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SAARC — Human Development Index Comparison 📌

NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.

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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Atlas: Asia p.75 — Human Development Index of SAARC Member Countries (UNDP HDR 2024).
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Sample questions (12 of 34)

India's HDI value (atlas, 2024 HDR) is:
0.685
India's GNI per capita (PPP, atlas table) is approximately:
9,047 USD
India's life expectancy at birth (atlas, 2024 HDR) is:
72.0 years
India's mean years of schooling (atlas) is:
6.9 years
India's % population below national poverty line (atlas) is:
4.9%
Which SAARC country has the highest HDI per the atlas?
Sri Lanka (0.776)
Sri Lanka's adult literacy rate (atlas) is approximately:
92.5%
Sri Lanka's life expectancy (atlas) is:
77.5 years
Sri Lanka's mean years of schooling (atlas) is:
10.8 years
Which SAARC country has the highest GNI per capita?
Maldives (~19,317 PPP USD)
Maldives' adult literacy rate is approximately:
97.9%
Maldives' life expectancy (atlas) is:
81.0 years

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This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Atlas: Asia p.75 — Human Development Index of SAARC Member Countries (UNDP HDR 2024). Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).

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