Economy PYQ 18 of 50 · Poverty, Unemployment and Human Development

The Multidimensional Poverty Index has been included in which of the following?

  1. AWorld Development Report
  2. BHuman Development Report
  3. CWorld Trade Report
  4. DWorld Hunger Report

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Correct answer: (b) Human Development Report

Explanation

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was developed by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) with the UNDP, and was first published in the UNDP Human Development Report 2010, where it replaced the Human Poverty Index. It measures overlapping deprivations in health, education and living standards through ten indicators, showing both how many people are poor and how intensely.

  • The World Development Report is published by the World Bank;
  • the World Trade Report by the WTO;
  • the Global Hunger Index by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.
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