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?
- A1 only
- B2 onlyCorrect
- C1 and 2
- D2 and 3
Explanation
The correct answer is B because only the second pair is correctly matched.
- ABN Amro Bank is a Dutch bank with its headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands, not the USA.
- Barclays Bank is a major British multinational universal bank headquartered in London, UK, making this pair correct.
- 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.
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