[JAN] Core Sector

Question 1

Components?

Answer 1

• 8
• coal(solid), crude oil(liquid), natural gas(gas), refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity
• comprise nearly 40% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

Question 2

Write in decreasing order of their weightage?

Answer 2

Refinery Products> Electricity> Steel> Coal> Crude Oil> Natural Gas> Cement> Fertilizers.