Consider the following statements about Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) :
- 1.MPI is calculated using Alkire-Foster methodology.
- 2.MPI calculated by NITI Aayog has a total of twelve indicators.
- 3.Maternal Health and Bank Account are common indicators in the MPI of NITI Aayog and MPI of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is correct: both UNDP-OPHI and NITI Aayog use the Alkire-Foster method. Statement 2 is correct: NITI Aayog's MPI has 12 indicators. Statement 3 is wrong: maternal health and bank account are extra indicators added by NITI Aayog; the global MPI has only 10 indicators and lacks them. So 1 and 2 only.
Watch for: Students forget India added two indicators not in the global MPI.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because statement 3 is false.
- C. Wrong because statement 3 is false and statement 2 is left out.
- D. Wrong because statement 1 is also correct.
Source to check: NITI Aayog, National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023 (niti.gov.in); UNDP-OPHI Global MPI reports (hdr.undp.org)
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