Step 1: Define Microeconomics.
Microeconomics is the branch of economics that studies the behavior of individual economic units, such as households, firms, and industries, and how they make decisions regarding the allocation of limited resources.
Step 2: Four features of microeconomics.
1. **Individual Focus**: Microeconomics focuses on individual economic agents such as consumers and producers, rather than the economy as a whole.
2. **Price Determination**: It deals with how the prices of goods and services are determined through the interaction of supply and demand.
3. **Resource Allocation**: Microeconomics studies how resources are allocated efficiently within the economy.
4. **Market Structure**: It examines different market structures, such as perfect competition, monopolies, and oligopolies, and their effects on prices and output.
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Observe the following diagram of the non-linear demand curve and answer the questions given below.
(1) If \( EB = EA \) (\( Ed = 1 \)) = ....… (1)
(2) If \( EB > EA \) (\( Ed > 1 \)) = ....... (1)
(3) If \( EB < EA \) (\( Ed < 1 \)) = ....... (1)
(4) The 'x' axis represents ........ of commodity and 'y' axis represents ........ of commodity. (1)
Regulated Market
Regulated market is a wholesale market where buying and selling are regulated and controlled by the state government through the market committee.
Regulated market aims at the elimination of unhealthy and unscrupulous practices regarding charges and providing facilities to producers and sellers in the market. The poor standards of primary and secondary markets in agricultural market are cash transactions, short weights, excessive market charges, unauthorized deduction, and the absence of machinery to settle disputes between sellers and buyers. These defects and malpractices can be recovered by the establishment of Regulated market. According to the Bombay Agricultural Product Market Act-1939, this market is controlled. In this market mainly the trade of cereals, fruits, tobacco, cotton, groundnut, coconut, betel nut, potatoes and turmeric, etc. are controlled.
Questions:
(1) Which act regulates the market? (1)
(2) What are the poor standards in primary and secondary markets? (1)
(3) Give your opinion with reference to the above passage. (1)