Which of the following group does not represent the core industries ........

Economic Affairs Industrial sectors

Which of the following group does not represent the core industries?

Natural Gas, Steel, Cement, Fertilizer.

Coal, Crude Oil, Steel, Electricity.

Cement, Fertilizer, Aluminum, Refinery Products.

Electricity, Crude Oil, Refinery Products, Natural Gas, Coal.

Option 3rd is incorrect.

Eight core sectors are: Coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity.

These industries are termed as the core industries owing to their strong impact on the general economic activities and the other industrial activities.
These industries comprise a total of 40.27% of the total weight of the overall items that are included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
The eight core sector industries in decreasing order of their weightage: Refinery Products> Electricity> Steel> Coal> Crude Oil> Natural Gas> Cement> Fertilizers.