Reports and Indices Current Affairs MCQs

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New Delhi was ranked as the world’s most polluted capital for the third consecutive year in 2020 in the survey conducted by a Swiss group, IQAir.
The ranking is based on air quality levels calculated on the concentration of airborne particles known as PM2.5. According to a study by Greenpeace Southeast Asia Analysis and IQAir, New Delhi reported 54,000 premature deaths in 2020.

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As per a recent data released by Bloomberg, during the current financial year 2020-21, Indian stocks gained the most among the top 10 economies of the world.
Bloomberg data shows that India’s aggregate market capitalization moved by b 88% in dollar terms. This has been achieved amidst turmoil in market conditions due to COVID 19 pandemic.

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As per the data released by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Karnataka has the highest number of vehicles which are older than 15 years are plying on roads.
The number of such vehicles pan India is more than four crore vehicles and Karnataka has topped the list with 70 lakh vehicles.

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Recently, Forbes has released the list of rich billionaires for the year 2021. The number of Indians in the list rose from 102 last year to 140, with their combined wealth being $596 billion.
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has been ranked at the top spot in the Forbes list of India’s 10 richest billionaires.

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World Press Freedom Index 2021 is published by the international journalism not-for profit body, Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
India is ranked 142, same as last year among the 180 countries and the index is topped by Norway followed by Finland and Denmark. India is regarded among the countries classified “bad” for journalism and is termed as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists trying to do their jobs properly.

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The United Nation’s flagship report – State of the Global Climate report has been released for the year 2020.
The report has stated that Cyclone Amphan that made landfall in the India-Bangladesh border last year, was the costliest tropical cyclone on record for the North Indian Ocean. It has led to economic losses amounting $14 billion to the affected nations.

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As per a recent study by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Clean Air Fund and consulting firm Dalberg, air pollution in India is expected to cost 95 billion every year, or 3% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product on Indian businesses.
It has also stated that New Delhi is the world’s most polluted capital and that India is home to 35 of the world’s 50 most polluted cities.

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Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has released a report titled “Complicit: 2020 Global Nuclear Weapons Spending”.
The report details the spending of nine countries on their weapons, the companies that profited, among others. The amount had an increase of $1.4 billion from last year. USA tops the list with an expenditure of $37.4 billion, followed by China at $ 10.1 billion. Russia, UK and France are in the next places.

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As per the UN chief Antonio Guterres’ annual report to the Security Council on children and armed conflict, more than 8,500 children were used as soldiers last year in various conflicts across the world.
The most violations in 2020 were committed in Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen.

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World Drug Report 2021 has been released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The report states that 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the year 2020 and that 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders.
The report further reveals that, in the last 24 years, the cannabis potency has increased by about 4 times and the percent of adolescents who perceive drugs as harmful fell by as much as 40%.