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  • What is the difference between debenture and preference share ?


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  • The difference between Debentures and Preferential Shares is as follows: 1) Person holding debentures has owed money to a company, while Preferential Shareholder could be considered as a partial owner of the company 2) A Preference shareholder earns dividends if the company is making profits, however a debenture holder needs to be paid irrespective of making profits or losses 3) A debenture holder would be paid the capital invested at the end of a stipulated term A preference shareholder is not promised return of capital invested; instead he earns dividends till the time the company exists and is profitable 4) A debenture holder earns interest on the capital invested till the capital is not returned, while a preference shareholder is paid dividends till the time the company exists 


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    • 1. Disinvestment means-

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    • A. To reduce government share in the FDI
    • B. To reduce the government share in the public sector
    • C. To reduce government share in Market
    • D. To reduce the government share in the private sector
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    • 2. What is the difference between back end collections and front end collections?
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    • 3. what is difference between account payable and bills payable?
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    • 4. The threshold limit upto which coins can be issued as per the Coinage Act 2011 ?

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    • A. 100
    • B. 200
    • C. 500
    • D. 1000
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    • 5. Which Bank has acquired payments wallet Freecharge for Rs. 373 crore in an all-cash deal ?

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    • A. HDFC Bank
    • B. Karnataka Bank
    • C. ICICI Bank
    • D. Axis Bank
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    • 6. What is a Parked Report ?
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    • 7. What is 'Three-Way Match' refers in Acconting ?
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    • 8. Cash Reserve Ratio ( CRR) and Stautory Liquidity Ratio (SLR ) are terms most closely related to which of the following industries/markets :

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    • A. Mutual Fund
    • B. Income Tax
    • C. Stock Exchange
    • D. Banking
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    • 9. What is the difference between billable and non-billable expenses?
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    • 10. The first step in solving an Ethical Dilemma is to

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    • A. identify the alternatives
    • B. identify an etical situation and ethical issues involved
    • C. weigh the impact of each alternative on various stakeholders.
    • D. recognize and analyze the principal elements in the situation.
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