A representative firm works under __________ conditions.

A) average
B) ideal
C) bad
D) good
✅ ANSWER: A
A representative firm works under average conditions. Representative firm must be one which has had a fairly long life, and fair success, which is managed with normal ability, and which has normal access to the economies, external and internal, which belong to that aggregate volume of production; account being taken of the class of goods produced, the conditions of marketing them and the economic environment generally.

The ___________ co-operative societies are started to help lower and middle class people.

A) Consumers
B) Producers
C) Marketing
D) Housing
✅ ANSWER: A
The Consumers co-operative societies are started to help lower and middle class people. These societies protect the weaker sections from exploitation by profit hungry businessmen. The society makes bulk purchases directly from the producers and sells these goods to the members on retail basis.

Guarantee for employer for the loss out of employee’s dishonest is__________.

A) Burglary insurance
B) Fidelity insurance
C) third party insurance
D) medical insurance
✅ ANSWER: B
Guarantee for employer for the loss out of employee’s dishonest is Fidelity insurance. A Fidelity Insurance policy covers losses sustained by the employer as a result of an act of forgery, fraud or dishonesty from an employee.

In case of ________ layout, production is carried on in special purpose machine.

A) functional
B) product
C) stationary
D) combined
✅ ANSWER: B
In case of product layout, production is carried on in special purpose machine. Since machines are arranged based on the sequence of operations, mechanized equipment such as conveyor belts can be used for transporting materials. This results in significant saving of time.