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India is passing through the phase of _________________.

  1. Population Increase.

  2. Population Growth.

  3. Population Explosion.

  4. Population Deflation.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

India is passing through the phase of  Population Explosion.Population explosion can be defined as a process of large increase in population. In India, poplulation increased at a drastic rate.

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As per latest report of UNDP of 2017, India's HDI ranking is____out of 188 countries.

  1. 120

  2. 125

  3. 131

  4. 132

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C Correct answer
Explanation

As per latest report of UNDP of 2017, India's HDI ranking is 131 out of 188 countries. HDI stands for Human Development Index. It can be defined as a statistic composite index of human development indicators, like, life expectancy, education, per capita income, etc. HDI helps to rank countries.

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In an under-developed economy, Health and Education standards are __________.

  1. low

  2. high

  3. moderate

  4. nothing can be said

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A Correct answer
Explanation

In an under-developed economy, Health and Education standards are low. In underdeveloped countries, quality of the population is not given stressed on and as a result, health and education standards of the population is quite low.Underdeveloped countries can be referred to those countries which are backward economically. Overpopulation, income inequalities and under-employment- all prevails in the underdeveloped economy.

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The Human Development Index (HDI) as a measure of development has evolved recently. It includes the indicators _________.

  1. per capita income for evaluating satisfaction derived from the essential products and services and to focus on employment levels.

  2. life expectancy, a social indicator, to measure progress made in health and nutrition and infant mortality

  3. educational levels attained

  4. all of the above.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Human Development Index is a measure of human development over the years which includes per capita income for evaluating the utility which people get from different products, life expectancy which measures the progress made in health and nutrition and educational levels. 

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UNDP's human development approach has affected an entire generation of policy-makers in policy formulations relating to economic development.

  1. True

  2. False

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A Correct answer
Explanation
Human Development Index is a measure of human development over the years which includes per capita income for evaluating the utility which people get from different products, life expectancy which measures the progress made in health and nutrition and educational levels. United Nations Development Programs' human development approach has affected many policies that relates to economic development. 
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A statistical tool used to measure a country's overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions. 

  1. GDP

  2. Per capita income

  3. Human development index

  4. None

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C Correct answer
Explanation

  • A statistical tool used to measure a country's overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions is Human Development Index.
  • The Human Development Index (HDI) gives a statistical idea of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries.

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Which of the following neighbours of India ranks higher on the human development report of UNDP?

  1. Nepal

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Bhutan

  4. Pakistan

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B Correct answer
Explanation

UNDP stands for United Nation’s Development Programme which is a global development network headquartered in New York. It advocates for change and connects countries to build a better life. The neighbouring country of India that ranks higher on the human development report of UNDP is Sri Lanka. 

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Which of the following are considered while calculating Human Development Index?

  1. Life expectancy for health

  2. Expected years of schooling for Education

  3. Per capita income for standard of living

  4. All of the above

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling and expected years of schooling), and per capita income indicators.

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Human development index was created in the year ________.

  1. 1991

  2. 1990

  3. 1988

  4. 1989

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Human Development Index is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education and per capita income indicators. It is used by the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme. HDI was developed in the year 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub UI Haq,  with the help from Gustav Ranis of Yale University and  Meghnad Desai of the London School of Economics.