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1. How many districts are there in 3, Tripura University was converted from
Tripura?
(A) 4
State University to Central University
in the year
(A) 2007
(B) 7
(B) 2008
(C) 8
(C) 2006
(D) 6
(D) 2009
2. Kokborok Day is observed on
4. In which year Tripura attained
Statehood ?
(A) 19th January
(A) 1973
(B) 22nd December
(B) 1972
(C) 23rd February
(C) 1974
(D) 15th November
(D) 1975
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Bay of Bengal is at
(A) North
(B) East
(C) South
(D) West
of India.
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India comes from
(A) Agriculture
(B) Manufacturing Industries
(C) Service Sector
(D) None of these
7. India is about l/3rd in area and 3 times
in population of
(A) Australia
(B) USA
(C) China
(D) England
8. Which one of the followings may be
treated as normal blood pressure of
human being?
(A) 120/160 mm of Hg
(B) 100/140 mm of Hg
(C) 80/120 mm of Hg
(D) 60/80 mm of Hg
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(B) South Pole
(C) North Pole
(D) Equator
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10. Who is the founder of Apple
Company ?
(A) Steve Jobs
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Warren Buffet
(D) Sunil Mittal
11. Pouring of kerosene oil on stagnant
water reduces mosquito problem
because
(A) It is highly toxic to the mosquitoes
(B) It interrupts mating of adults
(C) It repels the mosquitoes
(D) It interrupts the breathing of
larvae
12- A black hole can be described as
(A) A vacant space
<B) A g ™ sto huge mass
(C) A planet
(f^) A small star
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13. Oxygen gas in air by volume is
(A) Less than 12%
(B) More than 20%
(C) Less than 20%
(D) More than 33.33%
14. Iodine is accumulated in which of the
following glands in human body?
(A) Parathyroid
(B) Thyroid
(C) Pituitary
(D) Adrenal
15. The cube root of 512 is
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 12
16. Square of 64% is
(A) 8%
(B) 80%
(C) 0.8%
(D) None of these
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(A) Rober T. Kiyosaki
(B) Dr. Amartya Sen
(C) Jaswinder Singh
(D) Chetan Bhagat
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18. Who is the author of the book
“Lava”?
(A) Shobha De
(B) Salman Rushdie
(C) Javed Akhtar
(D) Jhumpa Lahiri
19. Rajya Sabha (the upper house)
(A) dissolves in every six years
(B) dissolves in every five years
(C) does not dissolve
(D) dissolves in every four years
20. Which Article under Indian Constitution
states that there shall be a Prime
Mtntster as the Head of The
Government ?
(A) Article 7
(B) Article 74
(C) Article 8
(D) Article 60
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21. Who was sworn in as the 34th Chief
Minister of Bihar on 22nd February
2015?
(A) Sharad Yadav
(B) Nitish Kumar
(C) Jitan Ram Manjhi
(D) Keshari Nath Tripathi
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r, ,nn ™io in the recent Delhi Legislative
22. Election Commission of India recently
announced to launch Electoral Roll
Authentication Mission (ERAM) and
Purification Drive. What is the aim of
the mission?
(A) To enlist all the eligible voters in
voters list
(B) To create awareness about the
voting right
(C) To weed out bogus voters from
the voters list
(D) To encourage voters for voting
without fear
23. Who is the recently appointed Chairman
of ISRO?
(A) G Madhavan Nair
(B) K Radhakrishnan
(C) K Kasturirangan
(D) A. S. Kiran Kumar
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(A) Indian National Congress
(B) Bharatiya Janata Party
(C) Aam Aadmi Party
(D) Bahujan Samaj Party
26. According to the FORBES list 2015
who is the world’s topmost powerful
woman ?
(A) Angela Morkel
(B) Hillaiy Clinton
(C) Michelle Obama
(D) Melinda Gates
very recently USA removed whi
country from its list of Star* e
of Terrorism ? tate Spons
(A) Cuba
(B) Vatican City
(C) India
( D ) Scotland
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28. Recently who has been elected as
President of FIFA for the 5th term ?
(A) Pele
(B) Maradona
(C) Prince Ali bin A1 Hussein
(D) Sepp Blatter
29. On May 23rd 2015 which country
became the first to constitutionally
legalise same sex marriage ?
(A) Sweden
(B) Ireland
(C) Finland
(D) Norway
30. Which country very recently suffered
a devastating earthquake in April 2015
in which almost 9000 people were
killed ?
(A) China
(B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Russia
31 which State Government very really
' decided to withdraw AFSPA fronts
state ? (\J
(A) Nagaland
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Tripura
32. Who has been appointed as the
Governor of Tripura on 13 th May
2015?
(A) Tathagata Roy
(B) Kamla Beniwal
(C) Devananda Konwar
(D) Romesh Bhandari
33. The Tripura Forest Development and
Plantation Corporation Ltd. has become
the first Corporation in the North-East
region and second in the country to
receive the international forest
management certification from the
S fT S “P Council
(hi>C). Where is Bonn based ?
(A) France
(B) Holland
(C) Germany
( D ) England
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47. What is a leveraged buyout ?
(A) It is a type of joint venture
(B) It is an acquisition in which a
large acquirer has leverage through
bargaining power over a small
target
(C) It is an acquisition which is
funded from a relatively large
amount of debt
(D) It is an acquisition which is
funded from a relatively low
amount of debt.
48. If the annual cash inflows are constant,
the pay-back period can be computed
by dividing cash outlay by
(A) Annual cash inflow
(B) Annual Sales flows
(C) Expenses
(D) Profit
49. The cost of depreciation funds i s
calculated according to
(A) Opportunity Cost Theory
(B) Flow
(C) Accounting Theory
(D) Reserve Theory
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Account is opened ? r~
(A ) At the time of equity $y me "t
(B ) At the time of Share
Redemption O
(C) At the time of Reserve^
(D) All of these ^
51. Who among the following is not a
speculator in Stock Exchange ?
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(A) Broker
/;'(? (B) Bull
(C) Bear
(D) Stag
52. Capital gearing ratio denotes the
relationship between
(A) Assets and Capital
(B) Loans and Capital
(C) Equity shareholders funds and
long term borrowed funds
1(D) Debentures and share capital
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(A) Sole-P r oprie tors hip
(B) Partnership
(C) Stock Companies
(D) C °-°P«ativ e Societies
54. Watered Capital means
(A) Over-Capitalisation
(B) Under-Capitalisation
(C) Excessive capital
(D) Part of the capital not represented
by assets
55. To which of the following types of
companies, debentures suit as a source
of finance ?
(A) Companies with fluctuating
earnings
(B) Companies with stable earnings
(C) Companies which cannot earn a
rate of profit higher than the rate
of interest payable on debentures
(D) All of the above
56. Corporate Governance deals with
value creation for
(A) Corporate
(B) Shareholders
(C) Stakeholders
(D) None of these
57. In a merger bargain, the exchange ratio
is determined on the basis of
(A) Potential of merging company
(B) Issued capital of the two
companies
(C) Market share
(D) Future value of the company to
the acquirer
A formal legal commitment to extend
' credit upto some maximum afiSwit
over a stated period of time is lgj wn
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as a
(A) line of credit
(B) revolving credit agreemen
(C) commitment charge O
(D) secured term loan
59. The technique used for classifying
inventory according to the value of
usage is called
(A) XYZ analysis
(B) DCF analysis
(C) ABC analysis
(D) DEF analysis
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increasingly popular method financing
(A) fixed capital needs
. (B) working capital needs
(G). redemption of debentures
(D). distribution of dividend
61. Fill in the blank:
During inflation, a rupee has -_
a rupee in the future.
(A) Higher purchasing power
(B) Lower purchasing power
(C) Higher market value
(D) Lower market value
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62. One gets more interest if compounding
is done
(A) Annually
(B) Half-yearly
(C) Quarterly
(D) Semi-annually
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63. Which one is the minimum rate of
return of a company which it must earn
to meet the expenses of the various
categories of investors ?
(A) Capital gain
(B) Cost of capital
(C) Capital budgeting
(D) Capital Market
64. Which of the followings is considered
to be favourable till time that the rate
of return exceeds the rate of return
obtained when no debt is used.
(A) Degree of total leverage
(B) Financial leverage
(C) Operating leverage
(D) Combined leverage
65. In which of the followings approach
the capital structure decision is relevant
to the valuation of the firm?
(A) Net income
(B) Net operating income
(C) Traditional
(D) Mi,,er an d Modigliani
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The project sh q
(A) Internal rate of return ^
(B) profitability index > 0 q
(C) Net present value > 0 O
( D) Modified internal rate of
return > 0
Which of the followings refers to the
amount invested in various components
of current assets ?
(A) Temporary working capital
(B) Net working capital
(C) Gross working capital
(D) Permanent working capital
68 . Which of the followings model of cash
management trades off between
opportunity cost or carrying cost or
holding cost and the transaction cost ?
(A) Miller-Orr (MO)
(B) Baumol
( c ) Decision tree
(D) Hertz
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firm holding some cash to meet its
routine expenses that are incurred in
the ordinary course of business ?
(A) Speculative motive
(B) Transaction motive
(C) Precautionary motive
(D) Compensation motive
72 . Which among the following
elements of total cost associate^fith
cash management?
(1) Cost of conversion of markup i e
securities into cash
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(3) Optimum cash balance
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versions of goals of the financial
management of the firm ?
(A) Profit maximisation and wealth
maximisation
(B) Production maximisation and sales
maximisation
(C) Sales maximisation and profit
maximisation
(D) Value maximisation and wealth
maximisation
(4) Opportunity cost
Select the correct answer from the
followings:
(A) Option 1 & 3
(B) Option 1 & 4
(C) Option 2 & 3
(D) Option 3 & 4
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-carry a fixed rate of interest
and are to be paid off irrespective of
the firm’s revenues.
(A) Debentures and Dividends
(B) Debentures and Bonds
(C) Dividends and Bonds
(D) Dividends and Treasury notes
73. The group of ratios which measures
a firm’s ability to meet short-term
obligations is known as
(A) Liquidity ratios
(B) Debt ratios
(C) Coverage ratios
(D) Profitability ratios
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74. What is a legal agreement, also called
the deed of trust, between the
corporation issuing bonds and the
bondholders that establish the terms of
the bond issue?
(A) Indenture
(B) Debenture
(C) Bond
(D) Bond trustee
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a P/E ratio greater than the P/E ratio
of a market index most likely has
(A) An anticipated earnings growth
rate which is less than that of the
average firm
(B) A dividend yield which is less
than that of the average firm
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(C) Less predictable earnings growth
than that of the average firm
(D) Greater cyclicality of earnings
growth than that of the average
firm
76. Which of the followings expressed the
proposition that the value of the firm
is independent of its capital structure ?
(A) The Capital Asset Pricing Model
(B) M & M Proposition I
(C) M & M Proposition II
(D) The Law of One p rice
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which does not have a ^
capital. It fails to i ^ bankrup lcy.
obligation, which W . in ^ed
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(B) Dividend decision
(C) Liquidity decision
(D) Finance decision
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78. (1) All corporate forecasts use
computerised forecasting models.
(2) Under-capitalisation often results
in a company becoming sick.
(3) The accounts which generally
vary closely with sales are cash
accounts, receivable, inventory
and accounts payable.
(4) Legal constraints in obtaining
funds on the basis of convenants
of borrowings are given due
wei ghtage.
statements 2 c a h b ° Ve men,ioned
“swer from , he (L®* ,he correct
following options:
(A ) Statements l 7 » A .
fm C, nd 4 are lru «
(B) Stat ements l 7 » ^ ^
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(D) Stat " d 4 « tme
’ “Statements 1 a ,
and 4 are true
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Irredeemable bonds
3 * Zero c °upon bonds
4 - Yield to maturity
Choose the correct
(A) ID, 2C 3B, 4A
(C) IB, 2A 3D, 4C
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maturity date.
C. The maturity value does not exist.
D. The bond with annual interest payments.
answer from the following options:
(B) 1A, 2D, 3B, 4C /^/
(D) IB, 2C, 3A, 4D
80. 1. As per constant dividend per share, the firm pays a constant percentage of
earnings to the shareholders.
2. Investors use dividend policy as a measure of evaluating the firm’s profitability
3. The market price of shares varies with the stability in dividend rates
4. Stable dividend policy avoids sale of securities and inconvenience to investors
Consider the above mentioned statements and select the correct answer from the
following options:
(A) Statements 1 , 2 and 3 are true (B) Statements 1, 2 and 4 are true
(C) Statements 2, 3 and 4 are true (D) Only statement 2 is false
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81. Point the odd one out:
(A) Financing Decision
(B) Investment Decision
(C) Dividend Decision
(D) Transportation Decision
(A) Profit Maximisation
(B) Wealth Maximisati° n
(C) Finance Maximisation
(D) Cost Maximisation
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82. Which among the following is not a
theory of Capital Structure ?
(A) NI Approach
(B) NOI Approach
(C) Traditional Approach
(D) Weighted Average Cost of Capital
86. Which of the followings refers to
managerial technique o p annin =
capital expenditures of the company .
(A) Cost of Capital
(B) Capital Structure
(C) Capital Budgeting
(D) Capital Gearing
83. A part of the profit that is used by the
company as capital is known as 87. Fill in the blank :
(A) Retained Earnings
(B) Dividend
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known as Time for money
(A) Future
(B) Preference
(C) Past
84. Working Capital is ,h e difference < D > Today
between Current Assets and
(A) Current Liabilities
(B) Fixed Assets
(C) Goodwill
( D ) Tangible Assets
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(A) Capital Asset Pricing Model
( B ) Capital Asset Price Mode
(C) Capital Assessment Price Model
(D) None of these
90. Present value of money is found out
by using
(A) Discounting concept
(B) Compounding concept
(C) Both discounting and compound¬
ing concept
(D) None of these
91. Point the odd one out:
(A) Retained Earnings
(B) Lease Financing
(C) Preference Share Capital
(D) Public Deposits
92. Zero Coupon Bonds carry
(A) No interest
(B) No maturity value
(C) Coupons for payment of interest
(D) Dividend
93. Which among the following is a g
term source of capital ?
(A) Factoring
(B) Trade Credit
(C) Accrual Accounts
(D) Retained Earnings
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of maintaining receivables ?
(A) Administrative costs
(B) Collection costs
(C) Defaulting costs
(D) Costs of additional funds
required
95. Dividend is distributed to
(A) Debenture holders of a company
. .(B) Bankers of a company
(C) Shareholders of a company
(D) Creditors of a company
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