Day 9

• 28 Jul 2020

Welcome to the Prelims Refresher Programme 2020 - Article Page. On this page, we will provide you with 3 things:

• A list of topics for revision.
• A brief discussion of the topics if needed.
• Links to various sources for preparing these topics.

In the comments, you can ask us to clear your doubts regarding any of the topics listed on the page. We will do our best to explain and clarify your doubts. Further, we may also share links to other web based learning sources like websites or videos, or may refer to you, books, documents etc. Please be cordial to your fellow aspirants and use these doubt-clearing conversations strictly to its stated purpose.

Important National and International Reports and Indices

Every year several questions have been asked from important national and international reports and indices. The questions are generally asked from the reports or indices which have been in the recent news and have a larger impact on India. Thus, we have picked some important national and international reports.

• Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2020
• Fall in Service Purchasing Managers' Index
• Nature Index 2020: Index of Scientific Research
• Environmental Performance Index
• Energy Transition Index: WEF
• NITI Aayog Questions GTI
• World Press Freedom Index 2020: Reporters Sans Frontieres
• Currency Exchange Rate Index
• Fall in IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index
• Gender Parity Index: UNESCO
• Global Health Security (GHS) Index, 2019
• Worldwide Educating for the Future Index 2019: EIU
• International Intellectual Property Index: US Chamber of Commerce
• Misery Index
• Global Talent Competitiveness Index
• Corruption Perceptions Index 2019: Transparency International
• Democracy Index: EIU
• Global Social Mobility Index: WEF
• SDG India Index by NITI Ayog
• Global Gender Gap Index 2020: WEF
• Human Development Index
• Global Climate Risk Index 2020
• Purchasing Manager's Index
• India Innovation Index 2019
• Global Hunger Index-2019
• Global Competitiveness Index 4.0: WEF
• School Education Quality Index: NITI Aayog
• Global Liveability Index
• Composite Water Management Index 2.0
• Global Innovation Index-2019
• Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
• In Depth – India's Health Index
• NITI Aayog's Health Index
• Global Peace Index 2019
• Childhood Index
• Fiscal Performance Index
• SDG Gender Index
• India Ranks 43 in World Competitiveness Index

Previous Year Questions on Important National and International Indices

Q. India’s ranking in the ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’ is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following has declared that ranking? (2016)

(a) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

(b) World Economic Forum

(c) World Bank

(d) World Trade Organization (WTO)

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Q. Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers’? (2015)

(a) The Reserve Bank of India

(b) The Department of Economic Affairs

(c) The Labour Bureau

(d) The Department of Personnel and Training

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Q. The Multi-dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following? (2012)

1. Deprivation of education, health, assets and services at household level
2. Purchasing power parity at national level
3. Extent of budget deficit and GDP growth rate at national level

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Q. Which one of the following is not a sub-index of the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business Index?

(a) Maintenance of law and order

(b) Paying taxes

(c) Registering property

(d) Dealing with construction permits

Important National and International Reports

• Energy Transition Report
• UN World Happiness Report- 2019
• Living Planet Report 2018: Aiming Higher by WWF
• World's Children Report 2019
• 'A Future for the World's Children' Report
• UN World Happiness Report- 2020
• 6^th National Report to CBD
• Oxfam Report on Inequality
• Global Economic Prospects, 2019: WB
• Global Gender Gap Report-2018
• Monetary Policy Report
• Year End Review 2019: Ministry of Human Resource Development
• Year End Review 2019: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
• Year End Review 2019: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
• Year End Review 2019: Ministry of Commerce & Industry
• Year End Review 2019: Ministry of Corporate Affairs
• India TB Report 2020
• India Lifted 271 Million People Out of Poverty

Previous Year Questions on Important National and International Reports

Q. Which of the following is/are the indicator/indicators used by IFPRI to compute the Global Hunger Index Report? (2016)

1. Undernourishment
2. Child stunting
3. Child mortality

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 1 and 3 only

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Q. Which of the following gives ‘Global Gender Gap Index’ ranking to the countries of the world? (2017)

(a) World Economic Forum

(b) UN Human Rights Council

(c) UN Women

(d) World Health Organization

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Q. ‘Global Financial Stability Report’ is prepared by the (2016)

(a) European Central Bank

(b) International Monetary Fund

(c) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

(d) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Q. Which one of the following issues the ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report periodically? (2015)

(a) The Asian Development Bank

(b) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

(c) The US Federal Reserve Bank

(d) The World Bank

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Q. The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the (2019)

(a) International Monetary Fund

(b) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

(c) World Economic Forum

(d) World Bank

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