UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Price pressures

Q1. Among the following food items, which one recorded the highest year-on-year price rise in India's CPI data for May 2026?

  • A. Tomato
  • B. Coconut
  • C. Ginger
  • D. Onion

Q2. In the new CPI (Base 2024=100) series, what is the number of weighted items at the all-India level?

  • A. 299
  • B. 336
  • C. 358
  • D. 372

Q3. In the context of India's inflation measurement, the term 'Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)' is best defined as:

  • A. A weighted average of ten of the twelve sub-groups of the 'Food and beverages' group of the CPI
  • B. The CPI computed after excluding both food and fuel components
  • C. A wholesale-level index of food articles compiled under the WPI with base year 2011-12
  • D. The retail price index covering only cereals and pulses consumed by rural households