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Q44·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

Financial Instruments (ETF, Currency Swap)

EconomyFinancial Markets & InstrumentsStatement-basedMediumStatic

Question

Consider the following: Which of the above is/are considered financial instruments?

  1. 1.

    Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF)

  2. 2.

    Motor vehicles

  3. 3.

    Currency swap

Options

a

1 only

b

1 and 2 only

c

1 and 3 only

Answer
d

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and Currency swaps are classic financial instruments representing an equity fund and a derivative contract, respectively. A motor vehicle is a physical asset or consumer good; it carries depreciation and physical utility, but it is not a tradable financial instrument representing a capital or debt claim.

Financial instruments represent intangible claims to future cash flows (equity, debt, derivatives); physical consumer goods do not.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q44

Subject

Economy

Sub-topic

Financial Markets & Instruments

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

SEBI Exchange Traded Funds Guidelines / Derivatives Market Instruments

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