Stock Exchanges in India/World (BSE, NSE, NYSE, NASDAQ) MCQs September 11, 2025 by u930973931_answers 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Which is the oldest stock exchange in Asia? (A) NSE (B) BSE (C) NYSE (D) NASDAQ 2. Where is the headquarters of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)? (A) Delhi (B) Chennai (C) Mumbai (D) Kolkata 3. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) was established in which year? (A) 1985 (B) 1990 (C) 1992 (D) 2000 4. Which index represents BSE? (A) Sensex (B) Nifty 50 (C) Dow Jones (D) Nasdaq Composite 5. Which index represents NSE? (A) Nifty 50 (B) Sensex (C) Dow Jones (D) FTSE 100 6. The full form of BSE is: (A) Bombay Stock Exchange (B) Bharat Stock Exchange (C) Business Stock Exchange (D) Banking Stock Exchange 7. The full form of NSE is: (A) National Securities Exchange (B) National Stock Exchange (C) New Stock Exchange (D) National Savings Exchange 8. Which stock exchange is the largest in the world by market capitalization? (A) BSE (B) NSE (C) NASDAQ (D) NYSE 9. Where is the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) located? (A) Wall Street, New York (B) Times Square, New York (C) Manhattan, New York (D) Brooklyn, New York 10. NASDAQ is primarily known for listing: (A) Traditional industries (B) Technology companies (C) Government securities (D) Agricultural firms 11. Which is the first stock exchange in India to be recognized by the government? (A) NSE (B) BSE (C) Calcutta Stock Exchange (D) Delhi Stock Exchange 12. The Sensex comprises how many companies? (A) 30 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 500 13. The Nifty 50 index includes how many companies? (A) 30 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 75 14. The electronic trading system in NSE is known as: (A) BOLT (B) NEAT (C) E-Trade (D) NETS 15. The electronic trading system in BSE is called: (A) BOLT (B) NEAT (C) B-Link (D) B-Trade 16. Which Indian stock exchange launched the Sensex in 1986? (A) NSE (B) BSE (C) Calcutta Stock Exchange (D) Madras Stock Exchange 17. Which Indian stock exchange was the first to introduce screen-based trading? (A) NSE (B) BSE (C) Calcutta Stock Exchange (D) Hyderabad Stock Exchange 18. The NASDAQ was established in which year? (A) 1950 (B) 1965 (C) 1971 (D) 1980 19. NYSE is famous for its: (A) Electronic-only trading (B) Physical trading floor with brokers (C) Agricultural commodity trading (D) Gold exchange 20. Which is the oldest stock exchange in the world? (A) NYSE (B) Amsterdam Stock Exchange (C) BSE (D) London Stock Exchange 21. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is located in: (A) Paris (B) London (C) Berlin (D) Geneva 22. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) belongs to which country? (A) India (B) UK (C) USA (D) Japan 23. The FTSE 100 index belongs to which stock exchange? (A) NYSE (B) NASDAQ (C) LSE (D) BSE 24. Nikkei 225 is the stock market index of: (A) China (B) Japan (C) South Korea (D) Singapore 25. Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is located in: (A) Beijing (B) Hong Kong (C) Shanghai (D) Shenzhen 26. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is one of the largest in: (A) Asia (B) Africa (C) Europe (D) South America 27. The Euronext exchange operates in: (A) France, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal (B) Germany, UK, Italy, Spain (C) India, China, Japan (D) USA only 28. The BSE Sensex is also known as: (A) Sensitive Index (B) Security Index (C) Share Index (D) Stock Exchange Index 29. The headquarters of NASDAQ is located in: (A) London (B) Tokyo (C) New York (D) Washington DC 30. Which stock exchange introduced the concept of electronic trading first? (A) NYSE (B) NASDAQ (C) BSE (D) NSE 31. Which Indian stock exchange is fully automated and screen-based? (A) BSE (B) NSE (C) Both A & B (D) None of the above 32. The Calcutta Stock Exchange is located in: (A) Delhi (B) Mumbai (C) Kolkata (D) Chennai 33. Which country’s stock market uses the KOSPI index? (A) Japan (B) South Korea (C) Singapore (D) Malaysia 34. The S&P 500 index belongs to: (A) UK (B) USA (C) India (D) China 35. The NSE index Nifty is maintained by: (A) BSE (B) NSE Indices Limited (C) RBI (D) SEBI 36. Which stock exchange is known as the “Big Board”? (A) NASDAQ (B) NYSE (C) LSE (D) BSE 37. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) belongs to: (A) USA (B) Canada (C) UK (D) Australia 38. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is headquartered in: (A) Melbourne (B) Sydney (C) Canberra (D) Brisbane 39. Which Indian authority regulates BSE and NSE? (A) RBI (B) SEBI (C) Ministry of Finance (D) IRDAI 40. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is located in which country? (A) France (B) Italy (C) Germany (D) Switzerland 41. Which index belongs to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange? (A) DAX (B) FTSE (C) CAC 40 (D) Dow Jones 42. The Paris Stock Exchange index is called: (A) DAX (B) Nikkei 225 (C) CAC 40 (D) Hang Seng 43. The Hang Seng index belongs to which country? (A) China (B) Hong Kong (C) Japan (D) Singapore 44. Which stock exchange is famous for IPOs of tech giants like Apple and Microsoft? (A) BSE (B) NSE (C) NASDAQ (D) NYSE 45. The NYSE uses which index as its benchmark? (A) CAC 40 (B) Dow Jones Industrial Average (C) Sensex (D) Nifty 46. Which Indian stock exchange is older? (A) NSE (B) BSE (C) Both started together (D) None 47. The first demutualized stock exchange in India was: (A) BSE (B) NSE (C) Calcutta Stock Exchange (D) MCX 48. The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) is a major hub for: (A) Oil companies (B) Derivatives and commodities (C) Technology startups only (D) Banking alone 49. Which country has the world’s second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization? (A) India (B) China (C) Japan (D) UK 50. The NSE and BSE in India function under the regulatory framework of: (A) RBI Act (B) SEBI Act (C) Companies Act (D) Banking Regulation Act