Question: which country is ranked at 1st position in Global Firepower Index, 2021?
a) USA
b) Japan
c) India
d) N.Korea
Answer: a
Facts
- It has been released by Global Firepower (GFP) since 2006.
- It ranks 138 countries which are evaluated on each countries’ potential war-making capability across land , sea, and air by conventional means.
- The Global Firepower Index is calculated using fifty individual factors from geography to logistical capability. It also includes manpower, land forces, airpower, natural resources, naval forces, logistics and financials.
Rankings
- USA is ranked at 1st position, followed by Russia, China, India, Japan and S.Korea.
- Pakistan is ranked at 10th.
By – Kameshwar Shukla
Reference: https://www.globalfirepower.com/