What was the All-India Wholesale Price Index inflation rate for September 2026?
- A.9.92 per cent
- B.11.39 per cent
- C.8.67 per cent
- D.9.78 per cent
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Explanation
The correct answer is 11.39 per cent. Wholesale price inflation for September 2026 was measured at 11.39 per cent on a year-on-year basis, a clear step up from the previous month. Option A, 9.92 per cent, is the rate recorded for August 2026, which is the comparison month rather than the month in question, so it is wrong. Option C, 8.67 per cent, is not the headline figure at all; it is the rate for the Primary Articles major group in September 2026, one of the three big groups into which the index is divided. Option D, 9.78 per cent, belongs to July 2026, whose final index was left unchanged from its provisional reading in this same release. Candidates should note the pairing of the headline rate with the index level: the all-commodities index stood at 112.5 in September 2026 against 110.8 in August 2026, on the 2022-23 base year.
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Practice Questions
Which major group recorded the highest year-on-year wholesale inflation in September 2026?
- A.Primary Articles
- B.Manufactured Products
- C.Fuel and Power
- D.Electricity
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The same group had risen 22.93 per cent in August 2026, so the pressure in this basket also widened over the month.
Read the full explanation →What is the base year of the Wholesale Price Index series used in this release?
- A.2011-12
- B.2004-05
- C.2022-23
- D.2017-18
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Every index figure in the release, for the Wholesale Price Index as well as for the Output Producer Price Index and the trial Input Producer Price Index, is stated on the 2022-23 base year.
Read the full explanation →What was the weight of the WPI Food Index, and what inflation did it record in September 2026?
- A.Weight 24.99 per cent, inflation 8.66 per cent
- B.Weight 15.97 per cent, inflation 7.05 per cent
- C.Weight 22.75 per cent, inflation 8.14 per cent
- D.Weight 63.12 per cent, inflation 9.76 per cent
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The WPI Food Index is a composite built from food articles within the Primary Articles major group and manufactured food products within the Manufactured Products group, and it carries a weight of 24.99 per cent in the index.
Read the full explanation →How many coir units are registered on the Udyam registration portal, and how many people do they employ?
- A.Over 11,000 units, employing 1.2 lakh persons
- B.Over 21,000 units, employing 2.3 lakh persons
- C.Over 31,000 units, employing 4.5 lakh persons
- D.Over 51,000 units, employing 8.1 lakh persons
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Bringing these units on to the Udyam registration portal places them inside the formal MSME policy system, so they can reach the credit, training and market support the government offers.
Read the full explanation →The Coir Vikas Yojana (CVY) is a central sector scheme of which Union ministry?
- A.Ministry of Textiles
- B.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
- C.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- D.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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The scheme funds the development of machines, technologies and products, conducts skill training and promotional work, pushes sales in domestic as well as overseas markets, creates awareness through publicity and trade fairs, gives financial help to lift sales, takes exporters to international exhibitions and compiles the sector’s statistics.
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