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 ?

Related Mcqs:

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

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

2. In 2003, the UN Development Program estimated that a 1-percent LDC per capita consumption growth, with income inequality unchanging, would reduce the poverty percentage by _________ percent yearly?

   A. 0
   B. 2
   C. 6
   D. 0.5

3. 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

4. More and more salespeople are being evaluated and compensated based on different measures than in the past. All of the following are illustrations of those measures EXCEPT ?

   A. long term customer sanctification
   B. competitive predatory pricing performance
   C. full customer service
   D. retention rates

5. 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

6. Because in-kind transfers are not accounted for in standard measures of income distribution the standard measures of income distribution ?

   A. accurately represent the true inequality of living standards
   B. understate the inequality of living standards
   C. exaggerate the inequality of living standards
   D. could exaggerate of understate the inequality of living standards depending on whether the transfers are goods or services.

7. The relative deprivation approach attempts to______________?

   A. measure poverty of those below the poverty line
   B. determine the privileges of the rich
   C. assess the deprivation of section of population as compared to the others
   D. assess the minimum food Requirements

8. 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

9. Longevity is proxy for ________ in the Human Development Index?

   A. health and nutrition
   B. living standard
   C. infant mortality
   D. Purchasing Power Parity

10. According to the Brandt report the IMF’s insistence on drastic measures in short time periods ?

    I- contributes to low-income countries recovery quickly
    II- reduces basis-needs attainment
    III- may lead to IMF riots
    IV- may lead to the downfall of governments

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