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2 marksGame Theory › Game theory and strategic behaviour › Normal-form games and dominanceHardabout 2 min

UGC-NET 2025 Question 29: Game theory and strategic behaviour

Consider the payoff matrix (Player 1 rows T, M, B; Player 2 columns L, R): T = (1,5),(0,3); M = (2,6),(1,4); B = (3,7),(2,2). Which of the following statements are true about the above payoff matrix?

A. Player-1 has two strictly dominated strategies.

B. None of the strategies of Player-2 are weakly dominated.

C. Strategy T weakly dominates strategy B.

D. Strategy M of Player-1 will never be used in Nash equilibrium.

E. Strategy M strictly dominates strategy T.

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This question is on Normal-form games and dominance, part of Game theory and strategic behaviour in Game Theory.

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