Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Theory of Consumer behaviour

Question:

Two indifference curves can never intersect each other as ______.

Options:

They give the same level of satisfaction.

They give different levels of satisfaction.

They are concave to the origin.

They are convex to the origin.

Correct Answer:

They give different levels of satisfaction.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → They give different levels of satisfaction.

  • Indifference curves represent combinations of two goods that give the same level of satisfaction to a consumer.

  • Two indifference curves cannot intersect because each curve represents a different level of satisfaction.

  • If they intersected, it would imply that a single bundle of goods gives two different levels of satisfaction — which is logically impossible.