Q. 1.

The key feature of financing infrastructure as

an asset class

a)

Capitalsensitiveindustry

b)

Longgestationperiod

c)

Highrisk

d) Cash flow based non-recourse/limited-

recoursefinancing
e)

Risk mitigation through package contracts

Q. 2. The principal features of financing

a) Availability Project, Corporate, Acquisition

Financing, Refinancing, Co-financing, Initial
financing, Recapitalization, Construction, Term
Loan, Revolving, Second Lien Loan, Single asset,
Portfolio credit, Preferred Equity, Advisory and
CreditAdministrativeServices,ProjectContracts

b)

Accessibility

c)

Adequacy

d)

Affordability

e)

Application

Q. 3. Which is an institution building measure

conceived by Security Exchange Board of India
(SEBI) recently to boost infrastructure
investment

a)

InfrastructureDevelopmentFund(IDF)

b)

RealEstateInvestmentTrust(REIT)

c)

InfrastructureInvestmentTrust(InvIT)

d)

MUDRABank

e)

On Tap Universal Bank

Q. 4. The multilateral financial institution actively

participating in infrastructure project financing
in India include
International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD)

a)

b) Japanese Bank
Corporation (JBIC)

c)

AfricanDevelopmentBank(AfDB)

d)

MauritiusDevelopmentBank

e)

None of these

for

International

Q. 5. Which is a Credit enhanced product for

infrastructure project financing
a)

Takeout financing

b)

Standby Line of Credit

c)

Escrow/TrustRetentionmechanism

d)

Viability Gap funding (VGF)

e)

Guarantee

Q.6. Specialized Financial Institution set up in 2006

to provide long term finance (more than 10
years) to infrastructure sector
a) Infrastructure
Corporation (IDFC)

Development

Finance

b) Infrastructure Leasing and Finance Services

Company(IL&FS)

c) India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd.

(IIFCL)

d)

PowerFinanceCorporation(PFC)

e)

Industrial Finance Corporation of India

Q. 7. Government has incurred an investment of

Rs.2333 crore under Swadesh Darshan and
PRASAD(Pilgrimage
Rejuvenation
and
Spirituality Augmentation Drive) schemes to
boost tourism infrastructure. Which is a
recently conceived project?
a)

Ramayan Circuit

b)

HimalayanCircuit

c)

NorthEasternCircuit

d)

CoastalCircuit

Q. 8. To beef up countrys strategic fit, China has

unveiled worlds largest Sea Plane to be
used for
a) Strengthening military base in South
China Sea
b)Environmentalmonitoring,Developingand
Exploitationmaritimeresources

c) Provide Island connectivity for movement of

passengersandgoods

d)

Performmarinerescuemission

Q. 9. The principal security for infrastructure lenders

to secure their loan assets is
a) Mortgage
properties

of

projects

immovable

b) Hypothecation of movable assets of the

project

c)

d) Collateral security by way of personal

guarantee
e)

Futurecashflowsfromtheproject

None of these

Q.10.

Infrastructure Development Fund (IDF)

was recommended by Deepak Parekh
Committee to provide
a)

Exit option to infrastructure lenders

b)

Refinancingtheinfrastructurelenders

c) To tap long term funds from pension and

insurancesectors

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

Q.11. First Mashala Bond to be listed at London

stock exchange was issued by
a)

National Thermal Power Corporation

b)

HousingDevelopmentFinanceCorporation

c)

AxisBank

d)

Power Finance Corporation

e)

EXIM Bank

Q.12. Viability gap funding for infrastructure projects

is provided upto..% of project cost

a)

40%

b)

25%

c)

20%

d)

15%

e)

None of these

Q.13. To deepen the Debt Financial market in India,

Government of India proposes to set up a new
institution known as

a)

Infrastructure Development Bank

b)

BondGuaranteeCorporation

c)

SmallFinanceBanks

d)

Payment Banks

e)

None of these

Q.14. As an institution building measure, to clean

the NPA portfolios of Banks, Government of
India, in line with Japan and U K, proposes
to set up

a)

An Asset Reconstruction Company(ARC)

b)

A Securitization Company

c)

BAD Bank

d)

A Vulture Capital Company

e)

None of these

Q.15. To encourage the Banks to participate in

infrastructure
project
financing,
the
initiatives of Government of India include
a) Banks have been permitted to access
long term funds from capital market by floating
long term Bonds upto 30 years

b)

Lowerprovisioningforstressedinfraloans

c)

Flexible25/5Refinancingpolicy

d) Banks can securitize the stressed

loans

Q.16. Which is a renewable source of energy?

a)

Wind energy

b)

Solarenergy

c)

Biomassenergy

d)

Tidal energy

e)

Geothermal energy

Q.17.

National Thermal Power Corporation

(NTPC) has recently raised Rs.20 billion by
issuing Green Mashala Bonds to be used
for generation of
a) Thermal power

b)NuclearPower
c)HydroPower

d) Renewable Energy
e) None of these

Q.18. White Technology refers to

a)

Technology for milk processing

b)

Coalbeneficiation

c)

Technologyforoffshoreoilexploration

d)

Copper beneficiation

e)

None of these

Q.19.

Super critical technology used for

generation of power by Ultra Mega Power
Plants(UMPPs) aims at
a)

b) Enhancing thermal efficiency of coal under

highpressureandhightemperature
c)

Improving the grid efficiency

ReducingAT&Closses

d)
Reducing Transmission and Distribution
(T &D) losses
e)

None of these

Q.20. Hydro Fracturing technology is used for

generation of

a)

Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG)

b)

ShaleGas

c)

Coal Bed Methane(CBM)

d)

Piped Natural Gas(PNG)

e)

Blue Crude

Q.21.

Technology of Carbon Capture and

Sequestration(CCS) is used for
a) Extraction
Bed(CBM)

Methane

from

Coal

b) Demoisturisation of coal for better thermal

efficiency
c)

of

Extraction of Gas from shale rock

d)
Extraction of methane hydrate from Deep
sea offshore fire-ice
e)

Reverse electrolysis for manufacturing

Q.22.

Promoters contribution for

projects is raised by way of
a)

Equity

b)

Internal Accruals

c)

Proceeds of Rights Issues

infrastructure

d) Unsecured subordinated loan from

promoters
e)

All of these

Q.23. Infrastructure Project risks are generally

mitigated by
a) Allocation through package contracts
b) Hedging through derivative instruments
c) Insurance of key project risks
d) Lenders absorbing the balance risk
e) All of these

Q.24. Asset Securitization, an innovative measure

to mitigate infrastructure project risks, means
a) To create security for term loans
b) Packaging and selling future
receivables to some financial intermediary in
the market
c) To initiate legal action against borrower
d) Initiating action under SARFAESI Act

e) To conduct auction of assets charged

Q.25. Smart Grid refers to

a) Power Grids which are interconnected
b) Grids which use Information and
Communication Technology to facilitate two
way power flow and reduce load fluctuation
c) Power Grids which buy power from the
UMPP only

d) Power Grids set up by PGCL, a

Government of India Enterprise
e) Power grids sourcing renewable energy

Q.26. Technical feasibility of the project looks into

a) Resourcefulness of the promoters
b) The physical facilities necessary for the
project including locational factors and
engineering details
c) Firming up the project cost and structuring
means of finance

d) Assessing the potential demand for the

product and initiating sales promotion
measures

Q.27. Project risks are evaluated by carrying out

a) Sensitivity analysis
b) Scenario analysis
c) Decision Tree Analysis

d) Monte-carlo simulation technique

e) Break Even Analysis
f)

All of these

Q.28. Under Private Financing Initiative (PFI)

model
a) Public capital is used for creation of
Private goods
b) Private capital is used for provision of
public goods
c) Public capital is used for provision of
public goods
d) Private capital is used for provision of
private goods

e) None of these

Q.29. The New 21st century Financial Institution set up

by China to supplement elevated demands for
infrastructure financing is known as

a)

Asian Development Bank(ADB)

b)

Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank(AIIB)

c)

New Development Bank of China

d)

China Infrastructure Development Bank

e)

None of these

Q.30. The New Development Bank(NDB) being

sponsored by BRICK countries and headed
by Shri K V Kamath, a veteran banker will
focus on
a) MSME
b) Agriculture
c) Financial Inclusion

d) Infrastructure and sustainability

e) Renewable energy

Q.31. As per Government policy, Power Projects

are normally financed with Debt Equity Ratio
at
a) 2:1
b) 1.5:1
c) 70:30
d) 4:1

e) None of these

Q.32. Buffet Ratio as propounded by Warren Buffet,

the investment guru, is computed by
a) Market price of share/Earnings per share
b) Earning per share/Market price of share
c) Market
Product

capitalization/

Gross

d) EBIDTA / Total Assets

e) Net profit / Total Equity

National

Q.33. Swiss Challenge, a method used by

Infrastructure Corporates, is a
a) Bidding Contract
b) Negotiable Document
c) Legal Dispute
d) Financial instrument

e) Currency swap

Q.34. Projects being implemented under Private

Financing Initiative (PFI) model results in
a) Reduction in cost and time overrun
b) Government distancing from the project
c) Improvement in Government Balance
Sheet
d) Mega project Failure

e) None of these

Q.35. The Cabinet Committee for Investment to

monitor projects with investment of more
than Rs.1000 crore is chaired by
a) President of India
b) Vice President Of India
c) Prime Minister Of India
d) Finance Minister Of India

e) None of these

Q.36.

The most environment friendly clean

power recently produced at a pilot plant
scale through Reverse Electrolysis
method is known as
a) Solar power
b) Wind Power
c) Biomass power
d) Coal Bed Methane(CBM)

e) Blue crude

Q.37. Sweat Equity refers to

a) Equity brought in by core promoters
b) Equity raised through Bought out deal
c) Equity share forfeited
d) Employees Stock Option(ESOP)

e) Equity
crowdfunding

raised

through

Q.38. Disintermediation, an offshoot of financial

market sophistication refers to

a) Banks suspending financing facilities as a

riskaversemeasure
b) Both savers and borrowers
directly
accessing the financial market bypassing the
intermediaries
c) Countries attracting a large pool of FDI
d) Market intervention by the regulator

e) None of these

Q.39. Under Private Financing Initiative (PFI)

a) IFC, the private financing window of the
World Bank, funds the major projects in
member countries
b) As strategic move, the countries throw the
major industries for private sector participation
to ease burden on exchequer
c) Lenders provide non-fund based facilities
d) Promoter approach AIM, London

e) None of these

Q.40.

To expedite the process of industrial

rehabilitation and resolve NPAs, specialized
corporate hospitals set up are
a) CDR, A voluntary forum of Banks and
Financial Institutions under RBI supervision
b) BIFR and AAIFR, as quasi-judicial bodies
under the provisions of SICA, 1985
c) Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs)
d) Office of the Official Liquidator

e) Both (a) and (b)

Q.41. Recently Larsen & Toubro (L & T), as a

strategic measure, has monetized entire
portfolio of road assets to
a) Improve liquidity
b) Recycle funds to the core sectors
c) Repay high cost loans
d) Improve Net Worth

e)

None of these

Q.42. Which you feel is the optimal source of

infrastructure project financing?
a) Multilateral Financial Institution
b) Domestic Financial Institutions
c) Market Borrowing
d) Promoters own funding

e) Levy of user charges and recycling of

investment

Q.43. Which is not an infrastructure institution of

the Indian Capital Market?
a) Stock Exchange
b) Central Depository Participants
c) Central Clearing Participants
d) Security Exchange Board Of India

e) Asset Reconstruction Corporation of

India

Q.44. Which is a point infrastructure?

a) High Speed Rail
b) Multi-level Parking
c) Super Highways
d) Ganga River Basin

e) Gotthard Tunnel

Q.45. Port efficiency is measured by

a) Draught
b) Ship Turnaround Time at the port
c) Port connectivity to the hinterland
d) Cargo handled at the port

e) None of these

Q.46. Indian Aspiration Fund (Rs.10,000 crore) is

constituted to finance projects in the
a) Agricultural sector
b) MSME sector
c) Start-up and stand-up India project
d) Maritime sector

e) Tourism sector

Q.47.

Intended
Nationally
Determined
Contribution (INDC), Indias response to
the climate chage envisages
a) Reduction of carbon intensity of GDP
b) Sourcing renewable energy
c) Creating Carbon sink
d) Constructing Green Highways

e) All of these

Q.48.

Escrow mechanism as a
enhancement measure protects
a) Concessionaires revenue risk
b) Lenders Credit Risk
c) Governments Funding Risk
d) Users price risk

e) Sponsors contributionrisk

credit

Q.49.

J Curve effect used by Private Equity

investors to track revenue from investment
uses the metric
a) Cumulative Net Cash Flow (CNCF)
b) Incremental Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
c) Incremental Return on Investment (ROI)
d) All of these

e) None of these

Q.50. Government of India proposes to set up 10

solar zones by 2021 to
a) Reduce carbon foot print by avoiding
emissions equivalent to the installed capacity
of generation
b) Avoid procuring expensive fossil fuels
c) Explore private investment opportunities
d) Explore synergy for hybridization between
various sources of renewable energy

e) Meet mandate for solar renewable

purchase obligation