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MPSC Rajyaseva 2020 GS Paper 1 — Question 43

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खालील विधाने विचारत घ्या : (a) मानवी विकास निर्देशांक हा आरोग्य, शिक्षण आणि राहणीमान यांचा संयुक्त निर्देशांक आहे. (b) राहणीमानाचे मोजमाप हे दरडोई स्थूल देशांतर्गत उत्पादन याच्या आधारे केले जाते. Consider the following statements : (a) HDI is a composite index of health, education and standard of living. (b) The standard of living is measured by GDP per capita.

(a)मानवी विकास निर्देशांक हा आरोग्य, शिक्षण आणि राहणीमान यांचा संयुक्त निर्देशांक आहे. / HDI is a composite index of health, education and standard of living.

(b)राहणीमानाचे मोजमाप हे दरडोई स्थूल देशांतर्गत उत्पादन याच्या आधारे केले जाते. / The standard of living is measured by GDP per capita.

1)(a) फक्त बरोबर आहे / (a) only is correct✓ Correct
2)(b) फक्त बरोबर आहे / (b) only is correct
3)(a) आणि (b) दोन्हीही बरोबर आहेत / (a) and (b) both are correct
4)(a) आणि (b) दोन्हीही चूक आहेत / (a) and (b) both are incorrect

Statement (a) is correct because the Human Development Index (HDI) is indeed a composite index of health, education, and standard of living. Statement (b) is incorrect because standard of living in HDI is measured by Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (PPP USD), not GDP per capita.

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