Portfolio Management Services (PMS) Distributors Free Demo Test 5/10 Portfolio Management Services (PMS) Distributors Free Demo Test 5 1 / 101. Risks due to sector-specific/company-specific factors are referred to as ________ . a) Systematic risks b) Unsystematic risks c) Speculative risks d) Total risks Explanation:Unsystematic risks are those due to sector-specific/company-specific factors. These risks can be diversified away. Systematic risk is due to common risk factors, like interest rates, exchange rates, and commodity prices. It is linked to supply and demand in various marketplaces. These common risk factors affect all investments directly or indirectly. Systematic risks cannot be diversified away, though they can be hedged.2 / 102.Identify the FALSE statement. Dealing in securities shall be deemed to be manipulative or fraudulent if it involves _______. a) Entering into a trade in securities without the intention of performing it b) Selling or pledging of securities in physical or dematerialized form c) Inducing a person from dealing in securities for artificially inflating or depressing the prices in securities d) Inducing any person to subscribe to an issue of shares Explanation:As per SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 : Dealing in securities shall be deemed to be a manipulative, fraudulent, or unfair trade practice if it involves 1. inducing any person to subscribe to an issue of the securities for fraudulently securing the minimum subscription to such issue of securities 2. inducing any person to deal in any securities for artificially inflating, depressing, maintaining, or causing fluctuation in the price of securities 3. entering into a transaction in securities without the intention of performing it or without the intention of change of ownership of such security3 / 103. For a person to be qualified as a NRI, he must have stayed outside India for more than days in a previous financial year. a) 150 b) 182 c) 365 d) 280 Explanation:An individual is treated as a resident in India if he stays in India for: (a) 182 days or more during the relevant previous year; or (b) 60 days or more (but less than 182 days) during the relevant previous year and for 365 days or more in the last 4 years. Therefore, if a person stays outside India for more than 182 days, he will be treated as a NRI.4 / 104. Which of the following is considered to be an investment objective? a) Current income b) Capital preservation c) Capital appreciation d) All of the above Explanation:Investors’ objectives are identified as risk-return-liquidity. Investors may state their investment objectives in terms of desired return in an absolute or relative sense. Generally, investors invest for the preservation of capital, regular income, and capital appreciation.5 / 105. The first step in the investment process is the development of _________. a) Financial statement b) Statement of cash needs c) Objective statement d) Investment Policy Statement Explanation:The portfolio management process involves a set of integrated activities undertaken in a logical, orderly, and consistent manner to create and maintain an optimum portfolio. The first step in the process of portfolio management is the development of a policy statement for the portfolio. It is a road map that identifies investors’ risk appetite and defines investment objectives, goals, and investment constraints.6 / 106. __________ marked the beginning of PMS when SEBI issued SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations. a) January 1999 b) January 2010 c) January 1993 d) January 2020 Explanation:January 1993, marked the beginning of the Portfolio Management Service when SEBI issued Securities and Exchange Board of India (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 1993. These were some of the first few regulations issued by the regulators.7 / 107. Except for the one that provides only the __________, every portfolio manager shall appoint a custodian in respect of securities managed or administered by it. a) advisory services b) Non-discretionary services c) discretionary services d) None of the above Explanation:Except for the portfolio manager who provides only the advisory services, every portfolio manager shall appoint a custodian in respect of securities managed or administered by it. Details of the custodian like its Name, Address, SEBI Registration No., and Date of Appointment need to be furnished in the application for obtaining registration to the regulator.8 / 108.Which of the following entities is NOT eligible to invest in PMS? a) Association of person b) Partnership Firms c) Proprietorship firms d) None of the above Explanation:All of the above can be invested in PMS. The following entities can invest in PMS: • Individuals • Non-resident Indians (as per the RBI guidelines) • Hindu Undivided Family • Proprietorship firms • Association of person • Partnership Firms • Limited liability Partnership • Trust • Body Corporate9 / 109.If there is uncertainty concerning the future payment, the investor would require a return more than the nominal required rate of return. The additional component is called ________. a) Alpha b) Risk-free rate of return c) Risk premium d) Both Alpha and Risk-free rate of return Explanation:The returns from most of the investment opportunities (apart from Government bonds) do not have certainty of the amount and the timing of cash flows. Further, the uncertainty of receiving future cashflows varies amongst investments. In such cases, investors would require compensation for the uncertainty associated with future cash flows. This additional compensation over the nominal risk-free rate is called risk premium. If the investors perceive higher risk (more uncertainty with respect to the future payment), they would demand a higher risk premium.10 / 1010. Portfolio performance measure of “Information Ratio” _____________. a) calculates average differential return per unit of the variability of differential return b) evaluates portfolio performance based on return per unit of risk c) adjusts portfolio risk to match benchmark risk d) compares portfolio returns to expected returns under CAPM Explanation:If one wishes to determine whether or not an observed alpha is due to skill or chance, we can compute the information (appraisal) ratio. It calculates the average differential return per unit of variability of differential return.Your score is 0% Restart quiz Exit