Class 12 Business Studies - Chapter Financial Markets NCERT Solutions | What is Stock Exchange?

India’s largest domestic investor Life Insurance Corporation of India has once again come to government’s rescue by subscribing 70% of Hindustan Aeronautics’ ₹4,200-crore initial public offering.

a. Which market is being reflected in the above case?
b. State which method of floatation in the above identified market is being highlighted in the case? (Primary Market)
c. Explain any two other methods of floatation. (Private Placement, Offer through prospectus, offer for sale).

Explain the objectives and functions of the SEBI.

What is the common name for Beneficiary Owner Account, which is to be opened by the investors for trading in securities?

State any two reasons why investing public can expect a safe and fair deal in the stock market. (Point w.r.t safety of Transactions – Functions of the Stock Exchange).

Explain the recent Capital Market reforms in India.

Lalita wants to buy shares of Akbar Enterprises, through her broker Kushvinder. She has a Demat Account and a bank account for cash transactions in the securities market. Discuss the subsequent steps involved in the screen-based trading for buying and selling of securities in this case.

Name the document prepared in the process of online trading of securities that is legally enforceable and helps to settle disputes/claims between the investor and the broker.

“Money Market is essentially a Market for short term funds.” Discuss.

State the objective of NSE?

Name any two details that need to be provided by the investor to the broker while filling a client registration form.

How does planning provide direction?

What is meant by staffing?

Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.

What is informal communication?

State the meaning of controlling.

What is meant by capital structure?v

What is meant by management?

State any two advantages of branding to marketers of goods and services?

What makes principles of management flexible?

Under which consumer right does a business firm set up consumer grievance cell?

Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.

Explain the term 'product life cycle.'

Planning reduces creativity. Critically comment.(Hint: both the points - Planning promotes innovative ideas and planning reduces creativity – will be given).

Discuss various factors influencing pricing decisions in business.

Critically analyze Fayol's 14 Principles of Management and their application in contemporary organizations.

Explain the importance of consumer protection from the point of view of a business.

Give any two standards that can be used by a company to evaluate the performance of its Finance & Accounting department.

What are various ways in which the objective of consumer protection can be achieved?

Why is it that organisations are not always able to accomplish all their objectives?

How would you characterize the business environment? Explain with examples, the difference between general and specific environment.