Human Development (Economics) One Liner Questions & Answers

 

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1 Who originally propounded the theory of three stages of social development? Auguste Comte
2 Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) is developed by – Morris D. Morris
3 Which organizations publish the Human Development report? U.N.D.P.
4 Who developed the United Nations Human Development Index? Mahbub-ul-Haq
5 The Human Development Index is a composite index of – Life expectancy, Educational attainment, and per capita GDP
6 The Human Development Index comprises literacy rates, life expectancy at birth, and – Gross Domestic Product per head at real purchasing power
7 While calculating HDI, the maximum value and minimum value for Life Expectancy at birth (Years) are taken as – 85 and 25
8 What is the base of the Human Development Index? Health, education, standard of living
9 The Human Poverty Index was introduced in the Human Development Report of the year – 1997
10 The best performance in terms of Human Development among the Asian countries is by – Korea
11 Which South Asian Country has adopted ‘Gross National Happiness’ as an index of the well-being of its citizens? Bhutan
12 The first Indian State to have its Human Development Report prepared and released by Amartya Kumar Sen in Delhi is – Madhya Pradesh
13 The Indian Human Development Report does not give for each sample village – Unemployment Related Index
14 In terms of Human Development the most developed State of India is – [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]