Which of the following is one of the measures that HDI is based on?
A) life expectancy at birth
B) political freedom
C) attainment of housing
D) whether the lowest incomes are sufficient to meet the basic needs of life

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The HDI comes much closer to Amartya Sen's conception of how development should be measured than narrow economic measures such as GNI per capita-although Sen's thesis suggests that political freedoms should also be included in the index, and they are not. The HDI is based on three measures: life expectancy at birth (a function of health care); educational attainment (measured by a combination of the adult literacy rate and enrollment in primary, secondary, and tertiary education); and whether average incomes, based on PPP estimates, are sufficient to meet the basic needs of life in a country (adequate food, shelter, and health care).

Which of the Following Is One of the Measures That