Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Economics

Question:

The expenditure done by the government in "Education" can be expressed in which of the following ways?

Options:

As a percentage of total government expenditure

As a percentage of Gross intermediate output

As a percentage of Total final consumption expenditure

None of the above

Correct Answer:

As a percentage of total government expenditure

Explanation:

The expenditure by the government on education 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.