World Press Freedom Index-2016

Question: In recently released 2016 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI), India ranked at which of the following position?
(a) 133th
(b) 134th
(c) 136th
(d) 145th
Ans (a)
Related facts:

• On 20 April 2016 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI)-2016 has been released which is compiled and produced by France-based international non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders (RWB), or Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF).
• The Index ranks 180 countries according to the freedom allowed journalists. It also includes indicators of the level of media freedom violations in each region.
• Out of total 180 countries in the index, Finland with the score of 8.59 has retained its top spot for the sixth consecutive year.
• The Netherlands (8.76), Norway(8.79), Denmark(8.89) and New Zealand(10.01) has occupied 2^nd ,3^rd , 4^th and 5^th position respectively.
• The last five positions are occupied by China (176^th), Syria (177^th) Turkmenistan (178^th ), North Korea (179^th ) and Eritrea (180^th).
• In this edition, India with a score of 43.17 has jumped three spots from the 136th position it had in 2015 and ranked 133^rd in 2016.
• Among India’s neighboring countries, Pakistan ranks 147^th , Sri Lanka (141^st ), Afghanistan (120^th ), Bangladesh (144^th ), Maldives (112^th ) Nepal (105^th ) and Bhutan (94^th ).
• Among the Developed countries, United Kingdom is ranked 38^th, United States (41^st), France (45^th), Japan (72^nd) and Russia is placed at the 148^th
• The Index is published annually by Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) since 2002.

Reference:
https://rsf.org/en/ranking
https://rsf.org/en/news/2016-world-press-freedom-index-leaders-paranoid-about-journalists