Reports and Indices Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 187 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Reports and Indices Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till September 25, 2020.
41. Which organisation released a report titled “Community based programme for children below 5 years of age with severe acute malnutrition in India”?
[A] World Bank
[B] UNICEF
[C] UNESCO
[D] Save the Children
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Correct Answer: B [UNICEF]
Notes:
New York headquartered United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has recently released a report titled “Community based programme for children below 5 years of age with severe acute malnutrition in India—Progress so far and lessons learned 2020”.
The report considered the malnutrition programmes being implemented in 12 states. As per UNICEF, the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted care for malnourished children. This may increase the burden and availability of food and livelihood in the country.
42. As per the World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, which country reported the highest seizure of opium in 2018?
[A] Iran
[B] Afghanistan
[C] India
[D] Pakistan
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Correct Answer: A [Iran]
Notes:
As per the latest World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the highest seizure of opium in 2018 was reported from Iran.
About 644 tonnes of opium was seized in Iran, followed by 27 tonnes in Afghanistan and 19 tonnes in Pakistan. India is placed in the fourth place, with 4 tonnes. Moreover, in the list of heroin seizure India was at the 12th position in the world with 1.3 tonnes, which was also topped by Iran.
43. What is the rank of India in the EIU’s report on ‘Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific’?
[A] Seven
[B] Eight
[C] Nine
[D] Ten
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Correct Answer: B [Eight]
Notes:
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has recently launched a report on “Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control”.
As per the report, India has been ranked eighth for cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries including Australia, China, Japan among others. Australia tops the Asia-Pacific region, followed by South Korea and Malaysia.
44. As per the ‘Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report’ by the UNEP and IEA, what is the estimated number of cooling machines in the world by 2050?
[A] 1.4 million
[B] 1.4 billion
[C] 14 billion
[D] 140 billion
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Correct Answer: C [14 billion]
Notes:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have jointly released a report titled ‘Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report: Benefits of cooling efficiency and the Kigali Amendment’ report released July 17, 2020.
As per the report, the world will need more than 10 billion new cooling appliances by 2050, that will make the count of such machines to 14 billion. As per the report around 3.6 billion appliances are being used and it is increasing by up to 10 cooling appliances every second.
45. As per the UN World Wildlife Crime Report, which two countries were the main suppliers of illegal tiger products in the world?
[A] India and China
[B] India and Thailand
[C] China and Thailand
[D] India and Indonesia
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Correct Answer: B [India and Thailand]
Notes:
According to the recently released United Nations World Wildlife Crime Report, India and Thailand supplied highest illegal tiger products in the world.
It also highlighted that the biggest destination of the tiger parts was China, followed by Thailand and Vietnam. The most valuable body part of the tigers is their bones which are used to treat bone and ligament injuries in humans.
46. Which organisation released a report titled ‘Population projections for India and States 2011 – 2036’?
[A] National Commission on Population
[B] United Nations Population Fund
[C] UNICEF
[D] World Economic Forum
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Correct Answer: A [National Commission on Population]
Notes:
The National Commission on Population under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently released a report titled ‘Population projections for India and States 2011 – 2036’.
As per the report, the sex ratio of the country is estimated to increase from 943 in 2011 to 957 during 2036. The Infant Mortality rate (IMR) is to go down to 30 by the end of 2031-35. The total population of India is estimated to increase from 121.1 crores to 151.8 crores.
47. Which organisation along with PayPal India released a report titled ‘Fraud & Risk Management in Digital Payments’?
[A] Data Security Council of India
[B] Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
[C] Confederation of Indian Industries
[D] Centre for Internet and Society
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Correct Answer: A [Data Security Council of India]
Notes:
Apex body on data protection in India, set up by NASSCOM, the Data Security Council of India (DSCI), along with PayPal India released a report titled ‘Fraud & Risk Management in Digital Payments’.
The report suggests to safeguard payments for consumers, MSMEs, businesses, as the e-commerce market in India and UPI transactions are growing manifold during the recent times. It also discussed about the threats in the payment ecosystem and its prevention.
48. Which organization has released ‘Young Child Outcome Index’?
[A] WHO
[B] UNICEF
[C] Mobile Creches
[D] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Correct Answer: C [Mobile Creches]
Notes:
Kerala, Goa, Tripura and Tamil Nadu are the top performers in child health development as per the ranking named “Young Child Outcome Index – YCOI”.
The ranking has been prepared by “Mobile Creches” which is an not-for-profit organisation working for the development of underprivileged children across India. The report has been released by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu
49. What is India’s rank in the Economic Freedom Index 2020, released recently?
[A] 55
[B] 75
[C] 105
[D] 128
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Correct Answer: C [105]
Notes:
India has been ranked at 105th position in the Economic Freedom Index 2020.
‘The Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report’ has been released by Fraser Institute of Canada in collaboration with New Delhi based think tank “Centre For Civil Society”. As per the report, Hong Kong and Singapore have topped the index.
50. What is the rank of India in the World Bank’s 2020 Human Capital Index?
[A] 76
[B] 96
[C] 106
[D] 116
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Correct Answer: D [116]
Notes:
In the latest edition of the World Bank’s annual Human Capital Index, India has been ranked at the 116th position.
The index ranks countries on the basis of key components of human capital. India’s score increased to 0.49 from its earlier score of 0.44 in 2018. This year, the index includes health and education data for 174 countries, up to March 2020. It also reveals that more than 1 billion children are out of school.
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