Consider the following statements: Human Development Report, 2015 fo

Consider the following statements:

Human Development Report, 2015 focuses on work instead of job or employment.
The Human Development Index is a composite indicator composed of three equally weighted measures for education, health and income.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Both statements are correct. Statement 1 is correct; the theme of the 2015 Human Development Report was indeed “Work for Human Development”, focusing on the importance of work beyond just employment. Statement 2 is also correct; the Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite index combining three equally weighted dimensions: a long and healthy life (health), knowledge (education), and a decent standard of living (income).

– Human Development Reports (HDR) are published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
– The HDR introduces the Human Development Index (HDI) as a measure of human development.
– HDI considers health, education, and income as key dimensions of human well-being.

– The three dimensions of HDI are measured using specific indicators: Life Expectancy at Birth for health; Mean Years of Schooling and Expected Years of Schooling for education; and GNI per capita (PPP$) for standard of living.
– These indicators are normalized to create dimension indices, and the HDI is the geometric mean of these three indices, implying equal weighting for the three dimensions.

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