RAS question
The RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25 is the ___ edition.
Correct answer: (A) 10th.
The RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25 is the 10th edition of the Handbook.
Explanation
The Reserve Bank of India’s publication page for the Handbook carries the Foreword dated December 11, 2025 and identifies the 2024-25 Handbook as the 10th edition. The Foreword explains the publication’s significance: RBI has been publishing the Handbook annually since 2016, and it brings comparable sub-national statistics together for regional research and analysis. In the 2024-25 edition, the existing data series were updated, and the scope was expanded with a new External Sector section and 11 state-wise new tables. The 2024-25 RBI Handbook is therefore the 10th edition.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) 15th is wrong because the RBI Foreword for the 2024-25 Handbook states that this is the 10th edition, not the 15th.
- (C) 5th is wrong because RBI describes the 2024-25 release as the 10th edition of a Handbook it has published annually since 2016.
- (D) 8th is wrong because the official RBI publication page identifies the 2024-25 Handbook as the 10th edition.
Concept
Official statistical publications are important in Indian Economy preparation. RAS frequently asks such facts because RBI handbooks are standard sources for state-level economic and fiscal data.