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This economist introduced the concept of HDI in 1990
Dr. Mahbub-ul-haq
What are the three basic dimensions measured by the Human Development Index?
Health, Education, and Access to resources (Income)
Which international organization publishes the Human Development Report annually?
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
In the context of HDI, what is the specific definition of "Growth"?
A quantitative and value-neutral change that can have a positive or negative sign
A father has five daughters. Each daughter has one brother. How many children does the father have in total?
Six (The five daughters share the same one brother).
What specific indicator is chosen to assess the health dimension of a country?
Life expectancy at birth
Which two indicators are used to represent access to knowledge in the education dimension?
Adult literacy rate and the gross enrolment ratio.
How is "access to resources" measured within the HDI calculation?
In terms of purchasing power in U.S. Dollars.
What is the numerical range used for an overall HDI score?
Between 0 and 1
Which planet in our solar system is known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars
Which pillar of human development refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody?
Equity
What does the "Sustainability" pillar mean in the context of human development?
Continuity in the availability of opportunities for future generations .
In the HDI pillars, how is "Productivity" defined?
Human labour productivity or productivity in terms of human work
What is the definition of "Empowerment" according to the presentation?
To have the power to make choices.
What is seen in the middle of "March" and "April" that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
The letter "R" (Tima topsa keregov)
Which country currently ranks first in the Global HDI rankings according to the presentation?
Norway
BONUS
Which two countries are given as having a higher HDI rank than India despite having smaller economies?
Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobaga
What mathematical formula is used to calculate the final HDI score of a country like India?
The geometric mean of the Life, Education, and Income indices
What is the only country in the world to officially use "Gross National Happiness" (GNH) instead of standard economic measures?
Bhutan
Which country has the largest landmass in the world?
Which state was the first in the world to publish a state-level Human Development Report in 1995?
Madhya Pradesh
Which Indian state holds the highest HDI, highest literacy rate, and highest life expectancy?
Kerala
What is the primary reason given for India not doing good in HDI related to its urban population?
A large number of the population (approximately 158.4 million) lives in bad conditions
According to the 2014 data, which of the three sub-indices for India was the lowest?
The Education index at 0.495
A man is looking at a photograph of someone. His friend asks who it is. The man replies, "Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man’s father is my father’s son." Who is in the photograph?
His son (The man is "my father's son," and that person is his son's father).