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Consider the following statements regarding the Global Risks Report 2026: 1. The report describes the current era as the 'Age of Competition'. 2. Economic confrontation replaced armed conflict as the top concern. 3. AI governance ranked 30th in the short term. 4. AI governance rose to 5th position for the long term. 5. Environmental risks remain major concerns over a ten-year horizon. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Global Risks Report 2026 के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए: 1. Report current era को 'Age of Competition' कहती है। 2. Economic confrontation ने armed conflict को top concern के रूप में replace किया। 3. Short term में AI governance 30th rank पर था। 4. Long term में AI governance 5th position तक rise हुआ। 5. Ten-year horizon पर environmental risks major concerns बने रहते हैं। उपर्युक्त में से कौन-से कथन सही हैं?

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1, 2 and 3 onlyकेवल 1, 2 और 3

1, 2, 3 and 4 onlyकेवल 1, 2, 3 और 4

2, 3, 4 and 5 onlyकेवल 2, 3, 4 और 5

1, 2, 3, 4 and 51, 2, 3, 4 और 5

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Correct Answerसही उत्तर

D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5D. 1, 2, 3, 4 और 5

Explanationव्याख्या

All five statements are correct according to the source.
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2026 characterises the current period as the 'Age of Competition'.
The report uses this framing because economic instruments such as sanctions, tariffs, investment restrictions and resource controls are increasingly being used as tools in geopolitical rivalry.
The annual risks perception survey identified economic confrontation between nations as the top concern, displacing armed conflict.
This change is significant because it suggests that respondents see economic coercion, trade restrictions and competition over strategic resources as particularly important immediate global risks.
The source gives examples such as rising tariffs, checks on foreign investment and tighter resource controls.
It also notes increasing US-China tensions, particularly over critical minerals.
Environmental risks show a different pattern depending on the period being considered.
Extreme weather and pollution fell in perceived importance for the next two years, but they remained leading concerns when respondents considered a ten-year horizon.
This means the report does not suggest that environmental risks have disappeared; rather, their relative ranking is lower in the immediate period while remaining highly important over the longer term.
Artificial Intelligence governance also changes sharply across time horizons.
It ranked 30th in the short term but rose to fifth in the long-term assessment.
The source associates this with fears regarding job impacts and wider social harm.
For examination revision, remember three layers: immediate geopolitical-economic risk → economic confrontation; long-term environmental risk → still highly significant; technological risk → AI governance rises from 30th short-term to 5th long-term.
The report was released by WEF in January 2026.
Since every statement in the question accurately reflects the source, option D is correct.

सभी पाँच statements सही हैं। World Economic Forum की Global Risks Report 2026 current period को 'Age of Competition' के रूप में characterise करती है। यह framing इसलिए important है क्योंकि sanctions, tariffs, investment restrictions और resource controls जैसे economic instruments geopolitical rivalry के tools के रूप में increasingly use किए जा रहे हैं। Annual risks perception survey में nations के बीच economic confrontation top concern बना और armed conflict को replace किया। यह change दिखाता है कि immediate global risk perception में trade restrictions, economic coercion और strategic resources के लिए competition बहुत महत्वपूर्ण हो गए हैं। Source rising tariffs, foreign investment checks और tighter resource controls को examples के रूप में देता है। US-China tensions, especially critical minerals को लेकर, भी mention की गई हैं। Environmental risks time horizon के अनुसार different pattern दिखाते हैं। Extreme weather और pollution next two years में perceived importance में नीचे आए, लेकिन ten-year horizon पर leading concerns बने रहे। इसका मतलब environmental risk समाप्त नहीं हुआ; केवल short-term relative ranking कम हुई है। Artificial Intelligence governance में भी dramatic time-horizon difference है। Short term में यह 30th rank पर था, लेकिन long-term assessment में 5th position पर पहुँच गया। Source इसे jobs पर impact और social harm की concerns से जोड़ता है। Exam revision के लिए three-layer formula याद रखें: immediate economic-geopolitical risk → economic confrontation; long-term environmental concerns → still major; AI governance → short term 30th, long term 5th। Report WEF ने January 2026 में release की। इसलिए statements 1 से 5 सभी सही हैं और option D correct answer है।