Answer: B

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: The Trade and Development Report is the flagship annual report published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), not the WTO. The 2026 report is titled "The Geoeconomics of Development".

Statement 2 is correct: The report highlights a narrow base for global trade expansion, explicitly pointing out that AI-related goods (such as chips and data center servers) have become the main driver of merchandise trade, accounting for about 42% of its growth. However, it warns that these gains are highly concentrated among a few countries and corporations.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Rather than accelerating, the report projects that global economic growth will slow down to 2.6% in 2026, down from 2.9% in 2025, due to mounting geoeconomic fragmentation, energy shocks, and high debt burdens.

Answer: C

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: In contrast to a decline, the report reveals that investment in strategic sectors rose sharply from 16% to 44% of global greenfield investments, showing that governments and corporations are actively concentrating capital in fields critical to national security (like semiconductors and clean energy).

Statement 2 is correct: The report draws attention to a heavy concentration of strategic wealth in advanced economies. Europe (28.4%) and North America (28.0%) combined make up over 56% of global greenfield investments.

Statement 3 is correct: Within the global landscape, India emerged as a leading destination for greenfield investments, securing a 5.7% share globally between 2020 and 2025, outpacing other major regional peers like Malaysia (4.0%), Indonesia (3.8%), and China (2.8%).

Answer: D

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: Navi Pillay broke racial and gender barriers during the apartheid era by becoming the first Black woman to open a private law practice in Natal Province, South Africa. She defended numerous anti-apartheid activists and political prisoners.


• Statement 2 is correct: She served as a judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) starting in 1995 and was elected as its President from 1999 to 2003. During her tenure, the landmark Akayesu case (1998) established that sexual violence and rape can constitute acts of genocide when committed with the intent to destroy a protected group.


• Statement 3 is correct: She has a distinguished academic background, making history as the first South African to obtain a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) from Harvard Law School.


• Statement 4 is correct: She served with distinction as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from July 2008 to August 2014, where she consistently addressed global abuses, war crimes, and discrimination.

Answer: A

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: In accordance with Alfred Nobel's will, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway (by the Norwegian Nobel Committee), while the prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Economic Sciences are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.


• Statement 2 is correct: The 2026 citation highlights "peace through justice," emphasizing that durable peace cannot be achieved in a vacuum of impunity; it requires strengthening international law, prosecuting genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, and holding institutions accountable.


• Statement 3 is incorrect: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is not a principal organ of the United Nations. While it has a cooperative relationship with the UN (through the UN Security Council referrals, for instance), it is an independent, permanent international judicial institution governed by the Rome Statute. (By contrast, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the UN).

Answer: A

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Permanent Labour Certification Programme (PERM) is managed by the US Department of Labor (DoL). It requires employers to test the US job market and prove that there are no qualified, willing, and able US workers available for the offered position before sponsoring a foreign national for a Green Card.

Statement 2 is correct: In October 2026, the US administration (under the Anti-Fraud Task Force and DoL) suspended major IT outsourcing and technology giants—including Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft, and Adobe—from the PERM process over ongoing investigations into alleged immigration fraud, wage undercutting, and displacement of American workers.

Statement 3 is incorrect: According to clarifications issued by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and US immigration rules, the PERM suspension halts green card sponsorship steps (new or pending PERM filings), it does not by itself revoke or invalidate the existing H-1B visas or legal status of current visa holders residing and working in the US. However, it creates severe hurdles for H-1B workers nearing their 6-year visa limits who rely on timely PERM filings to seek extensions.