Mutual Fund Distributors (MFD) Certification (NISM)
Risk, Return & Performance of Mutual Funds
Q1.
The process of securities analysis is essential for
Q2.
When doing a fundamental analysis of a company then do you study?
Q3.
Technical analysts study the price- volume charts of a company because
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Fundamental analysis approach is best suited for
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Investment of a well diversified equity scheme should be based on
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During a bull run which stocks will normally do better initially?
Q7.
Sector allocation is an important decision when a portfolio is made according to
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When portfolios are managed according to the ‘Bottom Up’ approach stocks are selected according to
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Gilts or Government securities are viewed as safe because
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Higher fluctuation takes place in interest rates of fixed debt securities
Q11.
On rising interest rates the portfolio manager will normally switch to
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The price of gold in a normal scenario gets pushed upwards
Q13.
Real estate values usually go up when interest rates go up
Q14.
Annulisation helps us to compare returns of two different time periods
Q15.
Portfolio management is best balanced with
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When do open-ended liquid schemes limit repurchase?
Q17.
Some proportion of assets in a scheme are maintained in liquid form when
Q18.
What is leveraging?
Q19.
Mutual funds are allowed to use derivatives for leveraging?
Q20.
SEBI stipulates that the 20:25 rule be maintained where minimum investors are 20 and net assets of each not more than 25% of scheme because SEBI wants
Q21.
Out of the following portfolio specific funds which is the least risky
Q22.
The return on debt funds can fluctuate because of
Q23.
Even in a pure capital guaranteed scheme there is an element of risk even if rated AAA
Q24.
Monthly Income Plan may not actually guarantee a monthly income because
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Risk in Real Estate Funds is manifested because of
Q26.
Out of the two which should a professional fund manager use to measure interest sensitivity?
Q27.
Which out of the following do not construct benchmarks?
Q28.
AMCs can change the benchmark of a scheme whenever they wish
Q29.
Which of these is used as an index for corporate bonds and non-government securities?
Q30.
The Fund manager is said to have outperformed when
Q31.
Fund manager’s performance can be measured by
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EPS tells investors how much the company earned on each of their shares
Q33.
2. A high PE ratio of a share means that the
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3. In the event of a market correction growth stocks are likely to decline fastest
Q35.
The value stock is said to have failed as an investment when the market does not recognise the value of the stock
Q36.
Money market securities are securities that mature within a year
Q37.
The primary driver for investment in non-government debt security should ideally be
Q38.
Debt securities that offer a fixed rate of interest can gain value when yields in the market
Q39.
In a gold portfolio the returns will be higher when the rupee viz a viz foreign currency is
Q40.
Real estate values are driven upwards based on which of these factors
Q41.
Over a long period of investment, returns should be calculated with compounding to prevent errors in return
Q42.
CAGR calculations have been prescribed by SEBI because it captures the impact of
Q43.
Investors return is lower than the scheme returns when exit load is applicable
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Quantitative tools used for portfolio management cannot be followed blindly because they provide
Q45.
Derivatives can be used by mutual fund schemes for
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Equity market is a barometer of the real economy
Q47.
Mid cap stocks are riskier than frontline stocks because they
Q48.
Greater the proportion of longer maturity securities in the portfolio, higher would be the fluctuation in NAV.
Q49.
Risk profile of a scheme increases if the portfolio concentration is in one sector or company particularly in
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Balanced schemes like flexible asset allocation scheme that offer a lot of flexibility to the fund manager are risky for the investor because
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Companies or schemes that have a Beta measurement of more than 1 are seen as being
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The values and the NAV of even the Fixed Maturity Plan fluctuate in line with the market till maturity
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At a later date a fund can change the benchmark if