Urban female LFPR in September 2026 reached its highest level since October 2025 at what rate?
- A.23.5 per cent
- B.25.9 per cent
- C.34.6 per cent
- D.38.9 per cent
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is 25.9 per cent. Urban female labour force participation improved by 0.5 percentage points over the month, from 25.4 per cent, and reached its highest level since October 2025. Option C gives the overall female LFPR for the month and option D the rural female rate, which rose by a full percentage point over the year, so neither is the urban figure. Option A is the urban female Worker Population Ratio, a different measure that counts only women actually at work. Taken together these numbers show rural women joining the labour force in larger numbers over the year while urban women did so over the month, which is the kind of contrast an examiner likes to test.
Read the full article: PLFS September 2026: Urban LFPR Rises to 50.7 Per Cent
Practice Questions
As per the PLFS bulletin for September 2026, what was the overall unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above?
- A.3.2 per cent
- B.5 per cent
- C.6.4 per cent
- D.7.8 per cent
Show answer
The overall unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above stayed at this level in September 2026, the same as in the previous month, and it was 0.2 percentage points lower than in September 2025.
Read the full explanation →Urban labour force participation rate in September 2026 rose to which level?
- A.47.2 per cent
- B.50.7 per cent
- C.55.5 per cent
- D.58 per cent
Show answer
Urban LFPR gained 0.3 percentage points over the month, rising from 50.4 per cent in August 2026, and this improvement was the main point of the bulletin.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation conducts the Periodic Labour Force Survey?
- A.Reserve Bank of India
- B.National Statistical Office
- C.NITI Aayog
- D.Labour Bureau
Show answer
The survey is the main source of data on participation in the labour force and on employment and unemployment conditions, and its design was changed from January 2025 so that monthly and quarterly estimates could be produced.
Read the full explanation →India cumulative exports during April to September of 2026-27 are estimated at:
- A.418.31 billion dollars
- B.476.20 billion dollars
- C.551.13 billion dollars
- D.259.89 billion dollars
Show answer
The correct answer is 476.20 billion dollars, the estimate for merchandise and services exports together over the first six months of the financial year, a growth of 13.84 per cent.
Read the full explanation →Which group of exports recorded the highest percentage growth in September 2026?
- A.Engineering goods
- B.Petroleum products
- C.Electronic goods
- D.Drugs and pharmaceuticals
Show answer
This was the steepest rise among the major commodity groups and made electronics the single biggest driver of merchandise export growth.
Read the full explanation →