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Correct Answer: Option (D) — 1997
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedThe Human Poverty Index (HPI) was introduced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its 1997 Human Development Report to measure deprivation in the same three basic dimensions of human development as the HDI (longevity, knowledge, and standard of living).
HDI was introduced in 1990; Gender Development Index (GDI) in 1995; Human Poverty Index (HPI) in 1997; and Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) replaced HPI in 2010.
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