Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Jan 2026 Political Science
The key Human Development Indicators are:
- 1. Leading a long and healthy life
- 2. Achieving equality for all animals and insects
- 3. Ensuring Human security
- 4. Acquiring good entertainments
- 5. Preserving resources for future generations
A1, 2, 3 & 4 only
B2, 3 & 5 only
C1, 3 & 5 only ✓ Correct
D3, 4 & 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 1, 3 & 5 only — The key human development indicators here are leading a long and healthy life, ensuring human security and preserving resources for future generations, that is statements 1, 3 and 5.
Explanation
★The key human development indicators here are leading a long and healthy life, ensuring human security and preserving resources for future generations, that is statements 1, 3 and 5.
★The human development approach was advanced by the UNDP Human Development Report from 1990, shaped by Mahbub ul Haq and Amartya Sen.
★Its core dimensions are a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living, captured in the Human Development Index.
★Broader human development also stresses human security and sustainability, which is preserving resources and choices for future generations.
★Equality for animals and insects and acquiring good entertainment are not human development indicators, so statements 2 and 4 are excluded.
★For NET, link human development to the UNDP, Mahbub ul Haq and Sen, and the capabilities approach beyond mere income.
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