Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark the correct options:
Assertion (A): Human Development Index (HDI) in India improved significantly post-2010.
Reason (R): The methodology was revised globally to include inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (HDI).
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Assertion (A) is true as India’s HDI value increased from 0.581 in 2010 to approximately 0.644 by 2022, reflecting gains in life expectancy and schooling.
Reason (R) is also true; in the 2010 Human Development Report, the UNDP introduced the Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI) to capture the "loss" in human development due to inequality.
However, the revision of methodology is a global statistical change and does not inherently cause the actual socio-economic improvement observed in India’s index.