UPSC Prelims 2019 GS Paper I · Q3 of 100 Economy easy

The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the

  1. (a) International Monetary Fund
  2. (b) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  3. (c) World Economic Forum ✓ UPSC's answer
  4. (d) World Bank

Why the answer is (c)

• The Global Competitiveness Report, with its Global Competitiveness Index ranking economies on institutions, infrastructure, macro-stability, skills, markets and innovation, is published annually by the World Economic Forum (Geneva) since 1979 — option (c).

• The IMF (a) publishes the World Economic Outlook; UNCTAD (b) the World Investment Report and Trade and Development Report; the World Bank (d) published the Doing Business report (discontinued 2021).

• India ranked 68th in the 2019 edition.

• Hence option (c).

Why the other options are wrong

(a) International Monetary Fund
The IMF publishes the World Economic Outlook.
(b) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNCTAD publishes the World Investment Report.
(d) World Bank
The World Bank published Doing Business, not this report.

Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2019, held on 2 June 2019. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.

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