Human Developmental Index is a composite measure, which uses?
(A) Life expectancy at age one, literacy and infant moality (B) Freedom, spice and right to express oneself (C) Life expectancy at bih, infant moality and quality of life (D) Life expectancy at bih, knowledge and decent standard of living.
(D) Ans: D. Life expectancy at bih, knowledge and decent standard of living.(Ref Park 24/e p17, 23/e p17)Human Development Index (HDI):Published on 4 November 2010.Updated on 10 June 2011.Composite statistic of life expectancy, education & income indices.Used to rank countries into 4 tiers of human development. 2010 HDI Repo:Combines three dimensions:A long & healthy life: Life expectancy at bih.Education index: Mean years of schooling and Expected years of schooling.A decent standard of living: GNI per capita (PPP US$).