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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies sample paper 2023-24: question 20

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section A, question 20, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q20 · 1 mark · MCQBusiness Environment

The aim of demonetisation was not to____________

  1. (A)Curb corruption
  2. (B)Reduce the prices of real estate
  3. (C)Withhold the accumulation of black money generated by undeclared income
  4. (D)Counterfeit the use of high denomination notes for illegal activities

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2023-24.

Hints

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Hint 1

Which option is about prices rather than black money or corruption?

Hint 2

Recall the stated features of demonetisation.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Demonetisation aimed to curb corruption, check black money from undeclared income and stop the use of high-value (and counterfeit) notes for illegal activities.

  2. Reducing real estate prices was not one of its aims. Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (B) Reduce the prices of real estate

Where the marks are

  • Aims of demonetisation (1 mark)

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