Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Human Development

Question:

The human development index (HDI) ranks the countries based on their performance in the key areas of health, education and access to resources. These dimensions are given a weightage in the following ratio:

Options:

Equal Proportion

1/2 proportion to Access to resources and 1/2 proportion is equally divided among health and education.

Both 1 and 2 depending upon the state of development of a particular country.

None of the above.

Correct Answer:

Equal Proportion

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1: Equal Proportion

NCERT: The human development index (HDI) ranks the countries based on their performance in the key areas of health, education and access to resources. 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..... 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.."