Question-Human development index (HDI) is released by-
(a)United Nation Development Programme (UNDP)
(b)World Health Organization (WHO)
(c)Food and agricultural organization (FAO)
(d)International labour organization (ILO)
Answer- (a)
Related facts-
- India is ranked 130 out of 189 countries in the latest human development index released by the United Nations Development Programme.
- HDI for Bangladesh and Pakistan is 136 and 150 respectively.
- Between 1990 and 2017, India’s HDI value increased from 427 to 0.640, an increase of nearly 50 per cent which indicates country’s remarkable achievement in lifting millions of people out of poverty.
- The HDI is measured on the basis of long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development-
- Life expectancy.
- Income per capita.
- Norway got first rank in HDI.
- Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Ireland and Germany lead the HDI ranking of 189 countries and territories.
- Niger, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Chad and Burundi have the lowest scores in the HDI’s measurement of national achievements in health, education and income respectively.
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