Based on Human Development Index values of year 2022, arrange the following countries in descending order.
A. Switzerland
B. Bulgaria
C. Japan
D. Australia
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, D, C, B
The table of HDI values for 2022 gives, in descending order:
A. Switzerland — 0.967, rank 1.
D. Australia — 0.946, rank 10.
C. Japan — 0.920, rank 24.
B. Bulgaria — 0.799, rank 70, just below the very high group.
Note: These values are from Appendix I (Human Development Index, 2022) at the back of the NCERT book Fundamentals of Human Geography. Turn to the back pages of the book too — the appendix tables and the index carry facts NTA asks about.
NCERT (2025-26): “International Comparisons … Countries with very high human development index are those which have a score of over 0.800. According to the Human Development Report of 2023-24, this group includes 69 countries.…”
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