Which five states accounted for more than 54 per cent of India's manufacturing gross value added in 2024-25?
- A.Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh
- B.Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Kerala
- C.West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam
- D.Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Delhi
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Explanation
The correct answer is Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. The survey names these five as the leading states in gross value added, with a combined share of more than 54 per cent of the country's manufacturing GVA. The groupings in options B, C and D mix in states that are not part of that top five. A related fact from the same release is the industry ranking: food products, textiles, basic metals, motor vehicles and wearing apparel together account for more than 41 per cent of total manufacturing employment in the country. The survey results are prepared at state and major industry level and feed into the National Accounts Statistics, which is why these state shares are asked about in examinations on the Indian economy.
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Practice Questions
According to the Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25, by how much did the gross value added of the manufacturing corporate sector grow over the previous year?
- A.6.59 per cent
- B.7.25 per cent
- C.9.28 per cent
- D.2.25 per cent
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That is the growth in gross value added recorded by the manufacturing corporate sector, which holds a share of more than 89 per cent in total GVA.
Read the full explanation →Under which law are factories primarily covered by the Annual Survey of Industries registered?
- A.The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951
- B.The Factories Act, 1948
- C.The Companies Act, 2013
- D.The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006
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The survey covers factories registered under sections 2m(i) and 2m(ii) of that Act, and in addition bidi and cigar manufacturing establishments registered under the law of 1966 for workers in that trade, electricity undertakings not registered with the Central Electricity Authority, and units with a hundred or more employees listed…
Read the full explanation →The India S&T Scoreboard presents research indicators across which three sectors?
- A.Academia, Government R&D laboratories and Industry
- B.Centre, States and Union Territories
- C.Schools, Colleges and Universities
- D.Agriculture, Manufacturing and Services
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Going beyond the sheer volume of output, the Scoreboard reports indicators of research quality, impact, collaboration and open access across priority research areas and these three sectors, so that a State can see which part of its research base is strong.
Read the full explanation →Which body launched the India S&T Scoreboard in November 2026?
- A.Department of Science and Technology
- B.NITI Aayog
- C.Ministry of Earth Sciences
- D.University Grants Commission
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The India S&T Scoreboard was developed as a key initiative of NITI Aayog and was launched by it at the Civil Services Officers' Institute on KG Marg in New Delhi, where Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri unveiled the platform.
Read the full explanation →Who unveiled the India S&T Scoreboard at its launch in New Delhi?
- A.Abhay Karandikar
- B.Umesh V. Waghmare
- C.Ashok Kumar Lahiri
- D.T. Srinivasa Kumar
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The correct answer is Ashok Kumar Lahiri, the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, who unveiled the platform and urged every State and Union Territory to make full use of it, saying that progress in science and technology now needs a more active role by the States under cooperative and competitive…
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