Exam Details
| Subject | indian economics | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | indian economic service and indian statistical service examination (ies/iss) | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | union public service commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2015 | |
| City, State | central government, |
Question Paper
1. Answer all of the following six parts in about 150 words each
Manufacturing sector needs to be strengthened and developed but the role of the service sector can lot be ignored. Discuss.
State the major recommendations of the Fourteenth Finance Commission.
Antipoverty programmes need to be reoriented for assets creation rather than providing employment in rural areas. Comment.
Child labour continues to be a permanent problem in India. Suggest pragmatic ways to control it.
Do you think that Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 should be modified? Give reasons.
Bring out the importance of micro, small and medium enterprises in the context of the Indian economy.
2. "In the changing economic environment, the goal of self-reliance is a myth." Do you agree?
3. Comment on the major federal fiscal problems between the Centre and States in India.
4. India's human development record continues to be gloomy. Can you suggest measures to improve it?
5. Skill development and increase in labour productivity will impact India's growth rate. In this context, would you suggest changes in India's education policy?
6. Financial inclusion is a must for healthy growth of the Indian economy. In this context, what measures would you suggest to promote household savings in India?
7. In the context of purchasing power parity, Indian rupee is undervalued in dollar terms. How far is it true?
8. Nonbanking financial institutions need to be effectively regulated and monitored in India. Can you suggest some measures in this direction?
9. "Second generation economic reforms should be accompanied with human capital formation for sustained development in India." Discuss.
10. Do you think that fiscal reforms should supplement financial se:tor reforms to achieve the objective of stabilization and employment generation in the Indian economy? Explain.
11. Subsidies are a source of inefEciency and corruption. They should be rationalized and ultimately phased out. IIlustrate your answer in the Indian context.
12. Industrial development and agricultural development are the two sides of the same coin. What policy prescriptions would you advocate in the context. of the Indian economy?
13. It is not the population but the poverty and unemployment are the two most chronic problems of the Indian economy. What policy measures would you suggest to solve these problems?
Manufacturing sector needs to be strengthened and developed but the role of the service sector can lot be ignored. Discuss.
State the major recommendations of the Fourteenth Finance Commission.
Antipoverty programmes need to be reoriented for assets creation rather than providing employment in rural areas. Comment.
Child labour continues to be a permanent problem in India. Suggest pragmatic ways to control it.
Do you think that Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 should be modified? Give reasons.
Bring out the importance of micro, small and medium enterprises in the context of the Indian economy.
2. "In the changing economic environment, the goal of self-reliance is a myth." Do you agree?
3. Comment on the major federal fiscal problems between the Centre and States in India.
4. India's human development record continues to be gloomy. Can you suggest measures to improve it?
5. Skill development and increase in labour productivity will impact India's growth rate. In this context, would you suggest changes in India's education policy?
6. Financial inclusion is a must for healthy growth of the Indian economy. In this context, what measures would you suggest to promote household savings in India?
7. In the context of purchasing power parity, Indian rupee is undervalued in dollar terms. How far is it true?
8. Nonbanking financial institutions need to be effectively regulated and monitored in India. Can you suggest some measures in this direction?
9. "Second generation economic reforms should be accompanied with human capital formation for sustained development in India." Discuss.
10. Do you think that fiscal reforms should supplement financial se:tor reforms to achieve the objective of stabilization and employment generation in the Indian economy? Explain.
11. Subsidies are a source of inefEciency and corruption. They should be rationalized and ultimately phased out. IIlustrate your answer in the Indian context.
12. Industrial development and agricultural development are the two sides of the same coin. What policy prescriptions would you advocate in the context. of the Indian economy?
13. It is not the population but the poverty and unemployment are the two most chronic problems of the Indian economy. What policy measures would you suggest to solve these problems?