Which commodity registered the highest percentage growth in railway loading in October 2026?

The correct answer is food grains, whose loading rose by 26.3 per cent over October 2025, the steepest gain among all the commodities listed for the month.

Option A, domestic coal, grew 16.0 per cent, which was the second fastest but still well behind food grains; coal is nonetheless the heaviest single item the railways carries by volume. Option B, iron ore, managed 5.0 per cent. Option D, finished steel, was almost flat at 0.5 per cent, the weakest of the commodities named. The other gains reported were balance other goods at 11.0 per cent, clinker at 10.4 per cent, domestic containers at 6.3 per cent and mineral oil at 1.9 per cent. A paper setter will often pair the fastest and slowest growing items as options, so both ends of the table are worth memorising.