📘 Recent Current Affairs – February 2026
Page 11 – Reports, Indices & Global Rankings
🔹 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Q1. The Human Development Index (HDI) measures:
A) Military strength
B) Income inequality only
C) Health, education, and income indicators
D) Export performance
Answer: C
Explanation: HDI, released by UNDP, combines life expectancy, education level, and per capita income to assess human development.
A) Military strength
B) Income inequality only
C) Health, education, and income indicators
D) Export performance
Answer: C
Explanation: HDI, released by UNDP, combines life expectancy, education level, and per capita income to assess human development.
Q2. The Global Hunger Index evaluates:
1. Undernourishment
2. Child stunting and wasting
3. Agricultural exports
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: B
Explanation: GHI measures hunger based on undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality.
1. Undernourishment
2. Child stunting and wasting
3. Agricultural exports
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: B
Explanation: GHI measures hunger based on undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality.
Q3. Ease of Doing Business indicators primarily assess:
A) Military alliances
B) Business regulatory environment
C) Cultural heritage
D) Climate variability
Answer: B
Explanation: Business environment indicators measure regulatory efficiency, ease of starting businesses, and investor protections.
A) Military alliances
B) Business regulatory environment
C) Cultural heritage
D) Climate variability
Answer: B
Explanation: Business environment indicators measure regulatory efficiency, ease of starting businesses, and investor protections.
Q4. The Global Innovation Index evaluates:
A) Tourism only
B) Innovation capacity and ecosystem
C) Agricultural subsidies
D) Public debt levels
Answer: B
Explanation: It measures research, patents, technology output, education quality, and innovation infrastructure.
A) Tourism only
B) Innovation capacity and ecosystem
C) Agricultural subsidies
D) Public debt levels
Answer: B
Explanation: It measures research, patents, technology output, education quality, and innovation infrastructure.
🔹 Analytical Questions
Q5. How do global indices influence domestic policy reforms?
Explanation: International rankings create competitive pressure, improve transparency, and guide policy reforms in governance, economy, and social development.
Explanation: International rankings create competitive pressure, improve transparency, and guide policy reforms in governance, economy, and social development.
Q6. Critically examine the limitations of global development indices.
Explanation: Indices may overlook contextual differences, methodological biases, and ground-level realities, requiring cautious interpretation.
Explanation: Indices may overlook contextual differences, methodological biases, and ground-level realities, requiring cautious interpretation.
15 Marks Mains Model Answer
Q7. “Global rankings are both a mirror and a motivator for reform.” Discuss with suitable examples.
Introduction: Global indices provide comparative benchmarks for countries’ performance.
Body:
Introduction: Global indices provide comparative benchmarks for countries’ performance.
Body:
- HDI and human development policy focus
- Ease of Doing Business and regulatory reforms
- Global Innovation Index and R&D investments
- Hunger and nutrition policy implications
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