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IGNOU MMPB-01 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
1. Explain the objective and scope of Financial Management in Banking Industry. Briefly explain, with examples how Asset-Liability gap affects the Bank’s return, liquidity, and risk.
2. Select any one Public Sector Bank and one Private Sector Bank of your choice and compare their profitability with the help of Profitability Ratios for last 5 years. Based on these ratios, comment on the profitability trends of these banks and identify which bank is better.
3. Why do Banks borrow Funds? Explain the various sources from where banks can borrow funds for their operations.
4. What are the major tools used to evaluate Equity Portfolios? Describe the advantages and drawbacks associated with each of these tools.
5. Explain the various strategies deployed by Banks for pricing their products and services. Discuss the different methods utilised by banks to set the price of their products or services.
IGNOU MMPB-01 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Explain general features of Debt Instruments. Briefly describe the different Debt Instruments that are in use in the Financial Markets.
2. Collect financial data of any Bank of your choice from the Annual Reports for the years 2022-23 and 2023-24 and calculate the ratios to prepare DuPont Chart. Briefly comment on the trends of these ratios.
3. Discuss the different components of Schedule 1 and 2 of the Bank Balance Sheet and explain their importance. You may look at the Balance sheet of any Bank for understanding.
4. Why do Banks invest in Foreign Exchange? Explain the different Forex Trade Instruments and discuss the role of different Participants in the Forex Markets.
5. Is the Pricing of products and services relevant for Banks? Discuss the inputs/factors that are taken into consideration by the banks while pricing their products and services.




