Home / Topic / Investment
Topic Investment
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 11 years (2014–2025), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 2 years (2014–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2014 → LDCE 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
LDCE2025
Which one of the following is correct about 'Net Investment' in an economy ?
- A Net Investment = Gross investment – Depreciation
- B Net Investment = Gross investment – Inflation
- C Net Investment = Gross investment + Inflation – Depreciation
- D Net Investment = Gross investment + Depreciation
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CSE2014
If the interest rate is decreased in an economy, it will
- A decrease the consumption expenditure in the economy
- B increase the tax collection of the Government
- C increase the investment expenditure in the economy ✓
- D increase the total savings in the economy
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Macroeconomics
Study how UPSC repeats — not just the papers
₹199 / 1 year · Founding Member
Full access unlocks the three things no PYQ PDF gives you:
① Cross-exam learning — see the same idea recur across CSE, CAPF, CDS and NDA.
② Topic evolution — how each idea is framed, year by year.
③ Question intelligence — every PYQ + answer, linked to related concepts and similar questions.
e.g. Round Table Conference: CDS 2017 → CSE 2017 → … → CAPF 2024
15 days free, no card required — then ₹199 for 1 year.
Start your 15-day free trial →