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Answer: Option D. -> Central Statistical Organisation
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
The Government's objective of inclusive growth can be furthered by promoting self-help groups, promoting micro, small and medium enterprises and implementing the right to education.
This will improve employment opportunities, increase GDP etc.
Answer: (d)
The Government's objective of inclusive growth can be furthered by promoting self-help groups, promoting micro, small and medium enterprises and implementing the right to education.
This will improve employment opportunities, increase GDP etc.
Answer: Option A. -> Kerala
Answer: (a)
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income used to rank states.
Among the given states Kerala was having the highest Human Development Index around 0.92 in the year 2012 for achieving the highest literacy rate, quality health services and consumption expenditure of people.
Latest HDI of the Indian state - Kerala - Highest (0.797) - Chhattishgarh lowest (NA)
Answer: (a)
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income used to rank states.
Among the given states Kerala was having the highest Human Development Index around 0.92 in the year 2012 for achieving the highest literacy rate, quality health services and consumption expenditure of people.
Latest HDI of the Indian state - Kerala - Highest (0.797) - Chhattishgarh lowest (NA)
Question 114. Human Development Index (HDI) is constructed with reference to
- Life expectancy at birth, real GDP per capita, gross enrolment ratio, adult literacy rate.
- Life expectancy at birth, real GDP per capita, combined gross enrolment ratio, adult literacy rate.
- Life expectancy, GDP per capita, infant mortality rate, literacy rate.
- GDP per capita, infant mortality rate, literacy rate
Answer: Option B. -> 1 and 2
Answer: (b)HDI is the geometric mean of (i) Life Expectancy Index (LEI), Education Index (EI) and Income Index (II)HDI =$↖3√{LEI × EI × II}$LEI =$\text"Life Expectancy - 20"/{82.3 - 20}$(where 20 and 82.3 are the minimum and maximum values of expectancy of life at birth in years).EI = $√{MYSLEYSI - 0}/{0.951 - 0}$ where MYSI (Mean Years of Schooling Index)=${MYS - 0}/{13.2 - 0}$EYSI (Expected Years of Schooling Index) = ${EYS - 0}/{20.6 - 0}$II = $\text"Log Per Capita GNI - log 100"/\text"log(107721) - log100"$(100 and 107721 are the minimum and maximum values of Per Capita Gross National Income in US $).
Answer: (b)HDI is the geometric mean of (i) Life Expectancy Index (LEI), Education Index (EI) and Income Index (II)HDI =$↖3√{LEI × EI × II}$LEI =$\text"Life Expectancy - 20"/{82.3 - 20}$(where 20 and 82.3 are the minimum and maximum values of expectancy of life at birth in years).EI = $√{MYSLEYSI - 0}/{0.951 - 0}$ where MYSI (Mean Years of Schooling Index)=${MYS - 0}/{13.2 - 0}$EYSI (Expected Years of Schooling Index) = ${EYS - 0}/{20.6 - 0}$II = $\text"Log Per Capita GNI - log 100"/\text"log(107721) - log100"$(100 and 107721 are the minimum and maximum values of Per Capita Gross National Income in US $).
Answer: Option A. -> A sustained increase in real per capita income
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option C. -> Tertiary sector
Answer: (c)
The tertiary sector of the Indian economy contributes the largest to the GDP. During the last decade, the tertiary sector has shown remarkable expansion.
The economy is divided into three sectors on the basis of activities-primary, secondary and tertiary.
The primary sector is involved in agriculture, the secondary sector is involved in manufacturing, mining, construction while the tertiary sector is involved in trade, transport, communication, banking & other services.
In the last decade, India has expanded maximum in providing services like IT, telecommunication, healthcare, tourism which is contributing around 60% to GDP.
Answer: (c)
The tertiary sector of the Indian economy contributes the largest to the GDP. During the last decade, the tertiary sector has shown remarkable expansion.
The economy is divided into three sectors on the basis of activities-primary, secondary and tertiary.
The primary sector is involved in agriculture, the secondary sector is involved in manufacturing, mining, construction while the tertiary sector is involved in trade, transport, communication, banking & other services.
In the last decade, India has expanded maximum in providing services like IT, telecommunication, healthcare, tourism which is contributing around 60% to GDP.
Answer: Option B. -> A method to determine the income inequality
Answer: (b)
The Atkinson index is a measure of income inequality developed by British economist Anthony Barnes Atkinson.
The measure is useful in determining which end of the distribution contributed most to the observed inequality.
Answer: (b)
The Atkinson index is a measure of income inequality developed by British economist Anthony Barnes Atkinson.
The measure is useful in determining which end of the distribution contributed most to the observed inequality.
Answer: Option D. -> World Economic Forum
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option A. -> Net National Product at factor cost
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option A. -> NNP at factor cost
Answer: (a)National Income is the Net National product at the factor cost.
Answer: (a)National Income is the Net National product at the factor cost.