UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · ATLAS: ASIA P.75 — HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX OF SAARC MEMBER COUNTRIES (UNDP HDR 2024)
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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Key locations covered (11)
- India — SAARC HDI
- Sri Lanka — SAARC HDI
- Maldives — SAARC HDI
- Bhutan — SAARC HDI
- Bangladesh — SAARC HDI
- Nepal — SAARC HDI
- Pakistan — SAARC HDI
- Afghanistan — SAARC HDI
- SAARC Aggregate — South Asia
- SAARC HDI Table — UNDP 2022 (Atlas Page 75)
- SAARC — Founding & Members
Sample questions (12 of 49)
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%
India's HDI rank globally (UNDP HDR 2023-24)?
Around 134 of 193 countries (medium human development category).
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
Sri Lanka's HDI rank globally?
~78 (high human development) — best in SAARC.
Which SAARC country has the highest GNI per capita?
Maldives (~19,317 PPP USD)
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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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