Question

What are the three main components used to prepare the Human Development Index (HDI) ?

• A. Per capita income, infant mortality rate, and basic literacy.
• B. Literacy and gross school enrollment rate, life expectancy, and per capita income.
• C. Life expectancy, infant mortality rate, and economic growth rate.
• D. Basic literacy, standard of living, and economic development.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Literacy and gross school enrollment rate, life expectancy, and per capita income.

Human Development Index

• The Human Development Index is based on human development.
  

• Let us see how human development has been defined by the United Nations Development Programmed (UNDP).

• Human development is the expansion process of opportunities that helps the people to improve their human resource.

There are various factors that help in attaining human development. Let us see a few:

• Improved educational facilities

• Better health facilities

• Increased training

Human Development Index is prepared on the basis of three main components. They are:

1. Per capita income

2. Literacy and gross school enrolment rate

3. Life expectancy

• India ranked at 134 on a list of 193 countries in 2022 as per the latest Human Development Index,