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State Whether the Following Statement is True Or False :Demand for Necessary Goods is Inelastic. - Economics

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प्रश्न

State whether the following statement is True or False :

Demand for necessary goods is inelastic.

उत्तर

Demand for necessary goods is inelastic - True.

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संबंधित प्रश्न

Demand for perishable goods is inelastic.


Define demand. Name the factors affecting market demand.


When does ‘decrease’ in demand take place?


Compare inelastic demand with perfectly inelastic demand.


Any statement above demand for a good is considered complete only when the following is/are mentioned in it. ( choose the correct alternative)

a) Price of the good

b) Quantity of good

c) Period of time

d) All of the above


Demand for a good is termed inelastic through the expenditure approach when if (choose the correct alternative)

a) Price of good falls, expenditure on it rises

b) Price of the good falls, expenditure in it falls

c) Price of the good falls, expenditure on it remains unchanged

d) Price of the good rises, expenditure in it falls


If due to fall in the price of good X, demand for good Y rises, the two goods are : (Choose the correct alternative)

a. Substitutes
b. Complements
c. Not related
d. Competitive


Demand for electricity is elastic.


Give one reason for shift in demand curve.


Fill in the blank using proper alternative given in the bracket:

Perfectly inelastic demand curve is.....................................................


Fill in the blank with proper alternatives given in the bracket:

Indirect demand is also known as _______ demand.


Fill in the blank using proper alternatives given in the bracket:

Demand for salt is ...............


Fill in the blanks using proper alternatives given in the brackets. 

Demand for car and petrol is ____________ de 


Write whether the following statement is True or False:

Demand curve has a positive slope.


Write whether the following statement is True or False:

Demand for commodities depends upon various factors.


Choose the correct answer:        
Demand for habitual commodity is _____________.
(a) more elastic demand
(b) less elastic demand
(c) zero elastic demand
(d) unitary elastic demand

Define or explain the concept of Demand schedule.


 Distinguish between :

 Individual demand schedule and Market demand schedule.


Fill in the blank with appropriate alternatives given below

When price of commodity rises, the demand for it ______________.


Fill in the blank with appropriate alternatives given below:

When less is purchased at the constant price, it is called _______ in demand.


Fill in the blank with appropriate alternatives given below:

Market demand is an aggregate of purchasing by _________ buyers.


State whether the following statement is TRUE and FALSE

Demand curve slopes upward from left to right.


Give reason or explain the following statement.

Demand for factors of production is derived demand.


Answer the following question

What do you mean by demand?


Fill in the blank using appropriate alternatives given below

The demand for perishable goods is _______


State whether the following statement is True or False:

Demand for luxurious goods is elastic .


Answer the following question:
Elaborate the law of demand, with the help of a hypothetical schedule.


There is a sudden change in climatic conditions resulting in hot weather. Assuming no change in the price of the cold drinks, it will lead to ______


Which of the following points are related to the 'Paradox of Thrift'? 


Increase in price of substitute goods leads to ______


From the set of statements given in Column A and Column B, choose the correct pair of statement:

Column A Column B
1. Reduction of pollution (a) Microeconomics
2. Problems due to unemployment (b) Microeconomics
3. Shift in the demand curve (c) Microeconomics
4. Government expenditure on building of roads (d) Microeconomics

Are the concepts of demand for domestic goods and domestic demand for goods the same?


What will be the effect on equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity when income increases in case of normal goods?


Which of the following can cause an increase in demand:


Identify the two cost curves which start from the same point on the Y-axis.


Aggregate demand can be decreased by:


Which of the following statements is false?


Which of the following statements is true?


Read the following news report and answer the Q.97-Q.100 on the basis of the same:

The quantity of a commodity that a consumer is willing to buy and is able to afford, given the prices of goods and the consumer's tastes and preferences is called demand for the commodity. Whenever one or more of these variables change, the quantity of the good Chosen by the consumer is likely to change as well. The relation between the consumer's optimal choice of the quantity of a good and its price is very important and this relation is called the demand function. Thus, the consumer's demand function for a good gives the amount of the good that the consumer chooses at different levels of its price when the other things remain.

In which of the following cases there will be leftward shift in demand?


Read the following news report and answer the Q.97-Q.100 on the basis of the same:

The quantity of a commodity that a consumer is willing to buy and is able to afford, given the prices of goods and the consumer's tastes and preferences is called demand for the commodity. Whenever one or more of these variables change, the quantity of the good Chosen by the consumer is likely to change as well. The relation between the consumer's optimal choice of the quantity of a good and its price is very important and this relation is called the demand function. Thus, the consumer's demand function for a good gives the amount of the good that the consumer chooses at different levels of its price when the other things remain.

What is meant by the contraction of demand?


The demand curve of a firm under monopoly is ______


Which of the following is the reason behind the downward slope of demand option?


Read the case study and answer the questions 97 to 100:

The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage company, with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The first company that conducted its operation in the soft drink industry was Coca-Cola. It is the world's largest non-alcoholic beverage company serving more than 1.8 billion consumers daily in more than 200 countries. It has a portfolio of more than 3,500 (more than 800 no or low-calorie) products. However, the company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola which was originally intended to be a patented medicine invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Smith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia. The Coca-Cola products can be termed as normal goods and in August 2019 Coca-Cola introduced a new product into the market, that is, zero sugar where the demand has increased for the product in the market.

According to the council of the Australian Food Technology Association and Institute of Food Science and Technology, the Australian nonalcoholic beverages industry has been growing steadily, with a 2.3 percent increase in overall production in the year 2000 which amounts to 2.25 billion liters. However, in the re~ent years, sales of customary carbonated soft drinks have dropped as more and more customers become health conscious and move away from high-calorie sugary drinks. Soft Carbonated drinks. and other alcohol-free beverage manufacturers have also sensed the effects of intensifying competition from private-label soft drink makers. Nevertheless, sales of greater value energy and sports drinks have driven profit generation in the industry.

______ is the want to buy a product backed by purchasing power.


The figure given below shows the relation between the quantity demanded for the good X and the price of the good Z. What type of goods are X and Z?


Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

In India, Fixed deposits have long been a favourite investment choice of people, especially senior citizens, as it promise steady returns. It attracts those who are seeking a stable income. But it’s an illusion in the period of inflation.

Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services rises, subsequently eroding the purchasing power of money. In simple terms, what money could buy today might not a few years down the line. Fixed deposits are financial instruments offered by banks where you deposit a lump sum amount for a fixed period at a predetermined rate of interest. Consider an investment of Rs 1 crore in a fixed deposit at a 6% annual interest rate and the annual rate of inflation is 5%. By the 10th year your pre inflation return is 1.79 crore, but post inflation it’s just 1.10 crore. The nominal value of investment in fixed deposits may appear to grow, inflation significantly diminishes their real value and purchasing power over time.

  1. What is the theme of the extract?   (2)
  2. Differentiate between Demand pull and Cost push inflation.   (2)
  3. What are the demand deposits and time deposits?   (2)
  4. Since 1998 RBI has been using new measures of money supply, M0, M1, M2 and M3. Which one of these measures incorporates fixed deposit as one of its components? Mention the other components of that measure.   (2)

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