Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Indian Economy:1950-1990

Question:

Which of the following argument is valid regarding why the government should reduce it's stake in public sector companies?

Options:

Need to obtain a license to start an industry was misused by big industrial houses

Government's work should be improvement of welfare and not management of companies

Restriction on entry of foreign goods reduced choices for consumers

All of the above

Correct Answer:

Government's work should be improvement of welfare and not management of companies

Explanation:

The most important role of the government is to handle the state affairs and to facilitate the public. Many economists believed that the performance of a public enterprise should be judged on the basis of what welfare they have brought and not on the basis of what profits they have generated.