Economy topic analysis

Growth, Development & Inflation UPSC PYQs

This cluster brings together national income, growth and productivity, inflation, economic planning and reform, microeconomic principles, and development measures. This live collection contains 22 classified questions across 9 exam years, from 2014 to 2024.

Year-by-year frequency

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Source topic labels in this cluster

Inflation3
Macroeconomics3
Microeconomics3
Economic Planning2
Indian Economy2
Economic Development & Growth1
Economic Growth & Development1
Economic Growth & Productivity1
Economic Reforms1
Economic Sectors1

Recurrent concept labels

Productivity · 3Aggregate demand · 2Capital Formation · 2Economic Development · 2Economic reforms · 2Fiscal policy · 2Monetary policy · 2Asset-Liability Management · 1Bond Yields and Defaults · 1Budget Components · 1capital intensity · 1Capital markets · 1

Representative solved questions

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UPSC 2024 · Economy

With reference to physical capital in Indian economy, consider the following pairs : Items : Category 1. Farmer's plough : Working capital 2. Computer : Fixed capital 3. Yarn...

UPSC 2022 · Economy

Which of the following activities constitute real sector in the economy? 1. Farmers harvesting their crops 2. Textile mills converting raw cotton into fabrics 3. A commercial...

UPSC 2021 · Economy

Consider the following statements : Other things remaining unchanged, market demand for a good might increase if 1. price of its substitute increases 2. price of its complemen...

UPSC 2020 · Economy

With reference to the Indian economy after the 1991 economic liberalization, consider the following statements : 1. Worker productivity (₹ per worker at 2004 - 05 prices) incr...

UPSC 2019 · Economy

With reference to India's Five-Year Plans, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. From the Second Five-Year Plan, there was a determined thrust towards substitut...

UPSC 2018 · Economy

Increase in absolute and per capita real GNP do not connote a higher level of economic development, if

UPSC 2017 · Economy

Which of the following has/have occurred in India after its liberalization of economic policies in 1991 ? 1. Share of agriculture in GDP increased enormously. 2. Share of Indi...

UPSC 2015 · Economy

Which of the following brings out the 'Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers'?

UPSC 2014 · Economy

The main objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan is

UPSC 2024 · Economy

With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs : Economic activity : Sector 1. Storage of agricultural produce : Secondary 2. Dairy farm : P...

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