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With reference to the Human Development Report, 2021-22, which of the following statement is/are correct?
(1) India's rank on the Human Development Index has upgraded from 130 in 2020 to 132 in 2022.
(2) India's rank on the Human Development Index has stipped from 130 in 2020 to 132 in 2022.
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Explanation
According to the Human Development Report (HDR) 2021-22, titled "Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives", released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India's rank on the Human Development Index (HDI) was 132 out of 191 countries. In the previous HDR 2020, India was ranked 131 (though many comparative datasets and exam questions cited it as 130).
- Statement 1 is incorrect: Moving from a rank of 130/131 to 132 is a decline in position, not an upgrade.
- Statement 2 is correct: The term "stipped" is a typographical error for "slipped" in the original source. India's rank indeed slipped from its previous position to 132.
The decline in India's HDI value (from 0.645 to 0.633) was largely due to a decrease in life expectancy at birth from 69.7 to 67.2 years, following a global trend where 90% of countries saw a decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
With reference to 'Human Development Index', which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. The UNDP published its first Human Development Report in 1990, which had a Human Development Index.
2. The first team that developed the Human Development Index was led by Mahbub-ul-Haq and S. Priesner.
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With reference to the Human Development Report (2023-2024), consider the following countries :
I. Sri Lanka
II. Myanmar
III. Nepal
How many of the above countries are performing better in terms of human development than India?