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What are financial instruments whose price and value derive from the value of assets underlying them
called?
DERIVATIVES
What is an investment that is taken out specifically to reduce or cancel out the risk in another investment?
HEDGE
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?- AMALGAMATION
What refers to various schemes of offering an equity stake by a Company to its employees?
ESOPs
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.
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?-BLUE CHIP
What is Service Tax?- It is a tax on services rendered- e.g on telephone, electricity , insurance etc. all
attracts service tax.
What is Banking Cash Transaction Tax-( BCTT) ?-Applicable on withdrawl ofcash from bank exceeding a
particular amount.
What is Fringe Benifit Tax( FBT)?-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.
What is Securities Transaction Tax- (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.
What qualities do you think are important for this industry? Do you possess those qualities?
Why would two companies merge? What major factors drive mergers and acquisitions?
Tell me three items on the front page of today's Econimic Times / Financial Express etc?
DO you think investment banking and asset management sectors are strategic growth markets in India?
When did you decide you wanted to be in the financial services / finance career?
What do you see an finance manager's role would be in day-to day work?
What will you get out of working here?
How does your past career qualify you for a position in investment banking / etc?
What is your greatest concern about Investment Banking / our firm/industry as such?
Rank the firms in our industry. Where do you fit? Who is our competition? What differentiates our firm?
What are our strengths / weaknesses?
Why did you choose our company?
What is carbon credit trading? -Trading in carbon credits is an emerging business globally as the cost of
purchasing carbon credits from developing countries like India or China is much less than earning the
credit through emission reduction in the developed countries. Carbon credits are earned by reducing carbon
emissions from plants etc. Indian companies can also profit by selling their carbon credits in dedicated
exchanges in Europe and the US at a much higher price.
Q: Why Finance?
Q: Describe the finance functions within a company and where you see yourself fitting.
Q escribe the most difficult situation you have faced in your career and how you managed it.
Q escribe some problems you encountered in your most recent position and ow you resolved them.
Q:What specific steps do you utilize in solving workplace problems?
Q: What experience have you had in fixed assets accounting?
Q: How can you create Budgets for daily pods?
Q: How to use special and pair value sets?
Q: What is consolidation ?
Q: Why depreciation is not charged on land?
Q: Can u explain me the flow in General ledger?
Q: What is meant by group chart of accounts in sap fico ?
Q: How important does Accounts receivable for small business and why?
Q: What are the goals of Accounts receivable?
Q: What are the powerful softwares that could be used for doing efficient Accounts receivable?
Q: What are the strategies to be followed for preparing Accounts receivable?
Q: How debtors play its role in Accounts receivable?
Q: Who is responsible for maintaining the Accounts receivable in an organization?
Q: How important is Accounts receivable to business?
Q: What do you mean by Accounts payable cycle?
Q: What is Trial Balance?
Q: What is difference between account payable and bills payable?
Q: How to account freight cost, handling charges,purchase tax at the time of raising a Purchase Order?
Q: What is Reconciliation Statement ?
Q: How do you answer this question "what is company code".
Q: Is it necessary to create Sundry creditors?
Q: What is the meaning of TDS? How it is charged?
Q: What is interest on Capital?
Q: What is Pool rate?
Q: What the procedures or process involved in the preparation for the audit?
Q: What is Web Audit?
Q: What are the different types of internal audit?
Q: What is the difference between an internal audit and the annual external audit?
Q: What is Internal Audit?
Q: What is meant by Single Audit process?
Q: Where is Audit Data Stored?
Q: What is meant by computer auditing?
Q: What are the reasons for getting audited?
Q: What do 'income assessed' and 'non-income assessed' mean?
Q: What is authorized share capital?
Q: What is paid up share capital?
Q: How much depreciation to be calculated for fixed assets older than 5 years?
Q: What is accumulated depreciation?
Q: What are the journal entries which get passed from asset purchasing to asset retirement?
Q: What is fictitious assets?
Q: What is the difference between the different depreciation methods?
Q: What are the activities present in payroll task?
Q: What is Payroll Disbursements Journal?
Q: What are the steps in Payroll Management?
Q: What is the software efficient for carrying out payroll tasks?
Q: What is the difference between paycheck and Payslip?
Q: How advantage is payroll for small business?
Q: What is Payroll Journal?