What does expansion of sanitation facilities along with GDP growth indicate?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A possible improvement in quality of life along with output growth
The governing concept is that welfare includes social infrastructure and quality of life in addition to GDP. Expanded sanitation can reduce exposure to contaminated water, lower disease, improve public health and increase dignity. When it occurs alongside output growth, it indicates a possible improvement in both material production and living conditions. It does not prove a rise in prices, imports or inequality, so B, C and D are unjustified.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
A possible improvement in quality of life along with output growth
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing concept is that welfare includes social infrastructure and quality of life in addition to GDP. Expanded sanitation can reduce exposure to contaminated water, lower disease, improve public health and increase dignity. When it occurs alongside output growth, it indicates a possible improvement in both material production and living conditions. It does not prove a rise in prices, imports or inequality, so B, C and D are unjustified.
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.
