ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

COMPETITION AND MARKET STRUCTURES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Trinidad and Tobago Cement Limited controls about 80% of the cement industry and used to be the ONLY provider of cement. This is an example of
A
A monopoly
B
Monopolistic Competition
C
Perfect Competition
D
Oligopoly
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The global cement industry can be characterised as a network of regional oligopoly markets.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of pure oligopolies industries are cement, steel and copper and aluminium industry because these all falls in the same categories which is related to construction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cement and aluminium takes raw materials from mining of mineral reserves. Thus, they are mineral based industries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pure Oligopoly: The product in this type of Market is Homogenous, for example, the Aluminium Industry.

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