Indian Economic Development

Development Experience of India

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Some selected indicators of Human Development, 2016-2017

Item	India	China	Pakistan
Human Development Index (value)	0.640	0.752	0.562
Rank (based on HDI)	130	86	150
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)	68.8	76.4	66.6
Mean years of Schooling (% aged 15 and above)	6.4	7.8	8.6
GDP per capita (PPP US$)	6,427	15,309	5,035
People below poverty line (at $3.20 a day PPP) (%) (2011)	60.4	23.5	46.4
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births)	34.6	8.5	64.2
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1 lakh births)	174	27	178
Population using Improved Sanitation (%)	44.2	75	58.3
Population with sustainable access to improved water source (%)	94	96	91
Percentage of Undernourished Children	37.9	8.1	46.4

Pakistan has faired better than India on which of the following indices ?

Infant Mortality rate

Human Development Index

Gross Domestic product per capita

Sanitation

✅ Correct Option: 4

From the table: Pakistan's improved sanitation is 58.3% vs India's 44.2%, so Pakistan is better on sanitation. For IMR, Pakistan (64.2) is worse than India (34.6). HDI: Pakistan (0.562) is lower than India (0.640). GDP per capita: Pakistan ( $5,035) is lower than India ($ 6,427). Only on sanitation does Pakistan outperform India.

Question 46

Identify the incorrect statement :

Question 47

Which of the following Liberty Indicator has been added as a measure of the Human Development Index ?

Question 49

Which of the following are not included in health indicators ?

Question 50

Human Development is the result of investment in which of the following ?

(A) Land

(B) Infrastructure

(D) Training

(E) Education

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Pakistan has faired better than India on which of the following indices ?

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