2017 · Q88
Which one of the following is the correct set of contingencies identified by William Beveridge in his comprehensive social security scheme?
Social Security in IndiaConcept and framework
- AWant, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness
- BWant, sickness, disability, squalor and idleness
- CWant, disease, old age, squalor and unemployment
- DDisease, invalidity, old age, unemployment and ignorance
Explanation
In his 1942 report, William Beveridge identified the five giants on the road to reconstruction: Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness. The other options substitute contingencies like sickness, disability, old age, and unemployment, which were not his five giants. Hence A.