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प्रश्न
What do you mean by demand?
What do you mean by demand for a commodity?
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उत्तर
Demand for a commodity refers to various quantities of the commodity that a consumer is willing to purchase at various possible prices. For example, a consumer demands 2 kg of sugar per week at Rs 10 per kg and 3 kg of sugar per week at Rs 8 per kg. It must be noted that the price of a commodity and time are two important elements when referring to demand.
Demand for a commodity has the following features.
- Utility derived from consumption of a commodity is the basis of demand.
- Price of a commodity and time are two important elements in the context of demand.
- Demand for a commodity is a relative concept.
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| Group 'A' | Group 'B' | ||
| a. | Pen and ink | 1 | Quantity-price |
| b. | Revenue | 2 | Accident |
| c. | Insurable risk | 3 | Transfer income |
| d. | Unemployment allowance | 4 | Short period |
| e. | Reverse repo rate | 5 | Long period |
| 6 | Change in demand | ||
| 7 | Joint demand | ||
| 8 | Quantity * price |
State whether the following statement is True or False.
Demand for perishable goods is inelastic.
Define demand. Name the factors affecting market demand.
When does ‘decrease’ in demand take place?
What is meant by inelastic demand?
The demand of a commodity, when measured through the expenditure approach, is inelastic. A fall in its price will result in : (choose the correct alternative)
(a) No change in expenditure on it.
(b) Increase in expenditure on it.
(c) Decrease in expenditure on it.
(d) Anyone of the above.
Explain the problem of what to produce.
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
Demand deposits include (choose the correct alternative)
(a) Saving account deposits and fixed deposits
(b) Saving account deposits and current account deposits
(c) Current account deposits and fixed deposits
(d) All types of deposits
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
State the factors leading to fall in demand by an individual consumer
Give reason or Explain the following statement :
Demand for habitually used goods is inelastic.
Give one reason for shift in demand curve.
Explain the following concept:
Effective demand
Fill in the blank using proper alternative given in the bracket:
Perfectly inelastic demand curve is.....................................................
State whether the following statement is True or False :
Demand for necessary goods is inelastic.
State with reason. Whether you ‘agree’ or ‘disagree’ with the following statement:
There are no exceptions to the law of Demand.
Fill in the blank with proper alternatives given in the bracket:
Indirect demand is also known as _______ demand.
State whether the following statement is true or false.
Perfectly inelastic demand curve is parallel to ‘X’ axis.
Write short answer for the following question.
Explain the Law of Demand.
State and explain the law of demand.
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:
Salt has elastic demand.
Define the concept of demand schedule.
Distinguish between :
Individual demand schedule and Market demand schedule.
Fill in the blank with appropriate alternatives given in the bracket:
The law of demand states ________ relation between demand and price.
fill in the blank with appropriate alternatives given in the bracket:
Demand for salt is ___________.
Write the answer in ‘one’ or ‘two’ paras.
What are the main determinants of aggregate demand?
Explain the following concepts or give definitions.
Demand
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
Desire means demand.
State whether the following statement is TRUE and FALSE
When demand increases, the demand curve shifts to the left.
Give reason or explain the following statement.
Demand curve slopes downward from left to right.
Give reason or explain the following statement.
Demand for factors of production is derived demand.
Do you agree with the following statement? Give reason
Many factors influence the demand for a commodity.
Answer the following question.
Discuss the relationship between the income of the consumer and demand for a commodity with respect to normal goods, inferior goods, and necessities.
Distinguish between normal goods and inferior goods, with examples.
Good X and Good Y are substitute goods. If price of Good X increases, discuss briefly its likely impact on the demand for Good Y.
Choose the correct answer from given options
In the given figure X1Y1 and X2Y2 are Production Possibility Curves in two different periods T1 and T2 respectively for Good X and Good Y. A1 and A2 represent actual outputs and P1 and P2 represent potential outputs respectively in the two times periods.

The change in actual output of Goods X and Y over the two periods would be represented by a movement from __________.
Answer the following question:
Elaborate the law of demand, with the help of a hypothetical schedule.
If the price of good X rises and it leads to an increase in demand for good Y, both are ______ goods.
Which of the following points relates to the transaction demand for money?
Law of demand states the ______ relationship between price and quantity demanded.
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?
Identify the correct pair of items from the following Columns I and II:
| Column I | Column II |
| (1) Utility | (a) Bread and butter |
| (2) Normal Goods | (b) Rise in price |
| (3) Contraction in demand | (c) Capacity of a commodity to satisfy human wants. |
| (4) Complementary goods | (d) Positively related |
Identify the correct pair of items from the following Columns I and II:
| Column I | Column II |
| (1) Budget Line | (a) Normal goods |
| (2) Bajra | (b) Inferior goods |
| (3) Consumer equilibrium | (c) Luxurious goods |
| (4) Elastic Demand | (d) M = Px*x + py*y |
What will be the effect on equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity when income increases in case of normal goods?
Area under MC curve is equal to:
Which of the following have elastic 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 correct with respect to the correction of Excess Demand?
Which of the following is correct?
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 unchanged.
Assertion: The income of the consumers remains unchanged
Reason: Commodity should be a normal good.
Select the correct alternative from the following.
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.
The price elasticity of demand for a good depends on ______ and ______ of the good.
Which of the following statement is true?
The demand curve of a firm under monopoly is ______
"Market demand curve is constructed by horizontally summing all the individual's demand curves at each and every price." Choose the correct option for the above-mentioned statement.
Which of the following is the reason behind the downward slope of demand option?
If there is no change in the demand for commodity X, even after a rise in its price, then its demand is ______
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.
The demand for Coca-cola is ______ in the present times.
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.
The demand. for coca-cola has ______
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.
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.
What has happened to the demand of zero sugar carbonated drinks?
In an open economy, Aggregate Demand is estimated as:
Demand deposits include:
Identify the correctly matched pair of the items in Column A to that of Column B.
| Column A | Column B | ||
| (1) | Increase in demand for goods | (a) | Leftward shift in the demand curve |
| (2) | Decrease in demand | (b) | Perfectly Elastic Demand |
| (3) | Ed = ∞ | (c) | Increases in the income of the consumer |
| (4) | Downward Sloping | (d) | Income elasticity of Demand |
Which of the following statements is true?
Assertion (A): Demand deposits are not legal tenders.
Reason (R): They are with the bank, so only can be used as a legal tender when cheques are issued for the transfer.
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?

Milk is used for making curd, sweets and chocolates.
What type of demand does milk have? Give a reason.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
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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.
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- What is the theme of the extract? (2)
- Differentiate between Demand pull and Cost push inflation. (2)
- What are the demand deposits and time deposits? (2)
- 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)
Which of the following best describes 'desire' in economics?
Demand must always be expressed along with ______.
“I want a car but do not have money to buy it.” In economics, this statement refers to ______.
Which of the following is an example of effective demand?
Demand for air or sunlight is not considered in economics because ______.
Micro view of demand relates to ______.
Aggregate demand in macroeconomics includes ______.
The formula for demand can be written as ______.

