Comparative assessment across the Country
PART-A Unit-V: Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
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Human Development Index (HDI)
- Understand the components and calculation of the Human Development Index (HDI).
- HDI is an important international indicator used to assess human development.
- Be familiar with HDI rankings and trends of major countries.
- Understand the relevance of international economic and social indicators in measuring development.
Comparative Assessment of HDI Across Countries
- Compare countries based on their Human Development Index (HDI) rankings.
- Pay attention to the ranking position of countries in a given year.
- Practice arranging countries in descending order of their HDI values.
- For the 2016-based PYQ, the countries considered were Norway, Switzerland, India and Australia.
- The PYQ required arranging these countries according to their highest HDI points in descending order.
Important Human Development Indicators
- Human Development Index (HDI) – introduced in 1990.
- Gender-related Development Index (GDI) – introduced in 1995.
- Human Poverty Index (HPI) – introduced in 1997.
- Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – introduced in 2000.
Development Indicators – Chronological Order
- Be familiar with the chronological development of
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