2758. One characteristic not typical of oligopolistic industry is

Too much importance to non-price competition
Price leadership
Horizontal demand curve
A small number of firms in the industry
✅ The correct answer is C.
One characteristic not typical of oligopolistic industry is Horizontal demand curve. The horizontal demand curve indicates that the elasticity of demand for the good is perfectly elastic. This means that if any individual firm charged a price slightly above market price, it would not sell any products.

2759. In capital budgeting, an internal rate of return of project is classified as its

external rate of return
internal rate of return
positive rate of return
negative rate of return
✅ The correct answer is B.
In capital budgeting, an internal rate of return of project is classified as its internal rate of return. Internal rate of return (IRR) is the interest rate at which the NPV of all the cash flows (both positive and negative) from a project or an investment equals zero.

2760. Intangible assets such as copyrights, trademarks and patents are applicable for

depreciation
amortization
stock amortization
perishable assets
✅ The correct answer is B.
Intangible assets such as copyrights, trademarks and patents are applicable for amortization. Amortization is an accounting technique used to periodically lower the book value of a loan or intangible asset over a set period of time.

2763. What scrambles the contents of a file so you can’t read it without having the right decryption key?

Encryption
Intrusion‐detection software
Security‐auditing software
All of the above
✅ The correct answer is A.
Encryption scrambles the contents of a file so you can’t read it without having the right decryption key. Encryption is the process of encoding a message or information in such a way that only authorized parties can access it and those who are not authorized cannot. Encryption does not itself prevent interference, but denies the intelligible content to a would-be interceptor.

2762. State the correct option?

Health Insurance cover can come only as a standalone policy
Health Insurance cover can come with life insurance cover provided by a life insurer
Health cover can be issued only by a nonlife insurer
There is no limit on the benefits in a health cover
✅ The correct answer is B.
Health Insurance cover can come with life insurance cover provided by a life insurer. Health insurance policies offered by life insurance companies pay certain amount for a particular disease on claim settlement.