Prelims 2026 · Current Affairs · Question 100
Consider the following statements about Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) :<br/><br/>1. MPI is calculated using Alkire-Foster methodology.<br/>2. MPI calculated by NITI Aayog has a total of twelve indicators.<br/>3. Maternal Health and Bank Account are common indicators in the MPI of NITI Aayog and MPI of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?<br/>
Answer
1 and 2 only
1 is correct: MPI uses the Alkire-Foster method. 2 is correct: NITI Aayog’s national MPI uses 12 indicators across health, education and standard of living. 3 is incorrect: maternal health and bank account are in NITI’s MPI, but they are not common with the UNDP global MPI; the global MPI uses indicators like nutrition, child mortality, schooling, cooking fuel, sanitation, housing and assets, not those two. Hence 1 and 2 only are correct.