Reports and Indices Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 138 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Reports and Indices Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till July 4, 2020.
21. As per a recent report on Trade-related Illicit Financial Flows, what is the rank of India among 135 countries?
[A] One
[B] Three
[C] Five
[D] Seven
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Correct Answer: B [Three]
Notes:
US-based think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI) recently released a report titled “Trade-related Illicit Financial Flows in 135 Developing Countries: 2008-2017”.
As per the report, five countries with the largest gaps were China ($457.7 billion), followed by Mexico, India, Russia and Poland. India has the third-highest trade-related illicit financial flow escaping the government’s tax net, with $83.5 billion (Rs 6.14 trillion), equivalent to 3.05 per cent of GDP).
22. Which Indian airport emerged as the Asia Pacific’s best airport in ‘over 40 million passengers per annum category’ in ASQ 2019 rankings?
[A] Cochin International Airport
[B] Indira Gandhi International Airport
[C] Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport
[D] Chennai International Airport
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Correct Answer: B [Indira Gandhi International Airport]
Notes:
The Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi has emerged as the Asia-Pacific’s best airport in the ‘Over 40 million passengers per annum category’ in the Airport Service Quality Programme (ASQ) 2019 rankings.
The rankings are released by the Airports Council International. The Indira Gandhi International Airport, which is undergoing a major expansion, handled around 69 million passengers last year.
23. According to the Gender Social Norms Index report, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), how many countries have achieved gender equality?
[A] Two
[B] Three
[C] Five
[D] Zero
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Correct Answer: D [Zero]
Notes:
According to the findings of the Gender Social Norms Index report, released recently by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), no country in the world has achieved gender equality.
The report also revealed that the world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030 and it would take 257 years to close the gender gap in economic opportunity. Pakistan tops a list of countries of people holding biased views against women.
24. What is the rank of India in the Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom 2020?
[A] 87
[B] 95
[C] 103
[D] 120
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Correct Answer: D [120]
Notes:
America-based Heritage Foundation released its Index of Economic Freedom last week. Singapore emerged as the top nation in the index and overtook Hong Kong as the world’s most independent and free economy.
Singapore achieved this feat for the first time since 1995, the report was first published. Hong Kong has ever been placed at the top since then. India is ranked in 120th position in the report and It improved its score by 1.3 points from 2019 to score 56.5 in 2020
25. According to a recent report from UNCTAD, which country along with China will not be affected by recession?
[A] India
[B] Japan
[C] Germany
[D] Saudi Arabia
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Correct Answer: A [India]
Notes:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released an analysis report titled ‘The COVID-19 Shock to Developing Countries: Towards a ‘whatever it takes’ programme for the two-thirds of the world’s population being left behind’.
As per its analysis, the world economy will go into recession this year except India and China. The loss to be incurred is estimated to be several trillions of dollars due to the coronavirus pandemic.
26. The report titled ‘East Asia and Pacific in the Time of Covid-19’ has been released by which global organisation?
[A] World Bank
[B] Asian Development Bank
[C] International Monetary Fund
[D] United Nations
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Correct Answer: A [World Bank]
Notes:
According to the April 2020 update of the World Bank, titled ‘East Asia and Pacific in the Time of Covid-19’, it has estimated that nearly 11 million people would be affected by poverty in East Asia and the Pacific as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The World Bank has earlier estimated that about 35 million people would escape poverty in East Asia and the Pacific in 2020.
27. As per a recent report, about 400 million workers of India will fall into poverty. Which international organisation released the report?
[A] World Bank
[B] World Economic Forum
[C] International Labour Organisation
[D] United Nations
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Correct Answer: C [International Labour Organisation]
Notes:
According to a recent report form International Labour Organisation (ILO) titled ‘ILO Monitor 2nd edition: COVID-19 and the world of work’, about 400 million workers of India will fall into poverty.
India has nearly 90 per cent of its people working in informal economy. It also revealed that the lockdown measures in India have impacted these workers significantly. The measures are at the high end of University of Oxford’s COVID-19 Government Response Stringency Index.
28. The report titled ‘Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 2020: Towards sustainable economies’ has been released by which global organisation?
[A] United Nations
[B] World Bank
[C] World Economic Forum
[D] International Labour Organisation
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Correct Answer: A [United Nations]
Notes:
The United Nations has recently released a report titled ‘Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 2020: Towards sustainable economies’.
As per the report, the GDP growth of India for the current fiscal is expected to dip to 4.8 per cent. The report also warned that the COVID-19 pandemic would result in adverse economic impacts globally. UN had earlier estimated the GDP growth of India at 5% for the current fiscal.
29. Which UN agency released a report, which says that the repayments of developing countries on their public external debt will create a great economic stress
[A] UNIDO
[B] UNCTAD
[C] IMF
[D] ILO
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Correct Answer: B [UNCTAD]
Notes:
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently released a report, which says that the repayments of developing countries on their public external debt in 2020 and 2021 will amount to $2.6 trillion and $3.4 trillion respectively due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It also highlighted that this debt burden will create an additional stress for the developing countries, along with the rising health and economic needs during the pandemic. Earlier, UNCTAD announced a $2.5 trillion coronavirus package for developing countries.
30. Which global leader topped the list of most interactions in their Facebook page, according to a recent study conducted by BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe)?
[A] Boris Johnson
[B] Donald Trump
[C] Narendra Modi
[D] Jair Bolsonaro
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Correct Answer: B [Donald Trump]
Notes:
According to the report titled “World Leaders on Facebook” released by global communications agency BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe), US President Donald Trump topped the rankings for the most interactions in his Facebook page over the past 12 months, with 309 million comments, likes and shares on his Facebook page.
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro with 205 million interactions, followed Trump. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular world leader on Facebook with 44.7 million likes on his page. 721 Facebook pages of the international heads were analysed using the CrowdTangle tool of Facebook.
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