2018 · Q101
Which one of the following events is not correctly matched with the year in which it happened?
General KnowledgeStatic General Awareness
- AInauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic interbank fund trsinsfers worldwide—1985
- BConclusion of the Uruguay Round of GATT—1994
- CInauguration of the World Trade Organization—1995
- DEstablishment of the first wholly electronic stock exchange (Nasdaq)— 1971
Explanation
The Uruguay Round of GATT concluded in 1994, the WTO was inaugurated in 1995 and Nasdaq began in 1971 as the first wholly electronic stock exchange — so B, C and D are correctly matched. SWIFT, however, was founded in 1973 and went live in 1977, not 1985. Hence the SWIFT–1985 pairing is the one not correctly matched.