This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Miscellaneous, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Kuppuswamy index considers the following EXCEPT: 
Select and explain. 
A. Education, B. Income, C. Housing, D. Occupation
C: Housing
Answer: C: Housing 
Explanation: Ans. c (Housing). (Ref. Park, PSM, 19th/pg.36)KUPUSWAMY INDEXPHYSICAL QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX (PQLI)HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXDALY (Disability Adjusted Life Years)HALE (Health Adjusted Life Years)Kupuswamy Index of social classification include# Education# Occupation# IncomeConsist of# Infant mortality,# Life expectancy at age one, and# Literacy.National and inter- national comparison can be done Kerala has highest PQLIConsist of three dimensions:# Longevity (life expectancy at birth);# Knowledge (Adult literacy rate and mean years of schooling); and# Income (real GDP per capita in purchasing power). The HDI ranges between 0 to 1. In India HDI is 0.545.# Measure of burden of disease in defined population and effectiveness of intervention.# 1DALY = 1 lost year of healthy life.It consists of - Life expectancy at birth and Adjustment of time spent in poor health.