SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 29

SSC CGL - 18 Aug 2021 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q29

Bombay Stock Exchange became the first stock exchange in India to launch a commodity derivatives contract in gold and ______

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. silver.

  • Bombay Stock Exchange became the first stock exchange in India to launch commodity derivatives contracts in gold and silver.
  • Indian stock exchange Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is situated on Dalal Street in Mumbai.
  • Premchand Roychand, a cotton dealer, founded the Bombay Stock Exchange in 1875.
  • The Bombay Stock Exchange is the tenth-oldest stock exchange in the world and the oldest in Asia.