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Lesson – 2
Human Development Index
and Nepal
Very Short Answer Questions
1.
What
is Human Development Index? How is it expressed?
Ans: Human development index is a
composite statistic of various dimensions like life expectancy, education, and
per capita income indicators which are used to rank the counties of the world
in terms of human progress. It is expressed between 0 to 1.
2.
What
is the status of Nepal on Human Development Index?
Ans: The status of Nepal according to the
2017 statistical update on human development is 0.574 which is in the medium
human development category.
3.
Compare
Congo and Denmark with Nepal in terms of the human development index.
Ans: In terms of human development, Congo and
Nepal have almost similar indexes of HDI. Both countries have poor economic,
educational, and health statuses whereas Denmark and Nepal have vast differences
in HDI as Denmark is highly developed in the economic, educational, and health sectors.
4.
Are
the efforts made by GoN to improve the Human Development Index sufficiently or
not? Present your views in a sentence.
Ans: In my view, the efforts of the GoN
to improve HDI are not sufficient because there has not been any remarkable
progress in the HDI of Nepal.
5.
Why
is Human Development Index necessary? Write your opinion in a sentence. (SEE,
2074 DC)
Ans: HDI is necessary to identify the
present status of a country and to launch plans and policies for Human
Development in the future.
Short Answer Questions
1.
What
should be done for the development of Nepal? Suggest any six measures.
Ans- Nepal is a developing country. It needs to carry out several
efforts for its development. They are:
a) Maintain political stability
b) Development of infrastructures
in every nook and corner of the country
c) Implementation of special programs to control corruption
d) Production of required skilled
human resources by providing technical education and skill developing training
e) Creating employment focusing
on agriculture, hydropower, tourism, etc.
f) Encourage public participation
in development
2.
What
are the purposes of measuring human development?
Ans- The purpose of measuring
human development is:
a) To identify the condition of
human development compare and rank the social and economic development of
different countries of
b) To the world
c) To determine the areas to be
improved in human development
d) To improve the human development sector.
e) to set the future goals of the
country and make plans accordingly.
3. Mention the three dimensions of
human development? Write the formula to calculate the HDI dimension index.
Ans: The three dimensions of
human development are :
a) Health (long and healthy life)
b) Education (knowledge)
c) Per Capita Income (decent
standard of living) The formula to calculate the HDI dimension index is :
Dimension
Index = Actual Value-Minimum Value ÷ Maximum Value-Minimum Value
4.
Suggest
any four ways to improve human development.
Ans Following are the ways to improve human
development: Expansion in the health services
Ø Focus
on the development of education
Ø Modernization
in agriculture
Ø Development
in the tourism business
Ø Mobilization
of local resources and means
Ø Increase
in the employment opportunity
5.
List
any four roles that can be played by the provincial government to upgrade the
Human Development Index (HDI) in your area. (SEE, 2075 DP)
Ans:
I am an inhabitant of Ajirkot Rural Municipality, Province No. 4. My area is
not very developed, so the HDI of my area is not very high. Apart from the
Federal government, the provincial government of Gandaki Province can also do a
lot to upgrade the HDI of my area. The possible roles the Gandaki Province
government can play to upgrade the HDI of my place are as follows:
·
The government of my province can promote my
area for tourism.
·
It can
launch the policy of free and compulsory education up to the secondary level.
·
It can set up a technical vocational training
center in my area.
·
It can attract the jobless youths towards
various self-employment programs through state policy