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  • Most electric, gas, and water companies are examples of


  • Options
  • A. restricted-input monopolies
  • B. sunk-cost monopolies
  • C. natural monopolies
  • D. unregulated monopolies

  • Correct Answer
  • natural monopolies 

    Explanation

    Most electric, gas, and water companies are examples of natural monopolies. Utilities like water, electricity and gas are essential services that play a vital role in economic and social development.

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    • 1. A favorable cost variance occurs when

    • Options
    • A. actual incurred cost is less than the standard cost
    • B. actual incurred cost is greater than the standard cost
    • C. actual incurred cost is equal to the standard cost
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Government imposes taxes to

    • Options
    • A. Check accumulation of wealth among the rich
    • B. Run the machinery of the state
    • C. Uplift weaker sections
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Fiscal policy is connected with

    • Options
    • A. Public revenue & expenditure
    • B. Exports and imports
    • C. Issue of currency
    • D. Taxes
    • Discuss
    • 4. Revenue should be recognized when

    • Options
    • A. the service is performed
    • B. the customer charges an order
    • C. cash is received
    • D. the customer places an order
    • Discuss
    • 5. Microeconomics deals with the

    • Options
    • A. Behavior of industrial decision makers
    • B. Allocation of resources of the economy as between production of different goods and services
    • C. Determination of prices of goods and services
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is not a primary function of a bank?

    • Options
    • A. Facilitating import of goods
    • B. Remittance facility
    • C. Safe custody of articles
    • D. Foreign Exchange
    • Discuss
    • 7. What does the term 'Call Money' refer to?

    • Options
    • A. A loan made for a very short period of a few days or aweek
    • B. Student loans to help cover the cost of highereducation
    • C. Loans to allow consumers to buy homes they can'tpay for upfront
    • D. Personal loans for any personal expenses which don'thave a designated purpose
    • Discuss
    • 8. In 2015, the nominal rate of interest in a country was 5.5% and the inflation rate then was 2.5%. So real rate of interest in 2015 was _________.

    • Options
    • A. 8 percent
    • B. 2.2 percent
    • C. 13.75 percent
    • D. 3 percent
    • Discuss
    • 9. India has stated it aims to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33-35% by 2030 from 2005 levels and achieve _______________ of its cumulative electric power of around 350GW installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources, mainly renewable power.

    • Options
    • A. 20%
    • B. 40%
    • C. 50%
    • D. 30%
    • Discuss
    • 10. An increase in price of which of these products will have a ripple effect in increasing the prices of many products, thereby resulting in inflation?

    • Options
    • A. Petroleum
    • B. Medicines
    • C. Smartphones
    • D. Automobiles
    • Discuss


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