Answer the questions on the basis of the data presented

Answer the questions on the basis of the data presented in the figure below.

 

1. During 1996-2002, the number of commodities that exhibited a net overall increase and net overall decrease, respectively, were

  1. 4 and 2
  2. 2 and 4
  3. 5 and 1
  4. 3 and 3

2. The number of commodities that experienced a price decline for two or more consecutive years is

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

3. For which commodities did a price increase immediately follow a price decline only once in this period?

  1. Rice, edible oil and dal
  2. Egg and onion
  3. Onion only
  4. Egg and dal

Answers

  1. A
  2. D
  3. B

1. Net increased items: Dal, Egg, Chillies, Onion

Net decreased items: Rice, Edible oil

2. Except edible oil, all other commodities experienced price decline for two or more consecutive years.

3. For egg, in 1998 and for onion, in 1999.