Question- What position has India got in the Global Cyber Security Index-2017, released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recently?
(A) 22nd
(B) 23rd
(C) 32nd
(D) 35th
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- On 6 July, 2017, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) released the second edition of the Global Cyber Security Index.
- Earlier, the first edition of this index was released in 2014.
- Global Cyber Security Index-2017 has ranked 193 countries of the world.
- In relation to which 134 countries answered in ITU’s online survey.
- Singapore has got the top position in this index.
- After this, the US, Malaysia, Oman, Estonia, Mauritius, Australia, Georgia, France, Canada, and Russia have been ranked second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh place respectively.
- The countries that get the lowest five positions in this index are -164 Equatorial Guinea, 163 Yemen, and Central African Republic (jointly), 162 Domica, 161 Guinea-Bissau, Somalia, Timor Leste, Tuvalu (jointly).
- India has been ranked 23rd in this index.
- While in the index released in 2014, India was jointly in fifth place with many other countries.
- In this index among the neighboring countries of India China is ranked 32st, Bangladesh 53rd, Pakistan 66th, Sri Lanka 71st, Nepal 93rd and Bhutan ranked 109th.
Related Links:-
http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Cybersecurity/Pages/GCI-2017.aspx
https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-d/opb/str/D-STR-GCI.01-2017-R1-PDF-E.pdf