Given below are some statements. Read them carefully and choose the correct statement (s) from the given options. Statement 1: During 1952-2020, education expenditure as percentage of GDP increased from 7.92 to 16.54. Statement 2: During 1952-2020, education expenditure as percentage of total government expenditure increased from from 0.64 to 4.47. |
Only Statement 1 is correct. Only Statement 2 is correct. Both statements are correct. None of the given statement is correct. |
None of the given statement is correct. |
The correct answer is Option 4: None of the given statement is correct. Statement 1: During 1952-2020, education expenditure as percentage of GDP increased from 7.92 to 16.54. This is false. During 1952-2020, education expenditure as percentage of GDP increased from 0.64 to 4.47. Statement 2: During 1952-2020, education expenditure as percentage of total government expenditure increased from from 0.64 to 4.47. This is false. During 1952-2020, education expenditure as percentage of total government expenditure increased from 7.92 to 16.54 "The expenditure on education by the government is expressed in two ways (i) as a percentage of ‘total government expenditure’ (ii) as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The percentage of ‘education expenditure of total government expenditure’ indicates the importance of education in the scheme of things before the government. The percentage of ‘education expenditure of GDP’ expresses how much of people’s income is being committed to the development of education in the country. During 1952-2020, education expenditure as percentage of total government expenditure increased from 7.92 to 16.54 and as percentage of GDP increased from 0.64 to 4.47. |