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Q. Which country established the first stock exchange in the world?

[A] United States of America

[B] Belgium

[C] London

[D] Japan

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: World’s first stock exchange was established in Antwerp, Belgium (then part of the Netherlands) in 1631, the London Stock Exchange opened in 1773 and then Philadelphia Stock Exchange (the first in the New World) opened in 1790.

Source: Ramesh Singh

Q. Which country established the first stock exchange in the world?

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