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Topic GDP deflator
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 32 years (1992–2024), peaking in 1992.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 1992
- Recurs across 2 years (1992–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1992 → CDS 2024
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2024
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- GDP deflator captures the average price of an unchanging basket of commodities that constitutes the GDP of the country
- GDP deflator can be used to measure the real GDP of the economy but not the inflation rate
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CSE1992
A deflator is a technique of
- A Adjusting for changes in price level ✓
- B Adjusting for change in commodity
- C Accounting for decline of-GNP
- D Accounting for higher increase of GNP
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › Macroeconomics
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