Economy topic analysis
Financial Markets UPSC PYQs
These PYQs examine equity and debt, bonds, money-market and capital-market instruments, investment vehicles, ratings, securities, and market regulation. This live collection contains 19 classified questions across 9 exam years, from 2014 to 2025.
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UPSC 2025 · Economy
With reference to investments, consider the following : I. Bonds II. Hedge Funds III. Stocks IV. Venture Capital How many of the above are treated as Alternative Investment Fu...
UPSC 2024 · Economy
Consider the following : 1. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) 2. Motor vehicles 3. Currency swap Which of the above is/are considered financial instruments ?
UPSC 2023 · Economy
Consider the following statements : Statement-I : Interest income from the deposits in Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) distributed to their investors is exempted fro...
UPSC 2022 · Economy
With reference to Convertible Bonds, consider the following statements : 1. As there is an option to exchange the bond for equity, Convertible Bonds pay a lower rate of intere...
UPSC 2021 · Economy
With reference to India, consider the following statements : 1. Retail investors through demat account can invest in 'Treasury Bills' and 'Government of India Debt Bonds' in p...
UPSC 2020 · Economy
What is the importance of the term "Interest Coverage Ratio" of a firm in India ? 1. It helps in understanding the present risk of a firm that a bank is going to give loan to....
UPSC 2019 · Economy
Which of the following is issued by registered foreign portfolio investors to overseas investors who want to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves...
UPSC 2017 · Economy
With reference to 'National Investment and Infrastructure Fund', which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog. 2. It has a corpus of ₹ 4,...
UPSC 2014 · Economy
What does venture capital mean?
UPSC 2024 · Economy
Consider the following statements : Statement-I : Syndicated lending spreads the risk of borrower default across multiple lenders. Statement-II : The syndicated loan can be a...
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