Which sector recorded a contraction in the Index of Industrial Production for August 2026?
- A.Manufacturing
- B.Mining and quarrying
- C.Electricity and gas supply
- D.Water supply, sewerage and waste management
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Explanation
The correct answer is mining and quarrying. It was the only one of the four sectors to shrink during the month, falling 5.6 per cent, and its index stood at 85.7, the lowest of the four. Manufacturing is wrong because it grew 9.0 per cent and was in fact the largest contributor to the headline number, taking its index to 126.6. Electricity and gas supply is wrong because it was the fastest growing sector of the month at 12.3 per cent, with an index of 133.9. Water supply, sewerage and waste management is wrong because it also grew, by 6.3 per cent, reaching an index of 147.6, the highest sectoral index value reported for the month. Mining was thus the only drag on an otherwise broad based month, one in which eighteen of the twenty three manufacturing industry groups at the two digit level of the national industrial classification registered positive growth over the same month a year earlier.
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Practice Questions
What was the growth rate of India's Index of Industrial Production in August 2026?
- A.5.4 per cent
- B.6.7 per cent
- C.8.0 per cent
- D.9.6 per cent
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Factory output measured by the Index of Industrial Production rose at that rate in August 2026 over the same month a year earlier, helped by manufacturing and by a strong showing from electricity and gas supply.
Read the full explanation →Under the use-based classification of the IIP, which category recorded the highest growth in August 2026?
- A.Primary goods
- B.Consumer non-durables
- C.Capital goods
- D.Infrastructure and construction goods
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Capital goods cover machinery and equipment used to produce other goods, so the rate is read as a sign of investment demand.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the 14th India Chem 2026 held in Mumbai?
- A.Advantage Bharat: An Emerging Global Chemicals Hub
- B.Chemicals for a Viksit Bharat
- C.Green Chemistry, Green Growth
- D.Make in India, Mix in India
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The 14th edition of India Chem was organised in Mumbai from 22 to 24 October 2026 as a three-day event aimed at drawing investment and promoting sustainable growth in chemicals and petrochemicals.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of India's three operational Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions?
- A.Dahej in Gujarat
- B.Paradeep in Odisha
- C.Visakhapatnam-Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh
- D.Haldia in West Bengal
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India has three operational PCPIRs: Dahej in Gujarat, Visakhapatnam-Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh and Paradeep in Odisha. Haldia is not among them, so option D is the exception.
Read the full explanation →What is the total financial outlay of the BHAVYA Rasayan scheme for dedicated chemical parks?
- A.Rs 1,000 crore
- B.Rs 3,030 crore
- C.Rs 5,000 crore
- D.Rs 30,000 crore
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The Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan scheme, approved in July 2026, carries that total outlay, of which Rs 3,000 crore is earmarked for common infrastructure and basic utilities and Rs 30 crore for administrative expenditure.
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