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India's HDI rank in 2010 was _________.

  1. 127

  2. 120

  3. 119

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Human Development Index (HDI) takes into consideration various key dimensions with the purpose to reflect the country’s level of development. It takes into account life expectancy at birth and other useful factors to assess the health dimension. Moreover, HDI uses the logarithm of income to serve its purpose. India’s HDI rank in 2010 was 119.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

Human development does not increase the productivity of labour.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

There are many characteristics of human development. Humans are viewed as developed when they have a good education, health, good employment opportunities, decrease in unemployment rates and gender equality etc. The educated population uses modern methods to increase the productivity of labour. Thus, human development increases the productivity of labour.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

State whether the following statement is True or False
Human development Index has no faults.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Human development index is designed to assess a country’s level of development. However, there are three major flaws viewed in the Human Development Index. Firstly, HDI assigns weights to some factors which are equal trade-offs. However, these measurements might not always be equally valuable. 

Moreover, it tends to correlate factors which are more common in developed economies. Also, it fails to take into account factors like inequality, poverty and gender disparity. 

Thus, the correct answer is B.

State with reasons whether the following statement is True or False
In HDI, GDP per capita is calculated as PPP in US dollars.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Living standard is assessed by Gross National Income per capita, which forms the GNI index. It is calculated into the Human Development Index.GDP is considered a means for human development. However, it is not an end. Moreover, in HDI, GDP per capita is calculated as PPP in US Dollars.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

India ranks _______ out of 187 countries in terms of HDI index per HDR Report 2011.

  1. 120

  2. 134

  3. 154

  4. 60


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India ranks 134 out of 187 countries in terms of HDI index per HDR Report 2011. 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.

Which of these factors are taken into consider ratio in HDI index?

  1. Education

  2. Income

  3. Health

  4. All the three


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Human Development Index is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

For measuring human well-being _______ index is used.

  1. HDI

  2. WPI

  3. CPI

  4. NIFTY


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Human Development Index (HDI) is important as it emphasizes that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria in order to assess the development of a country and not only the economic growth. It uses the composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators to measure the human well-being.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

Human Development report defines Human development as the ____________.

  1. process of enlarging peoples choices

  2. process of enlarging human wants

  3. process of enlarging human stock

  4. process of redefining human values


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Human development is defined as the process of enlarging people's freedoms and opportunities and improving their well-being. Human development is about the real freedom ordinary people have to decide who to be, what to do, and how to live. The  Human development concept was developed by economist Mahbub ul Haq.

HDI is constructed by ___________.

  1. WHO

  2. UNO

  3. UNDP

  4. IMF


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
A country scores a higher HDI when the lifespan is higher, education level is higher, and the gross national income is higher.
It was developed by Pakistani economistMahbub ul Haq 
and Indian economist Amartya Sen and was further used to measure a country's development by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Human Development Report Office.[

HDI index does not include_________.

  1. income

  2. longevity

  3. health

  4. education


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

HDI Index does not includes health as a component. 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.