Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

The data suggests that income alone is not sufficient for human development. Despite India's higher per capita income (PPP $6,951 vs $6,511), Bangladesh ranks higher (129 vs 134) on the HDI, which considers life expectancy and education alongside income. Bangladesh's life expectancy (73.7 years) is significantly higher than India's (67.7 years), which directly improves its HDI rank.

Possible reason: Bangladesh may have better public provision of basic health and educational facilities. As the textbook notes, "money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you may need to live well" — effective government spending on healthcare and schools improves human development independently of per capita income.

Source: Chapter 1 — Development, sections on HDI and Public Facilities

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• Examiners expect you to: (1) state that income is an inadequate/incomplete measure of development, (2) use the data to support this, and (3) give one concrete reason.
• Mentioning life expectancy figures from the table earns marks and shows you read the data carefully.
• The quote/idea about public facilities is directly from the textbook — using it shows textbook grounding.
• Don't write more than this; 3 marks = ~3 clear points, not an essay.