Ease of doing business report - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Arrange the following states in descending order according to ease of doing business ranking.

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Odisha
5. Andhra Pradesh

a. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
b. 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
c. 3, 4, 2, 5, 1
d. 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 5, 1, 2, 4, 3

Explanation:
India's top 10 states on the ease of doing business ranking

1. Gujarat – 71.14%
2. Andhra Pradesh- 70.12%
3. Jharkhand- 63.09%
4. Chhattisgarh- 62.45%
5. Madhya Pradesh – 62%
6. Rajasthan -61.04%
7. Odisha- 52.12%
8. Maharashtra -49.43%
9. Karnataka -48.50%
10. Uttar Pradesh - 47.37%

World Bank has released a state-wise report on the ease of doing business - a report in which Gujarat has topped with a score of 71.14%.
India is 142nd on the list of 189 countries.
2)   Which of the following statements is/are correct about ease of doing business report?

1. It is published by WTO annually.
2. India ranks 130 out of 189 countries.

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:
- The ease of doing business index is an index created by the World Bank Group.
- India now ranks 130 out of 189 countries in the ease of doing business, moving up 12 places from last year, according to a World Bank report.
- China is ranked 84 and Pakistan is at 138th place. Pakistan in fact has slipped 10 spots from 128 last year while China has moved six spots in a year from 90 since the last report.

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