CLASS 7 CIVIS CHAPTER 7 MARKET AROUND US
1. In what ways is a hawker different from a shop owner?
Ans. A hawker does not have a fixed location from where he/she sells his items. Instead, he/she moves from one location to another selling his/her wares at a minimum profit. There is a minimum capital investment when it comes to setting up a business unit and there is no limit to the wares that can be sold by a hawker while bringing his/her service to the very doorstep of customers. A shopkeeper has a fixed building from which he/she sells his wares. Customers will come to buy their desired items to the shops. A shopkeepers customer base is limited to the geographical location of his/her shop. The wares sold can be limited to the type of shop. For example, a clothing store will only sell clothes while an electrical shop will only sell electric items etc.
2. Compare and contrast a weekly market and a shopping complex on the following:
Ans.
Market Kind of goods sold Prices of Sellers Buyers goods
weekly Different items of Prices of Small traders People belonging market everyday use such as goods are not and hawkers to the lower - middle vegetables, groceries, that high. It can income group. cloth, utensils etc. be easily afforded.
Shopping Branded items such as Prices of goods Big businesses People belonging to complex readymade clothes,
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