Lesson 4.3.1
4.3.1 Measures of development Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Economics, Unit 4
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The 20 questions
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Which three dimensions are combined to calculate the Human Development Index?
- Growth, debt, trade
- Health, education, income
- Employment, poverty, savings
- Health, inflation, output
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If actual life expectancy is 75 years, with minimum 20 and maximum 85, what is the dimension index?
- 0.750
- 0.882
- 0.647
- 0.846
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If a country's three HDI dimension indices are 0.8, 0.9 and 0.7, what is its overall HDI?
- 2.400
- 0.796
- 0.504
- 0.800
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Why does the UN calculate the Human Development Index using a geometric mean rather than an arithmetic mean?
- Ignores low scores
- Simplifies calculations
- Penalises uneven progress
- Increases maximum values
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What is a main advantage of using HDI over GDP per capita to assess development?
- Broader wellbeing measure
- Calculates environmental costs
- Excludes health indicators
- Measures income distribution
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Which major factor influencing economic welfare is ignored by the HDI?
- Income inequality
- Gross national income
- Schooling duration
- Life expectancy
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Which measure is an example of an alternative single-variable health indicator of development?
- Gini coefficient
- GNI per capita
- Infant mortality rate
- Human Development Index
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Which measure is specifically used to assess income inequality within a country?
- Corruption index
- GNI per capita
- Human Development Index
- Gini coefficient
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What does a high HDI combined with a high Gini coefficient indicate?
- Low life expectancy
- Low average income
- High primary dependency
- High income inequality
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Which composite index specifically measures gender disparities in health, empowerment, and labour?
- Gender Inequality Index
- Human Development Index
- Gini coefficient
- Happy Planet Index
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Which economic activity is omitted from GDP per head calculations?
- Capital investment
- Government spending
- Primary exports
- Unpaid domestic work
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Which dimension of development is measured by life expectancy at birth?
- Health outcome
- Income equality
- Living standard
- Educational attainment
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Because the HDI uses a geometric mean, which improvement yields the greatest index increase?
- Lowest component score
- Highest component score
- GNI per capita
- Average component score
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Why might the education component of the HDI fail to reflect educational standards?
- Ignores adult population
- Measures literacy rates
- Measures quantity only
- Excludes higher education
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What type of development indicator is the Human Development Index?
- Composite index
- Single variable
- Financial ratio
- Qualitative indicator
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Which indicator is used alongside expected years of schooling in the HDI education dimension?
- Primary enrolment rate
- Mean schooling years
- Adult literacy rate
- University graduation rate
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If life expectancy is 70, with minimum 20 and maximum 85, what is the life expectancy index?
- 0.769
- 0.700
- 0.615
- 0.824
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What is the HDI value if the three dimension indices are 0.9, 0.5, and 0.6?
- 0.667
- 0.646
- 0.720
- 0.270
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Why might comparing a country's HDI over multiple decades be unreliable?
- Inflation rate changes
- Population growth
- Methodology changes
- Currency fluctuations
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Which non-income indicator best reflects household access to basic infrastructure?
- Safe water access
- Gross savings rate
- Primary dependency
- GDP per capita
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