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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was India’s Rank in the ‘Democracy Index 2020’ released by the Economist IntelligenceUnit?
A
9th
B
44th
C
13th
D
53rd
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India has ranked 24th out of 70 countries in the index to understand the state of environmental democracy for countries around the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s rank on Democracy Index 2020 is 53 [Two spots lower than 2019 Rank – 51].

Detailed explanation-3: -Overall, India’s score on index stands at 66 in 2022, down from 77 in 20185. The decline has been on account of the category Civil Liberties which declined from 42 in 2018 to 33 in 2022. The score on Political Rights also declined slightly from 35 in 2018 to 33 in 2022 (Figure 2).

Detailed explanation-4: -It was ranked 93rd in the LDI, India figures in the “bottom 50%” of countries. It has slipped further down in the Electoral Democracy Index, to 100, and even lower in the Deliberative Component Index, at 102.

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