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During the ‘Mann ki Baat’… (Class 12 Economics 2026, Q28B)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 58/1/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 Economics 2026: question 28(B)

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 58/1/1, section B, question 28(B), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q28(B) · 3 marks · Short answerCompetency-basedHuman Capital Formation in India

During the ‘Mann ki Baat’ program aired on 29th June, 2025, Prime Minister shared that World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared India as a Trachoma free (an eye disease). This achievement, he shared, is a result of sustained efforts in health care, sanitation, awareness and medical access.
In the light of the above statement, explain how investments in health care contributes to a nation’s development. Support your answer with valid arguments.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 58/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

How does illness affect a worker's output and working days?

Hint 2

Health is one of the sources of human capital.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Investment in health care (like the efforts that made India trachoma-free) gives a nation a healthy workforce. A healthy person is more productive than an unhealthy one and can work without interruption for a longer working life.

    1½ marks

  2. Higher labour productivity raises output and incomes; health spending is therefore a source of human capital formation and, through it, of economic growth and development. Healthy people also gain more from education and training.

    1½ marks

Answer: Health investment creates a healthy, more productive workforce with a longer working life, building human capital and promoting development.

Where the marks are

  • Explanation of health investment raising productivity and development (marked as a whole, 3)

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 paper2026 board paper, set 58/1/1: every question, by section.

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