Identify the option that arranges the following neighbouring countries of India according to their Human Development Index (HDI) ranks in 2021-22 in decreasing order.

a) Sri Lanka

b) Maldives

c) Bhutan

d) Bangladesh

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 18 Jul 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is a-b-c-d.

Key Points

According to the latest HDI report, Sri Lanka has the highest rank among the four countries, with an HDI value of 0.782 and a rank of 73 out of 191 countries. It falls under the high human development category.
Maldives has the second highest rank among the four countries, with an HDI value of 0.743 and a rank of 90 out of 191 countries. It also falls under the high human development category.
Bhutan has the third highest rank among the four countries, with an HDI value of 0.654 and a rank of 127 out of 191 countries. It falls under the medium human development category.
Bangladesh has the lowest rank among the four countries, with an HDI value of 0.647 and a rank of 129 out of 191 countries. It also falls under the medium human development category.

Additional Information

Human Development Index (HDI):
- India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the 2021 human development index.
- The report was released by the United Nations Development Program(UNDP).
- The Human Development Index was created to emphasize that people's social and economic factors should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone.
- UNDP was established in the year 1965.
- The main goal of UNDP is to help proper nations develop Their Human and Natural resources more fully.
- The UNDP projects provide support to every economic and social sector of the Agriculture Industry, Education and Science, Health and Social welfare, etc.
- Its headquarters is located in New York.