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Consider the following statements about Human Development Index report - 2018: (a) It is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education and income. (b) India ranks 130 on 2018 HDI. (C) Netherland, Singapore, Sweden, Hongkong, Iceland lead the ranking. (d) Niger, The Central African Republic, South Sudan, Chad and Burundi have the lowest score in the HDI. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about Human Development Index report - 2018: (a) It is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education and income. (b) India ranks 130 on 2018 HDI. (C) Netherland, Singapore, Sweden, Hongkong, Iceland lead the ranking. (d) Niger, The Central African Republic, South Sudan, Chad and Burundi have the lowest score in the HDI. Which of the statements given above are correct? Correct Answer (a), (b), (d)

The correct answer is (a), (b), (d).

Key Points

​Human Development Index report - 2018

  • The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic (composite index) of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. Hence, statement (a) is correct.
  • India has been positioned at 131 out of 189 countries and territories, according to the report.
  • India had ranked 130 in 2018 in the index. Hence, statement (b) is correct.
  • India’s HDI value for 2017 is 0.640, which put the country in the medium human development category.
  • Between 1990 and 2017, India’s HDI value incased from 0.427 to 0.640, an increase of nearly 50 per cent and an indicator of the country’s remarkable achievement in lifting millions of people out of poverty.
  • The overall trend globally is toward continued human development improvements, with many countries moving up through the human development categories out of the 189 countries for which the HDI is calculated.
  • 59 countries are today in the very high human development group and only 38 countries fall in the low HDI group.
  • Norway topped the index, followed by Ireland, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Iceland, the report showed.
  • Looking at 2018 results, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Ireland and Germany lead the HDI ranking of 189 countries and territories. Hence, statement (c) is not correct.
  • While 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. Hence, statement (d) is correct.

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