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upsc-p1-economy-demographics-hdi MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 4 upsc-p1-economy-demographics-hdi questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Match List I with List II: List I (Measure) (a) Human Development Index (b) Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (c) Multidimensional Poverty Index (d) Total Fertility Rate List II (Meaning) 1. Average number of children per woman under prevailing age-specific fertility rates 2. Overlapping deprivations in health, education and living standards 3. Composite of health, education and income 4. Human development discounted for inequality within its dimensions Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Human Development Index combines health, education and income; its inequality-adjusted form discounts achievements for inequality within those dimensions. The Multidimensional Poverty Index captures overlapping deprivations, while the Total Fertility Rate is the average number of children a woman would bear under prevailing age-specific fertility rates. Thus option A is correct.
Q2With reference to human development measures, consider the following statements: 1. The Human Development Index uses life expectancy at birth for its health dimension. 2. Its education dimension uses expected years of schooling and mean years of schooling. 3. Its standard-of-living dimension uses nominal GDP per capita. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The standard-of-living dimension uses GNI per capita in purchasing-power terms, not nominal GDP per capita. Thus the index combines health, schooling and purchasing-power-adjusted income measures.
Q3With reference to demographic dividend and ageing in India, consider the following statements: 1. A larger working-age share guarantees faster economic growth. 2. Female labour-force participation affects whether demographic change translates into income growth. 3. Different States can face ageing pressures and youth-employment pressures at the same time. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. A favourable age structure creates only a possibility: health, education, skills, productive jobs, mobility and women's labour-force participation determine whether it becomes growth. India's States are at different demographic stages, so youth-related and ageing-related demands can coexist.
Q4Match List I with List II: List I (Data source) (a) Census (b) Sample survey (c) Civil Registration System (d) Administrative database List II (Characteristic) 1. Continuous legal recording of births and deaths 2. Universal and periodic enumeration 3. Representative sample with greater frequency and topic depth 4. People recorded for delivery of a service Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Census is universal and periodic; a sample survey uses a representative sample and can be conducted more frequently; civil registration continuously records births and deaths under law; and an administrative database records people for delivering a service. Therefore the mapping in option C is correct.
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