India stood at 12th rank in the misperception index

Question: Recently India ranked …….. in the misperception index.
(a) 11th
(b) 12th
(c) 13th
(d) 14th
Answer: (b)
Related facts:

  • According to the Market & Opinion Research International Perils of Perception Survey 2018, done by Ipsos, India ranked 12th out of the 37 countries surveyed in the “misperception index”, behind numerous other countries like, Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Chile and Argentina, among others.
  • Approximately 1,000 people aged between 16 and 64 were surveyed in India.
  • Some of the Core topics on which Indians are misinformed are Economy, Immigration, Sex, Unemployment & the Population of Muslims.
  • Few other topics where Indians remain ill-informed include global warming, the country’s demographic dividend, and the health of its citizens.

Links:
https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-perceives-poorly-12th-on-misperception-index-118122101276_1.html
https://newsd.in/india-perceives-poorly-12th-on-misperception-index/
https://qz.com/india/1503191/indians-are-clueless-about-the-economy-muslims-sex-says-ipsos/