Consider the following statements regarding the World Happiness Report 2020:
1. India is ranked lower than all its neighbouring countries in the World Happiness Report 2020.
2. The report ranks nations on the basis of reported happiness by their citizens across six variables, including GDP per capita and social support.
3. India is ranked with the least happy nations in the world alongside Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Rwanda.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
What does the Human Development Index (HDI) measure primarily?
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Consider the following statements:
1. Progress, growth, and development were used interchangeably by economists until the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
2. Economic growth is always quantifiable in absolute terms.
3. Economic development solely focuses on the increase in economic variables over time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
Statement-I:
India ranks lower than all of its neighboring countries in the World Happiness Report.
Statement-II:
India is among the world's 5 nations where the largest drops in ranks have been seen since 2008-2012.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following pairs:
1. Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) programme - Decreased open defecation by 11% in some villages
2. Weekly meetings between microfinance clients and repayment groups - Increased loan defaults threefold
3. Revealing caste identity before puzzle-solving sessions - Caused a 23% underperformance in backward class boys
4. Economic development - Dependent solely on fiscal policy, monetary policy, and taxation
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
What key insight does research in psychology and evolutionary biology offer regarding morality, altruism, and other-regarding values with respect to economic development?
Consider the following statements:
1. The Human Development Index (HDI) combines indicators of health, education, and standard of living into a single composite index.
2. Countries with an HDI score between 0.500 and 0.799 are classified as High Human Development Countries.
3. Bhutan's Gross National Happiness (GNH) includes parameters such as higher real per capita income, good governance, environmental protection, and cultural promotion.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following pairs:
1. GDP per capita (at PPP) - Economic output per person adjusted for purchasing power parity.
2. Social support - Availability of government welfare programs.
3. Healthy life expectancy at birth - Average number of years a newborn is expected to live in good health.
4. Freedom to make life choices - Ability to participate in political elections.
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Consider the following statements:
Statement-I:
Progress, growth, and development were used almost interchangeably until distinct meanings for these terms emerged in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Statement-II:
Economic growth involves the quantifiable increase in economic variables over a period, whereas economic development focuses on improving the standard of living of a nation's people from a low-income to a high-income economy.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following pairs:
1. Economic Growth: Increase in economic variables over a period of time.
2. Economic Development: Improvement in the standard of living from low-income to high-income.
3. Progress: Specific economic connotations focused on quantifiable metrics.
4. World Happiness Report: Resource provided by the World Bank.
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
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