Q. “Human Capital Index” is recently in news is released by?

[A] World Bank

[B] IMF

[C] UNDP

[D] WEF

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation: Recently, the World Bank released the Human Capital Index (HCI) report for 2020.

It seeks to measure the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18.  The components of HCI are,

  1. Survival – measured by under-5 mortality rates
  2. Expected years of Quality-adjusted school – measured by quantity and quality of education
  3. Health environment – measured by adult survival rates and rates of stunting for children under 5.

Source: FORUMIAS

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