Economic and Social Development | Human Development
Economic and Social Development | Human Development
1. Human Development Index is a composite index of which of the following?
Nutritional status, quality of life and per capita GDP
Poverty, life expectancy and educational attainment
Life expectancy, educational attainment and per capita income
Inflation, unemployment and per capita GDP
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2. Which of the following is not a measure of Human Development Index?
Life Expectancy
Sex Ratio
Literacy Rate
Gross Enrolment
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3. Which of the following is not included in Human Development Index?
Life Expectancy
Real per capita income
Social Inequality
Adult Literacy
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4. Which one of the the following organisations publishes the Human Development Report?
UNESCO
World Bank
UNDP
IMF
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5. Which one of the following publishes the 'Global Competitiveness Index' report?
UNDP
World Economic Forum
IMF
WTO
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6. 'Rule of Law Index' is released by which of the following?
Amnesty International
International Court of Justice
The office of UN Commissioner for Human Rights
World Justice Project
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7. The multi-dimensional poverty index of UNDP includes
8 indicators
10 indicators
12 indicators
14 indicators
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8. The 'World Economic Outlook Report' is released by
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Asian Development Bank
International Labour Organisation
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9. The World Investment Report (WIR) is published by
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
General Agreement on Tariffs on Trade (GATT)
Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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10. 'World Development Report' is an annual publication of
International Bank of Reconstruc- tion and Development
International Monetary Fund
United Nations Development Programme
World Trade Organisation
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11. Human Poverty Index was developed in the year
1991
1995
1997
2001
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12. Which of the following dimensions is exclusively considered in HPI-2 (Human Poverty Index-2)?
Social Exclusion
Knowledge Exclusion
Economic Exclusion
Gender Inequalities
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13. While calculating HDI, the maximum value and minimum value for life expectancy at birth (years) are taken as
100 and 25
90 and 30
85 and 25
80 and 20
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14. Which one of the following is not a constituent of Human Development Index?
Health and Nutrition
Per Capita Income
Life Expectancy at Birth
Gross Enrolment Rate
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15. 'Saving energy and other resources for the future without sacrificing people's comfort in the present' is the definition of which of the following concepts?
Economic growth
Economic development
Sustainable development
Human development
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16. ABC Index announced by the Government of India is associated: with which of the following?
Agriculture
Communication
Health
Education
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17. According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), what percentage of world's total population is currently living in urban areas?
25
35
45
55
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18. When did the Government of India established the independent Ministry for 'Women and Child Development'?
1985
1986
1987
1988
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19. The Human Development Index. developed by which (HDI) was first of the following?
UNDP
IMF
UNICEF
UNCTAD
