According to the PLFS bulletin for August 2026, what was the overall Labour Force Participation Rate for persons aged 15 years and above?
- A.52.8 per cent
- B.55.6 per cent
- C.58.2 per cent
- D.50.4 per cent
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Explanation
The correct answer is 55.6 per cent, which is the overall Labour Force Participation Rate reported for the month, up from the reading of the previous month. The distractors here are all real numbers from the same bulletin, which is exactly how a paper setter builds a question on a statistical release, so each one has to be placed correctly. Option A is the overall Worker Population Ratio, not the participation rate, and it is described in the bulletin as the highest level since March of the same year. Option C is the rural participation rate, which is always higher than the national figure because village participation is stronger. Option D is the urban participation rate, which stayed unchanged from the previous month. Learn the three headline numbers as a set and attach each to the right label.
Read the full article: PLFS Bulletin August 2026: LFPR Rises to 55.6 Per Cent
Practice Questions
Which organisation conducts the Periodic Labour Force Survey?
- A.Reserve Bank of India
- B.NITI Aayog
- C.National Statistical Office under MoSPI
- D.Labour Bureau under the Ministry of Labour
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The bulletin describes the survey as the primary source of data on activity participation and on employment and unemployment conditions of the population.
Read the full explanation →What was the rural unemployment rate in August 2026 as per the PLFS bulletin?
- A.4.1 per cent
- B.4.5 per cent
- C.5.0 per cent
- D.6.8 per cent
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The correct answer is 4.1 per cent, and the bulletin adds the detail that makes it memorable: this is the lowest rural reading since January of the same year.
Read the full explanation →Which operator recorded the highest average download speed in Palwal district during the drive test?
- A.Airtel
- B.BSNL
- C.RJIL
- D.VIL
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In Palwal district the average download speed measured 212.03 Mbps for RJIL, against 105.00 Mbps for Airtel, 40.70 Mbps for VIL and 13.92 Mbps for BSNL, so RJIL stood clearly at the top.
Read the full explanation →How much city drive distance did TRAI's agency cover during the Independent Drive Test in Nuh and Palwal?
- A.95.2 km
- B.195.2 km
- C.295.2 km
- D.395.2 km
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The appointed agency drove this distance within the cities, added a walk test of 1.8 km and tested at 6 hotspot locations, all between 13 and 15 July 2026 in the Haryana Licensed Service Area.
Read the full explanation →TRAI's Independent Drive Test whose findings were released in November 2026 covered which districts?
- A.Nuh and Palwal in Haryana
- B.Alwar and Bharatpur in Rajasthan
- C.Meerut and Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh
- D.Mandi and Kullu in Himachal Pradesh
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India tested mobile network quality in these two cities and the areas adjoining them, all of which lie within the Haryana Licensed Service Area, and released the findings for the information of telecom consumers.
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