Other Reports Flashcards

1
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Digital Economy Report is by?

A

UNCTAD

60 years of UNTAD

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2
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As per Digital Economy Report by UNCTAD, internet users have increased from 1 billion in 2005 to ____

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5.4 billion in 2023

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As per Digital Economy Report by UNCTAD, ICT sector is estimated to have accounted for ____% of global GHG emissions in 2020

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1.5-3.2%

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As per Digital Economy Report by UNCTAD, increase in online shoppers has led to a ____% rise in digital waste from 2010-2022

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30%

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5
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Who releases the Global Economic Prospects Report?

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World Bank

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In Global Economic Prospects Report 2024, global growth is projected to hold steady at ____

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2.6% in 2024-25

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As per Digital Economy Report by UNCTAD, Food Prices are forecast to dip by ____% in 2024 and ____% in 2025

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6% in 2024
4% in 2025

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As per Digital Economy Report by UNCTAD, Global inflation has continued to ____. It remains above targetin most advanced economies and in 1/4 of inflation targetting emerging markets and developing economies

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declined

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9
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Who releases the World Trade Statistics Report?

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WTO

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Acc to World Trade Statistics 2023, ____ has topped the list of top exporters in World Merchandise Trade 2023 and ____ was on top among importers.

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China: exporter
USA: importer

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11
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When is Statistics Day?

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29th June

When World Trade Statistical Review is released

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Acc to World Trade Stat Review, India has ranked ____ among exporters and ____ among importers in World Merchandise Trade

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17th export
8th import

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Acc to World Trade Stat Review, share of services in Global Trade decreased to ____% 2023from 77.8% in 2022

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75.3%

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Acc to World Trade Stat Review, for ____ it increased from 22.2% in 2022 to 24.7% in 2023

A

Services

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15
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World Tariffs Profile is released by?

A

WTO & UNCTAD

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16
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Rank of India in World Tariffs Profile by WTO & UNCTAD

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India 2nd

After USA

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17
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India currently has ____ anti-dumping measures affecting ____ products

A

133
418

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18
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Who releases the World Employment & Social Outlook report?

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ILO

1919 - Treaty of Versailles (WW1)

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Acc to ILO’s World Employment & Social Outlook, global unemployment stood at ____% in 2024, slightly lower than 2023 and a downward revision from the previous projection of 5.2%

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4.9%

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Acc to ILO’s World Employment & Social Outlook, the job gap rate in 2023 was ____% in high income countries and ____% in low income groups

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8.2%
20.5%

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21
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Acc to ILO’s World Employment & Social Outlook, how many people are out of a job but wants to work in 2024

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402 million

including 183 counted as unemployed

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22
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Acc to ILO’s World Employment & Social Outlook, no. of workers in informal employment has grown from approx 1.7 billion in 2005 to ____ billion in 2024

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2 billion

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23
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Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2024 report is based on which index?

A

Energy Transition Index

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24
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How many countries does the energy transition index evaluate?

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120

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25
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Acc to Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2024, clean energy infrastructure investments reached $ ____ trillion in 2023 with nearly ____% of growth since 2021 occuring in adv economies & China

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$1.8 trillion
90%

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26
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Fostering Effective Energy Transition report is by?

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WEF

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27
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Rank of India in Energy Transition Index?

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63rd

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28
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Acc to a report by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), share of women in top management positions increased from nearly 14% in FY14 to about ____% in FY23

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22%

29
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Acc to a report by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), share of women in Company Boards increased from 5% in FY14 to nearly ____% in FY23.

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16%

30
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Rank of India in Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024?

A

39th out of 119

31
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Who releases the Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024

A

WEF

32
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World Investment Report is released by?

A

UNCTAD

33
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Acc to World Investment Report by UNCTAD, FDI inflows around the world, grew at?

A

-2%

34
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Acc to World Investment Report by UNCTAD, FDI inflow to India fell to $____ bn or ____% in 2023 from $49.3 bn in 2022

A

$28.1 bn
43%

35
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Acc to World Investment Report by UNCTAD, India’s rank in World Investment slipped to?

A

15th

7 places

36
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Acc to World Investment Report by UNCTAD, FDI in developing Asia fell to?

A

8%

37
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World Energy Investment Report by International Energy Agency, emerging markets and developing economies (outside china) account for only ____% of global clean energy spending

A

15%

38
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World Energy Investment Report by International Energy Agency, Globbal clean energy investment hit $____ in 2024, double the amount going into fossil fuels

A

$2 trillion

39
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World Energy Investment Report by International Energy Agency, ____ Power investment outpaces all other electricity sources, projected to reach $500 million in 2024

A

Solar power

40
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The Report, ‘State of Food Security & Nutrition in the World’ SOFI 2024 mentions that approx ____ billion people experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2023, with the highest numbers in ____

A

2.33 billion
Africa

41
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Global Peace Index (GPI) 2024, is released by?

A

Institute of Economics and Peace

42
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Acc to Global Peace Index by Institute of Economics & Peace, Name the top 5 most peaceful countries

A

Iceland
Ireland
Austria
New Zealand
Singapore

43
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Rank of India in Global Peace Index by Institute For Economics & Peace

A

116th

1.6% overall improvement in peace

44
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Acc to World Bank’s Global, Economic Prospects, economic growth of advanced economies has been projected by ____% for FY26

A

1.8% FY26

45
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Acc to World Bank’s Global, Economic Prospects, India’s economic growth is forecasted at ____% in FY25 and ____% in FY25

A

6.6%
6.7%

46
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Acc to World Bank’s Global, Economic Prospects, globa inflation is expected to avg at?

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3.5% this year

47
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As per Statistical Report on Value of Output from Agri & Allied, What were the output values of the 4 broad sub-sectors?

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Crop: 54.3%
Livestock: 30.9%
Forestry: 7.9%
Fishing & Aquaculture: 6.9%

48
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Statistical Report on Value of Output from Agri & Allied has been released by?

A

NSO, MoSPI

49
Q

Acc to Statistical Report on Value of Output from Agri & Allied, cereals and F&V output in crops sub-sector is?

A

Cereals: 27.3%
F&V: 28.3%
Together: 55% in crop

50
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Acc to Statistical Report on Value of Output from Agri & Allied, Milk, Meat, eggs, livestock output is?

A

Milk: 66.5%
Meat: 23.4%
Eggs: 3.7%

Rajasthan + UP = about a quater of total production

51
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In Statistical Report on Value of Output from Agri & Allied, Sub sector in crops, with lowest output share?

A

Drugs and narcotics (3.2%)

52
Q

Ocean Report 2024 is by?

A

UNESCO

53
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Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Estimates (ASUSE) is released by? Who is the largest beneficiary of Indian ODI?

A

MoSPI
Sigapore

54
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GVA per worker acc to MoSPI’s ASUSE, rose to Rs. ____ in 2022-23 from Rs. 1,38,207 in 2021-22

A

Rs. 1,41,769

55
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GVO (gross value output) per establishment according to MoSPI’s ASUSE, rose to Rs. ____ in 2022-23 from Rs. 3,98,304 in 2021-22

A

4,63,389

56
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Acc to MoSPI’s ASUSE, maximum growth in employment during the period was observed in other service sector at ____% followed by manufacturing at ____%

A

13.4%
6.3%

57
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Ac to MoSPI’s ASUSE, unincorporated non-agri sector employed about ____ crore workers from Oct 22 -Sept 23

A

11 crore

58
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Acc to MoSPI’s ASUSE, estimated number of establishments rose to ____L in 2022-23 india from 5.97L in 2021-22

A

6.50L

59
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Who released the report, “Electronics: Powering India’s Participation in Global Value Chain”

A

NITI Aayog

60
Q

In the report, Women in Leadership in Corporate India, Max and min representation of women is in which sector?

A

Max: Education (30%)
Min: Construction, Oil Gas & Mining & Utilities (11%)

61
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Acc to PLFS report, unemployment rate in rural areas is ___%, which is ____ than urban areas.

A

2.4%
Lower

62
Q

World Press Freedom Index is released by?

A

Reporters Without Borders (France)

63
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India’s rank in World Press Freedom Index?

A

159

Out of 180 countries

64
Q

Logistics Performance Index is released by?

A

World Bank

65
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India’s Rank in WB’s Logistics Performance Index?

A

38th

out of 139 countries

66
Q

How many parameters are used to calculate LPI by World Bank?
What are they?

A

6 parameters:
1. Customs
2. Infrastructure
3. Ease of Arranging Shipments
4. Quality of Logistic Services
5. Tracking System
6. Timeliness

67
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Top 3 countries and bottom 2 countries in World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) by RSF

A

Top: Norway, Denmark, Sweden
Bottom: Syria & Eritrea (bottom)

68
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Despite upward shift in India’s rank in World Press Freedom Index, the score declined to ___ and in all categories except?

A

31.28
Except Security indicator

69
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5 key categories of world press freedom index?

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  1. Political
  2. Legal
  3. Economic
  4. Sociocultural
  5. Security