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XV NISM Series XV
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In the context of financial markets, 'Liquidity' refers to:

Practice question from NISM XV Mock Test 5 — bank. The correct answer is highlighted below with a full explanation.

Options

  1. A

    Ability to generate profits

  2. Ease of converting an asset into cash without loss

    Correct answer

  3. C

    The ratio of current assets to current liabilities

  4. D

    Total cash held by a company

Why this is the answer

Liquidity measures how quickly and easily an asset can be converted into cash at its fair market value. While options C and D relate to financial resources, they do not fully capture the concept of liquidity, and option A relates to profitability, not liquidity.

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