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1. Which of the following statements is true about human wants?

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Some times,the want for one gives rise to the want for the other.

Wants that are complementary and aren't felt together.

For the wants that are jointly consumed, a single article of the group will satisfy the whole want comfortably.

As human wants are limited, all of them can be satisfied at a time.

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2. Which among the following is not a characteristic of human wants?

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Most human wants are common to everybody.

Human wants don't require resources to be satisfied.

Human wants cannot be fully satisfied

Some wants are recurring.

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3. Which of the statements below is false about human wants?

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Human wants enable human beings to live a comfortable.

Human wants enable human beings to stay alive.

Some wants are both complementary and competitive.

Human wants do not compete for attention.

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Q1. When the want for one gives rise to the want for the other we say the wants are .

Q2. What term can be used to describe the wants that compete among themselves to be satisfied first?

Q3. When there is no end to human wants we say the wants are .

Q4. A particular want demands to be satisfied over and over again hence it is said to be .

Q5. Human wants cannot be fully satisfied because they are endless, thus they are .

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refers to things that people require in order to stay alive and live comfortable. For instance, keeps the body health and protects it from , while clothing keeps people warm and protects them from Human beings also need shelter for protection from bad weather and . Other human wants are for making life e.g. telephones. Some wants are both and competitive. As human wants are , all of them cannot be satisfied at a time because of resources. When there are alternative ways of satisfying a want, we choose one of them depending upon our among other factors.

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