What was India's retail inflation rate based on the Consumer Price Index in August 2026?
- A.3.96 per cent
- B.4.45 per cent
- C.4.82 per cent
- D.5.95 per cent
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Explanation
The correct answer is 4.82 per cent. This is the provisional year on year rate for August 2026 compared with August 2025, worked out on the Consumer Price Index whose base year is 2024 equals 100. Options A and B are wrong because neither figure is the headline combined rate announced for August; candidates who half remember an earlier month or a sector rate tend to fall for them. Option D is wrong because 5.95 per cent is food inflation for August 2026, measured by the Consumer Food Price Index, which is a different series from the general index. The two numbers are put out on the same day and are very easy to mix up, so link the general rate of 4.82 per cent with all items taken together and the higher rate of 5.95 per cent with food alone. Also note that the rural rate of 5.23 per cent and the urban rate of 4.31 per cent sit on either side of the combined headline figure.
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Practice Questions
Which of the following correctly gives the rural and urban retail inflation rates for August 2026?
- A.Rural 4.31 per cent, urban 5.23 per cent
- B.Rural 5.23 per cent, urban 4.31 per cent
- C.Rural 6.13 per cent, urban 5.64 per cent
- D.Rural 3.96 per cent, urban 4.84 per cent
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In August 2026 villages saw prices rise faster than cities, and the release gives these two figures against a combined headline rate of 4.82 per cent.
Read the full explanation →Which item topped the list of key items with high inflation at the all India combined level in August 2026?
- A.Onion
- B.Ginger
- C.Silver jewellery
- D.Garlic
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The correct answer is silver jewellery, which stood first among the key items with high inflation in August 2026.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the 14th India Chem 2026 held in Mumbai?
- A.Advantage Bharat: An Emerging Global Chemicals Hub
- B.Chemicals for a Viksit Bharat
- C.Green Chemistry, Green Growth
- D.Make in India, Mix in India
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The 14th edition of India Chem was organised in Mumbai from 22 to 24 October 2026 as a three-day event aimed at drawing investment and promoting sustainable growth in chemicals and petrochemicals.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of India's three operational Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions?
- A.Dahej in Gujarat
- B.Paradeep in Odisha
- C.Visakhapatnam-Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh
- D.Haldia in West Bengal
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India has three operational PCPIRs: Dahej in Gujarat, Visakhapatnam-Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh and Paradeep in Odisha. Haldia is not among them, so option D is the exception.
Read the full explanation →What is the total financial outlay of the BHAVYA Rasayan scheme for dedicated chemical parks?
- A.Rs 1,000 crore
- B.Rs 3,030 crore
- C.Rs 5,000 crore
- D.Rs 30,000 crore
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The Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan scheme, approved in July 2026, carries that total outlay, of which Rs 3,000 crore is earmarked for common infrastructure and basic utilities and Rs 30 crore for administrative expenditure.
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