{"id":86734,"date":"2025-06-01T04:19:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86734"},"modified":"2025-06-01T04:19:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:19:43","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-countries-was-ranked-1-st-in-the-imd-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-countries-was-ranked-1-st-in-the-imd-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following countries was ranked 1 st  in the IMD World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following countries was ranked 1<sup>st<\/sup> in the IMD World Competitiveness ranking 2019?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Singapore&#8221; option2=&#8221;USA&#8221; option3=&#8221;India&#8221; option4=&#8221;Switzerland&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Geoscientist &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nAccording to the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2019, Singapore was ranked 1st. 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