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Topic 207 · Reports & Indices

Global Gender Gap Index 2026: India 131st

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: The WEF's Global Gender Gap Index 2026, released on 16 September, ranks India 131st of 145 countries, unchanged.
  2. Score: India's overall parity score is 64.5%, so about 35.5% of the gap remains to be closed.
  3. Current Head: Annapurna Devi is Union Minister for Women and Child Development, which handles women's empowerment policy.
  4. Key Term: The index measures gaps, not levels, across economic participation, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.
  5. Data: Iceland stays first for the 17th year, then Finland and Norway; India has 96.6% parity in education and 41.2% in economic participation.
  6. Stakeholders: The World Economic Forum has published the index since 2006.
  7. India Link: The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 (106th Amendment) reserves one-third of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats for women.
  8. Headquarters: The WEF is based in Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland.
  9. Founded: Klaus Schwab founded the WEF in 1971 as the European Management Forum; it took its present name in 1987.
  10. Landmark: Vishaka v State of Rajasthan (1997) laid down guidelines against workplace sexual harassment, later enacted as the 2013 Act.
  11. Articles: Article 15(3) permits special provisions for women; Article 39(d) mandates equal pay for equal work.
  12. Doctrine: Substantive equality treats unequals unequally; Article 15(3) is an exception to the bar on sex discrimination in Article 15(1).
Question 1 of 10

What is India's rank in the WEF Global Gender Gap Index 2026?

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Answer: (B) 131st

Core Trigger: The WEF's Global Gender Gap Index 2026, released on 16 September, ranks India 131st of 145 countries, unchanged.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 207, point 1

Question 2 of 10

India's overall parity score in the 2026 Index is:

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Answer: (A) 64.5%

Score: India's overall parity score is 64.5%, so about 35.5% of the gap remains to be closed.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 207, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Annapurna Devi is Union Minister of which Ministry?

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Answer: (D) Women and Child Development

Current Head: Annapurna Devi is Union Minister for Women and Child Development, which handles women's empowerment policy.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 207, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Which is one of the four dimensions measured by the Global Gender Gap Index?

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Answer: (B) Political empowerment

Key Term: The index measures gaps, not levels, across economic participation, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 207, point 4

Question 5 of 10

1. Iceland stays first for the 17th year. 2. India has 41.2% parity in education and 96.6% in economic participation. Which of the following is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Data: Iceland stays first for the 17th year, then Finland and Norway; India has 96.6% parity in education and 41.2% in economic participation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 207, point 5

Question 6 of 10

The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 is which Constitutional Amendment?

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Answer: (A) 106th Amendment

India Link: The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 (106th Amendment) reserves one-third of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats for women.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 207, point 7

Question 7 of 10

The WEF is based in the area of which Swiss city?

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Answer: (C) Geneva

Headquarters: The WEF is based in Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 207, point 8

Question 8 of 10

What was the WEF's original name when Klaus Schwab founded it in 1971?

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Answer: (C) European Management Forum

Founded: Klaus Schwab founded the WEF in 1971 as the European Management Forum; it took its present name in 1987.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 207, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Vishaka v State of Rajasthan (1997) laid down guidelines against what?

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Answer: (D) Workplace sexual harassment

Landmark: Vishaka v State of Rajasthan (1997) laid down guidelines against workplace sexual harassment, later enacted as the 2013 Act.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 207, point 10

Question 10 of 10

1. Article 15(3) bars all special provisions for women. 2. Article 39(d) mandates equal pay for equal work. Which of the following is/are correct?

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Articles: Article 15(3) permits special provisions for women; Article 39(d) mandates equal pay for equal work.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 207, point 11

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