GATE Architecture/Planning 2016

Question: The parameters for determining Human Development Index are

            P. Education attainment

            Q. Per capita Gross Agricultural Produce

            R. Life Expectancy

            S. Per Capita Gross Domestic Produce

            T. Per Capita State Domestic Produce

           

            (A) P, Q, S                   (B) P, Q, S, T               (C) P, R, S                    (D) R, S, T

Answer: (C) P, R, S

(Earlier it was GDP per capita and now it has been modified as GNI per capita)

Human Development Index is calculated by UNDP (United Nations Development Programmes) All              three parameters are calculated on scale of 0-1.

o    Education attainment: Geometric mean of years of schooling for adults aged 25 years and expected years of schooling for children of school entering age.

o    Life expectancy: The life expectancy at birth component of the HDI is calculated using a minimum value of 20 years and maximum value of 83.57 years.

o    The decent standard of living component is measured by GNI per capita instead of GDP per capita. The HDI uses the logarithm of income, to reflect the diminishing importance of income with increasing GNI.

The scores for the three HDI dimension indices are then aggregated into a composite index using geometric mean.