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UPSC CDS 2 2021 GK Paper

Question : 49 of 120

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Which one of the following statements in the context of social sector spending in India during 2014 - 19 (both States and the Union Government together) is true ?

Expenditure on education was 5% of GDP.
Expenditure on health was 4% of the social services expenditure.
There was a stagnation in the spending on education as a percent of GDP.
Health sector spending amounted to 10% of the total expenditure.

Validate

Solution:

Concept:

The question tests knowledge of India's social sector spending trends during 2014–2019, particularly on education and health as a share of GDP and total expenditure.

Explanation:

Education expenditure as a percentage of GDP remained nearly stagnant, hovering around

2.7\%

3\%

during the period.

Option A claims it was

5\%

of GDP, which is incorrect; the actual figure is lower and did not reach that level.

Option B states health expenditure was

4\%

of social services expenditure, but data from the Economic Survey shows health spending was about

20\%

of social services outlay (e.g., ₹3.12 lakh crore out of ₹15.31 lakh crore in 2019–20).

Option D says health sector spending was

10\%

of total expenditure; however, public health expenditure remained only

1.2\%

1.6\%

of GDP, far below

10\%

of total spending.

Only Option C correctly reflects the observed trend of stagnation in education spending as a percent of GDP.

Answer:

Option C: There was a stagnation in the spending on education as a percent of GDP.

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