This question is identical to ID 11172 and requires matching business and economic terms with their definitions. (a) Conglomerate: A company which has acquired or merged with other companies, gaining stake in various industries. This matches definition (i). (b) Golden Handshake: A redundancy agreement where employees are given a severance package. This matches definition (iii). (c) Blue Chip: Stocks with national repute for their ability to operate profitably in good and bad times, quality, reliability. This matches definition (iv). (d) Laissez Faire: An economic system where transactions between private parties are free from any form of economic intervention. This matches definition (ii).
Match List I with List II: List I List II (i) A company which has acquired (a) Conor merged with other companies, glomerate gaining stake in various industries. (ii) An economic system where (b) Golden transactions between private Handparties are free from any form of shake economic intervention. (iii) A redundancy agreement (c) Blue where employees are given a Chip severance package. (iv) Stocks with national repute for (d) Laissez their ability to operate profitably in Faire good and bad times, quality, reliability.
Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Fiscal Policy & Revenue (Disinvestment and Privatization as Fiscal Tools)
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Answer: C. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
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