UPSC Prelims 2019 · GS Paper I
Question 3: International Relations and Current Affairs
The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).
The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the World Economic Forum, which ranks countries on a Global Competitiveness Index built from factors such as institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic stability, health, skills and innovation. Do not mix up the publishers of well-known reports: Ease of Doing Business came from the World Bank, the World Investment Report from UNCTAD, the World Economic Outlook from the IMF. Learn each report together with its publisher, because UPSC asks this pairing often.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) The IMF publishes the World Economic Outlook and Global Financial Stability Report, not this one.
- (b) UNCTAD publishes the World Investment Report and Trade and Development Report.
- (c) Correct: the World Economic Forum publishes the Global Competitiveness Report.
- (d) The World Bank published Ease of Doing Business and the World Development Report.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2019, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.