UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies
Question 54: Economy and Social Development
The first Indian State to have its Human Development Report prepared and released by Amartya Kumar Sen in Delhi is
AnswerThe answer is (c).
Madhya Pradesh was the first Indian State to prepare its own Human Development Report, in the mid-1990s, and the question has Amartya Sen releasing it in Delhi. The idea of a State-level report, using the human development approach of health, education and income, was later taken up by other States, such as West Bengal, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, with their reports coming years afterwards.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) West Bengal brought out its Human Development Report years after Madhya Pradesh.
- (b) Kerala brought out its report years later, though it ranks high on human development.
- (c) Right: Madhya Pradesh was the first State to have such a report.
- (d) Andhra Pradesh brought out its report years after Madhya Pradesh.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2000, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.