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The first Human Development Report was published in 1990 by:Read the answer and worked solution →The most significant aspect of human development is enlarging the range of people's:Read the answer and worked solution →The 1993 Human Development Report said development must be woven around:Read the answer and worked solution →India is ranked 130 among how many countries in the HDI?Read the answer and worked solution →With an HDI value of 0.640, India is grouped among countries of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which body prepared the Human Development Report for India using states as units?Read the answer and worked solution →Gross National Product per capita is used to measure a country's:Read the answer and worked solution →In 2011-12 the share of India's population below the poverty line was estimated at:Read the answer and worked solution →Which state group recorded more than 30 percent of people below the poverty line?Read the answer and worked solution →Poverty in absolute terms reflects an individual's inability to satisfy basic:Read the answer and worked solution →GDP does not fully reflect quality of life because it ignores factors like housing, transport and:Read the answer and worked solution →The flagship programme aiming at a pollution-free, open defecation-free India is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Swachh Bharat Mission includes supplying which clean fuel to rural households?Read the answer and worked solution →India's death rate fell from 25.1 per thousand in 1951 to what in 2015?Read the answer and worked solution →In which two developed states is the child sex ratio below 850 girls per thousand boys?Read the answer and worked solution →Overall literacy in India in 2011 was approximately:Read the answer and worked solution →Which state has very low literacy of 63.82 percent?Read the answer and worked solution →Kerala and Mizoram have literacy rates of about:Read the answer and worked solution →In the Planning Commission's state HDI, which state topped with a value of 0.790?Read the answer and worked solution →Which states are at the bottom of the state HDI ranking?Read the answer and worked solution →Freedom from hunger, poverty and illiteracy is the key to:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the top HDI statesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Swachh Bharat aimsRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real termRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the development wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Improved or worsenedRead the answer and worked solution →Poverty bandsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Human development bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A tiny workshop with one loom versus a giant car plant. On what basis are industries classed as large, medium, small and cottage?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The first Human Development Report was published in 1990 by:

  1. The UNDP
  2. World Bank
  3. The IMF
  4. The WHO
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Correct answer: A. The UNDP

1. It is brought out every year since. 2. It ranks all countries. 3. The publisher is the UNDP. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 3, Human Development._

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The most significant aspect of human development is enlarging the range of people's:

  1. Borders
  2. Choices
  3. Taxes
  4. Debts
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Correct answer: B. Choices

1. Education, health, income and empowerment widen options. 2. That widening is the core idea. 3. It is about people's choices. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 3, Human Development._

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The 1993 Human Development Report said development must be woven around:

  1. People
  2. Factories
  3. Cities
  4. Exports
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Correct answer: A. People

1. Not people around development. 2. Democratisation and empowerment come first. 3. Development is woven around people. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 3, Human Development._

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