Question
General Knowledge Question on Current Affairs
What was the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index 2023?
A
111 and ‘Serious’
B
107 and ‘Severe’
C
101 and ‘Moderate’
D
84 and ‘Severe’
Answer
101 and ‘Moderate’
Explanation
Solution
• India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in this year's Global Hunger Index 2023.
• Earlier, India was ranked 107th out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022.
• The Global Hunger Index is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels.
• The scores are based on the values of four component indicators: undernourishment based on caloric intake, child (under age five) stunting based on height, child (under age five) wasting based on weight, and child mortality (before age five).