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UPSC 2015: The substitution of steel for wooden ploughs in agricultural production is an example of
(a)labour-augmenting technological progress
(b)capital-augmenting technological progress
(c)capital-reducing technological progress
(d)None of the above
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) capital-augmenting technological progress
Replacing wooden ploughs with steel ones improves the *quality* of the capital good itself; the same number of ploughs now deliver more output, so it is a form of capital-augmenting (Solow-neutral) technological progress rather than labour-augmenting or capital-reducing. ([edukemy.com](https://edukemy.com/blog/upsc-prelims-2015-question-90/?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2015, GS Paper 1, as Question 90. It falls under Indian Economy > Infrastructure & Industry.
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