Current Affairs Sources & Indices Quiz: Static GK Practice

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1. The Human Development Index (HDI) is published every year in the Human Development Report of which organisation?

   • World Bank
   • UNDP
   • UNESCO
   • IMF

   Answer: UNDP. The UNDP has published the Human Development Report, with the HDI (health, education, income), since 1990. The World Bank's flagship is the World Development Report.

2. The Global Gender Gap Report, which ranks countries on economic, educational, health and political gender parity, is released by

   • UN Women
   • OECD
   • World Economic Forum
   • UNDP

   Answer: World Economic Forum. The Global Gender Gap Report is a World Economic Forum publication. UNDP's gender measures (such as the Gender Inequality Index) appear inside the Human Development Report instead.

3. Which organisation publishes the World Press Freedom Index?

   • Reporters Without Borders
   • Freedom House
   • UNESCO
   • Amnesty International

   Answer: Reporters Without Borders. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), based in Paris, has published the index every year since 2002. Freedom House publishes a different report, Freedom in the World.

4. The Global Hunger Index is jointly published by

   • FAO and IFAD
   • World Food Programme and UNICEF
   • WHO and the World Bank
   • Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe

   Answer: Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. The GHI comes from two European NGOs, Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe (with a German university institute). FAO-led agencies publish a separate report on food security and nutrition.

5. The World Investment Report, which tracks foreign direct investment flows across the world, is brought out by

   • WTO
   • UNCTAD
   • World Bank
   • IMF

   Answer: UNCTAD. UNCTAD (UN Conference on Trade and Development) publishes the World Investment Report. Link investment flows to UNCTAD; growth outlooks to the IMF.

6. The India State of Forest Report, assessing forest and tree cover using satellite data, is published by

   • Forest Survey of India
   • Botanical Survey of India
   • Wildlife Institute of India
   • Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

   Answer: Forest Survey of India. The Forest Survey of India, Dehradun (under MoEFCC), publishes it every two years; the first report came out in 1987.

7. In India, the half-yearly Financial Stability Report is released by

   • SEBI
   • Ministry of Finance
   • NITI Aayog
   • Reserve Bank of India

   Answer: Reserve Bank of India. The RBI releases the Financial Stability Report twice a year, assessing risks to banks and the wider financial system. The Ministry of Finance brings out the Economic Survey.

8. The SDG India Index, which scores States and Union Territories on the Sustainable Development Goals, is released by

   • NITI Aayog
   • Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
   • UNDP India
   • Ministry of External Affairs

   Answer: NITI Aayog. NITI Aayog brings out the SDG India Index (first edition 2018). It is a tool of competitive and cooperative federalism, ranking States and UTs on SDG progress.

9. Which organisation maintains the Red List of Threatened Species, which classifies species as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered?

   • WWF
   • UNEP
   • IUCN
   • CITES Secretariat

   Answer: IUCN. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) maintains the Red List. WWF publishes the Living Planet Report; CITES regulates trade in species.

10. The annual Emissions Gap Report, comparing countries' climate pledges with what is needed to meet Paris Agreement goals, is published by

    • IPCC
    • UNFCCC
    • UNEP
    • World Meteorological Organization

    Answer: UNEP. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) publishes the Emissions Gap Report. The IPCC produces assessment reports on climate science, not this annual gap analysis.