UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Majority of Indian firms face persistent external disruption’

Question 1

The 'External Disruptions and Workforce Productivity Report' (June 2026) — which found that nearly 97% of Indian businesses now experience climate, infrastructure and public-health disruptions as a constant operational reality — was released by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Adecco India

Answer

ManpowerGroup India

Answer

NITI Aayog

Answer

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Question 2

According to the ILO publication 'Working on a Warmer Planet: The Impact of Heat Stress on Labour Productivity and Decent Work', which one of the following world regions is projected to suffer the LARGEST loss of working hours due to occupational heat stress by 2030?

Accepted Answer

Southern Asia

Answer

Western Africa

Answer

South-Eastern Asia

Answer

Central America

Question 3

The Adecco India 'External Disruptions and Workforce Productivity Report' (June 2026) was based on responses from 1,044 employers drawn from how many Indian metropolitan centres?

Accepted Answer

Five

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Answer

Seven

Question 4

In the context of occupational heat-stress assessments cited for Indian workplaces, the term 'Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT)' refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A composite index that combines air temperature, humidity, radiant heat and air movement to quantify environmental heat stress on the human body

Answer

The temperature at which atmospheric water vapour begins to condense, used exclusively to forecast monsoon onset

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The highest dry-bulb air temperature recorded at a standard meteorological station during a 24-hour period

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The lowest temperature to which air can be cooled by evaporation at constant pressure, used only in aviation meteorology

Question 5

The flagship report 'Working on a Warmer Planet: The Impact of Heat Stress on Labour Productivity and Decent Work' — often invoked to frame India's workforce climate-vulnerability — is brought out by which one of the following organisations?

Accepted Answer

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Answer

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Answer

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Answer

World Health Organization (WHO)

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Majority of Indian firms face persistent external disruption’

Q1. The 'External Disruptions and Workforce Productivity Report' (June 2026) — which found that nearly 97% of Indian businesses now experience climate, infrastructure and public-health disruptions as a constant operational reality — was released by which one of the following?

Q2. According to the ILO publication 'Working on a Warmer Planet: The Impact of Heat Stress on Labour Productivity and Decent Work', which one of the following world regions is projected to suffer the LARGEST loss of working hours due to occupational heat stress by 2030?

Q3. The Adecco India 'External Disruptions and Workforce Productivity Report' (June 2026) was based on responses from 1,044 employers drawn from how many Indian metropolitan centres?

Q4. In the context of occupational heat-stress assessments cited for Indian workplaces, the term 'Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT)' refers to which one of the following?

Q5. The flagship report 'Working on a Warmer Planet: The Impact of Heat Stress on Labour Productivity and Decent Work' — often invoked to frame India's workforce climate-vulnerability — is brought out by which one of the following organisations?