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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the projected GDP growth rate of the global economy as per IMF in 2021?
A
5.9%
B
6.9%
C
4.9%
D
3.9%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Description: The global economy is projected to grow 6.0 percent in 2021 and 4.9 percent in 2022.The 2021 global forecast is unchanged from the April 2021 WEO, but with offsetting revisions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first advance estimate for 2022-23 released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday estimated GDP growth at 7%, slower than the 8.7% expansion posted in 2021-22. The estimate is a shade higher than the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which pegged it at 6.8%.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 2021 global growth is projected at 5.4 percent. Overall, this would leave 2021 GDP some 6½ percentage points lower than in the pre-COVID-19 projections of January 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -Real GDP is projected to grow at 6.8 percent and 6.1 percent in FY2022/23 and FY2023/24 respectively. Reflecting broad‑based price pressures, inflation is projected at 6.9 percent in FY2022/2023 and is expected to moderate only gradually over the next year.

Detailed explanation-5: -The latest IMF data, however, puts India back in the sixth position in 2020, and further down to No 7 in 2021. India’s share in the global GDP is seen to be shrinking from 3.3 per cent of the pie in 2017, to an estimated 3.1 per cent in 2021. China is not just firm at the No. 2 spot, but is nearing the US fast.

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