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A statistical tool used to measure a country's overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions. 

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  1. GDP

  2. Per capita income

  3. Human development index

  4. None

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Correct Option: C
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  • 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.

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

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  1. Nepal

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Bhutan

  4. Pakistan

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Correct Option: B
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. 

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

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  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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Correct Option: D

Human development index was created in the year ________.

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  1. 1991

  2. 1990

  3. 1988

  4. 1989

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Correct Option: B
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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.

What was the rank of India according to 2015 Human Development Report?

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  1. 125

  2. 130

  3. 135

  4. 140

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Correct Option: B
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The 2015 Human Development Report by the United Nations Development Programme was released on December 14, 2015. India has been placed at 130th position in the 2015 HDI among the 188 countries. In 2014 India has been placed at 131st position. In 2015 Norway topped the list.

Human development index was created by ________.

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  1. Mahbub Ul Haq

  2. Dr. Manmohan Singh

  3. Arun Jaitley

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The HDI was developed by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq working alongside Indian economist Amartya Sen, often framed in terms of whether people are able to "be" and "do" desirable things in their life, and was published by the United Nations Development Programme.

According to the 2011 census, the gender ratio of India is ______.

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  1. 959 females per 1000 of males

  2. 933 females per 1000 of males

  3. 940 females per 1000 of males

  4. 914 females per 1000 of males

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the Population Census of 2011 it was revealed that the population ratio in India 2011 is 940 females per 1000 of males. The Sex Ratio 2011 shows an upward trend from the census 2001 data. Census 2001 revealed that there were 933 females to that of 1000 males.

India is at the _____ place in Gender Equality Index.

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  1. 25th

  2. 68th

  3. 95th

  4. 122nd

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Gender Equality Index shows the loss in potential human development due to disparity between female and male achievements in two dimensions, empowerment and economic status, and reflects a country's position relative to normative ideals for the key dimension of women's health. India is at the 95th place in Gender Equality index.

In order to measure the quality of human life, the United Nations Development Programme has formed a criterion known as ________.

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  1. Human Development Index

  2. National Income Distribution Index

  3. Per capita income

  4. Resource index

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Correct Option: A
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The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

The average life expectancy, educational achievement and standard of living is called _________.

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  1. Happiness Index

  2. Human Development Index

  3. Pricing Index

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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