Question

1. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different
countries? What are the limitations of the above criterion, if any?
2. Usually behind each social phenomenon, there would be several contributing
factors, and not one. What factors that came together for the development of
schooling in Himachal Pradesh?
3.In what respect is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development
different from the one used by the World Bank?
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Answer 1

Answer:Per Capita income of the country is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries.

The two main limitations of this criterion are –

a. It takes into the account only the economic aspects and ignores some crucial factors such as – literacy rate, infant mortality rate, etc. which are among the most important indicators of the development.

b. This method is unable to provide the distribution of different levels of income.