MCQ – 82701

Correct Answer � D Explanation

Ans.D. The subjective component of quality of life

Subjective component

• The subjective component of well-being is quality of life.
• The level of living and standard of living are objective criteria of well-being, while the quality of life comprises the individual’s subjective evaluation of these.
• The recent definition of quality of life is as follows “a composite measure of physical mental and social well being as perceived by each individual or group of individuals.”
• WHO definition is as follows “the condition of life resulting from the combination of the effects of the complete range of factors such as those determining health, happiness, education, etc.”
• The index for quality of life is “Physical quality of life index (PQLI)”.
• The PQLI is an attempt to measure the quality of life or well-being of a country.

The physical quality of life index consolidates three indicators:-

• Literacy rate.
• Infant mortality rate.
• Life expectancy at age 1 year (LEI).
• PQLI ranges from 0 to 100.
• PQLI in India is 65.