Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) in India is primarily used for: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) in India is primarily used for:
A. Setting export subsidies
B. Adjusting wholesale trade contracts
C. Revising dearness allowance for government employees
D. Calculating GDP deflator
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
CPI-IW tracks price changes for a basket consumed by industrial workers and is the key index used by the Indian government to adjust dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees and pensioners.

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