UPSC Prelims · Topic-wise PYQs
Indian Economy UPSC Prelims PYQs
272 questions on Indian Economy asked in UPSC Prelims, sorted into 15 sub-topics. In the app you practise each sub-topic as a timed test with the UPSC marking (+2 / −0.66 per question), followed by a full analysis.
About Indian Economy in UPSC Prelims
Indian Economy is the largest of the 13 topics in the UPSC bank: 272 of its 2,520 topic-wise PYQs (10.8%). The biggest sub-topics are Macroeconomy (66), Banking System (41), RBI Functions & BoP (35).
Sub-topics and question counts
| Sub-topic | PYQs | Latest year |
|---|---|---|
| Macroeconomy | 66 | 2026 |
| Banking System | 41 | 2026 |
| RBI Functions & BoP | 35 | 2026 |
| Agriculture | 27 | 2026 |
| Industries | 23 | 2026 |
| Budget & Accounts | 20 | 2026 |
| FDI & Markets | 19 | 2025 |
| Poverty & Human Development | 10 | 2026 |
| Taxation | 8 | 2025 |
| Employment | 8 | 2022 |
| Trade | 6 | 2024 |
| Institutions & Laws | 5 | 2025 |
| Five Year Plan | 2 | 2019 |
| Demography | 1 | 2013 |
| International Organisations | 1 | 2020 |
| Total | 272 | 2026 |
Sub-topics with fewer than 20 questions are practised inside the Indian Economy tests in the app and have no page of their own.
Indian Economy PYQs by the latest year asked
Each question is counted once, under the latest year it was asked in the exam.
| Period | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 and later | 99 | |
| 2016–2020 | 118 | |
| 2011–2015 | 55 |
Sample Indian Economy questions from the free tests
Question text only. The options, the answer and the explanation open in the free test (free sign-in with your mobile number).
Asked in 2026
Which one of the following best describes the key objective of India's 'Open Network for Digital Commerce' (ONDC) initiative ?
Attempt it in the free UPSC 2026 GS Paper IAsked in 2026
An e-commerce revenue model where the seller has control over pricing but doesn't keep products in stock and instead transfers customer orders and shipment details to a third-party supplier, who then ships the goods directly to the customer, is called :
Attempt it in the free UPSC 2026 GS Paper IAsked in 2026
Which one of the following correctly represents the three key sub-indices of the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ?
Attempt it in the free UPSC 2026 GS Paper I
Questions students ask
How many Indian Economy questions has UPSC Prelims asked?
Sovereign IAS has 272 Indian Economy previous-year questions from UPSC Prelims in 15 sub-topics, the latest from 2026.
Which Indian Economy sub-topics come up most often?
Macroeconomy (66 questions), Banking System (41 questions), RBI Functions & BoP (35 questions).
Can I practise UPSC Indian Economy PYQs for free?
Partly. 18 of these 272 questions are in the free UPSC tests (the latest papers and two topic-wise tests, free with a sign-in); the full set is part of the Destiny Pass.