{"id":84462,"date":"2019-10-22T11:40:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T11:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=84462"},"modified":"2019-10-22T11:40:55","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T11:40:55","slug":"global-hunger-index-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/global-hunger-index-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Hunger Index 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<strong>Question: Consider the following statements regarding Global Hunger Index 2019:<\/strong>\n<br>(1)\tIndia is ranked 102 out of 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI).\n<br>(2)\tGlobal Hunger Index measures hunger on the following indicators; child mortality, undernourishment, child wasting (weight for age) and child stunting.\n<br>(3)\tThe major focus of the index was on the relation between climate change and hunger. \n<strong><br>of the above, correct statement\/s is\/are:<\/strong>\n<br>(a)\tOnly (1)\n<br>(b)\tOnly (1)and (2)\n<br>(c)\tOnly (1) and (3)\n<br>(d)\tAll of the above\n<strong><br>Answer: (d)\n<br>Related facts:<\/strong>\n\n\n\n\n<ul><li>India\nranked 102 out of 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2019, placed\nmuch below to its South Asian neighbours such as Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.\n<\/li><li>The\nGHI report pointed out that India is suffering from a serious hunger problem. <\/li><li>The\nGlobal Hunger Index measures countries on a 100 points scale, where a score of\n0 (zero) is considered as best performing countries and 100 is the worst.<\/li><li>The\nGlobal Hunger Index report is prepared and published jointly by Irish aid\nagency, Concern Worldwide and German organization Welt Hunger Hilfe.<\/li>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7086827700842303\" data-ad-slot=\"2662621974\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<li>This\nindex is calculated on the basis of four indicators that are <strong>&#8211; child mortality, undernourishment, child\nwasting (weight for age) and child stunting<\/strong>.<\/li><li>The\nmajor focus of the <strong>index was on the\nrelation between climate change and hunger<\/strong>. The report also explains the\nimpact of extreme weather on food production and food security.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Facts of\nIndia\u2019s Prospective:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>India\nranked below Pakistan (94), Bangladesh (88), Nepal (73) and Sri Lanka (66) among\nother South Asian countries.<\/li><li>As\nper the report prepared by <strong>Welt Hunger\nLife, India is one of the 45 countries where hunger causes serious crisis.<\/strong><\/li><li>In\nIndia, only 9.6% of all children between 6 to 23 months of age are given a\nminimum acceptable diet.<\/li>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7086827700842303\" data-ad-slot=\"3738911217\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<li>As\nper the report, the child wasting rate is the highest (20.8%) in the world\nwhile the child stunting rate is 37.9% in India.<\/li><li>&nbsp;India scores 30.3 on the list and indicates\nthat the level of hunger is serious in the country.<\/li><li>&nbsp;GHI highlights that the country has improved\nin some indicators such as under-5 mortality rates and prevalence of\nundernourishment owing to inadequate food.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Global scenario:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The\nreport highlights that the climate crisis is bringing alarming levels of hunger\nin the world.<\/li><li>Some\ncountries that are facing alarming situation are \u2013 Yemen, Chad, Madagascar and\nZambia.<\/li>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- CM_SSGCP_Responsive_Link -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7086827700842303\" data-ad-slot=\"4276316581\" data-ad-format=\"link\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<li>However,\nthere are nine countries that are categorized in a worse situation. These\ncountries are \u2013 the Central African Republic, Yemen, Malaysia, Madagascar,\nVenezuela, Lebanon, Mauritania, Jordan and Oman.<\/li><li>The\nreport found that 785 million people were suffering from hunger while 822\nmillion people were found affected with hunger in 2018.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsminute.com\/article\/india-ranks-102-out-117-global-hunger-index-behind-nepal-pakistan-110713\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thenewsminute.com\/article\/india-ranks-102-out-117-global-hunger-index-behind-nepal-pakistan-110713<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/world\/asia\/india\/india-slips-to-102nd-rank-in-global-hunger-report-2019-behind-nepal-pakistan-and-bangladesh-1.1571308189075\">https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/world\/asia\/india\/india-slips-to-102nd-rank-in-global-hunger-report-2019-behind-nepal-pakistan-and-bangladesh-1.1571308189075<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsclick.in\/india-slips-102-rank-global-hunger-report-2019-nepal-pak-bangladesh\">https:\/\/www.newsclick.in\/india-slips-102-rank-global-hunger-report-2019-nepal-pak-bangladesh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/india-behind-pakistan-nepal-bangladesh-in-global-hunger-index-of-117-nations-2117522\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/india-behind-pakistan-nepal-bangladesh-in-global-hunger-index-of-117-nations-2117522<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Consider the following statements regarding Global Hunger Index 2019: (1) India is ranked 102 out of 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI). (2) Global Hunger Index measures hunger on the following indicators; child mortality, undernourishment, child wasting (weight for age) and child stunting. (3) The major focus of the index was on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[2520],"class_list":["post-84462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-en","tag-current-affairs-international-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}