Money and its Role — Chapter Summary
NIOS · Class 10 · Economics
Summary of Money and its Role for NIOS Class 10 Economics. Part of the NIOS Class 10 Economics syllabus. Money is central to economic life because it.
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Overview
Money is central to economic life because it makes buying, selling, saving, and borrowing possible in a simple and practical way. Before money, people used the barter system, where goods and services were exchanged directly. As trade expanded, barter became difficult because it lacked a common measu
Key Concepts
Barter system means exchange of one
Barter system means exchange of one kind of goods and services for another kind of goods and services. There is no involvement of money in this system
Money arose because barter had serious
Money arose because barter had serious difficulties. Direct exchange often failed when two people did not want each other’s goods, when goods could no
Money is something generally accepted by
Money is something generally accepted by society as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, a store of value, and a means of making payments in futur
Money is received by the seller
Money is received by the seller and paid by the buyer. For example, Rs. 10 paid for a pen shows money being used to exchange one thing for another.
The value of a good
The value of a good is calculated as Value of good = Price of the good × Quantity of the good. For example, if rice costs Rs. 20 per kilogram and 25 k
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning of barter system
- Identify the main problems of barter system
- Explain why money became necessary
- Define money and its functions
- Recognise paper currency and coins as types of money
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