2026 · Q17
Consider the following statements about the Global Innovation Index :
- 1It was launched in 2007.
- 2India has moved up from 81st rank in 2015 to 38th rank in 2025.
- 3India, Bangladesh and Indonesia are the top three innovation economies in the category of Lower Middle Income Group as per the Global Innovation Index Report, 2025.
- 4France, Germany and the United States of America are the top three innovation economies in the category of High Income Group as per the Global Innovation Index Report, 2025.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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- A1 and 2 only
- B1, 2 and 3
- C2 and 3 only
- D3 and 4
Explanation
The Global Innovation Index was launched in 2007 by INSEAD (now co-published with WIPO) — statement 1 is correct. India's rank improved from 81st in 2015 to 38th in the GII 2025 — statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 misstates the lower-middle-income grouping, and the top high-income innovation economies are led by Switzerland, Sweden and the USA — not France, Germany and the USA — so statements 3 and 4 are incorrect. Hence statements 1 and 2 only.