Question-Consider the following statements-
(1) World giving Index 2021 is released by Charities Aid Foundation
(2) As per report, India is 14th most charitable country
(3) As per report, 61 percent of Indians helped stranger
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
(a) Only 1 and 3
(b) Only 1 and 2
(c) All of the above
(d) Only 2
Ans. (c)
Related Facts-
- According to World Giving Index 2021 report, India is 14th most charitable country across the world.
- World Giving Index (WGI) 2021 is released by the Charities Aid Foundation’s (CAF), this year’s survey highlights the impact of lockdowns on charitable giving, as the USA, Canada, Ireland, the UK, and the Netherlands — all fell out of the highest rankings.
- India is now in the Top 20 most generous countries in the world, at 14. This is up from the 10-year global rank of 82.
- Only Australia and New Zealand, where the survey was undertaken in the weeks before the first wave of the pandemic took hold, maintained their top 10 rankings.
- The improvement in India is seen across all the age groups and amongst both men and women. 61% of Indians helped strangers; 34% volunteered; and 36% donated money.
- Indonesia remains in the first place, followed by Kenya.
- Four African nations now sit in the top 10 — three of them (Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda) for the first time. Most of the western countries which are usually in the Top 10 have fallen far down the ranking.
By- Yogesh Pratap Singh