Identify the correct statements about growth and development?
A. Growth is quantitative and value neutral.
B. Growth can be positive or negative.
C. Development is a qualitative change.
D. Positive growth always leads to development.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and C only
A. Growth is quantitative and value neutral. Correct. Growth is a change in quantity over a period of time, such as more people or more output. Because it records only how much has changed, it says nothing on whether life has become better or worse; so it is value neutral.
B. Growth can be positive or negative. Correct. Since growth only measures the change in amount, that change can go either way. An increase is positive growth and a fall is negative growth.
C. Development is a qualitative change. Correct. Development means a qualitative change which is always value positive: things become better, not only bigger. It cannot take place unless there is an addition to the existing conditions, so it rests on positive growth.
D. Positive growth always leads to development. Incorrect. A city’s population may double while its housing and services stay the same: growth without development.
NCERT (2025-26): “Growth and Development … Both growth and development refer to changes over a period of time. The difference is that growth is quantitative and value neutral. It may have a positive or a negative sign. This means that the change may be either positive (showing an increase) or negative (indicating a decrease). Development means a qualitative change which is always value positive. This means that development cannot take place unless there is an increment or addition to the existing conditions. Development occurs when positive growth takes place. Yet, positive growth does not always lead to development. Development occurs when there is a positive change in quality.…” |