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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
(A) There is similarity between Robbins’s definition and Samuelson’s definition(B) Samuelson’s definition is not only dynamic in content; it is also wider in scope.Of these
A
A is true, but B is false
B
A is false, but B is true
C
Both A and B are true
D
Both A and B are false
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Similarities Between The Definition Of Marshall And Robbins Marshall used the word ‘wealth’, in his definition, whereas; Prof. Robbins has related Economics with ‘limited means’ (or scarcity). Therefore, there is similarity in the views of both because wealth is that object or service, whose supply is limited.

Detailed explanation-2: -Economics is the science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses (p. 16).

Detailed explanation-3: -In his landmark essay on the nature of economics, Lionel Robbins defined economics as. “the science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses” (Robbins, 1935, p. 16).

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