According to United Nation's E-Govemment Index, 2018 India ranks at which place?

The correct answer is C) 96th. India ranked 96th among 193 UN member states in the UN E-Government Survey 2018, which reported the E-Government Development Index (EGDI) score of about 0.5658. The survey is brought out by UN DESA, and its rankings change with every edition, so always anchor a figure to a specific year.

• A) 90th: Not India's 2018 position. Ranks like this get confused with other years and indices.
• B) 95th: Close, but off by one. This is a typical near-miss distractor.
• D) 99th: Not the 2018 rank. India's position moved in later editions, so this is a trap if you remember a later survey.

The core concept is the EGDI, which combines three indices: Online Service, Telecommunication Infrastructure and Human Capital. For Mains, connect this to Digital India, the Aadhaar-enabled service delivery ecosystem, and the gap between e-governance outreach and last-mile digital access.

Trap: Mixing up the survey year. Aspirants memorise one rank and apply it to every edition, or confuse the E-Government Index with the Global Innovation Index or the ease-of-doing-business rankings.