Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Business Environment

Question:

Identify the component of social environment from the following:

Options:

Savings and Investment

Money Supply

Public Debt

Life Expectancy

Correct Answer:

Life Expectancy

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4- Life Expectancy.

Life Expectancy is the component of social environment.

All others are component of economic environment.

The social environment of business include the social forces like customs and traditions, values, social trends, society’s expectations from business, etc. Traditions define social practices that have lasted for decades or even centuries. Major Elements of Social Environment-
* Attitudes towards product innovations, lifestyles, occupational distribution and consumer preferences
* Concern with quality of life
* Life expectancy
* Expectations from the workforce
* Shifts in the presence of women in the workforce
* Birth and death rates
* Population shifts
* Educational system and literacy rates
* Consumption habits
* Composition of family