Explanation
- A
2, 3, 1, 4
(a) 2, 3, 1, 4. Places Russia first among these nations, which is incorrect as Russia ranks lower on the Human Development Index than Hong Kong, Australia, and Japan. Therefore, this sequence does not represent the correct descending order.
- B
1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3. Starts with Japan in the lead, followed by Russia, Australia, and Hong Kong. This misplaces several countries and fails to reflect their correct relative positions in the HDI 2022 rankings.
- C
3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2. Hong Kong holds the highest HDI rank among the four listed nations, followed by Australia, Japan, and Russia in descending order. This option correctly arranges all the given countries according to their official Human Development Index 2022 values published by the UNDP, making it the right choice.
- D
4, 1, 3, 2
(d) 4, 1, 3, 2. Puts Australia at the very beginning of the descending order, ignoring the higher HDI score of Hong Kong. Consequently, this sequence is mathematically and factually flawed regarding the specified report.
Summary. Official key is (c) matching the correct descending order of the Human Development Index 2022 values. Hong Kong ranks highest among the four, followed by Australia, Japan, and Russia respectively. Aspirants often confuse the positions of Japan and Australia, but Australia consistently placed slightly higher in that specific HDI report. Thus, option (c) is the only correct sequence.
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