GGG: WEF, HDR, CNR

Question 1

Global Gender Gap Report is released by?

Answer 1

WEF

Question 2

Which edition of WEF’s GGG report is this?

Answer 2

18th

Question 3

How many countries does the Global Gender Gap Report measure?

Answer 3

146 countries

Question 4

Global Gender Gap Report was 1st launched in?

Answer 4

2006

Question 5

Global Gender Gap Index measures gender parity across how many dimensions?

Answer 5

4 dimensions:
* Economic Participation & Opportunity
* Educational Attainment
* Health & Survival
* Political Empowerment

Question 6

Overall score for all 146 countries in the 18th edition of the GGG report is?

Answer 6

68.5%

Question 7

It will take roughly how many years to reach full gender parity, which is 5 generations beyond the 2030 SDG target, acc to WEF’s GGG?

Answer 7

134 years

Question 8

Although no country has achieved gender parity in WEF’s GGG, share of countries that have closed more than 60% gap?

Answer 8

97%

improvement since 2006’s 85%

Question 9

Top 3 countries in the WEF’s GGG report?

Answer 9

Iceland, Finland, Norway

GGG - IFN

Question 10

What is the only country to close 90% of its gender gap?

Answer 10

Finland

Question 11

Rank of India in the world and in South Asia in WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report

Answer 11

Globally: 129th (of 146)
South Asia: 5th (of 9)

Question 12

Acc to global gender gap index, which sector has seen the largest gap in women’s participation?

Answer 12

Political paticipation

Question 13

Score and rank of India under the eduction sub-index in 18th Global Gender Gap index by WEF

Answer 13

Score: 0.964
Rank: 112

Question 14

Who releases Human Development Report? What is its title?

Answer 14

UNDP
‘Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarised World’

Question 15

How many indicators does the HDR by UNDP have?

Answer 15

3 indicators:
* Life Expectancy
* Education: Mean yrs & Expected yrs
* Per Capita Income

Question 16

Who created the HDI

Answer 16

Economist: Mahbub ul Haq in 1990

Question 17

Rank of India in HDR

Answer 17

India: 134 (out of 193)

Question 18

Top 3 countries in UNDPs HDR?

Answer 18

Switzerland, Norway, Iceland

Question 19

What are the countries not ranked in HDR?

Answer 19

DPRK, Monaco

Question 20

Avg life expectancy of Indians as per UNDP’s HDR?

Answer 20

67.7 years

Question 21

India’a GNI per capita has surged to USD ____ marking a ____% increase over the span of 12 months

Answer 21

$ 6951
6.3% increase

Question 22

Acc to UNDP’s HDR rise in expected years of schooling has reached?

Answer 22

12.6 per individual

Question 23

India’s HDI score and category?

Answer 23

0.644 in 2022
Medium Human Development

Question 24

In the Gender inequality index, under HDR, India’s rank and score is?

Answer 24

Rank: 108/166
Score: 0.437 (above avg)

Question 25

India (134) has ranked below which neighbouring countries in HDR?

Answer 25

Below: Sri Lanka (78), China (75), Bhutan and Bangladesh

Question 26

India (134) has ranked above which neighbouring countries in HDR?

Answer 26

Above: Nepal & Pakistan

Question 27

Child Nutrition Report is released by?

Answer 27

UNICEF

Question 28

According to UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Report, Share of children globally, living in severe child food poverty in early childhood is?

Answer 28

27% - about 1/4

181 million children under 5

Question 29

According to UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Report, Share of children in India living in severe child food poverty?

Answer 29

40%

greater than global 27%

Question 30

According to UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Report, Child food poverty is ____ times higher in countries with high prevalence of child stunting.

Answer 30

3 times

Question 31

According to UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Report, what are the major drivers of severe child food poverty?

Answer 31

• Poor Food Environment
• Poor Feeding Practices
• Household Income Poverty