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The sale of government shares in Public Sector Undertakings is called
Amonetisation
Bsecuritisation
Crecapitalisation
Ddisinvestment
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. disinvestment
1. The government holds shares in PSUs as financial assets.
2. Selling those shares reduces its holding of financial assets.
3. That sale is termed **PSU disinvestment**.
4. Because it reduces financial assets, it is classified as a capital receipt.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Introductory Macroeconomics, Ch 5 "Government Budget and the Economy", section 5.1.2 Classification of Receipts_
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