Factors of Production
CBSE · Class 8 · Social Science
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Topics in Factors of Production
1. Core Ideas of Production
- Production means making goods or providing services.
- A business combines different inputs to produce goods and services.
- Factors of production are the resources used in production.
2. Land and Labour
- In economics, land includes geographical land and natural resources like soil, forests, water, air, sunlight, minerals, oil, and natural gas.
- Businesses either buy land or pay rent to use it for some time.
- Labour means the physical and mental effort used in production.
3. Education, Training, Health, and Productivity
- Education helps people gain knowledge and solve real-world problems.
- Training is learning the required skills for a job or activity.
- Cognitive relates to learning, knowing, and understanding.
4. Capital, Interest, and Dividend
- Capital means any asset, physical or financial, used to produce goods and services.
- Capital includes money, machinery, tools, equipment, vehicles, vending carts, computers, shops, factories, and office buildings.
- Ratna used savings and later a bank loan to arrange capital for her restaurant.
Key Concepts
Central concept: Factors of production are the resources and inputs used to produce goods and services.
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- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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