Test: Current Affairs (Indexes and Reports) - Software Development MCQ

The correct answer is 49.​

Key Points

• India ranks 49^th in Inclusive Internet Index 2021.
• The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), in partnership with Facebook, had released the Inclusive Internet Index 2021.
• India has ranked at 49^th spot globally. It shares its rank with Thailand.

Additional Information

• This index measures the extent to which the internet is available and affordable by region, and highlights additional insight into how people around the world are using the web.
• Top 5 Countries: Sweden, United States, Spain, Australia, and Hong Kong.
• The ‘Inclusive Internet Index’ surveyed 120 countries, representing 98 percent of global GDP and 96 percent of the global population.
• The overall Index score is based on four parameters, which are: Availability, Affordability, Relevance, and Readiness categories. 
  • The Inclusive Internet Index is commissioned by Facebook and developed by  The Economist Intelligence Unit.

The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh.

Key Points

• Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, released the ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’ on 13 January 2022.
• It has been prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) which has been mandated to assess the forest and tree resources of the country.
• Area-wise Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover.
• The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 mn hectare.

Important Points

• The total forest and tree cover of the country is 24.62 per cent of the geographical area of the country.
• As compared to the assessment of 2019, there is an increase of 2,261 sq km in the total forest and tree cover of the country.
• Out of this, the increase in the forest cover has been observed as 1,540 sq km and that in tree cover is 721 sq km.
• The top three states showing the increase in forest cover are Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km) followed by Telangana (632 sq km) and Odisha (537 sq km).
• Area-wise, after Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra have the largest forest cover.
• In terms of forest cover as a percentage of total geographical area, the top five States are Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), Meghalaya (76.00%), Manipur (74.34%) and Nagaland (73.90%).
• 17 states/UT’s have above 33 per cent of the geographical area under forest cover.
• Five states/UTs namely Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have more than 75 per cent forest cover.
• The total mangrove cover in the country is 4,992 sq km.
• An increase of 17 sq Km in mangrove cover has been observed as compared to the previous assessment of 2019.
• The top three states showing mangrove cover increase are Odisha (8 sq km) followed by Maharashtra (4 sq km) and Karnataka (3 sq km).
• Total carbon stock in the country’s forests is estimated to be 7,204 million tonnes and there is an increase of 79.4 million tonnes in the carbon stock of the country as compared to the last assessment of 2019.
• The annual increase in carbon stock is 39.7 million tonnes.

The correct answer is 87th.

Key Points

• India’s passport was ranked at 83rd position in the Henley Passport Index earlier, climbing six places from 90th rank in 2021.
• However, in 2020, its rank stood at 84 while in 2016, India was ranked 85th along with Mali and Uzbekistan.
• Japan and Singapore top the index in 2022 ranking.
• Germany and South Korea hold onto the joint 2nd spot in 2022.
• Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, and Spain share 3rd place.
• Afghanistan is ranked at the bottom (112th position).

Important Points

• Indian passport holders now have visa-free access to 60 nations.
• Passport holders from Japan and Singapore can travel visa-free to 192 countries.
• The index ranks all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa and is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Additional Information

• International Air Transport Association:
  • Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
  • Founded on: 19 April 1945
  • Chairman: William M. Walsh
• Henley & Partners:
  • Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
  • Founded in: 1997

The correct answer is WHO.

Key Points

• The world suffered huge reverses in progress towards tuberculosis (TB) elimination in 2020  because of COVID-19 pandemic.
• A large number of cases went undetected.
• India has been the worst-hit.
• Some 41% of the total number of cases that dropped in 2020, as compared to 2019, came from India. 
• These are major findings of the Global TB report released by WHO.

Additional Information

• ​WHO:
  • Headquarters - Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Founded In - 1948.
  • Director-General - Tedros Adhanom.

The correct answer is Belgium.

Key Points

• India has moved one spot ahead to the 104th position in the latest FIFA men's Rankings released on 23 Dec 2021.
• Brazil remains second but is breathing down the neck of Belgium, just 12 points behind.
•  Meanwhile, France ended the year at third place.
• A total of 160 fixtures were played, the impact of which can be seen on the FIFA Rankings.

The correct answer is Chandigarh.

Key Points

• Chandigarh has been ranked first in NITI Aayog Health Index 2021, in the category of Union Territories.
• NITI Aayog annually releases Health Index wherein the states and union territories are divided into 3 categories, i.e. larger states, smaller states, and union territories.
• This assessment is done on 24 parameters.
• This report is prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with technical assistance from the World Bank.

The correct answer is 139th.

Key Points

• India ranks 139th in World Happiness Index 2021.
• The World Happiness Report ranks 149 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be.
• The rankings are based on polling (Gallup World Poll) which looks at six variables:
  • Gross Domestic Product Per Capita (Purchasing Power Parity)
  • Social Support
  • Healthy life expectancy at birth
  • Freedom to make life choices
  • Generosity
  • Perceptions of corruption

Important Points

• Finland is the happiest country in the world as it has topped the 2021 rankings.
• Helsinki, a city in Finland is the happiest city in the world.
• Afghanistan is the most unhappy country as it is the last country in the 2021 ranking.

The correct answer is Sikkim.

Key Points

• The first-ever national Multidimensional Poverty Index(MPI) was released by NITI Aayog based on the reference period of 2015-2016 of the National Family Health Survey(NFHS-4).
• Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India.
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh, Daman & Diu and Chandigarh, have emerged as the poorest UTs in India.
• Kerala, Goa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and Punjab have registered the lowest poverty amongst states across India.
• Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Delhi have registered the lowest poverty amongst Union Territory(UT).
• 51.91% population of Bihar is poor followed by Jharkhand with  42.16%.
• Bihar also has the highest number of malnourished people followed by Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.
• India's MPI has three equally weighted dimensions:

1. Health
2. Education
3. Standard of Living

• The equally weighted dimensions are represented by 12 indicators namely nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, antenatal care, years of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets, and bank accounts.
• The national Multidimensional Poverty Index(MPI) uses methodology developed by:

1. Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
2. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The correct answer is 7th.

Key Points

• The 16th edition of the Global Climate Risk Index 2021 was published in February 2021.
• It shows the impact of extreme weather effects.
• The poor countries are very badly affected by extreme weather as they have a low coping capacity and require time to rebuilt and recover.
• The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss events like storms, floods, heatwaves etc.
• The most recent data available is for 2019 and from 2000 to 2019 were taken into account.
• The countries and territories affected most in 2019 were Mozambique, Zimbabwe as well as the Bahamas.
• For the period from 2000 to 2019 Puerto Rico, Myanmar and Haiti rank highest.

Important Points

• India was the 7^th most climate-affected country in 2019, according to the Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2021.
• India ranked 7^th on the CRI with a score of 16.67

The correct answer is World Bank.

Key Points

• NITI Aayog Health Index 2021 focuses on monitoring and emphasising states' and UTs' overall performance and incremental progress from 2018–19 to 2019–20.
• This report is prepared by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with the technical assistance of the World Bank.

Additional Information

• Kerala has topped the overall performance in the larger states category.
• Mizoram is ranked as the best performer in the smaller states category.
• Chandigarh has topped in the Union Territories category.