{"id":85427,"date":"2025-06-01T03:16:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85427"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:16:34","slug":"according-to-the-national-multi-dimensional-poverty-index-mpi-constr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/according-to-the-national-multi-dimensional-poverty-index-mpi-constr\/","title":{"rendered":"According to the National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) constr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) constructed by the NITI Aayog, a household is considered deprived if<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. a single member of the household is identified as under-nourished<\/li>\n<li>2. the body mass index of a woman member, between 15 years and 49 years of age, is below 18.5 kg\/m<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nAccording to the NITI Aayog&#8217;s National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) methodology, which is based on the global MPI framework, a household is considered deprived in the &#8216;Nutrition&#8217; indicator if:<br \/>\n&#8211; Any child aged 0 to 59 months, or any woman aged 15 to 49 years, or any man aged 15 to 54 years for whom nutritional information is available, is undernourished.<br \/>\n&#8211; Undernourishment is defined for adults (15-49 years for women, 15-54 years for men) as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) below 18.5 kg\/m\u00b2. For children (0-59 months), it is based on z-scores for height-for-age, weight-for-age, or weight-for-height.<br \/>\nStatement 1 says &#8220;a single member of the household is identified as under-nourished&#8221;. This aligns with the criterion that if *any* specified member is undernourished, the household is deprived on this indicator.<br \/>\nStatement 2 says &#8220;the body mass index of a woman member, between 15 years and 49 years of age, is below 18.5 kg\/m\u00b2&#8221;. This is the specific definition of undernourishment for a woman in this age group, which makes the household deprived on the nutrition indicator.<br \/>\nBoth statements describe conditions that would lead to a household being considered deprived on the nutrition indicator as part of the MPI calculation. Therefore, both statements are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The National MPI includes Nutrition as one of the indicators under the Health dimension.<br \/>\n&#8211; Deprivation in Nutrition is determined based on the nutritional status of specified members of the household.<br \/>\n&#8211; Undernourishment for adults (including women aged 15-49) is defined by a BMI below 18.5 kg\/m\u00b2.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n&#8211; The National MPI uses 12 indicators across 3 dimensions: Health (Nutrition, Child &#038; Adolescent Mortality), Education (Years of Schooling, School Attendance), and Standard of Living (Cooking Fuel, Sanitation, Drinking Water, Electricity, Housing, Assets, Bank Account).<br \/>\n&#8211; A household is considered multidimensionally poor if its deprivation score is 33.3% or more.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) constructed by the NITI Aayog, a household is considered deprived if 1. a single member of the household is identified as under-nourished 2. the body mass index of a woman member, between 15 years and 49 years of age, is below 18.5 kg\/m2 Select the correct answer &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"According to the National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) constr\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/according-to-the-national-multi-dimensional-poverty-index-mpi-constr\/#more-85427\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">According to the National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) constr<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1087],"tags":[1105,1112],"class_list":["post-85427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-1","tag-1105","tag-economic-and-social-development","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>According to the National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) constr<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"According to the NITI Aayog&#039;s National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) methodology, which is based on the global MPI framework, a household is considered deprived in the &#039;Nutrition&#039; indicator if: - Any child aged 0 to 59 months, or any woman aged 15 to 49 years, or any man aged 15 to 54 years for whom nutritional information is available, is undernourished. - Undernourishment is defined for adults (15-49 years for women, 15-54 years for men) as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) below 18.5 kg\/m\u00b2. For children (0-59 months), it is based on z-scores for height-for-age, weight-for-age, or weight-for-height. Statement 1 says &quot;a single member of the household is identified as under-nourished&quot;. This aligns with the criterion that if *any* specified member is undernourished, the household is deprived on this indicator. Statement 2 says &quot;the body mass index of a woman member, between 15 years and 49 years of age, is below 18.5 kg\/m\u00b2&quot;. This is the specific definition of undernourishment for a woman in this age group, which makes the household deprived on the nutrition indicator. Both statements describe conditions that would lead to a household being considered deprived on the nutrition indicator as part of the MPI calculation. Therefore, both statements are correct. - The National MPI includes Nutrition as one of the indicators under the Health dimension. - Deprivation in Nutrition is determined based on the nutritional status of specified members of the household. - Undernourishment for adults (including women aged 15-49) is defined by a BMI below 18.5 kg\/m\u00b2.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/according-to-the-national-multi-dimensional-poverty-index-mpi-constr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"According to the National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) constr\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"According to the NITI Aayog&#039;s National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) methodology, which is based on the global MPI framework, a household is considered deprived in the &#039;Nutrition&#039; indicator if: - Any child aged 0 to 59 months, or any woman aged 15 to 49 years, or any man aged 15 to 54 years for whom nutritional information is available, is undernourished. - Undernourishment is defined for adults (15-49 years for women, 15-54 years for men) as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) below 18.5 kg\/m\u00b2. For children (0-59 months), it is based on z-scores for height-for-age, weight-for-age, or weight-for-height. Statement 1 says &quot;a single member of the household is identified as under-nourished&quot;. This aligns with the criterion that if *any* specified member is undernourished, the household is deprived on this indicator. Statement 2 says &quot;the body mass index of a woman member, between 15 years and 49 years of age, is below 18.5 kg\/m\u00b2&quot;. This is the specific definition of undernourishment for a woman in this age group, which makes the household deprived on the nutrition indicator. Both statements describe conditions that would lead to a household being considered deprived on the nutrition indicator as part of the MPI calculation. Therefore, both statements are correct. - The National MPI includes Nutrition as one of the indicators under the Health dimension. - Deprivation in Nutrition is determined based on the nutritional status of specified members of the household. - Undernourishment for adults (including women aged 15-49) is defined by a BMI below 18.5 kg\/m\u00b2.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/according-to-the-national-multi-dimensional-poverty-index-mpi-constr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T03:16:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"According to the National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) constr","description":"According to the NITI Aayog's National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) methodology, which is based on the global MPI framework, a household is considered deprived in the 'Nutrition' indicator if: - Any child aged 0 to 59 months, or any woman aged 15 to 49 years, or any man aged 15 to 54 years for whom nutritional information is available, is undernourished. - Undernourishment is defined for adults (15-49 years for women, 15-54 years for men) as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) below 18.5 kg\/m\u00b2. 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