Longevity is proxy for ________ in the Human Development Index?

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1. In the Px = export price index, Pm = import price index, Qx = export quantity index,and Qm = import quantity index. Developing countries tend to maintain that their commodity term of trade have declined over the long run suggesting that _________ has declined?

   A. Px/Pm
   B. Pm/Px
   C. (Pm/Px)Qm
   D. (Px/Pm)Qx

2. The Human Development Index (HDI) summarizes a great deal of social performances in a single composite index combining ?

   A. disparity reduction rate, human resource development rate and the composite index
   B. longevity, education and living standard
   C. minimum schooling, adult literacy and tertiary educational attainment
   D. human resource training development and R&D

3. The Human Development Report 2003, which assumes that poverty is multidimensional calculates a human poverty index based on which of the following measures of deprivation ?

   I- probability at birth of not surviving to age 40
   II- adult illiteracy rate
   III- negative economic growth
   IV- lack of a decent standard of living

   A. I and II only
   B. III and IV only
   C. I, II and III only
   D. I, II and IV

4. Which indicator/s is/are used in the Human Development Index(HDI)?

   A. Standard of Living
   B. Life Expectancy
   C. Education
   D. All

   Submitted by: Kamran Shaukat Gondal

5. According to Human Development Report 2003, about ________ countries were poorer in 2003 than in 1990?

   A. 50
   B. 100
   C. 1000
   D. 5

6. A monetary union means ________, ________ and ________?

   A. permanently fixed capital movements floating exchange rates a fixed structure of interest rates
   B. permanently fixed exchange rates, free capital movements, a single interest rates
   C. a common currency a single central bank, common monetary policy
   D. a common currency floating exchange rates common monetary policy

7. The pattern of economic growth describes the phenomenon of countries moving up in technological development by following the patterns of countries ahead of them in the development process ?

   A. flying geese
   B. import substitution
   C. export orientation
   D. commodity expansion

8. The formula for the Laspeyres price index is (o is the base year and n is the given year) ?

   A. P = ∑Poqo/∑poqo
   B. P = ∑Poqo/∑pnqn
   C. P = ∑Pnqo/∑poqo
   D. P = ∑Poqn/∑poqo

9. The formula to calculate Passche price index is (o is the base year and n is the given year) ?

   A. P = ΣPnqn/Σpoqn
   B. P = ΣPoqo/Σpnqn
   C. P = ΣPnqo/Σpoqo
   D. P = ΣPnqn/Σpoqo

10. The Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) combines three indicators They are ?

    A. infant mortality life expectancy and adult literacy rate
    B. crime rate clean environment and quality of housing
    C. air pollution rate, Water pollution rate and sanitation
    D. health education and environment