Question

Development expenditure of the central government does not include _____.

• A. defence expenditure
• B. expenditure on economic service
• C. expenditure on social and communist services
• D. grant to states

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

defence expenditure

Development expenditure is the money spent by government on developmental and welfare programmes. Expenditure on economic service, expenditure on social and communist services, grant to states are examples of developmental expenditures. Among the given options, defense expenditure is not an example of developmental expenditure.