Indian Financial System Question Paper 2021 [Gauhati University B.Com 5th Sem CBCS Pattern]

Indian Financial System Question Paper 2021 

[Gauhati University B.Com 5th Sem CBCS Pattern]

4 (SEM-5/CBCS) COM HE 6 (IFS)

2021 (Held in 2022)

COMMERCE (Honours Elective)

Paper: COM-HE-5066 (Indian Financial System)

Full Marks: 80

Time: Three hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.

1. Choose the most appropriate answer from the choices given against each:     1x10=10

(1)       “All banks are financial institutions but all financial institutions are not banks.” The statement is

(a)       True.

(b)       False.

(2)       Which of the following is not a component of financial system?

(a)       Financial institutions.

(b)       Financial instruments.

(c)        Financial services.

(d)       Financial structures and organisations.

(3)       Which of the following is not a money market instrument?

(a)       Option.

(b)       Repo.

(c)        CP.

(d)       CD.

(4)       Money market deals with

(a)       Short-term fund.

(b)       Long-term fund.

(c)        Medium-term fund.

(d)       None of the above.

(5)       Which of the following is not an NBFI?

(a)       SBI.

(b)       LICI.

(c)        UTI.

(d)       IFCI.

(6)       RBI was established in the year

(a)       1949.

(b)       1935.

(c)        1934.

(d)       None of the above.

(7)       SEBI primarily regulates which of the following?

(a)       Banking Sector.

(b)       Capital market operation.

(c)        Money market.

(d)       None of the above.

(8)       “Financial service implies the transfer of fund from surplus sector to deficit sector of the economy.” The statement is

(a)       True.

(b)       False.

(9)       Merchant banking is a

(a)       Fee-based service.

(b)       Fund-based service.

(c)        Both fee and fund-based services.

(d)       None of the above.

(10)   Write the full form of PFRDA.

2. Answer the following questions in about 50 words each:           2x5=10

(a)       Give the meaning of financial system.

(b)       State two distinguishing features of Indian money market.

(c)        Define scheduled bank.

(d)       What is factoring?

(e)       State any two investor protection measures initiated by SEBI.

3. Answer any four of the following questions in about 200 words each:    5x4=20

(a)       Explain various segments of Indian financial system.

(b)       On what grounds, money market is different from capital market? Explain.

(c)        Define mutual fund and state its advantages.

(d)       State the basic features of financial services.

(e)       Explain the regulatory role of SEBI in Indian securities market.

(f)         “Stock exchange is considered as the economic barometer of a country.” Justify the statement.

4. Answer the following questions:           10x4=40

(a)  Discuss the important functions of financial system.                   10

Or

“All well-development financial system is the basis for the development of the economy of a country.” – Critically examine the statement.  10

(b) Give the classification of financial market. Also explain about various submarkets of money market.    4+6=10

Or

What is primary market? Explain the functions of primary market.             2+8=10

(c)  Define bank. Discuss the structures of Indian banking system.               2+8=10

Or

Elaborately discuss the regulatory and developmental roles played by RBI.  10

(d) Give the meaning of leasing with example. State the differences between operating lease and financial lease. 3+7=10

Or

What are the objectives of IRDA? Also point out the functions of IRDA.     4+6=10

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