CBSE Class 12 Financial Markets Management 2024
56 questions · 87 marks · 29 with the board’s own marking-scheme answer, 27 with no official answer on the site.
Marks by chapter
Counted from the 56 questions listed below, as the 2024 papers print them. CBSE allocates marks per unit, not per chapter — this is what was observed, not an official CBSE weightage. Every year compared →
| Chapter | Marks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Indian Securities Market and Trading Membership11 questions | 18 | 20.7% |
| Clearing and Settlement, Legal Framework10 questions | 16 | 18.4% |
| Trading8 questions | 12 | 13.8% |
| Future and Option Contracts, Mechanism and Pricing8 questions | 12 | 13.8% |
| Financial Statement Analysis6 questions | 7 | 8.0% |
| Introduction to Derivatives2 questions | 6 | 6.9% |
| Self-Management Skills - IV3 questions | 4 | 4.6% |
| Entrepreneurial Skills - IV2 questions | 3 | 3.4% |
| Information and Communication Technology Skills - IV2 questions | 3 | 3.4% |
| Green Skills - IV2 questions | 3 | 3.4% |
| Communication Skills - IV2 questions | 3 | 3.4% |
56 questions from 2024
- Q1identify an innovation to seize an opportunity, mobilise funds, raise capital and take calculated risks to open market…1 mk
- Q1Green collar workers exclude professionals.1 mk
- Q1Communication involves a sender, who and sends a message through a channel.1 mk
- Q1It occurs when people are internally motivated to do something because it brings them pleasure.1 mk
- Q1A is an electronic document which has rows and columns.1 mk
- Q1Here are some techniques that can help you to maintain a positive outlook in the long run. Find the odd one out.1 mk
- Q2Which regulator of Indian securities market protects the interests of investors?1 mk
- Q2Which market provides an opportunity to the issuers of securities, to raise resources to meet their requirements of…1 mk
- Q2Who issues the contract note?1 mk
- Q2Who charges brokerage?1 mk
- Q2The Secondary Market is operated through two mediums. Name them.1 mk
- Q2What does volatility index measure?1 mk
- Q2Who conducts arbitration?1 mk
- Q3How is the temporary sign ‘off’ automatically activated in the NEAT screen?1 mk
- Q3Who is called an initiator in the Auction Market?1 mk
- Q3This was time consuming, inefficient and imposed limits on trading volumes and trading hours.1 mk
- Q3What is the purpose of Basket Trading?1 mk
- Q3How many securities can the user view in one page of the market watch screen?1 mk
- Q3What does ‘OM’ stands for in Activity log window?1 mk
- Q3Name the two time conditions of trading.1 mk
- Q4A procedure is adopted to determine the net settlement obligations (delivery/receipt positions) of CMs.1 mk
- Q4arises when failure of one of the parties to discharge his obligations leads to failure by other parties.1 mk
- Q4To whom does the securities pay-in take place?1 mk
- Q4What are Valuation Prices?1 mk
- Q4Who has introduced the facility of direct pay-out to clients’ account on both the depositories?1 mk
- Q4What do you mean by Group 1 Securities?1 mk
- Q5What does ISIN issuer type “A” indicate?1 mk
- Q5Is stated annual return intra year compounding?1 mk
- Q5What is annuity?1 mk
- Q5Which interest method is called the Eighth Wonder of the World?1 mk
- Q5How do you value rupee in terms of time period?1 mk
- Q5What is the ideal or satisfactory acid test ratio?1 mk
- Q6If Call Option Spot Price > Strike Price, it will be considered as Option Contract.1 mk
- Q6An investor buys 125 shares of Bharat Gas Ltd. @ ₹ 3,000 per share. To hedge, the investor needs to sell shares of…1 mk
- Q6There are two types of options in the derivative contracts. Name them.1 mk
- Q6Which contract has a non-linear payoff position?1 mk
- Q6What is short position in Options contract?1 mk
- Q6The price at which an underlying asset trades in the spot market is:1 mk
- Q7What is active listening?2 mk
- Q8Write the ways to maintain a positive attitude.2 mk
- Q9What are the components of a spreadsheet?2 mk
- Q10Write two characteristics of entrepreneurship.2 mk
- Q11Write the measures to safeguard organic gardening and farming.2 mk
- Q12What kind of activities are allowed in Normal Market Open Phase?2 mk
- Q13Write about replacement cost risk.2 mk
- Q14How do you do financial analysis in the category of systematic analysis of a company?2 mk
- Q15How do you classify derivatives on the basis of place of trade?2 mk
- Q16Differentiate between futures and forward contracts on any two basis.2 mk
- Q17What is Unique Client Code (UCC)?3 mk
- Q18Write any three advantages of screen-based trading system.3 mk
- Q19Describe Cross Margining.3 mk
- Q20What are the key indicators of a securities market?4 mk
- Q21The Market Watch window is the third window from the top of the screen that is always visible to the user. The Market…4 mk
- Q22VaR is a single number, which encapsulates whole information about the risk in a portfolio. It measures potential loss…4 mk
- Q23Index derivatives are derivative contracts which have the index as the underlying asset. The most popular index…4 mk
- Q24To trade in future contracts, we must understand its terminology. Each term is defined in a manner to place an order in…4 mk
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