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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 37

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18th November 2021 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q37

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Which of the following is a statistical tool that measures a country’s overall achievement in terms of health, education and income?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Human development index.

  • The HDI is a summary composite measure of a country's average achievements in three basic aspects of human development: health, knowledge and standard of living. 
  • The HDI is used to capture the attention of policy-makers, the media and nongovernmental organizations, and to change the focus from the usual economic statistics to human outcomes.
  • The HDI is also used to highlight differences within countries, between provinces or states, and across genders, ethnicities and other socioeconomic groupings.