UPPSC 2017 General Studies I Solved Paper

Question : 49 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

What is India’s rank in the 2017 Sustainable Development Goal Index?

$116^{th}$
$125^{th}$
$108^{th }$
$95^{th}$

Solution:

(a) India ranks

116^{th}

out of 157 nations on a global index that assesses the performance of countries towards achieving ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG s are the collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India ranks

116^{th}

on the index with a score of 58.1, just behind the countries like Nepal, Iran, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and China. Pakistan ranks

122^{nd}

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