UPSC Prelims Indian Economy Test (GS Sectional 9)

Product Details

The UPSC Prelims Indian Economy Test covers the macroeconomy as UPSC examines it, including how national income is measured, how the RBI conducts monetary policy, what drives inflation, how banks, markets, insurance and pensions are regulated, how the Budget and taxation work, and how India engages with the world economy through trade and the exchange rate.

Topics Covered in the Indian Economy Test

• National income
• Money, the RBI, monetary policy and inflation
• Banks, NBFCs, capital markets, insurance and pensions
• The Budget, fiscal policy, taxes and GST
• The balance of payments, exchange rates and trade policy
• Planning and the 1991 reforms

Sectors and social development are in Sectional Test 10; the figures of the 2027 Budget come in the Budget and Economic Survey test.

What You Get

• Questions booklet: 100 questions, 200 marks, two hours, in English and Hindi, with an answer sheet to print at the end.
• Answers and Explanations booklet: The answer key, then every question solved: each statement and each option is marked correct or incorrect with the reason, followed by the sources for the facts used.
• Marking as in the Prelims: 2 marks for a correct answer, and 0.66 (one-third of 2) deducted for a wrong one.
• Your copy: PDFs licensed to you, with your name and order number printed on every page.
• Difficulty: 31 easy, 34 medium, 25 hard and 10 very hard questions.

All tests are provided as downloadable PDF booklets, which you can print and attempt on paper or read and answer directly on your screen.

Sources and References

Every question and explanation is prepared from official and standard sources, among them:

• Reserve Bank of India
• Union Budget and Economic Survey documents
• Securities and Exchange Board of India
• Press Information Bureau (PIB)
• The Gazette of India
• GST Council
• India Code: Acts of Parliament (official text)
• Department of Investment and Public Asset Management
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
• NCERT textbooks for Classes XI and XII (current editions)