WBCS.LIVE practice question

Development expenditure of the Central Government does not include

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. defence expenditure.
  2. expenditure on economic services.
  3. expenditure on social and community services.
  4. grant to states.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: defence expenditure.

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) defence expenditure. šŸ“š Explanation: In government accounting, development expenditure refers to spending on social and economic services that contribute to national growth, such as health, education, and grants to states. Defence expenditure is categorized as non-development or non-plan expenditure because it is related to national security rather than direct economic expansion.