Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | A fire in a factory causing production delay for some time is | (I) | Secular trend |
| (B) | Technological progress is | (II) | Seasonal trend |
| (C) | The rise in prices before big festival is example of | (III) | Irregular trend |
| (D) | Rise and fall of share market is | (IV) | Cyclic trend |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
(A) A fire in a factory causing production delay for some time
This matches (III) Irregular trend. A fire is a sudden, unpredictable event whose effect lasts only a short time.
(B) Technological progress
This matches (I) Secular trend. It is a steady, long-term movement over many years.
(C) The rise in prices before big festival
This matches (II) Seasonal trend. It repeats every year at the same time of the year.
(D) Rise and fall of share market
This matches (IV) Cyclic trend. Periods of boom and depression alternate over spans longer than a year.
So the matching is (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV).