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HDI is constructed by ___________.

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The correct option is B UNDP
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
A country scores a higher HDI when the lifespan is higher, education level is higher, and the gross national income is higher.
It was developed by Pakistani economistMahbub ul Haq
and Indian economist Amartya Sen and was further used to measure a country's development by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Human Development Report Office.[

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