Indices

Question 1

the good governance index (ggi) is based on __ sectors and ___ indicators

Answer 1

10 sectors and 58 indicators

Question 2

what is the purpose of the ggi

Answer 2

to create a uniform tool to assess impact of interventions taken by the central and state governments

Question 3

who prepares the ggi

Answer 3

DARPG

dept of administrative reforms and public grievances under the home ministry

Question 4

when is good governance day celebrated and when was it first instituted

Answer 4

25 december 2014, on atal vajpayee’s birthday

Question 5

central government aims at ________ government and maximum governance

Answer 5

minimum

Question 6

what does composite ranking mean

Answer 6

The Composite Rankings Index is a weighted index based on both current-year rankings and year-over-year growth rankings

Question 7

what are the four state groups and their overall toppers under the GGI

Answer 7

other states - group a: gujarat
other states - group b: madhya pradesh
northeast and hill states: himachal pradesh
UTs: delhi

Question 8

what is the NFHS

Answer 8

National Family and Health Survey

Question 9

what is the fertility rate for the threshold at which this generation is expected to replace itself

Answer 9

2.1
current rate rural areas - 2.1
urban areas fertility rate - 2

Question 10

what is the NFHS-5 (2019-2021) sex ratio, which is the best ratio any synchronous census (1881-) or any NFHS has yielded

Answer 10

1020 women : 1000 men

apparently not very reliable

Question 11

when was nfhs-4 conducted and how often are they conducted

Answer 11

every 3 years

nfhs 4 - 2015-16

Question 12

at what levels are the data released and what is the how many key indicators are there

Answer 12

state/ut level, all-india level

131 key indicators

Question 13

the reports of _____ were used as the baseline value for a variety of SDG indicators

Answer 13

nfhs 4(2015-16)

Question 14

who tabulates the NFHS 2019-20

Answer 14

MoH&FW - ministry of health and family welfare, technical guidance by IIPS Mumbai - Intl. Insti. for Population Studies

Question 15

when was india’s first MPI - multidimensional poverty index released , by whom and what is the reference period that it is based on

Answer 15

Niti Aayog as nodal ministry - MoH&FW and IIPS
november 2021
nfhs - 4 (2015-16)

Question 16

the MPI is especially relevant in achieving the SDG 1.2 which is

Answer 16

reducing poverty by at least half in all its dimensions

Question 17

what are the three dimensions that are eqaully weighted towards the multidimensional poverty index and are represented by 12 indicators

Answer 17

education, health and standard of living

Question 18

Global MPI 2021,

Answer 18

India’s rank is 66 out of 109 countries.

Question 19

what are the 12 indicators

Answer 19

nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, antenatal care, years of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets and bank account,

Question 20

what is the most poor state and the least poor state

Answer 20

bihar - 51.91%
kerala - (0.71%)

UTS
Puducherry (1.72%)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (27.36%)

Question 21

The MPI uses the globally accepted and robust methodology developed by the _________, who prepare the global MPI/

Answer 21

Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Question 22

which is the only district with zero poverty across india

Answer 22

kottayam, kerala

Question 23

india’s MPI identifies _____ of the population as multidimensionally poor

Answer 23

25.1%