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SSC CGL Economy – Industry & Infrastructure – Tier II Level · Marathon – 10 questions, subject: Indian Economy. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Imaginary month (new ICI weights, equal starting levels): steel and cement both grow 10%, all others 0%. Overall growth is about:

Correct Answer: A [2.20%]

Explanation:

(17.584 + 4.41) × 10/100 = 2.1994 ≈ 2.20%.

2.  
A 1% rise in which single industry raises the new ICI the most (equal starting levels)?

Correct Answer: B [Electricity]

Explanation:

The effect is weight × growth – electricity has the largest weight (30.932).

3.  
Investment ₹ 100 crore and turnover ₹ 520 crore (limits from 1 April 2025). The enterprise is:

Correct Answer: C [Not an MSME]

Explanation:

Turnover 520 > 500 (medium limit) → outside the MSME definition.

4.  
A firm reports plant and machinery worth ₹ 3 crore and annual sales of ₹ 8 crore. From 1 April 2025 it counts as:

Correct Answer: D [Small]

Explanation:

Investment 3 > 2.5 → not micro (although turnover fits Micro); both ≤ small limits → Small.

5.  
Reverse questionUnder HAM the government paid ₹ 840 crore during construction. The total project cost is:

Correct Answer: D [₹ 2,100 crore]

Explanation:

Answer: ₹ 2,100 crore. 840 ÷ 0.4 = 2,100.

6.  
In the old series (base 2011–12) the eight core industries carried 40.27% of the weight of IIP items (PIB, 22 June 2026). The weight of all other items was:

Correct Answer: B [59.73%]

Explanation:

Answer: 59.73%. 100 − 40.27 = 59.73.

7.  
The weight of manufacturing in the IIP changed from 77.633 (base 2011–12) to 76.062 (base 2022–23). The change is:

Correct Answer: C [a fall of 1.571 points]

Explanation:

Answer: a fall of 1.571 points. 77.633 − 76.062 = 1.571.

8.  
Assertion–ReasonAssertion–Reason (new ICI weights):
A: A 2% fall in electricity output lowers the ICI more than a 10% fall in fertilizer output.
R: The weight of electricity is more than five times the weight of fertilizers.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

2 × 30.932 = 61.864 > 10 × 2.731 = 27.31, because 30.932 > 5 × 2.731 = 13.655.

9.  
Data-basedHow many industries in the new ICI have a weight above 10?

Correct Answer: D [3]

Explanation:

Electricity, refinery products and steel only.

10.  
Which pair of (investment / turnover) limits in ₹ crore is NOT a current MSME limit (from 1 April 2025)?

Correct Answer: A [Small: 10 / 50]

Explanation:

10 / 50 was the old small-enterprise limit; turnover is now 4 × investment for every class.

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