Questions

In economics, we come across Demand management in macro-levels and at micro-levels within individual organizations.

Demand management is a planning methodology used to forecast, plan for and manage the demand for products and services.  

Activity based, Business activity patterns and user profiles are the types of activity within demand management.

The metal ball can be considered  to be made up of several layers of thinner ones. On heating each of these layers will increase in radius. As the inner most layer also increases its radius, the volume inside it i.e, the volume of the hollow portion will also increase.

Generic means related to a group of similar things rather than a particular one. It means it is not a specific thing like branded or trademarked. Hence it is a basic one.

Among the given options, Generic is most similar in meaning to Basic.