ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Demand increases when resources become limited, not when supply of resources exceeds demand. Thus a resource is scarce when its availability is limited, and demand for it is high.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural resources like gold, oil, silver and other fossil fuels are naturally rare. When demand exceeds the supply, these resources become scarce and prices can go up. Other commodities, like diamonds, command a high price because of their limited availability and control of their market.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scarcity is one of the key concepts of economics. It means that the demand for a good or service is greater than the availability of the good or service. Therefore, scarcity can limit the choices available to the consumers who ultimately make up the economy.

Detailed explanation-4: -You are probably used to thinking of natural resources such as titanium, oil, coal, gold, and diamonds as scarce. In fact, they are sometimes called “scarce resources” just to re-emphasize their limited availability.