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Ease of Doing Business Index

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Question

India's ranking in the 'Ease of Doing Business Index' is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following has declared that ranking?

Options

a

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

b

World Economic Forum

c

World Bank

Answer
d

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Explanation

The Ease of Doing Business Index is published annually by the World Bank. It measures the business environment in 190 countries and regions, assessing factors like starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, and enforcing contracts. The World Economic Forum publishes the Global Competitiveness Index (option b), which is different. OECD and WTO do not publish this specific index. The World Bank's Doing Business report is the authoritative source for this ranking.

Ease of Doing Business = World Bank publication; Measures = Business environment quality; Countries ranked = 190

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2016

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q37

Subject

Economy

Sub-topic

International Economic Indicators

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

World Bank Economic Reports

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