Ranks & Reports

Question 1

176

Estonia Topped

Answer 1

Environment Performance Index 2024

Question 2

Global Gender Gap Index

Topped by Iceland

Answer 2

129

Question 3

World Press Freedom Index

Norway Tops

Answer 3

159

Question 4

10th

Topped by Russia

Answer 4

World Cyber Crime Index

Question 5

Global Energy Transition Index

Topped by Sweden

Answer 5

63rd

Question 6

Important

SDG INDIA Index 2023-24 (4.0)

Released by NITI Aayog

• Suman Bery: Vice Chairman
• Narendra Modi: Chairman
• Scores divided into Achiever, Front Runner, Performer, Aspirant

Answer 6

INDIA’S score: 71 in 2023-24;
66 in 2020-2021

out of 100

• Highest: SDG 13 - Climate Action: Score - 67
• Progress in: SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 15 - Life on Land
• Top Performing States: Uttarkhand and Kerala with scores 79 each; Third position - Tamil Nadu
• Top UT: Chandigarh
• Worst: Bihar
• Between 2018 & 2023-24: Fastest growing state - Uttar Pradesh, J&K, Uttarkhand

Question 7

Global Innovation Index, 2023

Released By WIPO (World Intellectual Property Org)

Answer 7

40th out of 132 economies

Question 8

World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (Infra)

Answer 8

38th in 2023 from 44th in 2018

Question 9

Henley Passport Index, 2024

Based on data from International Air Transport Authority (IATA)

Answer 9

India: 82nd

allows visa-free travel to 58 countries for India

Singapore tops: 195 countries visa-free

Question 10

World Happiness Index, 2024

Answer 10

India: 126 out of 143 Countries

Second: Denmark
Third: Iceland

Finland Tops

Question 11

KANTAR BRAND INCLUSION INDEX

Answer 11

TOP 5 IN INDIA
GOOGLE, TATA MOTORS, AMAZON JIO, & APPLE
GLOBAL LEVEL
Google, Amazon, Nike, DOve & MCd’s

Question 12

RBI’s Digital Payments Index

Answer 12

1. 12.6% rise in Digital Payments across the country
2. 445.5 at the end of March 2024 whereas 395.57 at the end of March 2023

BASE YEAR: 2018

Question 13

WTO Report, 2023

2022: $55 Billion
2023: $51 Billion

Answer 13

India retains 8th position in Global Agricultural Exports

Top position: EU
Second and Third: US & Brazil respectively
Fourth: China

Question 14

Fortune Global 500 List

Answer 14

86th Position globally: Reliance Industries Limited

• 9 Indian Companies in 2024: LIC, Indian Oil Corporation, SBI, ONGC, BPCL, Tata Motors, HDFC, Rajesh Exports
• HDFC Bank included for first time
• Tops: Walmart from America
• Followed by Amazon, State Grid, Saudi Aramco & Sinopec

Question 15

QCI (Quality Council of India) Surajya Framework

Answer 15

1. Shiksha (Education): UP - Highest number of accreditions, assessments & Ratings; Delhi: Highest among UT
2. Swasthya (Health): TN & Maharashtra