In which year was the World Happiness Report published for the first time?

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) 2012.

Explanation:

• The World Happiness Report is a publication that contains articles and rankings of national happiness, based on respondent ratings of their own lives, which the report also correlates with various (quality of) life factors.
• Since 2024, the report has been published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, in partnership with Gallup, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and an independent editorial board.
• The editorial board consists of the three founding editors, John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard, and Jeffrey D. Sachs, along with Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Lara Aknin, and Shun Wang

Information Booster:

• In the World Happiness Report for 2024, India was ranked 126th out of the countries surveyed.
• India's rank in the happiness index is lower than its neighboring countries like China ranked 60th, Nepal at 93, Pakistan at 108, Myanmar at 118.