Security Analysis And Portfolio Management Set 1

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This set of Security Analysis and Portfolio Management Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Security Analysis And Portfolio Management Set 1

Q1 | Liquidity risk is :
  • is risk investment bankers face.
  • is lower for small OTC
  • increases whenever interest rates increases
  • is risk associated with secondary market transactions
Q2 | Bond holders usually accept interest payment each.
  • 1 year
  • six months
  • 2 months
  • 2 years
Q3 | Passive management is also referred to as.......?
  • index fund management
  • index folio management
  • interest free management
  • none of these
Q4 | Multifactor asset pricing model that can be used to estimate the ......ratefor the valuation of financial asset.
  • discount
  • interest
  • expense
  • risk
Q5 | Arbitrate pricing theory is an ................. model.
  • asset pricing
  • risk evaluation
  • bond pricing
  • none of these
Q6 | CAMP stands for .
  • capital asset pricing model
  • capital assessment pricing model
  • capital asset placement model
  • none of these
Q7 | An asset risk premium is given by :
  • the asset standard deviation
  • the assets expected returns
  • expected return per unit of standard deviation
  • the excess of the assets expected return over the riskless rates
Q8 | Which of the following is an example of a depreciable asset?
  • land
  • cash
  • account receivable
  • equipment
Q9 | While bond prices fluctuate ,
  • yeilds are constant
  • coupon are constant
  • the spread between yeilds is constant
  • short term bond prices fluctuate even more
Q10 | To calculate historical (realised) risk and return, use;
  • ex-post data
  • mean and variance of expected return
  • probability distribution of possible states
  • ex- ante data
Q11 | A price weighted index is an arithmetic mean of
  • future prices
  • current prices
  • quarter prices
  • none of these
Q12 | A firm that fails to pay dividends on its preferred stock is said to be ………
  • insolvent
  • in arrears
  • in sufferable
  • delinquent
Q13 | ............... is not a money market instrument.
  • cerftificates of deposit
  • a treasury bill
  • a treasury bond
  • commercial paper
Q14 | A bond that has no collateral is called ...................... .?
  • collable bond
  • a debenture
  • a junk bond
  • a mortgage
Q15 | The process of addition of more assets in an existing portfolio is called.....?
  • portfolio revision
  • portfolio addition
  • portfolio exchanging
  • none of these
Q16 | ------is the amount left over after individual consumption.
  • Investment
  • Savings
  • Surplus
  • Money.
Q17 | --- include “expensive stocks” that offer big rewards but have big risk.
  • The patient portfolio
  • Conservative portfolio
  • Aggressive portfolio
  • Efficient portfolio
Q18 | Find the odd one.
  • Risk
  • Return
  • Safety
  • Tax evasion
Q19 | An investor committed money for very short period expect….
  • Return from price fluctuation
  • Dividend
  • Benefit from both price variation and dividend
  • None of these
Q20 | Investment in precious metals are included in ……… asset class.
  • Liquid assets
  • Financial assets
  • Real assets
  • Monetary assets
Q21 | The investment process begins with ------
  • Investment policy
  • Security analysis
  • Portfolio construction
  • Fundamental analysis
Q22 | Total risk includes---------
  • Systematic risk only
  • Unsystematic risk only
  • Both a and b above
  • Only diversifiable risks
Q23 | Systematic risk includes------
  • Market risk
  • Interest rate risk
  • Purchasing power risk
  • All the above
Q24 | Which among the following statements are true about unsystematic risk?
  • It is diversifiable
  • It is company specific
  • Both a and b
  • a only
Q25 | Which among the following is true about systematic risk?
  • It is not diversifiable
  • a only
  • Its measure is Beta
  • Both a and c