{"id":12029,"date":"2022-02-08T14:16:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T08:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ixambee.com\/blog\/?p=12029"},"modified":"2024-01-25T17:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T12:06:28","slug":"sebi-grade-a-expected-questions-for-paper-2-general-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ixambee.com\/sebi-grade-a-expected-questions-for-paper-2-general-stream","title":{"rendered":"SEBI Grade A 2022: Expected Questions for Paper 2 (General Stream)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The SEBI Grade A 2022 recruitment<\/strong> has commenced. The notification has been released for a total of 120 vacancies <\/strong>of which 80 vacancies <\/strong>are for the General Stream<\/strong>. Moreover, the SEBI Grade A 2022 Phase 1 exam<\/strong> is scheduled to take place on February 20, 2022 <\/strong>and the Phase 2 exam<\/strong> is slated for March 20, 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we will look at the expected questions which may be asked in Paper 2<\/strong> of both SEBI Grade A Phase 1 and Phase 2<\/strong>. Therefore, if you are appearing for the SEBI Grade A exam 2022<\/strong>, we urge you to go through the details provided below carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"SEBI<\/figure>\n\n\n

SEBI Grade A 2022: Syllabus<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before going any further, it is imperative that you acquaint yourself with the SEBI Grade A syllabus<\/strong>. This will help you get a better idea about the topics that you need to focus on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given below is the SEBI Grade A 2022 syllabus-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subjects <\/strong><\/td>Topics <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Commerce & Accountancy<\/strong><\/td>Accounting as a financial information system
Accounting Standards with specific reference to Accounting for Depreciation, Inventories, Revenue Recognition, Fixed Assets, Foreign Exchange Transactions, Investments
Cash Flow Statement, Fund flow statement, Financial statement analysis; Ratio analysis
Accounting for Share Capital Transactions including Bonus Shares, Right Shares
Employees Stock Option and Buy-Back of Securities
Preparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts.<\/td><\/tr>
Management<\/strong><\/td>Management: its nature and scope; The Management Processes; Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling
The Role of a Manager in an Organisation
Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader
Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader
Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD
Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale
Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology.<\/td><\/tr>
Finance<\/strong><\/td>Financial System:<\/strong>
Role and Functions of Regulatory bodies in Financial Sector

Financial Markets:<\/strong>
Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments.

General Topics:<\/strong>
Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures and Swap
Recent Developments in the Financial Sector
Financial Inclusion- use of technology
Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership
Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of Revenue, GST, Finance Commission, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM)
Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI – components and trends.<\/td><\/tr>
Costing<\/strong><\/td>Overview of Cost and Management Accounting – Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting, Objectives and Scope of Cost and Management Accounting, Methods of Costing – Single Output\/ Unit Costing, Job Costing, Batch Costing, Contract Costing, Process\/ Operation Costing, Costing of Service Sectors, Basics of Cost Control and Analysis –
Standard Costing
Marginal Costing
Budget and Budgetary Control, Lean System and Innovation:-
Introduction to Lean System
Just-in-Time (JIT)
Kaizen Costing
5 Ss
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Cellular Manufacturing\/ One-Piece Flow Production Systems
Six Sigma (SS)
Introduction to Process Innovation and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).<\/td><\/tr>
Companies Act<\/strong><\/td>The Companies Act, 2013 \u2013 Specific reference to Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter VIII, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII and Chapter XXVII.<\/td><\/tr>
Economics<\/strong><\/td>Demand and Supply, Market Structures, National Income: Concepts and Measurement, Classical & Keynesian Approach Determination of output and employment, Consumption Function, Investment Function, Multiplier and Accelerator, Demand and Supply for Money , IS \u2013 LM, Inflation and Phillips Curve, Business Cycles, Balance of Payments, Foreign Exchange Markets, Inflation, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Non-banking Financial Institutions.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SEBI Grade A 2022: Distribution of Questions (SEBI Grade A 2020)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before looking at the expected questions, it will be beneficial to understand the question distribution in SEBI Grade A 2020 Phase 1 and 2.<\/strong> This will help us in understanding the recent question trend. <\/strong>Given below is the pictorial representation of the same-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SEBI Grade A 2022: Recurring Topics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Given below is the subject-wise breakdown of the recurring topics that you must pay attention to-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subject <\/strong><\/td>Recurring Conceptual Topics<\/strong><\/td>Numerical Topics<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Accounts <\/strong><\/td>Balance Sheet items
Accounting terms\/rules
Cash flow
AS- Depreciation, Inventory, Revenue<\/td>		Ratios
Share Transaction
AS- Inventory\/Revenue<\/td><\/tr>
Companies Act<\/strong><\/td>Auditor
Prospectus
Dividend<\/td>		Section related questions- 2 to 3<\/td><\/tr>
Finance <\/strong><\/td>Financial Awareness
Regulator
Financial Instruments
Basic Tax related concepts<\/td>		–<\/td><\/tr>
Economics <\/strong><\/td>Law of Demand
Fiscal Policy
Money<\/td>		–<\/td><\/tr>
Management<\/strong><\/td>Functions & Roles
Leadership styles or Motivation theory
Communication<\/td>		–<\/td><\/tr>
Costing <\/strong><\/td>Basic Costing terms\/definitions
Marginal Costing (Break-even, fixed and variable cost concepts)
Kaizen <\/td>		BE
PV Ratio
Variance<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SEBI Grade A 2022: Expected Question Pattern<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The expected pattern of SEBI Grade A 2022 for Paper 2 of General stream<\/strong> is as follows-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subjects<\/strong><\/td>Number of Questions<\/strong><\/td>Expected Topics<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Accounts & Commerce<\/strong><\/td>8<\/td>Accounting Principles, AS- Inventory, PPE, Rights & Buyback, Financial Statements<\/td><\/tr>
Management<\/strong><\/td>8<\/td>Roles & functions, leadership styles, communication types, HRD biases<\/td><\/tr>
Finance<\/strong><\/td>10<\/td>Financial awareness, focus on Budget aspects and Economic Survey<\/td><\/tr>
Costing<\/strong><\/td>8<\/td>Marginal costing, key definitions<\/td><\/tr>
Companies Act<\/strong><\/td>9<\/td>Prospectus and allotment, dividend, Independent directors and auditors, take clues from the Budget<\/td><\/tr>
Economics<\/strong><\/td>7<\/td>Fiscal Policy, National Income, Monetary Policy news<\/td><\/tr>
Total <\/strong><\/td>50<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Numericals<\/strong><\/td>5<\/td>Ratios, cash flow, Break-even and Marginal costing<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SEBI Grade A 2022: Plan Before the Exam<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n