Multiple choice

India Gender Gap Review 2009 released at the India Economic Summit had ranked India at 114th position out of 134 countries in a study conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Which of the following statements about Gender Gap Review 2009 rankings is/are incorrect?

  1. Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and New Zealand are top ranked countries in descending order of rankings on the Global Gender Gap Index

  2. Out of the four gaps India is the worst on political empowerment gender gap

  3. Out of the four gaps used India is best on health gender gap

  4. The four gaps observed in arriving at the final rank are: health gender gap, education gap, economic participation gap and political empowerment gender gap

  5. Both (2) and (3)
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Out of the four gaps India is worst on health gender gap (134th) and best on political empowerment gender gap (27th).

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