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Q1.	A consumer has to pay lesser fixed charges in
A.	flat rate tariff [Wrong Answer]
B.	two part tariff [Wrong Answer]
C.	maximum demand tariff [Correct Answer]
D.	any of the above [Wrong Answer]
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