In 2021, India’s military spending of $76.6 billion ranked ______ highest in the world.

  • A. First
  • B. Second
  • C. Third
  • D. Fifth

Correct Answer: C. Third

India’s military spending of $76.6 billion ranked third highest in the world. This was up by 0.9 percent from 2020 and by 33 percent from 2012. In a push to strengthen the indigenous arms industry, 64 percent of capital outlays in the military budget of 2021 were earmarked for acquisitions of domestically produced arms.

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