regular interviw questions for mba finance and others.

1)Status of India's GDP, market capitalisation exports, imports?
2) what is Sinking fund ?
3) What is money - M1, M2, M3?
4) What are negotiable instruments?
5) Tell us 3 ratios used to judge a company ?

6] How will you value a Private limited company for the purpose of takeover?
7] What is the difference between direct and indirect quotes in the context of the forex market?
8]What is a straddle?
9]What is a strangle?

10]What are the greeks in the context of derivatives ?

11]Simple but really frequently asked

What is 

a. At the Money

b. In the Money

c. Out of Money ?

12]what is the motive behind derivatives market?

13]if there is an option trading on Reliance, how does it relate to Reliance as a company?? does it have any direct benefit?

14)what is sinking fund ?

15) What is Indices ?

16}If private comapny will takeover the public company it will come under which type of takeover?

17)What is BEP? How is it calculated?

18)what is the meaning of LIQUIDITY?

19)WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY THE TERM”CAPITAL GAINS” ?

20)What are financial instruments whose price and value derive from the value of assets underlying them called?

ans:DERIVATIVES.

21)What is an investment that is taken out specifically to reduce or cancel out the risk in another investment?

ans:HEDGE.

22)What in financial means merger ofeither one or more companies with another company or merger of two or more companies to form one company called?

ans: AMALGAMATION

23:What refers to various schemes of offering an equity stake by a Company to its employees?

ans:ESOPs

24:What is Risk? 

-A potential negative impact to an asset or some characteristic of value that may arise from some present process or future event.

25}What's the term that applies to the most reliable industrial shares of reputed companies which have a

stable growth and least risk involved in investment in such companies by the public?

ans-BLUE CHIP

26)What is Service Ta?x

ans- It is a tax on services rendered- e.g on telephone, electricity , insurance etc. all attracts service tax.

27)What is Banking Cash Transaction Tax-( BCTT) ?-ans:Applicable on withdrawl ofcash from bank exceeding a particular amount.

28)What is Fringe Benifit Tax( FBT)?-

ans:The perquisites or benifits provided by the epmloyer to his emplyees in addition to the salary or wage are taxable.This is known as FBT .Employers now pay this tax.

29:What is Securities Transaction Tax-

ans: (STT)?- It is a sort of turnover tax where the investor has to pay a small tax on the total consideration paid /received in a share transaction.

30)Why Investment Banking / Private Equity/ Private Client Services?

31)How do you value a company (particular to investment banking / private equity etc)?

32)What qualities do you think are important for this industry?  Do you possess those qualities? 

33)Why would two companies merge?  What major factors drive mergers and acquisitions? 

34)Tell me three items on the front page of today's Econimic Times / Financial Express etc? 

35)Why might a company choose debt over equity financing?

36)Where is our firm's stock trading?

37)What do you know about the mico-finance institutions in India

38)What do you know about SOX or Sarbanes-Oxley Act? 

39)Tell us more about the Basel-II implementation in Indian banks ?

40)DO you think investment banking and asset management sectors are strategic growth markets in India? 

41)When did you decide you wanted to be in the financial services / finance career?

42)What do you see an finance manager's  role would be in day-to day work?

43)What will you get out of working here?

44)How does your past career qualify you for a position in investment banking / etc?

45)What is your greatest concern about Investment Banking / our firm/industry as such? 

46)Rank the firms in our industry.  Where do you fit?  Who is our competition?  What differentiates our firm?  What are our strengths / weaknesses?

47)What is carbon credit trading? 

48)What is NAV?

49)Difference b/w accounts and finance ?

50)Why US $ is declining ?