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Current Affairs UPPSC 2018 GS-I
Question

According to United Nation's E-Government Index, 2018 India ranks at which place?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 96th

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “96th”.
In the 2018 edition of the index, India was ranked 96th out of 193 countries. This was an improvement from the 2016 ranking of 107th.

The index is published by the United Nations every two years.

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