define


the client-planner
relationship

Transition

Gather client data, define


client goals

Inter-generational phase

Develop and present


financial planning
recommendations
and/ or options

Accumulation phase

D
Amount of buying and
selling done by the
fund

The average number of


units sold by the fund in
one day

None of the above

60:40

30:70

70:30

D
The sentiments of
market

MIP.

unexpected scenario in
the market, which has not
yet been performed in the
past

Fluctuation into the


market

Fixed Asset Allocation


Fund.

Fliexible Asset
Allocation Fund.

He is redeeming within He is investing within 3


9 months after record months prior to the record
date of Dividend
Date of Dividend

C
D

Both B & C

B
50% of net assets

25% of net assets

20% of net assets

D
The performance of
other mutual funds
The investment
objective of the fund

The returns given by other


The change in
comparable financial
wholesale price index
products
SEBI

AMFI

B
High Ticket Size.

Professional Management.

Domestic Asset.

B
S&P CNX Nifty

I-Sec's I-BEX

BSE 200

CRISIL Debt Index

S&P CNX Sectoral


Indices

S&P CNX Defty

C
Investment objectives

Fund size

Fund managers

Winning a sports gold


medal

Planning for retirement

To achieve financial
goals through proper
management of
finances

To invest in foreign
countries

Saving for child's


education

None of the above

B
Financial Planner

Insurance Agency

Financial Advisor

B
0

A
Allocating funds to
individual securities

Tracking stocks, which


they feel have potential

None of the above

Recommending
appropriate asset
allocation

Monitoring financial
planning
recommendations

All of the above

A
D

B
0

A
0

B
0

B
Disciplining children

Disciplined monthly
budgeting

None of the above

C
Equity fund

Growth fund

Gild fund

A
Flexible Ratio of Asset
Allocation

Investment without any


asset allocation plan

Buy and hold Strategy

A
Liquidate poorly
Liquidate good performing
performing
investments from time to
investments from time
time
to time
Real estate

Bullion

Switch from poor


performers to good
performers
Money market
instruments

Implement the
Certification
Programme

To develop the Cadre of


Agent

All of These

Public Provident Fund


(PPF)

National Savings
Certificates (NSC)

Units of a mutual fund

D
D
D

D
0

B
High purchase price

Depreciation in value as
time passes

Value gets eroded


due to inflation

Implement the
Certification
Programme

To develop the Cadre of


Agent

All of These

Long term capital


appreciation
0

Low risk

High liquidity

B
D
D
A

Higher risk

Unfavourable effect of tax

Very high liquidity

D
0

B
The amount required
for investment is very
large

Safety of principal is not


guaranteed

None of the above

A
Taxed in the hands on
the investors

Are subject to capital


gains tax

Are tax-free in the


hands of the investor

Agents get
commissions on
mutual fund
investment

Returned are guaranteed


by mutual funds

None of the above

Inflation.

Tax Deferal.

A
Tax Benefit.

B
Commercial paper

Company deposit

Debt fund

D
0

A
Amount of money to
be invested

Investor's risk tolerance

Phase through which


the economy is
passing

C
Managing the risk of
investment

Financing the client's


investments

None of the above.

AMFI

RBI

AMC

B
0

B
Majority of board of
directors

Majority of board of
directors of AMC

Both a and b

Both a and
c

A
0

The amount will


debited only when
investor will give the
request

According to SEBI
regulation

Benefit of inflation

Cost adjusted with the


impact of inflation

Depends upon AMCS


employee

A
the technique of
reducing the capital
gain tax

Entry load and exit


load

Declaration of NAV and


performance

Logo or trade mark

15 yrs, 30yrs, 5yrs,


and since inception

7 days, 15 days, 30 days

7 days, 15 days, and


since inception

Degree of
diversification of the
portfolio
Market level

Fund manager's success at Number of investors


market timing
in the scheme
Sector specific

C
D

All of the above

B
Market level risk

Both of the above

None of the above

A
He can redeem
investment at
prevailing NAV within
30 days from the date
of change take place

Cannot exit at face valve

Can exit at face valve

A
It is based on past
returns, which does not
necessarily indicate
further performance

It is an independent
number

Help the investor


develop the right
approach to investing

Recommend some
investment option
available

All types of fund can


be measured with
standard deviation

Buy a few units of


every mutual fund
scheme available

Invest all the money in


one fund scheme

20 days

Up to the last date of NFO

Offer adhoc advise


whenever the
investor has surplus
money available
Invest all the money
in different schemes
of the same fund
family

None of this

C
Allocation the available
money to all the
securities available
0

Allocating the right


proportion of funds to
equity, debt and money
market securities

None of the above

C
B

Stock selection

Weighted average
Maturity

No. of securities in
portfolio

C
Equity funds

Money market funds

All of the above

A
Income funds

Equity growth fund

All of the above

C
In accumulation phase

In transition phase

Who are wealth


preserving affluent
individuals

The investor has


retired

Financial goals are


approaching

Investor suddenly
gets a windfall

Affluent investors

Investors in the intergenerational transfer


phase

Investors in the
distribution phase

B
C
D

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