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प्रश्न
Define oligopoly.
Define the concept of Oligopoly.
Define Oligopoly in your own words.
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उत्तर
An oligopoly is a market structure in which there are only a few big sellers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define Discriminating Monopoly.
When products are differentiated on the basis of advertisements, brand names etc., it is called as ______.
Non-price competition is ______.
In which type of market price discrimination is practiced? Explain with an example.
Justify the following statement with any two valid arguments. 'In a perfect competition market structure, an individual firm does not have any role in determining price’.
Selling costs are absent in perfect competition market.
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“While shopping for fruits in the local market you see many seller selling fruits”. In this context answer the following:
- What is the type of market referred to?
- State and draw the type of demand curve faced by the market above.
- Differentiate between the market indicated above and monopoly on the basis of:
- No. of sellers
- Market price
- Entry and exit of firms in the market
Following is the feature of perfect competition:
Following is not the feature of perfect competition:
'Homogeneous products' is a characteristic of ______.
A seller cannot influence the market price under:
Match the following and select the correct option:
| 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 |
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 |
A market where homogeneous products are sold with no control over price by an individual firm or a buyer is ______.
The seller in a monopoly market is a price maker.
Which of these feature's is found in both a perfectly competitive market and a monopolistically competitive market?
Which among the following is a feature of monopsony market?
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.
Imperfect knowledge is a characteristic feature of:
Which of the following market types has the fewest number of firms?
Which one of the following is NOT found in a perfectly competition market?
The market structure which is characterised by a single producer of a commodity and when there are not close substitutes for that commodity:
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 |
Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct alternative:
Assertion (A): Price discrimination is possible under monopoly.
Reason (R): A monopolist can charge different prices in different markets because different sets of consumers - rich and poor - have different price elasticity of demand for the monopolist's product.
Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct alternative:
Assertion (A): Buyers are ready to pay different prices for the product produced by different firms under perfect competition.
Reason (R): The products offered for sale in the perfect market are homogeneous.
Mention two features of monopoly.
There are no substitute goods in a monopoly market. Give a reason to support your answer.
Give three points of difference between perfect competition and monopoly.
Give two characteristics of perfect competition.
State two important characteristics of monopoly.
Define product differentiation.
State the advantage of monopolistic competition over monopoly.
Why is there no need for selling cost under perfect competition?
Highlight the importance of selling costs in a monopolistically compatible market.
In which form of market is the seller a price taker? Justify your answer.
Identify the market form of the following:
The Government of India is the sole buyer of fighter aircrafts.
Identify the market form of the following:
Motor car market in India.
Identify the market form of the following:
Market for toilet soaps in India.
Identify the market form for the following:
Railways in India.
Identify the market form for the following:
Textile industry in India.
Identify the market form for the following:
Perfectly elastic demand.
State the market form of the following commodity.
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State the market form of the following commodity.
Fighter Aircrafts
Identify the market form for the item given below:
A single seller
Identify the market form for the item given below:
Homogeneous goods
Identify the market form for the item given below:
A single buyer
Give an example of monopoly.
Give an example of price discrimination.
Explain any four features of perfect competition.
Discuss any four differences between monopoly and monopolistic competition.
Which type of market structure is the following? Give reason.
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Which type of market structure is the following? Give reason.
Mobile phone services
Which type of market structure is the following? Give reason.
Jeans
Which type of market structure is the following? Give reason.
Soft drinks
Monopolistic competition is the perfect blending of monopoly and perfect competition. Explain.
With the help of an example explain the meaning of price discrimination.
What do you mean by homogeneous products?
To which market form are homogeneous products relevant?
Which market form has the least number of producers?
What induces new firms to enter an industry?
What is meant by barriers to entry?
What is the difference between perfect and imperfect oligopoly?
Elaborate the price discrimination feature of monopoly.
Identify the market form from the following.
Firm is a price maker.
Identify the market form from the following.
Price discrimination
Identify the market form from the following.
Perfect knowledge
There is inverse relation between price and demand for the product of a firm under ______.
Mention one feature of a monopoly market.
Why do producers incur high selling costs in an imperfect market?
Name the characteristic which makes monopolistic competition different from perfect competition.
What is a price making firm?
Why an individual firm under perfect competition cannot influence the market price?
