Question

Which index complements the Human Development Index and focuses on deprivation in three essential dimensions of human life

• A. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• B. Consumer Price Index (CPI)
• C. Human Poverty Index (HPI)
• D. Gini Coefficient

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Human Poverty Index (HPI)

Human Poverty Index

• Another index developed by the United Nations to complement the Human Development Index is the Human Poverty Index.

• First report of Human Poverty Index published - 1997

Factor on which the Human Poverty Index is based

• Long and healthy life

• Knowledge

• Decent standard of living