CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 39

Topic: Economy

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Q39

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is measured by :

  1. (a) Measuring each person’s overlapping deprivations across the indicators in the health, education and standard of living dimensionsCorrect answer
  2. (b) Measuring each person’s separate efficiencies across the indicators in the wealth, income and standard of living dimensions
  3. (c) Measuring each person’s poverty on the indicators of health, happiness and ownership of vehicles
  4. (d) Measuring inequalities and deprivations in respect of wealth, income and standard of living dimensions

Solution.

Answer: (a) Measuring each person’s overlapping deprivations across the indicators in the health, education and standard of living dimensions

  1. The global MPI identifies overlapping deprivation in health, education and living standards.
  2. It combines the incidence of multidimensional poverty with the intensity of deprivation, rather than treating income alone as poverty’s measure.