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Refer the following… (Class 12 Economics SQP 2026-27, Q32A)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 4 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2026-27: question 32(A)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section B, question 32(A), for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q32(A) · 4 marks · Short answerCompetency-basedHuman Capital Formation in India

Refer the following text carefully:
Keha and Mandeep graduated recently. Keha in order to improve her physical fitness, reduce stress and increase overall well-being, enrolls in yoga classes, while Mandeep, invests in internet data, online job portals and counselling services to explore suitable career opportunities.
Identify and explain the sources of human capital formation indicated in the above text.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

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Hint 1

Which source keeps a worker fit to work?

Hint 2

Knowing where the jobs are is also an investment.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Keha's yoga classes are an expenditure on health.

    ½ mark

  2. Good physical and mental health raises efficiency, learning ability and long-term work performance, giving a more productive future workforce; so health spending is a source of human capital formation.

    1½ marks

  3. Mandeep's spending on internet data, job portals and career counselling is an expenditure on information (about the job market).

    ½ mark

  4. Such information helps him find jobs that best match his skills, improving his employability, productivity and earnings, so it too forms human capital.

    1½ marks

Answer: Keha: expenditure on health; Mandeep: expenditure on information. Both raise productivity and earning capacity, forming human capital.

Where the marks are

  • Health identified and explained (½ + 1½)
  • Information identified and explained (½ + 1½)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Human Capital Formation in India, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2026-27: every question, by section.

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