ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC GROWTH

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The Human Development Index uses all these indicators to measure the human standard of living EXCEPT:
A
level of education (mean years of schooling)
B
life expectancy
C
per capita income (GDP divided by population)
D
electricity access
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Human Development Index (HDI) measures each country’s social and economic development by focusing on the following four factors: mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling, life expectancy at birth, and gross national income (GNI) per capita.

Detailed explanation-2: -The HDI is a summary composite measure of a country’s average achievements in three basic aspects of human development: health, knowledge and standard of living.

Detailed explanation-3: -National income is the total value of all goods and services produced in one year. National income is not an indicator of Human Development Index.

Detailed explanation-4: -Calculation of the index combines four major indicators: life expectancy for health, expected years of schooling, mean of years of schooling for education and Gross National Income per capita for standard of living.

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