State PCS PYQPrelims 2021

UPPCS · प्रश्न 147

Headline inflation refers to the change in value of all goods in the basket. On which basis is headline inflation measured (in India)?

  1. Wholesale Price Index
  2. Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
  3. Combined Consumer Price Index
  4. Urban Consumer Price Index
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (C) Combined Consumer Price Index

व्याख्या

Since 2014 the RBI uses CPI-Combined (rural + urban) as the headline inflation measure.