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____________
- (A)Curb corruption
- (B)Reduce the prices of real estate
- (C)Withhold the accumulation of black money generated by undeclared income
- (D)Counterfeit the use of high denomination notes for illegal activities
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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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Demonetisation aimed to curb corruption, check black money from undeclared income and stop the use of high-value (and counterfeit) notes for illegal activities.
- 1 mark
Reducing real estate prices was not one of its aims. Option (B).
Answer: (B) Reduce the prices of real estate
Where the marks are
- Aims of demonetisation (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Business Environment (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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