IMPULSE UPSC

Consider the following statements with reference to the Participatory Notes: 1. These are financial instruments used by investors to invest in the Indian securities. 2. These are issued by the Reserve Bank of India to overseas investors.

Consider the following statements with reference to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT): 1. It is levied on profits accumulated from the sale of any capital assets, including rights in or in relation to an Indian company. 2. It applies to both individuals and businesses.

With reference to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), consider the following statements: 1. They can only accept demand deposits from the public. 2. They do not form part of the payment and settlement system and cannot issue cheques drawn on itself. 3. Deposit insurance facility of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) is not available to depositors of NBFCs.

Consider the following statements with reference to delisting of shares: 1. It refers to the shares of a listed company that can no longer be traded on the stock exchange. 2. The company which intends to delist its share needs to buy back 90% of the total issued shares.

Consider the following statements with reference to Eta Aquariid meteor shower: 1. It forms when Earth passes through the orbital plane of the Halley’s Comet. 2. It appears for the same number of times in both Northern and Southern hemispheres of the Earth

Consider the following statements with reference to Swing Trading: 1. It is a form of trading in which investors hold onto stocks for several days or weeks. 2. It allows investors to capitalise on both upward and downward movements in the market.

With reference to Oxytocin, consider the following statements: 1. It is a hormone secreted by the pituitary glands of mammals during social bonding. 2. It can be chemically manufactured and used for maternal health purpose

Consider the following statements with reference to Thunderstorms: 1. Swift updrafts of warm, moist air is an essential condition for the formation of thunderstorms. 2. The temperate and tropical regions of the world are the most prone to thunderstorms.