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Inflation

Asked 56 times across 4 UPSC exams over 46 years (1979–2025), peaking in 2024.
56
PYQs
4/4
Exams
26
Years active
1979–2025
Span
2024
Peak
54/56
Answers

Sample questions

CDS2025
While calculating the consumer price index, 'housing' as an item is classified as :
  1. A Core consumer durable
  2. B Core consumer non-durable
  3. C Core capital goods
  4. D Core service ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CDS2025
Core inflation is :
  1. A CPI headline inflation minus all non-food items
  2. B WPI inflation minus all food and non-food items
  3. C CPI headline inflation minus food and energy items ✓
  4. D WPI inflation minus food and energy items
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CDS2025
The practice of reducing the size of a product while maintaining its sticker price is called :
  1. A Shrinkflation
  2. B Reflation
  3. C Disinflation
  4. D Deflation
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Macroeconomics

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