UPPSC 2019 GS-I Indian Geography
Question

Multidimensional poverty index includes:

i. Health
ii. Education
iii. Living Standard

Select correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: i, ii and iii are correct

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “i, ii and iii are correct”.

MPI uses three dimensions and ten indicators which are:

1) Education: Years of schooling and child enrollment (1/6 weightage each, total 2/6);
2) Health: Child mortality and nutrition (1/6 weightage each, total 2/6);
3) Standard of living: Electricity, flooring, drinking water, sanitation, cooking fuel and assets (1/18 weightage each, total 2/6).

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List-I (Ocean) – List-II (Maximum Deepest Point)

A. Pacific – 1. Sunda Trench
B. Arctic – 2. Puerto Rico Trench
C. Indian – 3. Mariana Trench
D. Atlantic – 4. Molloy deep

Code:
A B C D
  1. 4 3 2 1
  2. 3 2 1 4
  3. 1 2 3 4
  4. 3 4 1 2
In which State of India, the maximum area is irrigated by Tube-wells?
  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Uttar Pradesh
Jaduguda is famous:
  1. For Iron ore
  2. For Manganese
  3. For Gold
  4. For Uranium
Crop logging is a method of:
  1. Soil fertility evaluation
  2. Plant analysis for assessing the requirement of nutrients for crop production
  3. Assessing crop damage
  4. Testing suitability of fertilisers
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:
  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Which among the following is not correctly matched?
  1. Nathu la - Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Lipulekh - Uttarakhand
  3. Rohtang - Himachal Pradesh
  4. Palghat - Kerala
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
  1. Desalination - Sea water
  2. Reverse osmosis - Potable water
  3. Denaturation - Proteins
  4. Pasteurisation - Tea
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
  1. Bomdi la–Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Nathula–Sikkim
  3. Bhorghat–H.P.
  4. Palghat–Kerala
The First Union Territory of India to run 100 percent on solar energy is:
  1. Andaman-Nicobar
  2. Chandigarh
  3. Diu
  4. Puducherry
Kandla is well known for:
  1. Ship breaking industry
  2. Cutting and polishing of diamonds
  3. Export processing zone
  4. Traditional art and craft centre
A sample of any of the following substances disappears after sometime when exposed to air like camphor, naphthalene or dry ice. This phenomenon is called:
  1. Sublimation
  2. Evaporation
  3. Diffusion
  4. Radiation
Which soil needs little irrigation as it retains soil moisture?
  1. Alluvial soil
  2. Black soil
  3. Red soil
  4. Laterite soil