English Proficiency Test- 3 - CAT MCQ

Direction: In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

The person said to me, “How many places have you visited today?”

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it.

India embarked on a gradual shift towards capital account convertibility with the launch of the reforms in the early 1990s. Although foreign natural persons except NRIs are prohibited from investing in financial assets, such investments were permitted through Foreign Institutional Investor (FIIs) and Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs) with suitable restrictions. Ever since September 14, 1992, when FIIs were first allowed to invest in all the securities traded on the primary and secondary markets, including shares, debentures and warrants issued by companies which were listed or were to be listed on the Stock Exchanges in India and in the schemes floated by domestic mutual funds, the holding of a single FII and of all FIIs, Non-resident Indians (NRIs) and OCBs in any company were subject to the upper limit of 5 per cent and 24 per cent of the company's total issued capital, respectively. Furthermore, funds invested by FIIs had to have at least 50 participants with no one holding more than 5 per cent to ensure a broad base and preventing such investment acting as a camouflage for individual investment in the nature of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and requiring Government approval.

Initially the idea of allowing FIIs was that they were broad-based, diversified funds, leaving out individual foreign investors and foreign companies. The only exceptions were the NRI and OCB portfolio investments through the secondary market, which were subject to individual ceilings of 5 per cent to prevent a possible "take over." OCB investments through the portfolio route have been banned since November, 2001.

In February 2000, the FII regulations were amended to permit foreign corporate and high net worth individuals to also invest as sub-accounts of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-registered FIIs. Foreign corporate and high net worth individuals fall outside the category of diversified investors. FIIs were also permitted to seek SEBI registration in respect of sub-accounts for their clients under the regulations. A Working Group for Streamlining of the Procedures relating to FIIs constituted in April, 2003 by the Government, inter alia, recommended streamlining of SEBI registration procedure, and suggested that dual approval process of SEBI and RBI be changed to a single approval process of SEBI. This recommendation has been implemented.

Like in other countries, the restrictions on FII investment have been progressively liberalized. From November 1996, any registered FII willing to make 100 per cent investment in debt securities were permitted to do so subject to specific approval from SEBI as a separate category of FIIs or sub-accounts as 100 per cent debt funds. Moreover, investments were allowed only in debt securities of companies listed or to be listed in stock exchanges. Investments were free from maturity limitations.

Which of the following, according to the passage, shows the feasibility to invest in Indian companies?

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it.

India embarked on a gradual shift towards capital account convertibility with the launch of the reforms in the early 1990s. Although foreign natural persons except NRIs are prohibited from investing in financial assets, such investments were permitted through Foreign Institutional Investor (FIIs) and Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs) with suitable restrictions. Ever since September 14, 1992, when FIIs were first allowed to invest in all the securities traded on the primary and secondary markets, including shares, debentures and warrants issued by companies which were listed or were to be listed on the Stock Exchanges in India and in the schemes floated by domestic mutual funds, the holding of a single FII and of all FIIs, Non-resident Indians (NRIs) and OCBs in any company were subject to the upper limit of 5 per cent and 24 per cent of the company's total issued capital, respectively. Furthermore, funds invested by FIIs had to have at least 50 participants with no one holding more than 5 per cent to ensure a broad base and preventing such investment acting as a camouflage for individual investment in the nature of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and requiring Government approval.

Initially the idea of allowing FIIs was that they were broad-based, diversified funds, leaving out individual foreign investors and foreign companies. The only exceptions were the NRI and OCB portfolio investments through the secondary market, which were subject to individual ceilings of 5 per cent to prevent a possible "take over." OCB investments through the portfolio route have been banned since November, 2001.

In February 2000, the FII regulations were amended to permit foreign corporate and high net worth individuals to also invest as sub-accounts of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-registered FIIs. Foreign corporate and high net worth individuals fall outside the category of diversified investors. FIIs were also permitted to seek SEBI registration in respect of sub-accounts for their clients under the regulations. A Working Group for Streamlining of the Procedures relating to FIIs constituted in April, 2003 by the Government, inter alia, recommended streamlining of SEBI registration procedure, and suggested that dual approval process of SEBI and RBI be changed to a single approval process of SEBI. This recommendation has been implemented.

Like in other countries, the restrictions on FII investment have been progressively liberalized. From November 1996, any registered FII willing to make 100 per cent investment in debt securities were permitted to do so subject to specific approval from SEBI as a separate category of FIIs or sub-accounts as 100 per cent debt funds. Moreover, investments were allowed only in debt securities of companies listed or to be listed in stock exchanges. Investments were free from maturity limitations.

How, according to the passage, did the foreign companies manage to invest directly into the Indian share market?

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it.

India embarked on a gradual shift towards capital account convertibility with the launch of the reforms in the early 1990s. Although foreign natural persons except NRIs are prohibited from investing in financial assets, such investments were permitted through Foreign Institutional Investor (FIIs) and Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs) with suitable restrictions. Ever since September 14, 1992, when FIIs were first allowed to invest in all the securities traded on the primary and secondary markets, including shares, debentures and warrants issued by companies which were listed or were to be listed on the Stock Exchanges in India and in the schemes floated by domestic mutual funds, the holding of a single FII and of all FIIs, Non-resident Indians (NRIs) and OCBs in any company were subject to the upper limit of 5 per cent and 24 per cent of the company's total issued capital, respectively. Furthermore, funds invested by FIIs had to have at least 50 participants with no one holding more than 5 per cent to ensure a broad base and preventing such investment acting as a camouflage for individual investment in the nature of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and requiring Government approval.

Initially the idea of allowing FIIs was that they were broad-based, diversified funds, leaving out individual foreign investors and foreign companies. The only exceptions were the NRI and OCB portfolio investments through the secondary market, which were subject to individual ceilings of 5 per cent to prevent a possible "take over." OCB investments through the portfolio route have been banned since November, 2001.

In February 2000, the FII regulations were amended to permit foreign corporate and high net worth individuals to also invest as sub-accounts of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-registered FIIs. Foreign corporate and high net worth individuals fall outside the category of diversified investors. FIIs were also permitted to seek SEBI registration in respect of sub-accounts for their clients under the regulations. A Working Group for Streamlining of the Procedures relating to FIIs constituted in April, 2003 by the Government, inter alia, recommended streamlining of SEBI registration procedure, and suggested that dual approval process of SEBI and RBI be changed to a single approval process of SEBI. This recommendation has been implemented.

Like in other countries, the restrictions on FII investment have been progressively liberalized. From November 1996, any registered FII willing to make 100 per cent investment in debt securities were permitted to do so subject to specific approval from SEBI as a separate category of FIIs or sub-accounts as 100 per cent debt funds. Moreover, investments were allowed only in debt securities of companies listed or to be listed in stock exchanges. Investments were free from maturity limitations.

How was a foreign natural person, except NRI, allowed to enter in Indian equity market?

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it.

India embarked on a gradual shift towards capital account convertibility with the launch of the reforms in the early 1990s. Although foreign natural persons except NRIs are prohibited from investing in financial assets, such investments were permitted through Foreign Institutional Investor (FIIs) and Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs) with suitable restrictions. Ever since September 14, 1992, when FIIs were first allowed to invest in all the securities traded on the primary and secondary markets, including shares, debentures and warrants issued by companies which were listed or were to be listed on the Stock Exchanges in India and in the schemes floated by domestic mutual funds, the holding of a single FII and of all FIIs, Non-resident Indians (NRIs) and OCBs in any company were subject to the upper limit of 5 per cent and 24 per cent of the company's total issued capital, respectively. Furthermore, funds invested by FIIs had to have at least 50 participants with no one holding more than 5 per cent to ensure a broad base and preventing such investment acting as a camouflage for individual investment in the nature of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and requiring Government approval.

Initially the idea of allowing FIIs was that they were broad-based, diversified funds, leaving out individual foreign investors and foreign companies. The only exceptions were the NRI and OCB portfolio investments through the secondary market, which were subject to individual ceilings of 5 per cent to prevent a possible "take over." OCB investments through the portfolio route have been banned since November, 2001.

In February 2000, the FII regulations were amended to permit foreign corporate and high net worth individuals to also invest as sub-accounts of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-registered FIIs. Foreign corporate and high net worth individuals fall outside the category of diversified investors. FIIs were also permitted to seek SEBI registration in respect of sub-accounts for their clients under the regulations. A Working Group for Streamlining of the Procedures relating to FIIs constituted in April, 2003 by the Government, inter alia, recommended streamlining of SEBI registration procedure, and suggested that dual approval process of SEBI and RBI be changed to a single approval process of SEBI. This recommendation has been implemented.

Like in other countries, the restrictions on FII investment have been progressively liberalized. From November 1996, any registered FII willing to make 100 per cent investment in debt securities were permitted to do so subject to specific approval from SEBI as a separate category of FIIs or sub-accounts as 100 per cent debt funds. Moreover, investments were allowed only in debt securities of companies listed or to be listed in stock exchanges. Investments were free from maturity limitations.

Which of the following best introduces the above passage?

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it.

India embarked on a gradual shift towards capital account convertibility with the launch of the reforms in the early 1990s. Although foreign natural persons except NRIs are prohibited from investing in financial assets, such investments were permitted through Foreign Institutional Investor (FIIs) and Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs) with suitable restrictions. Ever since September 14, 1992, when FIIs were first allowed to invest in all the securities traded on the primary and secondary markets, including shares, debentures and warrants issued by companies which were listed or were to be listed on the Stock Exchanges in India and in the schemes floated by domestic mutual funds, the holding of a single FII and of all FIIs, Non-resident Indians (NRIs) and OCBs in any company were subject to the upper limit of 5 per cent and 24 per cent of the company's total issued capital, respectively. Furthermore, funds invested by FIIs had to have at least 50 participants with no one holding more than 5 per cent to ensure a broad base and preventing such investment acting as a camouflage for individual investment in the nature of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and requiring Government approval.

Initially the idea of allowing FIIs was that they were broad-based, diversified funds, leaving out individual foreign investors and foreign companies. The only exceptions were the NRI and OCB portfolio investments through the secondary market, which were subject to individual ceilings of 5 per cent to prevent a possible "take over." OCB investments through the portfolio route have been banned since November, 2001.

In February 2000, the FII regulations were amended to permit foreign corporate and high net worth individuals to also invest as sub-accounts of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-registered FIIs. Foreign corporate and high net worth individuals fall outside the category of diversified investors. FIIs were also permitted to seek SEBI registration in respect of sub-accounts for their clients under the regulations. A Working Group for Streamlining of the Procedures relating to FIIs constituted in April, 2003 by the Government, inter alia, recommended streamlining of SEBI registration procedure, and suggested that dual approval process of SEBI and RBI be changed to a single approval process of SEBI. This recommendation has been implemented.

Like in other countries, the restrictions on FII investment have been progressively liberalized. From November 1996, any registered FII willing to make 100 per cent investment in debt securities were permitted to do so subject to specific approval from SEBI as a separate category of FIIs or sub-accounts as 100 per cent debt funds. Moreover, investments were allowed only in debt securities of companies listed or to be listed in stock exchanges. Investments were free from maturity limitations.

What can serve as the possible reason for limiting the individual investments to only 5% of the issued capital of Indian companies?

Direction: Choose the most appropriate form of Indirect speech for the given sentence.

The teacher said to Hari, "Why did you not do your homework yesterday?"

Direction: Choose the alternative that explains the given idiomatic expression.

To shed crocodile tears

Direction: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

If only I ______ his address, I would most certainly have told you.

Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in the bracketed part. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

(We discussed about the) problem so thoroughly on the eve of the examination that I found it very easy to work it out.

Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in the bracketed part. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

(I could not put up in a hotel) because the boarding and lodging charges were exorbitant.

Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in the bracketed part. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

An Indian ship laden with merchandise (got drowned in the Pacific Ocean).