JKSSB Written 2022
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Correct Answer:
Option B —
The Birth and Life Expectancy
The Human Development Index (HDI), published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), measures average achievement in three key dimensions of human development:A long and healthy life (assessed by life expectancy at birth)
Knowledge/being knowledgeable (measured by mean years of schooling for adults and expected years of schooling for children)
A decent standard of living (measured by gross national income per capita)
Among the given options, the one that is a component of the HDI is:
B) The Birth and Life Expectancy
This refers to life expectancy at birth, which is the direct indicator used for the health dimension in the HDI.
The other options are not components:
A) Ratio of medical doctors per 100 people — This is a healthcare access metric but not used in HDI calculations.
C) Students graduating from pre-primary school — Education in HDI focuses on years of schooling (mean and expected), not specifically pre-primary graduation rates.
D) Infant mortality rate due to pneumonia/diarrhea — Infant mortality is related to health but not the specific indicator in HDI (which uses overall life expectancy at birth instead).
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