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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.

________ ranks first in terms of HDI index as per HDR 2011.

  1. Canada

  2. Japan

  3. Norway

  4. USA


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Norway ranks first in terms of HDI index as per HDR 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.

In order to measure the inequalities of income and wealth ______ index is used.

  1. GINI

  2. Dolor

  3. NASDAQ

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In order to measure the inequalities of income and wealth GINI index is used. GINI coefficient or GINI Index was developed by an Italian scientist, Corrado Gini in the year of 1912. GINI Index can be defined as a method of statistical dispersion which is used to measure inequalities of income and wealth.

_______ is not an indicator of Human Development index.

  1. Life expectancy at birth

  2. Physical endurance

  3. GNP per capita

  4. Mean years of school


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Physical endurance is not a dimension of Human Development Index. 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.

Human Development Index was first introduced by UNDP in ______.

  1. $1990$

  2. $1999$

  3. $2000$

  4. $2006$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Human Development Index was first introduced by UNDP( United Nations Development Program ) in 1990.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.

__________ refers to increase in welfare of one individual without decreasing the welfare of another individual.

  1. Social efficiency

  2. Production efficiency

  3. Distribution efficiency

  4. All the three


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Distribution efficiency refers to increase in welfare of one individual without decreasing the welfare of another individual. The idea of distributive efficiency is proposed by Alba Lerner in the year of 1944. According to welfare economic consideration, distributive efficiency is concerned with an equitable distributionof resources.

The minimum and maximum value of indicator of Human Development Index are fixed by ________.

  1. WHO

  2. UNESCO

  3. UNO

  4. IFC


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The minimum and maximum value of indicator of Human Development Index are fixed by  UNO. UNO stands for United Nations Organization. UNO can be defined as an intergovernmental organization which helps to ensure international peace and security.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.