Consider the following statements about Global Liveability Index 2022:

It is launched by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EUI).

Only 2 Indian cities, Mumbai and Bangalore are included in it.

Bangalore is ranked below Karachi, one of the five least liveable cities in the world.

Vienna and Damascus are the most and worst respectively liveable cities in the world.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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The Economic Intelligence Unit (EUI) recently released the GlobalLiveability Index 2022. It ranked 173 cities on the basis of their liveability or living conditions, which was determined by five factors — stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. For the first time, included five Indian cities; Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, and Bangalore.
Delhi was ranked the best at 140, followed by Mumbai at 141, Chennai and Ahmedabad at 142 and 143 respectively. Bangalore scored the least out of the five Indian cities, ranking 146th with a score of 54.4 out of 100. Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India topped the ‘Ease of Living Index 2020’, which was released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Pakistan’s largest city Karachi was one of the five least livable cities in the world in the index, but it has still scored better than the IT capital of India in terms of infrastructure. The Silicon Valley of India scored equal to Lagos in Nigeria, the third-least livable city in the world, in terms of infrastructure.
The most livable city according to the index is Vienna. Western European cities along with a few Canadian cities dominate the top ten ranks. The Syrian capital, Damascus is the least livable city in the world.

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Only 1, 3, & 4

The Economic Intelligence Unit (EUI) recently released the GlobalLiveability Index 2022. It ranked 173 cities on the basis of their liveability or living conditions, which was determined by five factors — stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. For the first time, included five Indian cities; Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, and Bangalore.
Delhi was ranked the best at 140, followed by Mumbai at 141, Chennai and Ahmedabad at 142 and 143 respectively. Bangalore scored the least out of the five Indian cities, ranking 146th with a score of 54.4 out of 100. Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India topped the ‘Ease of Living Index 2020’, which was released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Pakistan’s largest city Karachi was one of the five least livable cities in the world in the index, but it has still scored better than the IT capital of India in terms of infrastructure. The Silicon Valley of India scored equal to Lagos in Nigeria, the third-least livable city in the world, in terms of infrastructure.
The most livable city according to the index is Vienna. Western European cities along with a few Canadian cities dominate the top ten ranks. The Syrian capital, Damascus is the least livable city in the world.

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