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UPSC 2025: With reference to investments, consider the following: I. Bonds II. Hedge Funds III. Stocks IV. Venture Capital How many of the above are treated as Alternative Investment Funds?
(a)Only one
(b)Only two
(c)Only three
(d)All the four
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Only two
SEBI classifies hedge funds as Category III AIFs and venture-capital funds as Category I AIFs. Bonds and listed stocks are conventional debt and equity instruments, not AIFs. Hence exactly two of the four items (hedge funds and venture capital) are treated as Alternative Investment Funds. ([timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sebi-amends-rules-governing-alternative-investment-funds/articleshow/90287548.cms?utm_source=openai))
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