What was India's Wholesale Price Index inflation rate for August 2026?
- A.8.37 per cent
- B.9.78 per cent
- C.9.92 per cent
- D.10.45 per cent
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Explanation
The correct answer is 9.92 per cent. That is the provisional year on year wholesale inflation rate announced for August 2026 on the base year 2022-23, and the index for all commodities stood at 110.8 in the same month. Option B is wrong because 9.78 per cent was the rate for July 2026, the month before; since the two figures are close and are printed side by side in the release, candidates who read carelessly often pick the earlier one. Option A is wrong because 8.37 per cent is the inflation rate of the Manufactured Products group alone, not the headline rate for all commodities. Option D is not a figure given in the release at all. A further detail worth carrying into the examination hall is that the final estimate for June 2026 was revised upward from 9.87 per cent to 9.97 per cent, which shows that provisional wholesale numbers are routinely corrected when the response rate improves.
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Practice Questions
Which major group recorded the highest year on year inflation in the Wholesale Price Index for August 2026?
- A.Primary Articles
- B.Fuel and Power
- C.Manufactured Products
- D.All Commodities
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The figure is far above every other group and had itself risen from 20.05 per cent in July 2026, which is why mineral oils containing petroleum products are listed first among the drivers of the month's wholesale inflation.
Read the full explanation →What is the weight of the WPI Food Index, and what inflation did it record in August 2026?
- A.Weight 24.99 per cent, inflation 7.05 per cent
- B.Weight 22.93 per cent, inflation 6.65 per cent
- C.Weight 24.99 per cent, inflation 9.92 per cent
- D.Weight 18.50 per cent, inflation 7.05 per cent
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The WPI Food Index is not a major group on its own; it is built by taking Food Articles out of the Primary Articles group and the manufacture of food products out of the Manufactured Products group, and putting them together.
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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