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Topic National Income
Asked 5 times across 4 UPSC exams over 29 years (1996–2025), peaking in 1996.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 1996
- Recurs across 5 years (1996–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1996 → CDS 2016 → CAPF 2018 → LDCE 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 5) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
LDCE2025
An individual's actual standard of living can be assessed by :
- A Gross National Income
- B Net National Income
- C Per Capita Income
- D Disposable Personal Income
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CAPF2023
Suppose an Indian citizen makes an investment abroad and earns a positive return on her investment. Which of the following is correct ?
- A Her income is part of India's GDP, but not part of India's national income.
- B Her income is part of India's national income, but not part of India's GDP. ✓
- C Her income is part of both India's GDP and national income.
- D Her income is neither part of India's GDP, nor its national income.
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CAPF2018
In National Income (NI) accounts, Personal Income (PI) is defined as
- A NI − undistributed profits − net interest payments made by households − corporate tax + transfer payments to the households from the government and firms ✓
- B NI − undistributed profits − corporate tax + transfer payments to the households from the government and firms
- C undistributed profits − net interest payments made by households + transfer payments to the households from the government and firms
- D undistributed profits − net interest payments made by households − corporate tax
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › Macroeconomics
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