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Consider the following statements: (1) The Positive Peace Index measures the positive peace of 143 countries. (2) It covers 59.6 percent of the world population. (3) Positive peace is defined as the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies. (4) It is based on more than 45,700 data series. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

HPPSC · 2022 · GS1
Question:
Consider the following statements: (1) The Positive Peace Index measures the positive peace of 143 countries. (2) It covers 59.6 percent of the world population. (3) Positive peace is defined as the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies. (4) It is based on more than 45,700 data series. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

(1) (1) and (3) only
(2) (2) and (3) only
(3) (1) and (2) only
(4) (3) and (4) only
Answer: (1) (1) and (3) only

Explanation:
The Positive Peace Index (PPI) is published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). Statement 1 is correct: The PPI covers 143 countries in its measurement framework. Statement 3 is correct: Positive Peace is defined by the IEP as the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies — as opposed to Negative Peace (absence of violence). Statement 2 and Statement 4 contain specific statistics that need cross-referencing with the specific IEP report edition cited in this question; the standard correct pairing per the official answer key is (1) and (3).

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