A. Fixed exchange rate
B. Independent monetary policy
C. Free mobility of capital
D. Global recessionary tendency
E. Rising inflationary conditions
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The question asks about the constituents of the trilemma in international finance, also known as the "impossible trinity". This economic principle states that a country cannot simultaneously achieve all three of the following objectives:
Countries must choose which two of these three conditions they want to pursue, as achieving all three is impossible. For example, a country with free capital mobility and a fixed exchange rate cannot set its own independent monetary policy. Conversely, a country with an independent monetary policy and free capital mobility must allow its exchange rate to float.
Based on the definition of the impossible trinity:
Therefore, the constituents of the trilemma are options A, B, and C.
The correct combination representing the constituents of the trilemma of international finance is A, B, and C only.
Match List I with List II
List I | List II | ||
Option strategies | Description(s) | ||
A. | Protective put | I. | Buying an asset along with a put on it |
B. | Covered call | II. | Buying a call as well as put options on an asset at the same exercise price |
C. | Long straddle | III. | Combining two or more options on the same asset with differing exercise prices or times to maturity |
D. | Spread | IV. | Writing a call position on an asset along with buying the asset |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List I | List II |
| Bond rates and risk | Description |
| A. Coupon rate | I. The interest rate required in the market on a bond |
| B. Yield to maturity | II. It is obtained by dividing annual coupon (stated interest payment) by the bond price |
| C. Interest rate risk | III. It germinates and originates from fluctuating interest rates |
| D. Current (bond) yield | IV. The annual coupon (stated interest payment) divided by the face value of a bond |
| List - I | List - II |
| (Type of Risk) | (Uncertainty of Future Returns) |
| (A) Financial Risk | (I) Investor Psychology |
| (B) Market Risk | (II) Capital Market |
| (C) Purchasing Power Risk | (III) Financial Capacity |
| (D) Political and Social Risk | (IV) Price Level |