UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 22
The Multi-dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following?
- Deprivation of education, health, assets and services at household level
- Purchasing power parity at national level
- Extent of budget deficit and GDP growth rate at national level
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: The Multidimensional Poverty Index measures overlapping deprivations in household health, education and living standards.
Statement/Item-wise Analysis:
1: Correct - MPI uses indicators such as schooling, nutrition, assets and basic services.
2: Incorrect - Purchasing-power parity is not itself a household deprivation indicator in MPI.
3: Incorrect - Fiscal deficit and aggregate GDP growth are macroeconomic, not MPI household indicators.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - includes exactly the valid statements/items and excludes the invalid ones.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect items 2, 3; omits correct item 1.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect item 3.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect items 2, 3.