Question

Arrange the market statistics sources based on their periodicity of publication in the increasing order of duration:
A. Bulletin on prices
B. Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing
C. Economic Survey
D. Agricultural Situation in India
E. Economic Times

• A. E, A, B, C, D
• B. E, A, D, B, C
• C. E, B, C, A, D
• D. E, D, C, B, A

Hint:

"Increasing order of duration" means starting with the fastest publication cycle (daily newspaper - Economic Times) and ending with the slowest (annual report - Economic Survey).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Periodicity refers to the interval at which a journal, survey, or paper is regularly published (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, annually).
Arranging them in increasing order of duration means ordering from the shortest time interval between publications to the longest.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
Let us determine the publication frequency of each source:
- Economic Times (E): Published Daily (duration = 1 day).
- Bulletin on Prices (A): Published Weekly (duration = 7 days).
- Agricultural Situation in India (D): Published Monthly (duration = 30 days).
- Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing (B): Published Thrice a year Tri-annually (duration = 4 months).
- Economic Survey (C): Published Annually (duration = 12 months).
Arranging from shortest to longest duration: Daily (E) $\rightarrow$ Weekly (A) $\rightarrow$ Monthly (D) $\rightarrow$ Tri-annually (B) $\rightarrow$ Annually (C).
This gives the sequence: E, A, D, B, C.

Step 3: Final Answer:
The correct sequence is E, A, D, B, C, matching Option (B).