This question tests knowledge of common business and economic terms. (a) Conglomerate: A large corporation formed by merging or acquiring companies in different, often unrelated, industries. This matches definition (i). (b) Golden handshake: A generous payment or severance package given to an employee upon termination of employment, typically a senior executive. This matches definition (iii). (c) Blue Chip: Refers to stocks of large, well- established, and financially sound companies with a long history of stable earnings and reliability. This matches definition (iv). (d) Laissez Faire: An economic system in which private transactions are free from government intervention or regulation. This matches definition (ii).
Match List I with List II : List I List II (i) The company that has acquired (a) Coninterest in different industries by glomerate taking over or merging with other companies (b) (ii) an economic system in which Golden transactions between private groups handof people are free from any form of shake economic interventionism (iii) an employment agreement which states that the employer will (c) Blue provide a significant severance Chip package if the employees loses their job (iv) stock in a stock corporation with a national reputation for qual‐ (d) Laisity, reliability, and the ability to sez Faire operate profitably in good and bad times Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Money & Banking (Financial Markets: Money Market and Capital Market (Components, Instruments, Role))
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