UPPSC 2019 GS-I Economy
Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)

Assertion (A): There is a positive relation between Human Development Index (HDI) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ranking of Indian State.
Reason (R): The underlying dimension of SDG targets are closely related to education and health aspect.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)”.

1) There is generally a positive correlation between the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ranking of Indian states. States with higher HDIs tend to perform better on SDG targets.

2) Many of the underlying dimensions of SDG targets, such as education, health, and poverty reduction, are directly related to the components of the HDI.

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