- India has marked the rank position of 94th among 107 countries in this index.
- The indicators for the assessment of Global Hunger Index are: Undernourishment, Child Wasting, Child Stunting and Child Mortality.
- As per the report, India comes under ‘serious category’ with a score of 27.2.
- A score of India in each assessment category: For child stunting, rate is 37.4%. Wasting rate is 17.3% , undernourishment rate is 14% and under 5 mortality rate is 3.7%.
- Other neighboring countries of India which are under serious category are Bangladesh (75th) , Myanmar (78th) and Pakistan (88th).
- Nepal (73rd) and Sri Lanka (64th) are in moderate category in Global Hunger index 2020.
Question:
Q.1 What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index 2020?
a. 75th
b. 94th
c. 86th
d. 71st
a. 75th
b. 94th
c. 86th
d. 71st
