Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Human Development

Question:
Which of the following statements is /are true in respect of human Development Index (HDI)?
Options:
The human development index (HDI) ranks the countries based on their performance in the key areas of health, education and employment.
Each of these dimensions is given a weightage of 1/3. The human development index is a sum total of the weights assigned to all these dimensions
These rankings are based on a score between 0 to 10 that a country earns from its record in the key areas of human development.
All of the above.
Correct Answer:
Each of these dimensions is given a weightage of 1/3. The human development index is a sum total of the weights assigned to all these dimensions
Explanation:
The human development index (HDI) ranks the countries based on their performance in the key areas of health, education and access to resources. Each of these dimensions is given a weightage of 1/3. The human development index is a sum total of the weights assigned to all these dimensions. These rankings are based on a score between 0 to 1 that a country earns from its record in the key areas of human development. The closer a score is to one, the greater is the level of human development. Therefore, a score of 0.983 would be considered very high while 0.268 would mean a very low level of human development.