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6. Which of the following options is correct regarding the graph shown in the passage?

(a) Card usage increased in the year FY17 as compared to FY16.
(b) Card usage was more in the year FY17 as compared to FY18.
(c) Card usage decreased in the year FY17 as compared to FY16.

(d) Card usage was less in the year FY18 as compared to FY16.
7. Other than the existing title, which of the following titles would suit the passage the best?
(a) The New Currency Policies

(b) The Story of Demonetisation
(c) Importance of Money Management
(d) The Work of the New Government
8. In the expression “eliminating black money accumulated through money laundering and
terrorist financing”, the phrase ‘eliminating black money’ can be correctly paraphrased
as ________________________.

(a) removal of black money (b) bringing in more black money
(c) authorise raid of black money (d) removal of white money
9. Find a word from the passage which means ‘a formal offer to pay a stated price’. (para 1)
10. Find a word from the passage which means ‘to no longer allow the use of a particular
coin or banknote as money'. (para 2)

11. What are the other options of payment than cash?
12. Why was demonetisation enforced in India?

X. Read the following passage carefully.

ACCIDENTS
ACCIDENTS IN METROPOLITAN CITIESIN METROPOLITAN CITIES
(1) The road use patterns in most Indian metropolises are considerably different from
those in developed countries. Non-motorised vehicles share the roadways with motor
vehicles in great numbers in Indian cities. According to the 2001 census, India’s rapid
urbanisation following independence has resulted in the faster development of 23
major cities.

(2) The alarming rise in road accidents has become a serious worry in the country, with
over 90,000 lives lost each year. A large portion of them occur in the country’s biggest
cities. The graph below shows the increase in the number of accidents in Delhi from
the years 2007 to 2010. The numbers seem to have risen successively. What can we
guess to be the reason behind this rise?
(3) Only seven large metropolitan cities were chosen out of a total of 23 for a detailed
investigation of road accidents over a 25-year period (1977–2001). Rapid population
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