Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Human Capital Formation in India

Question:

Which of the following statement/statements are true?
Statement 1: Just as a country can turn physical resources into physical capital like factories, similarly, it can also turn human resources into human capital.
Statement 2: We need good human capital to produce other human capital.

Options:

Both the statements are true

Both the statements are false

Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false

Correct Answer:

Both the statements are true

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1: Both the statements are true

Just as a country can turn physical resources like land into physical capital like factories, similarly, it can also turn human resources like nurses, farmers, teachers, students into human capital like engineers and doctors. Societies need sufficient human capital in the first place—in the form of competent people who have themselves been educated and trained as professors and other professionals. In other words, we need good human capital to produce other human capital (say, nurses, farmers, teachers, doctors, engineers, etc.).