Question Set 2A

Welcome to the Mutual Fund Distributor Demo Examination :
Get ready to test your knowledge of the NISM-Series-V-A: Mutual Fund Distributors Certification Examination.

1. Standard risk factors are not

 
 
 
 

2. The risk of a scheme’s NAV moving up or down on the basis of capital market movements is a standard risk factor

 
 

3. Past performance of a sponsor/AMC mutual fund is not indicative of the future performance of the scheme. This is

 
 
 
 

4. Risk arising from a scheme’s investment objective/strategy and proposed asset allocation is

 
 
 
 

5. In an assured returns scheme, it assurance is only for a limited period, it must be stated in the offer document that there is no guarantee for sustaining the assured return for the remaining duration of the scheme

 
 

6. If the AMC is managing a fund for the first time, this information can be found in

 
 
 
 

7. A compliance officer

 
 
 
 

8. The due diligence certificate that must be submitted to SEBI along with the draft offer document cannot be signed by

 
 
 
 

9. A due diligence certificate does not certify that

 
 
 
 

10. In developed countries, an important Mutual Fund marketing channel is through

 
 
 
 

11. Emerging or new channel for distributors/marketing or Mutual Fund in India is

 
 
 
 

12. Mutual Funds often use their own employees to mobilise funds from

 
 
 
 

13. Retail distribution channels are a critical element in the distribution of mutual funds in India

 
 

14. “Sales Practices” cover the following areas

 
 
 
 

15. The following are not termed as “sales practices”

 
 
 
 

16. Sales practices are never mandated by regulators, but arise from convention only

 
 

17. Agents are compensated by mutual funds

 
 
 
 

18. In India the minimum or maximum commissions payable to distributors are not prescribed by law, but are decided using the fund’s own discretion

 
 

19. Lowest commissions are paid on

 
 
 
 

20. Excess distribution expenses are to be borne by the

 
 
 
 

21. To cover fund distribution expenses, open ended funds

 
 
 
 

22. Trail commission means paying

 
 
 
 

23. Sub-brokers serve as agents of the principal broker and a mutual fund is not answerable for their activities

 
 

24. In India, Mutual fund agent’s rate and services are at present defined by

 
 
 
 

25. Along with the application, it is mandatory to distribute

 
 
 
 

26. To sell funds effectively, an agent need not

 
 
 
 

27. For investors to correctly compare performance of different funds SEBI’s advertising  codes include

 
 
 
 

28. SEBI’s advertising code mandate that all performance calculations in a fund’s advertisement should be based

 
 
 
 

29. An agent’s appointment by a fund

 
 
 
 

30. An investor does not have recourse to his agent in case of errors, problems or the quality of the investment

 
 

31. An agent can offer and sell a fund’s units at

 
 
 
 

32. All buy orders through an agent do not become valid till the fund accepts and confirms the orders

 
 

33. When an agent purchases, offers or sells units, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations is the responsibility of

 
 
 
 

34. The terms of appointment of a broker by a fund are

 
 
 
 

35. The code of ethics for mutual funds published by AMFI

 
 
 
 

36. The AMFI code of ethics does not cover the following prescriptions

 
 
 
 

37. Distribution and sales practices are only partly regulated by SEBI at present

 
 

38. Which of the following distribution channels is preferred by private mutual funds

 
 
 
 

39. Which of the following sales practices is prescribed by regulation

 
 
 
 

40. In a mutual fund investor’s subscriptions are accounted for as

 
 
 
 

41. Investments made by a mutual fund on behalf of investors are accounted as

 
 
 
 

42. Liabilities in the balance sheet of a mutual fund are

 
 
 
 

43. Net asset Value (NAV) of a mutual fund scheme is defined as the schemes

 
 
 
 

44. The day on which NAV is calculated by a fund is known as

 
 
 
 

45. Which of the following expenses cannot be charged to the scheme

 
 
 
 

46. The structure, which is required to be followed by mutual funds in India, is laid down by

 
 
 
 

47. The sponsor of a mutual fund may be compared to

 
 
 
 

48. The role of an AMC is to act as

 
 
 
 

49. When computing NAV of fund SEBI requires accrual of major expenses to be accounted

 
 
 
 

50. Issuing and redeeming units of a mutual fund is the role

 
 
 
 

51. A change in the following key people does not materially impact the performance of the fund

 
 
 
 

52. To transfer the management of a scheme from one AMC to another, the consent of the following is required

 
 
 
 

53. A Fund’s NAV is affected by

 
 
 
 

54. The Board of Trustees of a mutual fund:

 
 
 
 

55. For a close-ended fund, the repurchase price should not be lower than

 
 
 
 

56. Transfer Agents of a mutual fund are not responsible for

 
 
 
 

57. The fund sponsors should have a sound financial track record of

 
 
 
 

58. Which of the following are not true for Equity Linked Savings Schemes ?

 
 
 
 

59. The custodian of a mutual fund:

 
 
 
 

60. Distributors or agents

 
 
 
 

61. A transfer in the management of a close-ended scheme does not require the consent of

 
 
 
 

62. The fund sponsor has to contribute

 
 
 
 

63. The networth of an asset management company should be greater than

 
 
 
 

64. Which of the following is not true for Index Funds?

 
 
 
 

65. The custodian of a mutual fund :

 
 
 
 

66. As per SEBI’s principles, the AMC and the Board of Trustees of a fund should belong to the same sponsors

 
 

67. If a fund calculates NAV daily, it will include all the transaction concluded up to

 
 
 
 

68. The trust that manages a mutual fund is appointed by

 
 
 
 

69. The AMC of a mutual fund cannot

 
 
 
 

70. The AMC and directors are answerable to

 
 
 
 

71. After UTI, the first mutual funds were started by

 
 
 
 

72. For an open-ended fund, the repurchase price should not be lower than

 
 
 
 

73. Initial expenses of launching schemes should not exceed

 
 
 
 

74. The highest authority among the following is the

 
 
 
 

75. For a scheme that has a load, the AMC can charge an investment management fee not exceeding

 
 
 
 

76. The entity that SEBI does not regulate is

 
 
 
 

77. The accounts and all other records of an AMC are filed with

 
 
 
 

78. A close-ended scheme of a mutual fund is not governed by

 
 
 
 

79. The entry of mutual funds in India was initiated by mutual funds set up by

 
 
 
 

80. For a close-ended scheme to change its fundamental attributes, it must obtain the consent of

 
 
 
 

81. The largest corpus of investable funds in India is with

 
 
 
 

82. The Board of Trustees of the UTI does not have nominees from

 
 
 
 

83. UTI cannot provide

 
 
 
 

84. The “Capital” of a scheme does not include

 
 
 
 

85. Which of the following are Self-Regulatory Organisations

 
 
 
 

86. A Self-Regulatory Organisation can regulate

 
 
 
 

87. The amount of authority enjoyed by a Self-regulatory organization is defined by

 
 
 
 

88. The role of AMFI in the mutual funds industry is not to

 
 
 
 

89. The rights of investors in a mutual fund scheme are laid down in

 
 
 
 

90. Unit holders of a mutual fund scheme do not have a right to

 
 
 
 

91. After dividend declaration, unit-holders are entitled to receive dividend within

 
 
 
 

92. Unit holder’s right to information does not include

 
 
 
 

93. Shortfalls in the case of assured returns schemes are met

 
 
 
 

94. Unit-holders aggrieved by a Fund or AMC can get redressed from

 
 
 
 

95. If the Directors of an AMC commit fraud, the Department of Company Affairs and the Company Law Board cannot protect Unit-holders investments

 
 

96. The responsibilities of a unit-holder do not include :

 
 
 
 

97. Unit scheme US-64 falls under the purview of SEBI

 
 

98. UTI was set up by

 
 
 
 

99. Bank owned Mutual Funds are supervised by

 
 
 
 

100. Investor does not have the right to receive any interest from an AMC if his redemption proceeds are not dispatched within 10 working days

 
 

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