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PrelimsPrelims General Studies Paper I

Economic and social development

Syllabus: Economic and Social Development: Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.

Current affairs on this topic 53

Background from the reference shelf

Previous-year questions 29

  1. 2026 · Prelims Consider the following statements about Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): 1. MPI is calculated using Alkire-Foster methodology. 2. MPI calculated by NITI Aayog has a total of twelve indicators…
  2. 2025 · Prelims Consider the following statements: I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member. II. India is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critical minerals that it has identified…
  3. 2025 · Prelims Consider the following statements with regard to BRICS: I. 16th BRICS Summit was held under the Chairship of Russia in Kazan. II. Indonesia has become a full member of BRICS. III. The theme of the…
  4. 2025 · Prelims Which of the following statements with regard to recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission of India are correct? I. It has recommended grants of Rs 4,800 crores from the year 2022-23 to the…
  5. 2024 · Prelims The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as: (a) the number of children born per 1000 people in the population in a year (b) the number of children born to a couple in their lifetime in a…
  6. 2023 · Prelims Consider the following statements: Statement-I: India's public sector health care system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive, promotive and rehabilitative care. Statement-II…
  7. 2023 · Prelims Consider the following statements: Statement-I: India accounts for 3.2% of global export of goods. Statement-II: Many local companies and some foreign companies operating in India have taken…
  8. 2022 · Prelims With reference to India, consider the following statements: 1. Monazite is a source of rare earths. 2. Monazite contains thorium. 3. Monazite occurs naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in…
  9. 2022 · Prelims With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements: 1. If the inflation is too high, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to buy government securities. 2. If the rupee is…
  10. 2022 · Prelims In India, which one of the following is responsible for maintaining price stability by controlling inflation? (a) Department of Consumer Affairs (b) Expenditure Management Commission (c) Financial…
  11. 2022 · Prelims With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements: 1. Private and public hospitals must adopt it. 2. As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen…
  12. 2021 · Prelims With reference to 'palm oil', consider the following statements: 1. The palm oil tree is native to Southeast Asia. 2. The palm oil is a raw material for some industries producing lipstick and…
  13. 2020 · Prelims Consider the following statements: 1. The weightage of food in Consumer Price Index (CPI) is higher than that in Wholesale Price Index (WPI). 2. The WPI does not capture changes in the prices of…
  14. 2019 · Prelims Which one of the following is not the most likely measure the Government/RBI takes to stop the slide of Indian rupee? (a) Curbing imports of non-essential goods and promoting exports (b) Encouraging…
  15. 2017 · Prelims 'Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of negotiations held between India and (a) European Union (b) Gulf Cooperation Council (c)…
  16. 2017 · Prelims Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)? 1. It decides the RBI's benchmark interest rates. 2. It is a 12-member body including the Governor of…
  17. 2017 · Prelims Which of the following gives 'Global Gender Gap Index' ranking to the countries of the world? (a) World Economic Forum (b) UN Human Rights Council (c) UN Women (d) World Health Organization
  18. 2017 · Prelims Consider the following statements: 1. India has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of WTO. 2. TFA is a part of WTO's Bali Ministerial Package of 2013. 3. TFA came into force in January…
  19. 2016 · Prelims The term 'Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership' often appears in the news in the context of the affairs of a group of countries known as (a) G20 (b) ASEAN (c) SCO (d) SAARC
  20. 2016 · Prelims Which of the following is/are the indicator/indicators used by IFPRI to compute the Global Hunger Index Report? 1. Undernourishment 2. Child stunting 3. Child mortality
  21. 2016 · Prelims Consider the following statements: 1. New Development Bank has been set up by APEC. 2. The headquarters of New Development Bank is in Shanghai. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  22. 2016 · Prelims The establishment of 'Payment Banks' is being allowed in India to promote Financial Inclusion. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this context? 1. Mobile telephone companies and…
  23. 2016 · Prelims Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana is aimed at (a) bringing the small entrepreneurs into formal financial system (b) providing loans to poor farmers for cultivating particular crops (c) providing pensions…
  24. 2015 · Prelims Convertibility of rupee implies: (a) Being able to convert rupee notes into gold (b) Allowing the value of rupee to be fixed by market forces (c) Freely permitting the conversion of rupee to other…
  25. 2015 · Prelims 'Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana' has been launched for (a) providing housing loan to poor people at cheaper interest rates (b) promoting women's Self-Help Groups in backward areas (c) promoting…
  26. 2015 · Prelims The terms 'Agreement on Agriculture', 'Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures' and 'Peace Clause' appear in the news frequently in the context of the affairs of the (a)…
  27. 2015 · Prelims With reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It has increased the share of States in the central divisible pool from 32 percent to 42…
  28. 2014 · Prelims With reference to Balance of Payments, which of the following constitutes/constitute the Current Account? 1. Balance of trade 2. Foreign assets 3. Balance of invisibles 4. Special Drawing Rights…
  29. 2014 · Prelims What is/are the facility/facilities the beneficiaries can get from the services of Business Correspondent (Bank Saathi) in branchless areas? 1. It enables the beneficiaries to draw their subsidies…