1. RUPEE
story of the rupee?
or 'Rupa' which means silver. The very
first time.
ng passages and answer the questions that follow:
Have you heard people saying that the 'rupiah makes the world go round'? Do you know the
The word rupee comes from the Sanskrit term 'Rupya'
any standard weight nor had any face or value printed on them. It was Sher Shah Suri who first
early coins before the second century BC were all made of silver but the coins were neither ol
of King George VI on them. In 1942 the silver coin was replaced by a cupro-nickel coin for the
gave the name "rupia" to the silver coins. The last silver coins were minted in 1940 with the face
Money was invented by man to get power but now money has become more powerful than man.
successful he is judged to be. A rich man is accepted by society even if he is corrupt or evil.
All over the world, money and power go together. The more nioney a person has, the niore
will give him more freedom to enjoy himself and to have lots of fun. He thinks he will not be
The man works hard to earn more and more money and saves a lot of it. He thinks that money
has, the more he wants. He is never satisfied with what he has got but always wants something
anyone's slave but be his own master. But soon he becomes the slave of money. The more he
more even though he knows that in the end, he cannot carry anything with him. Money can buy
a With which material the early coins were made up of?
b) In which year the cupro-nickel coins came into existence?
Answer the following questions:
c) What has money become now?
d) What is willingly accepted by society from a rich man.
e) Why does man earn and save money?
Ń What is a man with more money judged to be?
g) Is man satisfied with the money he has? Why/why not?
h) Which things cannot be bought with m
everything but it cannot buy peace or happiness
ess or a ticket to heaven.
money?
Answers
Explanation:
1. RUPEE
story of the rupee?
or 'Rupa' which means silver. The very
first time.
ng passages and answer the questions that follow:
Have you heard people saying that the 'rupiah makes the world go round'? Do you know the
The word rupee comes from the Sanskrit term 'Rupya'
any standard weight nor had any face or value printed on them. It was Sher Shah Suri who first
early coins before the second century BC were all made of silver but the coins were neither ol
of King George VI on them. In 1942 the silver coin was replaced by a cupro-nickel coin for the
gave the name "rupia" to the silver coins. The last silver coins were minted in 1940 with the face
Money was invented by man to get power but now money has become more powerful than man.
successful he is judged to be. A rich man is accepted by society even if he is corrupt or evil.
All over the world, money and power go together. The more nioney a person has, the niore
will give him more freedom to enjoy himself and to have lots of fun. He thinks he will not be
The man works hard to earn more and more money and saves a lot of it. He thinks that money
has, the more he wants. He is never satisfied with what he has got but always wants something
anyone's slave but be his own master. But soon he becomes the slave of money. The more he
more even though he knows that in the end, he cannot carry anything with him. Money can buy
a With which material the early coins were made up of?
b) In which year the cupro-nickel coins came into existence?
Answer the following questions:
c) What has money become now?
d) What is willingly accepted by society from a rich man.
e) Why does man earn and save money?
Ń What is a man with more money judged to be?
g) Is man satisfied with the money he has? Why/why not?
h) Which things cannot be bought with m
everything but it cannot buy peace or happiness
ess or a ticket to heaven.
money?
Answer:
a)in the second century B.C.,were all made of silver.
b)in the year 1942
c)more powerful than man
d)more money a person has.
e)to lead a comfortable life
f