CBSE Class-10 Exam 2020 : Question Paper (Introduction To Financial Markets)

• Subject : Introduction To Financial Markets
• Time allowed : 3 hours
• Maximum Marks : 80

SECTION A

(Employability Skills)

Answer any 4 questions out of the given 6 questions of 1 mark each. 1x4=4

1. A communication barrier is that which unables us from ___________ . 1
(A) Receiving the message
(B) Understanding the message
(C) Conveying the information and ideas
(D) All of the above

2. Stress Management is vital because it leads to the following benefit/s : 1
(A) Improves mood
(B) Complete mental and physical engagement for task accomplishment
(C) Increases efficiency and effectiveness
(D) All of the above

3. Apart from positive thinking, managing one’s time across any or a combination of the many activities, aids in stress management. Which of the following is not a part of the same ? 1
(A) Physical exercise
(B) Yoga
(C) Meditation
(D) Working day and night

4. Which of the following is a function of an Operating System ? 1 
(A) It manages all the devices of a computer and keeps track of the status of the device, whether it is busy or not.
(B) It checks whether the device is functioning properly or not.
(C) It controls software resources of the computer.
(D) All of the above

5. Financial Literacy and Money Management Skills are types of ________ skills. 1
(A) Entrepreneurship
(B) ICT
(C) Stress Management
(D) Communication

6. Ecosystem Stability means 1
(A) Balance between input and output of energy
(B) Normal functioning of different biogeochemical cycles
(C) Stable conditions of concentration of all elements
(D) All of the above

Answer any 3 questions out of the given 5 questions of 2 marks each. 2x3=6

7. State any two objectives of an Effective Communication. 2
8. How does Physical Exercise aid in Stress Management ? Explain briefly. 2
9. What is meant by ‘Operating System’ of the computer software ? 2
10. State any two benefits of Entrepreneurship. 2
11. How do human activities wreak havoc on our environment ? Explain briefly. 2

SECTION B

(Subject Skills)

Answer any 10 questions out of the given 12 questions of 1 mark each. 1x10=10

12. Is ‘Fixed Deposit’ a physical asset ? 1
13. Name the process by which physical share certificates of an investor are converted to an equivalent number of securities in an electronic form. 1
14. Name the segments of Securities Market. 1
15. List any two categories of participants of ‘Securities Market’. 1
16. Name the issue which is ‘an offer to the public to subscribe to the share capital of the company’. 1
17. Name the term that refers to ‘the legal structure of an exchange whereby the ownership, the management and the trading rights at the exchange are segregated from one another’. 1
18. What is meant by ‘Bid Price’ ? 1
19. Name the contract that is settled on a specific date in the future at today’s pre-agreed price. 1
20. Name the option contract in which the buyer has the right, not an obligation, to buy an underlying asset. 1
21. In which direction do the Bond Price and Interest Rate move ? 1
22. Write the formula to calculate the future value of single cash flow in case of discrete compounding. 1
23. Give the formula for calculating the Gross Profit Ratio. 1

Answer any 4 questions out of the given 6 questions of 2 marks each. 2x4=8

24. List any four factors that affect the ‘Interest Rate’. 2
25. Give two examples each of physical and financial assets. 2
26. Give any two similarities between Bank and Depository Operations. 2
27. What is meant by a ‘Depository Participant’ ? Who can become a ‘Depository Participant’ ? 2
28. Define ‘Ex-Dividend’ and ‘Ex-Date’. 2
29. Give the full form of ‘NSCCL’ and state its functions. 2

Answer any 4 questions out of the given 6 questions of 3 marks each. 3x4=12

30. Define Securities. List the securities in which one can invest. 3
31. Explain the features of Passive Fund Management. 3
32. What is meant by an Annual Report ? State its features. 3
33. Calculate the value of deposit of < 10,000 made today, 2 years hence if the interest rate is 10%. (Discrete Compounding). 3
34. What does Current Ratio indicate ? Find the Current Ratio if Current Assets are < 1,25,000 and Current Liabilities are < 70,000. 3
35. What is meant by ‘Profitability Ratios’ ? Give any two examples of profitability ratio. 3

Answer any 2 questions out of the given 4 questions of 5 marks each. 5x2=10

36. What is meant by a ‘Primary Market’ ? Who can bring an issue in the Primary Market ? 5
37. Explain the various types of issues that companies can bring in the Primary Market. 5
38. Describe a ‘Contract Note’. 5
39. Explain the different types of shares available in the Secondary Market. 5

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