Q1. Match List I (Indicator) with List II (Compiling Agency in India) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:\nList I\nA. Wholesale Price Index (WPI)\nB. Consumer Price Index – Combined (CPI-C)\nC. Industrial Production Index (IIP)\nD. GDP Estimates\nList II\n1. National Statistical Office, MoSPI\n2. Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT\n3. National Statistical Office, MoSPI (CSO wing for Industrial Statistics)\n4. National Statistical Office, MoSPI (CSO wing for National Accounts)\nCodes:
Explanation
WPI is compiled and released by the Office of the Economic Adviser under DPIIT (Ministry of Commerce and Industry). CPI-Combined, the Index of Industrial Production and the GDP estimates are all released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, with different wings handling consumer prices, industrial output and national accounts respectively. Hence the correct match is A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4.
