566: Which of the following is issued by registered foreign portfolio investors to overseas investors who want to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly?
(a) Certificate of Deposit
(b) Commercial Paper
(c) Promissory Note
(d) Participatory Note
Explanation:
P-Notes or Participatory Notes are Overseas Derivative Instruments that have Indian stocks as their underlying assets. They allow foreign investors to buy stocks listed on Indian exchanges without being registered.
Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/participatorynotes.asp
567: The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called:
(a) Chandrashekhar limit
(b) Eddington limit
(c) Hoyle limit
(d) Fowler limit
568: As the GNP (Gross National Product) of a nation increases, the share of the tertiary sector in the total GNP
(a) Decreases
(b) Increases
(c) Remains same
(d) None of the above
569: Which one of the following regions of the world supplies the maximum of our imported commodities (in terms of rupee value)?
(a) Africa
(b) America
(c) Asia and Oceania
(d) Europe
Explanation:
Europe supplies the maximum of our imported commodities (in terms of rupee value).
570: Water hyacinth is related to:
(a) Lemna
(b) Pistia
(c) Eichhornia
(d) None of these