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Topic Income inequality
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 27 years (1994–2021), peaking in 1994.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 1994
- Recurs across 4 years (1994–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1994 → CDS 2019
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 4) 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.
CDS2021
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
| List I (Curve) | List II (Indication) |
|---|
| A. Lorenz curve | 1. Inflation and employment |
| B. Phillips curve | 2. Tax rates and tax revenue |
| C. Engel curve | 3. Inequality in distribution of income or wealth |
| D. Laffer curve | 4. Income and proportion of expenditure on food |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- B A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- C A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 ✓
- D A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CDS2019
Gini Coefficient or Gini Ratio can be associated with which one of the following measurements in an economy ?
- A Rate of inflation ✓
- B Poverty index
- C Income inequality
- D Personal income
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › Poverty/Employment/Inclusion
CSE2007
Consider the following statements
- The repo rate is the rate at which other banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India
- A value of 1 for Gini Coefficient in a country implies that there is perfectly equal income for everyone in its population
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only ✓
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
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