Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Human Development

Question:

Assertion: Some poorer nations have been ranked higher than their richer neighbour in terms of human development in the HDI 2020.

Reasoning: Per capita income is not directly related to human development.

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is true and (R) is false

(A) is false and (R) is true

Correct Answer:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation:

In International comparisons of human development size of the territory and per capita income are not directly related to human development. Often smaller countries have done better than larger ones in human development. Similarly, relatively poorer nations have been ranked higher than richer neighbours in terms of human development.