Which five industries together contributed more than 45 per cent of India's manufacturing gross value added in 2024-25?
- A.Textiles, leather, paper, rubber and plastics
- B.Basic metal, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food products
- C.Cement, glass, fertiliser, sugar and jute
- D.Electronics, software, telecom equipment, batteries and solar cells
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Explanation
The correct answer is basic metal, motor vehicles, chemicals and chemical products, pharmaceutical products and food products. These five industry groups together accounted for more than 45 per cent of the country's manufacturing value added during the year, which shows how concentrated factory output remains in a handful of heavy and consumer-facing industries. Options A, C and D list other industry groups and are wrong; none of those combinations is named among the leading five in the results. Alongside this industrial concentration the survey shows a regional one: Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana were the five leading states for persons engaged and together held about 56 per cent of total manufacturing employment in the country, while the top five states by value added held 53.30 per cent of all establishments.
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Practice Questions
According to the Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25, how many registered manufacturing establishments does India have?
- A.2.10 lakh
- B.2.60 lakh
- C.2.67 lakh
- D.3.21 lakh
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The survey for the year ending March 2025 counted that many registered manufacturing establishments, and the sector grew by 2.64 per cent on this measure.
Read the full explanation →By what percentage did Gross Value Added of registered manufacturing grow in 2024-25?
- A.7.19 per cent
- B.9.59 per cent
- C.10.54 per cent
- D.12.08 per cent
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Gross value added rose from Rs 2,458.3 thousand crore to Rs 2,694.2 thousand crore, which works out to that rate of growth.
Read the full explanation →Which state reported the highest number of factories in the Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25?
- A.Maharashtra
- B.Gujarat
- C.Tamil Nadu
- D.Uttar Pradesh
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The correct answer is Tamil Nadu, with 41,221 establishments, the largest count of any state in this round.
Read the full explanation →How many interrelated components make up the Knowledge Ecosystem outlined in the paper?
- A.Five
- B.Six
- C.Eight
- D.Ten
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The Actionable Policy Paper sets out a Knowledge Ecosystem built from eight connected components, which include knowledge capabilities and assets, enabling infrastructure, knowledge creation activities, knowledge products, knowledge-embedded products, knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship and knowledge application.
Read the full explanation →By which date can feedback be sent to MoSPI on the Actionable Policy Paper on measuring knowledge in the economy?
- A.30 November 2026
- B.12 December 2026
- C.31 December 2026
- D.15 January 2027
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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation invited feedback and suggestions from all stakeholders and the general public on the Actionable Policy Paper, and set that day as the closing date for the consultation.
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