Question : The United Nations Development Programme has identified the following two types of poverty?
Option 1: Human poverty and income
Option 2: Earnings and relative poverty
Option 3: Absolute poverty in rural areas
Option 4: Rural poverty and relative poverty
Correct Answer: Human poverty and income
Solution : The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has identified two types of poverty, which are discussed further below: (i) Income poverty, which results from a lack of material well-being necessities, and (ii) Human poverty, which is the denial of the opportunity to live a decent life. Hence a is the correct answer.
Question : The concept of "human development index" (HDI) is developed by:
Question : Which organization is responsible for the compilation and publication of the Human Development Index (HDI)?
Question : Which term describes the distribution of people between urban and rural areas?
Question : Which of the following countries has the highest rate of absolute poverty?
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