Security Market in India: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Indian Economy)
2 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on Security Market in India (Indian Economy). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2021Indian Economy · Security Market in India
Q1. Indian Government Bond Yields are influenced by which of the following? 1. Actions of the United States Federal Reserve 2. Actions of the Reserve bank of India 3. Inflation and short-term interest rates Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Explanation
Bond yield is the return an investor gets on that bond or on a particular government security. It depends on the price of the bond which is impacted by its demand.
Statement 1, 2 and 3 are correct:
Factor Scenario Impact Effect on Bond Yields
1. US Federal Reserve Actions Raises Inter-est Rates Capital outflows from In-dia as US bonds become more attractive. Yields rise due to lower demand for Indian bonds. Lowers Interest Rates Capital inflows to India as Indian bonds offer better returns. Yields fall due to higher demand for Indian bonds.
2. RBI Actions Increases Repo Rates (Tightening Policy) Higher borrowing costs slow down credit growth and economic activity. Yields rise as new bonds offer higher interest. Cuts Repo Rates (Easing Policy) Cheaper borrowing encourages economic activity and credit flow. Yields fall as new bonds are issued at lower rates.
3. Inflation and Short-Term Interest Rates Rising Inflation Reduces the real value of bond interest payments. Yields rise to compensate for inflation. Falling Inflation Improves real returns on bonds, making them more attractive. Yields fall due to increased bond demand.
UPSC 2021Indian Economy · Security Market in India
Q2. 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 the primary market. 2. The ‘Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching’ is a government securities trading platform of the Reserve Bank of India. 3. ‘Central Depository Services Ltd’ is jointly promoted by the Reserve Bank of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Retail investors can participate in government securities (G-Secs) like Treasury Bills (T-Bills) and Government of India Bonds through schemes such as Retail Direct Scheme facilitated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This allows them to invest directly in the primary market using Demat accounts.
Statement 2 is correct: The NDS-OM platform, is an electronic trading platform, operated by the RBI, is an anonymous order-matching system for secondary market trading in government securities (G-Secs)
Statement 3 is incorrect: CDSL is promoted by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) but not by the Reserve Bank of India. It is promoted by BSE Ltd. jointly with leading banks such as State Bank of India, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, HDFC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Union Bank of India.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2021
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2
2021
(b) 1 and 2
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How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Security Market in India?
This page covers 2 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Security Market in India (Indian Economy), asked from 2000 to 2025. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on Security Market in India (Indian Economy) are available for 15 years, from 2000 to 2025. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
