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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the shape of the demand curve faced by any monopoly firm? Support your answer with a diagram.
'Homogeneous products' is a characteristic of ______.
A seller cannot influence the market price under:
Indian Railways is an example of ______.
Match the following and select the correct option.
| 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 |
Which of the following statements are true?
- Monopolistically competitive markets have high selling costs.
- Monopolistically competitive markets sell homogeneous goods.
- Any firm can start a business in a monopolistically competitive market.
The monopolist's downward sloping demand curve means that it can increase sales only by changing a lower price.
Read the given statements carefully and select the correct option.
- The number of sellers under oligopoly are small.
- In monopolistically competitive markets, buyers and sellers have perfect knowledge about the market conditions.
Imperfect knowledge is a characteristic feature of:
Products sold by each firm in a perfectly competitive market are perfect substitutes of each other.
The market structure which is characterised by a single producer of a commodity and when there are not close substitutes for that commodity:
A holiday resort in a remote village is very popular among the tourists. Since the connectivity is very poor with the outer world, the owner employs the local villagers for the functioning of the resort.
This is a case of:
Match the following:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Monopoly | (i) | Availability of close substitutes |
| B. | Oligopoly | (ii) | Absence of close substitutes |
| C. | Perfect competition | (iii) | Few large sellers |
| D. | Monopolistic competition | (iv) | Homogeneous products |
Match the following:
| 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 |
What is meant by pure competition?
Give three points of difference between perfect competition and monopoly.
Define monopolistic competition.
State two important characteristics of monopoly.
Why is there no need for selling cost under perfect competition?
State the market form of the following commodity.
Shampoos
Identify the market form for the item given below:
A single buyer
In which form of market do producers and consumers have perfect knowledge about the market conditions?
Give an example of monopoly.
Explain any four features of perfect competition.
Which type of market structure is the following? Give reason.
Trucks
Which type of market structure is the following? Give reason.
Scooters
Which type of market structure is the following? Give reason.
Soft drinks
With the help of an example explain the meaning of price discrimination.
To which market is price discrimination relevant?
Why can a monopolist charge different prices in different markets?
Identify the market form from the following.
Price discrimination
Why do producers incur high selling costs in an imperfect market?
Why are selling costs incurred?
Which of the following is an example of a perfectly competitive market?
In which market form is there a single seller and no close substitutes for the product?
In which type of market are firms interdependent and a few large firms dominate?
