UPSC Prelims 2009·GS1·economy·money and banking

Consider the following pairs: Large Bank Country of origin 1. ABN Amro Bank : USA 2. Barclays Bank : UK 3. Kookmin Bank : Japan Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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  1. A1 only
  2. B2 onlyCorrect
  3. C1 and 2
  4. D2 and 3

Explanation

The correct answer is B because only the second pair is correctly matched. 1. ABN Amro Bank is a Dutch bank with its headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands, not the USA. 2. Barclays Bank is a major British multinational universal bank headquartered in London, UK, making this pair correct. 3. Kookmin Bank is one of the largest banks in South Korea, not Japan. Since only pair 2 is correct, option B is the right choice.
economy: Consider the following pairs: Large Bank Country of origin 1. ABN Amro Bank : USA 2. Barclays Bank : UK 3. Kookmin Bank

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