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Economic Survey 2025 Flashcards

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Who authored the Economic Survey 2025?

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V. Anantha Nageswaran - Chief Economic Advisor

Dept of Econo Affairs, Min of Finance

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India is the ___ largest producer of cement industries

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2nd largest

with 290 kg / capita consumption

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Acc to Eco Survey, in FY26, GDP likely to grow at?

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6.3 - 6.8%

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Growth rate needed to achieve Viksit Bharat?

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8%

For a decade or 2 for Viksit Bharat 2047

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FY-26 forecast by IMF & Fitch Ratings?

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6.5

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FY26 forecast by ADB & WB?

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ADB = 7%
WB = 6.7%

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Why go for Deregulation particularly at state level?

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  • Ease of Doing Business 2.0
  • Lowering cost of Business
  • Accelerating emloyment

Govt getting out of the way

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Acc to Eco Survey, a consistent growth of __% with a __% share in GVA would absorb surplus labour as output/ worker /ha rise in agri

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5% growth
20% share of GVA

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Acc to eco survey agri income has increased ___% pa compared to __% for non-agri income and ___% in overall economy

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5.2% - agri
6.2% - non-agri
5.8% - overall

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Lower tail dependence was noticed by the eco survey wrt agri yield and rainfall, what does it mean?

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Correlation between yield losses & rainfall deficits is stronger for extreme rainfall deficienies than for minor variaions

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A potential 2 degree rise in temp & a 7% inc in annual rain by 2099 could lead to a ___% dec in agri productivity

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8-12%

Acc to a study in Economic Survey

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Acc to Economic Survey drip irrigation reduces water consumption by ___% & boosts crop yield by ___% compared to flood irrigation.

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water consumption: 39-55%
crop yield: 33-41%

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Acc to economic survey because of drip irrigation farmer benefits inc to?

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52.9 - 114.5%

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Acc to Economic survey CAGR of Fisheries and Meat & eggs is?

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Fisheries: 8.7%
Meat & eggs: 7.5%

highest value of output in agri

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CAGR of Agri & Allied?

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3.6%

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Acc to 1st AE by NSO, current GDP Growth, in FY25 is at?

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6.4%

Also Real GVA & Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) = 6.4%

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There has been a ___ in FDI inflows compared to 2024

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decline

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Food Inflation inc from 7.5% to ___% in FY25

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8.4%

Due to higher veg & pulse prices

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Acc to Econo Survey, retail inflation was at 5.4% but has eased to?

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4.9% in Apr-Dec 2024

Aka Headline inflation

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Acc to Economic Survey, unemployment is down from 6% to

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3.2% in 2023-24

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Total value of UPI transactions at Rs. __L bn in FY24

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Rs. 2L bn

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Share of services in GVA rose from 50.6% in FY14 to?

Service sector - an old war horse

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55% in FY25

30% of workforce is in services

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IMF has projected a growth of ___% & ___% for 2024 & 25, globally.

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3.2% in 2024
3.3% in 2025

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Private final consumption expenditure (PFCE) at real prices is estimated to grow at?

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7.3%

driven by a rebound in rural demand

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Expected growth of Agri sector acc to the Economic Survey?
3.8% in FY25
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Acc to the Economic Survey, the industrial & services sector is expected to grow at?
Industrial: 6.2% in FY25 Services: 7.2% in FY25
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Acc to RBI's FSR, GNPA in banks have declined to a **12 yr low** of?
**2.6%** of gross loans & advances | CRAR dec to 16.7%
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EPFO subscriptions more than doubled from 61L in FY19 to?
131 L in FY24
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Recently RBI's monetary policy cut CRR from ___% to ___% | Cash Reserve Ratio - amt banks must park with RNI
4.5% to 4% | to introduces a liquidity of Rs. 1.16 L cr into economy
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Acc to Economic Survey, the corporate bond market in India is only? | As a percent of GDP
18% | it is 80% in Korea and 36% in China
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Total insurance premium grew by ___% in FY24
7.7% to ₹ 11.2 L crore | despite a slight decline in insurance penetration to 3.7%
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insurance penetration in FY24 declined to?
3.7% | from 4%. Drop in Life insurance to 2.7%
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Insurance density saw a modest rise to?
$95 | From $92 in FY 23
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To have future ready infrastructure by 2030, investment shd be ___% of GDP | as well as 100% literacy
35% of GDP
35
Acc to **World Econo Outlook by IMF**, India is set to become a $5 tn eco by?
$5 tn by FY28 | and $6 tn by FY30
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The cement industry has an environmental impact but is actively working to reduce carbon emissions by?
2070
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India ranks ___ globally in cotton, silk & man-made fibres
2nd globally
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India's global rank in service sector exports?
7th (4.3% of global export) | US, UK, Germany, Ireland, China, France
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Which 2 states alone contribute 25% of India's total service sector?
Karnataka & Maha | 19 other states contribute only 25%
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India produces ___% of the world's cereals | As per ES
11.6% | but crop yields are much lower than top producers
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Agri & allied sectors contributes approximately ___% of GDP in FY24
16% of GDP at current prices | supports abt 46% of population
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Micro irrigation covers only __% of India's irrigated area
8% | USA = 68.6% & China = 13.7%
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____ sector is the largest employer in organised manufacturing with upto ____% employment in the sector.
Food Processing 12.41% | 12% of exports - agri-food + processed food exports
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A ____% inc in enrollment in higher education from 2014-2022
26.5% | HEIs inc by 13.8%
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Only ___% of MSME enterprises are owned by women
22% of MSME
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Female participation in agri is about ____%
64%
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Ground level agri credit in 2023-24 was? Target for 2024-25?
2023-24: Rs. 25.48 L crore 2024-25: Rs. 27.5 L crore
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Sub target for allied activities in Ground Level Credit target of India?
Rs. 4.20 L crore
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India's Capex has continuously improved from FY21-24 and was ___% during July-Nov 2024
8.2%
50
World Trade Uncertainty Index (WTUI) by **Stanford Institute, King Centre on Global Development** and?
IMF | Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
51
PMI is released by?
IHS Markit | S&P global, JP Morgan, ISM
52
S&P 500 relates to? NIFTY 50?
Top 500 stock companies in US Top 50 in India | NIFTY 50 by NSE
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How many RRB branches are there (by 2023)?
21,856
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BSE stock market capitalisation to GDP ratio stood at ___% in Dec 2024?
136% (Overvalued) | AKA Buffet indicator
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In Global Pension Index, India's index value is?
44 | From 45, Out of 48: bad. Netherland 1st
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Global services import & export grew by?
import = 6.7% export = 7.9% | i67-79
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Global merchandise import & export grew by?
import = 3% export = 3.5%
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India's rank in Telecommunication, Computer & Info Services export?
2nd 10% of global export market | Acc to UNCTAD: $682 bn
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We have enough FOREX to cover ___ months of imports
10.9 months | ~ 11 months
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At the end of Sept 2024, External Debt to GDP ratio is?
19.4% | How much debt out of your earnings?
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RBI expects headline inflation to be at ___% in FY26?
4.2% in FY26 | Near 'tolerance range'
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Food inflation excluding TOP vegetables is?
6.5%
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The Union Government's capital expenditure on key infrastructure sectors has grown from FY20-24 at?
38.8%
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NICDP is an ambitious Indian Infrastructure initiative by?
DPIIT
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Yoy inc in RE capacity of solar & wind power by Dec 2024 is ___%
15.8% | RE growth til Dec
66
RE installed capacity of India now stands at ___%
47%
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India holds ___% of Global Manufacturing Share
2.8% | China is at 28.8%
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Which country has highest R&D expenditure to GDP?
Israel
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States that together account for 43% of India's Industrial value?
Guj, Maha, Karnataka, TN | GMKT
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India is the ___ largest telecom market, with overall teledensity of ___%
2nd 84%
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India's rank in world tourism receipt?
14th
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MSP for Arhar & Bajra has been increased by?
59% & 77% respectively
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expected Kharif foodgrain production for 2024?
1647 LMT | An inc of 89.3 LMT
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Acc to Economic Survey, ___% of Net Sown Area is irrigated
55% | rest vulnerable to climate change
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PM GKAY implementation date?
2020-2028
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How many operational KCC accounts exist?
7.75 crore | interventions MISS, PM FBY, Prompt Repayment Incentive, PM KISAN
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agri-food export constituted ___% of India's total export
11.7% | share of processed food in agri-food: 23.4%
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India is the ___ most vulnerable country in climate change and its per capita carbon emissions are ___ of global avg
7th most vulnerable 1/3rd of global avg | Climate adaptation spending rose to 5.6% in FY22
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____ has introduced new reporting mandates on NAP by UNFCCC | like Sustainability report, green debt securities, Sov Green Bonds
SEBI | reduce emmissions by 45% by 2030
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Gini Coeff in urban areas fell to ___ in 2023-24
0.28 | from 0.31
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Gini coeff in rural areas fell to ___- in 2023-24
0.237
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Govt health expenditure incr from 29% to ___%
48% | Out-of-pocket expenditure dec to 39.4%
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LFPR inc from 49.3% to?
50.4%
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F-LFPR has risen from 23.3% to ___% in 2023-24
41.7% | 7 states have more than 40%
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___% of youth have received formal skill development training
5% | 4.9%
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MSP for Masur & rapeseed has risen by?
89% 98%
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Climate adaptation expenditure is ___% of GDP in FY22 from 3.7% in FY16
5.6% | More focus on adaptation than mitigation: no storage
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____% of all food available is wasted annually, which is ____% of global GHG emissions.
17% wasted >8% GHG
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Acc to an article by the UN, if food waste were a country, it would be the ____ largest emitting country in the world.
3rd
90
India's CAD stood at?
1.2% of GDP
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Self Reliant India Fund for MSMEs has a corpus of?
Rs. 50,000 crore
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Govt's share of SSE to GDP increased from 23.3% to ___% in FY25 | Social Service Expenditure
26.2% | At Rs. 25.7 L Crore
93
SSE witnessed a 21% inc from FY 23-24 and a ___% inc from FY 24-25 | Social Service Expenditure
10%
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Expenditure on education has grown at a CAGR of ___% to Rs. ___ in FY25 | Compound annual growth rate
12% to Rs. 9.2 L crore in FY25
95
Expenditure on health grew CAGR ___% to Rs. ___ in FY 25
18% Rs. 6.1 L crore in FY25
96
School dropout rates are at ___% in primary, ___% in secondary levels
1.9% in primary 2.14% in secondary
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At 47% ___ has the highest GER in Higher Education & ___ has the highest of all states and UTs at 64.8%
Tamil Nadu Chandigarh | Chandigarh > Pondi > Delhi. States: HP > Uttarakhand > Kerala
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GER at national level is?
28.4%
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The Govt intends to increase GER to ___% by 2035 in higher education, it is currently ___%
50% by 2035 28.4%
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What is Total Health Expenditure as a % of GDP?
3.8% | reduced from 4%
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'Medicines from the sky' & i-DRONE are each launched by? | M = Telangana, i-D = Manipur, Nagaland
WEF ICMR - MoHFW | both launched in 2021
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Distribution of operational landholdings under floriculture for S&M farmers?
96.5% | Marginal 91% and Small 5.6%
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Acc to Eco Survey, which agri & processed food sector had the highest export % from India?
Floriculture | then processes fruits and vegies, and livestock
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Acc to Eco Survey, productivity of which crop of India matches the world?
Groundnut | Kharif
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Acc to Eco Survey, which states have diversified towards: jowar, moong & maize, respectively?
Andhra: Jowar MP: Moong TN: Maize
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Which of the following legume has the highest production in 2024-25?
Soyabean | Cereals: Rice, Millets: Bajra
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For measures like PSL, reliance on non-institutional credit sources have reduced to ___% in FY22 from 90%
25% | All banks: 40% to S&M farmers, RRBs: 75%
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Ground level credit to agri has shown impressive growth with a CAGR of ___% from 2014-15 to 2024-25
13% | 12.9%
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GLC to agri rose significantly to 25.5 L crore, of which share of **S&M farmers rose to ___% at Rs. 14.4 L crore**
57%
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To address the training needs of mid-level field extension workers, the government has established 4 extension education institutes in?
Haryana, Telangana, Gujarat, Assam
111
A Composite Index of Agri Sustainability is by? No. of indicators?
ICAR 51 indicators
112
India's score in the composite index of agri sustainability by ICAR is?
0.49 | Moderately Sustainable
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Contribution of Livestock in Agri & allied GVA is? Where Livestock sector alone represented ___% of total GVA with CAGR of 13%
30% in FY23 5% of total
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Economic significance of this sector is clearly illustrated by its rising output value of Rs. ____
Rs. 17.25 L crore

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