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प्रश्न
Define monopoly.
Define monopoly market.
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उत्तर
A monopoly is a market situation in which a single firm sells a commodity, and there is no close substitute for the commodity the monopolist sells.
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| Column I | Column II | ||
| (i) | Perfect competition | (A) | Differentiated Products |
| (ii) | Monopoly | (B) | Few large firms |
| (iii) | Monopolistic Competition | (C) | Single seller |
| (iv) | Oligopoly | (D) | Homogeneous products |
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| Column I | Column II | ||
| (i) | Perfectly elastic demand | (A) | Oligopoly |
| (ii) | Less elastic demand | (B) | Monopolistic competition |
| (iii) | More elastic demand | (C) | Perfect competition |
| (iv) | Indeterminate demand | (D) | Monopoly |
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| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Demand curve under perfect competition | (i) | Indeterminate demand curve |
| B. | Demand curve under monopoly | (ii) | Downward sloping but less elastic |
| C. | Demand curve under monopolistic competition | (iii) | Horizontal straight line |
| D. | Demand curve under oligopoly | (iv) | Elastic demand curve |
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Reason (R): Firm is a price maker under perfect competition.
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