Question

    Which of the following sectors is not part of the

    Industrial Index of Production ?
    A Coal Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Pharma Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Cement Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Steel Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Electricity Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The  Index of Industrial Production  (IIP) is an  index  for India which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mineral mining, electricity and manufacturing. The all India IIP is a composite indicator that measures the short-term changes in the volume of production of a basket of industrial products during a given period with respect to that in a chosen base period. It is compiled and published monthly by the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation six weeks after the reference month ends. Refinery Products> Electricity> Steel> Coal> Crude Oil> Natural Gas> Cement> Fertilizers .

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