ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Benefits can also be referred to as ____
A
pros
B
cons
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -aid, asset, assistance, gain, help, interest, perk, profit, prosperity, use, welfare, advance, assist, favor, further, improve, pay, pay off, promote, serve.

Detailed explanation-2: -the pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision. Motherhood has both its pros and cons.

Detailed explanation-3: -pros. Pro is a Latin root word meaning for. If you make a list of pros and cons, you are listing the reasons for doing something and the reasons not to, respectively. Pro is also the shortened form of the word “professional, ” often referring to professional sports.

Detailed explanation-4: -pros and cons. Arguments or considerations for and against something, as in We’d best weigh all the pros and cons before we decide to add a new wing to the library. This idiom is taken from the Latin pro for “for” and con for “against.” [ Late 1500s]

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