{"id":57539,"date":"2024-04-16T01:03:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=57539"},"modified":"2024-04-16T01:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:03:45","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-summarizes-robbins-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-summarizes-robbins-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements summarizes Robbins definition?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;&#8221;Economics is the subject concerned with the discovery of the nature and causes of the wealth of nations&#8221;&#8221; option2=&#8221;&#8221;Economics is the study of the ordinary business of human life&#8221;&#8221; option3=&#8221;&#8221;Economics is the science of finite&#8221;&#8221; option4=&#8221;&#8221;Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources and the determination of employment, income and economy development&#8221;&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is D.<\/p>\n<p>Robbins&#8217; definition of economics is &#8220;the science of human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses.&#8221; This means that economics is the study of how people make choices when they have limited resources.<\/p>\n<p>Option A is incorrect because it is a definition of economics given by Adam Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Option B is incorrect because it is too broad. 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