Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Theory of Consumer behaviour

Question:

Why indifference curves are convex to origin?

Options:

Due to the constant market rate of exchange.

Due to the increasing marginal rate of substitution.

Due to the constant marginal rate of substitution.

Due to a diminishing marginal rate of substitution.

Correct Answer:

Due to a diminishing marginal rate of substitution.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Due to a diminishing marginal rate of substitution.

Indifference curves are convex to the origin because of the Law of Diminishing Marginal Rate of Substitution (MRS), which states: As a consumer substitutes one good (say, Good X) for another (Good Y), the amount of Good Y they are willing to give up decreases with each additional unit of Good X.

This results in a declining MRS, causing the curve to bend inward (i.e., be convex to the origin).