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Water pollution is any chemical, physical or biological change in the quality of water that has a harmful effect on any living thing that drinks or uses it. Given below are all the examples of main water pollutants except:

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  1. stone crushing and construction work

  2. oil tankers, offshore oil refineries

  3. industrial effluents, waste water

  4. soil erosion, use of chemical fertilizers

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Stone crushing and construction work are examples of air and noise pollution respectively.

State whether the following statements are True or False.
Life expectancy of females has not shown much improvement.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

Human development is the end of all activities, while ____________ is only a means to this end.

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  1. economic growth

  2. profit

  3. supply of output

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: A

Per capita income is a more comprehensive measure of development than HDI.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

HDI combines economic and ________ indicators.

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  1. social

  2. cultural

  3. regional

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A
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.

HDI has been disaggregated based on region, race, gender so as to capture all the major dimensions of development.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

Which category does India lie in with regards to human development report of countries since 1990?

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  1. Medium human development category

  2. Low human development category

  3. High human development category

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

UNDP has also started considering additional dimensions of human development like political and economic participation in decision-making.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

UNDP has constructed ______________ so as to reflect inequalities between men and women with regard to life expectancy, knowledge and standard of living. 

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  1. Human Poverty Index

  2. Human Development Index (HDI)

  3. Both A & B

  4. Gender-related Development Index

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Correct Option: D

HDI is ____________ in nature.

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  1. one-dimensional

  2. two-dimensional

  3. multidimensional

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: C
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. Thus, it is multidimensional in nature.