List of top Business Studies Questions on Financial Markets asked in CBSE CLASS XII

Differentiate between ‘Capital Market’ and ‘Money Market’ on the basis of the following :
(i) Participants
(ii) Instruments
(iii) Duration
State any three protective functions of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
State any three objectives of Securities and Exchange Board of India.
State any three points of differences between ‘Primary Market’ and ‘Secondary Market’.
State any three development functions of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
Differentiate between ‘Capital Market’ and ‘Money Market’ on the basis of the following: (i) Investment outlay (ii) Liquidity (iii) Safety.
Read the following statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The investing public gets a safe and fair deal on the stock market.
Reason (R) : The membership of stock exchange is well regulated and its dealings are well defined according to the existing legal framework.
Choose the correct alternative :
The purpose of opening a Demat Account with a Depository Participant (DP) is :
Explain the following as factors affecting 'Financing Decision':
(i) Fixed operating costs
(ii) Cash flow position of the company
______ is the process of holding securities in electronic form.

Match the functions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) given in Column-I with their respective headings in Column-II:

Column-I (Function)Column-II (Heading)
A. Training of intermediaries of securities markets(iii) Development function
B. Regulation of takeover bids by companies(i) Regulatory function
C. Controlling insider trading and imposing penalties for such practices(ii) Protective function
From the following, identify the one which is not a function of stock exchange:
Read the following statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct alternative: Assertion (A): When the allocative function is performed well, scarce resources are allocated to the most productive firms.
Reason (R): Allocative function directs funds into their most productive investment opportunity.
Which of the following statement is correct with respect to ’Exchange Mechanism’, a feature of Marketing?
Match the concepts of marketing in Column- I with their respective explanations in Column- II:
Column- IColumn- II
(a) Product concept(i) Its main focus is on quality, performance and feature of the product.
(b) Selling concept(ii) Its main focus is on satisfaction of customer needs.
(c) Marketing concept (iii) Its main focus is on aggressively persuading buyer to purchase the existing product.
(d) Societal concept(iv) Its main focus is on satisfaction of customer needs and society's well-being. 

Choose the correct options from the following:

State any three protective functions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
Choose the incorrect statement about 'Money Market':
For holding securities in an electronic form, the investor has to open a demat account with an organisation called:
Statement-I: The basic function of a Stock Exchange is the creation of a continuous market where securities are bought and sold.
Statement-II: The Stock Exchange provides both liquidity and easy marketability to already existing securities in the market.
Explain the following as factors affecting ’Financing Decision’:
(b) Fixed operating costs

(ii) Cash flow position of the company
is the process of holding securities in electronic form.
Match the functions of Securities and Exchange Board of India given in Column-I with their headings given in Column-II: Column- II A. Training of intermediaries of securities markets B. Regulation of takeover bids by companies
(b) Regulatory function

(ii) Protective function C. Controlling insider trading and imposing penalties for such practices

(iii) Development function
Explain 'Advertising' and 'Personal Selling' as tools of promotion used by marketers.
State any two advantages the pilots would get from this training.
Identify from the following what is depicted in the given picture:
Both Brand Name and Brand Mark.