QUESTION

Medium

Economy

Prelims 2021

With reference to India, consider the following statements:

Retail investors through demat account can invest in ‘Treasury Bills’ and ‘Government of India Debt Bonds’ in primary market.
The ‘Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching’ is a government securities trading platform of the Reserve Bank of India.
The ‘Central Depository Services Ltd.’ is jointly promoted by the Reserve Bank of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Which of the statements given below is/are correct?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Retail investors through demat accounts can invest in Treasury Bills and Government of India Debt Bonds in the primary market.

Statement 2 is correct: The Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching is a government securities trading platform of the Reserve Bank of India.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Central Depository Services Ltd (CDSL), is the first listed Indian central securities depository based in Mumbai. CDSL is promoted by BSE Ltd. jointly with leading banks such as State Bank of India, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, HDFC Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank.

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