Under the use-based classification of the IIP, which category recorded the highest growth in August 2026?
- A.Primary goods
- B.Consumer non-durables
- C.Capital goods
- D.Infrastructure and construction goods
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Explanation
The correct answer is capital goods, which grew 16.9 per cent, the highest among the use-based categories for the month. Capital goods cover machinery and equipment used to produce other goods, so the rate is read as a sign of investment demand. Primary goods is wrong because that category grew only 3.5 per cent, the second slowest of the six. Consumer non-durables is wrong because it was the slowest of all at 2.1 per cent. Infrastructure and construction goods is wrong because it grew 6.4 per cent, well below the leader. Intermediate goods at 13.7 per cent and consumer durables at 11.1 per cent came next after capital goods, and these three together were named the top contributors to the month's overall growth.
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Practice Questions
What was the growth rate of India's Index of Industrial Production in August 2026?
- A.5.4 per cent
- B.6.7 per cent
- C.8.0 per cent
- D.9.6 per cent
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Factory output measured by the Index of Industrial Production rose at that rate in August 2026 over the same month a year earlier, helped by manufacturing and by a strong showing from electricity and gas supply.
Read the full explanation →Which sector recorded a contraction in the Index of Industrial Production for August 2026?
- A.Manufacturing
- B.Mining and quarrying
- C.Electricity and gas supply
- D.Water supply, sewerage and waste management
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It was the only one of the four sectors to shrink during the month, falling 5.6 per cent, and its index stood at 85.7, the lowest of the four.
Read the full explanation →How many Central Public Sector Enterprises took part in the MSME Ministry's round table discussion?
- A.15
- B.24
- C.30
- D.42
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The announcement states that thirty Central Public Sector Enterprises joined the discussion, and names BHEL, BEL, NTPC, AAI, BEML and Coal India Limited among them.
Read the full explanation →Which scheme of the MSME Ministry handholds SC/ST micro and small enterprises for public procurement?
- A.National SC-ST Hub Scheme
- B.Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme
- C.Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
- D.Udyam Registration
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The Joint Secretary told the round table that the promotion and handholding done under this scheme has steadily raised the share of SC/ST micro and small enterprises in public procurement, and the scheme's field offices are the ones being asked to coordinate more closely with the Government e-Marketplace and with…
Read the full explanation →Under the Government's Public Procurement Policy, what share of procurement is mandated from SC/ST micro and small enterprises?
- A.3 per cent
- B.4 per cent
- C.20 per cent
- D.25 per cent
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The round table with Central Public Sector Enterprises was convened precisely to monitor how far they have met the mandated four per cent sourcing from micro and small enterprises owned by Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs.
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