Lesson 4.3.1

4.3.1 Measures of development Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Economics, Unit 4

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The 20 questions

  1. Which three dimensions are combined to calculate the Human Development Index?

    • Growth, debt, trade
    • Health, education, income
    • Employment, poverty, savings
    • Health, inflation, output
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Which major factor influencing economic welfare is ignored by the HDI?

    • Income inequality
    • Gross national income
    • Schooling duration
    • Life expectancy
  7. 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
  8. Which measure is specifically used to assess income inequality within a country?

    • Corruption index
    • GNI per capita
    • Human Development Index
    • Gini coefficient
  9. What does a high HDI combined with a high Gini coefficient indicate?

    • Low life expectancy
    • Low average income
    • High primary dependency
    • High income inequality
  10. Which composite index specifically measures gender disparities in health, empowerment, and labour?

    • Gender Inequality Index
    • Human Development Index
    • Gini coefficient
    • Happy Planet Index
  11. Which economic activity is omitted from GDP per head calculations?

    • Capital investment
    • Government spending
    • Primary exports
    • Unpaid domestic work
  12. Which dimension of development is measured by life expectancy at birth?

    • Health outcome
    • Income equality
    • Living standard
    • Educational attainment
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. What type of development indicator is the Human Development Index?

    • Composite index
    • Single variable
    • Financial ratio
    • Qualitative indicator
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. Why might comparing a country's HDI over multiple decades be unreliable?

    • Inflation rate changes
    • Population growth
    • Methodology changes
    • Currency fluctuations
  20. 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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