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Question
State the market form of the following commodity.
Railways
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Solution
The market form of railways is a monopoly.
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Discuss any two features of a monopolistically competitive market.
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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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