On which stock exchanges is the equity share capital of the acquirer listed?
- A.Only the National Stock Exchange of India
- B.Only the Bombay Stock Exchange
- C.The Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India
- D.The Calcutta Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India. Kotak Mahindra Bank is described as a scheduled commercial bank licensed by the central bank to carry on banking business, with its equity share capital listed on both these exchanges. Options A and B are wrong because each names only one of the two exchanges, and the listing covers both. Option D is wrong because the Calcutta Stock Exchange was not named at all. The acquirer existing lines of business are worth recalling alongside this fact, since they explain why the purchase fits: it already works in retail banking, wealth management and institutional banking, offering deposit accounts, loans, distribution and referral of third-party investment and insurance products, portfolio management and investment advisory, together with other allied and ancillary services in India.
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Practice Questions
Which regulator approved the acquisition of a part of Deutsche Bank India business by Kotak Mahindra Bank?
- A.Securities and Exchange Board of India
- B.Reserve Bank of India
- C.Competition Commission of India
- D.Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
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The competition regulator cleared the proposed combination, which covers both the purchase of the target business and the related referral arrangements between affiliates of the two sides.
Read the full explanation →Which business of Deutsche Bank in India is being acquired by Kotak Mahindra Bank?
- A.Corporate and investment banking
- B.Retail, private banking and wealth management
- C.Custody and fund accounting
- D.Treasury and foreign exchange dealing room
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The target business is precisely the retail banking and private banking segment together with the wealth management arm that the seller runs through its branches in India, and it is moving as a going concern on a slump sale basis.
Read the full explanation →Which payment institution partnered to enable UPI at Resorts World Sentosa?
- A.NEOPAY
- B.Emaar Entertainment
- C.FOMO Pay
- D.Liquid Group
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The partnership for Singapore was announced on 9 September 2026, and the step was significant because the Singapore market welcomed 1.2 million Indian visitors in 2025.
Read the full explanation →Which attraction has become the first in the United Arab Emirates to accept UPI for e-commerce bookings?
- A.Museum of the Future
- B.At the Top, Burj Khalifa
- C.Dubai Frame
- D.Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
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NPCI International Payments Limited enabled UPI there in partnership with NEOPAY and Emaar Entertainment, and this is the first attraction anywhere in the Emirates to take UPI for online commerce rather than only for scanning a merchant code.
Read the full explanation →Which country is set to become the eleventh where UPI is accepted?
- A.Kazakhstan
- B.Uzbekistan
- C.Indonesia
- D.Oman
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A commercial agreement to bring UPI to that country was announced on 30 August 2026, during the visit of the Prime Minister of India to Uzbekistan, which places it next in line after the ten countries where the payment system already works.
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