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UPSC 2009: Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum ?
(a)Klaus Schwab
(b)John Kenneth Galbraith
(c)Robert Zoellick
(d)Paul Krugman
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Klaus Schwab
German engineer-economist Professor Klaus Schwab founded the World Economic Forum (originally the European Management Forum) in 1971 and led it for five decades. The other personalities are noted economists or bankers but had no role in creating the WEF. ([weforum.org](https://www.weforum.org/about/klaus-schwab/?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2009, GS Paper 1, as Question 113. It falls under Current Affairs > International Organisations & Groupings.
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