Which base year does the Consumer Price Index series used for the October 2026 release follow?
- A.2012=100
- B.2011-12=100
- C.2024=100
- D.2020=100
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Explanation
The correct answer is 2024=100. The release carrying the October 2026 numbers is titled for the Consumer Price Index on base 2024=100, and every index value and inflation rate in it is compiled on that base. Option A and option B name the older bases that the retail price series carried before the revision, and they are no longer the reference for the monthly statement. Option D is simply not a base the series has used. The base year matters in the examination because an index number has no meaning without it: the reading tells you how far prices have moved from the base period, and comparing it with an index built on another base would be wrong. The ministry also notes that indices at all levels are compiled from unrounded values and published rounded to two decimal places, so small differences appear if a candidate recomputes a higher-level index from the printed figures.
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Practice Questions
What was India's Consumer Price Index based retail inflation rate for October 2026?
- A.5.54%
- B.6.09%
- C.8.94%
- D.4.38%
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- A.Garlic
- B.Onion
- C.Ginger
- D.Silver jewellery
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- A.Harit Sagar
- B.Sagarmala
- C.Harit Tat
- D.Nile Sagar
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- A.71.17 million metric tonnes
- B.81.17 million metric tonnes
- C.91.17 million metric tonnes
- D.101.17 million metric tonnes
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- A.Paradip Port
- B.Visakhapatnam Port
- C.Kandla Port
- D.Chennai Port
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