Special TET 2026 State-Level Model Exam Today at 4:00 PM!
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UGC NET Statistics Model Exam 2026 Today at 5:00 PM!
Price Indices Comparison | Details |
WPI (Wholesale Price Index) | Level: Wholesale | Issued by: DPIIT | Covers: Goods only (no services) | Being phased out |
PPI (Producer Price Index) | Level: Producer | Issued by: DPIIT | Covers: Goods + Services | International standard | Replacing WPI |
CPI (Consumer Price Index) | Level: Consumer (retail) | Issued by: MoSPI | Covers: Goods + Services | Used by RBI for inflation targeting |
Scope: 715 districts | 6.79 lakh households | Nodal Agency: IIPS, Mumbai
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(a) The index was historically compiled for the first time in 1937.
(b) The statistical index is compiled and released monthly by the RBI.
(c) The 10th overall revision shifted the statistical base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23.
(d) The index parameters are compiled and released monthly by MoSPI.
(a) All three indices are released by MoSPI and track inflation at the retail consumer level.
(b) WPI tracks the producer gate, PPI tracks wholesale trade, and CPI tracks consumer prices.
(c) WPI and PPI are managed by DPIIT; CPI is managed by MoSPI and is used by the RBI for inflation targeting.
(d) The newly introduced PPI will completely replace the CPI framework starting June 15, 2026.
(a) Commissioned in 1990 with a capacity of 600 MW, it is Tamil Nadu’s second pumped storage facility.
(b) Commissioned in 1987 with a capacity of 400 MW, it is Tamil Nadu’s only reversible pumped storage station.
(c) Commissioned in 2000 with a capacity of 200 MW, it features single-direction non-reversible turbines.
(d) Commissioned in 1987 with a capacity of 500 MW, the installation is currently running at 100% capacity.
(a) South Korea’s KSTAR achieved H-mode plasma for 102 seconds and held a core temperature of 100 million°C for 48 seconds.
(b) China’s KSTAR facility sustained an H-mode plasma for 102 seconds at 150 million°C.
(c) Japan’s KSTAR achieved an H-mode milestone lasting 80 seconds at a temperature of 50 million°C.
(d) The US-managed KSTAR facility sustained plasma for 102 seconds as a core component of the ITER network.
(a) It entered into force on January 1, 2026, granting zero-duty access to 95% of Omani lines.
(b) It entered into force on April 1, 2026, and is restricted solely to the trade of services.
(c) It entered into force in March 2026, marking the 10th free trade pact signed by Oman.
(d) It entered into force on June 1, 2026, granting zero-duty access to 98.08% of Omani lines with a trade volume of $11.18 billion.
(a) A synthetic chloroplast model designed to permanently integrate into human DNA strings.
(b) An acronym for Light-Activated Environmental Artificial Thylakoid used to treat degenerative hearing loss.
(c) A plant chloroplast-derived nanostructure that enabled photosynthesis inside living mouse retinal cells to treat Dry Eye Disease.
(d) A specialized nanostructure used to treat chronic dry lung diseases in clinical trials.
(a) It was issued by the RBI with a capital outlay of ₹5,000 crore to subsidize commercial marine fishing.
(b) It was issued by the Sagarmala Finance Corporation for ₹1,000 crore to fund maritime infrastructure; the world’s first sovereign issue was by Seychelles in 2018.
(c) It was issued by SEBI for ₹2,500 crore as a specialized sub-classification of Green Bonds.
(d) It was issued by the EXIM Bank for ₹3,000 crore to fund international maritime trade channels.
(a) The zone officially entered active service on June 1, 2026.
(b) Headquartered in Visakhapatnam, it comprises the Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam divisions.
(c) It functions administratively as India’s 18th independent railway zone.
(d) It was formed by carving out administrative divisions from the South Coast and North Coast Railway zones.
(a) Sikkim – 99.82%
(b) Manipur – 98.5%
(c) Nagaland – 97.8%
(d) Arunachal Pradesh – 96.2%
(a) Achieving an absolute 100% literacy rate across all demographic cohorts.
(b) Adult literacy exceeding 95% with verified coverage of non-literate persons under adult education programs.
(c) Ensuring that primary education up to Class 5 is accessed by 90% of citizens.
(d) Maintaining a 100% net enrollment ratio across all primary schools.
(a) Project extended to December 2030, with an initial allocation of ₹1,000 crore for Tamil Nadu.
(b) Project extended to March 2027, with an advance layout of ₹5,000 crore for urban water networks.
(c) Project extended to December 2028; Tamil Nadu Phase 1 achieved 46.71 lakh FHTCs, benefiting 1.86 crore people.
(d) Project concluded in 2025, after providing 20 lakh tap connections across rural Tamil Nadu.
(a) 2007; 177.25 TMC ft
(b) 2002; 150 TMC ft
(c) 2010; 200 TMC ft
(d) 2007; 192 TMC ft
(a) It was engineered as a joint venture between India’s DRDO and Russia.
(b) India signed its first international export deal for the system with Vietnam, followed by the Philippines.
(c) It functions as a supersonic cruise missile operating at speeds of Mach 2.8+.
(d) The system’s name is a portmanteau of the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers.
(a) Decreased from 80.2% down to 70.1% of total health expenditure.
(b) Decreased from 55% down to 50% across rural households.
(c) Increased from 43.4% up to 64.2% due to rising healthcare costs.
(d) Decreased from 64.2% down to 43.4% of total health expenditure.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1, 2, and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
(a) Madhya Pradesh – Wasting: 23.8% (Highest in India)
(b) Jharkhand – Underweight: 41.1% (Highest in India)
(c) Uttar Pradesh – Stunting: 23.8% (Highest in India)
(d) Meghalaya – Stunting: Reduced by 9.7 percentage points (46.5% to 36.8%)
(a) Launched in January 2022 to provide solar power to 50 lakh homes with a 30% subsidy.
(b) Launched on February 13, 2024, to power 1 crore homes by March 2027 with a 40% subsidy.
(c) Launched in August 2023 to provide solar power to 2 crore homes with a 60% subsidy.
(d) Launched in February 2024 to provide solar power to 1 crore homes with a 25% subsidy.
(a) It is the 3rd interstellar object detected passing through our solar system.
(b) 1I/’Oumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019) are the two interstellar objects discovered earlier.
(c) Orbital analysis indicates the comet originated within our solar system’s Oort Cloud.
(d) Methane molecules were directly detected on the comet using the JWST’s MIRI instrument.
(a) Jind–Sonipat route (Haryana); developed by RDSO.
(b) Chennai–Madurai route; developed by DRDO.
(c) Delhi–Agra route; developed by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF).
(d) Pune–Mumbai route; developed by IIT research teams.
(a) 17th Chief Minister; served a total of 2,800 days in office.
(b) 16th Chief Minister; served a total of 3,048 days in office.
(c) 19th Chief Minister; served a total of 2,500 days in office.
(d) 18th Chief Minister; served a total of 4,000 days in office.
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