Which of the following financial means is referred to as plastic money?

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  1. Aadhaar card
  2. Credit card
  3. PAN card
  4. Currency note

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Option 2 : Credit card
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The correct answer is Credit card.

Key Points

  • A credit card is a thin rectangular piece of plastic issued by financial services companies, that allows cardholders to do different forms of money transactions. 
  • A credit card is referred to as plastic money.
  • The basic purpose of credit cards is to facilitate people easily and quickly in the case of cash/money transactions.
  • Spending through plastic money is now becoming a much-preferred mode of payment for retail products in India.
  • Plastic Money in the form of cards has been actively introduced by banks in India in the 1990s.
  • A debit card is also another form of plastic money.
  • Plastic money can reduce the need to carry cash,
  • It can be used easily for making online payments, transfer of funds, and various other transactions.

Additional Information 

  • The Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India.
  • A Permanent Account Number(PAN) is a ten-character alphanumeric identifier, issued by the Indian Income Tax Department.
  • Currency note was first introduced in India by the British,
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