Question – On October 14, 2021, the ‘Rule of Law Index’ released by the US-based organization ‘World Justice Project’. With reference to this, consider the following statements:
(i) 139 countries have been included in this index.
(ii) Denmark has topped the index.
(iii) India has been ranked 79th in this index.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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(a) only (i) and (ii)
(b) only (ii) and (iii)
(c) only (i) and (iii)
(d) All of the above
Answer—(d)
Related facts—
On October 14, 2021, the ‘Rule of Law Index’ released by the US-based organization ‘World Justice Project’.
Key points —
- 139 countries have been included in this index.
- Under this survey work, 8 important categories have been used to measure the level of ‘Rule of Law’ in the above countries.
- Denmark has topped the index.
- This was followed by Norway (score-0.90), Finland (score-0.88), Sweden (score-0.86) and Germany (score-0.84) respectively.
- India has been ranked 79th in this index.
- Venezuela (score-0.27) has been ranked lowest (139th) in the index.
By — Pankaj Pandey.
Link:
https://worldjusticeproject.org/news/wjp-rule-law-index-2021-launch