Human Development and Sustainable Development: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Indian Economy)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Human Development and Sustainable Development (Indian Economy). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 1998Indian Economy · Human Development and Sustainable Development
Q1. Human Poverty Index was introduced in the Human Development Report of the year:
Explanation
The Human Poverty Index (HPI) was introduced in the Human Development Report (HDR) 1997 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). HDI (Human Devel-opment Index) measures overall development based on three parameters: life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling and expected years of schooling), and per capita income. HPI (Human Poverty Index) focuses on deprivation in three areas:
Longevity (probability of not living beyond 40) Knowledge (adult illiteracy rate) Standard of living (access to clean water, healthcare, and underweight children)
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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1998
(d) 1997
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Human Development and Sustainable Development (Indian Economy), asked from 1996 to 2023. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on Human Development and Sustainable Development (Indian Economy) are available for 14 years, from 1996 to 2023. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
