Economy PYQs — UPSC Prelims

All 365 Economy Previous Year Questions for UPSC Prelims, with answers and explanations. Click any question for the full solution.

Economy weightage in UPSC Prelims

Across 19952025, UPSC Prelims has asked 365 Economy questions — an average of 11.8 per year. The heaviest year was 2010 with 25 questions; the lightest was 2008 with 3. Use the year-wise split below to see where the paper has been concentrating.

Year-wise count of Economy questions in UPSC Prelims
YearQuestionsShare
20259
2%
202410
3%
202310
3%
202213
4%
202114
4%
202015
4%
201915
4%
201814
4%
201714
4%
201614
4%
201513
4%
20149
2%
201318
5%
20129
2%
201114
4%
201025
7%
20095
1%
20083
1%
20077
2%
20068
2%
20054
1%
20046
2%
200312
3%
200214
4%
200116
4%
200015
4%
19999
2%
199811
3%
19979
2%
199614
4%
199516
4%

Most-tested themes in Economy

  • External Sector46
  • Banking36
  • Financial Institutions and Financial markets21
  • National Income Accounting21
  • Fiscal Policy19
  • Inflation19
  • Industries18
  • Taxation18

All Economy questions, year by year

20259

202410

202310

202213

202114

202015

201915

201814

201714

201614

201513

20149

201318

20129

201114

201025

20095

20083

20077

20068

20054

20046

200312

200214

200116

200015

19999

199811

19979

199614

199516

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