31. Which institution has released the Global Food Policy Report, 2023?
[A] International Food Policy Research Institute
[B] World Food Organisation
[C] Food and Agriculture Organisation
[D] NABARD
Answer: A [International Food Policy Research Institute]
Notes:
The Global Food Policy Report, 2023 has been released by the International Food Policy Research Institute. According to the report, there is an increased need for investment beyond short-term to build food systems that are more resilient and equitable.
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was established in 1975 and is headquartered at Washington, DC. The institute provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger.
32. Which institution released the ‘The State of the World’s Children 2023: For Every Child, Vaccination’ report?
[A] UNICEF
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] Women and Child Development Ministry
[D] Pratham Foundation
Answer: A [UNICEF]
Notes:
‘The State of the World’s Children 2023: For Every Child, Vaccination’ report was released recently by the UNICEF India.
According to this report, India is one of the countries with highest vaccine confidence in the world. The popular perception of the importance of vaccines for children held firm or improved only in China, India and Mexico out of 55 countries studied.
33. Which institution released ‘A Breakthrough For People and Planet’ report?
[A] UN
[B] WEF
[C] IMF
[D] ADB
Answer: A [UN]
Notes:
The report titled “A Breakthrough For People and Planet: Effective And Inclusive Global Governance for Today And The Future” was released recently by the UN’s High-Level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Effective Multilateralism.
The report provides an ambitious strategy to overhaul the global governance system.
34. As per a recent study, trees and crops endemic to which country have higher ‘Air Pollution Tolerance Index’?
[A] India
[B] Brazil
[C] Chile
[D] Sri Lanka
Answer: A [India]
Notes:
The Air Pollution Tolerance Index is a tool used to assess the tolerance capacity of a crop or tree species against air pollution. A new study has found that certain trees and crops endemic to India have high APTI.
Trees such as pipal, neem, mango and crops like maize, pigeon pea and safflower, which are endemic to India, can help lower the impact of air pollution by absorbing and filtering pollutants.
35. Which institution released the ‘Business Ready (B-READY) project?
[A] IMF
[B] World Bank
[C] WEF
[D] ADB
Answer: B [World Bank]
Notes:
The World Bank recently announced the Business Ready (B-READY) project as a replacement for the Doing Business rankings, which was cancelled two years ago.
The pilot edition of the series will be published in the spring of 2024, covering 54 economies. Business Ready focuses on 10 topics covering the lifecycle of a firm.
36. ‘Global Network against Food Crisis’ was founded in which year?
[A] 2012
[B] 2016
[C] 2020
[D] 2024
Answer: B [2016]
Notes:
‘Global Network Against Food Crisis’ was founded by the European Commission for International Cooperation and Development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) at the first World Humanitarian Summit in 2016.
According to a report by this international alliance, the number of people experiencing acute hunger and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance has increased by 34 per cent from 2021 to 2022.
37. Which institution released the ‘Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia’?
[A] World Bank
[B] IMF
[C] WEF
[D] ADB
Answer: B [IMF]
Notes:
International Monetary Fund released the Regional Economic Outlook report, which predicted that economies in the Middle East and Central Asia will likely slow down this year because of high inflation and increasing interest rates.
Increase in energy prices and food prices are cited as the reason for this slowdown.
38. As per the ‘Global Oil Infrastructure Tracker’, what is the rank of India in the pipelines under construction category?
[A] Second
[B] Seventh
[C] Twelfth
[D] Fifteenth
Answer: A [Second]
Notes:
The recently released Global Oil Infrastructure Tracker revealed that India is among the top five developers of oil pipelines that are under construction or proposed.
Other top developers are the US, Iraq, Iran and Tanzania. The country is constructing 1,630 km long oil transmission pipelines, ranking second globally in the pipelines under construction category.
39. Which institution released the ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects report’?
[A] UN
[B] WEF
[C] IMF
[D] World Bank
Answer: A [UN]
Notes:
World Economic Situation and Prospects report was released recently by the UN. According to this report, the global economic growth is expected to 2.3 percent in 2023.
The report also expected a 2.5 per cent growth in 2024. The growth rate is still well below the average growth rate in the two decades before the pandemic of 3.1%.
40. As per the ‘State of Ransomware 2023’ report, what per cent of India-based organisations were victims to ransomware?
[A] 53
[B] 63
[C] 73
[D] 93
Answer: C [73]
Notes:
The ‘State of Ransomware 2023’ report revealed that 73 per cent of India-based organisations that were surveyed were victims to ransomware.
As per the report, 43 percent of organizations that were surveyed had their data encrypted but still had to pay ransom.