Question

The term 'infrastructure' is best defined as:

विकल्प

• Support facilities essential for economic activity

• Private factories engaged in the production of consumer goods

• Government offices used exclusively for administrative work

• Financial profits earned from foreign trade

Answer 1

Infrastructure refers to support facilities essential for economic activity. Such facilities provide the basic framework — like transport, energy and communication — on which productive economic activity depends. It is divided into two types: economic and social.