Previous Year Question
Supposing all Indian States as different countries of the world in terms of Human Development Index ranking; match these states to concerned country's ranking and select correct option from codes given below:
List-I (States)
A. Kerala
B. Gujarat
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
List-II (Ranking Countries)
South Africa
Pakistan
Honduras
Maldives
Codes:
A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
When Indian states are compared with countries of the world on the basis of the Human Development Index (HDI), in the historical context of the question, Kerala was compared with Maldives, Gujarat with Honduras, Uttar Pradesh with Pakistan, and Maharashtra with South Africa.
Correct Matching:
List-I (States) | List-II (Countries) |
A. Kerala | 4. Maldives |
B. Gujarat | 3. Honduras |
C. Uttar Pradesh | 2. Pakistan |
D. Maharashtra | 1. South Africa |
The Human Development Index (HDI) is published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It was introduced in the first Human Development Report in 1990. The objective of this index is to assess the quality of human life beyond economic output.
The three major dimensions of HDI are:
Health: Measured through Life Expectancy at Birth.
Education: Measured through Mean Years of Schooling and Expected Years of Schooling.
Standard of Living: Measured through Gross National Income per capita (GNI per capita), adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity (PPP).
The HDI value ranges from 0 to 1. A higher value indicates greater achievements in human development across health, education, and income.
According to the India Human Development Report 2011, the HDI values for 2007–08 were 0.790 for Kerala, 0.572 for Maharashtra, 0.527 for Gujarat, and 0.380 for Uttar Pradesh. Differences in human development levels among these states were associated with healthcare facilities, education, income, and socioeconomic conditions.