Question

Q. Consider the following statements in relation to Global Multidimensional Poverty Index(MPI):

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

• A. 1 and 3 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 2 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is incorrect: Global MPI is an international measure of multidimensional poverty covering 107 developing countries and was first developed in 2010 by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for UNDP’s Human Development Reports.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: Global MPI is computed by scoring each surveyed household on 10 parameters based on -nutrition, child mortality, years of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, and household assets. Life expectancy at birth, GNI per capita and mean years of schooling completed, etc are used to compute the Human development index.
• Statement 3 is correct: NITI Aayog as the nodal agency has been assigned the responsibility of leveraging the monitoring mechanism of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) to drive reforms. NITI Aayog has also constituted a Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) in this regard.