Match each decision with the central problem it answers.

Match each decision with the central… — CUET Economics practice

Question 23

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Match each decision with the central problem it answers.

List I	List II
A. Grow more pulses and less cotton	I. For whom to produce
B. Use drip irrigation instead of flooding fields	II. What to produce
C. Give free food grains to poor households	III. Full use of resources
D. Use idle land and workers to raise output	IV. How to produce

A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IVCorrect answerYour answerA-II, B-I, C-IV, D-IIICorrect answerYour answerA-II, B-IV, C-I, D-IIICorrect answerYour answerA-IV, B-III, C-II, D-ICorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: C

Pulses versus cotton is the mix of goods: what to produce.
Drip irrigation is a method: how to produce. Free grain to the poor is distribution: for whom.
Bringing idle resources into use moves the economy towards its PPC: full use of resources.

Concept: Matching decisions to problems
Typical timeTypical: 90 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsScarcity and the central problems

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Question 23

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