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UPPSC PCS Economy Questions with Answers & Explanations

20 Economy questions from the Economy section of UPPSC PCS, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.

Question 1

SEBI regulates the

  1. ABanking sector
  2. BInsurance sector
  3. CSecurities (stock) market
  4. DTelecom sector
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Answer: (C) Securities (stock) market
Question 2

MGNREGA guarantees how many days of wage employment in a year?

  1. A200 days
  2. B150 days
  3. C100 days
  4. D50 days
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Answer: (C) 100 days
Question 3

The repo rate is the rate at which

  1. ARBI lends to commercial banks
  2. BRBI borrows from the government
  3. CBanks lend to customers
  4. DBanks borrow from the public
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Answer: (A) RBI lends to commercial banks
Question 4

The Indian financial year runs from

  1. AApril to March
  2. BOctober to September
  3. CJanuary to December
  4. DJuly to June
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Answer: (A) April to March
Question 5

Which tax is a direct tax?

  1. AGST
  2. BIncome tax
  3. CCustoms duty
  4. DExcise duty
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Answer: (B) Income tax
Question 6

The New Economic Policy (liberalisation) in India was introduced in

  1. A1991
  2. B1985
  3. C2000
  4. D1980
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Answer: (A) 1991
Question 7

The Reserve Bank of India was established in

  1. A1935
  2. B1969
  3. C1949
  4. D1947
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Answer: (A) 1935
Question 8

The RBI was nationalised in

  1. A1949
  2. B1935
  3. C1969
  4. D1955
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Answer: (A) 1949
Question 9

The Union Budget is presented under which Article?

  1. AArticle 266
  2. BArticle 110
  3. CArticle 280
  4. DArticle 112
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Answer: (D) Article 112
Question 10

Microfinance mainly provides

  1. AInsurance to companies
  2. BLarge loans to industries
  3. CSmall loans to low-income people
  4. DForeign exchange to exporters
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Answer: (C) Small loans to low-income people

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Question 11

Which body publishes the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in India?

  1. ASEBI
  2. BRBI
  3. CNational Statistics Office
  4. DNITI Aayog
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Answer: (C) National Statistics Office
Question 12

Who signs the one-rupee note in India?

  1. APresident
  2. BRBI Governor
  3. CFinance Minister
  4. DFinance Secretary
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Answer: (D) Finance Secretary
Question 13

Which body publishes the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in India?

  1. ANational Statistics Office
  2. BNITI Aayog
  3. CSEBI
  4. DRBI
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Answer: (A) National Statistics Office
Question 14

The headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India is in

  1. AMumbai
  2. BKolkata
  3. CNew Delhi
  4. DChennai
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Answer: (A) Mumbai
Question 15

Inflation means a

  1. ARise in exports
  2. BGeneral rise in the price level
  3. CFall in prices
  4. DRise in unemployment
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Answer: (B) General rise in the price level
Question 16

The National Stock Exchange index is called

  1. AFTSE
  2. BNIFTY 50
  3. CSENSEX
  4. DNIKKEI
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Answer: (B) NIFTY 50
Question 17

GST in India was implemented from

  1. A1 April 2016
  2. B1 April 2017
  3. C1 January 2018
  4. D1 July 2017
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Answer: (D) 1 July 2017
Question 18

The Bombay Stock Exchange index is called

  1. ANASDAQ
  2. BSENSEX
  3. CDOW
  4. DNIFTY
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Answer: (B) SENSEX
Question 19

SEBI regulates the

  1. ATelecom sector
  2. BInsurance sector
  3. CBanking sector
  4. DSecurities (stock) market
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Answer: (D) Securities (stock) market
Question 20

Fourteen major commercial banks were nationalised in

  1. A1991
  2. B1949
  3. C1969
  4. D1980
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Answer: (C) 1969

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