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State whether the following statements are True/False.
High PCI is the only indicator of economic development.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given.
Death among children under the age of one year is __________ mortality.

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  1. infant 

  2. body

  3. child

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A

It is very easy to measure quality of life.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

State whether the following statements are True or False.
India is in a low human development group.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

High human development group includes the countries with a HDI value of _______.

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  1. 0.8 and above

  2. 0.5 and above

  3. less than 0.5

  4. same as above

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Correct Option: A
Life expectancy at birth has shown continuous _______ in India.
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  1. increase

  2. decrease

  3. consistency

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A

India is a _______ human developed country.

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  1. medium

  2. high

  3. low

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A

As per Human Development Report 2011 Indias HDI index in 2011 was _______.

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  1. 0.621

  2. 0.609

  3. 0.581

  4. 0.6991

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As per Human Development Report 2011 India's HDI index in 2011 was 0.581.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 is/are not component of HDI index?

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  1. Knowledge

  2. Longevity

  3. Income

  4. Health

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Health is not a component of HDI 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.

For measuring human well-being which of this index is used?

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  1. Retail price index.

  2. Gini index.

  3. HDI.

  4. CPI.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

For measuring human well-being, HDI( Human Development index ) is used.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.