Some time back, the Government of India, decided to delicense white goods industry. White goods include

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Q: 1 (IAS/1998)
Some time back, the Government of India, decided to delicense ‘white goods’ industry. ‘White goods’ include

question_subject: 

Economics

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'white goods': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'other mass consumption goods': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'conspicuous consumption': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'aluminium utensils': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'detergents': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'milk products': [1, 1, 0, 0], 'industry': [4, 6, 11, 27], 'soaps': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'items': [3, 4, 8, 15], 'stainless steel': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'government': [5, 0, 0, 1]}

`White goods` is a term used for large household appliances, usually conspicuous (prominent or noticeable) consumption items, that are typically colored in white, such as refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, etc.

Option 1 is incorrect as `white goods` does not refer to stainless steel and aluminium utensils. They are considered basic kitchen necessities, not conspicuous consumption items.

Option 2 is also incorrect; `white goods` has nothing to do with milk and milk products. Milk and milk products belong to the food industry, not the home appliances sector.

Option 4 is off the mark too, as detergents, soaps and other mass consumption goods are considered as `fast-moving consumer goods` (FMCG), not `white goods`. While these are frequently consumed, they don`t fall into the category of large household appliances.

Therefore, the correct answer is 3-items purchased for conspicuous consumption, which rightly matches the definition of `white goods`.

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