Economy topic analysis
Public Finance & Taxation UPSC PYQs
This collection focuses on budgets, deficits, public expenditure and borrowing, taxation, fiscal federalism, Finance Commissions, and government accounts. This live collection contains 25 classified questions across 11 exam years, from 2014 to 2025.
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UPSC 2025 · Economy
Consider the following statements : I. Capital receipts create a liability or cause a reduction in the assets of the Government. II. Borrowings and disinvestment are capital r...
UPSC 2024 · Economy
Which of the following statements with regard to recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission of India are correct? 1. It has recommended grants of ₹ 4,800 crores from the y...
UPSC 2023 · Economy
Consider the following : 1. Demographic performance 2. Forest and ecology 3. Governance reforms 4. Stable government 5. Tax and fiscal efforts For the horizontal tax devolutio...
UPSC 2022 · Economy
With reference to the expenditure made by an organisation or a company, which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Acquiring new technology is capital expenditure....
UPSC 2021 · Economy
Which one of the following effects of creation of black money in India has been the main cause of worry to the Government of India?
UPSC 2020 · Economy
Along with the Budget, the Finance Minister also places other documents before the Parliament which include 'The Macro Economic Framework Statement'. The aforesaid document is...
UPSC 2018 · Economy
Consider the following statements : 1. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Review Committee Report has recommended a debt to GDP ratio of 60% for the genera...
UPSC 2017 · Economy
Consider the following statements : 1. Tax revenue as a percent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade. 2. Fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP of India has s...
UPSC 2016 · Economy
There has been a persistent deficit budget year after year. Which action/actions of the following can be taken by the Government to reduce the deficit? 1. Reducing revenue exp...
UPSC 2015 · Economy
A decrease in tax to GDP ratio of a country indicates which of the following? 1. Slowing economic growth rate 2. Less equitable distribution of national income Select the corr...
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