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UPPSC PCS 2025 · Question 8 of 150

With reference to the ‘Human Development Index’, which of the following statements is/are correct? The UNDP published its first Human Development Report in 1990, which had a Human Development Index. The first team that developed the Human Development Index was led by Mahbub-ul-Haq and S. Priesner. Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:

General Knowledge

  1. AOnly 1Correct
  2. BNeither 1 nor 2
  3. COnly 2
  4. DBoth 1 and 2

Answer: A. Only 1

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published its first Human Development Report (HDR) in 1990 . This report introduced the Human Development Index (HDI) as a composite measure of a country’s average achievements in health (life expectancy), education (mean and expected years of schooling) , and standard of living (GNI per capita) .

Source: selfstudywala.com UPPCS Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1 detailed solution (based on UPPCS official answer key)

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