If a country's real per capita GDP rises but literacy falls, what is the most balanced conclusion?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: The economic average rose but one dimension of human development worsened
Welfare is multidimensional. Real per capita GDP indicates average command over goods and services, but it does not guarantee improvement in education, health, equality or environmental quality. A fall in literacy therefore shows that one human-development dimension worsened even while the income average rose. Option D is balanced; A overgeneralizes, B denies education's importance, and C does not follow from the data.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
The economic average rose but one dimension of human development worsened
Why is this the correct answer?
Welfare is multidimensional. Real per capita GDP indicates average command over goods and services, but it does not guarantee improvement in education, health, equality or environmental quality. A fall in literacy therefore shows that one human-development dimension worsened even while the income average rose. Option D is balanced; A overgeneralizes, B denies education's importance, and C does not follow from the data.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Economics question. Chapter: National Income and Related Aggregates. Topic: GDP and Welfare.
