Q. Consider the following statements:
- India is now the world’s fifth largest economy by overtaking Russia.
- India is ranked 122 out of 190 countries in terms of per capita income in 2021.
- The size of the Indian economy in ‘nominal’ cash terms in the quarter through March, 2022 was USD 854.7 billion.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer:
Only 2 & 3
Notes:
- Recently, India became theworld’s fifth largest economy by overtaking the United Kingdom. Now, the United States, China, Japan, and Germany are the only nations with economies larger than India's.
- The size of the Indian economy in ‘nominal’ cash terms in the quarter through March, 2022 was USD 854.7 billion while for UK was USD 816 billion.
- The per capita income in India remains very low, India is ranked 122 out of 190 countries in terms of per capita income in 2021.
- According to HDI (2019), the UK score is 0.932 and India’s score is 0.645 which is comparatively far behind the UK.