Infrastructure
Infrastructure: basic support systems and services that enable production, exchange and human development
Infrastructure MCQ — Class 12
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Economic infrastructure
Economic infrastructure: support systems directly facilitating production and exchange such as energy, transport and communication
Social infrastructure
Social infrastructure: services and institutions such as health and education that develop human capabilities and social welfare
Complementarity of infrastructure
Complementarity of infrastructure: economic and social infrastructure reinforce each other in supporting sustainable growth and development
Energy infrastructure
Energy infrastructure: systems that generate, transmit and supply energy needed by households and productive sectors
Commercial energy
Commercial energy: energy sources bought and sold in markets such as coal, petroleum products and electricity
Non-commercial energy
Non-commercial energy: traditional energy sources often collected and used without regular market transactions, such as fuelwood or agricultural waste in some settings
Health infrastructure
Health infrastructure: institutions, personnel and facilities that provide preventive and curative healthcare
Infrastructure bottleneck
Infrastructure bottleneck: inadequate capacity or quality in support systems that restricts production, access or welfare
Public role in infrastructure
Public role in infrastructure: large external benefits, high capital needs and universal-access concerns often justify significant public involvement
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1. Which concept best matches this situation? Energy, transport, communication, health and education support wider economic activity.
- Economic infrastructure
- Infrastructure
- Complementarity of infrastructure
- Non-commercial energy
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Infrastructure. Infrastructure: basic support systems and services that enable production, exchange and human development
2. Which concept best matches this situation? Reliable electricity and roads reduce production and logistics constraints.
- Social infrastructure
- Energy infrastructure
- Economic infrastructure
- Health infrastructure
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Economic infrastructure. Economic infrastructure: support systems directly facilitating production and exchange such as energy, transport and communication
3. Which concept best matches this situation? Hospitals improve health and productive capacity.
- Complementarity of infrastructure
- Commercial energy
- Infrastructure bottleneck
- Social infrastructure
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Social infrastructure. Social infrastructure: services and institutions such as health and education that develop human capabilities and social welfare
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