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Prelims 2025 • Paper 1 (GS) • Q.7

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Prelims 2025 • Paper 1 (GS) • Q.7
Q.6Q.8
Prelims • Paper 1 (GS) • 2025 • Q.7
Economics/Finance

Consider the following statements :

Statement I
As regards returns from an investment in a company, generally, bondholders are considered to be relatively at lower risk than stockholders.
Statement II
Bondholders are lenders to a company whereas stockholders are its owners.
Statement III
For repayment purpose, bondholders are prioritized over stockholders by a company.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

2025 Prelims • Paper 1 (GS)
Q.6Q.8

Syllabus Connection

Investment models. (GS-III)

NCERT Connection

Ch.3: Money and Banking

Economics • Class 12 • Class 12 Macroeconomics

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Consider the following statements : I. India accounts for a very large portion of all equity option contracts traded globally thus exhibiting a great boom. II. India's stock market has grown rapidly in the recent past even overtaking Hong Kong's at some point of time. III. There is no regulatory body either to warn the small investors about the risks of options trading or to act on unregistered financial advisors in this regard. Which of the statements given above are correct?