Which of the following is not one of the pillars of Human Development?

The correct answer is Option (2) → Affordability

Human development rests on four pillars, just as a building rests on pillars: equity, sustainability, productivity and empowerment.

Option (1) Equity — A pillar of human development. Equity means equal access to opportunities for everybody, whatever their gender, race, income or caste.

Option (2) Affordability — Not a pillar of human development. The fourth pillar is productivity, which means human work and its output.

Option (3) Sustainability — A pillar of human development. Sustainability means that opportunities continue, so each generation gets the same chances as the one before it.

Option (4) Empowerment — A pillar of human development. Empowerment means having the power to make choices. It comes from more freedom and capability.