Economy topic analysis
External Sector & Trade UPSC PYQs
These questions cover trade, payments and current accounts, exchange rates, external debt, foreign investment, global financial institutions, and economic agreements. This live collection contains 41 classified questions across 11 exam years, from 2014 to 2025.
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UPSC 2025 · Economy
Consider the following statements regarding 'Foreign Portfolio Investment' (FPI) in India: 1. FPIs are allowed to invest in unlisted shares of Indian companies. 2. FPIs can in...
UPSC 2023 · Economy
Consider the following statements : Statement-I : Switzerland is one of the leading exporters of gold in terms of value. Statement-II : Switzerland has the second largest gold...
UPSC 2022 · Economy
With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements : 1. An increase in Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) indicates the appreciation of rupee. 2. An i...
UPSC 2021 · Economy
Consider the following statements : The effect of devaluation of a currency is that it necessarily 1. improves the competitiveness of the domestic exports in the foreign marke...
UPSC 2020 · Economy
"Gold Tranche" (Reserve Tranche) refers to
UPSC 2019 · Economy
Consider the following statements : 1. Most of India's external debt is owed by governmental entities. 2. All of India's external debt is denominated in US dollars. Which of t...
UPSC 2018 · Economy
Consider the following countries : 1. Australia 2. Canada 3. China 4. India 5. Japan 6. USA Which of the above are among the 'free-trade partners' of ASEAN ?
UPSC 2017 · Economy
'Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of negotiations held between India and
UPSC 2016 · Economy
In the context of which of the following do you sometimes find the terms 'amber box, blue box and green box' in the news?
UPSC 2015 · Economy
The problem of international liquidity is related to the non-availability of
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