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Q116 (UPPCS/2025) Economy › Growth, Development, Poverty & Employment

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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Statement 1 is correct. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published the first Human Development Report (HDR) in 1990. This report introduced the Human Development Index (HDI) as a new way of measuring progress by combining indicators of life expectancy, educational attainment, and income.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Human Development Index was created by Pakistani economist Mahbub-ul-Haq and Indian economist Amartya Sen. While Mahbub-ul-Haq led the team, Stefan Priesner is a contemporary UN official (currently serving as the UN Resident Coordinator in Iran) and was not part of the original team that developed the index in 1990. The team also included other notable economists like Meghnad Desai and Frances Stewart.

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