Correct answer: (a) Maintenance of law and order
Explanation
- A
Maintenance of law and order
(a) Maintenance of law and order is not a sub-index of the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking. That is why this is the official key: it is the item that does not belong.
- B
Paying taxes
(b) Paying taxes was one of the ten Doing Business indicators. It is a sub-index, so it is not the key.
- C
Registering property
(c) Registering property was a Doing Business indicator. Not the key.
- D
Dealing with construction permits.
(d) Dealing with construction permits was a Doing Business indicator. Not the key.
Summary. Official key is (a). Ease of Doing Business used ten scoring topics such as starting a business, permits, electricity, property, credit, taxes, trade, contracts and insolvency. Law and order is a general governance theme, not a DB sub-index. Honour (a).
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