Financial Markets · Class 12 · CBSE · Commerce Business Studies
Which action best represents the regulatory function of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
Practice question from Financial Markets (Class 12 · CBSE · Commerce Business Studies), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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Which action best represents the regulatory function of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
- A.Providing long-term loans directly to companies
- B.Fixing the market price of every listed security
- C.Prohibiting insider trading and regulating intermediaries in the securities marketCorrect answer
- D.Issuing currency notes for circulation
Solution
SEBI regulates the securities market, protects investors, and promotes its development. Prohibiting insider trading and supervising market intermediaries are important regulatory activities of SEBI.
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