Stock Market Crashes MCQs January 8, 2026September 11, 2025 by u930973931_answers 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. The stock market crash of 1929 is also known as: (A) Black Monday (B) Black Thursday (C) Black Tuesday (D) Black Friday 2. The Great Depression followed which major stock market crash? (A) 1987 crash (B) 1929 crash (C) 2008 crash (D) 1997 Asian crisis 3. The 1987 stock market crash is commonly called: (A) Black Friday (B) Black Monday (C) Black Thursday (D) Red Tuesday 4. Which year saw the global financial crisis triggered by subprime mortgages? (A) 1997 (B) 2001 (C) 2008 (D) 2011 5. The dot-com bubble burst occurred mainly around: (A) 1990 (B) 1995 (C) 2000 (D) 2005 6. The Asian Financial Crisis started in which year? (A) 1987 (B) 1991 (C) 1997 (D) 2003 7. The Lehman Brothers collapse happened in: (A) 2001 (B) 2005 (C) 2008 (D) 2010 8. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major stock market crash in which year? (A) 2018 (B) 2019 (C) 2020 (D) 2021 9. Which country’s stock market crash in 2015 was linked to excessive margin trading? (A) USA (B) Japan (C) China (D) Germany 10. The Japanese asset price bubble burst occurred in the: (A) 1960s (B) 1970s (C) 1980s (D) 1990s 11. The South Sea Bubble crash took place in: (A) 1620 (B) 1720 (C) 1820 (D) 1920 12. The Tulip Mania crash occurred in which country? (A) France (B) Germany (C) Netherlands (D) Italy 13. The Black Monday crash of 1987 led to markets falling by nearly: (A) 10% (B) 15% (C) 20% (D) 30% 14. Which year witnessed the Harshad Mehta scam crash in India? (A) 1987 (B) 1992 (C) 1997 (D) 2001 15. The Ketan Parekh scam led to a market crash in India around: (A) 1995 (B) 1997 (C) 2001 (D) 2003 16. The global oil price collapse in 2020 worsened the: (A) 2008 crash (B) 2015 crash (C) COVID-19 crash (D) 1997 crash 17. The housing market bubble burst was the main cause of which crash? (A) 1987 crash (B) 2000 crash (C) 2008 crash (D) 2015 crash 18. The Dow Jones fell by nearly 90% during which crisis? (A) 1929 crash (B) 1987 crash (C) 2000 crash (D) 2008 crash 19. Which Indian stock market crash was triggered by demonetization? (A) 1992 (B) 2008 (C) 2016 (D) 2020 20. The market crash after 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred in: (A) 1999 (B) 2001 (C) 2003 (D) 2005 21. Which global crash is often linked to algorithmic trading? (A) 1929 (B) 1987 (C) 2000 (D) 2015 22. The Dot-com crash primarily affected: (A) Manufacturing companies (B) IT/Tech companies (C) Real estate firms (D) Oil companies 23. The “Flash Crash” of 2010 saw markets fall within: (A) Hours (B) Minutes (C) Days (D) Weeks 24. The global stock crash of 2008 was triggered in which country? (A) USA (B) UK (C) Japan (D) Germany 25. The Sensex crash of 2008 saw it fall by nearly: (A) 20% (B) 40% (C) 50% (D) 60% 26. The first major stock market crash in history was: (A) Tulip Mania (B) South Sea Bubble (C) Wall Street Crash (D) Dot-com Bubble 27. Which country suffered a crash during the Eurozone debt crisis? (A) Germany (B) Greece (C) USA (D) Japan 28. The Shanghai Stock Exchange crash of 2015 saw stocks fall by about: (A) 10% (B) 20% (C) 30% (D) 40% 29. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) saw its worst crash in history in: (A) 1992 (B) 2001 (C) 2008 (D) 2020 30. The “Black Wednesday” event in 1992 primarily affected: (A) British currency & stock markets (B) Indian stock market (C) Japanese economy (D) US markets 31. Which commodity’s speculation triggered Tulip Mania? (A) Gold (B) Silver (C) Tulip bulbs (D) Wheat 32. The Enron scandal crash took place in which year? (A) 1999 (B) 2000 (C) 2001 (D) 2002 33. The Sensex fell by 1600 points in a day due to: (A) Harshad Mehta scam (B) Global meltdown 2008 (C) COVID-19 outbreak (D) Demonetization 34. Which US index lost the most in the 2008 crisis? (A) Dow Jones (B) S&P 500 (C) Nasdaq (D) Russell 2000 35. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 mainly affected: (A) Only USA (B) USA & Europe (C) USA, Europe, and global markets (D) Only Europe 36. Which Indian scam was linked to UTI collapse in 2001? (A) Harshad Mehta scam (B) Ketan Parekh scam (C) Coal scam (D) Telecom scam 37. The 2020 crash caused India’s Sensex to fall below: (A) 30,000 (B) 25,000 (C) 20,000 (D) 15,000 38. Which sector was worst hit during the 2008 crash? (A) IT (B) Banking & Finance (C) Energy (D) Healthcare 39. The Dow fell 22.6% in one day during which crash? (A) 1929 (B) 1987 (C) 2000 (D) 2008 40. Which crisis was linked to currency devaluation in Asia? (A) 1987 crash (B) 1992 Black Wednesday (C) 1997 Asian crisis (D) 2008 crash 41. Which Indian stock market crash was due to FIIs’ sudden withdrawal? (A) 1992 (B) 2001 (C) 2008 (D) 2016 42. The LTCM hedge fund collapse was in: (A) 1994 (B) 1998 (C) 2000 (D) 2002 43. Which market crash was closely followed by regulatory reforms in the US? (A) 1929 crash (B) 1987 crash (C) 2000 crash (D) 2008 crash 44. The Indian market fell sharply after Pokhran-II nuclear tests in: (A) 1995 (B) 1997 (C) 1998 (D) 1999 45. Which year saw the “taper tantrum” market fall in emerging markets? (A) 2010 (B) 2012 (C) 2013 (D) 2015 46. The Sensex fell by nearly 13% in a day in: (A) 1992 (B) 2001 (C) 2008 (D) 2020 47. The “flash crash” in India (NSE Nifty) occurred in: (A) 2005 (B) 2009 (C) 2012 (D) 2015 48. The Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s triggered: (A) Local banking collapse (B) Global stock market crash (C) Oil price crash (D) Gold rush 49. Which crash is associated with the term “Great Recession”? (A) 1987 (B) 2000 (C) 2008 (D) 2020 50. The Sensex lost nearly 2000 points in a single day during: (A) 1992 scam (B) 2001 crash (C) 2008 meltdown (D) COVID-19 crash